The Easter Cyclonus did not disappoint. (NOTE: This haul was partially done yesterday.)
I got Drag Strip yesterday, as I already posted.
Today, though...
MEET THE MOTORMASTER! OH YEEEEEEEAH!Sorry. I had to.
Anyways, Motormaster is a great figure with very little problems.
He can't hold his gun very well, though that CAN be worked around a bit.
Slightly worried, however, because a tiiiny, maybe half-inch piece of grey, unpainted plastic snapped off somewhere. It's an L-shaped tube, and I hope it doesn't impede combined mode. But as long as it isn't VISIBLE in any mode, I don't care WHAT broke.
Motormaster's articulation is VERY nice, with a cool headsculpt. His chest is pretty cool as well, and the figure has some great paint apps on his windows, with a neatly-tampographed 'Con insignia on his grill. I appreciate that fact that he's more than a new-head Optimus.
His vehicle mode is VERY imposing, and I love it. Wish the weapon storage was a bit better, though.
Now, for the guest of HONOR...The 'Bot that's eluded me for TWO WEEKS...
BRAINSTORMOkay, where to start? I think I'll start with robot mode.
Brainstorm is a very nice figure in both modes, but in robot mode? HE
SHINES. Not literally, but still. He's very solid with some nice clickety-clackety joints, like Motormaster. His guns can be positioned to your liking, or he can just hold them. He has great articulation, with some
decent paint apps. His paint is a little iffy on some parts of his body. The silver looks great, though. I love his feet, And I have NO IDEA WHY.
Also, I hear a lot of complaints about the Headmaster gimmick, and I don't get that. It works fine for me.
His altmode is still great, but not as good as robot mode. The four thrusters are actually in pretty clever spots, and I enjoy the G1 toy-accuracy* in terms of the back part of the ship. The (VERY NICE) tampographed 'Bot symbols show up pretty well on the wings. A complaint I have, though, is the single landing gear.
*I really enjoy the Tech-Spec meter, and how it doesn't really stand out all that much.
My biggest complaint with Brainy is that he
HAS NO BRIEFCASE!