{"id":22332,"date":"2013-01-10T02:05:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22332"},"modified":"2013-01-13T00:16:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T06:16:02","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-beast-hunters-lazerback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22332","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime
Beast Hunters Lazerback"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I was surprised to discover the new Transformers Prime Beast Hunters figures at my local Toys “R” Us already.\u00a0 After pushing aside the familiar yellow plague that is Bumblebee, my choice of which one to buy was made even easier by the horrible paint job on Soundwave\u2019s face plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I just finished watching season two of TF Prime on Netflix.\u00a0 I enjoyed this season considerably more than the first.\u00a0 This probably has something to do with the show focusing more on the bots and less on the children, but it didn\u2019t hurt that there were some really fantastic Starscream moments and an entire episode where Soundwave trounces Wheeljack and retains his scary-as-hell\/badass stature.<\/p>\n

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But even though the season finale was pretty great, I was disappointed to see no mention or lead-up whatsoever to Beast Hunters.\u00a0 I was hoping for a bit of characterization or a taste of what\u2019s to come.\u00a0 But let\u2019s face it; a good looking figure is a good looking figure.\u00a0 This is why I picked up Lazerback in the first place.\u00a0 The beast form on this figure is great and is why I bought him.\u00a0 He\u2019s supposed to be a dragon, but I really get a wingless griffin vibe from him.\u00a0 Either way he looks like he could tear his way through most Cybertronians.<\/p>\n

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His colors are a bit all over the place with the interesting combination of red and purple with yellow, black, and gold highlights.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t really clash like the insane Dead End paint apps, but they\u2019re definitely bright enough to make your eyes itch.\u00a0 (Does this mean TF Prime is hitting its G2 phase?)<\/p>\n

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Like most Prime figures, Lazerback\u2019s articulation is exceptional.\u00a0 Because of his transformation (which I\u2019ll get into in minute), most of his beast mode joints are shared by his robot mode. \u00a0His shoulders, hips and feet are on ball joints.\u00a0 His elbows and knees have swivels attached to hinges.\u00a0 Since he has chicken legs there are two more hinges in between the knees and ankles.\u00a0 His dragon head also has a hinged mouth.<\/p>\n

The only big differences between his two modes are his wrists and head.\u00a0 His robot wrists are only swivel joints, while his beast has ball joints for the front claws.\u00a0 The head joints are a bit more frustrating.\u00a0 The robot head is on a ball joint, while the beast head is only a hinge.\u00a0 The only thing the dragon mode really has going against it is that the head can only look down.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of the robot head, I have to admit that I really do like its sculpt.\u00a0 He has a cat-like face, which is really contrary to the design of the rest of the figure, but it looks great.\u00a0 There\u2019s some really neat armored accents that double as facial hair.\u00a0 He also has this really intense stare.\u00a0 I really wish his body in robot mode was as impressive to me, but due to the transformation (Almost there!) there are large gaps in the shoulders, hollow appendages, and feet kibble.\u00a0 Not a very intimidating look.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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OK, here we go:\u00a0 Transformation!\u00a0 Transformers have come a long way since I was a kid in the 80\u2019s.\u00a0 The engineering feats that Hasbro and Takara have developed for some of these figures are downright amazing.\u00a0 Unfortunately Lazerback doesn\u2019t seem to have any of them.\u00a0 A lot of you may disagree with me, but even as a kid I never felt that simply standing up on your back legs is actually \u201ctransforming\u201d.\u00a0 Although I might feel a bit more accomplished in life if I \u201ctransformed\u201d out of bed around noon instead of just getting up.<\/p>\n

The other issue I have with this figure\u2019s transformation is the use of a yellow piece of plastic that is attached to both heads and also holds Lazerback\u2019s gun.\u00a0 While this piece can plug into the figure\u2019s back, it\u2019s really just a loose piece of plastic that slides around so you can adjust the heads.\u00a0 The piece would fall off easily if it wasn\u2019t being held loosely in place by his body frame.\u00a0 This bit of construction seems a lazy, but it does allow for some nice posing with his weapon.<\/p>\n

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Lazerback comes with two accessories.\u00a0 The first is the inspiration of his name: a segment of his back that can removed to be his gun.\u00a0 As goofy as it is, I actually like this spring fired weapon.\u00a0 It fits snugly into the body but can be raised up over both robot and beast head.\u00a0 The red part of the gun can be opened up like a rib cage.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t really serve a purpose, but it does look cool.<\/p>\n

Lazerback\u2019s tail can be detached for a second weapon: a very short spiked whip.\u00a0 I wish it were a bit longer, it\u2019s a decent looking weapon.<\/p>\n

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Lazerback is one of those figures that I think kids will love, but the older fan may find a bit too simple.\u00a0 Even though I like his robot head, I hate his transformation.\u00a0 So he\u2019s probably not going to see that form very often.\u00a0 Besides, his beast form is just too fun to play around with and definitely lends itself to terrorizing the other figures on my desk.<\/p>\n

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

I was surprised to discover the new Transformers Prime Beast Hunters figures at my local Toys “R” Us already.\u00a0 After pushing aside the familiar yellow plague that is Bumblebee, my choice of which one to buy was made even easier by the horrible paint job on Soundwave\u2019s face plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22333,"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":[1819,24,1820,1247,2570],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lzrbTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-5Oc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23033,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23033","url_meta":{"origin":22332,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: TF Prime Beast Hunters Twinstrike","date":"March 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019m not really planning on buying all the TF Prime Predacons, but the few that are out have interested me enough that I seem to be heading in that direction.\u00a0 So today I\u2019ve got a little review for a little figure I picked up a couple weeks ago at Target:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/twst6.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":22913,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22913","url_meta":{"origin":22332,"position":1},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters\u2019 Ripclaw","date":"March 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I just found the second wave of Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters at my local Walmart.\u00a0 I passed on Smokescreen (for now), but decided to pickup another Predacon.\u00a0Lucky for me, I\u2019m much happier with Ripclaw than my two previous Predacon purchases. 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