Legion Class (Legends) Arcee
Price: $8 (prices may vary)
Available: Now
Arcee is small and spindly as a Legion class toy (caused in
part by the fact the toy is supposed to represent a female
character. She can't be designed to be too bulky). The effect is
that the toy is thin and feels cheap. I much prefer the Deluxe FE
toy over this one any day. The toy's transformation is
simple enough to perform, which is a plus in its favor. For once,
I had no trouble changing it between forms--I miss this simplicity
in a lot of the newer toys. Another strike against this toy is
that its gun is made of the soft very flexible--and easy to break--plastic.
Verdict: Pass. Not a good product.
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Commander Class (Scout) Dreadwing
Price: $12 (prices may vary)
Available: Now
A nice toy even at this scale. The worst I have to say about this
one is that I had a heck of a time getting it to form into its
fighter mode (the legs and getting them turned the right way was
what did it for me). The weapons, unlike Arcee's gun, are made of a
harder plastic that's more durable. A pretty nice version of
the character and worth getting (since who knows if/when we'll get
to see a bigger toy of him).
Verdict: Excellent. A must buy!
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Legion Class (Legends) Breakdown
Price: $8 (prices may vary)
Available: Now
A good version of Breakdown. This toy's small but durable (unlike
Arcee) and well detailed for its size. I just wish he were bigger!
Verdict: Excellent!
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Commander Class (Scout) Ironhide
Price: $12 (prices may vary)
Available: Now
Usually I don't care if a toy has a supporting
character in a series but I must admit it would be cool if there
were an Ironhide in the actual Prime cartoon.
Still, this is a pretty nicely designed toy. It's fairly
easy to transform and pretty durable. It also comes with two
cannons which are made of thick plastic. One
minor nitpick--the feet are designed a little bit weird and don't
seem to be quite perfect in the truck mode (in my opinion, they
should snap/fit together and they don't seem to).
Verdict: Very good.