Review: #895
Name: Mixmaster
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Studio Series
Year of Release: 2025
Size Class: Voyager (Wave 29)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Mixmaster, based upon the G1 character, transforms into a cement mixer truck.
Unlike the Combiner Wars figure, this version transforms back into a rear-discharge cement mixer, so the drum is angled the "right" way.
He's an okay size for a Voyager in vehicle mode. He feels really solid and hefty in hand though.
The robot gun can peg on top of the roof.
The drum is static, as expected. All six of the wheels roll though.
There are some nice details, and the purple windows and drum, plus the silver grill, really helps break apart the green that overly dominates some of the other Constructicons.
It's a nice vehicle mode, the block aesthetics really help sell it.
TRANSFORMATION:
Like the rest of the Constructicons, Mixmaster is pretty easy to transform. The drum does nothing and ends up as a backpack. The front cab splits into two, and you just need to flip the feet out. While the sides of the back are the arms.
ROBOT MODE:
Mixmaster's robot mode isn't too bad either, and despite the simple transformation, he isn't overly chunky to the point of awkwardness.
He has a lot of kibble though, the drum for starters (although it's hollow so it isn't that heavy), and the cab halves for his lower feet.
The head sculpt is really nice, although with the piece hanging above his head, it's usually constantly in shadow.
This is where the Voyager price point falls down somewhat, given that Mixmaster is shorter than your usual Voyager. He's basically a heftier Deluxe, with most of the additional budget going into a ratchet for Devastator.
Articulation is fine, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with a small gun that he can hold in either hand.
Or, he has 5mm ports in his forearms where the gun can peg onto, and it looks great there too.
The extra purple that comes out (being the torso, and the green regulated to the limbs), creates a much more varied color scheme, and the contrasts look good.
His elbows are hinged a bit more awkwardly, and he has long arms, but that's the main negative about his proportions.
A strong robot mode.
OVERALL:
Mixmaster is essential to forming Devastator, but as a standalone toy, he's pretty solid too. Granted, the Voyager price point is a tad bit high, but he is higher quality than you typical Deluxe, he feels really nice and solid in hand thanks to the usage of hinge joints (rather than floppier ball joints) and avoidance of hollow sections.
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