william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:
I wanted to like him - I do like him, just not his quality; I get that hotspot's an acquired taste, he's got a fulfilling truck mode, and a great bot mode...
I am referring to that too. I find Hotspot to be of very inferior quality to the other torsos. His plastic feels flimsier, parts come off more easily, the ratchets are positionned terribly and he just feels cheap,especially the ladder segment. Also, not a fan of that visible head and alt mode which doesnt look like anything real, just a stretched out vehicle.
Well technically, Hot Spot's vehicle mode is based on something real- or at least part of it is. He's MOSTLY based on an airport fire engine, like this:
(British example pictured because I'm patriotic like that.)
HOWEVER, airport fire engines/crash tenders don't have ladder/bucket assemblies like Hot Spot. So technically he's a hybrid of two different kinds of fire engine.
Personally I rather like him (aesthetically at least, as I don't own him yet) but I do think he'd be better as a more traditional fire engine. I actually think TFC's Hydrant (their Not Spot) is the best looking Hot Spot out there besides the G1 figure, especially in that sexy, sexy fire engine mode, pictured here being awesome and making me want it.