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I'm glad I broke down and got one.

This looks excellent. Great pics Ryan.

It looks good but the head reminds me more of The Fallen than Optimus Prime.

Looks good, but I still wish it was released in Guido Guidi's original colour layout.

I wish I had the money to get this.

I hope that Hasbro takes notes on stuff like this and gives us some of these comic book renditions in the Generations line. I would like to get some HOS guys.

very good i agree.

i get mine today! i cannot wait for this amazing looking figure! i loved the HOS series and designs, hopefully we will see shockwave, insecticons, or megatron. all are truly unique designs that would make incredible additions to my collection.

Curses to you Ryan for another great gallery. Now I find myself leaning towards buying this figure. I've been more impressed by it than I originally thought I would be, even despite the red wheels which still bug me.

Side questions: why is this figure listed on the iGear shop page? Did they manufacture it for Mastermind?

Pretty neat. Wish I coluld afford this though...

I had this pre-ordered from the test shot, but the head change reuined it for me and I cancelled it.

It's a nice figure, but I don't like the head mold, and I can't justify that much money for a toy robot that I don't want in robot mode.

I love that figures like this get produced, and I am happy for those who enjoy it, but it's a pass for me.

On a side note, that Matrix is FREAKIN AWESOME looking with the "swirl" Nicely done.

Man, I really do want this figure. But just not in those colors! *sighs* I know it's not even been a month since the figure has been out, but I really do hope that we get a recolor of this toy. I'd like to see them go with the black and gold trim.

This toy really looks full of win. Good job Mastermind Creations! Nice to see another 3rd party company I think I can trust.

Too be honest with everyone, when i first saw this, i was on the fence about it, but after seeing this awesome gallery (awesome job Ryan)now i have to get one! really soon...

Argh. As usual, that's a very convincing gallery. I still don't exactly agree on the color scheme, and it's a little small in robot mode, but other than that, it's a pretty awesome-looking figure. Especially now that I know the visor is removable. That was one of the main things keeping me from wanting this figure, I thought the head mold wasn't very good, but it turns out it is.

So I might just pick up this guy after all, I guess I'll see how my finances are after the Bruticus set comes out.

Oh man I really can't wait to finally get this guy tomorrow he's been on order with 7 or 8 other things since last August, I almost told TF Source to take him off but I kept him on order and I'm glad I did he looks amazing.

The one video review I've seen has left me uncertain about the figure. First it broke the first time being transformed and the joints were overly stiff. To those of you on the board who have him, how is he?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The one video review I've seen has left me uncertain about the figure. First it broke the first time being transformed and the joints were overly stiff. To those of you on the board who have him, how is he?

There is a thrad by 'dragons' I believe in the toy forum where he talks about his frustrations with the tight joints, as does another poster. Mine's still sitting in my POL.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The one video review I've seen has left me uncertain about the figure. First it broke the first time being transformed and the joints were overly stiff. To those of you on the board who have him, how is he?

He is fantastic. He does have some rather tight joints at first, but they get easier to work with after a couple transformations, and it's better they're tight than loose...

What's the deal with all the blue looking gray in these pics???



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Also worth noting is that storing the fist under the trailer causes stress marks on them. At least it did on mine.

Hmm...nope. I love the train mode, but I'm not impressed with the robot mode, and I definitely don't like the head or the color scheme. If I had paid nearly a hundred for this guy, I'd have been p.o.ed.

After 8 months in pre-order limbo, today KMC finally arrived at my doorstep! Definitely worth the wait. The alt mode really is quite big after all and looks spot on, but it's the robot mode especially which is superb. Couple of things I'm not too keen on, like the extra hand storage, the lance and the visor, but these are all easy to ignore. The production quality is slighly worse than Warbot Defender which I also love, but KMC does actually feel more like a Hasbro/Takara product, in contrast to Defender, which looks and feels strange compared to real TF's, in a high quality, good kind of way, though.
All in all, all these companies investing in non-knock-off TF related products are a real breath of fresh air, and I sure hope they will be continuing to do so for years to come. For now, I can't wait for the Munitioner and the Explorer!

wow the mold is much better than I thought. love the un-visored head.
I would buy it but I hate the colours.

if it look something like this Id probably buy it:

and im too afraid to repaint it myself.

Great pics mate.

Maybe we'll get a Thomas-inspired redeco from this later on