TF Prime Deluxe Airachnid Pictorial Review

Deceptigtar · 06-21-2012, 02:55 PM

got her today and i hate it. just bad all around. mine has a super loose right arm that cant stay up. the legs have no swivel what so ever, back and forth movement which is kindered and a knee joint. arms are limited to the chopper panels and the head is hindered since the cockpits seat is attached to the back of her head.

really nothing you can do about the cockpit behind the head either.

just all around a very static standing and small character. feels like a basic.

Snake_eyes1975 · 06-21-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Anguirus

You know, it's legitimately a shame that this toy isn't worth a buy from collectors who, well, want quality toys. I like the character, I like female Transformers, and I like bad-ass Decepticons. I also like that she has an animal theme but still turns into a vehicle.

Hopefully, when I don't buy this toy, Hasbro won't think it's because we don't want to see more bad-ass, Decepticon, interesting show-character fembots.

Cant win can we?

Robogeek28 · 06-21-2012, 06:32 PM

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Hopefully, when I don't buy this toy, Hasbro won't think it's because we don't want to see more bad-ass, Decepticon, interesting show-character fembots.

Unfortunately that'll be exactly what they'll think.

OCProwl · 06-21-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Robogeek28

Unfortunately that'll be exactly what they'll think.

They'll probably also conclude that what you bought instead was Bumblebee.

TrueNomadSkies · 06-21-2012, 06:39 PM

I dunno guys. Maybe I'm just a leg man...

Nefud · 06-21-2012, 10:22 PM

Got mine today. I don't think I hate it as much as a lot of people, but man the way there's a big chunk of helicopter behind her head is such a bummer. The head sculpt is actually pretty boss but because it's black, and the piece right behind is black, it just gets lost and she looks like Energon Quintesson or something, just a face in a giant misshapen head.

Shinzochi · 06-22-2012, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Snake_eyes1975

Not that cool. Whats up with the "3 bladed sword"? did you try that to see how it works?

i think that "sword" thing sucks too

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The same problem as knockout. The transformation is probably just impossible with plastic as it happens on the show.

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Originally Posted by Autobot Burnout

TCracker, I have to say I don't think that toy could have had both modes saved.

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Originally Posted by Snake_eyes1975

This one just falls into the "impossible to replicate with plastic" catagory. At least for the under $20 range. Same as Knock out. I just dont think they can make a TF show accurate because I think the CGI kinda cheats on this and KO

actually it is actually possible to make her in plastic as she appears on the show even with as much as the show cheats it is just gonna have to be bigger than the current official toy and it would have to take considerably much more though than what Hasbro and Takara Tomy put into it for example like having the windows of the cockpit fold up to make her upper arm

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Originally Posted by Cogar

Agreed. At least she no longer looks like a shell former. (Non-transforming figures--including Robot Heroes--have more appeal to me than a shell former.)

+1 to this also. In any case, the ugly helicopter mode was an "easy escape device" that could have been replaced in the show by her just running away in spider mode.

but that is the thing her spider mode is only a half transformation and then she would just end up being another Black Arachnia, so it is the combination of her partial spider mode and her having a helli alt mode that separates them especially when AIRACHNID is the only female bot with a helicopter alt mode let along the only bot that has even a partial beast mode and a helicopter mode in the same bot eventhough they could have done it back with Beast Wars but chose not to cause of it probably beign to much effort for them to think of even for those that already had rotors like Dinobots' tail

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Originally Posted by mx-01 archon

Not really. The leg gimmick at deluxe scale, maybe, but the arms are a case of sacrificing for a gimmick that the toy didn't need to have.

If the arms folded up and became the nose/cockpit of the helicoptor as is suggested by the CG model, then we'd be fine in that regard. But for whatever reason, somebody thought that it'd be a good idea to have an opening cockpit gimmick, so that whole mass winds up staying intact on her back doing nothing, while they instead have to fold her arms out of some insubstantial mass.

I'm definitely going to have to see about sculpting her some new arms, and maybe lengthening her legs, when I get one.

i fully agree with you the whole opening cockpit gimmick is just worthless and the legs doing how they do on this size is ok though with the bigger size they should actually include a tail rotor and once i can find out all that i will need for it i have many ideas for making my own version of her and more accurate to the show but i need to know what supplies i will need and what tools and equipment i will need especially if i am going to try to make my RC version too

Robogeek28 · 06-22-2012, 08:14 AM

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They'll probably also conclude that what you bought instead was Bumblebee.

Yup

You so silly Hasbro.

pscoop · 06-22-2012, 08:28 AM

I still can't believe they missed so badly on this. Especially with how incredible RID Vehicon is.

Snake_eyes1975 · 06-22-2012, 08:44 AM

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I still can't believe they missed so badly on this. Especially with how incredible RID Vehicon is.

Yea..it is what it is...But I think with this TFP line there are just some TFmations in the show, that will not cross over to plastic well.

06-21-2012, 02:55 PM	#201
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06-21-2012, 10:22 PM	#206
Nefud Terrorcon Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,508	Got mine today. I don't think I hate it as much as a lot of people, but man the way there's a big chunk of helicopter behind her head is such a bummer. The head sculpt is actually pretty boss but because it's black, and the piece right behind is black, it just gets lost and she looks like Energon Quintesson or something, just a face in a giant misshapen head. "O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Hasbro's new deluxe class size."

06-22-2012, 08:28 AM	#209
pscoop SACKBOOOOY!!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,232 Location: Tukzin, Az Collection Count: A hundred or so News Credits: 7	I still can't believe they missed so badly on this. Especially with how incredible RID Vehicon is. [my music] PSN:pscoop