Magnaboss
Finally found this guy! =)
Magnaboss is effectively four toys, so there will be four different sections,
three for the components and one for the big guy himself!
Magnaboss
Figured I'd start with him.
Magnaboss is VERY nice, and his colour scheme is nice too. It has a very
uniformed touch to it, because Ironhide forms practically the whole body.
Silverbolt's brown adds a nice touch to the whole thing. He looks like a
mix between a Samurai and a Red Indian. His body has flaps look like
armour to me and this is why I think he looks like a Samurai. Not to mention his
weapon, a sword made of the components' weapons. The sword is cool, but
it results in the separate robots getting kinda strange weapons. The feathers
on his chest, the horns by his head and the eagle head on his head amount to
his Red Indian look. He has two weapons: a sword, as mentioned earlier,
and two missile launchers on each side of his chest plate. Guess that's why
he has level 10 firepower. The whole robot holds together pretty well and stands
stably as well.
Rating:A++
Silverbolt
Beast mode
Note: This Silverbolt has nothing to do with the Fuzors Silverbolt.
VERY nice beast mode. By far the best bald eagle toy I've seen. This guy
has one helluva wingspan(26.5cm)! Guess the guys at Hasbro paid A LOT of
attention to the detail on this whole group of toys. Other than the robot arms
which stick out below the tail, and the robot legs(which are the eagle's legs
by the way), no other robot parts show.
Robot mode
Transformation to robot mode is simple, no problem. Thank goodness this guy has big
feet, if not, no way is this guy gonna stand. In the picture, he is shown with the
wings at his back. But he can't stand if the wings are behind. He has two weapons,
two swords, which are stored beneath his wings and form Magnaboss' sword blade,
and missile launchers in his wings.
Nice details on the body, but no colour, just dark brown. Overall a nice toy.
Rating:B+
Prowl
Beast mode
Nice lion mode with much detail on the fur texture. He has more
possibility than Cheetor. He is mainly yellow and brown, and what's more, his colour
co-ordinates with Airazor! A few robot parts can be seen on his back
and on his hind legs. His beast attack mode is two razors that flip up from behind his
head rather weirdly. Not much of a flaw actually.
Robot mode
Pretty complicated transformantion. His chest is metallic blue along with the front
part of the upper thigh. His face looks like the original Optimus Prime's head to me,
and it tends to just fall off when you're transforming him. His mane forms a sort of
cover behind him. His weapon is a two pronged staff which forms the handle of Magnaboss'
sword. A nice toy although the fore paws on the fore arm tend to drop off if you pull
too hard.
Rating: A-
Ironhide
Beast Mode
A very nice elephant mode. Has a very realistic look to it. The details on the skin
also helps. Basically gray with green eyes. No robot parts show unless you look at the
back of the animal. No possibility except for the hind legs which move back and forth.
His beast attack mode is acchieved by flipping up "cannons" from behind his his ears.
But it makes him look weird and I suggest never to do it, just use it to store the
weapons.
Robot Mode
This guy is a mass of folding flaps! His transformation from beast to robot is confusing,
not complicated, once you learn to do it. He isn't too stable, but not suprising
considering the amount of stuff he has to hold up. He is mainly gray and red, with a touch of
white here and there. In his hands are claws which can be deployed. They are really the
back of Magnaboss' feet. He can also hold the cannons in this mode which are supposed to
be....clubs? Here's a tip for transforming him to component mode. Examine him carefully,
then you can remember where to put each part when transforming him back. Weird robot mode
, challenging transformation, this guy is good....
Rating:B+
Overall: Get this guy!
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