I already heard bad reviews of this guy. But it was on sale at Automaton Toys for $14.99... so when I got DOTM voyager Megatron for $17.99, I got Prime too since I have to pay $9.99 shipping anyway.
So I just opened and transformed him back and forth once. Here is my humble opinion:
- CHEAP plastic feel overall
- In robot mode, the wheels under the arm bothers me. Also the somewhat bent angle of the fist is really limiting. The only mobility of the forearm is the "bicep curl" motion.
- During transformation, the "toes" of the robot popped off easily. In fact, the whole feet assembly popped off.
- In vehicle mode, the parts don't fit snugly. Despite many attempts to "squeeze" the panels of the truck together, it doesn't quite fit well. The most annoying part is that the front of the truck (the hood and engine assembly) has a slight upward bend (even after many times forcing them down without breaking them). So that the front wheels and the back wheels are not all align on the ground. The truck doesn't roll properly and freely. Part of the undercarriage scratches along the floor as it "rolls". So basically the front wheels don't touch the floor when rolling.
- the Mechtech guns looks okay in robot mode. But in truck mode the storage options are all silly. The best position should have been in the back on top of back wheels, tilted upwards so to shoot down enemy planes etc. But the only options there are to either face backwards, or face forward and have the nozzle of the gun pointing into the opening behind the drivers compartment of the truck (shooting himself I guess).
So overall, do NOT pay full price for this guy even if you need every Prime version in your collection. The fact that I only paid $14.99 helps me feel better with this figure now in my collection. Some of you will tell me that was a waste of money I am sure.