Video Review - Robots in Disguise Warrior Thunderhoof
Monday, January 11th, 2016 6:36PM CST
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Here is what chuckdawg1999 had to say about Thunderhoof:
After roughly a year we're finally getting a steady trickle of Decepticons in the Robots In Disguise line. I think out of all the Decepticons Thunderhoof pulls off the animal/robot hybrid. My one complaint is the shoulders are kinda hard to work with, but you can pull off dynamic poses. I really can't say one way or another if this is a must buy.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 11th, 2016 @ 6:46pm CST
I wants sooooooo badly!!!
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 11th, 2016 @ 7:06pm CST
What happened to his arms
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 11th, 2016 @ 7:51pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Gah! Knew hasbro would find a way to screw this up
What happened to his arms
Considering how hard they tried to work a whole new transformation into him, something ended up giving. It really is interesting that the head is by the wheels on the legs and the arms are the back opposite the head. Very intricate. But the arms are a slight damper, but he still looks amazing. The colors and head are so cool. and the legs look really dope!
Posted by william-james88 on January 11th, 2016 @ 9:16pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 12th, 2016 @ 1:18am CST
carytheone wrote:Fresh off the YouTube presses fellow Seibertronian and everyone's old pal chuckdawg1999 has posted a video review of the much anticipated Robots in Disguise Warrior class Thunderhoof.
Here is what chuckdawg1999 had to say about Thunderhoof:After roughly a year we're finally getting a steady trickle of Decepticons in the Robots In Disguise line. I think out of all the Decepticons Thunderhoof pulls off the animal/robot hybrid. My one complaint is the shoulders are kinda hard to work with, but you can pull off dynamic poses. I really can't say one way or another if this is a must buy.
Now that you've watched the review; what do you think? Sound off in the discussion below. You can refresh your memory banks with the rest of the RID cast here.
Remember to keep your browsers pointed to Seibertron.com for the latest in Transformer news, the largest Transformers galleries found on the web and the liveliest Transformers discussion this side of a space bridge.
Am I really everyone's old pal? Am I yours?
Just in case anyone missed it in my other review, and by the numbers it looks like they have; in the shoulder of Optimus Prime from the Minicon Battle pack there's a slot, this allows the ax to be stored in vehicle mode. Very close to the Warrior Class version.
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 1:42am CST
I hate to be one that makes assumptions; how about "generally nice guy and new acquaintance"?chuckdawg1999 wrote:Am I really everyone's old pal? Am I yours?
I just picked up BP OP this weekend (about to drop some pics in my neck of the woods) and I noticed that as well. As a bonus the axe can also store in "super axe" mode. And if you're feeling real froggy, you can shove the axe in his backpack.Just in case anyone missed it in my other review, and by the numbers it looks like they have; in the shoulder of Optimus Prime from the Minicon Battle pack there's a slot, this allows the ax to be stored in vehicle mode. Very close to the Warrior Class version.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:52am CST
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:29am CST
If you likey, clicky the pic to see more of my nonsense.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:carytheone wrote:*Shia LeBeouf Prime img snip*
This is awesome. I likes this very much!
Posted by Starsaber468 on January 12th, 2016 @ 1:31pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:03pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:07pm CST
Posted by Cobotron on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:10pm CST
That sounds like a warning.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
What exactly are we looking at? Bad plastic? Stress marks?
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:13pm CST
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:34pm CST
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Posted by william-james88 on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:45pm CST
Quillfire's transformation reminds me of Beast Hunters Bulkhead.
Posted by Microraptor on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:47pm CST
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 9:51pm CST
Fracture sets the bar pretty high. THoof is looking a little disappointing, but the RID line hasn't let me down yet (that includes OP).william-james88 wrote:I wish Thunderhoof had a lower helmet to visible face ratio. While I will get both these guys, they dont look like they can beat either Fracture of Megatronus.
Quillfire's transformation reminds me of Beast Hunters Bulkhead.
That BH Bulk is a fun figure and I can feel that. When I saw the first pics of Quillfire, I thought he was made from a heavily retooled Strongarm base. I guess an SUV looks like an SUV looks like an SUV, no matter what color it's cast in.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:08pm CST
But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:34pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
Swirly brown or gold plastic?
Posted by Shuttershock on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:47pm CST
Honestly, I'm just happy to have (collectively) a whole wave's worth of Decepticon.
Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:53pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:55pm CST
Here's Bee:Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
Swirly brown or gold plastic?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 12th, 2016 @ 10:58pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:00pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Here's Bee:Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
Swirly brown or gold plastic?
See, I never had any issues with Beast hunters figures either. They were superb and had no structural issues or quality issues that I found
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:02pm CST
Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?
Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.
I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?
Posted by Seibertron on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:05pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Here's Bee:Seibertron wrote:Sabrblade wrote:But Ryan, some of the Beast Hunters toys (like Bumblebee) had swirly plastic and they weren't fragile.Seibertron wrote:Enjoy Quillfire while you can!
Swirly brown or gold plastic?
Completely different. That's just swirly plastic. It's the sparkly swirly gold or brown plastic that has led to gold plastic syndrome in the past. It also takes time for gold plastic to breakdown to the point where there's a problem. I've never seen gold plastic happen to a toy right out of the package. It happens at least a few years down the road after the plastic seems to degrade or something.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:05pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?
Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.
I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?
He actually uses a large quill as a knife to make his "mark" showing that he was there and he did something.
Go to 0:25 on this youtube clip:
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:06pm CST
He shoots them from his back at his enemies. They contain a toxin that affect the nervous systems of those struck, but differently for each target.Seibertron wrote:Shuttershock wrote:Is that an unused quill/shiv in the lower left of Quillfire's packaging?
Thank you for pointing this out, Shuttershock. I saved it from the garbage that goes out tomorrow. Man that would have ticked me off if it had been thrown out with the trash.
I'm not quite sure what to do with the piece though. It plugs into the rest of the quills on the back of his head, but there's also another port where it could plug into his back. I haven't seen him in any episodes ... what does he do with his quills? Does he pull them out to attack his enemies? Would he be seen holding it like a knife?
He was in episode 11 and episode 17 of season 1.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:07pm CST
Seibertron wrote:
Completely different. That's just swirly plastic. It's the sparkly swirly gold or brown plastic that has led to gold plastic syndrome in the past. It also takes time for gold plastic to breakdown to the point where there's a problem. I've never seen gold plastic happen to a toy right out of the package. It happens at least a few years down the road after the plastic seems to degrade or something.
I would hope we are past that stage now though, that they would know better
Posted by Tranzilla on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:10pm CST
Posted by no-one on January 12th, 2016 @ 11:48pm CST
So, Hasbro picks an alt mode and sticks with it.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:03am CST
Posted by Down_Shift on January 13th, 2016 @ 6:49am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 13th, 2016 @ 8:57am CST
Down_Shift wrote:I like these. The RID line has done a total 180 on me since Fracture came out.
Yeah, while I liked it before, that particular release showed me how seriously the engineers are designers are taking this line.
I am a bit saddened by Thunderhoof's side windows on the tractor, that black plastic doesnt work well at all. I might have to get Takara's version for this toy.
Posted by RAR on January 13th, 2016 @ 9:16am CST
But really £17.00 for a Combiner Wars Deluxe? and £15.00 for a Warrior didn't ever make any sense they are exactly the same size and the only reason for a price difference would be either more paint or other qualities or a comic being included neither of which are in evidence in the U.K.
Congratulations for pushing me into the loving arms of the chinese KO makers Hasbro where I can purchase an exact duplicate Warrior Class toy that is twice as Big for £7.99 or one with Metal in it for £9.20.
If they don't get their act together soon on doing something about Action Figure Prices It's a hobby that I will express totally via internet sources as I simply can't justify paying Voyager Prices for Deluxes of such middling quality at retail - thus putting another nail in the coffin of retail in the process. The sad thing is that this perfect storm of bad choices and some elements possibly beyond Hasbro's control has been the one thing to put me off buying many Transformers in 2015 - but with the pricing being a little less fantastical I'd have had a dog in the race and been a lot more likely to buy things anyway like 3-Step Changers & Deployers - which I've not done especially now I've finally just recently and for the 1st time seen a Deployer in person and found out how very small they are.
Shame really, but I just can't square the circle of poor quality and high prices like that - you know things are getting silly when you can buy a Legends 'Deluxe' from Japan for the same price as one in a Supermarket and sometimes less and at least know it is more likely to have been painted correctly.
Posted by Microraptor on January 13th, 2016 @ 9:18am CST
Posted by jogunwarrior on January 13th, 2016 @ 10:00am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 13th, 2016 @ 10:37am CST
jogunwarrior wrote:While I've pretty much given up on this line, these are two I'd actually pick up if I see them at retail. They both look like a lot of fun!
I strongly recomend you get Fracture too!
Posted by Optimizzy on January 13th, 2016 @ 10:44am CST
Posted by Seibertron on January 13th, 2016 @ 10:54am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 13th, 2016 @ 11:00am CST
Seibertron wrote:Wow ... I just transformed Fracture for the first time. I didn't think I was going to like him, but the ingenuity that went into his transformation really impressed me. Nice work Takara Tomy and Hasbro!
I am so glad you feel that way. I couldnt believe it myself. This is a crazy level of ingenuity I would not have expected from this line, simply because Hasbo keeps indicating that it is for younger kids. That engineering is as good as any of the best mainline gen figues (and for it's originality, even better in my opinion).
And so you wont be surprised that as soon as those galleries go live, I will be using those pics for a list
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:15pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:21pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:The ingenuity is very impressive. The way these guys are being designed is very different and they are amazingly well done. Fracture pulls off an utterly unique motorcycle transformation, Megatronus makes a great H-tank, Thunderhoof is all kinds of awesome, and Quillfire pulls off some good tricks too. These prove the cons are getting some well earned love in this show
I think quillfire is even better pulled off than thunderhoof. Those exposed quills made all the difference. Its really impressive how the animals can hide away their big animal features in vehicle mode. Be it Steeljaw's tail or Quillfire's quills.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:27pm CST
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:The ingenuity is very impressive. The way these guys are being designed is very different and they are amazingly well done. Fracture pulls off an utterly unique motorcycle transformation, Megatronus makes a great H-tank, Thunderhoof is all kinds of awesome, and Quillfire pulls off some good tricks too. These prove the cons are getting some well earned love in this show
I think quillfire is even better pulled off than thunderhoof. Those exposed quills made all the difference. Its really impressive how the animals can hide away their big animal features in vehicle mode. Be it Steeljaw's tail or Quillfire's quills.
Steeljaw's tail was very clever, and I do love the quills here. They are his defining feature, and they nailed it! very impressive. Now if only they'd do a warrior Clampdown and Underbite....
Posted by william-james88 on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:30pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:william-james88 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:The ingenuity is very impressive. The way these guys are being designed is very different and they are amazingly well done. Fracture pulls off an utterly unique motorcycle transformation, Megatronus makes a great H-tank, Thunderhoof is all kinds of awesome, and Quillfire pulls off some good tricks too. These prove the cons are getting some well earned love in this show
I think quillfire is even better pulled off than thunderhoof. Those exposed quills made all the difference. Its really impressive how the animals can hide away their big animal features in vehicle mode. Be it Steeljaw's tail or Quillfire's quills.
Steeljaw's tail was very clever, and I do love the quills here. They are his defining feature, and they nailed it! very impressive. Now if only they'd do a warrior Clampdown and Underbite....
I would need a voyager underbite. And with Takara around, its not as much of a pipe dream as it could have been.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:36pm CST
william-james88 wrote:I would need a voyager underbite. And with Takara around, its not as much of a pipe dream as it could have been.
Very true, but at least I'd like a bigger one. all we have is the legends (which I have) and the one step, and they are woefully undersized. Heck, one step barely seems big for the legends class guys
Posted by ScottyP on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:40pm CST
- 3-Step Underbite
- Warrior Filch
- Warrior Clampdown
- Warrior Hammerstrike
Then some kind of Ped, Scowl, and Octopunch could make for some cool alt mode variety. Doubt we'll see a majority of those but man, there are so many cool Decepticons in this series to work with that any more are very welcome.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 13th, 2016 @ 12:57pm CST
Posted by Down_Shift on January 13th, 2016 @ 2:09pm CST
Seibertron wrote:Wow ... I just transformed Fracture for the first time. I didn't think I was going to like him, but the ingenuity that went into his transformation really impressed me. Nice work Takara Tomy and Hasbro!
It's hard to impress me with bike figures, but they did a great job. If I had any complaint, it would be about his weapon. It's not bad, but it's not good either. It serves it's purpose as a part of the bike mode, and I'm fine with that.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 13th, 2016 @ 2:16pm CST
Down_Shift wrote:Seibertron wrote:Wow ... I just transformed Fracture for the first time. I didn't think I was going to like him, but the ingenuity that went into his transformation really impressed me. Nice work Takara Tomy and Hasbro!
It's hard to impress me with bike figures, but they did a great job. If I had any complaint, it would be about his weapon. It's not bad, but it's not good either. It serves it's purpose as a part of the bike mode, and I'm fine with that.
I love it, it has a natural design, so the butt can rest properly in his shoulder, and if you turn it so its facing with his fingers, he can hold it from the midpoint quite well