The non combining Transformers Cyberverse Volcanicus was found at Target, priced at $30. For those curious about this toy, here is a written review below with images from Transformers fans T-Hybrid who posted it on the TFW2005 fansite.
Bot mode looks cool. He has no leg articulation, but has shoulders, elbows, and even some swivel that lets him get a little dynamic with his weapon.
They're finally figured out how to lock the armor in place. It sits on his back but is triggered by a lever that literally pins it down so it can't accidentally deploy.
Also, he has waist swivel if you disengage the lever on his lower body. When it's clicked in, it holds him steady.
Transformation is nothing to write home about. Flip out the beast legs/transform the arms, then bend him at the knees (it's not articulation, there's a gear system that makes it tough to push down) and lift up/extend his beast neck.
He locks in place like this without the tail/key. But it completes the look. Pull the key back out to trigger the quick transformation.
For $30 he's going to feel steep. But kids are going to love the beast mode and his bot mode is a great new take on Volcanicus I hope to see explored with combiner toys.
I got mine on sale for $25. That's not bad for the size. And he looks good with his buddies.
Something else I find interesting. His bot mode looks more like Predaking than the original Volcanicus. Including both the wings and Swoop's cannons coming off his back. Combine that with its beast mode, and it really reminds me of that proposed G1 combiner that formed a dragon instead of a robot.
Cyberverse Volcanicus Found at US Retail + Pictorial Review
Cyberverse Volcanicus Found at US Retail + Pictorial Review
Cyberverse Volcanicus Found at US Retail + Pictorial Review
Cyberverse Volcanicus Found at US Retail + Pictorial Review
Cyberverse Volcanicus Found at US Retail + Pictorial Review
Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Emerje
A few is an understatement. Each series outside of GaoGaiGar has at least one Combiner with a member splitting into arms or legs, with two that have two members each splitting into an arm and a leg (they even use the same rough template)
Yeah, that probably was an understatement, Land Bison just comes to mind because I have that black truck (Big Lander), got it on clearance for cheap from BBTS many years ago.
william-james88 wrote:The Dino Megazord is a pretty good comparison to what is happening in Cyberverse, with the pterodactyl in the back instead of in the front.
Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.
There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.
Oh, THAT one. It's such a shame that Hasbro or the KO companies (who were popping-out OSKOs of Bayverse figures like gusto at the time) didn't make an (oversized) repainted version of this toy. I wanted it to be in D&D Tiamat:
Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.
william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.
Another great video review, from a genuine Youtuber! Subbed and commented, Chuckdawg! Please keep em' coming!
Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a review of Cyberverse Volcanicus. From the looks of it, the figure is not great and it's odd that there isn't a combining version out there since the designers went out of their way to create a new combination design, very well promoted in the show, like the good toy commercial shows of old.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Going into the specials that will end the Cyberverse series, we were shown the animated version of Volcanicus. The toy representation presented here doesn't combine, but it does transform into some form of a dragon. Something that wasn't shown in the first special that's now available on YouTube. Articulation isn't much to write home about, and the spinning transformation gimmick doesn't always work the way you'd want it to, but as of right now this is the only representation of the character.
