Its all in how you pose it. Make the "kibble" move with the pose and you can get some very dynamic posing out of it.

 

So far this is my least favorite of the line, robot looks... okay-ish... if you get past the whole Adult-Diaper he's wearing... but also the transformation is horrible, and the car mode is not really good either, too many panel lining, lots of panels doesnt want to stay put together, bleh...

 

seems like a lot of people aren’t feeling this little guy… but i’ve gotta different opinion. i’m really liking this guy. i know a lot of people hate the hip skirts but i actually really like them. it really evokes the samurai vibe imo. i can see how people would find him fiddly, but i was blessed with nimble asian fingers so no issues for me. the skirt kibble really isn’t a problem for me. due to them being on a series of hinges and balljoints, i find i can get the hip skirts to move with any pose i want to put him in. and he looks really good and dynamic in them. i really like his transformation and his alt mode. he’s not perfect, his fists like to come of and the swords don’t stay in the sheaths. the big sheath that’s used to parts-form doesn’t even allow the sword to go in all the way. i got a little paint chip when i did so never doing again. overall, i really like him. the way he poses and his aesthetics are just really pleasing to me.



i haven’t seen many people utilize the ports on the back of his hipskirt for his swords. this might even be my preferred configuration for his weapons.

 

alternative way of displaying bot components…

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I'll have to try that one, I like it.

 

Now that has me considering the white repaint, tho I of course would love an even more IDW version, or even just an IDW head or at least one that is more IDW.

 

not getting the hate, the softer material for the hands does make them pop out easier, but it’s not terrible on mine, honestly the elbows being a bit loose bothers me more.

the swords not being super firmly held in the sheath is fine as far as I’m concerned cuz no paint rub, and I’m not flipping him upside down so they don’t fall out during normal use.

things lined up reasonably well when I transformed it

The hakama style kibble is interesting, and can look really cool, or sometimes terrible, I’ll post more pics a bit later with more thoughts

yea I like the hakama kibble

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LoL… samurai "ninja turtle"!  

 

It’s all in the posing! Great job can’t wait to get mine.

 

i agree, i think this figure is super fun to pose and the “kibble” adds a lot of character imo

 

Sumo mode

 

Now I want a sumo style aoe Hound in this line so badly!

 

Amidst the States prepping to burn, my copy finally came in, and I can see why some of y'all don't like him. Hands are loose, kibble's annoying, and transformation is just frustrating, which I really hate cuz he has the BEST looking alt-mode of the Iron Samurai/IF-EX line so far. Unless the IDW repaint fixes any of these, I might just skip him, which is upsetting, cuz I'm getting IF-EX Ratchet, and I want both of them.

 

@lilcarus does @ToyDojo have this in stock?

 

Trying out the different skirt. I think I like this configuration the most.

 

I'm very curious now if they may do one in Green, and give it guns instead of swords to make Crosshairs

 

Retooling the shoulder parts and the chest, I could definitely see that!