let's start , shall we? First impression. The robot mode is HUGE . It's because I always see Cheetor small , that's why in this size it's so HUGE It share no common parts with Cheetor AT ALL. everything NEW , just make to look like Cheetor. Paint from head to toe as expected from MP. The paint durability is similar to Lio. The plastic texture is cool. It gives impression of fur thankss to flat paintjob also. His articulation point is kinda similar to Cheetor with some additional points : + Point finger articulation + Ab Crunch , one full crunch and one that is very tight like Dinobot and such + True ankle tilt + Ankle swivel + Ratchet front and back leg movement. Tigatron shoulder is not the clip type like cheetor so no wory of breakage here! Some cool points : The raise white plates on Tigatron's thigh can rotate thankss to transformation but can alsso be used to rotate out of the way for deeper leg bend His head doesn't have LED , it's light piping , a giant clear box one at it! Cons of robot mode : - His forearms plate sit on a hinge and when in robot mode it doesnt tab to anything , it just hang there. I wish it can tab into something like Cheetor - His Knee consist of 2 points , the second point is for transformation and this one kinda too easy to move but not loose. Transformation to alt mode. This will be kinda controversial. The transformation is 30% moving parts and 70% aligning parts properly , which feel kinda slow tbh. You have to line up the panel perfectly together or moving parts to very specific position to lock everything together. Speaking of , I find the new transformation scheme very crazy awesome! The leg way of transforming now very involved , including unlock the whole leg to twist and turn around etc. The crotch plate now open to give room for his whole arm to stay inside and lock the whole waist together better. I can't describe everything clearly but as I said the transformation will be topic of debate. It kinda is combination of MP BW megatron and Dinobot engineering squeeze into Cheetor body. The beast mode is very good. His head while cannot turn side to side a lot but now can look way higher. He has new eye system similar to BW megatron , but you open his forehead and articulated his individual eye yourself. Now his back leg can articulated much better than Cheetor. His tail include both hinge and swivel to pose the tail in anyway you want. His crotch section will be very gappy because there's nothing to cover it. The guts gun sit inside his stomach as expected. As i said his beast mode neêd lots of panel alignment , one weakness is in his back leg panels The alignment is way too specific but the tabs are kinda small they don't clip in too well , this point may varie. visually unlike Cheetor he has 0 kibble , aside from the crotch gap. Switching faceplate is same as Cheetor His gut gun is totally new mold , imo. His transfering cord simply fit into his head. The missiles also clip into a tab on his forearm plate. Overall , another winner for BW MP.
Thanks for the impressions! Quality of plastic? After this and Lio, can we say that the Hound Calamity is gone?
Sounds awesome! Cannot wait to partake in the controversy! I'm pretty masochistic when it comes to transformations, so I definitely expect to be on the "defence" side. I haven't met a transformation that I have truly hated.
2/3 more weeks. oke. then i will get mpm starscream and tigatron.. and my devy will be complete.. and maybe the SS wreckers.. damn thats to much awesomeness in 1 box.. with the skateboard gorilla this or next week... damn it.. bring on the big cat! lets go!
Thank you for your detailed description! But the REAL question is: How many ratchet joints does it have and where!?
