Intro:
Hey
there Cybertronians, welcome back to our Stunticons series review. Today, we
will be reviewing Offroad.
According
to his bios, Offroad is the newest member of the Stunticons – the newbie, who
is eager to impress his seniors. Apparently, for some reasons unknown, he has
taken over the last membership slot from Wildrider. Whether or not this is due
to HasTak’s problem in securing the rights to use that name, I have no idea,
but I reckoned so.
Apparently
also, Offroad’s specialty is on extreme-conditions combat, which sounds kinda
cool, if you ask me.
Alternate
Mode:
Unlike
Wildrider, who used to be a Ferrari; Offroad brings some rugged brute force
into the group, in the form of a pickup truck.
The
truck is kinda neat, and for some reasons, it kinda reminded me of Ironhide
from the movies.
I’m
not sure whether or not this truck mode is based on any actual models, but it
does look realistic enough, and at the same time, futuristic. The designs of
the car gave it the impression of being incredibly fast.
Generally,
a major part of the robot mode is well-concealed on the undercarriage of the
pickup, except for the exposed head. If they would’ve thought of some sort of
the cover down there, it would’ve been wonderful.
Anyway,
just like the rest of the Stunticons sans Motormaster, he comes with a hand/
foot piece, as well as a handheld weapon, in the form of an axe.
I
really kinda dig this alternate mode.
Robot
Mode:
Transformation
is very easy, and intuitive; and I especially the way how the legs transforms.
The
head sculpt is very good, and for some reason, he kind of reminded me of
Springer.
Articulation-wise:
the head is on a ball joint, and it can look at every direction satisfactorily,
except upward, which is limited due to the design of the back of the head.
The shoulders
are on ball-joints; the elbows are on soft ratcheting joints; hips are also on
ball joints; legs rotate slightly below the hips; and the knees bend.
Somehow, the
articulation that he has works for him. I really like how he looks generally –
and he is very well-proportionate.
The only thing that sort of spoiled
it for me is the humongous backpack that he has behind his head. Though it doesn’t
hinder much of the movement, it does somewhat ruin the look.
Anyway,
in this mode, Offroad wields the hand/ foot piece for Menasor, as well as a battle
axe, which looks kinda wicked..
After
all that has been said and done, it’s a good-looking Deluxe-sized robot.
Accessories:
Apart
from the axe and the Menasor hand/foot piece, Offroad also comes with a copy of
the IDW Combiner Wars comic, as well as the instruction manual on how to
transform him to either Menasor’s arm or leg.
Overall:
I
have to say, I am quite happy with Offroad, which is surprising because when I first
heard of this character, I was kind of pissed off because they left out
Wildrider. It was kind of strange at first, that there is yet another type of
truck in the Stunticons lineup apart from Motormaster, but now, I guess it was
for the best.
It’s
a wonderful little figure, and it is still worth getting, even if you don’t
intend to collect all of the Stunticons.
Highly
recommended.
Final
verdict: 8.5/10.
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