{"id":12425,"date":"2011-04-26T03:37:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T08:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12425"},"modified":"2011-05-01T19:36:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T00:36:01","slug":"vault-review-transformers-hunt-for-the-decepticons-hubcap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12425","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers
Hunt for the Decepticons Hubcap"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> I\u2019ve been having no luck finding any of the \u201cReveal the Shield\u201d Transformers that I want. Not just the nearly impossible ones like Windcharger and Warpath, but even Highbrow or Wreck-Gar. So I decided to satiate my TF need with a \u201cHunt for the Decepticons\u201d Hubcap I found on sale at Wal-Mart. I\u2019d been eyeing this figure ever since he was released, but I just never pulled the trigger on him. There was always something else, usually bigger and more expensive, to buy. So eventually this little guy just fell to the bottom of my buying priority list. But after a day of no luck at toy hunting, this guy was a nice surprise for five dollars at the last Wal-Mart I hit up.<\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t know much about Hubcap\u2019s personality, so I did a little research. I was surprised to discover a G1 character that shares the same name but looks very much like a Bumblebee clone. Obviously these are two separate characters, but I can\u2019t help thinking it would have been easy to combine the two if this Hubcap had a different head and been painted yellow instead of red.<\/p>\n

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Even though Hubcap is a modern day muscle car, he has this great vintage 1950\u2019s design. That\u2019s the main reason I bought him. I would buy every figure from a line of Transformers that came before the 1960\u2019s. (Hint to Hasbro: the biplanes were a good start, but we need more!)<\/p>\n

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Another reason I bought him is because he kind of reminds me of the Go-Bot Tux. Sure he\u2019s not a Rolls-Royce, but he\u2019s the closest thing in Transformers form I\u2019ve seen. I\u2019d really love to see a white repaint of Hubcap here into Tux. (Hint to Hasbro #2: You own Go-Bots now, stop treating them like they\u2019re still your competitor by making the characters second class robots. Optimus Prime will never be replaced by Leader-1, so it\u2019s ok to give them a little more character and respect).<\/p>\n

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Hubcap\u2019s robot design is pretty interesting. Since he\u2019s a muscle car I guess it should be no surprise that his arms have some very nice sinewy muscle definition. He\u2019s even got this wire that runs down his forearm like a bulging vein. His legs are also huge and strong looking like a runner\u2019s. So not only is Hubcap strong, but he\u2019s obviously fast; two things that transfer over nicely from his car mode. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Something I found interesting was that some of Hubcap\u2019s car shell doubles for what I would call clothing. Maybe it\u2019s just me, but I swear his grill\/chest resembles a weightlifter\u2019s muscle shirt with its low cut collar. If you lift it up you can see his engine-like muscular torso, which is a really cool touch. His feet also resemble sneakers with their bright red and silver coloring and sculpted treads.<\/p>\n

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Hubcap\u2019s articulation is good, but somewhat limited by design. His head and elbows are ball joints. His shoulders and hips are swivel hinges. He has swivel joints for his thighs while his knees and ankles are hinges. These allow for a lot of movement, but certain poses just aren\u2019t possible. For instance, his ankles only bend forward, making action scenes a bit strange looking sometimes. Also, his knees are so high up it never really looks like he\u2019s sitting.<\/p>\n

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One thing I was truly disappointed in was the lack of a weapon. I know not all Scout Class figures get them, but Hubcap really seems like he\u2019s missing out since he\u2019s such a scrapper. He even has those open hands I like that could have easily been made to hold something. It would have been really cool to see the engine parts of his doors come off to combine into some sort of gun.<\/p>\n

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Al l around, I really do like this little guy. I\u2019m not sure how long it\u2019ll be before we get a repaint since the movie is almost upon us, but if they make one I\u2019ll be buying him too. Anything to support the cause of getting more \u201cold tech\u201d Transformers. If you haven\u2019t bought this figure yet, he\u2019s definitely worth full price. But if you find him for five bucks, don\u2019t pass him up.<\/p>\n

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-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been having no luck finding any of the \u201cReveal the Shield\u201d Transformers that I want. Not just the nearly impossible ones like Windcharger and Warpath, but even Highbrow or Wreck-Gar. So I decided to satiate my TF need with a \u201cHunt for the Decepticons\u201d Hubcap I found on sale at Wal-Mart.
\nI\u2019d been eying this figure ever since he was released, but I just never pulled the trigger on him. There was always something else, usually bigger and more expensive, to buy. So eventually this little guy just fell to the bottom of my buying priority list. But after a day of no luck at toy hunting, this guy was a nice surprise for five dollars at the last Wal-Mart I hit up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10,35],"tags":[985,874,2570],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hubcTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3ep","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11422,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=11422","url_meta":{"origin":12425,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Axor","date":"January 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favorite Transformers figures from last year was the Revenge of the Fallen Lockdown. 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