Ok So I received that little pucker some time ago from
www.robotkingdom.com but always been too busy to even play with it... and tonight while waiting for friends to come over (which are sooo late) I took the time to make this review. I usually make written review, but I've been asked a few time to make video reviews... I haven't done many, but I decided to give it a try for this one. I'm still making my written review but I will put it simpler. Apologies in advance, I'm french, my English isn't perfect lol
Here is the link to the video review:
http://youtu.be/6ybQpQgQCzM
And here is more photos, along with more and better comparison than the video lol
Ok to start up here's the vehicle mode of
ToyWorld TW-01 Grind Rod!
View from the side
Back
And underneath to show how no kibbles of robots is shown, which is pretty awesome
The vehicle is excellent, the wheels are great, the feel of the jeep is great, super solid. The paint job looks good, it doesnt look like it in the photos but it's a good metalic green, kinda like Prime Takara Bulkhead but a bit paler (sorry in the video I mixted up and said Animated).
The quality of the figure is GREAT... scratch that, it's among the top quality. It feels just as great as the quality of
TFC Hercules figures. It could fall of one of my super high shelves and I wouldn't be scared about something on it to break.
On to the Robot mode:
Side (notice how little backpack there is!)
Back
The robot is GREAT looking, the transformation is not that complicated, but it's complex, I LOVE THAT! and Everything fits perfecly together, the tabs are big and they hold great in truck and still even if clumsy, you can't break
ToyWorld TW-01 Grind Rod during the transformation.
As for articulation, everything is there, you can see it in the video... the head only goes left and right, that's pretty much the only let down... but the rest is great. The big feet and the fact that there is no back pack make
ToyWorld TW-01 Grind Rod super solid and easy to pose.
I often get lots of request about size comparison so for this review, I've got a shit load of comparison photos:
Here's
ToyWorld TW-01 Grind Rod with
iGear MW-03 & 04 Hench & UFO
Next to another TW-01:
Hegemon (why are they both called TW-01?)
With
Perfect-Effect PE-01 Shadow Warrior &
Beast Wars Battle Unicorn... just for the lulz of it.
As I mention in the video, I stand my ground saying that
ToyWorld TW-01 Grind Rod stands perfectly with the Classic line of TF, here he is next to
Sunstreaker &
Hound
In Vehicle mode comparison next to
Masterpiece MP-12 Lambor which I think fits Great... I believe he'll fit nicelywith the rest of the masterpiece.
Another vehicle comparison with Classic
Sunstreaker &
Hound
And finally with
Maketoy Yellow Giant and
iGear Medical Specialist PP-05M
(ran out of place, to be continued...)