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He comes with the non mechanical blade of Starscream's Mech Tech
So, while Earthrise Arcee is still MIA at Amazon Canada, Fasttrack arrived the other day, partially crumpled in that god awful bubble envelope that Amazon has now opted to use rather than boxes. It wasn't a particularly complicated figure to analyze, so without further ado, here's Transformers Earthrise: Deluxe Fasttrack.
Fasttrack is the little robot that came with G1 Scorponok. Given the fact that Six Gun and Cog, the little robots that came with G1 Metroxplex and Fortress Maximus respectively, ended up sold separately as a deluxe sized figure, it was pretty much no surprise that Fasttrack ended up the same way.
All the deluxe size robots mentioned thus far generally serve to become weapons for other figures, but typically that is completed by partsforming its limbs into blasters, shields, and other things for other deluxes and larger sized figures. For what is effectively a well organized jumble of limbs, these figures aren't too bad.
Fasttrack comes with the figure, the orange tipped weapons, and one grey tipped piece. There is very little paint on the figure, limited to a few splashes of orange, metallic blue, black, silver, and the red of the eyes - very sparse but at least not poorly painted. Overall, the colours mesh with the G1 aesthetic of the figure, as does the overall form of the figure itself, which has been updated with 2020 levels of detailing.
Build quality is again pretty good. As one of the things that have improved tremendously since the price increase, this "better than Power of the Primes" quality increase has become consistent across the board. Material choices, joint strength, finishes, and overall engineering. I know that many collectors are upset about the hollow parts, but for me if it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the figure, this is one cost cutting measure I can live with.
Articulation isn't too bad. You get ankle side tilts, single jointed knees, thigh twist, hips, waist, standard shoulders, single jointed elbows with forearm swivel, fist rotation and head swivel. All-in-all pretty consistent with the other weapon figures and Deluxe figures on the whole.
"Transformation" is a trick question - as mentioned previously, it's basically fancy limb partsforming.
Vehicle mode, as expected, resembles the G1 toy very much, with a new feature of being able to connect to and tow the Mircromaster base Deluxe sized figures, and I guess technically it should be able to connect to the Titan bases as well.
The weapon modes are... OK. Your two choices are basically a giant backpack and blast shield for Deluxe and larger figures, or the giant spear for Scorponok (or anyone else that can hold it). It's odd to have a giant backpack like that, but at least that mode uses all the parts - spear mode leaves out the robot torso, something honestly I didn't think would be an issue seeing how designers cram all everything into the other modes.
The handle of the spear is also somewhat suspect, as it is made of the robot mode arms connected end to end, and my guess is that it will susceptible to falling apart due to the single connection point, a well as the fact you've still got the elbows of the arms able to freely flail about.
So there you have it... a pretty straight forward figure that as a bot itself is par for the course (in a good way) in terms of product realization and really does look like its G1 counterpart.
Naturally if you've got a Scorponok you're gonna want to have Fasttrack as a companion and weapon, but if you're just collecting Deluxes then be forewarned about its partsforming and questionable weapon alt modes.
The original Grimlock returned to his original T. rex Beast mode in the Transformers Classics line, released in December 2006. He returns as leader of the Dinobots, in a toy that is a homage to his original and pretender releases, but with a totally new mold and for the first time, a flexible articulated tail. His fiction seems more in-tune with his The War Within persona, faking his impediment to trick his enemies, as well as collecting pieces of his opponents left over after battles to add to an ever-growing collection. Classics Grimlock represents modern research regarding the T. rex, with a horizontal back and tail carried high, rather than the classic sloped back and a ground-dragging tail.
Initially sold separately, Classic Jetfire and Grimlock were later packaged in a 2-pack box set.
This toy was redecoed into BotCon exclusive Overkill.
So, while Earthrise Arcee is still MIA at Amazon Canada, Fasttrack arrived the other day, partially crumpled in that god awful bubble envelope that Amazon has now opted to use rather than boxes. It wasn't a particularly complicated figure to analyze, so without further ado, here's Transformers Earthrise: Deluxe Fasttrack.
Fasttrack is the little robot that came with G1 Scorponok. Given the fact that Six Gun and Cog, the little robots that came with G1 Metroxplex and Fortress Maximus respectively, ended up sold separately as a deluxe sized figure, it was pretty much no surprise that Fasttrack ended up the same way.
All the deluxe size robots mentioned thus far generally serve to become weapons for other figures, but typically that is completed by partsforming its limbs into blasters, shields, and other things for other deluxes and larger sized figures. For what is effectively a well organized jumble of limbs, these figures aren't too bad.
Fasttrack comes with the figure, the orange tipped weapons, and one grey tipped piece. There is very little paint on the figure, limited to a few splashes of orange, metallic blue, black, silver, and the red of the eyes - very sparse but at least not poorly painted. Overall, the colours mesh with the G1 aesthetic of the figure, as does the overall form of the figure itself, which has been updated with 2020 levels of detailing.
Build quality is again pretty good. As one of the things that have improved tremendously since the price increase, this "better than Power of the Primes" quality increase has become consistent across the board. Material choices, joint strength, finishes, and overall engineering. I know that many collectors are upset about the hollow parts, but for me if it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the figure, this is one cost cutting measure I can live with.
Articulation isn't too bad. You get ankle side tilts, single jointed knees, thigh twist, hips, waist, standard shoulders, single jointed elbows with forearm swivel, fist rotation and head swivel. All-in-all pretty consistent with the other weapon figures and Deluxe figures on the whole.
"Transformation" is a trick question - as mentioned previously, it's basically fancy limb partsforming.
Vehicle mode, as expected, resembles the G1 toy very much, with a new feature of being able to connect to and tow the Mircromaster base Deluxe sized figures, and I guess technically it should be able to connect to the Titan bases as well.
The weapon modes are... OK. Your two choices are basically a giant backpack and blast shield for Deluxe and larger figures, or the giant spear for Scorponok (or anyone else that can hold it). It's odd to have a giant backpack like that, but at least that mode uses all the parts - spear mode leaves out the robot torso, something honestly I didn't think would be an issue seeing how designers cram all everything into the other modes.
The handle of the spear is also somewhat suspect, as it is made of the robot mode arms connected end to end, and my guess is that it will susceptible to falling apart due to the single connection point, a well as the fact you've still got the elbows of the arms able to freely flail about.
So there you have it... a pretty straight forward figure that as a bot itself is par for the course (in a good way) in terms of product realization and really does look like its G1 counterpart.
Naturally if you've got a Scorponok you're gonna want to have Fasttrack as a companion and weapon, but if you're just collecting Deluxes then be forewarned about its partsforming and questionable weapon alt modes.
So, while Earthrise Arcee is still MIA at Amazon Canada, Fasttrack arrived the other day, partially crumpled in that god awful bubble envelope that Amazon has now opted to use rather than boxes. It wasn't a particularly complicated figure to analyze, so without further ado, here's Transformers Earthrise: Deluxe Fasttrack.
Fasttrack is the little robot that came with G1 Scorponok. Given the fact that Six Gun and Cog, the little robots that came with G1 Metroxplex and Fortress Maximus respectively, ended up sold separately as a deluxe sized figure, it was pretty much no surprise that Fasttrack ended up the same way.
All the deluxe size robots mentioned thus far generally serve to become weapons for other figures, but typically that is completed by partsforming its limbs into blasters, shields, and other things for other deluxes and larger sized figures. For what is effectively a well organized jumble of limbs, these figures aren't too bad.
Fasttrack comes with the figure, the orange tipped weapons, and one grey tipped piece. There is very little paint on the figure, limited to a few splashes of orange, metallic blue, black, silver, and the red of the eyes - very sparse but at least not poorly painted. Overall, the colours mesh with the G1 aesthetic of the figure, as does the overall form of the figure itself, which has been updated with 2020 levels of detailing.
Build quality is again pretty good. As one of the things that have improved tremendously since the price increase, this "better than Power of the Primes" quality increase has become consistent across the board. Material choices, joint strength, finishes, and overall engineering. I know that many collectors are upset about the hollow parts, but for me if it doesn't compromise the structural integrity of the figure, this is one cost cutting measure I can live with.
Articulation isn't too bad. You get ankle side tilts, single jointed knees, thigh twist, hips, waist, standard shoulders, single jointed elbows with forearm swivel, fist rotation and head swivel. All-in-all pretty consistent with the other weapon figures and Deluxe figures on the whole.
"Transformation" is a trick question - as mentioned previously, it's basically fancy limb partsforming.
Vehicle mode, as expected, resembles the G1 toy very much, with a new feature of being able to connect to and tow the Mircromaster base Deluxe sized figures, and I guess technically it should be able to connect to the Titan bases as well.
The weapon modes are... OK. Your two choices are basically a giant backpack and blast shield for Deluxe and larger figures, or the giant spear for Scorponok (or anyone else that can hold it). It's odd to have a giant backpack like that, but at least that mode uses all the parts - spear mode leaves out the robot torso, something honestly I didn't think would be an issue seeing how designers cram all everything into the other modes.
The handle of the spear is also somewhat suspect, as it is made of the robot mode arms connected end to end, and my guess is that it will susceptible to falling apart due to the single connection point, a well as the fact you've still got the elbows of the arms able to freely flail about.
So there you have it... a pretty straight forward figure that as a bot itself is par for the course (in a good way) in terms of product realization and really does look like its G1 counterpart.
Naturally if you've got a Scorponok you're gonna want to have Fasttrack as a companion and weapon, but if you're just collecting Deluxes then be forewarned about its partsforming and questionable weapon alt modes.