Toys : Transformers Encore Series Ironhide

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Rating:

- Slightly improved but could of been better
First of all the box Ironhide comes in is nice. It's one of those g1 classic boxes that they originally came in with the flap. But I would of atleast prefered it didn't have the flap. Since it either takes additional space or it gets bent. When you open the box on one of the box's side panels it reveals his cartoon head with chest. It's made out of cardboard. But I don't think it's durable at all. Supposely it goes where his head sticker on the seat goes. Atleast it is better than nothing. Decided to leave it there. The inserts is made of nice plastic velcro like all reissues. What really makes this toy is his red cherry Nissan vanette alt mode! The side design lines are painted this time along with his sun roof up top. His attack sled has three chrome track wheels which is the upper van halve. Which is one front wheel track ,and two back wheel tracks. There are 2 visible wheel tracks on the van side windows. With a missle launch post that folds which Ironhide stands on back of. While he's on the sled. In front of the sled you put a red cap on the hole where his gun goes. The red cap along with the chrome gun and three chrome missles are his accessories. But Ironhide can't hold any weapon that includes his gun. His fists don't have any holes. The robot is as small as a minibot and very spiney. His upper sled being the bigger mass of the two. The robot is a far cry from his animated self. His actual face is on back of the chest windshield being the not so appealing black and silverlining face sticker head that goes on the single chair there. The chair was for a diaclone driver figure to sit on it. You can't really blame the toy since it came years before the cartoon. Of course the regular sticker sheet is included along with the japanese written instructions. Atleast Hasbro and Takara could of made him an anime head sticker instead of that ugly lousy one. The red paint isn't all that good. It tends to chip on the chest and his feet. Which are made of metal diecast. The paint chipped in several places below his feet when I put his feet on the sled panels. The panels scraped off the paint there. I think I will never put him on the sled again. I rate encore g1 Ironhide, two and a half stars overall. Since it is a rare toy ,and a popular likable character with alot of screen time in the g1 show then it's a must have indeed! But be careful with his fragile paint. When handling him.

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