Review: #574
Name: Hoist
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Autobot
Line: Generations - War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Year of Release: 2020
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 1)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Hoist transforms into a green tow truck with orange parts on the truck bed.
The stuff on the bed, while accurate to the original G1 toy, is really messy and looks horrible. It doesn't actually look like anything at all except for a mess of parts.
The best that you can do with the parts is to fold down a sort of ramp, Hoist doesn't even have a proper tow hook!
Hoist is a little bit shorter than some Deluxes but he makes it up by being a bit taller. Unfortunately, the robot arms stick out underneath which is somewhat disappointing as they are in plain view.
The robot weapon or hand attachment can be attached onto the side of the back.
If only they didn't bother doing the ramp gimmick then the vehicle mode could have looked a lot cleaner and realistic.
TRANSFORMATION:
Transformation is quite simple. Apart from the cab and hood forming his chest, everything folds out from inside the vehicle. This makes him close to a shellformer since he relies on a lot of panels. The arms are from under the hood while the legs are from the rear.
ROBOT MODE:
Hoist's robot mode looks good and faithful to the G1 cartoon , right down to the "belly" and a shorter stumpier look for a Transformer.
This does come at a cost because he carries a fair amount of kibble. While the backpack kibble (which is all the stuff from the truck bed) can be ignored, the side panels that sit right behind his shoulders and arms are disappointing.
The designer has nailed the headsculpt which looks amazing.
If you were dismaying at how Deluxes were shrinking in size, then Hoist may help you slightly ease that dismay. Hoist is one of the tallest Deluxes in the line, although a lot of that is due to hollowed limbs, in particular, the legs.
As the legs fold out from under the rear of the vehicle, they can seem a bit too thin and insubstantial in comparison to the rest of the body.
He comes with an orange gun attachment that covers his hand.
The attachment can go on either hand but of course, his right is the more traditionally correct one.
The articulation on this guy is quite impressive. Earthrise continues the trend of Siege with its focus on poseability. Hoist has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
This is a great looking robot mode that is a good update to the character.
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