I have said this sooo many times that i honestly have lost track. Please PAY ATTENTION. The audio in these past couple videos is because i was experimenting with a brand new microphone. A lot of you were complaining about the audio in my new 4K camera and how it would sound like the audio was coming from the left or right speaker more. This is because i move around when i talk and the microphone picks up things from the left or right microphone. I bought a new lapel microphone to try fixing that. After experimenting several times with it, i decided to go back to using the one built into the camera. The audio should be cleaned up now.
Yayy. I've been waiting for you to review Hot Rod. I find he's the best Hot Rod we've had, though I feel the spoiler was more seen in Robot mode. I blame the shoylders being too far from the body, but other then that he looks great
I was not that excited at all about this version of Hot Rod at first, especially because of the shoulders. But I picked him up on sale at wal mart for 10 bucks, and man I have to say this figure was a pleasant surprise. Your review helped, thanks.
Hey Optibotimus, love the review. I just wanted to say that the reason Hot Rods crest isn't painted is because in the G1 movie Hot Rod doesn't have a painted crest
I recently bought this figure; he was the easiest to transform to his vehicle mode. Just by looking at him in his robot mode, you kinda figure out how everything fits in together. Still a great figure though!
Another thing I notice is Hot Rod looks a lot more like the current comic books with the way the shoulders are so high and kinda of curved in at the top.
Nice review! There have been many Hot Rod or Rodimus figures over the years, even if Hot Rod was not a Headmaster in G1, but a Targetmaster, he's pretty cool anyway, like the name of his Titan Master, Firedrive, a slight difference to Firebolt, they should have put more paint application on him, he looks incomplete as is, red arms and a different color visor would have made him much better.
Again a great video. I have a bit of a TF Prime Wheeljack with his trasformation. Do you have some sound problems Paul? Because sometimes it was silenth and then louder again.
great reviews as always, it does suck how cheap and ''gappy'' and not finished yet'' looking these latest molds some of them look that is disappointing i must say i think the best hot rod we gotten in a while was the one that came with as a 2 pack battle in space with cyclnus
Just picked this up for my 5 year old. HE LOVES IT. I actually think its better than the G1 version. Just my view of course. Head comes off too easy and may be lost at some point. But otherwise a great toy.
IRON WOLF 36 I wish I was that artistic. Knowing me, that red paint would get everywhere. Like on my other figures. Separated by a wall from where I would do it, as well as them being on a bookshelf.
i was hesitant about the new hot rod but it dosent look all that bad. and i have the older one you have that i got in a 2 pack with cyclonus so an update is needed
Really like this one but never could find it at Walmart,I'd even be willing to trade any of my Titans return deluxe figures that I own for it other than scourge or blurr.
I CAN,T WAIT TO GET THIS GUY I AM STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THE COMBINER WARS AS WELL I REALLY NEED Combiner Wars Platinum Edition - LIOKAISER AND I HAVE BIN TRYING TO LOOK FOR A VIDEO ON FROM YOU DID YOU DO THIS GUY I WISH YOU WOULD YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH GETTING TO KNOW THESE NEW GUYS
Si Filey I don't know about you but I would never transform chromedom into bot form cuz is really ugly especially with the poorly designed legs. I think brainstorm might be good since it is basically same mold as blurr. I might buy the bat(I forgot his name) and trigger happy
I'll admit that this figure looks good, but the whole HEADMASTERS/TITAN MASTER gimmick really ruins it for me. I mean, it's just Hot Rod's face slapped on a huge unsightly grey brick, and reminds of all the stories where the Joker cut his own face off only to crudely wear it as a mask. This only makes this figure seem all the more bittersweet, since it really does look very good. Plus, having such a small mini-figure serve as head isn't ideal, especially if you accidentally lose it like a plastic missile...
I really want to see what Takara does with this guy before I commit to buying the Hasbro one. Anyone know how long it usually takes for Takara to do their reveal after the Hasbro has been released?
That's funny fellow collector .........Optibotimus will come through. Unless during the 5 of six transformations it didn't survive. But I do not believe that to be the case. Probably a matter of where it is scheduled to be reviewed.
That's what I thought not to mention a six changer will take some time to get to know the transformation. Hey at least you know your subscribers are following your videos & Timelines! Looking forward to it because I just sold off MMC Sixshot to fund DX9 Hanzo. I would like to know if there is any diecast content with Hanzo! Happy Wednesday.
David Lenshyn This time of year i usually have a lot of stuff to go through. Hanzo is on the list and for the next month or so, i'll more than likely be uploading every day. So it's a lot of stress already on me. But i do appreciate the support and my subscribers following me :) I love the enthusiasm! As for Hanzo, i can't feel any die cast unfortunately but he is still a very solid feeling figure. Unfortunately though, as i said with being busy..i haven't even tried transforming him yet
this figure is awesome even though I don't have it and I really want it somday what kind of bothers me is the head gimic that all titans return figures have if you know what I mean
As i've explained several times. I started using a different microphone and experimenting with it. This video though, i went back to my old setup of just using the built in microphone. It should be better. And honestly...it wasn't terrible, you've being a bit extreme lol
You are right, I were a bit extreme with that word XD but I wanted to ask you, so when I started the video I ask you immediately, so then the video sound much better, but my coment was alreatdy there... Thanks Optibotimus, your video reviews are excelents!! Regards from Chile :D
it got that weird japanese anme vibe to it thankfully the head isn't loose problem is...the hips are very loose lol i think i really likt eh power of the primes model the most Takara MPs are great but they are so...fragile...esp the lower part of the frames.
I've had the Generations Kup figure from a few years ago for a while and never had Hot Rod. Here's Hot Rod...... but with the stupid head master gimic..... ugh... okay. Honest to god, why is head masters even a thing? I get target masters to an extent. I kind of write it off as a Mini-Con rip-off. But head masters? Why??? Other than that, I will admit this looks pretty damn good to display with Kup, Springer, and Ultra Magnus and Acree (whenever I get those 2...) But that head master gimic is gonna take some getting used to. >.
It's a thing because that's what Hasbro wants to do. I don't honestly get why so many people hate it. It makes some of the transformation engineering easier as you don't have to hide the head. You can detach it. And when it's in robot mode, it looks perfectly fine.
***** I get that it makes the transformation easier to engineer and what not. But a part of me just has a problem with it. The head ends up looking way bulkier than it needs to be. Another thing is, is there a reason head masters exist in the actual lore? I just don't get it.
"This is what sat on people's Classic shelves" & what will remain standing on mine. Excellent review as always though! Thank you!
Huge spoiler alert at 1:40
i see what you did there
marioformer99 haha n1
slag, I just made that joke and now I scroll down............ *cries*
...
Woah I have a top comment, on a toy review, but gotta start somewhere
I have said this sooo many times that i honestly have lost track.
Please PAY ATTENTION. The audio in these past couple videos is because i
was experimenting with a brand new microphone. A lot of you were
complaining about the audio in my new 4K camera and how it would sound
like the audio was coming from the left or right speaker more. This is
because i move around when i talk and the microphone picks up things
from the left or right microphone. I bought a new lapel microphone to
try fixing that. After experimenting several times with it, i decided
to go back to using the one built into the camera. The audio should be
cleaned up now.
I swear some people complain about everything. Great review as always
optibotimus I been watching your videos since 2009 keep up the good work man!
What is th 4K
optibotimus hey I have a problem my own hot rod waist won't twist
optibotimus what if peoplw are little kids that want to do that?
Am I the only one waiting on the Takara version to hope the paint is better? I am also coming around more on these guys with this latest wave.
Yayy. I've been waiting for you to review Hot Rod. I find he's the best Hot Rod we've had, though I feel the spoiler was more seen in Robot mode. I blame the shoylders being too far from the body, but other then that he looks great
+Queen Stodge 'Shoulders'
Spell shoulders
You got the touch ,You got the power😀😀😀
I was not that excited at all about this version of Hot Rod at first, especially because of the shoulders. But I picked him up on sale at wal mart for 10 bucks, and man I have to say this figure was a pleasant surprise. Your review helped, thanks.
Hey Optibotimus, love the review.
I just wanted to say that the reason Hot Rods crest isn't painted is because in the G1 movie Hot Rod doesn't have a painted crest
Good work mate,boy I feel old...without your review I wouldn't have transformed the ole boy,lol
I recently bought this figure; he was the easiest to transform to his vehicle mode. Just by looking at him in his robot mode, you kinda figure out how everything fits in together.
Still a great figure though!
Another thing I notice is Hot Rod looks a lot more like the current comic books with the way the shoulders are so high and kinda of curved in at the top.
I think this hot rod ia amazing. I've wanted an update to that classics one for a while, and now we have an almost perfect one.
Nice figure, but I still like the Henkei/Classics version better w/ the Fansproject Upgrade Kit. The spoiler definitely needs to be higher.
I would LOVE a new Reflector, 3 identical (almost) Decepticons that form a real, digital camera!
Nice review! There have been many Hot Rod or Rodimus figures over the years, even if Hot Rod was not a Headmaster in G1, but a Targetmaster, he's pretty cool anyway, like the name of his Titan Master, Firedrive, a slight difference to Firebolt, they should have put more paint application on him, he looks incomplete as is, red arms and a different color visor would have made him much better.
Again a great video. I have a bit of a TF Prime Wheeljack with his trasformation. Do you have some sound problems Paul? Because sometimes it was silenth and then louder again.
Thank you for demonstrating that you can transform him without folding the hood. I've been very curious about that.
great reviews as always, it does suck how cheap and ''gappy'' and not finished yet'' looking these latest molds some of them look that is disappointing i must say i think the best hot rod we gotten in a while was the one that came with as a 2 pack battle in space with cyclnus
even though this is a year old video,i finally came across this figure and i finally got him today. i say this is a good figure.
I'll definitely pick him up. I think I might consider color customizing my Titan heads though. They are just too plain! Thanks
Just purchased this today and I LOVE IT!!!
I would be curious to see the masterpiece Hot Rod that came out earlier this year standing next to the Titans return one.
Just picked this up for my 5 year old. HE LOVES IT. I actually think its better than the G1 version. Just my view of course. Head comes off too easy and may be lost at some point. But otherwise a great toy.
Nice figure but I have to disagree about the classics figure. I think it looks much better than this one.
I customized my Titan Master head to give it more red and it turned out great
IRON WOLF 36 I wish I was that artistic. Knowing me, that red paint would get everywhere. Like on my other figures. Separated by a wall from where I would do it, as well as them being on a bookshelf.
WolfBlitzer I may show off my hot rod titan master some day...
Good review Mr.Optibotimus have a good day
Oh how I can't wait for the Takara legends ver especially because he needs his targetmaster.
his alt mode looks like MicroMaster Hot Rod from Return of Convoy
Your right it does. Now all we need is a giant titan class Star Convoy to go with this figure.
the only reason I don't like the target masters is because what if you loose it than you have no head for hot rod
i was hesitant about the new hot rod but it dosent look all that bad. and i have the older one you have that i got in a 2 pack with cyclonus so an update is needed
awesome review, Hot Rod is my favorite transformer, so can't wait til I get mine.
Really like this one but never could find it at Walmart,I'd even be willing to trade any of my Titans return deluxe figures that I own for it other than scourge or blurr.
"I don't have a hard time getting it in there as I put it in the right spot," he said to the ladies😂😂😂😂
tacky...
Hopefully will get mine pretty soon. •fingers crossed•
he's attaching to hot rod you can tell because you can see the streaks on the head
I CAN,T WAIT TO GET THIS GUY I AM STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THE COMBINER WARS AS WELL I REALLY NEED Combiner Wars Platinum Edition - LIOKAISER AND I HAVE BIN TRYING TO LOOK FOR A VIDEO ON FROM YOU DID YOU DO THIS GUY I WISH YOU WOULD YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH GETTING TO KNOW THESE NEW GUYS
you good sir, are a great transformers reviewer, you have earned a subscriber
Great looking figure; can't wait to get one!
Lunar Fury ordered mine off Amazon for about 1300 rupees about 21 dollars
Cool video man I love the figure I think it looks so good!
Buying it for my sons toy box, mp hot rod ticks most of the boxes for me
Does it really break the budget just to paint the titanmaster up.
Hi
thankx for the review.
you called the previous classics rodimus mold dated.
what, tou your opinion, makes a tot dated?
Well the classics one came out in 2006. It's almost 11 years old now. It's mostly dated by the standards of improved articulation and engineering.
I see. thanks for the explanations :)
is titans return a tie in to idu like combiner wars? im not sure
I've never had a Titans Return figure before, can someone recommend which one I should get?
XxEmeraldSquidxX Which *one*? Probably Triggerhappy, but they're all good.
Cubix Squid if you havent gotten one yet...Astrotrain. Great figure
I love my Hot Rod figure.
WolfBlitzer me too but I painted my titan master with a little bit of red
It's seems I had one on few weeks ago.
Could you please do a Reprolabels review of him?
Hi, what do you think about the quality of sixshot? A lot of tf toys these days are really weak
+TheDamnGames did you watch my review? ;)
TheDamnGames No they aren't.
Si Filey I might buy hexatron over sixshot
optibotimus you did not really mention the quality
Si Filey I don't know about you but I would never transform chromedom into bot form cuz is really ugly especially with the poorly designed legs. I think brainstorm might be good since it is basically same mold as blurr. I might buy the bat(I forgot his name) and trigger happy
I'll admit that this figure looks good, but the whole HEADMASTERS/TITAN MASTER gimmick really ruins it for me. I mean, it's just Hot Rod's face slapped on a huge unsightly grey brick, and reminds of all the stories where the Joker cut his own face off only to crudely wear it as a mask. This only makes this figure seem all the more bittersweet, since it really does look very good.
Plus, having such a small mini-figure serve as head isn't ideal, especially if you accidentally lose it like a plastic missile...
I really want to see what Takara does with this guy before I commit to buying the Hasbro one. Anyone know how long it usually takes for Takara to do their reveal after the Hasbro has been released?
about 2-3 months
maX Volnutt Yeah, if the Takara one doesn't look too good I'll see if I can invest in Reprolabels.
Well, hey. What do you know. Four months later I bought the Hasbro one and ordered the Reprolabels.
DX9 DX9 DX9 what going on here Mr. Optibotimus you know which review we have been waiting on since Thanksgiving!
Give us Hanzo please LOL
Listen to track 5 on GN'R Lies, that will explain everything
That's funny fellow collector .........Optibotimus will come through. Unless during the 5 of six transformations it didn't survive. But I do not believe that to be the case. Probably a matter of where it is scheduled to be reviewed.
I have a LOT of stuff to go through. I'll get to Hanzo when i get to him
That's what I thought not to mention a six changer will take some time to get to know the transformation. Hey at least you know your subscribers are following your videos & Timelines! Looking forward to it because I just sold off MMC Sixshot to fund DX9 Hanzo. I would like to know if there is any diecast content with Hanzo! Happy Wednesday.
David Lenshyn
This time of year i usually have a lot of stuff to go through. Hanzo is on the list and for the next month or so, i'll more than likely be uploading every day. So it's a lot of stress already on me. But i do appreciate the support and my subscribers following me :) I love the enthusiasm! As for Hanzo, i can't feel any die cast unfortunately but he is still a very solid feeling figure. Unfortunately though, as i said with being busy..i haven't even tried transforming him yet
Woah! Paul! Spoiler alert dude! (see what I did there? Eh? EH? no? aw...)
He looks a lot like combiner wars mini hot rod.
this figure is awesome even though I don't have it and I really want it somday what kind of bothers me is the head gimic that all titans return figures have if you know what I mean
spiderman gurdian of new york *Gimmick
spiderman gurdian of new york s
Hey paul! Are you excited for the new mp megatron?
MegaCronPrimus New?
Hello Optibotimus, I always watch your videos, but in your newest videos the audio is so terrible, what happend?
As i've explained several times. I started using a different microphone and experimenting with it. This video though, i went back to my old setup of just using the built in microphone. It should be better. And honestly...it wasn't terrible, you've being a bit extreme lol
You are right, I were a bit extreme with that word XD but I wanted to ask you, so when I started the video I ask you immediately, so then the video sound much better, but my coment was alreatdy there... Thanks Optibotimus, your video reviews are excelents!! Regards from Chile :D
Why. The. Hell. Is this $27.50 on Amazon? That is just ridiculous!
9.99 at target
I don't have a Target in my area.
Walmart as well
MinigunGaming I got mine of my cousin for 5 dollers he didn't know that it was 15 dollers in target and the one he gave was still in the package
nice set
I can finally get a hot rod
i wish it had the idw head
Great video
Meh, Im not a big fan of the headmaster Gimic, so I prefer the classics hot rod more but everyone's different
saem
TheApocalypseGamer TAG *same
Dapper Bleach - *Gimmick
i spelled it "saem" on purpose
it got that weird japanese anme vibe to it
thankfully the head isn't loose
problem is...the hips are very loose lol
i think i really likt eh power of the primes model the most
Takara MPs are great but they are so...fragile...esp the lower part of the frames.
the head kinda looks like ironhide
I love hot rod
Wuuut ima gunna buy dis
Maybe
Any one think the hot rod figure in this vid that his head look like g1 iron hidd
Isn't this rodimus prime
The whole thing about the head masters oops titan masters is meh I’m not a fan of this but it’s hot rod
Just curious
Would you agree that the hasbro toys have been... lacking recently?
Like
In effort with design and paint and all of that
+TheCalebtron nope
1:38 SPOILER ALERT!!!
I've had the Generations Kup figure from a few years ago for a while and never had Hot Rod. Here's Hot Rod...... but with the stupid head master gimic..... ugh... okay. Honest to god, why is head masters even a thing? I get target masters to an extent. I kind of write it off as a Mini-Con rip-off. But head masters? Why???
Other than that, I will admit this looks pretty damn good to display with Kup, Springer, and Ultra Magnus and Acree (whenever I get those 2...) But that head master gimic is gonna take some getting used to. >.
It's a thing because that's what Hasbro wants to do. I don't honestly get why so many people hate it. It makes some of the transformation engineering easier as you don't have to hide the head. You can detach it. And when it's in robot mode, it looks perfectly fine.
***** I get that it makes the transformation easier to engineer and what not. But a part of me just has a problem with it. The head ends up looking way bulkier than it needs to be.
Another thing is, is there a reason head masters exist in the actual lore? I just don't get it.
joltster109 Generation 1 Rebirth tells the whole story.
Kevin Peoples That's a comic series right?
joltster109 It's the last few episodes of the Generation 1 cartoon series.
Cool
Wheels are just ugly in the new one.
Urraco Jalpa agreed
I look so handsome no wonder Arcee liked me
Great review and poor product.
teldady0423 How is this a poor product? It's easily one of the best Deluxes in years.