Death's Head
23-08-11, 10:29 PM
One of the unfortunate aspects of the Beast Wars toy line was the slightly unimaginative application of previous Transformers sub group names for individual characters. Anyone coming new to Transformers at this point probably wouldn’t give two hoots (and rightly so), but to some of us older fans, it did feel like a bit of a cheat.
Good job Insecticon is a cracking little figure, then. He’s a prime example of the great design and engineering work undertaken by Kenner when devising the concept. His insect alt mode of a stag beetle is suitably creepy and does an excellent job of keeping any robot parts hidden away.
As a first series Basic, Insecticon features a flip changing gimmick that partially transforms him to robot mode. Just his feet require straightening out. Insecticon’s robot mode looks like it shouldn’t work, with all those insect limbs cluttering up the place, but he’s been very cleverly desgined so that these do not get in the way when you’re playing with him. In addition to this clever design, he also has one of the niftiest bits of weapon storage seen in the range. The rear halves of the insect body open up to reveal the two halves of his crossbow stored neatly away. I really like the thought that was put into this, and again, thanks to a slightly tilted hilt, Insecticon can wield his crossbow without it getting in the way of any of those insect limbs.
Topping all this innovation off is a great little robot mode with a nice toothy face. It is a little plain, being green and blue all over, but with some nice detailing – particularly in the robot mode legs – Insecticon makes such a two tone scheme look quite striking. As ever, extensive ball jointing makes Insecticon a great action figure too – great for getting into tussles with any Maximal foes!
Given his overall appearance and design, Insecticon – like a lot of his Predacon chums – can be considered an essential part of any Beast Wars collection.
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Good job Insecticon is a cracking little figure, then. He’s a prime example of the great design and engineering work undertaken by Kenner when devising the concept. His insect alt mode of a stag beetle is suitably creepy and does an excellent job of keeping any robot parts hidden away.
As a first series Basic, Insecticon features a flip changing gimmick that partially transforms him to robot mode. Just his feet require straightening out. Insecticon’s robot mode looks like it shouldn’t work, with all those insect limbs cluttering up the place, but he’s been very cleverly desgined so that these do not get in the way when you’re playing with him. In addition to this clever design, he also has one of the niftiest bits of weapon storage seen in the range. The rear halves of the insect body open up to reveal the two halves of his crossbow stored neatly away. I really like the thought that was put into this, and again, thanks to a slightly tilted hilt, Insecticon can wield his crossbow without it getting in the way of any of those insect limbs.
Topping all this innovation off is a great little robot mode with a nice toothy face. It is a little plain, being green and blue all over, but with some nice detailing – particularly in the robot mode legs – Insecticon makes such a two tone scheme look quite striking. As ever, extensive ball jointing makes Insecticon a great action figure too – great for getting into tussles with any Maximal foes!
Given his overall appearance and design, Insecticon – like a lot of his Predacon chums – can be considered an essential part of any Beast Wars collection.
385386387