Death's Head
17-08-11, 05:49 PM
Brimstone: A creepy name for a creepy looking warrior. He’s also one of the better bike-formers of recent years (although still not quite as good as Animated’s Oil Slick). Brimstone is obviously a chopper bike, the kind beloved of motorcycle gangs and Ghost Rider’s Johnny Blaze. A great colour scheme and overall design is let down by a prevalence of cheap looking grey plastics. Some silver paint or some sensible usage of chrome would have done wonders in making this look exceptional, rather than average.
Transforming to robot mode is a swift and largely intuitive process – the engine block forms the feet, the front wheel and handlebars split apart and fold back to form the arms ( I like this sequence – it is very well thought out), and the rear wheel and seat form the torso. Unfortunately, like Insecticon, Brimstone just ‘hangs’ together. The seat looks like it should clip into place to give the torso stability, but it doesn’t. It’s not a big deal, but it does mean that you can have Brimstone looking a bit slouched and uncomfortable looking – like someone has just bent his spine in- without careful arrangement of his parts in this area.
Although the robot mode is an horrific looking thing, looking quite emaciated and skeletal, it is ruined by the dominance of those dull grey plastics. I know I go on about this a lot, but the choice of grey plastic instantly cheapens the toy and robs it of any weight. There’s also a pointless attempt to give Brimstone ‘hands’. Two rubbishy bits of black plastic fold out of the wheel arch to give him digits. It’s a needless addition – I like the bladed weapons at the end of his wrists. Sticking those hands on him does the figure a disservice, as they make him look deformed.
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Transforming to robot mode is a swift and largely intuitive process – the engine block forms the feet, the front wheel and handlebars split apart and fold back to form the arms ( I like this sequence – it is very well thought out), and the rear wheel and seat form the torso. Unfortunately, like Insecticon, Brimstone just ‘hangs’ together. The seat looks like it should clip into place to give the torso stability, but it doesn’t. It’s not a big deal, but it does mean that you can have Brimstone looking a bit slouched and uncomfortable looking – like someone has just bent his spine in- without careful arrangement of his parts in this area.
Although the robot mode is an horrific looking thing, looking quite emaciated and skeletal, it is ruined by the dominance of those dull grey plastics. I know I go on about this a lot, but the choice of grey plastic instantly cheapens the toy and robs it of any weight. There’s also a pointless attempt to give Brimstone ‘hands’. Two rubbishy bits of black plastic fold out of the wheel arch to give him digits. It’s a needless addition – I like the bladed weapons at the end of his wrists. Sticking those hands on him does the figure a disservice, as they make him look deformed.
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