![]() That gun that won’t fit right in the vehicle mode’s undercarriage storage unfolds into a proper rifle which he can hold in either hand. I wonder what it’s like to have two missile launchers go off right near your audio receptors. There’s also a nice version of his head crest that kind of looks like the car’s police lights. ![]() Also in case the power goes out at night. He even transforms the same for the most part, although the door wings are actually the full sides of the car, leaving only part of the headlights on his hood chest for G1 accuracy. It’s really an upgrade in both form rather than an upgraded vehicle altering the robot mode. He’s a bit thinner, but with good proportions. The legs, chest, and wings (although the wings cheat) are the same as the G1 toy but it lacks, for example, G1 Prowl’s unileg, giving us two individually poseable legs. Unlike Optimus however it looks more like an updated version of the toy. But like Optimus we get a cleaner robot mode than his G1 form could manage. If the side panels of the car (that fold up into Prowl’s traditional wings, formerly just the car door) aren’t popping off the arms are. I just wish getting him into robot mode was easier. Prowl standing at attention makes more sense than most displays of toys just standing. I could almost see him in a Need For Speed game. (Maybe they only use red in Japan?) If I were a member of the highway patrol this is the car I’d want to chase street racers with. the police lights are all red instead of one red and one blue but I can overlook that since it’s normal for Transformers. ![]() They look like windows but I don’t have to see the scrunched-up robot. The frosted look on the windows (the back windows are painted on) and headlights work for me. There’s a spot in the undercarriage where the gun is supposed to go but even if I get it in there it doesn’t stay very well. I’m not sure if the robot knees are too low or if the wheels aren’t being positioned right in vehicle mode. (We get Transformers later than a lot of the country, you see.) Either it’s an environmental thing or they fixed it by the time it reached Connecticut. I’ve heard there were reports of paint on the translucent parts (the windshield and door are one piece with the door painted, and the side bumpers are painted but the headlights aren’t) becoming sticky over time but as of this posting I haven’t had that problem. Then again, G1 Prowl had the same problem. Fun fact I just learned: unlike Prowl’s original Earth mode, the 305Z apparently has a version used by one prefecture in Japan, although I wonder how hard it is to put a suspect in the backseat when you only have two doors. Prowl originally transformed into a Nissan S130 (also called a Fairlady Z in Japan), and his updated form is a Nissan 350Z (or Fairlady Z type E). Hunting down the makers of the CHiPs movie for crimes against nostalgia. So I picked up the updated version when it came out. I mean, the first toy’s tech spec catchphrase is “ “Logic is the ultimate weapon.” Why is he not Shockwave’s arch rival? Being about logic is one of the universal personality traits of Shockwave! I grew up with a better Prowl when he didn’t have much of a personality. ![]() His Prowl was kind of a jerk, stuck to the rules, thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room when Furman’s pet character Grimlock always out thinks him, and IDW added in a willingness to do horrible things to protect the Autobots and Cybertron thinking it has to be the right thing. Some were really good, some were good in concept but not in execution, and some were just not very good at all, or at least not to my personal taste…and not very good at all. If you read my other website, BW Media Spotlight, you know I have a questionable history with Furman’s Transformers stories. In the Budiansky-written G1 comics from Marvel he was the logical thinker and strategist, even leading the team for a time in Optimus’ absence. On the TV show he was part of Optimus’ command team. It’s G1 Prowl with an updated vehicle mode. All I know is it isn’t Reveal The Shield and that Hasbro gets confusing with the subline names at times. Transformers Universe Classics 2.0 Extra Cheese With A Soda…look, it’s the next release of Transformers Classics from the Optimus Prime I reviewed last week. ![]()
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