{"id":14741,"date":"2011-10-07T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=14741"},"modified":"2011-10-08T23:13:47","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T04:13:47","slug":"vault-review-transformers-reveal-the-shield-lugnut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=14741","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers
Reveal the Shield Lugnut"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>After countless weeks of continuous searching at my local ToysRUs, Target, and Wal-Marts, I finally found my Reveal the Shield Lugnut at TJ Maxx.\u00a0 Not that I mind, since he was considerably cheaper than first-run retail.\u00a0 I just wish I didn\u2019t have to wait so long to get this fantastic figure.<\/p>\n

My first exposure to Lugnut was in the Transformers Animated Series toyline.\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t seen the episode yet, but this behemoth of a figure really stood out to me in the toy aisle.\u00a0 I was incredibly tempted to pick him up at the time, but I hadn\u2019t really started buying Transformers again. \u00a0So for once I put my impulse urges to the side and went on my way.\u00a0 All those urges came back in full when I saw that they were making a brand new Lugnut figure in the Reveal the Shield line.<\/p>\n

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Something I really love about this figure is how he looks like an updated version of a G1 toy without any of the Bayformer influences that tend to pop up these days.\u00a0 I actually really like some Bayformer designs, like Lockdown.\u00a0 But when it comes to a character like Lugnut, I definitely don\u2019t want to see any of those spindly design elements.<\/p>\n

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Lugnut\u2019s robot form is pure bulk.\u00a0 He\u2019s not the tallest Voyager Class figure, but his beefed up chest and arms are so enormous and heavy looking that you get the feeling he\u2019s definitely the bouncer at Club Decepticon.\u00a0 He\u2019s got this extremely simple yet effective cyclopean head, which reminds me a bit of an EVA design from Evangelion in the mouth area.\u00a0 Plus there\u2019s some super light-piping going on, which illuminates his main eye, those side dots on his head, and even his mouth.\u00a0 That translucent red piping also extends to his canopy in plane mode.<\/p>\n

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Even in vehicle mode Lugnut takes up a huge amount of space with his long body and massive wingspan.\u00a0 I\u2019m one of those Transformers collectors who focus more on a character\u2019s robot mode, but I\u2019m definitely a sucker for historical vehicle modes.\u00a0 Instead of basing him off of a modern military transport plane, Lugnut\u2019s vehicle design was loosely based on a B-17 Flying Fortress.\u00a0 This was a fantastic choice by the developers.\u00a0 It only makes me sad that there aren\u2019t more WW1 and WW2 buddies for him to hang out with on my shelf.<\/p>\n

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For such a bulky figure, Lugnut has some really extensive articulation.\u00a0 His head is on a ball joint, with a hinged mouth.\u00a0 His shoulder engines are clicking swivels that attach to the arm with a swivel\/hinge joint.\u00a0 This allows him to move his arms up\/down, forward\/backward, and rotate.\u00a0 His elbows and thumb are hinges, while his gigantic fingers are double hinged.\u00a0 He\u2019s got a swivel waist and thighs.\u00a0 His knees are double hinged.\u00a0 Lastly, his feet are a ball joint attached to the leg with a hinge, and his toes are also on hinges.\u00a0 In vehicle mode, Lugnut also has two guns mounted on the sides of his cockpit which also swivel.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lugnut\u2019s paintjob is pretty basic since most of his pieces are molded in army green.\u00a0 His robot mode does have some nice purple molded accent pieces that call back to his Animated design.\u00a0 There are also some great details like the black and yellow stripes around his engines, or the dark gold of his guns and turbines.\u00a0 There are even some light metallic greens that highlight the details on his hands and legs.\u00a0 One of my favorite bits is the tooth filled mouth that was painted on his airplane\u2019s nose. \u00a0There\u2019s also the \u201cLU-6 NU-7\u201d displaying his name along his wings and tail.<\/p>\n

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Lugnut technically has two action features.\u00a0 His tail section has a large missile firing cannon on a hinge joint.\u00a0 It\u2019s accessible in both his robot and bomber mode, although in the latter it begins to look a bit phallic in certain positions.<\/p>\n

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Lugnut also has spring-loaded fists on both arms which are supposed to imitate his \u201cPunch of Kill Everything\u201d move.\u00a0 The back of the box calls them Point Singularity Generators though, which isn\u2019t quite as fun.\u00a0 The action feature works fine here, but the springs are a bit weak and don\u2019t really have enough power in real life to knock much over.<\/p>\n

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All around Lugnut\u2019s an extremely fun figure to play around with.\u00a0 With his bulky stature and imposing head, he\u2019s like a cyclopean Decepticon gorilla.\u00a0 What\u2019s not to love about that?\u00a0 Plus, instead of being indifferent, I actually love his vehicle mode.\u00a0 (I\u2019ve said it before, but I\u2019ll do it again here.\u00a0 Hasbro, we need more historical Transformers!)\u00a0 Definitely worth the retail price, and if you can find him at TJ Maxx it\u2019s even better.<\/p>\n

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

After countless weeks of continuous searching at my local ToysRUs, Target, and Wal-Marts, I finally found my Reveal the Shield Lugnut at TJ Maxx.\u00a0 Not that I mind, since he was considerably cheaper than first-run retail.\u00a0 I just wish I didn\u2019t have to wait so long to get this fantastic figure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14743,"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":[24,1226,941,2570,1227],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/lugnTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3PL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12051,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12051","url_meta":{"origin":14741,"position":0},"title":"Transformers Week Reviews Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks","date":"March 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Transformers Week continues with today's look at Turbo Tracks from the Reveal the Shield line. 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