Transformers Cyberverse Dinobot Snarl Review

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'd love to say that Sludge is a good figure, but that wouldn't be true. The paint detail is really nice, I dig that metallic blue, the backplate for the Energon armor gimmick won't lock into place making it hard to handle the figure while most of the limb joints are very loose. I have to say wait for a sale or pass on Sludge entirely.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I got Sludge too, and he is pretty neat. Not sure why chuck didn't like him, but he is fun to me. Transformation is fun, and the weapon is cool. He's a good addition!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My biggest issue was the back not locking when closed. I've been told by several viewers that I wasn't pushing hard enough so it's a possible case of having to use more force than I care to.

Sometime it's not easy to know what is the apropriate amount of force to use. Too often, I forced things too hard or the wrong way and it ended up with tears and sadness.

Like when Lenny tries to tend the rabbits.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:

RossCyberverse.jpg

Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?

william-james88 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Uhm... Hasbro, you're supposed to deliver to big box retail first, not liquidators:

RossCyberverse.jpg

Seriously, found them at my local Ross in the DFW area. Is this another case of retailers passing on current stock?

Yes, it is.

Guess who got the new Deluxe Slug already?

This guy!!

And boy oh boy, is he a dandy. He is a really good deluxe, super good. Right up there with Bee as the best deluxe of the line.

Look at this bot mode right here. This is G1 Slug, put through a color filter to crank up the color differentiation, with spikes, some stylization, and some mean sneering. He is so cool looking. And he can move too! Forward and backwards ankle movement, all kinds of leg movement, the only thing missing are bicep and wrist swivels, but the forearm swivels take care of most of that

Have a 360 turnaround

Transformation is pretty insane. You yank up part of the torso, tilt it around 180, crunch the abs and dino head, swivel the dino head and waist, and origami the tail out of the legs as the feet form the back. it's nuts

This dino mode is really sweet. It is chonky, but still mean looking

Finally, have some comparisons to the other Cyberverse Dinobots minus Grimlock, as he is still buried in moving totes. And have some to SS86 Slug

He is definitely a top level Cyberverse figure. He is really good. He is a lot of fun too.

gothsaurus wrote:How are the rest available. Individually?

Bot mode looks cool. He has no leg articulation, but has shoulders, elbows, and even some swivel that lets him get a little dynamic with his weapon.

They're finally figured out how to lock the armor in place. It sits on his back but is triggered by a lever that literally pins it down so it can't accidentally deploy.

Also, he has waist swivel if you disengage the lever on his lower body. When it's clicked in, it holds him steady.

Transformation is nothing to write home about. Flip out the beast legs/transform the arms, then bend him at the knees (it's not articulation, there's a gear system that makes it tough to push down) and lift up/extend his beast neck.

He locks in place like this without the tail/key. But it completes the look. Pull the key back out to trigger the quick transformation.

For $30 he's going to feel steep. But kids are going to love the beast mode and his bot mode is a great new take on Volcanicus I hope to see explored with combiner toys.

I got mine on sale for $25. That's not bad for the size. And he looks good with his buddies.

Something else I find interesting. His bot mode looks more like Predaking than the original Volcanicus. Including both the wings and Swoop's cannons coming off his back. Combine that with its beast mode, and it really reminds me of that proposed G1 combiner that formed a dragon instead of a robot.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

ThunderThruster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If I ever find that Volcanicus on sale, he's mine!

Same, and he'll always be in dragon mode. Shame the arms are symmetrical without heads on them.

Emerje

I like that part since it shows that he combines differently in this fiction. The arms arm both made up by Sludge who spkits his whole body in half.

Why does he have to split in half to form the arms? Why can't he fold himself out much like the mastadon does for the Dino-Megazord?

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

william-james88 wrote:The Dino Megazord is a pretty good comparison to what is happening in Cyberverse, with the pterodactyl in the back instead of in the front.

Emerje wrote:Knowing that I like him a little more now. I had just assumed Vulcanicus was pulling a Predaking with just the wings going on his back and the rest of Swoop forming an arm.

There were a few Brave figures that pulled the whole split in half to form the arms or legs thing and they were all very cool figures.



Emerje

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

TulioDude wrote:Reminds me of Dragonstorm.

Who's that?

Emerje

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has a video review of WheelGrim, the latest roll and combine set pairing a Dinobot with a non Dinobot character. This one is Wheeljack and Grimlock. This toy came out in the US recently and is appearing at Walmarts throughout the country, first starting in Arizona.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:WheelGrim is another fun Dino Combiner to be released in the Dinobots Unite subline. Wheeljack makes a great pair of pants while Grimlock becomes the torso and they blend well. While it will never win awards for transformation and articulation, it is a fun figure that will make some people happy.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Going into the specials that will end the Cyberverse series, we were shown the animated version of Volcanicus. The toy representation presented here doesn't combine, but it does transform into some form of a dragon. Something that wasn't shown in the first special that's now available on YouTube. Articulation isn't much to write home about, and the spinning transformation gimmick doesn't always work the way you'd want it to, but as of right now this is the only representation of the character.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:There's a lot going on with Hot Rod that's fun, unfortunately, there's quite a bit that's going wrong. Might be my copy, might not. When the entire point of a toy is the gimmick transformation you kinda need to make sure that works, all the time. If you're a fan there might be something here for you but I definitely can't recommend this for younger fans.

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

4 may be a bit too young. Maybe stick with Rescue Bots for now?

But if you want to introduce him to something more "grown up", Supreme Shockwave is a great choice. Especially because you're sure to find one on sale.

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Looking for a Christmas Gift / Birthday gift for a 4 year old, haven't actually looked at cyberverse so no idea how good they may be for a 4 year old.

Is Volcanicus a good option? He seems to be rather cheaply priced from what I can gather. Does the transformation gimmick work well for a 4 year old?

How about Supreme Shockwave?

My kid is 4 and Cyberverse is perfect. He didny like the ultimate ones (very finicky transformation due tonthe auto convert gimmick).
The combining megatron and slug set is his favourite. Since its easy to get from one mode to the next and the combining gimmick is fun and works well.

Warrior Cybertronian Starscream is also good and so is one step Megatron, wheeljack and starscream.

Dont get the deluxe toys, they are too advanced. Rescue bots is a bit too easy for 4 year olds.