Universe Ultra-Class Onslaught Review with Images

just picked him up, but now i have to return him since he has the wrong foot piece. The alt mode has a gap. Couldnt see it in box since it was on the other side.

GUYS NEED SOME HELP PLEASE

jut picked up Onslaught and may have gotten a broken one. The sounds all work expect for the siren. when i hold the the machine gun noise it is a constant BAM BAM BAM BAM untill i release the button. But when I get the siren noise it just does one siren WOOO and then shuts off, no more siren or light.

Did i get a faulty toy or is that just how it goes?

That's just how it is. One little Whoop is all you get.

Onslaught is a huge disappointment. I really was hoping for something great, but now that he's in-hand, there's a laundry list of things about him that just bug the crap out of me. The legs, for one, which are horribly designed will not stay intact. At all.

The back of the box is also a HUGE liar. It claims "Shield Attaches to arm!" It should REALLY say "Shield hangs out with arm for a little bit before getting drunk and wandering off with a random girl, leaving Arm alone at the bar to drink itself unconscious". Same goes double for attaching it to the alt mode, except that's more of a "Shield writes roof postcards from time to time while touring Europe." Worst connection mount ever.

Onslaught could be really good, if only it didn't have so many halfassed design implementations. It really reeks of a toy that wasn't properly tested or was rushed through design. The only thing I really like is the mechanism for the driving sound effects, which is rather clever (the previously mentioned black button on his waist).

If this is indicative of the universe line as a whole, I'll happily give it a miss and go on my merry way.

Got him today, is awesome, full review later. I've even figured out how to affix the shield.

LIES!

I agree with QuinJester, this toy is a PITA and it's mostly from the waist down. First of all, I LOVE how he looks in both modes. As far as looks go, he's all aces. But it's the physical toy aspect of him that is really unfortunate. Everyone is complaining how the legs barely peg together. I WISH I had that problem. Mind don't peg in AT ALL. Poke the pegs in the holes, they slide right out. This is the worst mess for a leg transformation I've seen in quite some time. I don't know if I'll even try nail polish or glue because those pegs and holes are so small that some extra goo isn't going to hold up to repeated transformations. I haven't been this let down with the lower section of a transformer since Titanium Soundwave.

The shield I have no problem with. That clicks on nice and tight in both modes. I'd gladly exchange that for solid legs though.

The only other thing that bugs me is something I haven't noticed in pics and I haven't really seen anyone else gripe about: His angled head. Not since Titanium Rodimus has a bot been so depressed. This could have been fixed with something that Hasbro loves to put on most other figures, a ball joint. Why no ball joint? Of all the toys to skip a ball joint on this is the one that needs it the most. And while I'm on the head, they missed a FANTASTIC opportunity for lightpiping. His visor is so big and such a nice light shade of orange that I can only imagine how amazing he'd look with some light shining through.

I know that sounds like a lot of bitching, but I think it's valid. This guy is such an awesome looking toy and that makes the little flaws that much more painful. I hope someone comes up with a good way to fix his legs (and plastic bands don't count, that 'fix' is never acceptable to me). Until then, I'll just quietly swear to myself while I enjoy Onslaught's company and help him look for his contact lens.

Well to be fair on that point, the visor does light up with the sound effects.

Got one today, Onslaught is awesome! Mine doesn't seem to have the shield problems I've read about, and the poor left leg cage connection isn't a big deal. Onslaught is easily one of my favorite Universe/Classics figures.

Dude, stay away from Powerglide if this is how you feel. Onslaught is def the better of the two.

This is how I feel about Movie Wreckage... So close to perfection, so little room to look up...

Onslaught's visor lights up, as long as you can deal with it making a "BARAPARAPARAPARAPARAPA" noise. Or its single, pitiful "whoop", that is the single most useless soundbyte ever given a transformer toy. If you could give it a consistent siren, great, but no. Just a single, sad, "woop!".

As I speak, I'm trying to get Onslaught's shield to stay in place in vehicle mode, and it is literally leaping off of his roof. Like, with force. Christ.

I know. Even "RED ALERT! WOOWOOWOO!" was better than this.

Befor you put his shield on his right arm you have to pull up the shield mount on his upper top forarm. Then attach the shield and it will firmly stay in place.

No, no it wont. Trust me. Not on mine. I've pulled that piece out. It doesn't do shit. His shield is on the floor in seconds.

TRUTHS!






Dare I reveal my secrets?

How?!

Peaugh's got the touch.

DA NA NANA

Peaugh's got the POW-AHHHHHHH!

YEAH!!!!

Don't spoil the secret. Mine will be here in 2-9 business days. Tell us after I get the chance to figure it out myself.

Fucking superglue is all I can think of.

Still jumping off of my figure, and I've tried everything short of violence and hammers.

Which I'm honestly considering. I don't even feel it'd be that much of a loss. Maybe I'll bring the tripod home from work and videotape it tomorrow.

Nope it's still fully removable. Soundblaster's requested not to know until after he gets his, is that cool with everyone or would you rather me PM you guys?

Hold up everyone's salvation for the ego of just one guy who could easily just refrain from watching a video or reading a thread?

I'm cool with that.

PM ME.


I NEEEEEEEEEED to know how you did this. Mine's launching off the figure.

I just suggested it to be an ass. I don't really care.

But I do think this is gonna be a long 2-9 business days.

Post away!

If there was a way to make it stick on my figure, I'd have found it. But by all means, post your method.

Doooo iiiiiittttt!!!!!!!

It's simple really. Just use a hobby knife or razor blade to cut a tiny rectangular notch in the tab like this:



It doesn't even have to be as deep as mine. Use the point of the hobby knife to make a similar smaller notch in the slot on the turret and the shield will snap and lock into place. If you just want it to stay on, you don't even have to do this, just shave a tiny bit from the side of the tab on the shield. The problem is simply that the tab is too wide for the slot on the turret and the slot is pushing it back out.

Got him this morning, I am really amazed, this guy is awesome!

If I could only get one Ultra so far, it'd be him... I can't put him down!

And here's the full review. First off, Onslaught is awesome!



Vehicle mode is a S.W.A.T. armored vehicle, with claws on the front and a turret on top:







One of the things I like about the shield is that it has a little hinged tab on the bask that still allows for the sound button to be pressed if the shield is stored on the roof:



The shield can, of course, (as many are well aware ) be removed:



The turret has 180 degrees of movement, and when you press the button you hear a depressingly short siren, or a sustainable volley of machine gun fire. Rolling the vehicle will activate a engine start-up noise, and will keep the engine sound effect going for as long as the vehicle rolls forward. Stopping causes an engine shut-off noise followed by silence.

Vehicle mode is pretty standard Ultra size, not a long as some, but still bulky:



Transformation is fiddly and satisfying, and results in a cool looking robot:








Again, height wise, he's a pretty standard Ultra class height:





Overall, a very nice figure, provided you get one that doesn't suffer too terribly from the flaws some people are reporting with the leg cages and shield attachment points. If you've been waiting for him, by all means, get him, he's pretty sweet. If you're on the fence, I'd wait until you can get some hands-on experience before plunking down the cash.

Video review is available here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkDBMcJsMIQ

I've figured out what causes the problem with the left leg cage.

Both legs have a small black hinge the that grey cage pegs over. The right leg hinge is molded with an indentation, or bevel, that allows clearance for the pegs. The left leg hinge has no such indentation, causing resistance between the parts. To make matters worse, the sort of "C" on the left cage ( that goes over the hinge) is molded less squarely than on the right leg. If I had more than a crappy cell phone camera, I'd take some pics.

But essentially, you've got two pieces that were not engineered correctly. I would think that a metal file or sandpaper used on the left cage might allow the pieces to fit better.

I would also guess that this is the sort of problem that could get resolved in the next couple of shipments.

My black hinges are both the same and work fine on mine. The minor issue with getting the cage closed on my left leg is that the gimmick that makes the engine noise in alt mode keeps the wheel panel from folding in as far as it can on the right leg, and it's just enough to hold the cage a millimeter or two out from pegging in all the way.

Hmm. I see what you're talking about with the engine gimmick. But it seems as though there maybe a couple different "versions" out there. On mine the faulty hinge make the pegs not go in at all.

So does yours "pop out" like mine, or are they just not tight or secure?

Mine just doesn't lock down by itself. Once I fold the front leg panel into place it all holds together just fine.

Video Review is up:

YouTube - Transformers Universe/Classics 2.0 Ultra Class Onslaught

I did a little mod to the left leg so that the inner silver/leg panel doesn't keep popping out on mine.



I cut a tiny v shaped groove into the silver/gray leg panel where the folded in wheel touches it. This gives more clearance to the tire that's pushing the leg panel out.

I purchased Onslaught yesterday. I opened him this morning. Why did I wait?!

This figure is just outstanding. He definitely looks like he could mop the floor with every single one of the other Classics/Universe figures. Best looking cat on my Classics display shelf.

Yeah, I just scraped down that whole length to be thinner rather than cut a notch, but essentially same fix.

just picked up an onslaught the other day, haven't gotten a chance to open it. but i did notice the left cannon to be bent if not slightly bent. has anyone else run into this problem? razerwire recommended putting it in hot water to straighten it out.

Is anyone having problems keeping the alt mode together. My sides (the leg panels) keep popping out and I can't get them to stay attached fully.

The one I saw at Bailey's Crossroads was even more bent than that one.

If you plan to keep it, I'd suggest boiling some water, put the part in the water (turn off the heat!) and let sit until the plastic reforms itself to its original straightness.

I had this problem. However, it was due to my mistransformation. I had rotated the thighs 180 degrees when he was in robot mode and then tried to transform him. If you do that, the alt mode won't stay together. So try rotating the thighs 180 degrees. I'll try to post a pic of how they should be later tonight.

I don't need to take a pic. An easy way to check is to open the back "door" of the alt mode and if you see screws on the black part of his thigh you have them oriented correctly. If you do not see the screws, then you have to rotate the thighs 180 degrees.

Opened Onslaught yesterday, and it was beautiful. Only problem I had was the aforementioned shield problem, and that's only in alt mode. And I figured out how to fix it WITHOUT Peaugh's help, so NYAH.

The transformation in the legs isn't fiddly with mine, but the pegs and tabs don't click into place quite as secure as I'd want them to be. Still, they don't fall out and come loose, so I don't really mind.

Got mine today, and he doesn't have any problems with the shield in either mode, not that he will pick up in the air in alt mode, but it stays on fine. and his legs don't click tight, but he has absolutely no problem standing up and the panels are fine. Great figure.

Got mine a couple days ago, and I really like him.

One problem though - his chest won't fully lock into place. Every time I try to move his arms, the chest starts to fold up. Does anyone else have this problem?

If I knew a way to fix this, he would be totally awesome. Right now he's merely nice.

EDIT: Used some clear nail polish on the inner tab (on the actual chest piece that folds down) - it stays firmly planted now.

Now he's totally AWESOME LOL

I just love this figure, a real must for me. The only bad thing is those big S.W.A.T. The takara version has those things too?

I was just imagining what it would be like if you saw him coming into battle...



And then realizing he had you targeted...

Here's a possible leg fix on Onslaught that worked for me. It turned out, the grey cage couldn't get close enough to the leg, as the blue-grey posts it plugged into were so long. With a knive, I had to shave off 1 millimeter of plastic from the posts.



With the plastic shaved down, the grey cage's pegs could reach further into the holes in the posts. With that done, the leg closed and sealed up just fine.

Could you post a picture of where you applied the polish? I have the same problem with mine.

Can you give some tips on HOW to apply the nailpolish?

I simply CANNOT get it to work... any time I try to use nailpolish on anything, it all rubs off very quickly. Balljoints every time, but tabs are sometimes problematic. Er. I guess PM me if you feel like it's offtopic?