Toy Review: Transformers BotBots Excessory (Series 3)

Review:  #625

Name:  Excessory

Brand:  Transformers

Allegiance:  N/A

Line:  BotBots

Year of Release:  2019

Size Class:  BotBot (Series 3)

Mold Status:  repaint of Overpack

ALTERNATE MODE:

Excessory transforms into a grey backpack with a gold zipper and some black and brown highlights.

This is a really good mold since the detail on the back is equally good with the painted straps.

Above is a comparison against a Legion figure, Excessory is roughly around half the size.

This is a fantastic alternate mode and the transformation seams are quite subtle.

TRANSFORMATION:

Pull the top up to reveal the face.  Then the sides come out as the arms and finally you can pull the legs down.

ROBOT MODE:

The robot mode is equally good.  While the transformation is simple and the robot is effectively an elongated backpack, it looks very different.

One of the neat design aspects is how it uses the zipper and straps to make it seem like hair ornaments.

The face is mainly eyes, that are painted blue.  It looks good enough and that's how the BotBots line is.

Excessory is very short, above is a comparison against Legion Crosshairs.

Articulation is limited to only swinging the arms forward and back.

OVERALL:

Excessory has a great alternate mode and a solid robot mode.  While articulation is limited, it is cleverly designed.

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