name: strongarm
series: robots in disguise one-step changers (Hasbro 2014/15)
notes: *sigh* okay guys, this here is a tough one. from the small sampling we’ve had of the new show the element that most have been excited about is strongarm. she’s a badass cop-bot that doesn’t fall into the usual “girl robots need boobs, right?” design of female characters. she looks hella cool and while i can’t wait to see her in the show, this figure is actually pretty bad.
her alt-mode is great, don’t get me wrong, and her transformation is unique and pretty cool on it’s own- but neither of them can excuse the piss-poor robot mode. if you can’t tell over 95% of the figure ends up as backpack that sticks out like a sore thumb. balancing isn’t too bad, but it’s just not great to look at. the one-steps aren’t really known for their incredible accuracy granted, but even then this is pretty horrid. from the side it looks completely flat and getting her arms to move at all is delicate work as they’re wibbling all over. the paints okay and the detail is fine, but there is not a whole lot of playability to this one, sadly.
I was disappointed with her initially as well. The fun, though, is the transformation process for me. I like the way she transforms even if the results aren't that great. Great write up, BTW.
