{"id":17746,"date":"2012-03-29T22:26:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T03:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17746"},"modified":"2012-04-16T03:48:05","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T08:48:05","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-arcee-robots-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17746","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers
Prime Arcee (Robots in Disguise)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve been stalking my local toy stores for the last couple weeks for wave 2 of the Transformers Prime figures.\u00a0 Growing weary of wading through torrents of Bumblebees, I finally got lucky and happened across a single Arcee while out of town for Planet Comicon.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been reading my Transformers articles then you already know I\u2019m a big fan of the First Edition Prime figures.\u00a0 The sophisticated sculpts, detailed paint apps, and super articulation make the FE\u2019s fantastic action figures.\u00a0 Unfortunately Hasbro\u2019s transition to the Robots In Disguise<\/em> line has simplified most of these qualities, turning me back into the casual cherry-picking fan.<\/p>\n

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But even as a casual fan it\u2019s hard for me to ignore Prime\u2019s take on Arcee.\u00a0 Not only do I enjoy her kickass character on the show, but her figures are some of the most feminine looking Transformers ever made, and definitely the sexiest.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing wrong with having a few more fembots around the house, so I decided to give the RID figure a try.<\/p>\n

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The Robots in Disguise Arcee is much smaller in robot form than the First Edition.\u00a0 I\u2019m actually glad they made her shorter because it brings her more into scale with her larger comrades.\u00a0 The sculpt is much more feminine and has fewer moving parts, making transformation very simple.\u00a0 Her design is also more accurate to the character, which is also nice.<\/p>\n

Arcee\u2019s face sculpt is one of my favorites.\u00a0 Unlike the FE\u2019s, which has a cocky smirk, RID\u2019s Arcee is much more neutral and seems to change slightly with the angle you\u2019re viewing her from.\u00a0 I also really like that her eyes are larger with a much brighter blue lightpiping.<\/p>\n

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One thing I don\u2019t like about the design is the huge amount of kibble that hangs off her back.\u00a0 The side panels of her motorcycle mode can almost be forgiven because they do such a good job resembling wings.\u00a0 What really bugs me is her front tire and windshield.\u00a0 They really take the shape of a functionless and incredibly cumbersome backpack.<\/p>\n

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Even though the two Arcee figures are dramatically different heights, I was very surprised to discover that their motorcycle modes are almost exactly the same size.\u00a0 This probably speaks better for the design of the FE figure though, since she can shrink down into something so compact.\u00a0 Even though the RID has a similar structure, she is much more simplified.\u00a0 This is most notable around the wheels and engine.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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All three TF: Prime Arcee figures out so far have been molded in different shades of blue.\u00a0 The small Cyberverse figure is definitely too dark, but I\u2019m not really sure which of the other figures is more accurate.\u00a0 The FE seems a bit dark also, but the RID seems too light.\u00a0 I think a more accurate color would be somewhere in the middle.<\/p>\n

Even though RID Arcee\u2019s paint apps look fine in robot mode, her alt mode is sorely lacking detail.\u00a0 Again, this is most evident around the engine and wheels.\u00a0 The part that bothers me the\u00a0 most is that Hasbro didn\u2019t even bother coloring her mufflers, and they just don\u2019t look that good molded the same blue as the bike.<\/p>\n

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Like most current Transformers, Arcee\u2019s articulation is pretty good.\u00a0 Her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips are all ball joints.\u00a0 This leaves only her knees, which are hinges.\u00a0 All these ball joints serve their purpose, and she definitely has a nice range of movement.\u00a0 But she isn\u2019t able to strike some of the more subtle poses of her FE counterpart.<\/p>\n

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Arcee comes with two accessories, a blade weapon and a huge-ass gun.\u00a0 The blade is the same design as the FE Arcee\u2019s weapons, but only smaller.\u00a0 The huge-ass gun is a new piece which I entirely love.\u00a0 To a larger bot, this gun would simply be a blaster.\u00a0 But to Arcee, the smallest of the Prime Autobots, it looks more like cannon!\u00a0 I love the fact that she\u2019s such a badass that she can handle weapons made for robots much larger, and probably more powerful, than her.<\/p>\n

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Even though the Robots In Disguise Arcee isn\u2019t as complex a toy as the First Edition Arcee, I still think she\u2019s an excellent figure.\u00a0 Aside from the giant back kibble, most of her simpler design elements are easily acceptable.\u00a0 I also think RID has the better face, which goes a long way for me.\u00a0 I love the addition of the huge-ass gun, and I think her bot mode is a much better scale with the rest of the Prime figures.<\/p>\n

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

I\u2019ve been stalking my local toy stores for the last couple weeks for wave 2 of the Transformers Prime figures.\u00a0 Growing weary of wading through torrents of Bumblebees, I finally got lucky and happened across a single Arcee while out of town for Planet Comicon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17748,"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":[1248,24,1370,2570,1371],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/parcTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4Ce","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17490,"url":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17490","url_meta":{"origin":17746,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Cliffjumper (First Edition)","date":"March 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s taken me a few weeks, but I was finally able to track down a First Edition Transformers Prime Cliffjumper for a decent price!\u00a0 It ended up being the Takara version (which was sadly cheaper than Hasbro's), but at least I was able to snag one. 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