BEAST
MACHINES: TOY REVIEW
Name: MIRAGE
Allegiance: Vehicon
Function: Warrior
Machine Mode: Indy Race Car
Average Price: 7 USD
MACHINE MODE
Length: 9 cm
I think anyone will agree with that. His race car mode
is so nicely done that a non transfan could easily mistake him for a hotwheel,
the designers actually took into mind that a lot of people hate seeing
robot kibble in the alternate mode of figures, and completely hide
all of the robot components very well. In vehicle mode the car moves
nicely and pretty swift and along with the weapon in the driver seat and
the missiles molded on to the side of the spoiler and the shooting exhaust
pipes, For a little guy he¹s ready for
battle and could packon helluva punch. However he is
a tiny little thing , from all the hype of Beast Machines I have to admit
I was expecting something bigger. But
I¹m not too disappointed because he actually looks
like a tough little guy.
TRANSFORMATION TO ROBOT MODE
The transformation from car to robot is not challenging but
it is complex, I think the designers also took into mind that we're sick
of simple transformations in basic figures. First you fold the spoiler
down from there you go and lift the hood end of the car half way then pull
the legs out from the side pegs, the directions leave them somewhat half
folded but Ialways straighten them out and then I rotate them around at
the waist, from here go back to the spoiler/arms and pull them apart and
all the way down. Now finish raising the hood till it is on his back and
the nose end is pointing downward. The head should pretty go into the right
area if you did everything so far correctly. Now just go down to the wheels
at the end of legs and fold them until they lock down as the feet.
ROBOT MODE
Height: 7.5 cm
His robot mode is really awesome as well. The spoiler
become the forearms, giving him the same armament as he has in race car
mode, and the weapon that sits in the driver's seat is now on top of his
head. However, I don't particularly care for this place for the weapon,
so good thing it comes off and can be placed in his hand, which in my opinion
is a better place for it. While we are in the head area I'd like to point
out that his head looks more like Tankor's head than the Tankor toy does.
Furthermore, his feet are kinda big since they are the wheel cases, but
if you don't like this you can put them behind the
legs however this makes for a short robot. In robot
mode I counted 10 points of articulation one place I'd like to
point out is in the knees; this guys knees are basically
right under his hips I was wondering if this would
take away from his poseabilty but quickly found that
I probably achieved more poses because of this. The firing
mechanism for the exhaust missiles is similar to that of the Cyberjets
in that you simply push on the back of the missile and you get a
good distance, although you get a better distance with the Cyberjets.
SPARK CRYSTAL LOCATION
The spark crystal is well hidden like on all the vehicons
so far, it is under the front end of the hood between the two wheels.
OVERALL
Mirage is a nicely done basic figure.
This toy review was written by Jerry
Phillips.
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