Title:
Grindor With Scorponok
Description:
Grindor (Voyager Class, 2009)
TakaraTomy ID number: RD-18
Accessories: Scorponok mini-figure
Released in the fifth wave of Revenge of the Fallen Voyagers, Grindor is a straight redeco of Transformers Voyager Class Blackout figure in a more military-accurate grey colour scheme. The little Scorponok mini-figure has been redecoed to reflect the colour changes on the Revenge of the Fallen release of Deluxe class "Stalker Scorponok” (even though the two never appear together in the film). An aft "cage” compartment has a button-activated latch to release the small Scorponok. A plunger on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor gimmick also spins Scorponok’s claws, though with the added gears, the momentum dies out instantly.
The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to vaguely represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film in the forest battle against Optimus Prime. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Grindor is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, being barely taller than a Deluxe figure.
During transformation, Grindor’s delicate Automorphing gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.
It is very easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does not unlock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so will likely misalign your Grindor into oblivion.
Unfortunately, Grindor is plagued by the same design flaws that Blackout suffered- his shoulders do not have enough clearance for them to move past the cockpit assembly due to the tabs catching on the inner molded details. This means that the pieces have to be flexed past each other, which can often result in a myriad of damages to your figure if you’re not careful.
Coincidentally, the two hard points located on Grindor’s shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs on most Unicron Trilogy figures.
This version of Grindor is in perfect scale with Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime.
The original Blackout release of this mold was retooled as Movie Evac and Revenge of the Fallen Whirl.
TakaraTomy ID number: RD-18
Accessories: Scorponok mini-figure
Released in the fifth wave of Revenge of the Fallen Voyagers, Grindor is a straight redeco of Transformers Voyager Class Blackout figure in a more military-accurate grey colour scheme. The little Scorponok mini-figure has been redecoed to reflect the colour changes on the Revenge of the Fallen release of Deluxe class "Stalker Scorponok” (even though the two never appear together in the film). An aft "cage” compartment has a button-activated latch to release the small Scorponok. A plunger on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor gimmick also spins Scorponok’s claws, though with the added gears, the momentum dies out instantly.
The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to vaguely represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film in the forest battle against Optimus Prime. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Grindor is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, being barely taller than a Deluxe figure.
During transformation, Grindor’s delicate Automorphing gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.
It is very easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does not unlock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so will likely misalign your Grindor into oblivion.
Unfortunately, Grindor is plagued by the same design flaws that Blackout suffered- his shoulders do not have enough clearance for them to move past the cockpit assembly due to the tabs catching on the inner molded details. This means that the pieces have to be flexed past each other, which can often result in a myriad of damages to your figure if you’re not careful.
Coincidentally, the two hard points located on Grindor’s shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs on most Unicron Trilogy figures.
This version of Grindor is in perfect scale with Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime.
The original Blackout release of this mold was retooled as Movie Evac and Revenge of the Fallen Whirl.
Theme:
Revenge Of The Fallen
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2009
Date Added:
2023-07-09 14:00:52
Date Added:
2023-07-09 14:00:52
