Transformers Cyberverse Dinobot Snarl Review

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'd love to say that Sludge is a good figure, but that wouldn't be true. The paint detail is really nice, I dig that metallic blue, the backplate for the Energon armor gimmick won't lock into place making it hard to handle the figure while most of the limb joints are very loose. I have to say wait for a sale or pass on Sludge entirely.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.

Like when Lenny tries to tend the rabbits.

william-james88 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:

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Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?

Yes, it is.

Guess who got the new Deluxe Slug already?

This guy!!

And boy oh boy, is he a dandy. He is a really good deluxe, super good. Right up there with Bee as the best deluxe of the line.

Look at this bot mode right here. This is G1 Slug, put through a color filter to crank up the color differentiation, with spikes, some stylization, and some mean sneering. He is so cool looking. And he can move too! Forward and backwards ankle movement, all kinds of leg movement, the only thing missing are bicep and wrist swivels, but the forearm swivels take care of most of that

Have a 360 turnaround

Transformation is pretty insane. You yank up part of the torso, tilt it around 180, crunch the abs and dino head, swivel the dino head and waist, and origami the tail out of the legs as the feet form the back. it's nuts

This dino mode is really sweet. It is chonky, but still mean looking

Finally, have some comparisons to the other Cyberverse Dinobots minus Grimlock, as he is still buried in moving totes. And have some to SS86 Slug

He is definitely a top level Cyberverse figure. He is really good. He is a lot of fun too.

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.