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Product Description HOT SHOT isnt psyched to give up his modified racer mode and the speed that went with it, but in the service of CYBERTRON, any sacrifice is worthwhile to him. His adventures on the Speed Planet taught him that speed isnt everything true victory can only be won through a combination of wits, reflexes, and, when it comes down to it, the right weaponry. His new, heavily armed modes pack enough firepower to keep most enemies at bay, but if they get close enough, HOT SHOT is more than happy to show them the sword fighting techniques he learned from BRAKEDOWN back on the Speed Planet.
The following sums up my opinion on this product... Firstly I must say that I was very pleased to have bought this item from Amazon.com-ToyRocket; shipping was fast, no hassles and arrival took less than 1 week (international shipment via USPS-normal shipping) to reach me half-way across the globe. Shipment was received with packaging in C10 condition - excellent!
The Defense HotShot is remarkable! It is a Rare Transformer. In my opinion, Hasbro should have made this item in Voyager-class form.
The Deluxe-class form as it was made is very detailed, well blended with its pleasing Blue-red (I love the blue colour paint job - sparkles) colour combination and its plastic parts are top notch quality. Joints and moving parts are well constructed and tightly fitted. Compared with other Deluxe-class Transformers Cybertron Series, I would say this is the nicest of the lot. It is my favourite anyway.
Transformation from Armoured Vehicle to Robot Mode is straight-forward. Once transformed to its Robot mode, the Defense HotShot reveals its great "firing" powers. It has rocket-pods everywhere - - in its legs, the black 'knob' on its legs rotates to reveal two sets of rocket-pods one on each leg (just next to the tires on legs). More rocket-pods would be revealed on the left and right shoulders by pulling down the covers as well at the top of its shoulders by fliping upwards the red tabs on top. When the cyber planet key is inserted, its main guns flips open and more rocket pods would be revealed. The nicest part is that all these rocket-pods are coloured and detailed! The sword that he carries can also be stored away on the inner side of its legs.
Apart from the lack of poses positions and the slight adjustments needed to keep it stable on its feets, I have nothing to flaw the Defense HotShot - :)
This is one collectible item that I would keep for a very very long time. If one would be considering buying this guy, one might as well buy the other two Cybertronerton Defense Force to complete the Cybertron Defense Team. Heads Up !
Best regards
An extremely worthwhile toy for a small pricetagJuly 29, 2006 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Many transformers toy lines have been released, and by far the most advanced to date is CYBERTRON. In this review I shall cover one of the later releases of the line, CYBERTRON DEFENCE HOT SHOT.
Vehicle Mode: CD Hot Shot's vehicle mode is supposed to be an upgraded version of the original Hot Shot but this is anything but. CDHS's vehicle mode is an armoured car like you might see in the military. This form, of course, includes some TRANSFORMERS elements-all four wheels turn freely, there is a slot for a Cyber Key (as standard for all T:C figures) to fit into (more on that later).
One of the parts of Transformers that are now being slowly 'phased out' are Mini-Cons. However CDHS's vehicle form has two-one on each 'door' of the vehicle (the doors do not open). Nothing happens on the figure if a Mini-Con is inserted onto the pegs.
Transformers may be a line designed primarily for youngsters, but, as I am sure we are aware, there are some people (myself included) who see them as works of art and, if CDHS is anything to go by, they are. CDHS is exceptionally detailed. There are small indents at the front, and other finely-culpted details running from front to back-from pistons to headlights to big armour 'X's.
Proudly sitting atop CDHS's vehicle form are a pair of big red cannons. These cannons are exceptionally detailed and can rotate and pivot up and down. Pushing the Cyber Key into its slot causes the cannons to split in half, revealing eight (sculpted) missiles inside.
One of the most revealing parts of a Transformer is most often the underside. It is the side that is least likely to be seen so things like fists, knees and heads can all be pushed to here to hide them from being shown up top where all the pretty detailing and weapons are. However CDHS does not do this, as most of the underbelly is sheilded by a dirty great piece of armour plating that will form CDHS's chest later. This armour plating is, as you'd expect, very detailed indeed.
Transformation to Robot Mode:
1. Pull the rear of the vehicle sharply back. This will cause the back to click down and back, making the vehicle considerably longer.
2. Split the rear in half.
3. There are two black armour pieces near the back. Swing these down and the robot legs are formed.
4. Split the remainder of the vehicle form in half and swing the sides down.
5. Pull the doors down to form the lower arms.
6.Flip the robot head down.
7. Swing the cannons over the shoulders.
8. Pose appropriately.
Robot Mode: CDHS is your basic Shellformer transformer, with all the different bits of the vehicle moving out to reveal the robot inside, but at the same time he looks crisp, like he has had a much more complicated transformation.
Not much of the robot mode is worth reviewing because all the bits are the same as the vehicle mode. What I should mention is the head (very detailed just like the show) and also the 'Attack Mode'. All over CDHS's body is covered with black hatches. Swing these open to reveal missile racks inside! Coupled with the Cyber Key gimmick (which still works) you've got a mean machine going!
CDHS also comes with a dagger which you can clip onto his arms. The neat thing is you can clip it to the inside of his leg. Why is this neat? Because when he transforms the dagger winds up neatly stored inside the vehicle modev in a convenient little holding bay!
All in all, Cybertron Defence Hot Shot is a toy worth your money.
Thumbs up!
Hot Shot, Auto-bot, ROCKS!!April 24, 2006 I love Transformers. It is the BEST SHOW EVER! I have a coloring book, and this Hot Shot toy. I am a GIRL and LOVE tranformers! I watch it as much as possible. I think ALL boys AND girls should buy this toy.
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Takara Style MP Starscream Custom Box Seibertron member, Coolpop has found a interesting custom box for Masterpiece collectors, MP Starscream U.S. Edition in a TakaraTomy style box. Coolpop gives us his review:
Custom Made Takara Style Masterpiece MP-3 Package Set
This set is made by a Chinese TF fan and he only produced 50 sets of them (probably all sold out now). The fixed selling price was RMB150, plus all shipping and fees, it came out to be around RMB314 (I used Airmail for international shipping from China to USA), and this is about US$47.50 shipped.
The purpose of this custom package set is to convert US Masterpiece Starscream into Takara style Masterpiece packaging. Unlike another MP Starscream custom package set seen last year on eBay that only comes with outside color box (you put the whole US MP Starscream w/ original package into this custom box), this new set actually comes complete with inner plastic clampshell tray, plastic nose ; tail holder/divider, updated graphic/art instruction booklet ; character card.
US Masterpiece Starscream ; all accessories placed in the inner plastic clampshell tray
Side by side comparisons with origial Takara MP-3 Green Starscream:
Inner tray with toys ; accessories
Color instruction booklet ; character card (front). It's a pity that the creator decided to use actual toy shot instead of using toy art like the original booklet cover
Color instruction booklet ; character card (back)
First two inside pages of instruction booklet
Front of box
Back of box
Top of box
Bottom of box
Side of box (both sides are the same)
Another comparison photo
Final comparison shot
Overall the quality of this custom package set is very good, I am very impressed with the extent of details the creator has paid attention to match with the original MP Starscream box and inserts (reshoot of the toy with correct position, angle, distance, light source, reflection, placement, art, font, color, etc.). I consider myself very fortunate to have the opportunity to purchase this custom box set, and it will surely add that extra specialty to my complete Masterpiece collection.
Later comment: So much for the 50 sets limited run, hahaha. I just found out the Chinese seller I bought from just put out 10 more sets for sale, I guess the creator saw both bigger demand and extra income, and he decided to pump out more.
It can be found on Taobao but only open to Chinese residents. Panli does allow foreign transactions.
Seibertron.com's First "Buried Treasure" Review - Cybertron Cannonball! The year 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Transformers franchise. To celebrate this incredible milestone, Seibertron.com will look back at a quarter-century of great Transformers toys, bringing back into the limelight some brilliant figures that have fallen through the cracks over the years.
Once a week, a fan (be it a member of the staff or a user on the site) will have the opportunity to write about one of their favourite "hidden gems" of the Transformers Universe, and have their review posted on the site's front page.
We hope this feature will be a great success, and that many of you will be encouraged to look back at the last 25 years of Transformers and perhaps take a worthwhile second-look at some real unsung classics of the Transformers universe.
Buried Treasure - Cannonball (Cybertron series - 2006)
By Skowl
Avast ye Transformer fans! For the inaugural "Buried Treasure" Review, I decided to pick a figure that embodies the very notion of "buried treasure." Pirates have not been all that common in the franchise, and for years only the Beast Wars II Seacons could lay claim to that title. But all that changed during the amazing "Transformers Cybertron" line, when we were given a unique repaint of popular Autobot character.
The Red Alert mold had been released in the first wave of Deluxe figures and, from my memory, had been a decent hit with the fans. The mold was a vast improvement over the Armada Red Alert but still retained many of the character's traits. From the obvious "medic" element, to the sympathetic look on the head sculpt, to all the first aid tools and add-ons - it was obvious that the new Cybertron Red Alert mold was all-Autobot. Which is why many fans were so surprised to see the figure repainted later down the line... as a Decepticon!
Around the same time that the Autobot Red Alert got a massive upgrade, the deluxe-class Decepticon Cannonball was released. Perhaps the character, whose bio reveals him to be a looter of sorts, salvaged the old Red Alert toy and saw it as a good enough mold to use for himself!
It's difficult to write about any figure from the Cybertron line without mentionning the brilliant packaging. The series has come and gone, but it still had the most eye-catching packaging of any Transformers toy line I've ever seen. From the faction-shaped card backing to the brilliant character art, everything about the packaging was clean, sharp and just great to look at. With nice, dark colours and cool silver highlights, Cannonball blends in beautifully with the packaging, making him a great piece for any MOC/MIB collector.
But the real fun starts when you get this little buccaneer out of the packaging. It's amazing what a little paint can do, isn't it? Looking at Cannonball, it's difficult to tell he was once an Autobot ambulance (type thing). The dark colours give him a very menacing look, ressembling some sort of hearse, and the whole thing is beautifully decorated with sharp silver highlights, including silver trim and mag wheels, and wicked skull decals that really add alot of personality to the figure (as if a Transforming pirate wasn't cool enough already).
The old "Cyber Key" gimmick works just as well with Cannonball as it did with Red Alert. Just stick it in the slot at the rear end of the car and watch as some cannons flip out, ready to blow any landlubber to pieces (should I stop with the pirate jokes? They're just so easy to write!). Not an amazing feature, but still added value, especially since the key gimmick really doesn't get in the way of the toy's functionality.
His transformation, like Red Alert's, is unique and shows alot of creativity in the engineering. Cannonball's body is basically made from the middle of the car, while the front and back ends come together to form the legs.
Yes, Cannonball's vehicle mode is wicked, but it's his robot mode that really makes him shine. I doubt many people thought "pirate" when they first laid eyes on Cybertron Red Alert, but it works so well in robot mode you would think that's what the designers were aiming for all along. Red Alert's "gun-hand" and add-ons just scream pirate-y hook hanks and the black "eye-patch" over the left side of his visor is a real nice touch. The colours work really well in this mode, with the nice silver detailing continuing over his chest, shoulders and legs and the clear purple windows of his vehicle look great in the proper lighting. And don't forget how cool those blue skeleton decals look in robot mode - two on his shoulders and the big skull on his back. Sweet.
He is fairly poseable in robot mode, but lacks alot of movement in his legs. It's ok though, he more than makes up for it by having cool, interchangeable pirate weapons (handy for shooting blaggards in the face), a great colour scheme with lots of unique detail and an awesome bio. Heck, he doesn't need to be super-poseable, he looks great just standing there!
Cannonball is a brilliant figure and one of the best, most original repaints in the history of the franchise. His unique personality makes him a great addition to any collection, and a must have for pirate fans... if you can ignore the fact that this pirate transforms into a car of all things...
So set sail, collectors! This is one piece of Transformers treasure that should definately not stay buried!
You can visit the complete Cannonball gallery on Seibertron.com by clicking here, and find your own buried treasures by visiting all the galleries here!
If you would like to submit a review of an obscure or rare Transformer figure for our "Buried Treasure" feature, please contact me (Skowl) via private message! Mini-review new ROTF "Dead End" Figure Seibertron.com member Guyincognito has just informed us that a mini review of the recently revealed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Scout Class figure Dead End has been posted on Cybertron.ca.
The review, performed by Pascal, gives us some great size comparison shots in both robot and alt mode, and discusses some of the major pros and cons of the figure.
Courtesy of Cybertron.ca
Courtesy of Cybertron.ca
You can view the complete review with more images by clicking here. Video Review of City Commander Upgrade Resident Transformer reviewer Peaugh has posted a nice, detailed review of the recently released City Commander upgrade set created for the Classics Universe Ultra Magnus figure.
The video goes in the great step by step detail on how to convert and attach the new addition along with nice video angles showing off the impressive attachments.
The images show both robot and vehicle mode (Earth Helicopter). The image of the robot mode shows that Megatron has decent articulation, but unlike the Leader Class version, his cannon cannot be attached to his forearm.
To view all the images of Activator Megatron, please click here.
Seibertron.com Reviews Soon To Be Released Glu Mobile 'Tranformers: G1 Awakening' Game Thanks to staff member Stormrider, I was given the chance to make contact with a member of Glu mobile;#x2019;s PR staff, and was able to play a demo of the soon to be released ;#x2018;Transformers: G1 Awakening;#x2019; game for cellular phones. Glu Mobile was very kind and even sent me a compatible phone loaded with the game to play, as they do not currently have a version available for the iPhone.
I was able to spend about a week with the game, wasting many precious hours, staying up until the wee early hours of the morning as I played the addicting game, and tried to experience as much of it as I could before I had to send the demo back....
First off we have Stealth, err, Goldbug... I mean ELITE GUARD BUMBLEBEE by Tamo536. Straight up repaint of the Original Animated Bumblebee, but according to the reviewer the 'stingers' are now able to better fit into the arms...
And also a huge picture montage courtesy of the Japanese Transformers Image Board showing Sentinel in package, with other Elite Guard members, and with the Headmaster unit firmly placed on his shoulders.
Everybody should want to get Sentinel as soon as they can...
"Move bots or you'll have to do more transform ups!!!"
Gallery and Review of Club-Exclusive Nightbeat Figure Philip S. has posted a detailed photo gallery and review of the upcoming Official Transformers Club exclusive deluxe figure Nightbeat.
Read the review and see the photos by clicking here.
Video Review: McDonalds TFA Optimus Prime Resident Transformers video review master Sean Long has done it again. This time, Sean reviews the upcoming Mc Donald's Happy Meal bonus figure, Transformers Animated Optimus Prime. Sean gives us a good look at the figure, with comparison shots of it next to Movie Legends Optimus Prime, TFA Bumblebee, and TFA Deluxe Battle begins Optimus Prime.
This figure appears to be leaps and bounds better than previous Mc Donald's figures that were available in the past.
To view the complete review of this surprisingly nice figure, click here.
Transformers Animated Bulkhead - Video Review Sean Long has done a video review of Animated Transformers Bulkhead Leader class. The review shows the step by step transformation process and demonstrates the accessories. He also demonstrates the size comparison with Animated Bulkhead Voyager class.
