Review: #301
Name: Thunderhoof
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Robots in Disguise (2015)
Year of Release: 2016
Size Class: Warrior (Wave 6)
Mold Status: new
TRACTOR MODE:
Thunderhoof transforms into a blue and black tractor, with the claw in the front, instead of the back. Nevertheless, Thunderhoof still looks great.
This is a complete vehicle mode, there are no horrible gappy-looking backs here. That said, it's too bad they didn't paint the rear window, and even worse is that they didn't bother painting the rest of the smokestacks.
Above is Thunderhoof in comparison with a Deluxe figure, although note that it is FOC Sideswipe which is one of the smaller Deluxes. Don't let the fork deceive you, Thunderhoof is much shorter than Sideswipe.
Unfortunately, that means Thunderhoof is actually around the same size as a Commander from a few years ago... :(.
Due to transformation and probably for the strength of the joint, the side has an ugly black. You can see the windows molded there. Wished that they could have used some paint to help blend it in more.
Overall, the only major shortcoming of Thunderhoof's vehicle mode is the smallness. It is really ridiculous at how small Thunderhoof is.
TRANSFORMATION:
Thunderhoof's transformation doesn't do anything groundbreaking, but it gets the job done. What is interesting though is that the legs wrap around all the way to form the back of the vehicle mode, so transforming him the first time you get that surprise. A neat thing is that the vehicle form forms the robot head's antlers, there's not fake kibble here.
ROBOT MODE:
Thunderhoof's robot mode is fantastic and looks like he stepped around out of the show. True to his name, he does have hooves for feet.
He has effectively no kibble at all, which is surprising. He stretches out a lot during transformation which is why he looks quite hollow from the back.
The headsculpt is great and he has his trademark antlers. The fork actually has joints to angle it upwards, not only does this make it look better, but also gives enough clearance for him to turn his head freely.
In terms of size, Thunderhoof is on par with Deluxes. He stretches out so much in robot mode that it's very surprising he could make such a compact vehicle mode.
In terms of articulation, Thunderhoof isn't too bad. He has joints in the middle of his shins for transformation and they don't lock into place, which makes posing kind of annoying as they keep dislodging.
The other negative is that his shoulders are pulled back and he has long forearms. Makes some poses tricky.
His weapon is a gun, but one that is very thin, since it stores behind his robot legs in vehicle mode.
His gun can be held in either hand. Thunderhoof has big shoulders, and a waist swivel which rounds out his poseability.
His feet is large and anchors him well. He lacks quite a bit of paint in this mode since almost all of the blue and black are the plastic's natural colors.
Not a big robot mode. He looks good and plays well.
OVERALL:
Thunderhoof is a neat toy but not the best figure the Robots in Disguise (2015) line has given up. Being one of the few Decepticons from the show to be actually made a figure makes him worthwhile to pick up, but ideally at a discounted price.
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