Hong Kong Contest Exclusive Battle-Damaged Barricade Revealed

Bumblebee21 wrote:just got berserker and messed around with him.

AVOID HIM AT ALL COST. GET BARRICADE INSTEAD.

Kinda makes me laugh how divided people are between these two. Some say Barricade is a terrible shellformer and Berserker is better, others say Berserker is uninspired and Barricade is better. I don't want either so I'm just enjoying the drama.

Anyway, I walked around Walmart today for the third time this week, still no movie toys (though they did put out three cases of TR Voyager Wave 3 and one case of Wave 4). Really only interested it Tiny Titans right know from wave 1, but I would like to see Voyager Prime in person.

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Now as I promised, my thoughts movie Barricade, Prime, and Tiny turbo changers Hound.

Hound: These tiny titans are way better than anything of this type of toy before. They transform in one step, but they are so cute and fun! They have almost as much articulation as the legends! and Hound is so cute. He has some nice paint on his head and some on his chest, and he is a joy to hold, and for pocket change he is surprisingly worth it. Loads of fun, and I need to find Sideswipe. maybe pick up several more. come on he's $3 and he's loads of fun! He's about as much fun as the titan masters, and that makes him very worth it and loads of fun.

Barricade: Will, I have to disagree about the movie figures not being good or up to par. Barricade is easily better than some of the recent voyager TR figures and I think he's better than Hot Rod. He's really fun! He has some heft to him, he feels dense. And he may be short, but he is much stockier and dense. And the detail is awesome. I love the front of the car mode and he looks pretty awesome in both modes. The amount of special details like the knuckles show there was love put into him. The backpack is really not that bad and the alt mode actually pegs in fairly easy and tight on mine. Both modes are gorgeous, the transformation really isn't bad and is fun, and this is the good Barricade I've wanted since seeing the first movie. He is the best of the deluxe Barricades, and I highly recommend him.

Prime: They finally got one right. And man is he cool. First things first, he is well worth the money. Despite some not perfect paint apps, he has plenty of colors, and his transformation is awesome! It is loads of fun and far more satisfying than ANY TR voyagers or leaders that have been released. Fact. The alt mode is really cool looking and the robot mode is awesome. The chest is pretty awesome, the headsculpt is pretty cool, and it's amazing that most of the pieces end up where they are supposed to. They even manage to get the hood into the arms! He really works in both modes and the transformation is incredibly satisfying. I love the figure, and the kibble is really not that bad in hand guys, come on! The only main hindrance is that he had CW Megatron knee syndrome, but he looks really good and it's pretty cool how he folds up how he does.

Overall, Tiny Turbo Changers are highly recommended. Get at least 2 or 3. they are worth it and they are fun!!! Barricade is a really solid figure and fun for those who want that bad guy cop. And Prime is a finally good version of his knight body with a transformation that beats almost everything from the past 2 years. Get both Prime and Barricade. Do it.

Yup. Tiny turbo changers are freaking awesome and voyager Optimus is impressive. In fact that TLK voyager Optimus is as solid as HFTD voyager Battle Blades Optimus! Seriously.

As for Barricade, I'm really tempted to get him. Especially with the current TrU sale.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

How much for the frickin' gorgeous statue?

So I saw a riot shield usage for Barricade's backpack on Twitter and tried it out. Really super easy, especially since there's no pin holding it on! I think it works pretty well, doesn't hold super tight (one of those "pose it first at then attach the shield" cases) but if you told me this was a feature abandoned halfway through development I would believe it.

ScottyP wrote:So I saw a riot shield usage for Barricade's backpack on Twitter and tried it out. Really super easy, especially since there's no pin holding it on! I think it works pretty well, doesn't hold super tight (one of those "pose it first at then attach the shield" cases) but if you told me this was a feature abandoned halfway through development I would believe it.

That's very cool. I didn't realise the backpack was so easily removable. I tried sticking it on the nightstick like in your pics but then wanted the nightstick free so sorta clamped the shield onto his forearm using the doors cos they are just about stiff enough at the joints to hold on. I like this figure even more now that the big packpack is actually removable.
Thanks to you and the twitter for the idea.


oh, didn't notice that Decepticon insignia on his head til I looked at my pic again.

Everyone get's Prime's flames!

Maybe that's exactly what the gimmick is supposed to be. Instead of the light revealing Prime like flame job decos, the flames are supposed to be the dragon fire from Dragon Storm's attack engulfing the smaller bots.

Picked up the last knight deluxe Drift in argos, Dublin, Ireland today.

What's up with this Premier Edition? Is this like First Edition Prime toys?