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Write a Review link for that item. Transformers - Armada (Hasbro)Unicron. The centralizing threat of Transformers: The Movie. A toy that failed to happen twice. A toy we knew damn well would never be made in proper scale, but still. After decades of anticipation, it finally happened. Unfortunately, it happened during the Armada series. Now, Armada wasn't all bad. Play features marred a lot of the already-crude designs, but it was the early aughts. We took what we could get. And what we got here was...okay. I can't fault the sculpt. It's covered in greebles without looking too busy, and most of the details from the movie were carried over almost directly to the new design. The joints are plenty solid; sturdy ratchets and tight hinges, etc. I can't help but feel like the fully articulated fingers were unnecessary, but I can't think what I'd have preferred as far as further engineering. Maybe a few hinges to fold up the shell? Because that shell is one of the main complaints I've heard in general. Massive translucent purple hemispheres hanging off the back. I guess they're less obtrusive than the solid silver some of us were expecting. The aforementioned play features are out in full force here, 10 by my count: six missile launchers in the shins, one huge one in the chest (too heavy to fire impressively), blinking LEDs in the eyes and one hand (why!?) And an undeniably cool chomping action in planet mode. Speaking of which, the thing does have a flat back in it's altmode, but that's fine by me. It actually mounts on the wall pretty well with a single loop of fishing line around the folded legs. A whopping 29 Mini-Con hardpoints make it a rather fun display stand for the little guys. The color scheme is what kills me, for whatever reason. Yellow is always going to look toyish, and I've made my peace with that, but then we get large amounts of translucent purple where there should be silver or grey, and the right hand is plain clear for the light-up feature. I realize the purple bits were probably gang-molded with the planet shell, but a bit more paint on the inside surface might have helped. Of course there's a Mini-Con, Dead End, appropriately a small moon. Typical of his type, he's somewhat asymmetrical, but comes off better than most in terms of articulation, and also has a fold-out cannon that lets him serve as a sort of turret. Would I have been happier with a movie-accurate color scheme? Sure. But while that redeco does exist, it was overpriced when it came out, and far pricier now. This thing was $15 at a secondhand store. And don't get me started on the awkwardly large HasLab version that costs most of a month's rent. This is fine for me.   by Karl T. Face |
| Deep Space Homer |  | Submission Order |  | Doc Brown (1985 Version) |
| Tidalwave with Ramjet | | Transformers - Armada Series | | None |
| Deep Space Homer | | Written by Karl T. Face | | Doc Brown (1985 Version) |
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