Transformers Movie 2 Voyager Iron Hide
Transformers Movie 2 Voyager Iron Hide
IRONHIDE has never been happier. It’s hard on a warrior to be on the defensive all the time, but that¿s just what most of the war was one defensive action after another. With MEGATRON defeated, and the DECEPTICONS on the run everywhere, it¿s high time the AUTOBOTS went on the offensive. Working alongside the humans to hunt and destroy DECEPTICON hideouts around the world is the most fun he’s had in ages.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars MORE LIKE “SOFT METAL”HIDE
I grew up as a G1 transformers and it’s been a little hard to get used to the modern incarnations of old friends. But, my son and I want to play transformers together, so we have been buying the new ones. Ironhide is one of my favorite G1 autobots so I thought I’d try out his new incarnation in the live action movie toyline, REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, especially since it’s a voyager-class toy (which my son and I prefer).
Initially, I was troubled by Ironhide’s new sculpt. Isn’t he supposed to be a red conversion van? OTOH, this Ironhide actually has a head, which is a real plus. This Ironhide is a GMC pickup truck with a grey-and-black color scheme. It’s not very flashy, but I guess a weapons specialist might prefer not to stand out in a crowd. The truck has an enormous missile launcher and cannon combination weapon. The barrel of the cannon can project out either side, and the missile launcher can rotate relative to the cannon, and the whole weapon can fit backwards or forwards in the grooves on the truck bed; it is very possible to put the weapon on backwards, which fits but doesn’t look right. The missile launcher is also asymmetric, which I don’t understand; it looks like it is leaning off to one side (though it is not). Also, the weapon doesn’t stay in the grooves very well; it feels as if it should pop into the grooves but won’t. Despite these complaints, the truck mode looks very sleek and powerful, and it has a gigantic double-sided weapon, so who can complain?
The robot mode of Ironhide has more problems than the truck mode. My biggest complaint is that the chest piece that separates the hood “wings” appears incomplete; it seems that it needs to snap somewhere or connect to something but it doesn’t. The lack of connection is visually displeasing. The other major problem are the legs; the panels from the automorph feature obstruct the legs from closing enough to stand straight. This can be seen in most pictures of Ironhide, where his legs are splayed somewhat. This makes him wobbly, which is unfortunate b/c his parts pop off easily. It’s better than breaking, but it must be embarassing to be a weapons specialist who keeps falling over and going to pieces. I don’t like the new face, but the toy isn’t to blame for that. The yellow piping on the robot looks cool on the black robot parts, and the weapon comes apart to form two weapons, which fit on the sides of Ironhide’s arms (sidearms, hehe) very nicely.
Finally, the transformation has a real problem fitting together. The connection between the chest and the waist has three pegs which do not fit into their respective holes. With enough pressure they will fit, but applying that pressure to the rest of the toy is worrisome. Also, a lot of torque must be applied to rotate the chest relative to the waist by 180 degrees, and this is putting a lot of strain on the toy. I doubt most 5 yo have the strength to manipulate this toy correctly.
In conclusion, Ironhide is a nice looking robot and truck. I have qualms about the transformation between or about durability during play. For a collector’s piece or for an older child he is probably fine.
5 Stars Ironhide is made of plastic…how screwed up is that??? XD
Sadly I was unable to get the first movie Ironhide, so this guy is my first (Ironhide that is…) as such his whole transformation sequence and everything is new to me (which I like to think, rather egotistically makes me better at deciding the quality of the transformation XD) (I like emoticons just FYI…sorry if that bugs you…)
ANYWAY
really like the transformation. Like a lot of the movie ones (I’m drawing on experience from movie 1 Jazz, Blackout, and Brawl, as well as the new Bumblebee) he has a lot of nicely independant transformation areas (meaning you can transform him like in the movie, like he’s driving along and doing it or running as a robot and flipping into a truck) which for geeks like me who still play with our toys (gasp! play with toys?!?!?!) its an added plus
the cannons are kind of in the middle there though. the bigger one is nice in the whole gattling spin out/spin in motion it can do, but the other one (which slides based on gravity) is kinda…tacked on
I’ll give you that it’s there in the movie, i just wish they’d been more clever with how it moved
only one automorph sequence for this guy (two technically, one on each leg) so a lot of him is the old fashioned flipping of panels and twisting around torsos (which in the case of Ironhide is rather difficult, as his whole torso rotates on an itty bitty plastic plate that fits almost 100% flush together)
the automorph itself can take a little getting used to (I’m still a newbie to their whole automorph sequence of stuff…tho it seems to be located primarily in the head and legs for some reason…o.O) because it basicly rotates his wheel to his calf, slides the plate covering his shin to the inseam of his leg, and flips down both front and back for his feet, all by pulling (GENTLY!!!) on one of the aformentioned pieces (ok maybe not the wheel, but any of the other three)
the cannons are kibbley, as they serve no purpose whatsoever in vehicle mode (seriously, they like, balance, on top of his pickup bed)
poseablity (and playability) is awesome, as he has lots of joints and such and he stays together well in either mode. Truck mode is a little more stable, as in robot mode his waist is a little flimsy due to the nature of the pin (it goes in at an angle) but if it comes out the weight of his torso can easily reattach it (seriously mr. I-give-him-a-two just let his chest rest on his hips, the peg will find its own hole) everything has plenty of space to move too, a nice bonus in comparison to say…bumblebee (who sadly works better in voyager size…if only he was that big in the movie…)another bonus of his size is that transforming him, and sliding all the little panels around is a HECK of a lot easier than others, cause the smallest panels on him are still bigger than the biggest panels on deluxe figures (again sadly, bumblebee and brawl (Devastator?) leap to mind)
overall, definately worth 23 bucks or so, as he is big, bad, and likes flowers and winking at women he scares by rocket jumping over them (kudos to any fandos who get that joke)
i must say, buy buy buy (nothing like a fleet of GMC pick up trucks…XD)
2 Stars Not a worthy recreation of a childhood classic
O.k. for starters we have two leader class figures, three voyager class figures and three deluxe figures. We love the movie and so far had a great time getting some of the toys.
My wife was really pumped to get ironhide as he was her favorite transformer. But to her dismay the excitement died as she opened the box. For starters this is the shoddiest paintjob so far. Its just black and gray! On the box are lines of yellow and silver, I find this to be a big ripoff.
Secondly the worst part that will make me hesitant to buy anymore save the leader class figures, is how poorly this toy transforms. This guy is even worse than Skids since skids stays together! His middle wont connect properly and takes quite a bit of force to get halfway right and the top hole is too small to connect fully! Just terrible! His missle launchers wont stay on and now either a piece has fallen off, or maybe we missed it in the transformation but this guy has a giant hole in his neck! Too many smokes maybe? I picked him up and sideways and I loved how easy sideways was to connect. But now Im sore and dissapointed with Ironhide. Hopefully the next couple figures we get won’t be this bad. One bad apple in the bunch.
3 Stars Toy review
I brought this toy for my son and he loves it but make sure the child can transform the toy.
4 Stars Ironhide revisited
First off, Ironhide got a great toy from Transformers The Movie (TFTM). It was at that time very accurate to the concept art, but differed slightly from the final CGI model appearing on the film.
This new Ironhide toy tries to correct this by giving him two improvements:
1. New headsculpt. Now it’s the movie-accurate head, which means that it has a big “battle scar” deformation on his right eye and the crest.
2. The new arm guns, which do a better job at ressembling the movie counterparts.
Because I’ve got the old and the new toys, I’ll compare both in this review.
Pros:
- Accurate head sculpt.
- Better looking guns. But they’re not exact reproductions. The right rotating cannon is too big, and the left “sliding” cannon is too small.
- This can be both a pro or con: The pickup’s top (which comprises the windshield, top and rear window) is made to be detached. This is a pro, because in robot mode it just eliminates a lot of kibble from Ironhide’s back…
- Good size. It fits well with the Deluxe sized cars and is roughly in the same scale as the Leader class toys (which should be bigger than Ironhide).
Cons:
- Cannons aren’t accurately sized and they don’t mount on the arms when in alt mode(pick-up truck).
- Removeable windshield-roof piece means that it can get lost, and this is a central part of the truck mode.
- Chest piece didn’t get the “accurizing” to the movie model, but continues to be based on the first concept designs.
- As with all the toys from the movie, there’s close to ZERO paint applications in robot mode. This is aggravated by the chosing of gray plastic/paint for the pick-up truck mode… so you get some grey pieces and black pieces mixed, when Ironhide is BLACK in the movie!
- Softer plastic. The hip thing with two pegs bends a little when pressed, which difficults a lot it’s transformation from truck to robot mode. There’s been a lot of complaining about this, and this did not happen with the old mold. I blame the plastic. The only way around it is pressing very hard down on the “chest cavity” below the head. The plastic is flexible and will stand it.
- Automorph gimmick. I do like them, but the automorph and mechalive gimmicks also make the toys more delicate and less accurate (because you have to accomodate the gears and pieces, but also because Hasbro’s spending money to make these molds and pieces instead of giving us better articulation or paint).
Overall, this is a nice toy with a very poor color scheme. Ironhide’s character doesn’t play as much a central role in TF:ROTF as in the previous movie, so it will appeal less to some children who may prefer… the twins, for example (who I despise). This may have been a deliberate move by Hasbro to promote the sale of the new molds and recover their investment, and I bet it’ll work.
Transformation can be a bit frustrating due to the force that must be applied to the hip piece and the feet automorph function is VERY prone to break or damage (especially the gears), reducing durability. I’d say children 7 years or older will enjoy this more.
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