Power of the Primes Leader Class Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod

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  1. artiepants

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    we already see Ultra Magnus in WFC:S using this same basic concept and a limited # of "leader-scale-type" characters: i'd be pretty shocked if over the course of the WFC trilogy we DIDN'T get one or both of those guys.
     
  2. darthsutius

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    More importantly, we might get a line where gimmicks aren't shoe-horned in to inappropriate characters; didn't bother me personally that everyone was suddenly a headmaster or a combiner, but some folks were shitty.
     
  3. Neon Prime

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    LOL!!! Rodimus has yet to show up at retail in my area but I was able to pick up the Unicronus version at target yesterday. The FIRST thing I thought of (and tried to replicate) was Dana Sterling's walking hover tank mode:p 
     
  4. Shin Densetsu

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    The knees could've benefitted from ratchets or at least tighter pins.
     
  5. Deathcatg

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    Just got one. I like both Rodimus and Hot Rod despite more limitations in articulations than I expected (I did remember that fact about Hot Rod from early reviews). The main thing I dreaded, Rodimus' arms, do make me nervous each time I detach/attach them, even after looking at the hook-triangle tab. I like him overall and glad to have a updated version of him in my current collection, but I'll be weary of transforming him too much with those early reviews of the arm tabs breaking in my mind. Looking forward to having a trio with him, Leader Optimus, and the upcoming Ultra Magnus (if I see Primal around, I may pick him up too).
     
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    On a side note, I do like how you can fold the pipes over Hot Rod's hands in robot mode so it looks like he has a triple gun or flamethrower arm weapon.
     
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    Just opened POTP Rodimus. In leader mode is impressive ,even better I had hoped for face,and I transformed him because it's also a funny toy to play ,and with arms less difficult to insert,I also was afraid to break one,but everything went perfectly :D  , would have a complete fun transformation.For this reason I also avoid to transform him often,for these things I prefer combiners,this one in leader mode is awesome,and I'm neither a very great fan of characrer but on shelf along POTP Optimus Prime is impressive and I've noticed that thighs joints are very strong and knees are rather OK too,mine stands proudly even more easily than Optimus Prime.. Maybe Rodimus knees would become weaker if transformed too often but on my version I'm very satisfied.Then Hot Rod has a great headsculpt but leader mode is still my favorite for shelf.
     
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    The design and engineering of this version is very imaginative. To say the least. It's almost "dream-like" in it's overall appearance. I still need to buy this figure.
     
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    Damn, my piece has all of the feet articulations so loose. Clear nail polish to the rescue?
     
  10. Bass X0

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    Ordered Rodimus Prime on Amazon.co.uk’s Black Friday deal. About £31. Not bad for just over the combined cost of a new Siege deluxe and Micromaster Patrol.

    I passed on him until now but thought that’s a good price.
     
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    I just opened up my Rodimus Prime that I picked up from Amazon and when I assembled Hot Rod I noticed the paint on his chest has cracks in it. has anybody else seen this? Gonna contact Hasbro in the morning but wanted to see if it was a common issue or not.
     

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  12. Shin Densetsu

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    Unfortunately yes I've seen some in stores like that. It's just the paint that's cracked, not the actual chest plastic itself.
     
  13. Dudicus

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    Still loving this guy, especially now that I've reunited him with his partner Firebolt (thanks, Siege!). He also looks great wielding the Micromasters in their combined weapon modes.
     
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    Finally got the posable hands for him.
    He already has the shoulder fillers and ReproLabels.
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    Where to buy the hands?
     
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  19. Optimus_Prowl

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    So i decided to pick up the shockwave lab upgrade kit for him on ebay and man it really does highlight the hugely flawed design of the original thigh/shoudler pieces! The chest filler pieces look great and are easy to install just a tab and peg. Same with the new upper thighs/shoulder sections, just unscrew the original thighs and replace them with these new ones takes about 5 minutes.

    It completely fixes the articulation for Rodimus mode and gives the Hot Rod mode double jointed knees! So awesome! May carve out some space behind the Hot rod skirt so his legs go forward at least 90 degrees.

    The only bummer is the screws showing through on the front of the hips. The skirt cover them while standing but if you do anything dynamic theyre very visible. You could assemble them backwards but then youd lose the thigh details. The screws come from the original legs so make sure you dont lose them when you disassemble them. My set came with an extra knee joint piece, dont know what thats about.

    Pics below!
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    Range of motion and new point of movement thanks to the double jointed knees.
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    Shot of the new filler pieces from the side
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    Shot without the filler pieces. They use the existing tab on the chest and the new peghole in the orange leg/shoulder to stay in place and lock everything together.
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    Top view of the new parts. The original hip pivot gets turned sideways with the new parts 972FB422-DE92-450A-99E8-9FD7554E4677.jpeg

    the filler pieces can become grenade launchers for Hot Rod
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    His knees have way more range than they did before.
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    And of course i gotta do the promo shot of the parts on his hips. Definitely not my favorite look.
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    Vehicle mode shots!

    Good news! The new parts are a perfect match for the length of the original thighs so the transformation to car/winnebego mode is completely unaffected by the new parts.
    You can use the fill pieces on top to create turrets for the rifle pieces or put them in to fill up the front end around the car that looks pretty dang great also. They dont plug in at the front end, more just slotted in, but they look good anyway and im not really gonna be flipping this mode upside down.

    They dont have any place to go on just the Hot Rod mode sadly.

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    Overall id say if you loved this figure before then this upgrade kit is a must have. It fixes the main design flaw of the original figure. Im definitely gonna get the articulated hands in the future. Now if only someone could give his head a balljoint.

    10/10
     

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  20. Murasame

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    I hope they get him right next time, this figure is so butt ugly.
     
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