Takara Tomy Dispensor AD11 Transformers Movie Advanced Series Review

SO there I was watching the weather report like I do EVERY night

My lovely wife out of the blue decided it would be a good time for me to do another review. I guess she hates the mention of rain?So up today is Dispensor, or is it Disenser?  I know!  Let's look at his bio, shall we?

So I guess both??!?  Dispensor is a repaint of transformers Payload. He is Takara/Tomy's answer to the soda water machine that came to life in the first Transformers movie, except he's a truck.. When I first saw this figure online I just felt the need to play with it. I am sure we have all had that feeling of "I just gotta play with those" before:

So let's check out this Decepticon, shall we?

Vehicle Mode

If you climb on top of my roof 

you can buy yourself a smooth whiplash soda water for $5.

 Dispensor is a green delivery truck with Mood Whiplash soda advertising all over it, albeit a soda truck with a battering ram bumper!!While it makes sense on a decepticon I doubt any humans would find it as norm.

Run Coke Vendor!! Run!!

On top of the truck, there is a soda dispenser so that you too can get your can of Mood Whiplash citrus soda, the soda with kick....and possibly small robot bits.  It's a shame that the truck can not stand upright for the figure to be used as a soda machine. Maybe a stand of some sort could have been added?  

Available in 14 flavors!!

Makes me wish Toyhax (aka Reprolabels) would make some Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper labels for this bad boy.  I mean we all know that's who they were shooting for when they designed it. The vehicle mode of this bot works. It looks good and surprisingly  it rolls quite well. On the roll test it went a good 3 ft before I threw a pillow at it to stop it. 

Robot Mode

You wish you had Panel wings like me.

 Dispenser has BACK!! When I saw him on Amazon the product picture looked all cool and compact. I noticed he arrived packaged in truck mode. Once transformed a big pole stuck in his uhhh back showed it's evil face. Ahh, you have to love Photoshopped product pictures!  Aren't they grand?

This bot is an accident waiting to happen. Turns around and knocks out 14 decepticons. Kinda like my aunt Flacca who knocks down any stuff at desk level when she turns..... This pole has a second usage, it becomes his attacking Claw Pole of DEAAAAATTTHHHH. 

Come on we almost got that teddy bear that time.

I guess I can understand it, but honestly, is it really needed? Do you really need a bot that reminds you of Spaceballs (4 stars Great Movie)?

Articulation wise Dispensor has a swiveled head, upper arm joint, and waist. His shoulders and hips are on a ball joint. He also bends at both his knees and elbows. All which add up to a pretty articulated figure. If only it wasn't hindered by that slagging pole. Thank God he comes with an awesome soda water can cannon to make all his issues disappear......

So Autobot, Diet or Regular can of Destruction?

I've fallen and that pole stuck in more.....whimper.....

Overall

Well at least I got him on clearance. This action figure is ok, would be close to perfect if it didn't have that stinking pole. In the end, (get what I did there?) it doesn't add enough for it to be in there.  It's a hinderance to the figure.  Now I do wish Reprolabels would make replacement can stickers for this figure, but we are still also waiting on our Impossible Toys Bumblebee set stickers. It really is a good figure that the designers messed up by trying to add too much. Sometimes less is more people less is more.... Honestly you wouldn't miss too much if you pass on this toy.

I give him 3 Carltons

Want one get him here!

Ok this is not a side effect from drinking 

Mood Whiplash Cola!

You talking to me?

Eat Can scum!!

Can't take this pole anywhere!

Transformers Movie Ad11 Dispenser 

 And now back to the weather....

"Mood Whiplash Cola gives me pep in my step and that extra bounce 

I need to get through my day!"

Year of the Snake Fatimus whoops I mean Optimus Prime Review

I am a Fat man. I don't mean Phat (is that even a word anymore?) I mean Fat. I like my food like I like my women with a little heft to them. So when I saw an Optimus Prime action figure that was a little chunky and with boobs larger than mine I knew it was a must get. So let's check out Fattimus Prime "Year of the Snake" Edition!!

Fattimus Prime is a recolored rendition of Transformers Energon Optimus Prime. What is year of the Snake you ask? Well Takara/ Tomy and Hasbro decided to rehash certain figures to well.... line their pockets. Every year they come out with a new Year of Something horribly recolored figure(s) to coincide with the Chinese Zodiac of that year.


The Snake occupies the sixth position in the Chinese Zodiac. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each year is related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year-cycle.

So let's check this chubby tubby figure out, shall we?

VEHICLE MODE

While trying to figure out what dang truck this Prime is I found this quote:

"Super class Energon Optimus Prime transforms into a Cybertronic short-nosed truck cab."

Now my dad was a truck driver for a very long time and I have never ever seen a truck like this. Ever, Ever? Ever Ever Ms Jackson. I ams for real...Never meant to make your daughter cry.... Whoa! A.D.D.  kicked in for a second there. Back to point.. when I read that line it hit me as :

"We don't know what the bleeping **** he is. Lets just go with Cybertronic truck. Yeah that's it. Sounds good go with it"

He is a truck (and I use that term loosely) with a very large windshield and a truck body smaller than the width of said windshield. So I am thinking the designer must have never googled the word truck or seen any of Optimus Prime's prior modes before designing this figure. In the end its an ugly fugly truck that is not realistic in any way.  Add in his trailer that opens upwards and well fail is all over this design. And yes I know it can be stood up on its back. But honestly could you imagine doing that in real life. Can Ya? I can just imagine his drill drone being launched upwards and heading right straight back down onto the trailer. So Cybertronic truck it is.

Uhh Prime, I don't think this right?

Go! Go! Power Rangers.... Uhhhhh Awkward!

My Lumps! My Lumps!

What do you mean we are out of windshield wiper fluid again?
That's the fifth time today!!

I do NOT look like a strangled mobile skating ramp!

DRONES 

(No the US Government is not watching you. But they do love the new furniture in the your bedroom )

Optimus comes with 4 drones that become his arms and legs in "Super Duper Look at Me" mode. They consist of

Sooper Brown Drill Drone!!

 I have no idea why they went with brown on this one since the lucky colors for year of the snake is Red, Black and Yellow.But this thing is brown and not an appealing brown either. They did paint the spinning front drill silver. Unfortunately they forgot to paint the windshield on the vehicle. How are the poor tiny people that drive this thing supposed to see?"

Please don't scream too loud if I hit your gums... It will only hurt for a second.

Sooper Black Helichopper Drone!!!

This drone is one of the cooler colored ones. The black body with blue windows and silver highlights work. It also has a big yellow spot. That used to be where the drone numbers on the original release were. Now I think it was done to have the lucky Yellow color. The blades on this vehicle do spin but now for very long. The tail of the helicopter also feels like an after thought.

After Airwolf was cancelled, the star of the show found a new gig.

Sooper Grey Boat uhh Submarine uhh Space ship....  uhhh looking thing.. What the hell is it  Drone

Now I am told it is a submarine but this thing has a giant claw connected to it's under body. I have to wonder how the hell would that work under water? Add in the fact that most of prime's battles are on the ground or in space and this is a pretty useless drone. Well useless for most of the time. Don't worry buddy one day Megatron will be fighting Aquaman and you will be called up to duty!! We promise. Whoops forgot to say he is grey, red and uhh yellow.

Hey!  Who let this guy in? This isn't Voltron!  Uhhh, well, close enough I guess...

Sooper Red Fire Truck Drone

So, Elita One , I heard you have a little fire burning?

 This drone makes more sense than the others. It is a red Fire Truck with a ladder that goes up and down and extends out. It looks right. Now in reality, based on the size they are next to Prime's cab.....it is way too small and can only probably save small kittens and squirrels. But honestly who wants to save the gangsters of the forest also known as squirrels.

Youse Got a problem with us?

 I get the drones . I do. But really? Why choose these vehicles? Who the hell can they save? They are too dang small compared to the funky chunky monkey truck. They make no sense. The designer already created a "Cybertronian" truck.  Why not create some...oh, I don't know, some "Cybertronian" drones? Something that can not be connected visually to a human made vehicle that carries uhhhhh Humans. Look Mr. or Mrs. designer we all don't fit into smart cars and not all cars are smart cars. We need elbow space!

One size fits all my ass!

ROBOT MODE

Yeah baby move those hips!! Oh dam is that you Optimus Prime? Nice uhh birthing hips and when did you get a boob job?

 What can I write. What can I write? ... Energon Prime recolored into G1 colors?  Now the visual feel of this aspect is uhh off to say the least. Between the large window chest and wide waist it feels like a female robot version of Kim Kardashian. Heck he even has her skinny legs.

Breaking News!! Kim tells all!! 

I was the inspiration behind this figure!!

Really!! Couldn't have just stalked her like normal folks Mr. Designer?

Twins right?!?! After playing with this figure you could see that the figure was limited on purpose so that it could form it's super mode. While it has articulation, it's hindered due to the large, oversized albeit sexy body of the toy.

Aim for the Stars!

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr MODE!!!!

 So it all leads into this!! The super slick super sexy God Mode oh wait I mean Sooper Fatimus Prime Mode!!

Run in Fear Decepticons!!

Ok let's do it!!  Wait, is that it?" No seriously where is the dang Sooper Dooper I love ravioli Mode? Stop playing with my emotions!!  Uhh, so...this is, well, it. Now I know I am supposed to have his chest windows opened up but it looks silly. It really does. He already has big window boobs does he really need a large target on his chest? The figure does have some good articulation. But the look is so off. It feels like something my 6 year old nephew would have colored. And he painted Spider-man green, red, blue, yellow, orange and pink. You know like that crappy picture you have on your refrigerator door where every part of the character on the page is a different color like some weird Frankenstein monster. Except Dr. Frankenstein picked a more uniform look for his monster. Hell even Voltron and the Megazords are a little more sensible color wise. And that's saying a lot right there in that comment.

Walk this way!!

Fist Bump? 

Ok , I think we can both use a fist bump at this moment.

OVERALL

 Hmm what can I say here.... It's a cool enough figure.... It just look all types of wrong. As the great Davestator said to me

"That figure always did look like they were ripping off the Power Rangers to me."

And I agree. It feels like this figure is trying to steal so many aspects from other lines in the hopes it will sell better this time around. They added the tag line to it "Year of the Snake" to peak interest. It doesn't work. If they had made it more uniform color choice this figure could have worked. This figure is one that really needs Dr. Woo upgrade parts that match the main body. It's just not enough effort wise on this Autobot. Add in the huge price increase and this figure just screams FAIL all the way around!! Easy Pass.

I have the Power!!

That's my line, bitch!!

Because a bladed arm is always useful

Hurry we need to get ready for the next review.

I SAID....I do NOT look like a strangled mobile skating ramp!

And here Cheney thought I was a goofball!

George, Dude you are a goofball!!

Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure Robot in Disguise Roadblock Loadblock Review

 As I was going through Amazon looking at all the pretty figures I can't afford I ran into a group of repaints Tomy Takara put out for their Transformers Adventures line. Unlike Hasbro Takara decided to use repaints to build out the selection available for the new Robots in Disguise show. The repaints came from Transformers Prime, Transformers Animated, Transformers Generations and of course Robots in Disguise 2015.  Usually I am not a fan of repaints. Hasbro and their Transformers Club just don't do them right for the most part. But when I saw the Autobot Scoop recolor Roadblock I knew he must be purchased.

Vehicle Mode

Roadblock is a light green and purple excavator. His 4 large tires make this construction vehicle look rugged and ready to plow down any enemy Autobot in its way. In the roll tests this decepticon went 3 feet before swerving to the right each time. The scoop on the vehicle can't hold too much weight. I was able to put in his Targetmaster and a legends class figure for a few seconds before it buckled due to the weight. So no sand castle building for this robot. The head of the robot shows in the cab of the vehicle's excavator mode which is freaking hilarious. Overall the vehicle mode passes and the new color seems more believable than scoop's color motif.

You know that big wheel keep on turning

And we're rolling, rolling, rolling yeah

Robot Mode

 The colors really work on this Decepticon. He has a strong Constructicon feel to him. The designers really put some thought into this action figure's articulation. His head, shoulders, and hips are all on ball joints. There is a mushroom swivel joint in his upper arms and thighs. His arms have an in and out elbow and knee joint. There is an extra joint behind the shin on his leg that allows the toy  more standing and posing options. A running or dancing pose is really easy for this guy.

What do you mean you lost my luggage!!

Say hello to Robledo de las Flores dos Noches de La Manana Rodriguez the 3rd!!

Say Hello Dammit!!

Don't hate me cause I'm a Sexy Biatch !!

Weapon

 Roadblock comes with 1 weapon.  This little guy is named "Targetmaster" and is pretty cool. Yes, his name bites a big one but the figure works. I think I will name him Robledo de las Flores dos Noches de La Manana Rodriguez the 3rd instead. I double dog dare you to say that 5 times fast. The dark grey and purple colors are right for the bot he backs up. His articulation is limited to his arms on a ball joint but this is to be expected due to his size.

Robledo de las Flores dos Noches de La Manana Rodriguez the 3rdanator pistol. 

Cherries and Tabasco available for an extra $279,897.96564.786

Available at all WallyMartinez stores Now! Oh never mind the Just solded out!!

Please Ignore the head on the bottom of this weapon.

Nothing to see there Folks!

I'm a Tough SOB!! My momma says so.

Raise your arms if you use deodorant. 

Overall

 I really like this figure. The colors work and it feels like a new character. The articulation and playability of this Destron is high and enjoyable. While I wish he had 2 weapons I can deal with it. I don't feel bad paying the $25 that I did. Heck I'd pay it again. This is one purchase that has hit all cylinders for my collection. I can easily recommend this bot. I'd recommend him before Scoops to be honest.

Super Excavator Mode Activate!!

I can't see where I am going damn it!!

I am the scoop below your feet.

Uhh... your crotch is on my head!!

I will mess you up!!