today I had some great fortune, I found the newest wave of SS figures!
I have to say, the wave is pretty neat, there is a lot to love here.
B-127 is still the weakest of the bunch, that mold is just not very good, but at least compared to Cliffjumper the joints are tighter, the headsculpt isn't hideous, and he actually feels a bit better to transform. It's sad he's still this not very good mold, but he's an improvement over Cliff. I might swap his and Offroad Bee's heads, I love the facemask on this one.
Starscream is interesting, there is a lot of bulk to him, and the wing aesthetic is pretty neat. I like the expressible kibble, and he has some heft to him. I wish the face sculpt was cleaner (a lot like I wish Cliffs was), but he's solid. Transformation is sort of interesting, and the jet mode is pretty heavy and a space hog. Kinda cool where all his robot mode parts end up, and it feels like a video game jet to swish around. He's not bad. I only wish his main gun had a longer handle.
Now to put the spotlight on the one who deserves it: Dino.
Dino is a really great toy, just as good in-hand as I was hoping he would be based on the photos. For one thing, the robot mode is really nice. I like the chest sculpt, they did great with the head, and the little collar and the wings are great. They got the wings right on the first try! Now do wings like this with Hot Rod like you were supposed to dammit! I like how he is formed, and they did a lot to make the robot mode surprisingly tight.
Transformation is pretty involved, I like how he splits in half to unfold, you swivel both the rear bumper and the front of the car in front of the windshield around, lots of good stuff in there. And the alt mode comes together pretty tight. They did a good job with him, having waited 10 years for a proper toy of this character, they didn't let me down. He's great. Only wish I had was for him to have ankle tilts, and maybe a waist swivel (thought not really possible with how he transforms), but he turned out great. Well done.
Now, finish the live action job!