thesiege_2005 wrote:Not sure I understand why some people like Titans Return Rodimus better than the Classics one. I see how the Classics mold could have used an update but I don't personally think TR or even POTP really did it that much better. They just both look cheap and unfinished to me.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Glarryg wrote:My only beef was that being a mostly black vehicle didn't seem very "Hot Rod"-esque; I know his traditional alternate mode always been more of a sports car than a true hot rod, but there's always been an ostentatious element of style to it. At least put more color on him than that tiny strip of orange/red along the bottom.
Glarryg
Perhaps so. Although black does fit the theme of heat/fire if you think about it.
I do think MP9 deserves an honorable mention for the ambition of the design.
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice list.
I don't own Animated Roddy, so I cannot say anything about him, but I have yet to hear a bad thing about him that isn't something I can see and disagree with immediately.
8.) MP-40 Hot Rodimus - I love the colors, but that's about it. The mold ended up being so lame and such a boring figure that he stands with Artfire on the MP shelf but Artfire and the other G1 MPs I have (Wheeljack, Sideswipe, and Prime in his SG form) vastly outdo him in every way. I won't get rid of him cause I am collecting MP Targetmasters, but he's definitely my most disappointing Rodimus and MP figure.
AcademyofDrX wrote:I had a wish list to make a Hot Rod shrine, and this feature convinced me to act on it. I thank you @william-james88, but be warned, my wallet had made you its enemy.
Prime Target wrote:The Legends Hot Rod I feel would have a better place at #2. He has the streamlined design , Great transformation, but with the more toon accurate and striking paint job, Firebolt Targetmaster, the neat flipping chest trick with the additional port and the new face sculpt and Well painted Headmaster/Titan Master.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:As somebody who owns and is very fond of PotP Roddy, I don't find the Rodimus Prime mode's backpack to be that obtrusive (and if you like, you can split it into a couple of coattails to get it clear of the thighs for poses). Now, the Hot Rod mode's backpack, that is a problem. But not really because of your stated reason - after all, the Cybertron Hot Shot mold from which Excellion springs has a backpack that hangs down even lower:
william-james88 wrote:Alternators Roddy would be in a top 10 for sure, but for my top 5 I didn't like the idea of having a repaint (and yes, it is a Mirage repaint). It's not just that, I am also not a fan of the transformation nor the overall look of the figure in robot mode, especially in the way the arms and legs connect to his body, it doen't look good to me.
As for Excellion, I thought of it, but to keep things less complicated I went with the more black and white approach of just going by name. It's a great toy which already got a lot of mentions on lists in the past (and will get more) but in the end its an homage and not the character himself being evoked. It wouldnt be fair to skip over a mention of an actual hot rod toy, I wanted to show as many hot rod toys as possible within a top 5.
In the end, this just shows that unlike Optimus, Bumblebee, Shockwave, Megatron or even Ravage, Hot Rod / Rodimus doesn't have that many good toys out there.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Wouldn't the same logic that goes against Alternators Hot Rod also go against Shockwave? Being a repaint, I mean, not that you just don't like it. If Alternators Shockwave can make a list, and the BB repaint get so high on the Cliffjumper list, I don't see why Alternators Hot Rod would get knocked for being a repaint.
I still feel like Energon Rodimus could be beat out by other toys. Sure, the alt. mode was a great idea. But that's like ... it. That's all it has, just a better alt mode idea than G1.
But if Excellion if off the table wouldn't Hot Shot (Hot Rod in Japan) still be fine? The homage is lessened because of the colours, but he's still a better toy than Energon Roddy. I mean is Energon Roddy really a better toy overall than Classics, Alternators, Cybertron, or even Cloud?
william-james88 wrote:I did not know you thought so little of the MP figure. Though aside from Shajaki I dont think many would argue that every MP figure you mentioned is better. I definitely think so too.
william-james88 wrote:Ooouuuu boy, this list is now super outdated. But since we are getting an SS Hot Rod next year, I think I'd wait till then to do an update. Not sure if I should split between Hot Rod and Rodimus. Problem with that is if I do, I don't know where the animated toy ends up.
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Another SS Hotrod? Unless it's the TLK one who will finally have his own mold?
Also, I'd call a list with Hotrod and Rodimus Prime on the same list. For now, the contest would be pretty intense between SS86 Hotrod and Kingdom Commander Rodimus. Both are masterful mini MP on their own. Heck, both MPs don't deserves to be on the list at all.
There's supposed to be both an SS86 Hot Rod repaint and a TLK Hot Rod in SS next year, based off the listings we have.-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ooouuuu boy, this list is now super outdated. But since we are getting an SS Hot Rod next year, I think I'd wait till then to do an update. Not sure if I should split between Hot Rod and Rodimus. Problem with that is if I do, I don't know where the animated toy ends up.
Another SS Hotrod? Unless it's the TLK one who will finally have his own mold?
Nemesis Primal wrote:There's supposed to be both an SS86 Hot Rod repaint and a TLK Hot Rod in SS next year, based off the listings we have.-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ooouuuu boy, this list is now super outdated. But since we are getting an SS Hot Rod next year, I think I'd wait till then to do an update. Not sure if I should split between Hot Rod and Rodimus. Problem with that is if I do, I don't know where the animated toy ends up.
Another SS Hotrod? Unless it's the TLK one who will finally have his own mold?
The listing just calls it "Hot Rod Variant", so I'm expecting SS86 Hot Rod but magenta this time.Rodimus Prime wrote:A SS86 repaint? Into whom? Or just a "premium" version, like Arcee?
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:
Another SS Hotrod? Unless it's the TLK one who will finally have his own mold?
Also, I'd call a list with Hotrod and Rodimus Prime on the same list. For now, the contest would be pretty intense between SS86 Hotrod and Kingdom Commander Rodimus. Both are masterful mini MP on their own. Heck, both MPs don't deserves to be on the list at all.
The MP Hot Rod I might be able to make an argument for, but not the Rodims Prime one. Especially not since one of his arms just went and fell off on its own!
william-james88 wrote:Ooouuuu boy, this list is now super outdated. But since we are getting an SS Hot Rod next year, I think I'd wait till then to do an update. Not sure if I should split between Hot Rod and Rodimus. Problem with that is if I do, I don't know where the animated toy ends up.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ooouuuu boy, this list is now super outdated. But since we are getting an SS Hot Rod next year, I think I'd wait till then to do an update. Not sure if I should split between Hot Rod and Rodimus. Problem with that is if I do, I don't know where the animated toy ends up.
That's a tough one. He has Rodimus in the name, but he's clearly based on Hot Rod.
But you might squeak by on a technicality since the American toy name is Rodimus Major. The Japanese Hot Rod was always Hot Rodimus anyway and Japan's Animated's isn't Rodimus Convoy, so just the Rodimus name alone may not be enough to make him a true Rodimus Prime.
I guess there's enough Roddys to make a top 5 list. Even if it's more of just a list. There's just Studio, Primes, Titanium, G1, MP, and Energon and, maybe, Animated. It's less of a "best of" and more of a "least worst". The only one worth writing home about is the Studio one. MP breaks too easily.
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