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The Transformers Legacy Evolution Deadeye Duel 2 Pack is no stranger to me. Yeah, sure these were ne characters, but the actual toys themselves were retools/reoclours of existing ones.
Autobot Javalin is a retool of the Deluxe Class Arcee from the Bumblebee Movie line. I don't know about others, but I loved this mould. It's smaller than your typical Deluxe, but it's got some nice articulation, curves, and an Alt mode that.. truthfully doesn't look like the movie, but at the same time is acceptable. My favourite of the two, the main reason I even got this two back, which is why it hurts when I found out this is the figure that was gimpy in the set.
Her overall design reminds me of one of the Hard Suits out of Bubblegum Crisis. Let see how many people actually get that reference.
Like with a lot of Deluxe class Fembots, this one has a decent sized backpack, but at least it doesn't look horrible.. It is, however, very disruptive to balance of the figure. The thing twist on this figure works better than United Windblade, but it's still not a true twist so I can't pull off all the poses I'd like to. Legs are also kind of bulky, affecting overall leg articulation. She's also got short stumpy arms with no wrist articulation, which is again pretty typical for the size. Posing options are there, but you'll need to work at it to get the pose, and to get the figure to stay upright.
Transformation results in a Cybertronian Cycle mode of sorts, which of course very closely resembles Arcee's, but there are cosmetic changes due to colour and backpack changes.
Now, Kaskade is a different story. She's a retool of what is probably one of the most hated Fembot moulds in the last decade or so, which was a retool of a Fembot that people hated WAAAAAAAAY BACK during the Titans Return lineup. The headsculpt is decent and remids me very much of Shadow Striker, but the overall form of the figure is like an ugly box.
Making matters worse is that this ugly box has no waist articulation, though it does have better ankles than Autobot Javelin. Upper and lower body areas feature large amounts of bulk that get in the way of articulation and posing. Elbows and knees are more limited than Autobot Javelin. Even transformation results in basically a box on wheels.
Both figures feature accessories that allow you to form firearms, though in the case of Kaskade she has more options versus the one rifle mode of Autobot Javelin's weapons. And to the surprsie of nobody, Paint is pretty standard (where needed) and Build, well, they can take taht gimpy ankle and suck it.
DSC_3143
The Transformers Legacy Evolution Deadeye Duel 2 Pack is no stranger to me. Yeah, sure these were ne characters, but the actual toys themselves were retools/reoclours of existing ones.
Autobot Javalin is a retool of the Deluxe Class Arcee from the Bumblebee Movie line. I don't know about others, but I loved this mould. It's smaller than your typical Deluxe, but it's got some nice articulation, curves, and an Alt mode that.. truthfully doesn't look like the movie, but at the same time is acceptable. My favourite of the two, the main reason I even got this two back, which is why it hurts when I found out this is the figure that was gimpy in the set.
Her overall design reminds me of one of the Hard Suits out of Bubblegum Crisis. Let see how many people actually get that reference.
Like with a lot of Deluxe class Fembots, this one has a decent sized backpack, but at least it doesn't look horrible.. It is, however, very disruptive to balance of the figure. The thing twist on this figure works better than United Windblade, but it's still not a true twist so I can't pull off all the poses I'd like to. Legs are also kind of bulky, affecting overall leg articulation. She's also got short stumpy arms with no wrist articulation, which is again pretty typical for the size. Posing options are there, but you'll need to work at it to get the pose, and to get the figure to stay upright.
Transformation results in a Cybertronian Cycle mode of sorts, which of course very closely resembles Arcee's, but there are cosmetic changes due to colour and backpack changes.
Now, Kaskade is a different story. She's a retool of what is probably one of the most hated Fembot moulds in the last decade or so, which was a retool of a Fembot that people hated WAAAAAAAAY BACK during the Titans Return lineup. The headsculpt is decent and remids me very much of Shadow Striker, but the overall form of the figure is like an ugly box.
Making matters worse is that this ugly box has no waist articulation, though it does have better ankles than Autobot Javelin. Upper and lower body areas feature large amounts of bulk that get in the way of articulation and posing. Elbows and knees are more limited than Autobot Javelin. Even transformation results in basically a box on wheels.
Both figures feature accessories that allow you to form firearms, though in the case of Kaskade she has more options versus the one rifle mode of Autobot Javelin's weapons. And to the surprsie of nobody, Paint is pretty standard (where needed) and Build, well, they can take taht gimpy ankle and suck it.