G1 WILDRIDER

This figure is from 1886. He is a Decepticon and part of the Stunticon team. He first appeared in the cartoon in series two in "The key to Vector sigma part two" Megatron wanted some ground units because he realised that even though the Decepticons had air superiority. The Autobots were superior on the ground. He went to Megatron to change this, he stole some vehicles.and he converted them into the Stunticons. To bring them to life he went to Cybertron and stole the key to Vector sigma from Alfa trion and went down deep beneath Cybertron to Vetor sigma. On Earth the Stunticons completely defeated the Autobots in combat but it was an only of combinations of Omega supreme and Superion who manged to defeat Menasaur the combined form of the Stunticons.

FUNCTION; Terrorist

MOTTO; " Either you're out of my way or you're out of luck"

BIO; "Look out motorists- he exults in the accidents he causes! Drives recklessly, screaming and laughing. Some comrades think it's an act, others really know he's as nuts as he appears. fears quiet, prone to tire blow outs. In car mode goes up to 250mph with amazing manoeuvrability in robot mode, his scatter shot sun sprays laser beams over wide areas. Combines with fellow Stunticons to form Menasaur."

SPEC; Strength 6, Intelligence 6, Speed 7, Endurance 6, Rank 5, Courage 8, Firepower 7, Skill 6

Robot mode

Car mode side

Car mode front

car mode with cannons

His car is a very nice Ferrari. My figure is missing some stickers and the ones he does have are worn. He is old though.

He does have a sticker on his bonnet which is supposed to be carbon fibre which is a nice touch.

I don't really bother with the cannons in car mode as they do not add anything to the car.

For a G1 figure it is a simple transformation.

In robot mode his back pack made from front of car does not really do anything and it makes his back floppy.

His torso is chrome and an annoying problem which I found just now is when you push his arms down his back pack moves up as they are too tight together and are pushed together in his body. You have to hold on to the back pack when you are posing his arms.

He has attractive colour scheme.

If you are collecting Stunticons then he is worth having. I am trying to collect them all so I can make Menasaur.

2007 MOVIE IRONHIDE

This figure is from 2007. He is an Autobot. He appeared in the  first movie "Tansformers" which was made in 2007. He also appeared in some movie  comics. He came to earth in the movie along with Optimus Prime, Jazz and Ratchet. He fought Brawl and got blasted by Starscream.

MOTTO; "I'm a soldier. I'm made for war. Your kind simply... are not."

FUNCTION; Weapon Specialist

BIO; "Ironhide is the big stick that backs up the soft steps of Optimus Prime. Paint scarred and chrome chipped by shrapnel from a hundred battles. he is the oldest of the Autobots. His right hip is a mass of bypasses and temporary solutions. His power core and timing system are irregular and his idle set far too high but his optics are the sharpest on Cybertron and his cannon arm is as steady as ever. Optimus Prime relies on him for tactical advice and a cool head. As long as they keep making missiles compatible with his cannons. He'll keep fighting until every last Decepticon is a smouldering wreck."

Robot mode

With combined cannon

Truck mode side

Truck mode front

His truck is very nice. Hardly any kibble but you have to ignore the giant cannons which hang off the underside of the truck.

His transformation back to truck mode can be a little tricky but you need to fiddle around with it for a while.

In robot mode he has two cannons which can combine into one giant cannon which he only did in the comics.

The giant combined cannon shots four missiles . You can only shot these when it is combined.

He has nice detailing in robot mode. He does have light piping but on my it does not really work. This does make his eyes look a little dead.

It is a shame that the abdomen piece does not plug into the panel on the chest. The panels from the front of the truck just flap around loosely.

I don't think this is a very bad attempt at Iron hide but the revenge of the fallen Ironhide was just a grey repaint of this one which is inaccurate to the movie. They didn't try again to make a Voyager Ironhide until Dark of the Moon.

This is a decent figure but he does have some problems especially the looseness of his chest panels.

I think out of the Voyager Ironhide this one is worth getting.

He was also repainted in 2008 as part of the All Spark Power Line as Off Road Ironhide.

Beast Wars - Cybershark

This figure is from 1997. He is loyal to the Maximals 

Beast Wars comics

Cybershark was one of the protoforms left behind by the crew of the Axalon on prehistoric Earth. He was activated and put in chronal phase by Razorbeast at Magmatron's request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. Coming online in the middle of the ocean, he was one of the first Maximals to hear Razorbeast's signal.
Accompanied by Claw Jaw, Cybershark sped towards Razorbeast and the small group of new Maximals accompanying him. He and a phalanx of other Maximals finally reached them, just in time to fight off an army of Predacons. In the subsequent battle, Cybershark tangled with Razorclaw.
A Deca-cycle after the marooned Maximals sent their distress call help still hadn't shown up. Cybershark was one of those on hand when their makeshift base was attacked by the entire Predacon militia. He was on the front line of the defense and was the first to notice that it was, indeed, an all-out assault. He later rallied the Maximals and Predacons to stop the threat of the Blendtrons.
At some point yet unchronicled he will be badly damaged in battle and in an emergency procedure have his spark transferred to a blank protoform. This blank had been exposed to the Transmetal driver and so he emerges as a Transmetal 2 great white shark and now finds himself gifted with more powerful weapons and the limited ability to fly at low altitude.

From the Movie Beat Wars Comic.

FUNCTION; Ocean Attack

MOTTO: ?

STATISTICS: ?

                                                                 Cybershark mode

                                                                         Side View

                                                               Shark mode with robot head

                                                              Robot mode showing missiles

                                                                           Robot mode

                                                             Robot mode with shield

                                                                              Box

His shark mode is quite detailed and a nice blue colour. His had nice teeth in robot mode.

He is quite easy to convert. He is however easier to get to robot mode than back to shark mode.

I love the missiles as they have shark faces moulded onto them.

The down side is that you can still see his feet in shark mode.

2007 MOVIE DELUXE BRAWL AKA DEVASTATOR

This figure is from 2007. He is a Decepticon. He appeared in the 2007 movie "Transformers. He blew stuff up, crushed cars. He got attacked by Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet as well as some human soldiers. But no matter how many times they knocked him down he still got up again until Bumblebee on the back of a tow truck blasted him with his Plasma Cannon and knocked him down for good.

MOTTO; "If it moves, crush it."

FUNCTION; Unknown

BIO; To say Brawl is a warrior is like calling Cybertron a hunk of metal.Brawl does not just enjoy fighting, he is consumed by it.Tearing Autobots apart is embedded into his very core, and every fiber-optic cable of his being is obsessed with wild, unyielding combat. The only thing he enjoys, or even cares about, is the fury of battle. And he loves a good explosion. Particularly if it's one he created, and if it was an Autobot that is exploding.

Robot mode with machine gun

Robot mode with Tank Barrel

Tank mode side

Tank mode front

He is a nice little tank. It is an OK representation of him from the movie. Even though in the movie he was a dark green not light green and I don't think he had any of the dark grey camouflage.

The problem I have in tank mode is you are supposed to clip the turret into the tank chassis but when you do that it looks like the gun is aimed downwards. This means he would only be able to hit something two yards away. If you do not peg it in he can then shot his missile further.

The tank turret rotates all the way round. He also has a smaller turret on top of the main turret which also rates all the way round.

The rocker launchers on top of the turret are on bull joints so they can be posed any way you like.

also the claws on the tank are on bull joints and can be posed any way you like.

There is some nice detailing in this mode. Even though there is a gap on the front of his tank where you can see his robot head.

The turret comes off the clip too easily and is annoying.

He also has fuel tanks on the back of the tank. Even though I think that having exposed fuel tanks like that in battle would be a bit dangerous. His robot feet are there as well

apart from that there is not a lot of kibble with this tank mode.

There is a nice auto morph feature. when you lift the body up into the robot mode position his head and the tracks flip upwards and also flip down again when going back to tank mode.

In robot mode his arms become up clipped from his body way to easily and this can become annoying when you are trying to pose him.

You can do what ever you like with the claws. I prefer to fold them down over the chest as armour of some kind.

You swivel the gun barrel round and have a machine gun instead of the tank barrel

On the other arm he has a claw which is posable. Also moulded on to the forearm is a little Gatling gun. It even has a chain of bullets hanging off it. It is shame it is not painted but a nice little touch that they put in.

Overall it is a good figure but like Boncrusher he could do with being a Voyager rather than a Deluxe but still for a Deluxe figure he is decent and he is a great alternative to the much more expensive leader Brawl.

If you do not like this jungle colour scheme they did repaint him as as deep desert brawl with a desert colour scheme.

2007 MOVIE DELUXE BONECRUSHER

This figure if from 2007. He is a Decepticon. He appeared in the 2007 movie " Transformers" he appeared in some comics. In the movie he was on a motorway sending cars flying with his claw arm. he fought Optimus Prime on the motorway. The fight ended when Optimus decapitated Bonecrusher with his Energen Sword. He is a Buffalo Armoured Vehicle.

FUNCTION- Unknown

MOTTO- Unknown

BIO - BONECRUSHER hates everything, and what BONECRUSHER hates, he destroys. He hates this planet, and all its inhabitants. He hates the AUTOBOTS for getting in his way. He ever hates MEGATRON and the other DECEPTICONS. The only reason he stays with them is because MEGATRON scares him. BONECRUSHER lives for the day when he's the only one left standing atop a pile of smoking rubble and shattered robots.

SPEC; Strength 9, Speed 5, Rank 6, Firepower 7, Intelligence 5, Endurance 10, Courage 8, Skill 5

Truck mode side

Truck mode with claw

Robot Mode

Robot mode with claw

Robot mode with grabbing claw

Robot mode with open claws

His truck mode looks accurate to the movie but it is just a shame that it is really hard to get all six wheels on the ground at once. I like the little picture of a bull dog with spikes sticking out its mouth on the side of the truck. He also has Bonecrusher written underneath it.

He has good details in truck mode and shiny blue paint is used in the windows.

 He has good articulation on the claw arm.

In robot mode there are some problems with accuracy to the movie. I don't remember his arms being longer than his body.

In the movie he was more of a gold colour where as he is a dull tan colour.

He has trouble standing on his feet but luckily because his arms are so long you can use them as another set of legs to help with balance.

Unfortunately he cannot roll on his feet like the movie because his claw feet prevent this. Shame.

Despite all his flaws I still like him.

He has lots of articulation but the claw is backwards in robot mode so cannot use it as a claw. Does he batter them instead?

To make it more accurate I rotate the claws and separate them so they face the right way.

There are many ways to pose him with the claw. Either separate or pushed together as one big claw. You can also open them up so as to make it more movie accurate. You can clip them together like grabbing claws but this is unofficial on the toy but he did this in the comic and the movie.

Overall I would recommend him but it a shame he is not bigger. He would have been good as Voyager. He was the size of Optimus Prime in the movie.

If you do not like these colours then they repainted him in 2008 as part of the All Spark Power Line as a Jungle Bonecrusher.

2007 MOVIE DIVEBOMB

This figure is from 2008. he is from the "All Spark Power Line" He is a Decepticon and member of the new Decepticons military He first appeared in  " Return to Cybertron" The comic. He did not appear in any cartoons.

From my own comic book

MOTTO; unknown

FUNCTION; Unknown

TECH SPEC; Divebomb tries his hardest to make friends with the other Decepticons, but they go out of their way to avoid him. Everyone recognises his skill an aerial fighter, his intelligence as a tactician, and his positive attitude towards the goal of total Decepticon domination. Unfortunately, his reactor containment is so bad that other robots can't stand to be near him. Wherever he goes, he leaves a trail of toxic fumes, and he emits so much radiation that it short-circuits the sensor systems of those nearby.

SPEC; Strength 6, Intelligence 7, Speed 8, Endurance 6, Rank 2, Courage 6, Firepower 8, Skill 7

Robot Mode

Divebomb Cyber Mode

Jet Mode

Jet Mode Front

Cyber Key

His jet mode is not bad at all and is just about all you can display him in. He has nicely moulded missiles under the wings and nice detail all over his jet mode. He even has a seat moulded into the cockpit.

His Cyber key gimmick in jet mode is not really that great compared to others in the line. This figure is a repaint of Cybertron Thundercracker.

His tail fins are rubbery plastic and can be snapped off so be careful On his right tail fin he has a insignia that is kind of like a Decepticon version of the elite guard insignia. It is a shame he only has this on one tail fin.

I like the way you transform his feet by opening up the leg and rotating the afterburner round so the foot is sticking out then close up the leg and open the foot up. Nice part of transformation.

His robot mode is very disappointing especially after that very nice jet mode.

His back pack and left arm do not clip on to anything meaning that you are left with a floppy mess.

He has a giant gun arm with some very weird articulation points.

They could have put a peg on his back pack so at least you could peg his body in then I could over look the fact the arm does not clip in but this is horrible that they did not do this. It is all about the jet mode. With the legend it clips in but not with the deluxe version here.

the colour is OK but I still feel I don't think you should get this figure. If you want a Cybertron Thundercracker go for the small legend.They are much cheaper.

I can't recommend him so save your money for another better figure unless you want to complete the line.

BEAST WARS MANTERROR

This figure is from 1997. He is a Predacon. he never appeared in the Beast wars cartoon But he did appear in the IDW beast wars comic. He witnessed the birth of the Predacon Snapper. He got his face smashed by Wolfang and both he and Retracks were attacked in the jungle  by Grimlock. Apart from that he was just there in the background standing around as an extra.

FUNCTION; Quick Attack Specialist

MOTTO; "To face the  Manterror, is to face defeat"

TECH SPEC: The maniacal Manterror may seem awkward in appearance but he's a skilled fighter with devastating quickness in both robot and insect battle modes. Having the power of flight and equipped with razor sharp raptor claws. he activates internal stealth silencers to strike from the sky like a sizzling bolt of proton lightening. In robot mode he prefers to launch his devastating Ion discs which don't stop spinning until they've sliced through a targeted enemy's external armour.

SPEC; Strength 5, Intelligence 9, Speed 6, Endurance 3, Rank 6, Courage 5, Firepower 8, Skill 10

Robot Mode

Insect Mode side

Insect Mode front

Ion Blades on Claws

Instructions

Tech Spec

He has a very Ninja look to his robot mode. I don't know why he is grinning though!

His arms can be hard to pose in both modes because they are so long  and the bull joints can't take the weight. His claws are over sized to take the Ion discs.

I like the way his bug legs fold away into his chest.

He has some decent articulation in bug mode. His mouth can open but not very far so pointless really.

He is a nice figure.

The discs that fire from his claws are nicely detailed to look like blades. They are not spring loaded but pressure and they can go quite a way.

The colour scheme is good but if you don't like this there is a Japanese version which has Blue translucent plastic instead of purple.

Not for everyone but I like him.