TransArt Toys yellow leopard (Transmetal Cheetor)

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  1. sdmacleod

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    okay, the flexi waist-joint thing is actually pretty cool
     
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    kinda wish he showed him with primal :D  would have been nice

    in all 3 modes offcourse
     
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    I'll be really annoyed if I get this and they repaint him in darker yellow. But he'll look great barring that event. And I don't even _like_ Cheetor.
     
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    I really want to love this, but that head is terrible. Really strange as the first prototype looked much better.
     
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    1. He starts off in what I think is a comparison between his feelings on Beast Wars and another guy. Not 100% sure since it just starts out without any context. Also talks about whether he considers the company 3rd party of 4th party. It doesn't matter much though. Kind of a long 2:30 talk on the company and not reviewing the figure.
    2. Quick size comparison with Arcee refusing to stand. Says this is an all-new mold and looks more accurate to the CG models from the show. The paint job is spot on. The hands look weird, but that's accurate to the show.
    3. The toy has a nice heft to it. It's 243g if anyone is curious.
    4. They really did a good job replicating the transmetal shine and reflectiveness. That cloth he takes out is part of the accessories!!! It's for you to keep your toy nice and shiny. He also shows off the base and the fire effects. I think he says the base also works with Surfboard Gorilla.
    5. The toy captures the look perfectly. He does mention that the yellow might be a little too bright. Maybe they should have used a dark shade of yellow.
    6. His mouth opens and you can see his teeth.
    7. He shows off the detail of the best and says you really like the sculpted detail. The abs and sides are composed of 3 sections. You can really move and tilt it. Feels like he's playing with those high quality 3A figure. He does caution not to be too rough since those 3 sections can fall off.
    8. Tail/weapon is a bendy wire.
    9. The hands come together like in the show for when Cheetor shoots. Shows how they did it by adding an extra hinge around the shoulders. It was added just so he can pull off this pose. Otherwise, it's useless for transformation.
    10. Shows off the articulation and movements. Also points out the large backpack, but he had the same thing in the show.
    11. Transformation sequence.
    12. A button on the back makes his jets pop out. He says his toy is a sample and one of the jets is a little loose. Hopefully, they'll fix it in the final version.
    13. He says the little "fin" on the tail was actually in the show. He didn't notice it at first. That little fin only appears when his jets are out.
    14. Praises TransArt's attention to detail. Compares them to TW (I assume Toy World).
    15. The chest is his only nitpick in Cheetah mode. Looks a little weird.
    16. His Cheetah head doesn't hold together as tightly as he likes, but hopefully, the final version will improve on this.
    17. More praise to the company and their willingness to make Beast Wars toys. There aren't any Transmetal 2 figures but looks like 3rd parties are delivering on this front. Says he TA really understands Beast Wars fans.
    18. The last few minutes are just him talking about what companies are doing right and wrong and not really talking about the figure itself. I think he also says he's very happy with the Optimus Primal toy. I assume he's talking about the Transmetal version (I didn't know that was out).
     
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    Is it sad that this and Primal have me tempted to sell off my originals?
     
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    Nope. These are better. Since I got primal I wanted to sell my Beast Wars Metal Convoy and Megatron 2-pack because Primal looks better and I like my toyworld megatron more.
     
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    I hope a huge Transmetal Megatron is somewhere next cuz I need ittttttttt
     
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    I am so excited for an eventual Depth Charge Rampage pairing. not to take away from this figure, it's very show accurate and scales well with the MP figures.

    honestly, I might pick him up instead of MP Cheetor and have a S2 cast to go along with MP Dinobot.
     
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    that looks much better!
     
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    Just ordered from ShowZ
     
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    Hopefully he'll ship out before CNY starts...
     
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    Just feels wrong to get rid of the originals.
     
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    why do you have to get rid of them?