{"id":19294,"date":"2012-06-26T01:58:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19294"},"modified":"2012-06-26T01:58:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T06:58:01","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-vehicon-robots-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19294","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Vehicon (Robots in Disguise)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I hope you guys aren\u2019t getting tired of Transformers.\u00a0 I try to mix my reviews up a bit so that you don\u2019t have to read about the same toy line constantly, but I also wanted to get this guy out of the way before more show up.<\/p>\n

Of course it also helps that this Vehicon is a damned good toy.\u00a0 When it comes to which line is better between Transformers Prime First Edition and Robots in Disguise, I usually side with the First Edition.\u00a0 I do like the RiD figures I\u2019ve picked up so far, but the FE line just seems to have more advanced engineering, articulation, and even character designs in a couple cases.\u00a0 But without a doubt I can definitely say that the RiD Vehicon blows the FE version away.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t been keeping up with the Transformers Prime cartoon, Vehicons are the nameless and seemingly unending soldiers that Megatron has at his command. \u00a0There are hints that each Vehicon is their own unique personality and not just mindless drones, but the show really hasn\u2019t focused on one long enough for the watchers to see any sort of persona or grand gesture of individuality before being blown up by Autobots and even Decepticons.<\/p>\n

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This gives the writers on the show a large chunk of plot to mine for ideas, but sadly it doesn\u2019t seem they\u2019re interested in going down that road yet.\u00a0 Personally I\u2019d love to see a Vehicon defect to the Autobot\u2019s side.\u00a0 Not only would this give us the interesting perspective of a Decepticon soldier, but it could also clear up a lot of the confusion as to just how individual these characters are.<\/p>\n

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Enough about plot, let\u2019s look at the toy!\u00a0 As you\u2019d expect, this figure is a damned good representation of the robots we see on the show.\u00a0 But what\u2019s even more striking to me is how much better he looks than his First Edition counterpart.\u00a0 Sure both figures have the same general shape, but the RiD version isn\u2019t hampered with all that boxy kibble.<\/p>\n

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The sad thing is, the FE figure isn\u2019t a bad toy.\u00a0 It\u2019s just his abundance of kibble coupled with an overly complicated transformation sap away the fun and enjoyment you should be getting.\u00a0 The RiD figure solves all these problems with a pretty unique and well engineered transformation.\u00a0 Instead of storing the top part of the car behind the robot, like the FE does, they made the whole top of the car fold up and form the figure\u2019s shins.\u00a0 This gives the figure strong looking legs while getting rid of the overabundant kibble issue.\u00a0 Pure genius, and one of the few RiD engineering feats that surpass the First Edition line.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Something else I prefer about this figure over the FE is the coloring used on his body.\u00a0 The FE\u2019s colors were made of such dark purples that they almost always looked black to the eye and camera lens.\u00a0 The RiD figure has clear purple and black areas that complement each other nicely and all the figure\u2019s body design to be seen.<\/p>\n

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Like most of the Prime figures, Vehicon here has some really nice articulation.\u00a0 His head and hips are regular ball joints.\u00a0 His shoulders are a ball joint attached to the torso by a hinge, while his elbows are ball joints attached to his upper arms by hinges too.\u00a0 He has swivel biceps and wrists, while his knees are just normal hinge joints.\u00a0 The best part about all these joints is that none of them are blocked by the figure\u2019s own body.<\/p>\n

The figure comes with only one accessory, an almost too large blaster cannon.\u00a0 The gun can fit in either hand or attach to the 5mm ports on his shoulders.\u00a0 This is the one area where the FE figure fares better since his gun is a bit more accurately sized and it can replace his hands and look like it\u2019s firing directly from his arm.<\/p>\n

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The vehicle forms of both the FE and RiD are even more similar than their robot looks.\u00a0 The FE has a lot more translucent plastic for windshields, which I really like.\u00a0 But I think the RiD is more in scale with the other Prime vehicles.\u00a0 This Vehicon almost makes the FE look too large and strangely cartoony in proportion.<\/p>\n

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Being the first army builder in the Prime line (unless you really want an army of Bees), the Vehicon is a great figure to fill out your Decepticon ranks.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know how many of you supplement your Prime collection with Takara versions like I do, but you may want to keep an eye on this Vehicon.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what the Takara one is going to look like yet, but he\u2019ll definitely be a bit different since they aren\u2019t using as many paint apps as Hasbro.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a Vehicon slated for later which turns into a jet mode instead of car, and there\u2019ll probably be a Takara version of it too.\u00a0 Lastly, Takara\u2019s making a Vehicon Bumblebee which will be painted in black and purple.\u00a0 These figures will be a great way to build an army while keeping them all from looking exactly the same.<\/p>\n

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

I hope you guys aren\u2019t getting tired of Transformers.\u00a0 I try to mix my reviews up a bit so that you don\u2019t have to read about the same toy line constantly, but I also wanted to get this guy out of the way before more show up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19295,"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":[1565,1247,1372,1370,1483,2570,1481],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/vehiTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-51c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17994,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17994","url_meta":{"origin":19294,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime, Vehicon (First Edition)","date":"April 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m trying to get the last couple Transformers Prime figure reviews up before the next wave starts to hit.\u00a0 This poor Vehicon got put on the back burner for a couple weeks while I worked out some of the newer figures.\u00a0 But it\u2019s finally his turn. 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If you\u2019ve been reading my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/parc8.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16739,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16739","url_meta":{"origin":19294,"position":4},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Soundwave (Robots in Disguise)","date":"February 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week I was lucky enough to stumble upon a fresh case of the new Transformers Prime: Robots in Disguise.\u00a0 I say lucky because my favorite character, Soundwave, is apparently only one per case and I was able to snag him.\u00a0 Yeah! 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