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I was able to find the Power of the Prime Wave 2 deluxes I needed for my collection this past week, and cracked them open for a bit of show and tell. First off, are Moonracer and Rippersnapper.
Moonracer is one of the female Autobots introduced in the original G1 series. She, along with Elita-1 and several other team members essentially are in the Rebel forces that fight against Decepticon rule. Also like Elita-1, this figure marks the first time the character has seen a general release in toy form.
Moonracer has a slim build, like most of other fembots, and is predominately a teal and white colour scheme. Robot mode is decent, with most major points of articulation expected on a figure like this, including a waist swivel. Her arms are a bit short and stubby.. or her legs are really long. The legs do have a fairly good range of motion, though.
Moonracer has one hell of a backpack, which really makes her upper body look like a jumble of parts with a torso attached to it, rather than a torso with some kibble - this is reflected in the transformation.
This matter is further made more ridiculous looking if you actually decide to display her wearing her "Prime Armour", which is essentially a random gimmick they made up such that the combiner hands could serve a secondary purpose. I have yet to see any deluxe figure look good with this one.
Her gun is comically large, though this may be a nod to her official title as "best shot in the universe".
Car mode isn't terrible, and wears the Prime Armour bits decently. I do like the use of translucent plastic for the windshield. No, it certainly doesn't resemble any real world vehicle, but I feel these sci-fi vehicles are often where the creativity real shines through in the designs.
Rippersnapper is, of course, the first of 4 limbs for Abominus. Named to Terrorcons, the team that makes up Abominus have alt modes that are.. weird monster looking things. Rippersnapper is essentially a shark with arms and legs.
Robot mode is pretty solid with articulation on par with Moonracer. QC on Rippersnapper seems to be much more solid than with Moonracer, particularly the paint on the face. Proportions are nice, with no real backpack issues or anything that throws off the aesthetics.
Other than the combiner hands, Rippersnapper comes with a pair of guns that can be mounted behind his shoulders.
Between bot and monster mode, I feel that Rippersnapper shines more in the latter. For starters, it has access to all the weapons that the bot mode does, but can use them all at once. The shark head is nicely done, as are the jaws that open and close with painted teeth. The tail is a bit on the stumpy side, mind you. The look of this mode has of course been upgraded since the G1 days, and looks more mechanical that its classic counterpart.
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I was able to find the Power of the Prime Wave 2 deluxes I needed for my collection this past week, and cracked them open for a bit of show and tell. First off, are Moonracer and Rippersnapper.
Moonracer is one of the female Autobots introduced in the original G1 series. She, along with Elita-1 and several other team members essentially are in the Rebel forces that fight against Decepticon rule. Also like Elita-1, this figure marks the first time the character has seen a general release in toy form.
Moonracer has a slim build, like most of other fembots, and is predominately a teal and white colour scheme. Robot mode is decent, with most major points of articulation expected on a figure like this, including a waist swivel. Her arms are a bit short and stubby.. or her legs are really long. The legs do have a fairly good range of motion, though.
Moonracer has one hell of a backpack, which really makes her upper body look like a jumble of parts with a torso attached to it, rather than a torso with some kibble - this is reflected in the transformation.
This matter is further made more ridiculous looking if you actually decide to display her wearing her "Prime Armour", which is essentially a random gimmick they made up such that the combiner hands could serve a secondary purpose. I have yet to see any deluxe figure look good with this one.
Her gun is comically large, though this may be a nod to her official title as "best shot in the universe".
Car mode isn't terrible, and wears the Prime Armour bits decently. I do like the use of translucent plastic for the windshield. No, it certainly doesn't resemble any real world vehicle, but I feel these sci-fi vehicles are often where the creativity real shines through in the designs.
Rippersnapper is, of course, the first of 4 limbs for Abominus. Named to Terrorcons, the team that makes up Abominus have alt modes that are.. weird monster looking things. Rippersnapper is essentially a shark with arms and legs.
Robot mode is pretty solid with articulation on par with Moonracer. QC on Rippersnapper seems to be much more solid than with Moonracer, particularly the paint on the face. Proportions are nice, with no real backpack issues or anything that throws off the aesthetics.
Other than the combiner hands, Rippersnapper comes with a pair of guns that can be mounted behind his shoulders.
Between bot and monster mode, I feel that Rippersnapper shines more in the latter. For starters, it has access to all the weapons that the bot mode does, but can use them all at once. The shark head is nicely done, as are the jaws that open and close with painted teeth. The tail is a bit on the stumpy side, mind you. The look of this mode has of course been upgraded since the G1 days, and looks more mechanical that its classic counterpart.