Via TonTon Review on Youtube we have our first in-hand images of the Transformers Studio Series 86 Hot Rod.
The rumored Studio Series 86 line with characters from the classic G1 Tranformers animated movie couldn’t have started any better. This figure looks amazing in both modes, capturing all the style and design of Hot Rod. Some fans may find the mold an engineering on different level for a retail figure. We are sure your optics will be more than pleased with the images and comparisons shots next to other recent Transformers figures and his Masterpiece incarnation.
Check out all the images on this news post, as well as TonTon video review, after the jump. Click on the discussion link below and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
bacems
I'll take a pic later.
rikaldomario
Anyone else feel Kup and Blurr feel a heck of a lot sturdier than Hot Rod who is 50% in price?
I've transformed him to alt mode and back twice now and he has a lot of stress marks
wingblade prime
Where?
LigerPrime
Agreed. This is probably the TF figure HasTak has put out at this price point.
And yeah, I totally gave-up on MP too because the QC issues on Optimus (MP-44) and Hound. Never looked back since.
bacems
Ooh that area. Yea i already sanded the side of yellow hinge that hits against that area the first time.
wingblade prime
View attachment 28967211 Don’t notice the sloppy paint job on the yellow.
bacems
Any pic? Can't quite figure out where exactly.
Slingshot
Got this on my second copy when I dropped it twelve-inches in height.
wingblade prime
I noticed today a crack starting to form on the car roof just to the right of where it connects to the body. Plastic is really thin there- anyone else getting this?
Rodimus_Prime
Sorry to see that, I was transforming mine a few times, and that middle hook like tab in the exhaust is definitely where I'm a bit more careful when connecting the port to the rear half. Love the overall figure.
Fafnir72
Agree x 99.9999%.
If there's any issue, its the shoulder connection type. I'm concerned with its handling the stresses on it given the materials used.
SPLIT LIP
I pulled down my MP-28 just to compared and contrast, and I'm flabbergasted that this toy's head sculpt is not only superior, but it actually has less of a gap/no visible hinge in the helmet near the brow, unlike 28 which has the visor hinge very obviously jutting out.
This toy is incredible.
Fafnir72
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Hotrodimus and Xiaoxiao aka Firebolt type "Masterforce" armor.
Zeke1
This figure convinced me that I made the right choice in switching to a chug style for my movie figures. I would never have all of these in MP form and be as happy with them. These display so nicely and they're actually fun to take off the shelf, transform and play with. And they are a fraction of the cost.
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silith210518
God can someone just OS this figure now please
bacems
More details on what i did, now with picture.
The shoulder joints are too tight on mine, so i tried to open up the shoulder. The shoulder is secured with a screw, and interestingly, a locking teeth.
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Opening and inspecting, i found out that not only the yellow mushroom peg is too thick, it is also malformed, not round as it suppose to.
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So not only i sanded the flat side, i also have to sand the sides to make it as round as i can. It is already sanded on that pic, but you can see it is still not perfectly round.
While at it, i also cut the peg on the shoulder, as i don't see any actual purpose for that lock to be in there anyway.
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After that i sanded both pegs on the cockpit area, both inner and outer side, to prefent ugly stressmark on the forearm.
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And also, the hole on the front of the windshield actually needs widening too.
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As you can see, i already got visible stressmark on the top. I sanded the inner side of the hole with thinly cut sandpaper.
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It's actually better to oversand a bit, as the part that pegs on that hole has other locking points anyway.
And finally, i carved the grey joint on one of the ankle, as it was too thick and prevent the leg panel to lock in.
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Not the best work, i admit, but it does the job.
After that, all that's left is just light sanding on some area, more for my personal taste.
Gotta say tho, this is a lot of work to do on a single figure, but the end result should be worth it.
bacems
Finally got mine tonight! Spend the night fixing the overly tight shoulder joint instead of actually playing with it. The cause was that the yellow mushroom joint is a too thick, and visibly malformed. Sanding the top, as well as rounding the side puts it back to normal tightness.
Also sanding the red paint on the peg located under windshield part, that pegs to the forearm on car mode. The red paint is the main culprit of the horible stressmark on the forearm hole.
Toker
Was there a suggestion on how to fill the holes on Hot Rod's arm pipes? That's a real eye sore and I wasn't sure if you would use something like modeling clay or putty or something else.
Zeke1
"You know what this calls for?"
"Mecha-Shiva GO!"
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Fafnir72
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If only ER Arcee was given the same paint apps treatment as Legends was.