>>7669507I have the original MP-28 version of that mold and I like it very much. It has a couple of flaws that people seem to fixate on, like the backpack (which, in retrospect isn't even that bad compared to what MPs get away with now) and the chest being too flat or the wrong shape, but I'm not much of a stickler for accuracy so I can't seem to care. His transformation is solid and his alt mode is a really fun little burgundy wedge, but ground clearance is minimal. A neat touch is that you can flip is biceps around if you prefer the wheels-forward toy-accurate look. He's definitely one of the first MPs with truly excellent articulation, though; elbows and knees are double jointed, ankles and shoulders have good range, and he even has an ab crunch.
I recently downsized my MP collection quite a bit, and Hot Rod was an easy "keep". $65 is a pretty decent price. It has fewer accessories than the original version, but I guess the targetmaster balances that out. I miss the fishing pole, though.
>>7669515>I don't know why nobody seems interested in the figureI feel like a lot of people already picked up the earlier release and decided it wasn't worth dropping 90 bucks for the same figure with a weird paint job, fewer accessories, and a worse repaint of a 10-year-old targetmaster mold. They made a stellar new targetmaster for Artfire, but couldn't be arsed to do Hot Rod such a favor?
Personally, I just have no love for the "Akom animation error" paint job. The toy lacks the visual "pop" of MP-28, and the fact that they interpreted the shading on his shins as an actual different color is fucking laughable. If I want a targetmaster for MP Roddy that badly, the original release of the mold shows up on ebay frequently for ~$30.
>>7669534Nah, I'm just waiting for Takara Selects to bang out an actual good version of the mold as Armada Wheeljack. G1 basic bitches like Sideswipe are for plebs.
