RANSACK

This character has no relations to the second Transformers movie Revenge of The Fallen, but was launched under this series.

Ransack comes in the form of a vintage propeller aeroplane.

Different angles.

Top view of the plane.

 After transformation, here's a close up of Ransack.

As you can see, the limbs are very scawny. Although this figure looks a little flimsy, the connecting pegs that hold the body firmly together keeps the figure from falling apart.

A fair amount of articulation can be done as the base of the feet is quite broad.

AUTOBOT ARK

From the third transformers movie Dark of The Moon, this is the Autobot Ark. It was the escape spaceship that the Autobots used, to leave Cybertron just as they were being attacked by the Decepticons.

Different views of the Ark. There is a golden button at the side of the cockpit that you can see from here. Press it & you'll get some lights & sounds coming out of this ship.

As we take a look at the front cockpit of the spacecraft, this set comes with Autobot Roller.

 

The ship opens up and transforms into a base. Each part of the base has been installed with a couple of play factors. Roller stands watch on top of the tower.

These are the overall views of the base before looking at the different parts in detail.

 

On the left side of the base, there is a medic bed & a repair arm to fix battle damaged Autobots.

Behind the gun turret, you'll see a cage that's supposed to be a prison where you can fit in captured Decepticons.

In front of the base there is a ramp. There are two golden buttons at the side of the ramp. The left button actually raises up the back ramp to roll one of your toys down while the right button activates the light & sound for the ship.

Here's the gun turret previously mentioned.

The last detail of the ship, on the right we see the teleporting portal. This is what the Decepticons were after. Once they acquired the teleporting pillars, they could activate the space bridge to summon reinforcements from Cybertron to destroy planet Earth.

Now let's see what Roller can do.

In vehicle mode, Roller is supposed to be a space exploration drone. The front arms can bend around easily.

Here's roller in robot mode.

Roller is quite flexible in robot mode. However this skinny robot may topple at times due to improper weight distribution. The right arm is a lot heavier than the normal sized left arm.

STARSCREAM (REVEAL THE SHIELD)

I bought this in a set of four, along with Gold Bumblebee, Megatron & Optimus Prime. Today let's take a look at the first one.

In vehicle mode the transformation gaps are fully sealed & the wings clip into position nicely onto the legs.

Although a legend size, transformation requires a little more work than your other legends. It doesn't take a scientist to crack it & I'm sure you'll be able to transform it easily.

Once transformation is complete you'll see that this figure looks pretty cool with the weapons attached to the side of the arms. One major setback of this figure is that both the arms & legs can't bend forward. This is due to the transformation design off this toy as the limbs only move sideways.

 

GANDALF THE GREY

Today we take a look at another Games Workshop miniature. Presenting to you Gandalf The Grey from the Lord of The Rings table top game.

It was quite easy to paint this figure. All I needed to do was to prepare different shades of white/grey to do the trick. According to the table top gaming rules, Gandalf can deal both magical attacks & close combat physical damage as he wields a sword.

EVAC (USS)

A friend got this for me as a wedding gift in 2012 when he paid a visit to Universal Studios Singapore. Evac's vehicle mode is actually a replica design of the Transformers 3D motion master ride seating area.

Initially this was quite a rare find. However over time, people are slowly making their way to Singapore to pick this exclusive toy up.

Different angles of the vehicle.

The top view of Evac looks like a rocket ready to take off.

Up close view of Evac in robot mode.

In robot mode, it's as though Evac's chest has been crushed inward. The angle of the feet is actually faced inward, so you'll be posing this figure with the legs spread out a little.

The only thing that look like weapons to me are the protruding pins around the abdominal area & the sides of the arm.

Articulation is limited because the hood of the car is obstructing leg movement at the back. Besides articulation, there's nothing much to complaint about this figure. The paint job & plastic quality is absolutely fine.