The best part about the whole '86 Studio Series is that they tried to make them look as close to the animated characters as much as possible, with modern articulation. That's really all we wanted as kids.
Optimus Prime: Arise Rodimus Prime. Hot-Rod/RodimusPrime: Optimus. Not going to lie I miss that intro of Stan Bush saying it for the 80s Transformers toys review thank you for the video.
Thanks Bro... picked this beauty up at the local Target. Couldn't believe it was just sitting there. My son and I had a real hard time with the instructions but you got us right!!
Look, I'm not condoning that action. I've bought figures that way before and probably will in the future. I was the first one to ever do it in the transformers review community probably before you were using UA-cam. I don't have any issue with buying figures that are thrown out in the trash
@@optibotimus optibotimus i wan't say that is awesome bro that nice studio series 86 hot rod bro nice dude I watch the Alfonso nation he's have a studio series 86 hot rod dude
I can't wait until my pre-order of all of these '86 movie characters show up! I still don't like the way that Kup's shoulders look, but until I can compare it to the previous version, it will have to do. Great video as always!
@@optibotimus yeas, but everyone's better than ton ton. Prime vs Prime is better than you but you're still really great. Oh and how did you get this figure?
to design a Hot Rod at the quality of a late 2000s Deluxe, modern engineering, and height to match the character, this is sold at the Voyager price point with great accessories
Really totally amazing! They've done a great job on this new Hot Rod, can't wait to see the next '86 Studio Series Transformers in this line, I've seen images of Grimlock which looks awesome! Great review, Paul!
Great review dude, and 18:54, I 1000% agree. The yellow is the biggest issue with the figure, it just stands out too much. I wish they would've molded all those pieces in orange and just've painted the spoiler. Hopefully we'll get some reprolabels to cover up the yellow pieces. Oh well, still the best Hot Rod we've ever gotten!!
The fatal flaw of this figure is the organ pipes they put on the side. They should have been designed so that they look like they actually go inside the car and into the engine as exhaust pipes. Instead it looks like some guy just welded, well, organ pipes on the side of his Fiero. That, the yellow bit on top of the vehicle mode and the view of the vehicle mode from the rear and the matrix that you can't really have the figure do anything with really take this $30 figure and makes it more of a $15 figure.
This really was an excellent review (and I can be overly critical), but well done! I didn’t have much of any trouble getting his car mode to line up nicely, but that could vary by individual figures. I’m a happy camper! And they even (finally” got his flame emblem with the right amount of tips: 3 on each side, 1 pointed forward, vs all over the place. Wish there was storage room, but I’ll probably live. :)
It’s kind of funny how this figure comes with a plethora of accessories, but is priced at $30. Meanwhile, Studio Series Shockwave came with two teeny tiny figures and a figure of a human soldier in a static pose, and was priced at $50. Amazing.
Shockwave was leader class, hence the bigger size and higher price. Hot Rod here is voyager class, but is somewhat deluxe sized, so the amount of accessories compensate for that, and him being the main character of the 86 movie kind of explains why he gets more stuff.
@@pakochanchan881 Still doesn’t make sense. Hot Rod, a deluxe sized figure, is given a plethora of accessories, and only $10 is added to the price of the figure (instead of it being $20, it’s $30). A shit ton of accessories, yet only an additional $10 was added to the price. Shockwave, a retooled figure from the voyager ROTF Megatron figure, comes with two tiny ass characters and a human soldier in a static pose. Somehow, that all amounts to adding an additional $20 to the figure, thus making it $50 instead of $30. That’s what I’m pointing out. One figure comes with a plethora of accessories, yet only has $10 to its price. Another figure comes with three accessories and has $20 added to its price.
He is not a small Voyager size but..... A Deluxe Class, they only choose the Voyager Class box is that's because they wanna jam packed this figure with a lot of accessories!
I really miss the good old age of extinction days when the intro used to be optibotimus holding the box in his hand 🔥 good old days eh ! I wish if you could bring it back just for SS-86 figs !! Please 🥺
I keep thinking that this guy is going to get an armor in the style of Power of the Primes. That hole in the leg, double hinge on the yellow spoiler and that ratchet shoulder to stand the load...
hey guys be careful out the waist because my figure waste came unplugged I though it was a feature and the legs got loose so I took pelvis cover off then the legs' came off so did the pelvis piece so be careful
@@KilosFoxo agreed, Hasbro's promo pics for Transformers figures are crap and always have been. It's why i go to reviews for Transformers figures to make sure they aren't a waste of my time. (Earthrise Arcee)
I would pay Voyager price for more Deluxes like Hot Rod. Would make good adult collectables and after you add up all the prices for filler pieces and weapons it comes out the same.
I'll probably get at least 2 of this for display&play and maybe another one just to gather dust in storage mint in box. Next step is to upgrade the Matrix by adding a GN Drive LED ver2.0 to it. samueldecal.com/collections/tools-paints/products/gn-drive-led Blue or Light Blue cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0020/6100/8943/products/ezgif.com-video-to-gif_1024x1024@2x.gif?v=1599462789
Not a fan of Hot Rod at all. I have the Power of the Primes version that was given to me as a gift so this is an easy pass for me. Why he didn't use his arm cannons to blast Megatron I'll never understand
anybody else notice they gave him the torso-spin transformation from the movie? that’s a sick touch
Yosh
and that’s the power
@@takisguy8822 darn it you beat me to it 🤣
The best part about the whole '86 Studio Series is that they tried to make them look as close to the animated characters as much as possible, with modern articulation. That's really all we wanted as kids.
The voyager budget on a deluxe size is perfect. He has little to no hollow areas in the limbs.
It also noticed a surprising amount of parts attached with metal pins
Something lacking on most deluxes
Not really the quality isn't any better than then it was it is just greed
@@alumlovescake compare it to a normal deluxe.
Optimus Prime: Arise Rodimus Prime.
Hot-Rod/RodimusPrime: Optimus.
Not going to lie I miss that intro of Stan Bush saying it for the 80s Transformers toys review thank you for the video.
When a $20 voyager Hot Rod does better than the first Masterpiece Hot Rod
You know you’ve done something wrong
Mainline superior, masterpiece inferior
yeah, a mini masterpiece that can’t have any scratches!
Voyagers have not been $20 since 2017 what are you on about?
whats even more awesome is that its even better than the masterpiece hotrod figure
“OUT OF THE WAY HOT ROD!”
FALL! FALL!
@@BIRBdoctor i have being waiting an eternety for this
Its over prime
Optimus-never
@@DarthMonke how do you feel migty megatron yah(kicks him)
Astrotrain transform and get us out of here
I definitely think he’s worth the price as it’s the engineering on this thing that really makes it as good as it is.
Now we just need a Studio Series Rodimus Prime
Love the optibotimus notifications!
Glad you like them!
Thanks Bro... picked this beauty up at the local Target. Couldn't believe it was just sitting there. My son and I had a real hard time with the instructions but you got us right!!
This figure is way too good to be a voyager XD! I cant wait for the rest of this line and kingdom
i do wish his hood has a 5mm port because he does have his targetmaster partner, firebolt/firedrive, from the siege line.
HasTak chose these characters in particular due to the wanting to preserve the sculpt, which is why they don't have as many ports.
just like old times...THE AUTOBOTS FROM THE 80's ARE BACK!
Untab the false chest on the underside just a little bit. it still has more than enough clearance and it allows the arms to close up a bit better.
It's cool that you explained where you got this guy! :) it's nice to know that this isn't stolen *COUGH* TON-TON *COUGH* PRIME-VS-PRIME *COUGH*
Look, I'm not condoning that action. I've bought figures that way before and probably will in the future. I was the first one to ever do it in the transformers review community probably before you were using UA-cam. I don't have any issue with buying figures that are thrown out in the trash
@@optibotimus Alright then. I'm still not one to judge :) It's just who I am as a person
@@optibotimus optibotimus i wan't say that is awesome bro that nice studio series 86 hot rod bro nice dude I watch the Alfonso nation he's have a studio series 86 hot rod dude
@@tristanvlogtransformerstoy4927 bad all bad
@@kstephen682 bad what
13:20 That's Potp Hot rod!
Rodimus: Now light our darkest hour!!!
Unicron: destiny.....you can not......destroy.....my..DESTINY!!!!!!!
I can’t wait to get Studio Series 1986 Hot Rod and other Studio Series 1986 figures when they come out in stores
This guy's capable of so many movie-reminiscent poses!
did Stan Bush actually introduce the video?😭😭🖐️
i just hope that they make some studio series prime figures since there was a movie for transformers prime
Did you really get Stan bush in the beginning, that’s awesome
I can't wait until my pre-order of all of these '86 movie characters show up! I still don't like the way that Kup's shoulders look, but until I can compare it to the previous version, it will have to do. Great video as always!
I'm with you on kup
Agreed. The shoulders are too low so looks weird a bit.
I think I prefer takaratomy version of titans return kup.
That thumbnail is amazing!
This is an amazing looking figure. Takara should have used this design when they made the mp version of Hot Rod
I got mine today. All I can say is Wow!
Now we just need kingdom galvatron to have a cool display option
Finally!!! A guy reviewing figures early that's NOT ton ton😆
Prime vs Prime does too. He already finished this line.
Yeah I'm better than him to 🤣🤣🤣
@@geethau4676 I know, I'm just saying that because I don't like ton ton
@@optibotimus yeas, but everyone's better than ton ton. Prime vs Prime is better than you but you're still really great. Oh and how did you get this figure?
Lol he's not better than me. He's newer in a game that I started in 2009. He's late you the party but he's the shiny new coin.
That matrix effect is what we needed for all pre prime figures. I immediately bought it in that matrix pose hahah.
You shouldn't put the saw on the guns because they cause stress marks
I love this Hot rod. He even has the arm spiny transformation like in the Movie
That intro reminds me of the old days reviews
I love the way you putted the autobot from decepticons thing
I'll get this guy if I can after Kingdom.
I thought Hot Rod was a deluxe class figure
to design a Hot Rod at the quality of a late 2000s Deluxe, modern engineering, and height to match the character, this is sold at the Voyager price point with great accessories
Really totally amazing! They've done a great job on this new Hot Rod, can't wait to see the next '86 Studio Series Transformers in this line, I've seen images of Grimlock which looks awesome! Great review, Paul!
He can LIGHT OUR DARKEST HOUR!
For some strange reason my exhaust done want to line up lol
Great review dude, and 18:54, I 1000% agree. The yellow is the biggest issue with the figure, it just stands out too much. I wish they would've molded all those pieces in orange and just've painted the spoiler. Hopefully we'll get some reprolabels to cover up the yellow pieces. Oh well, still the best Hot Rod we've ever gotten!!
She does look a lot better then the potp version. But with distribution being the way it is currently I probably won’t see it in stores here
He*
Wow. Didn’t expect this. Do Grimlock and Wheelie next
They aren't available yet
The fatal flaw of this figure is the organ pipes they put on the side. They should have been designed so that they look like they actually go inside the car and into the engine as exhaust pipes. Instead it looks like some guy just welded, well, organ pipes on the side of his Fiero. That, the yellow bit on top of the vehicle mode and the view of the vehicle mode from the rear and the matrix that you can't really have the figure do anything with really take this $30 figure and makes it more of a $15 figure.
bruh
Other UA-camrs have already done a review on this figure. But Paul’s review is the only one that matters. 👍🏾
he is really a mini masterpiece figure
Awesome review, hot rod has so many details.
If you rotate the matrix effect so the clips are horizontal between the handles it might hold tighter
This really was an excellent review (and I can be overly critical), but well done! I didn’t have much of any trouble getting his car mode to line up nicely, but that could vary by individual figures. I’m a happy camper! And they even (finally” got his flame emblem with the right amount of tips: 3 on each side, 1 pointed forward, vs all over the place. Wish there was storage room, but I’ll probably live. :)
The best Transfomers Reviewer that was, that is and that ever will be, you!
I should start using the Bret Hart theme lol
I had you got the touch song in my head the whole review. 😁👍
Did anyone notice that it’s the same matrix as Earthrise Optimus
Yeah i was like wait a minute its n impostor but really its hasbro being cheap
Rex Beast Gaming wtf? Why would they make a new one? That’d be inefficient and it’s not like the matrix changes based on who has it.
Yeah I know they use the same matrix and also yeah why would they make a new one for hot Rod I’m just saying that anyone else notice
Watch Emgo's review to this transformer. Its 2 different matrix of leadership
They’re not different Hot rods just slightly more hollow than Optimus
It’s kind of funny how this figure comes with a plethora of accessories, but is priced at $30. Meanwhile, Studio Series Shockwave came with two teeny tiny figures and a figure of a human soldier in a static pose, and was priced at $50. Amazing.
Shockwave was leader class, hence the bigger size and higher price. Hot Rod here is voyager class, but is somewhat deluxe sized, so the amount of accessories compensate for that, and him being the main character of the 86 movie kind of explains why he gets more stuff.
@@pakochanchan881 Still doesn’t make sense. Hot Rod, a deluxe sized figure, is given a plethora of accessories, and only $10 is added to the price of the figure (instead of it being $20, it’s $30). A shit ton of accessories, yet only an additional $10 was added to the price.
Shockwave, a retooled figure from the voyager ROTF Megatron figure, comes with two tiny ass characters and a human soldier in a static pose. Somehow, that all amounts to adding an additional $20 to the figure, thus making it $50 instead of $30. That’s what I’m pointing out. One figure comes with a plethora of accessories, yet only has $10 to its price. Another figure comes with three accessories and has $20 added to its price.
Lol I was going to ask you how you got that.🤣
He is not a small Voyager size but..... A Deluxe Class, they only choose the Voyager Class box is that's because they wanna jam packed this figure with a lot of accessories!
*YOU GOT THE TOUCH, YOU GOT THE POWER!*
Yes
Look at you using that Matrix :o
@@Creation_matrix don’t you mean *”YEAH”*
@@skintgirafde320 how did you do the matrix thing?
Become a member of Optibotims +. If ya wanna learn more, you can ask the man himself during his next live stream!
I hope this means we are getting studio series of the other characters from the movie
Probably just the ones that have not been added in the wfc trilogy line .
@@casualknight8962 there gonna do multiple waves so they might have some characters form the WFC trillogy
I think it looks better than the fanstoys hoodlum
studio series 86 galvatron
I wish he came with dano and that cool hoverboard thing
Fantastic figure. Nice review as always.
Thanks for watching
I really miss the good old age of extinction days when the intro used to be optibotimus holding the box in his hand 🔥 good old days eh ! I wish if you could bring it back just for SS-86 figs !! Please 🥺
I think you were thinking of Power of the Primes Rodimus/Hot Rod when comparing as the TR line has the Headmasters. Great review tho!
Best hot rod for sure
If this figure was re-release into Rodimus Prime, they'll recolor this into Maroon color!
I wish you can store the matrix inside Hot rods chest like in the movie
Im 100% shure they will make g1 galvatron but heres my question do you guys think they will make rodimus prime as well
Yes they are
Thanks@@optibotimus man Im so exited by the way is the traler gonna be detatable or be a part of the transformation
Hmm paul is this ss hot rod taller than ss dotm Optimus prime?
No
@@optibotimus ok thanks
Thank you for doing this. Also how did you get this early?
Did you watch the video?
@@optibotimus yes
Then you know how I got the figure cus I point blank say
Ha. Not bad for an old timer!
Kup: "'Old timer'? That's something you'll never be if you don't get back to the city."
@@LiamDyC save it, kup!
Let's buuuurn rubber!
You should have included the MP version as a part of your side-by-side.
Don't have him anymore. Sorry
They are going for proper scale. He is voyager because of the extras
I keep thinking that this guy is going to get an armor in the style of Power of the Primes. That hole in the leg, double hinge on the yellow spoiler and that ratchet shoulder to stand the load...
We're getting a Commander Class Hot Rodimus in wave 3 of WFC Kingdom. Pretty much a bigger SS86 Hot Rod with a large trailer.
when does this come to stores
Is that the same Matrix as the one that came with ER Optimus?
hey guys be careful out the waist because my figure waste came unplugged I though it was a feature and the legs got loose so I took pelvis cover off then the legs' came off so did the pelvis piece so be careful
I love this channel
I really hope we get a Magnus out if this line, because the Kingdom figure is a disappointment in my opinion.
It might look better if Hasbro could transform it properly
@@KilosFoxo agreed, Hasbro's promo pics for Transformers figures are crap and always have been. It's why i go to reviews for Transformers figures to make sure they aren't a waste of my time. (Earthrise Arcee)
@@slitherywriter1711 expecially when they mistransform figures like bot shots
I doubt it, given this is a filler line that is meant to go alongside WFC until the 2022 Knightverse film.
@@Levi_52_336 classics started out as a filler line and has evolved into the main line of toys
I would pay Voyager price for more Deluxes like Hot Rod. Would make good adult collectables and after you add up all the prices for filler pieces and weapons it comes out the same.
That wasn't a movie in the sense that this was
Okay, this is sweet, i cannot deny this awesome robot mode.
Jazz / Scourge review please...
Wait a minute is that matrix the same matrix that came with earthrise prime
Yup
Yes
Well then that's a very smart way to reuse parts
Well yeah. After all, Optimus gave it to Hot Rod lol
I’ve got the original toy from the 80’s somewhere.
Rodimus Prime Upgrade kit needed
Ah yes, it's Hot Rod.(Said in a bad french accent)
STOP THE TIME!
"It is what it is."
I assume you finally got him from tonton😂 took him long enough
Nope. He never came through
@@optibotimus True pain😔
Can you do a review of the new merage please
Hot rod better slice me a piece of pizza...
Light our Dankest Weed!!!
He's more of a Deluxe+
*TonTon disliked this video*
Probably
Must get
Sick
I'll probably get at least 2 of this for display&play and maybe another one just to gather dust in storage mint in box. Next step is to upgrade the Matrix by adding a GN Drive LED ver2.0 to it.
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When you click on the link it brings you to runamuck
I just got him at Walmart for $29.99
"OUT OF THE WAY HOT ROD!"
Not a fan of Hot Rod at all. I have the Power of the Primes version that was given to me as a gift so this is an easy pass for me. Why he didn't use his arm cannons to blast Megatron I'll never understand
neat
bruh
cool someone i cant get
Holy shit transformers are small now
Is a deluxe with accesories but don´t worry, scourge and cyclonus have the real voyager scale