“Several years and several hundred dollars later.. we finally done it lads” 😂 🙌

Once again, you've destroyed me to the punch my friend.

I am assuming the crotch notch on the front beneath the tip of the beak in bot mode is for a flight stand, but I haven’t seen any reviews actually show that in action yet. He looks fantastic. Can’t wait for my preorder to ship.

I'll start my comment by saying I've seen enough in reviews and photos to know I'm going to happy with this figure once I have it in hand. Also, no figure is ever perfect, mainly because there will be always compromises somewhere in the appearance due to the transformation engineering. Not to mention, anyone's personal preferences/expectations will never be met when someone else creates the design. Recently I've realized that I do not like metallic paint for face sculpts; it highlights the high points too much, makes shadowed areas too dark, and just creates too much contrast. This was brought to my attention with the 'dead' Ironhide & Prowl 2-pk, and has been completely confirmed with the more recent Autobot 5-pk. I absolutely love the look of Sunstreaker, and the gray, non-metallic paint used for his face. It's just right; it gives the impression of shiny metal, without being over-done or too contrasty. Back to Swoop... His dino mode was always going to be too big; there was just no avoiding that. So they should've gone all the way and made his legs longer. He should've been as tall as the others, and in adding height, it would've made his torso proportions appear thinner/trimmer. This is a common issue with TF. Other minor issues I see with Swoop; wings could have been wider/bigger. The forearms should have had covering panels. The red head crest/point should have been angled back just a bit; that's very evident in the animation model. I agree the dino beak should have been thinner; it is a bit too pelican-like. Not to mention, a thinner beak would have allowed for a thinner torso, which helps with the overall proportions. Then lastly, and is is an issue I have with all of the Dinobots-- too much molded detail. And I get it, these are larger figures and surface areas are larger. I don't think these areas should have been completely void of detail. But in most areas, it's too much. Take a look at Kingdom Cylconus, SS86 Scourge/Sweep, and even Hot Rod. Somehow, whoever designed those figures was given the greenlight to keep it simple. And the results are beautiful. Other figures such as the ER seekers, and even NF Soundwave would have greatly benefitted from this balance. Same thing with these Dinobots. If a goal of this subline is to create screen-accuracy, then too much molded detail is a very objective observation. While I don't know how molded details affect a figure's budget, I'd assume less of this could have given enough wiggle room to address at least one of the minor issues I listed above. Between the relatively simple engineering & the smaller stature, this is a stretch for being a leader class toy. I was hoping this would include a handful of blast effects that could have been shared between the group. And yet, considering all of these critiques, I'm still very, very excited for this figure, and overall, he's still quite good. While I'd say Snarl and Grimlock are probably the best, Swoop is right up there, and for me, is better than Sludge or Slag. Solid review. I look forward to more.

Not too sure why they went for the Leader class for this dude. I feel like he could have worked as a Voyager, considering how he's the smallest of the Dinobots. Still, this Swoop is a cool figure, and I'm glad that people collecting this team now have them all together. Personally, I only bought Grimlock because he's just the coolest. He's so cool that I don't feel that he looks out of place in my display without his dino buddies. ^^

SWOOP! THERE IT IS Thats it, thats the comment.

But can you flip your fists in? Great review! Can't wait for my Swoop to arrive!

Fantastic review Ham-Man!!! Swoop looks really impressive, and I cannot wait to finally complete the SS86 Dinobots team. :D Keep on being amazing.

A flight stand would be awesome but I guess Hasbro isn't sophisticated enough to give us that.

Yeah, he could have been a lil skinnier, and his arms really should have compressed more in Dino mode but besides that he looks great, I can’t wait to get him and complete my set of Dinobots. A flight stand would have also been very nice, but I have a feeling we’d have to sacrifice more than what we’d like to for one. Guess we’ll have to wait and see if there’ll be a 3rd party flight stand for him.

You lucky so and so! Congrats! Good review. Don’t know if I agree with you on the looks. Feels very Swoop to me. Doesn’t feel too broad in my opinion. Maybe I’ll feel differently when I get it in hand.

I eagerly anticipate when Pulse will ship mine. I don’t have it so I’ll reserve judgement. You ask which is your favorite meaning mine. I love all the robot modes. Dinos? Well Grimlock and Slug are my faves. I wanted to like Snarl and Sludge more but I really dislike the design choices with Snarl’s tail and Sludge seems puny and needs big mods for under carriage. Slug is my favorite Dinobot but never owned G1 version. I had Snarl and my brother Swoop. We loved those. I really like but not quite to “love” these Studio series versions. But yea I want to play with a pile of Sharticons with my Dinobots on top. Grrrrrrwwwwwl!

Swoop is the last Dino Bot I need. Besides some of his shortcomings I like him.

Got swoop earlier this week and I really like him. He was always pretty close in size to the others in the cartoon so the scale doesn’t bother me and I don’t really find him to be too wide. I do wish the arms could’ve collapsed more for Dino mode but overall I’m pretty impressed with the whole team. I’m not sure I can even pick a favorite, I think I’ve been most impressed with sludge but they all are pretty close to perfect for chug dinobots. Great video as always

I'm so ready to finish the og Dinobots hope they do Scorn Slash in g1 designs in the future.

Got mine 2 weeks ago. Definitely need a flight stand. Are you getting Tidal Wave?

Awesome review. Can't wait to get him. I did find Hot Shot at Big W tho.

Crazy though?? But he reminds me a ton of Siege Starscream?

What are you talking about his face ain’t Swoops he’s on point face sculpt included . Third party upgrade kit is on eBay plus some Toy Hax when it comes out good lord 😂

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