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i just got DOTM ratchet, voyager ironhide and the dreaded skids......i hate him already.....its one of those moments when you think, "what the hell was i thinking?!" i heard the twins are in the movie so i went and got them since they are but are killed off i got him for that reason. if i see it i get it. is anyone happy with this guy!?!? and is there a mod so i can make it so he can actually move his knee backwards?

Is he that bad? His bot mode on the package (to me) looks so much better than his ROTF one..

I was wondering if anyone has gotten this guy, and what they honestly thought of him.

I usually get a character if there in the movie, but I've had a hard time convincing myself about the twins and sideswipe.

trust me, he is. his knees are not even there. he has no knees!!!!! i thought he would have them but NOOOOO yes, he is that bad! worst TF i have ever bought. he will grow on me a little but i will never love the figure.

Cyber Bishop wrote:Is he that bad? His bot mode on the package (to me) looks so much better than his ROTF one..

Been hearing he is

Does it make it even worse to know that supposedly they are not in the final cut of the movie?

Pontimax 01 wrote:Does it make it even worse to know that supposedly they are not in the final cut of the movie?

in the novel they get killed by sentinel prime so they are in there for a short amount of time.

i would like him a bit more if he had knees.....thats what really gets me pissed!

Doubledealer25 wrote:

Pontimax 01 wrote:Does it make it even worse to know that supposedly they are not in the final cut of the movie?

in the novel they get killed by sentinel prime so they are in there for a short amount of time.

i would like him a bit more if he had knees.....thats what really gets me pissed!

Novel doesn't equal movie though. Just saying.

The figure does look awful. His feet are like canoes.

He's the first figure that I've purchased that I don't like if that answers your question.

Mudflap is awesome though.

Pontimax 01 wrote:

Doubledealer25 wrote:

Pontimax 01 wrote:Does it make it even worse to know that supposedly they are not in the final cut of the movie?

in the novel they get killed by sentinel prime so they are in there for a short amount of time.

i would like him a bit more if he had knees.....thats what really gets me pissed!

Novel doesn't equal movie though. Just saying.

The figure does look awful. His feet are like canoes.

yeah i do agree with that. im hoping that the novle is nothing like the movie cus ironhide dying is just messed up.

dirk2243 wrote:...but I've had a hard time convincing myself about the twins and sideswipe.

Sideswipe has a similar problem with the knees--they don't bend backwards much, only forwards to give him that chicken leg look. Also, the plastic ball joints that connect his arms to his shoulders are super soft. I was so afraid they'd break apart that I had to hold and secure the ball joint with my fingers before moving his arms.

He's not a horrible figure, but he has quite a few issues that the ROTF fig doesn't have.

so is there a mod to give this piece of crap knees?

Doubledealer25 wrote:so is there a mod to give this piece of crap knees?

Maybe, but it may involve animal sacrifice and use of some Gunpla parts.

I'm wondering if it's possible to swap Skids regular arm for Mudflaps oversized arm. They're basically the same mold, right?

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I'm wondering if it's possible to swap Skids regular arm for Mudflaps oversized arm. They're basically the same mold, right?

Not even close. They are completely different.

robofreak wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I'm wondering if it's possible to swap Skids regular arm for Mudflaps oversized arm. They're basically the same mold, right?

Not even close. They are completely different.

Ah, ok then. I've got no reason to get either one then.