Review: #724
Name: Dragstrip
Brand: Transformers
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Generations - Legacy
Year of Release: 2022
Size Class: Deluxe (Wave 1)
Mold Status: new
VEHICLE MODE:
Heavily based upon his G1 incarnation, much more so than the Combiner Wars version, Dragstrip transforms into a six-wheeled race car.
It's a very rectangular vehicle mode, but this is done really well, there's really no flaws here.
The pair of robot guns can peg on each side.
One thing that's interesting is that there is an exposed cockpit with the seat. The seat is actually the head, so this somewhat justifies the hollow head (even though it feels weird in robot mode).
All six wheels roll, but the car overall is close to the ground, which is what you'd expect of a race car.
This is a decent vehicle mode, it looks great.
TRANSFORMATION:
You would expect a simple transformation but Dragstrip has some interesting elements, while still remaining accessible. The front splits into two to form the shoulders and arms, and there are pylons that help give him the shoulder width in robot mode. While the cockpit lifts up and rotates to form the robot torso. Finally, the back splits into two and extends to form the legs, with the spoiler halves flipping down to form the feet.
ROBOT MODE:
Dragstrip's robot mode is much more accurate to his G1 self than any Generations-esque toy released before this.
He has no kibble, which is pretty impressive, although the trade-off for this feat is that the robot mode is quite rectangular as well.
The head sculpt is good, as mentioned before, the back of the head is hollow.
You might think that there is too much yellow, but it isn't too bad in hand.
He has plenty of articulation, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, knees and ankles.
He comes with a pair of guns.
Of course he can hold a gun in each hand.
Thanks to the ankle joints, he poses really easily. There are some neat design elements too like the second wheel on each shoulder folder back to free up some articulation while still keeping the spirit of the original design.
The guns can also peg together to form a double-barrelled blaster.
If you don't want to use the guns, they can store at the back of his legs.
A fantastic robot mode, and much better than stock photos would lead you to believe.
OVERALL:
Dragfoot is a fantastic figure. It's one of those that's just a solid allrounder. He may seem boring and bland at first glance, but he contains enough quirks to keep it interesting. Plus, he's a component of Legacy Menasor so you'll have to get him anyway if you want to form the combiner.
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