I’m going to tackle a review of Revoltech Transformers line. Revoltech is a Japanese toy company that releases small (about 4 1/2 inch) toys that can be posed in pretty incredible ways, yet the joints on their figures arn’t obnoxious, and don’t ruin the sculpts.
The Transformers line has 5 figures in total. Optimus Prime, Hot Rod, Starscream, Megatron, and a limited Ultra Magnus figure. Each of the toys comes with multiple hands, and some have multiple faces and other accessories. That’s one thing I like about the Revoltech figures, the accessories they include are excellent. Ultra Magnus includes a hand piece that allows you to hold hands with Optimus Prime. Why? I have no idea, but you can pose them skipping along if that’s your thing. Hot Rod comes with a thumbs up, Optimus comes with the Matrix, it’s great.
I really should’ve taken more time to take these pictures, because I could’ve posed them more. The back of the boxes offers helpful posing suggestions, the Optimus one has him doing a high kick, as well as some kneeling action poses. The figures are weighted well and they’re fairly easy to stand up in a variety of positions. The joints can take a little bit of time to get used to. The way they click, and the way you turn them can be a little tricky at first compared to the joints of American figures, but there’s so many more positions available to you, it’s well worth it.
The paintjobs are all well done, and for mass-market figures, I have no problems whatsoever with them. Same with the sculpts. About the only actual problem I had with the figures was with Ultra Magnus. The left arm on mine comes off of the shoulder joint too easily, and his forearm detaches too easily as well. Considering I own 9 Revoltech figures so far and that’s the only problem with any of the joints, I think it was just some minor factory mistake that you don’t have to worry about. Ultra Magnus is the least interesting character out of all of them anyways, since he’s just a repaint of Optimus Prime with the special hand-holding feature (reading more online, this appears to be for handshakes with Optimus, WHATEVER).
One thing to keep in mind is that Revoltech figures can’t transform in any way. The figures are about $20 each, and shipping can be slightly expensive depending where you buy them. I buy mine from HLJ, where shipping is about $7 per single figure, however, if you buy 3-4, shipping is only around $12 total. My only real request about these is that I wish they’d put out more.
Straight up, Revoltech figures are some of my favourite toys. Great for posing, they look good when they’re displayed, lots of fun accessories, reasonable price.
5/5
Buying Options : As of recently, a few of these were on clearance from HLJ and if they sell out there, there’s always Ebay, but shipping can add up quickly, look for domestic sellers. While Optimus is ridiculously expensive, Hot Rod, Starscream, Megatron, and Ultra Magnus aren’t too bad.
