Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review
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Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276830)
Posted by
STINGRAY749 on August 15th, 2011 @ 3:57pm CDT
I want this guy so bad. He looks so cool.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276833)
Posted by
xyl360 on August 15th, 2011 @ 3:59pm CDT
Nice. He kinda reminds me of Beast Wars Sky Shadow. I think I'll be picking him up
.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276836)
Posted by
mesh on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:05pm CDT
is this some kinda sick joke?
even if that THING was given to me for free i'd shove it up the head designers arse!
my 5 year old nephew can design a better transformer than that thing.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276839)
Posted by
Genocide G2.0 on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:05pm CDT
He is pretty dam lame at first sight and looks like he has a few flaws but for some reason i like him i will have to pick him up plus hes a new mould.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276845)
Posted by
MINDVVIPE on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:11pm CDT
I think i'm gonna...ya... i am....
oohh and now I need a new keyboard.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276849)
Posted by
ArmadaPrime on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:13pm CDT
damn i kept ignoring news about this guy cos i mixed him up with
takara air raid, the fairly-average looking breakaway repaint...
weird cos although he's undeniably somewhat...unnapealing, i actuall like him.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276850)
Posted by
xyl360 on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:15pm CDT
Obviously an acquired taste judging by the mixed opinions
. Oh well, that just increases the probability that I'll be able to more easily get my hands on one
.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276852)
Posted by
paul053 on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:16pm CDT
What is the world is this? Tell me this is Kre-O because if it is Kre-O, I can fix it with many other pieces.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276857)
Posted by
Lord Onixprime on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:22pm CDT
Has got to be the ugliest figure in a long while. Definitely a pass. HasTak fail!
Edit: Why does it look like the front section of the plane should open up or something when it seems to sit on his back without a piece moving?
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276858)
Posted by
WolfDawg on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:25pm CDT
WTF is that thing hanging off his right arm supposed to be? I mean, it's like they didn't even give a damn about this guy. The designers must have made it half way through the design process and just said screw it. His alt mode, which is the only good thing about this toy, has a really weird color scheme as well.
I'm sorry, I've tried to be optimistic about this DOTM line, but it's incredibly shitty. There are like 10 stand out toys in this line TOPS.
Please, Hasbro, if you're going to insult the fans like this, at least put the Prime line out now so we can have SOMETHING of quality to fall back on. December can't come soon enough...
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276859)
Posted by
NamelessOne on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:27pm CDT
I honestly don't get why people are raving over this - it looks like a leftover, half finished Power Core Combiner - either that or a forgotten Armada reject!
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276862)
Posted by
Lord Onixprime on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:28pm CDT
NaM3L3sS wrote:I honestly don't get why people are raving over this - it looks like a leftover, half finished Power Core Combiner - either that or a forgotten Armada reject!
Please don't insult PCC and Armada like that
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276864)
Posted by
cannonfodder4000 on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:32pm CDT
mesh wrote:is this some kinda sick joke?
even if that THING was given to me for free i'd shove it up the head designers arse!
my 5 year old nephew can design a better transformer than that thing.
Chill dude, it's a jumbo jet, those are (At least in my opinon) kinda hard to make a good looking robot out of. I'm surprised HasTak was even able to pull of a jumbo jet Transformer.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276872)
Posted by
Lord Onixprime on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:39pm CDT
The more I look at this, the more I think of the Green Ranger
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276875)
Posted by
Megatron Wolf on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:44pm CDT
an easy pass for me, dont like the lack of a 2nd hand nor do i like the cockpit backpack plus the paint is crap.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276876)
Posted by
MINDVVIPE on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:45pm CDT
cannonfodder4000 wrote:Chill dude, it's a jumbo jet, those are (At least in my opinon) kinda hard to make a good looking robot out of. I'm surprised HasTak was even able to pull of a jumbo jet Transformer.
RTS Lugnut is sort of the same in regards to the proportions, and it looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. I think its possible to make a commercial airliner look good in Robot form.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276881)
Posted by
Mykltron on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:54pm CDT
Not only does the figure look shockingly bad but it has a stupid name. Air Raid. That's a good name for a BOMBER but not a jumbo jet.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276883)
Posted by
MINDVVIPE on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:57pm CDT
Mykltron wrote:Not only does the figure look shockingly bad but it has a stupid name. Air Raid. That's a good name for a BOMBER but not a jumbo jet.
ah HAH! But what if it was filled with terrorists and suicide bombers?
And now I await the mod warnings.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276884)
Posted by
Praxus Prime on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:58pm CDT
Nice try Kickback, but grasshoppers and aerialbots don't mix.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276885)
Posted by
Immortal Starscream on August 15th, 2011 @ 4:59pm CDT
all right bout time we got an insectacon, not a bad grasshopper mode. oh wait,... thats his robot. hmmm
to quote a horse
No sir, I dont like it.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276887)
Posted by
kirbenvost on August 15th, 2011 @ 5:02pm CDT
Man... not enjoying this one at all. I was happy that they finall had a unique character with a new mold, but this just isn't very good. I might consider a repaint, but until then, it's a definite no.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276889)
Posted by
ShardFenix on August 15th, 2011 @ 5:07pm CDT
what the fuck is this piece of shit? seriously
Takara had an awesome Air Raid and we get this? damn it hasbro.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276895)
Posted by
Sidearm on August 15th, 2011 @ 5:36pm CDT
I'm LOVING this mold! To all of you who have always wanted a good sized powerglide & aren't afraid to waste a figure. this is what you've been waiting for.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276904)
Posted by
frogbat on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:16pm CDT
don't know what to make of this gy - he's one fugly thing for sure
i used to love air raid as a kid - he transformed my fave alt mod. an f15 and an autobot rather than a seeker or a gobot.
wish they'd reserve the name for a proper homage in the generations line
i'd really have like an awacs toy but for somethin like that they defo needed a voyager class toy like lugnut or stratosphere
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276906)
Posted by
amtm on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:23pm CDT
It's neat that they're going for some more non-car vehicles in the Deluxe line, but this should have been made into a Voyager. The spindly limbs and lack of a second hand really kill it for me. But the alt mode is nice. So, for the time being, the only Deluxe I will own from DOTM is still Laserbeak or his repaint.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276908)
Posted by
dirk2243 on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:26pm CDT
Wow....an AWACS done as a deluxe? What the........... This guy would be bigger then JETFIRE. Size fail for sure.....(pic below)
If I get it, he's going in with my Cyberverse!
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276910)
Posted by
prowl123 on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:30pm CDT
This is a deluxe? it looks like an HA Basic.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276911)
Posted by
jamiko on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:31pm CDT
I guess Hasbro doesn't care about robot mode anymore.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276915)
Posted by
SKYWARPED_128 on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:47pm CDT
So deluxe class is going to be the new scout class [or commander, or whatever it's called these days]?
I'm tempted to blame the mechtech gimmick for his awfully simplistic look, but then quite a few other DOTM deluxe figs look FAR better than him. The head looks like he gutted a baby spinosaur [or whatever you call the ones with the sails on their backs], painted it in gold and wore it as a helmet.
This fig is just all kinds of wrong.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276920)
Posted by
funeralthirst7 on August 15th, 2011 @ 6:57pm CDT
Absolute garbage. That being said, it fits in perfectly with the DOTM line as most of those toys have been garbage too.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276926)
Posted by
cannonfodder4000 on August 15th, 2011 @ 7:05pm CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:cannonfodder4000 wrote:Chill dude, it's a jumbo jet, those are (At least in my opinon) kinda hard to make a good looking robot out of. I'm surprised HasTak was even able to pull of a jumbo jet Transformer.
RTS Lugnut is sort of the same in regards to the proportions, and it looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. I think its possible to make a commercial airliner look good in Robot form.
True, but his transformation is based on Animated Lugnut (Obviously
) who wasn't really like a jumbo jet (He had a good place for his arms to go). Not to mention RTS Lugnut's a voyager, and Air Raid is only a deluxe.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276947)
Posted by
sabrigami on August 15th, 2011 @ 7:52pm CDT
Can't say I'm really impressed with this one. It just seems so sparse and lanky. Not much to say about this other than that. This honestly looks like one of the worst molds I've seen this year
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276952)
Posted by
MINDVVIPE on August 15th, 2011 @ 8:00pm CDT
cannonfodder4000 wrote:MINDVVIPE wrote:cannonfodder4000 wrote:Chill dude, it's a jumbo jet, those are (At least in my opinon) kinda hard to make a good looking robot out of. I'm surprised HasTak was even able to pull of a jumbo jet Transformer.
RTS Lugnut is sort of the same in regards to the proportions, and it looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. I think its possible to make a commercial airliner look good in Robot form.
True, but his transformation is based on Animated Lugnut (Obviously
) who wasn't really like a jumbo jet (He had a good place for his arms to go). Not to mention RTS Lugnut's a voyager, and Air Raid is only a deluxe.
Yea, thats also true. I think a good sign of bad engineering is the fact that we can all see that backpack on him that looks like it could have been better used.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276965)
Posted by
Tigertrack on August 15th, 2011 @ 8:23pm CDT
Too long and skinny.
No thank you. More for the rest of you.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276970)
Posted by
Blurrz on August 15th, 2011 @ 8:31pm CDT
4 years of movie toy technology, advancements in toy making intelligence and we end up with this? I was fine with Transformers as commercial airplanes/sentries after ROTF Stratosphere, and there was really no need for Hasbro to pursue that type of alternate mode again. This is way too small for what it's supposed to represent, and it makes Blazemaster look good. I'm sure the figure is going to be better in hand and it did look better at BotCon, but wow, no wonder CHUGers hate movie toys.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276989)
Posted by
Godzillabot Primal on August 15th, 2011 @ 9:21pm CDT
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1276994)
Posted by
NemesisMonkeySupreme on August 15th, 2011 @ 9:25pm CDT
looked awesome until i hit the robot mode pics…
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277009)
Posted by
Nemesis Destron on August 15th, 2011 @ 10:00pm CDT
funeralthirst7 wrote:Absolute garbage. That being said, it fits in perfectly with the DOTM line as most of those toys have been garbage too.
Freakin' A, once again what starts out great in alt mode transformers into a POS in robot mode. Another Bayverse great...'nuff said!
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277015)
Posted by
XxsnipersnakexX on August 15th, 2011 @ 10:21pm CDT
somehow, he looks cute
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277024)
Posted by
kirbenvost on August 15th, 2011 @ 10:38pm CDT
You know what it looks like? A Unicron Trilogy reject. I don't mean that as a burn on said Trilogy, just that it's like Hasbro is taking a HUGE step back in figure design after ROTF. What the heck?
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277037)
Posted by
NemesisMonkeySupreme on August 15th, 2011 @ 11:05pm CDT
I do have to say this proves the superiority of the pictorial versus the YouTube video. Was able to scroll down to see a shit robot-mode in a few seconds and then move on to other things. Would have had to watch 5-10 minutes of poorly manicured hands before getting the same info in a video.
Thank you, pictorial!
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277048)
Posted by
Kibble on August 15th, 2011 @ 11:25pm CDT
Sh*t has just met its match...
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277063)
Posted by
Slayershoop on August 16th, 2011 @ 12:33am CDT
I dub thee, Johnny two D**ks
looks like shit regardless
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277073)
Posted by
RhA on August 16th, 2011 @ 12:54am CDT
Just no.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277100)
Posted by
Downbeat on August 16th, 2011 @ 1:56am CDT
I've been trying to be less rude and critical, so here goes. It had potential. All i'm gonna say.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277127)
Posted by
GODpulse on August 16th, 2011 @ 3:45am CDT
As bad as it looks, something draws me to him. Have to pick this one up.
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277142)
Posted by
Grimlock1979 on August 16th, 2011 @ 5:30am CDT
Me Grimlock say: This Design of a flying Knight with shield and spiked mace is a NO GO! No transformer, just piece of "scrap"! Me stopped with Bayformers since Me see more and more really good looking 3rd Party Transformers (and with really nice colouring btw.) in the last time. Me Grimlock save money for december (Transformers POrime Toys) and for 3rd Parties like "Not"-Sixshot, "Not"-Constructicons, "Not"-Insecticons. This is the way how the design have to shown, badass bulky and it must blow you ass away with a "WOW Yeah...." reaction when you see the toy!
When me Grimlock look on this Bayformer Air Raid, me ask "meself": For how cheap (again) was the production Plasbro? The whole dotm toyline was a very cheapy production. It have to cost nothing, but shall sell as high as possible.
malicious tongues just say: Made in China... but then Me wonder why the most new 3rd Party Transformers look better in Colouring and in quality? ... and 80% come from China too!
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277161)
Posted by
leobreaker1977 on August 16th, 2011 @ 7:37am CDT
With swapping the arms and legs to opposite sides I could see earth-mode swoop, as a canadian collector it really irks me that we have gotten jipped on C.H.U.G figures twice now for this crap. I still haven't seen scourge, kup, wheeljack, thundercracker, and warpath up here at retail. and what about the upcoming generations figures that Hasbro claims are coming? I work in retail and were I work we still have 80% of the Hunt for the decepticons crap left. Oh well atleast they are providing some okay custom/parts bin fodder
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277183)
Posted by
Autobot Firestorm on August 16th, 2011 @ 8:35am CDT
Re: Transformers DOTM Deluxe Air Raid Pictorial Review (1277188)
Posted by
Rated X on August 16th, 2011 @ 8:43am CDT
Love the plane mode. Hate the robot mode. Maybe a Decepticon repaint will be better.