Grimlock has been my first run-in with the Dinobot mould and I kinda love it. Gorgeous head sculpt, it's the reason I bought him over Dinobot in the first place. Makes me wish there was a run of Dinobot with the toy style head, honestly.
@Ekhtep2 жыл бұрын
Wake up baby, DrLockdown uploaded again
@mecha53107 Жыл бұрын
I'd say Velocitron Crasher is the best of the new Mirage mold because the black draws away from the gapping in-between the legs and the accessories just look more clean.
@Cinder_the_Art_Gal81442 жыл бұрын
I like to think the way Mirage's vechicle mode logo not supposed to being split due to transformation is just a clever way of how many bots think he's a decepticon when he really isn't
@tinselfrog35962 жыл бұрын
This set is why I hate exclusives, in Canada. I missed the one hour window months ago and now all it ever says is "We're not sure when this will ever be back in stock." Grimlocks got real pretty green eyes.
@matthewr12072 жыл бұрын
I was about to say. The US never sold out. Not that I saw for multiple months as I could cancel my original order and get a new pre-order
@rubiconprime14292 жыл бұрын
I barely even saw this thing, now I want it, and I have to order it from Hasbropulse because they don’t deliver out of any Anglo country that doesn’t start with “United”. Maaaaaan :(
@ShatteredGlassUnicron2 жыл бұрын
22:52: Siege Mirage: "Oh? You're approaching me?" Kingdom: "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer."
@charlienash10502 жыл бұрын
While I am glad you're overall happy with both Mirage and Grimlock, I do have an interest in seeing what you think about Kingdom Tracks. In the wider scene, he's not doing so hot considering his locking tabs or lack there of. I'd love to see you tackle him too. Either in a understanding diagnosis way or a "rip it to shreds" kind of way
@deang53862 жыл бұрын
Tracks was one of my most wanted figures. I've put some blu tack behind his shins in bot mode to hold his side leg panels. It's a shame he isn't perfect but when he is in a group of autobots he definitely has a great shelf presence. I'm definitely waiting to see the toyhax stickers
@charlienash10502 жыл бұрын
@@deang5386 would you recommend him if I were to make the similar fixes to the shin tabs?
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think he's just okay. Road rage too, whom I got yesterday. No review planned this year sadly, but eh: they're alright, and definitely overhated. Had they come out in earthrise people would've loved them
@charlienash10502 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown I'd love a review of either of them but I can't force you to do anything. At least now I know you don't fully hate them. So I at least have some positive reception for them from there
@Manny_lol2 жыл бұрын
dammit Lockdown you've persuaded me to buy this set I needed to buy food this week
@FortressMunkimus19852 жыл бұрын
Wow this set looks better than I was expecting. I was mainly curious about what changes they made to Mirage. I'm actually looking forward to my set arriving now.
@rhyperiorhunter73392 жыл бұрын
man even I was expecting for Mirage to crash and burn for once it's great to be proven wrong
@NightmareZerogbs2 жыл бұрын
I was expecting to be meh about both, but I impulse preordered it (and the other set) when a friend said he wanted the G1 bots and I got to keep the beasts, but man...while I do much prefer Siege Mirage because my grandma gifted it to me and I'm very sentimental, I gotta admit this Mirage looks great...but the hand feel is kinda wonky, ours was stupid tight on most joints and the Autobot symbol on the legs was misaligned. But that Grimlock...ooooh that Grimlock...photos didn't make it justice, in hand it is spectacular, I got lucky and got one with great tolerances on everything except for the very tight thigh swivels, easily the toy I played with the most in 2021...to the point he may have been my favourite of the entire year, it just clicked with me, I prefer it to Dinobot and I've loved Dinobot for most of my existence.
@KOAHUNT3R Жыл бұрын
There's a 5mm port on the back of Mirage's arms. It's not on the "shoulder," but it gives off a look that the launcher is resting behind his shoulder, and that works for me.
@johanna797192 жыл бұрын
This set is pretty solid i like how grimlock looks and Mirage is pretty good
@bleppyboo59692 жыл бұрын
Honestly I'm fine with the unpainted white, especially the eyes being unpainted as that always irked me when looking at Dinobot via photos and videos when in Dino mode. I just wanted a nice dinobot with a fairly cohesive color scheme in dino mode and that's what I got with Grimlock, he just works for me and I'm happy I have him and can experience this mold for the first time
@kingofthebeastwars16832 жыл бұрын
I agree with you 100 percent. Beast Wars Grimlock is actually the only reason I might buy this battle across time pack but Mirage is not a bad addition as well. It is indeed better than the other battle across time pack with a retool Sideswipe and Maximal Skywarp who is just a lazy repaint of Airazor.
@elxr94342 жыл бұрын
Personally I'm doing a custom cw mirage and when I get my check tommorow I'm gonna get the parts I'm missing so that he will be complete and I'd be happy to share pictures if your curious
@justingriffin36212 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see your approach, cause mine was just applying reprolabels and calling it a day.
@elxr94342 жыл бұрын
@@justingriffin3621 So I bought a broken one as part of a lot (missing legs) and took the front of his vehicle mode cut it to shape to fit under his vehicle mode and glued it onto his combiner port(retains ALL functionality) and remove the shoulder spikes may also Change his feet and get a shoulder Cannon
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I HATED CW mirage. It felt so flimsy. Sold mine off
@elxr94342 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown well I have a complete dragstrip and yes I agree but that's part of why I'm working on him the other part is that I despise the siege/kingdom one I don't know why I just hate it
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad we're getting a new dragstrip next year in legacy. Can't be any worse.
@Ironmew05 Жыл бұрын
I got this 2-pack today on my birthday. Love Grimlock. But I love Mirage more. Great pair of toys.😊
@charperalta94892 жыл бұрын
fun fact: in beast wars uprising grimlock with this look on the body of the thrilling 30's springer was an ex member of the wreckers ( for the first time a g1 member who makes sense to be a wrecker....................... so someone tell warpath that)
@BunnyGirlMet2 жыл бұрын
I got this two pack yesterday and I absolutely love Grimlock. Mirage is alright but I loooove Grimlock
@rubiconprime14292 жыл бұрын
5:00 TFW the way to make the beast mode work is to tear the robot in half to begin with -__-
@Arrivederchi6832 жыл бұрын
You want a piece of me?
@rubiconprime14292 жыл бұрын
How many pieces of Pizza would you like for supper lord Megatron?
@Arrivederchi6832 жыл бұрын
@@rubiconprime1429 i want TWO
@MrSwindle Жыл бұрын
Ive had my siege mirage (clear plastic legs) for 2 years now, and i think the plastic used isnt bad, no sign of breakage or anything
@jaspinflame6702 жыл бұрын
I honestly don’t really get the hate for the siege mirage owning for myself the clear plastic is pretty thick and sturdy, it is annoying how u can’t put the shoulder mounted rocket launcher at all on the kingdom mirage I’d say it really depends with cartoon accuracy is if the intention is to make it accurate in the first place then that should be the goal, if it’s not trying to be accurate then it shouldn’t matter
@BurntTM2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I love Siege Mirage over Kingdom more.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I just had major issues with the siege original, so when they fixed them here I was always going to prefer it
@BurntTM2 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown Yeah I agree with that. It's always nice to have personal preferences!
@IonStudios962 жыл бұрын
Love the doctor who master reference
@arkayanon2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I do miss Classics went with new interpretations of the characters rather than "how can we make something that looks exactly like G1, just with modern engineering?". Somehow, that just feels lazy since they already know what points A and B are going to look like, they just need to figure out the transformation.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Thankfully the Cybertronian bumblebebee movie designs are carrying some of that charm these days
@KilosFoxo2 жыл бұрын
I think the g1 designs with modern engineering is fine occasionally as some people would want a g1 design with modern engineering however it shouldn't take up the majority of a line
@diegodankquixote-wry32422 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown not really lol
@gizzach9772 жыл бұрын
I relate to the build fighters kits joke
@CapriciousChill2 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear someone say bonnet I can't help but remember that one they might be giants song.
@mrsamaritan68812 жыл бұрын
I always find it interesting to here what he calls a "controversy" since they usually aren't. lol
@robrice72462 жыл бұрын
I know Grimlockimus did a custom repaint of his Grimlock.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I'm hoping reprolabels does a set. There's some amazing stuff you can do with heat-applied labels, and ultimately it'll be much more sturdy than any paint applied there
@sambutler9532 жыл бұрын
I personally really like this 2-pack. Grimlock was a nice surprise announcement, and Mirage’s retooling is actually quite decent. Definitely gonna pick this one up, alongside Sideswipe and Skywarp.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Just got that pack yesterday. Skywarp surprised me. The dark Brown is lush
@Strakkulus Жыл бұрын
This Mirage mold never really looked like Mirage to me, I prefer the Legacy repaint Crasher. I just got her today!
@DrLockdown Жыл бұрын
While I disagree with most of the complaints people have with the mirage version, Crasher and leadfoot easily smash this outta the water
@KingKyoryu12342 жыл бұрын
Battle Ocross Time Collection
@BetterBrickStudios2 жыл бұрын
I was one of the people who ranted about kingdom sideswipe
@JA-js8uk2 жыл бұрын
My biggest issues with exclusives is when they make members of certain teams exclusives. Such as why was Runamuck a retail release but people have to go to Target specifically for Runabout
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
General consumers wouldn't buy two of the same. They'll get one and not bother with the other
@tristanwilliams41802 жыл бұрын
The 2 Look So Spectacular
@shirothenoodle18102 жыл бұрын
The only thing I would want to fix is the eyes for robot mode chest.
@RodimusMinor19872 жыл бұрын
I have them on the way from Hasbro Pulse, I'm really excited they both look good
@HouseholdWheel2 жыл бұрын
Why is everything wobbling?
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Stabilisation. You'll notice in the older videos I gave pretty awful camera shake. This is an effort to fix that. Although I'm still trying to find the best settings
@flamedude68492 жыл бұрын
Btw Beast wars Grimlock is Grimlock
@TheShadowWolfGaming Жыл бұрын
Huh both my Grimlock and Mirage had great tolerances and mine had a few paint differences compared to yours(grimlock), anyone have an answer as to why this is?
@jakejager2 жыл бұрын
I bought Mirage at a high price but got a free dinosaur with it...wish they had put a port for the shoulder rocket...WTF is that all about? The classics version is way too derpy in robot mode and I just didn't like any other previous versions. They always made Mirage derpy or nothing like his g1 character model which was always my favorite. Also "I hate white plastic...wish they would have molded it in white plastic because there is a lot of paint..." Never had issues with anything but clear plastics
@buffgoji29862 жыл бұрын
Considering you reference Gundam a bit in your videos, you should totally check out the trumpeter bumblebee kit. It's honestly the most fun I've had building a kit ( especially in Aus lockdown atm). Keep up the great videos!
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Is that one of the flame toys kits?
@buffgoji29862 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown unfortunately no, a company called trumpeter ( who specialises in military model kits ) have the bumblebee movie licence for some reason and made kits for both BB and blitzwing. If you can find BB for cheap I highly recommend him. Part of what makes the kit great is that you don't need to clean nub marks or need nippers to cut the pieces out, you can just pop them out. Blitzwing is a mixed bag however. He's a very nice looking kit, but he doesn't not scale well with bee, and his articulation is a tad dodgy.
@thrashc12522 жыл бұрын
I find this funny since I put Netflix Mirage into my top 20 figures I got in 2020 lol
@ToaofAnarchy192 жыл бұрын
I like Classics Mirage and don't particularly care about G1 accuracy, but his bot mode is so weird. Cool, but really oddly proportioned.
@vendetta_. Жыл бұрын
Would've loved if they used kingdom Megatron instead of dinobot on grimlock
@DrLockdown Жыл бұрын
Would've been cool, but that wasn't what the original was so I get it.
@somerelativleyuninterestin47632 жыл бұрын
Would it possible to use one of cliffjumper’s guns attacked to mirage’s back to make the missile look proper?
@masterfarr82652 жыл бұрын
ironic as it might seem. I tried it and the peg is too loose
@ralphlucas50572 жыл бұрын
Yep just tried it too 5.5mm peg hole ???
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
The pegs are fine on mine. If something's too lose, you can thicken the peg with superglue or floor polish
@tsapida79982 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion, but I like Kingdom Grimlock better than Kingdom Dinobot
@ralphlucas50572 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. I got them on Friday and Grimlock looks great with alternate deco black arachnia and nemesis primal from the worlds collide pack
@supergiganprime542 жыл бұрын
I got this pack today. It’s aweosme
@masterfarr82652 жыл бұрын
my mirage doesn't have the shoulder problem your's has I think you got a bad copy. This is why you should never hold QC against a toy since it can vary from figure to figure unless they're widespread enough like with Skullsmasher
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I only have my own toy to compare to. I try to research these things beforehand, and I found enough cases to assume it was every copy
@windowbewbs90642 жыл бұрын
Its a nice set, the Dinobot mold is one of my favourite voyagers, and while Mirage is not much of an improvement over his Siege counterpart, its a good second chance at the mold for anyone who missed out before. I really hate that Mirages shoulder ports were removed tho, no idea why Hasbro did that.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
The mushroom pegs they added mean there's no more room for them.
@windowbewbs90642 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown ah, ic. Still kind of disappointing...
@elliottsaucedo4422 жыл бұрын
Man, trying to find earth mode mirage is quite pricey. I wish that it was available separately because it’s currently going for a minimum of about 30-40 USD. Not including shipping
@BurntTM2 жыл бұрын
Personally I think Siege Mirage is better. But I respect your opinion!
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Hm...maybe Amazon will restock them at a later date.
@emeraldphoenix58682 жыл бұрын
I'll get that set since I'm making a Transformers Stop motion series called Transformers Synergy.
@Joyy_Da2 жыл бұрын
Wait so whats your issue with Runamuck? He looks fine to me but I'm a tasteless bumlick
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
The white paint. It's awful
@maximaldinotrap2 жыл бұрын
Want to know what is an upgrade from the original toy of Beast Wars Maximal Grimlock? This one doesn't have Gold Plastic Syndrome.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
This is probably your only option
@maximaldinotrap2 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown Pretty much
@twilight_phantom29692 жыл бұрын
I really wanted this Grimlock to look like the original toy because the original toy isn't an option, being riddled with GPS. That's at least why I was upset with how he looks here.
@DevasiaMentalityGaming2 жыл бұрын
Honestly it still feels dickish that figures released in siege as cyber vehicles are being re-released in more earth style designs as exclusives in some fashion or another, and packing them with sloppy seconds beast wars retools as well is another kick in the pants.(not saying they're bad retools, but clearly they're both just excuses to get another use from the same mold )
@captainfordo61422 жыл бұрын
Siege Mirage isn't that bad well atles my copy he is still good and sturdy only problem is his paint is chipping
@sebastianorduzo3222 жыл бұрын
Glad that these two turned out to be good (one better than the other, but you see my point). Also, has Denis Villeneuve's Dune come to Australia? If so, thoughts? (No spoilers). If its only available in theaters, don't worry, my dad and I take social distancing VERY SERIOUSLY.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Probably in states outside of NSW. We're still in lockdown: no cinemas open at all. Been dying to see Dune and Shang Chi, but I ruddy can't.
@sebastianorduzo3222 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown Sorry to hear that, and I hope you get to see them soon (and safely), but thanks anyway.
@user-vm5en6pf9p Жыл бұрын
Where do i get this windvlade
@DrLockdown Жыл бұрын
Which one? What timestamp? It's been a while since I did this video.
@mechamax79192 жыл бұрын
is Huffer now challenging Bumblebee and Cliffjumper on how many versions of himself there are?
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
I think the tetrajets still take the cake, and a good thing too: the mould is awesome
@mechamax79192 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown still, gonna buy myself some huffer clones
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
If the two come in a pack, I'll prolly sell off Puffer. He looks rather lackluster
@soundblaster1987reviews2 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts about the Black Mamba Upscaled Dinobots? I was thinking of getting their Scorn figure...
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
They'll probably be decent, but I'm not that interested
@harrisblastaar50812 жыл бұрын
Potp or aoe?
@soundblaster1987reviews2 жыл бұрын
@@harrisblastaar5081 Last Knight Scorn. EmGo316 reviewed the Black Mamba version.
@masterfarr8265 Жыл бұрын
any thoughts on Leadfoot?
@DrLockdown Жыл бұрын
Don't have him yet. Very excited though
@masterfarr8265 Жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown well? how is he?
@tronlives10042 жыл бұрын
I think the reason like people like this over the classics release is that the classics look like a stick figure than a bot
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
It's stylisation. Robots don't have to have 100% human proportions
@tronlives10042 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown maybe but we see robots has blocky when it comes to transformers but that’s my opinion
@somerelativleyuninterestin47632 жыл бұрын
Question, do either of your grimlock or dinobot have incredibly loose and flimsy elbow joints?
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Nope. Solid as a rock
@somerelativleyuninterestin47632 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown really? Do you know if there’s any way to fix those types of joints? This is the first time I’ve come across such a thing in a figure which doesn’t mean much cus like, I only started collecting recently but still
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Alas, since they're plugged in, I'm not too sure.
@whydopeoplelovefoxy20512 жыл бұрын
U can’t scare me Well then we have ways to make u talk **shows fully translucent transformers figure** AHhHhHh *glitches out of reality*
@ShadowPrime693 ай бұрын
can someone please explain to me why DrLockdown calls Road Ranger “racist”? i just dont get it
@DrLockdown3 ай бұрын
It's an old leak thing. The leaker tried to stop it from getting out of his hidden secret circle by plastering the N word over it.
@johnnela8898 Жыл бұрын
Today is the First day of the rest of you're Life.
@BurntTM2 жыл бұрын
My personal preference is the Siege one but Kingdom Mirage is nice to. Don't care about Beast Wars Grimlock though...
@diegodankquixote-wry32422 жыл бұрын
Grimlock was from the orignal beast wars.
@BurntTM2 жыл бұрын
@@diegodankquixote-wry3242 Oh lol.
@kelvingoce75872 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think sometimes you kinda improvise in some of your reviews then doing a script
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
... actually I only really improvise the transformation segments. Everything else is fully scripted
@flamedude68492 жыл бұрын
Wait, how is road ranger racist? I'm super confused. Btw I don't know anything about Road Ranger
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
His original leak had the n word plastered all over it
@flamedude68492 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown that's super messed up
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Eyup. The person tried to justify it by saying it was to avoid it being shared around on news websites. Yeah...sure thing...that TOTALLY makes it okay -_-
@Burrito_Bandito00002 жыл бұрын
Siege mirage was so much better then kingdom, kingdom mirage changed so little but somehow made the figure worse in quality and design
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
Hard disagree. They fixed all my complaints from the original, as I covered in my Netflix mirage review
@masterfarr8265 Жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown thoughts on Leadfoot?
@PixelKappa_HD2 жыл бұрын
Classics mirage is ugly even if he's a great toy. thats why he's not defenitive.
@DrLockdown2 жыл бұрын
He's stylised and awesome. I wouldn't say he's ugly at all
@PixelKappa_HD2 жыл бұрын
@@DrLockdown its all subjective I guess but I just think hes cartoon silhouette is so nice and well put together for becoming a formula 1 race car. Its cool that classics uses all the cars parts but his head is small and his proportions are lanky and very alien. Idk its just not my flavor.