Some people online get upset about people who still hate XTB for their past. They have had really good figures, but I still worry about their consistency which is why I haven't dropped it. I had promised though if they could get through all 5 Stunticons with a consistent product I would completely drop their past and let it go. Of course at the time I fully expected them to screw up, though I was guessing Motormaster would be the misstep since he is the core of the combined mode (this was before we knew it was Zeta style partsforming) and would cause the most pain.
I wish all figures were as durable as Tiger Tracks. Not really a good spot for a faction logo in bot mode either. I wish more reviewers would mention this since I think most collectors add them. Great review!
Watched most of Bobby's review on 3P transformers. It's informative. What i noticed is that he's reviewing the toys for the sake of "review", but he's sound excited, with a caring handle and a loving side comment if the toy his holding is Fantoys. 😄
Also overly cautious about the possible "losing it in the 9th inning", with the way they stated they went back and did some "modifying" for Gravestone/Motormaster and the one or two cab situation. I don't care for the base mode at all, I was hoping with the 2 trailer talk, one was the Menasor frame and the other would be the base mode. Now hearing that it will likely only be 1 trailer but somehow get both base and Menasor modes out of it worries me to say the least.
Yeah didnt hear anything about a base either...there was one empty cab made for cars to fit in and one with the combinerparts as ive understood. Now its just the one cab with combiner parts but it still has room for 1 mp car as well, thats the current situation as far as I know.. I agree they can still screw this up though dont get me wrong :p
Hey I was messing around with this guy to figure out how the menasor arms were gonna work and if you look, there is a BUTTON on the front crotch area. Press the button and he breaks in half. As does Deadend. In case people were wondering.
Bobby you might want to check out Paik4life video for these last 2 xtransbots guys, you have a couple things abit off,he addresses the little gripes with him, also 528 vid the designer
Hope they reissue him with the deco change like they did with breakdown I think it's called the youth version. Part of me hopes that maybe if they do that they can fix his qc. I mean got to get the thing regardless got the other three but idk. Maybe it's smarter to wait on drag strip. Great review as always
I did find that this was their weakest release of the stunticos of the 4 released to date but with that said I still like this bad ass a lot. Fairly easy transformation and drag strip looks great in both modes and also looks amazing displayed with the other releases. I'm happy with the xtb purchases and would recommend this set . "Power flows to the one who knows how"
Masterpiece Mike reading trough forums it seems everyone has a different worse one with the exception of flipout. My worst is definitely flipout while most people seem to be raving that its their favorite haha only third party transformer ive broken something on. On mine the tabs that plugged in the fender were so tight they were nigh impossible to unplug. Third transformation, the tabs sheared off. And its not like im a clumsy oath or anything, I also look at 598s videos, tmans videos, emgos videos and forums to avoid unnecessary breakage. And yes I buy transformers to *shock&awe* transform. Xtransbot has promised to send replacement parts though, I gotta admit they are good at that. I bought one of those dx9 richthofen second runs with an awful awful unsightly gap in the altmode which clearly isnt on the picture on the box and was told by them 'its supposed to be like that' well dont use pictures that show otherwise on the box :/....thats just straight up deceit....got a bit off topic there haha
@@ApenBaard seems to be a lot of inconsistency with tolerance with the xtb. Ive been lucky with the ones I got since nothing broke 👌. Hopefully xtb will send replacement parts to those who need it. That's one of the many reasons I like fanstoys so much. My quakewaves fingers broke and they sent me a replacement hand along with an extra cannon and the electronics to go along with it, at No cost to me. They hooked me instantly after that. Shitty about the dx9, I dont like the scale so that kept me from giving them a go.
Ah mack, you missed a couple of opportunities. One was to show a picture of that "Rumble takes it" with either MP or Ocular Max Rumble. As seen here: th-cam.com/video/N23DvPSu_6U/w-d-xo.htmlm31s The other was to show Fans Toys Road King/Motormaster with these Xtransbots Stunticons just as a comparison. Whether or not people want to combine them with to Road King with duct tape, at the very least shows how they could display in robot or their vehicular alt modes. In addition, showing"the people" the two different directions/sizes both companies are taking. Otherwise, excellent review. Again Bobby, showing us the concerns in transformations is always one of your many strengths in your reviews. Keep up the great work, mack! Don't forget some to add some onions to that Drag Strip mustard when you combine them on "Road Dog," or whatever Xtransbots will call Motormaster. Hmm, maybe that scoopity poopy brown is more like spicy brown mustard? Meh, it all comes out the same, haha! =P
Solution for me for the front end? Can’t recall whom said it on the forum, but you fold it under the car first and then shave a small amount off between the pieces so it clears. Yes it’s surgery on what should be a healthy young bot, but it works quite well.
My front snapped as well. Luckily X-Transbots is sending me a replacement part so I’ll swap it out and then file down some of the plastic to avoid it in the future.
Congrats Bobby, This review was as painful to listen to as having to transform this XTB Dragstrip was. 😛 There were so many bad voices and so much poorly used sarcasm in the first 3 minutes of this video I found myself accidentally clicking away to other videos twice. 🤭
I do think that the colour thing relates back to what you said about the creators taking things into their own hands and making the figure better than the on-screen model. Definitely could have done without the off-mustard gold(?)
LMAO .. A MOLE U SAY.....I'm shallow Hal on that type of situation -- It's like no matter how hard i stare in those eyes I'M FOCUSED ON THE MOLE,..MAN..... "Holly Molie BatMan" LOL...I'm riding with this though -- I Love me some StuntiCons...
This figure was really disappointing for me. That back flap is terrible and the tiny "handle bars" feel like they are just going to break. Mine also had some cut corners on QC with a broken shoulder.
If Uncle Bobby can do it, it's not really a problem (they definitely should have trimmed a bit off the lip to allow it to move easier though). Looking forward to combined mode now :)
I lucked out. My hood didn’t snap but plenty of peoples did. I agree it’s weaker of the combiner set thus far. I also agree that bar piece is literally a pain in the ass. I think he’s kind of fun to transform but also agree need to be more gentle with this one. I am getting all three sets anyways and looking like due to scale the xtransbot will represent individual bots for me. Regardless I was surprised they went back to back release with dead end
Also I trimmed the plastic slightly on the nose tab to reduce the stress of snapping it each time. Between that and the shoulder snapping I kinda hate this figure now. :')
Why the hell didn't they ship the gun tucked in the bottom instead of on top then? I saw many guns shattered upon opening and my was bent. Pretty stupid move...
The metallic paint in the Renders for FT Brawn and Warpath was too shiny. It’s fine in both this gun and Dead End...it’s not necessarily that people sometimes aren’t consistent, but the metallic paint isn’t consistent, or sometimes it just doesn’t look right. Shiny face FT Hound is too much, but Shiny face Hasbro/Takara Prowl is fine. It’s just not always metallic black and white, and there’s (sometimes literally) metallic grey areas. How’d you like them apples, Skulltop?! 😋
I have high hopes for this team. I have Breakdown, Wildrider, and Dragstrip on their way today and Deadend on preorder. I think they will sit well next to my Zeta Aerialbots. Not to concerned about the size difference, I had always though Menasor was shorter. Great review, I will take care when my Dragstrip arrives.
Think this one was rushed out the door, mine arrived without a head lol .. aside from the poor but flap its a nice transformation a d a good looking figure
A metallic purple painted weapon shooting the driver in the back of the head! Haha! F.W.A.C.K. (Foot, Wheel, Ankle, Calf, Knee) Got it! Haha! Perfect review!
Hi Bobby, many thanks for another honest review and transformation - very much appreciated. What ashame about that back pack interms of look and engineering. Does seem like a step back for Xtransbots - hopefully their Road Master will get back on track. Overall does look like good figure, aside from the issues or should that be unsightly mole. - like the analogy.
Taking care of that rollbar in robot mode is easy. Basically, the only reason it splits in the first place is so that the engine can pass through it to go in the chest. After you do that, just clip the rollbar back together the exact same way it was in alt mode. Then, in bot mode, it looks purposeful and can’t even be seen from the front. I am surprised that wasn’t the official transformation. It
Interesting date analogy. You are far more classy than I. I’d have said like going on a date with a super hot girl who happens to fart in the middle of your steak dinner.
Everything is now cartoon accuracy! Starting to get annoying. Maybe they should include .25 juices, sun flower seeds and nowlaters with the purchase. 😹
I really don't understand why everyone is going crazy over metallic paint. It really just started because XTB is doing there Seaspray in metallic but that is what G2 Seaspray looks like so everyone is up in arms
Wish I'd seen this before I got mine. I would not have a broken Drag Strip if i had :( agree with you 100% on this one, weakest member of the team. Hoping to get a replacement piece in soon but feels bad breaking your figures :(
I would even fuck with XTB 2 years ago
So glad I chose DX9.
Some people online get upset about people who still hate XTB for their past. They have had really good figures, but I still worry about their consistency which is why I haven't dropped it. I had promised though if they could get through all 5 Stunticons with a consistent product I would completely drop their past and let it go. Of course at the time I fully expected them to screw up, though I was guessing Motormaster would be the misstep since he is the core of the combined mode (this was before we knew it was Zeta style partsforming) and would cause the most pain.
I wish all figures were as durable as Tiger Tracks. Not really a good spot for a faction logo in bot mode either. I wish more reviewers would mention this since I think most collectors add them. Great review!
Watched most of Bobby's review on 3P transformers. It's informative. What i noticed is that he's reviewing the toys for the sake of "review", but he's sound excited, with a caring handle and a loving side comment if the toy his holding is Fantoys. 😄
That little but kibble folds up nicely under the butt flap for me. Looks great 👌
Positioning a Decepticon Logo is the issue for me
I like G1 dragstrip
Also overly cautious about the possible "losing it in the 9th inning", with the way they stated they went back and did some "modifying" for Gravestone/Motormaster and the one or two cab situation. I don't care for the base mode at all, I was hoping with the 2 trailer talk, one was the Menasor frame and the other would be the base mode. Now hearing that it will likely only be 1 trailer but somehow get both base and Menasor modes out of it worries me to say the least.
Yeah didnt hear anything about a base either...there was one empty cab made for cars to fit in and one with the combinerparts as ive understood. Now its just the one cab with combiner parts but it still has room for 1 mp car as well, thats the current situation as far as I know..
I agree they can still screw this up though dont get me wrong :p
TheReincarnatedDeath the base mode is in reference to the G1 scramble city thing that Motormaster could do.
He said hand fisted lol....good review Bobby.
Okay, yaaah… Not gonna risk transforming but that’s ok. I’ve accepted Xtransbots as my go to Alt Mode Masterpiece maker. And I love me some Alt Modes.
Hey I was messing around with this guy to figure out how the menasor arms were gonna work and if you look, there is a BUTTON on the front crotch area. Press the button and he breaks in half. As does Deadend. In case people were wondering.
Bobby you might want to check out Paik4life video for these last 2 xtransbots guys, you have a couple things abit off,he addresses the little gripes with him, also 528 vid the designer
I own all 4 and havent had problems its just him being carless. But good review non the less 😏
Hope they reissue him with the deco change like they did with breakdown I think it's called the youth version. Part of me hopes that maybe if they do that they can fix his qc. I mean got to get the thing regardless got the other three but idk. Maybe it's smarter to wait on drag strip. Great review as always
ive had two the arms broke at the elbow twice
I did find that this was their weakest release of the stunticos of the 4 released to date but with that said I still like this bad ass a lot. Fairly easy transformation and drag strip looks great in both modes and also looks amazing displayed with the other releases. I'm happy with the xtb purchases and would recommend this set .
"Power flows to the one who knows how"
Masterpiece Mike reading trough forums it seems everyone has a different worse one with the exception of flipout.
My worst is definitely flipout while most people seem to be raving that its their favorite haha only third party transformer ive broken something on. On mine the tabs that plugged in the fender were so tight they were nigh impossible to unplug. Third transformation, the tabs sheared off. And its not like im a clumsy oath or anything, I also look at 598s videos, tmans videos, emgos videos and forums to avoid unnecessary breakage. And yes I buy transformers to *shock&awe* transform. Xtransbot has promised to send replacement parts though, I gotta admit they are good at that. I bought one of those dx9 richthofen second runs with an awful awful unsightly gap in the altmode which clearly isnt on the picture on the box and was told by them 'its supposed to be like that' well dont use pictures that show otherwise on the box :/....thats just straight up deceit....got a bit off topic there haha
@@ApenBaard seems to be a lot of inconsistency with tolerance with the xtb. Ive been lucky with the ones I got since nothing broke 👌. Hopefully xtb will send replacement parts to those who need it. That's one of the many reasons I like fanstoys so much. My quakewaves fingers broke and they sent me a replacement hand along with an extra cannon and the electronics to go along with it, at No cost to me. They hooked me instantly after that.
Shitty about the dx9, I dont like the scale so that kept me from giving them a go.
I have to say, I love the camera panning and action shots for final thoughts.
How did you rotate the wheels into the correct position on the arms? It's way to tight on both wheels that they can't move that way.
I'm loving all of the b-roll camera shots.
Ah mack, you missed a couple of opportunities. One was to show a picture of that "Rumble takes it" with either MP or Ocular Max Rumble. As seen here: th-cam.com/video/N23DvPSu_6U/w-d-xo.htmlm31s
The other was to show Fans Toys Road King/Motormaster with these Xtransbots Stunticons just as a comparison.
Whether or not people want to combine them with to Road King with duct tape, at the very least shows how they could display in robot or their vehicular alt modes. In addition, showing"the people" the two different directions/sizes both companies are taking. Otherwise, excellent review. Again Bobby, showing us the concerns in transformations is always one of your many strengths in your reviews. Keep up the great work, mack! Don't forget some to add some onions to that Drag Strip mustard when you combine them on "Road Dog," or whatever Xtransbots will call Motormaster. Hmm, maybe that scoopity poopy brown is more like spicy brown mustard? Meh, it all comes out the same, haha! =P
For some reason from my point of view this figure reminds me of Combiner Wars quality lol.
Not into this set anymore, but i can see you had fun reviewing this one. Dem da rulez lol
Curious y not.
Can't wait for this in G2 Black.
Damn that would be s3xy af. Dragstrip would be even more of a top tier trap waifu
Is shootings the driver isnt a bad thing for a stunticon
Bobby, the barrel of the gun is supposed to be pushed in when stored on top. :) Personally I prefer the bottom storage. and to keep mine driverless.
Frank O'Rourke still aiming at the back of the drivers head tho Amiright
For Drastrip’s back it’s as another man once said: #backlivesmatter
Solution for me for the front end? Can’t recall whom said it on the forum, but you fold it under the car first and then shave a small amount off between the pieces so it clears.
Yes it’s surgery on what should be a healthy young bot, but it works quite well.
I always enjoy the show-der transformations 😆
My front snapped as well. Luckily X-Transbots is sending me a replacement part so I’ll swap it out and then file down some of the plastic to avoid it in the future.
He looks like a prototype
I order To bend that back part in I actually shaved a little extra plastic off with an exacto knife.
Foot, wheel, ankle, calf, knee won't catch on like head, shoulders knees and toes did.
One review showed how to shave (file) the back plate to make it bend back correctly. Forgot which reviewer.
Congrats Bobby, This review was as painful to listen to as having to transform this XTB Dragstrip was. 😛 There were so many bad voices and so much poorly used sarcasm in the first 3 minutes of this video I found myself accidentally clicking away to other videos twice. 🤭
Mechanic nice! 3 views for the cost of 1!
@@MythsAndHeroes hahahah ❤️
I do think that the colour thing relates back to what you said about the creators taking things into their own hands and making the figure better than the on-screen model. Definitely could have done without the off-mustard gold(?)
My right arm's tires clearance was so bad it snapped the shoulder. :(
That totally sucks, have you tried contacting them for a replacement part?
LMAO .. A MOLE U SAY.....I'm shallow Hal on that type of situation -- It's like no matter how hard i stare in those eyes I'M FOCUSED ON THE MOLE,..MAN..... "Holly Molie BatMan" LOL...I'm riding with this though -- I Love me some StuntiCons...
This figure was really disappointing for me. That back flap is terrible and the tiny "handle bars" feel like they are just going to break. Mine also had some cut corners on QC with a broken shoulder.
If Uncle Bobby can do it, it's not really a problem (they definitely should have trimmed a bit off the lip to allow it to move easier though). Looking forward to combined mode now :)
The plastic quality is horrible. It had cracks right out of the box and of course the arms broke.
the team is coming along nicely^^ do you know when x-transbot Motormaster gonna be release?
August, I heard.
The mole😂 i thought u would go for ugly FEET! 😂
wouldn't you call that second color 'gold' ?
Great review, I really enjoy seeing the figures in front of your fantastic backdrop!!
I lucked out. My hood didn’t snap but plenty of peoples did. I agree it’s weaker of the combiner set thus far. I also agree that bar piece is literally a pain in the ass. I think he’s kind of fun to transform but also agree need to be more gentle with this one. I am getting all three sets anyways and looking like due to scale the xtransbot will represent individual bots for me. Regardless I was surprised they went back to back release with dead end
Also I trimmed the plastic slightly on the nose tab to reduce the stress of snapping it each time. Between that and the shoulder snapping I kinda hate this figure now. :')
Why the hell didn't they ship the gun tucked in the bottom instead of on top then? I saw many guns shattered upon opening and my was bent. Pretty stupid move...
Fut, weel, ankil, kaf, nee......
(resource room spelling)
A lot of junk in the trunk I see 👀
The metallic paint in the Renders for FT Brawn and Warpath was too shiny. It’s fine in both this gun and Dead End...it’s not necessarily that people sometimes aren’t consistent, but the metallic paint isn’t consistent, or sometimes it just doesn’t look right. Shiny face FT Hound is too much, but Shiny face Hasbro/Takara Prowl is fine. It’s just not always metallic black and white, and there’s (sometimes literally) metallic grey areas.
How’d you like them apples, Skulltop?! 😋
I have high hopes for this team. I have Breakdown, Wildrider, and Dragstrip on their way today and Deadend on preorder. I think they will sit well next to my Zeta Aerialbots. Not to concerned about the size difference, I had always though Menasor was shorter. Great review, I will take care when my Dragstrip arrives.
Think this one was rushed out the door, mine arrived without a head lol .. aside from the poor but flap its a nice transformation a d a good looking figure
as long as that mole isnt too off putting in "combined mode" ya know what im sayin....
I was looking forward to seeing his reaction when he breaks his figure. Gotta say, I'm a little sad...
Yep, could have done without the roll-bar.. especially when it turns into his buttpipes or love handles in bot mode..
So I lost my Flipout so I guess I’m out on this set, I really loved that figure though
So teach, how much of my grade was dependant on remembering where "wheel" was In the sequence? 😅
A metallic purple painted weapon shooting the driver in the back of the head! Haha! F.W.A.C.K. (Foot, Wheel, Ankle, Calf, Knee) Got it! Haha! Perfect review!
Hi Bobby, many thanks for another honest review and transformation - very much appreciated. What ashame about that back pack interms of look and engineering. Does seem like a step back for Xtransbots - hopefully their Road Master will get back on track. Overall does look like good figure, aside from the issues or should that be unsightly mole. - like the analogy.
“Serena Williams” 😂😂 you know what? Im not the kinda guy to hide my...
Heres a quarter, go downtown and have a rat gnaw that mole off... LMAO
I'm glad I settled with FT's Roadking.& took the FT route for Menasor.
Taking care of that rollbar in robot mode is easy. Basically, the only reason it splits in the first place is so that the engine can pass through it to go in the chest.
After you do that, just clip the rollbar back together the exact same way it was in alt mode. Then, in bot mode, it looks purposeful and can’t even be seen from the front. I am surprised that wasn’t the official transformation. It
I'm gonna go out on a "limb" and say they will totally drop the ball on their Motormaster...
Why am I wanting a banana all of a sudden?
I still never bought from XTB except Arkose I have been hearing too many QC issues.
This dude looked amazing in the shot but looks less amazing in real... still this set is bang for the buck
BobbySnarkFace, amirite?
split the rollbar....
RELEASE THE FWACKn
Seems like the worst of the 4 so far?
Interesting date analogy. You are far more classy than I. I’d have said like going on a date with a super hot girl who happens to fart in the middle of your steak dinner.
Molegate 2019.
That brown looks awful, accurate or not and that hood is just badly designed. I dunno, cracks are showing on this one, kinda glad I got out early on.
Un slightly mole lol
Everything is now cartoon accuracy! Starting to get annoying. Maybe they should include .25 juices, sun flower seeds and nowlaters with the purchase. 😹
I really don't understand why everyone is going crazy over metallic paint. It really just started because XTB is doing there Seaspray in metallic but that is what G2 Seaspray looks like so everyone is up in arms
Bobby the only one that seems to be losing his mind about it lol
It’s unfortunate that the level has gone down...oh well, back to Fanstoys
METALLIC purple on the gun?!?! F*ck this hobby...I'm out 🤣 Great review!!
The way he’s holding the gun has me triggered af 😆😆😆
Wish I'd seen this before I got mine. I would not have a broken Drag Strip if i had :( agree with you 100% on this one, weakest member of the team.
Hoping to get a replacement piece in soon but feels bad breaking your figures :(
Lmao......mole
F.W.A.C.K