Terence Ho since 1981(The Last Ronin)

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving Transformer review: War for Cybertron Earthrise E37 Runamuck

Did a quick photoshoot before spending much needed time with the fam. Without delay, here is Runamuck.

Boxing

Here is the boxing and contents. I used the decoder to see where Runamuck is from. If I decoded the map right, he seems to represent Earth.

The figure:

Looking good so far. No qualms too much though he has an extra set of wheels for his heels. Depending on the angle, it sometimes looks like he is on a segway or something. Peg his weapons like other figures where ever you see the 5mm port.

Alt mode

This is the mode some folks complained about. Without a doubt, it is the weakest link of this figure. He has an extra set of wheels again thanks to the segway wheels. Because of these extra wheels, his other wheels don't roll on the ground unless you push down on the car, but in doing so you also run the risk of rubbing/wearing out the bottom. Also, lots of his jigsaw configurations don't lock in place so smoothly. On the right side of the car, there is obviously a gap on mines by the rear wheel. Another weird aspect is his chest piece which looks as if it was meant to be his car hood is his under belly for alt mode. His actual hood is hidden behind his back in robot mode. So I too share some disappointment in this mode like some others.

Recap

Positives

Nice representation of his G1 incarnation
Tight joints, flexible posing, waist swivel
Nice paint scheme. Love the white
Simple figure actually
Easy to transform to alt mode and back (the head part can be a little tricky in getting back out, but I'll let it slide).

Negatives:

The Segway wheels (that area) getting in the way of the car rolling in alt mode.
Jigsaw configurations that don't lock in place (alt mode once again)
Alt mode in general. Looked neat in the renders and all but presentation turned out fairly disappointing.

Conclusion:

Runamuck is get for completionists such as myself and it is a very good g1 anime representation we got. As long as you are not going for alt mode, he will stand out fine in robot mode. Hope Runabout turns out better. Take care folks and see you next time.