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By Daniel Suh
Am I the only who thinks it's kind of perverse to have three rescue vehicles that convert into heavy weapons of massive destruction? Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
FIREBOT
Vehicle
Mode: As his name suggests, Firebot
is a fire engine. Measuring 5.5 cm (2.2") long, he's primarily red
with white parts at his lower rear, metallic silver windows, metallic
gray panelling, orange accents, and a
translucent blue hose mounted on his roof. Unlike the previous six TF
fire engines (Inferno,
Hot Spot,
Hosehead,
Red Hot,
RID
Optimus Prime, and Spychanger
Optimus Prime), he doesn't come with a ladder. He has two PX sockets
and a faction symbol on his roof at the rear. Kinda strange to see the
sockets on top of a vehicle for a change.
Weapon
Mode: Fold down the roof halves, rotate them 180 degrees,
fold down the hose, and fold back the front section of the vehicle to
reveal a 12-shot missile launcher with gray-yellow missiles as well as
two cannons, one on either side. Looks great attached to Red
Alert's or Jet
Convoy's shoulder, and when attached via the right side peg, it can
even pivot.
Transformation: Unfold the launcher back into vehicle mode, flip out the robot legs, and flip down the translucent blue panel to reveal the head.
Robot
Mode: With his colossal white shoulders, Firebot
stands a little over 6 cm (2.4") tall. Indeed, his shoulders make
it impossible for the poor guy to see anything other than what's directly
in front of him. His head is red with a navy blue visor, and is molded
to look like he's wearing a fireman's helmet. He had six orange circles
mounted in his shoulders that could be additional missile pods. He's articulated
at the shoulders, hips, and knees.
While his robot mode could be a little better, Firebot is nevertheless a great toy. 8.5/10
MAKESHIFT
Vehicle
Mode: Makeshift
is a VSTOL aircraft similar to the accident-prone V-22 Osprey. 5.5 cm
long with a 6 cm wingspan, he's mostly cream white and translucent blue
with some black parts, a metallic silver cockpit window, orange vents,
metallic gray on his nose, and metallic gray arrows on his stabiliser
fins, pointing downwards. His twin rotors spin freely and can rotate downwards
just like a real V-22. His faction symbol is on his right side and his
PX socket is mounted on the underside of his cockpit.
Weapon Mode: Fold back the aircraft's tail, fold up the rotor blades, and swing them down to form a couple of triple-barrelled gatling guns, with spinning action! Rock!
Transformation: Unfold the robot legs, swing down the cockpit, flip up the head, and fold the wings up against the sides.
Robot
Mode: The smallest of the trio, Makeshift
stands just over 5 cm (2") tall. His head is white with an orange
visor and mouthplate and his thighs are black. His rotors/gatling guns
now function as huge three-fingered hands, making him the only Mini-Con
with articulated fingers (I sure wouldn't want to be frisked by this guy).
He's also articulated at the shoulders, hips, and knees, but his legs
can only attain a gunfighter stance. "Sixgun" would've been
a good name for this guy.
Overall, Makeshift is yet another fantastic Mini-Con toy. 9/10
PROWL
Vehicle
Mode: Prowl,
naturally, is a police car. Translucent blue and cream white with light
orange headlights, red sirens, metallic silver windows, and a black front
bumper, he's just under 6 cm long. With his aerodynamic structure, enlarged
rear wheels and exposed racing engine, he can probably catch up with any
fleeing criminal. His faction symbol is on his left front fender and his
PX socket is on his roof behind his sirens, which makes him look pretty
funny when attached to a larger TF.
Weapon
Mode: Swing back the left half of the car, fold the engine
and rear wheels 90 degrees, fold down the left car door, and flip out
the left half of the front bumper to form the handle. You now have a heavy
rifle with ammo clip. Moreover, Prowl's
design allows for the clip and rifle handle to be formed on either side.
The handle fits snugly into the fist of any Armada figure that has one,
as well as many Ultra-sized figures from previous lines.
Transformation: Swing out both rifle handles, flip out the legs, and slide the left half of the car back into place.
Robot
Mode: Prowl
stands just under 6.5 cm (2.6") tall. The rear wheels and engine
on his head make for a bizarre type of battle helmet. His eye visor is
red and his mouthplate is black. He has yellow circles on his arms and
black thighs. His articulation consists of ball-jointed shoulders and
hinged hips and knees.
While his robot mode is nothing special, Prowl's car and rifle mode make him yet another winner. 9/10
Overall, Susp Sez: The Emergency Team is most definitely worth your while and wallet. Their robot modes are decent enough, their vehicle modes are nice, and their weapon modes simply rock. 8.8/10
Susp
"The worst wrecks are my best patients." -Fixit
