Thoughts on reveals a week later because I've been ridiculously busy trying to get stuff ready for winter outside...
Arcee: She's OK. Between her and Bulkhead she's the more successful translation to G1, though she's awfully "blocky". Not a big fan of her entire front wheel section turning into, what, a drone? Feels like she's being cheated out of an actual weapon.
Dragstrip: I like him, from the front anyway. His back is awfully flat which I assume has to be due to the way he combines with Motormaster. Funny how they're pushing energon weapons as the big unifying thing in this line and wave 1 already gives us a figure without one. Alt mode is nice, though the front scoop looks like it belongs on a tractor.
Kickback: Perfect, they even put a little thing to cover his face in hopper mode. Trying to figure out what's going on with his chest. It looks like it can open, there's a hinge at the bottom, but it also looks like it's locked in place by the sides of his torso. I like that the back feet are ball jointed for no real reason, probably helps them fold into the leg. So far he's got the best energon weapons.
Skids: I think he looks fine, maybe better than the T30 version. He's very compact, look at how big his hips look in the front windows. I think he'll be a fun figure to mess with.
Bulkhead: Definitely not the best use for this mold for sure. It reminds me of when Botcon did a displaced
movie Megatron out of RID Breakdown in 2015.
Laser Optimus Prime:
Perfect! I love that all the cues of the original are there. They even turned his flying discs into an axe. I don't get the complaints about his trailer being too small, it looks proportionally the same size as the original's. The visible Matrix in the chest makes him look a little more like the 2006 reissue. Can't wait for this to be repainted into Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus/2006 e-Hobby Laser UM.
Blaster: I like it, no problems here. It looks more like my idea Blaster than Netflix Soundwave looks like my ideal Soundwave. Even Eject looks good despite my dislike for clear plastic figures. Makes me wonder if we could see SG
Solorbot.
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