[Hot Rod re-issue] I'm actually very impressed.../thanks Wolfang

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:08 pm

...nice work, Hasbro! Yes, it would have been nice for it to have been the TargetMaster version, but this is a good package; sensibly sized box, reasonable price, even a couple of bonus stickers which in no way belong on the toy...

What's more, the mould is far better than I remember. Pointier 'wings' would be the only thing I'd ask for, but although the suspicion is that they've been blunted, I think it's more likely that I'm mis-remembering. His arms are pretty poseable, too — they don't just hang there like two planks; they fold out a little and have elbows, giving the illusion of more flexibility than there is, granted, but it's a decent illusion. One of my fave TF moulds already.

Anyone else get this? Impressions, please...

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:14 pm

He's a good display piece in either mode, well proportioned... but got to disagree on the packaging - unimaginative, and topped off by that tech spec. But it's the figure that counts... he is a bit of a statue, but looks quite nifty. one question though - the metal toes - why? What's the point?

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:21 pm

I don't think you can call it a tech spec, to be honest... and I've seen worse by miles. Metal toes? Well, it's an accurate recreation of the first production of Hot Rod... makes people think they're getting a little more for their tenner, doesn't it? >> "Die cast metal parts! No—we're not talking about the screws for once!"

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:26 pm

I got the original Japanese re-issue of him at Transforce 2 years ago, but I've always loved the Hot Rod toy.

IIRC the two spare stickers DO have a place to go, but they get destroyed quite easily as they sit on his upper leg (where the lower slides over in transformation)

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:29 pm

Yeh, I think I left those off... couldn't see them looking good, and TF stickers can be surprisiingly difficult to scrape off...

And yep, the metal toes were part of the original. But why not something slightly more sensible like a metal engine? And why, before the Takara reissue, were some sad bastards prepared to pay a dozen times more for some damn metal toes?

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:34 pm

Originally posted by StoneCold Skywarp
IIRC the two spare stickers DO have a place to go, but they get destroyed quite easily as they sit on his upper leg (where the lower slides over in transformation)

Yeah, I skimmed the booklet... I even applied the stickers as suggested, but disliked 'em so much that they came back off again...

Erm, people collect first editions of books, too. I don't claim to understand it, mind...

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:34 pm

well, I just scraped off the stickers...they do look horrible on after all.

Removing TF stickers isn't difficult unless they're small and annoying... I guess that working in retail helps, I'm always peeling and re-stickering stuff

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:40 pm

It's pretty difficult getting 'em off after a decade or so, in my experience... although I think glues have improved in recent years so this shouldn't be as much an issue in future...

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:43 pm

Originally posted by Stuart Denyer
It's pretty difficult getting 'em off after a decade or so, in my experience... although I think glues have improved in recent years so this shouldn't be as much an issue in future...

Ah... I wasn't going to chance it, not after the big hairy bitch of a time I had redoing Red Alert.

RID Scourge · Post by **RID Scourge** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:31 am

I have the original, the Japanese reissue, and the hasbro reissue. I love his toy. The wings weren't blunted.

Ultimate Weapon · Post by **Ultimate Weapon** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:52 am

He is a great mold, and the leg stickers to get bent to hell when he transforms. I prefer him over his counterpart Rodimus.

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 1:04 am

Goo-be-gone, dunno about that spelling, but the stuff's a godsend for anyone trying to get sticker residue off of anything. Won't harm the surface and it'll even help get the stickers themselves off. Good stuff.

Dinobot · Post by **Dinobot** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 3:45 am

I rememer re-stickering the Galvatron I bought of Cliffy. After a while I gave up trying to get them off and just stuck the new ones on top of the old ones.

Skyswipe · Post by **Skyswipe** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:59 am

A pointier spoiler would be nice, but I have no real complaints about this toy.

Capt · Post by **Capt** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:22 am

A pointer spoiler couldn't happen - especially since it's designed for kids - us collectors are an after thought.

I'm probably gonna buy the hasbro one of him, since there's no difference between the reissue and the original issue

King Fargo · Post by **King Fargo** » Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:52 am

I reckon he's pretty good (even though the spoiler could be pointier). I picked up Hasbro reissue him and OP (with the short smokestacks) at a Sydney TRU.

Guess what? The handles on our friend Hot Rod's guns are powerlinx points. Runway looks pretty good with a huge gun hanging from his belly.

yakumo · Post by **yakumo** » Thu Apr 17, 2003 12:45 pm

please don't delte this post yet, l just like to say massive thanks to Wolfang for getting me a Hot Rod, it came today and was so unexpected. Thanks again, just when l was having a crappy day revising:)

Wolfang · Post by **Wolfang** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:04 am

Don't mention it.

Post by **Denyer** » Fri Apr 18, 2003 1:27 am

Perhaps someone'll merge this with the last Hot Rod topic (probably mine) and we can chinwag a bit more about this rather fab mould!

Got him next to RiD Scourge on my desk, and they don't clash at all. If Rod had more articulated legs, he'd be perfect...

yakumo · Post by **yakumo** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 12:15 am

Hot Rod is sweet, l don't believe l passed hm up when l had the choice, brillant toy:)

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