Re: Transform and Rise Up! Transformers Animated Appreciation Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:21 am
I finally got the time to open the Animated Lockdown I got at Botcon. My Animated collection is pretty small, as at the time I was more interested in the Universe and Movie lines. I also just got unlucky quality-wise with many of the ones I did get, as did my brother. But there were still a few figures from this line that I would have liked to have experienced. I had always heard great things about Lockdown, and now that I finally have him in-hand, I can confidently agree that this figure is awesome!
The mass redistribution is, of course, quite spectacular to witness in person. He's so tall! The transformation is also surprisingly simple with really only a few steps, but each step is significant in how it changes the placement of each part. It's really a contrast to modern figures which tend to use different parts to make up each mode.
The other great part about finally having Lockdown is that I can fulfil one of those great cross-compatibility features and give my Ratchet the EMP! While is will always astound me that Animated forewent the universal 5mm ports, it does make the few instances of toys being able to share features stand out more.
Between Lockdown, Blackarachnia, and Legacy Prowl, I've been feeling a good bit of nostalgia for Animated! I hope they continue to do more new versions of these characters so I don't have to hunt as hard to build up the cast, but there are still a few vintage figures I may try to look for in the future.
The mass redistribution is, of course, quite spectacular to witness in person. He's so tall! The transformation is also surprisingly simple with really only a few steps, but each step is significant in how it changes the placement of each part. It's really a contrast to modern figures which tend to use different parts to make up each mode.
The other great part about finally having Lockdown is that I can fulfil one of those great cross-compatibility features and give my Ratchet the EMP! While is will always astound me that Animated forewent the universal 5mm ports, it does make the few instances of toys being able to share features stand out more.
Between Lockdown, Blackarachnia, and Legacy Prowl, I've been feeling a good bit of nostalgia for Animated! I hope they continue to do more new versions of these characters so I don't have to hunt as hard to build up the cast, but there are still a few vintage figures I may try to look for in the future.