Brothers in Arms

Been wanting to do an image with Toyworld's not Devastator. Didn't do planning, just did it. 

Toyworld Iron Dreg Review

Toyworld's Iron Dreg is an homage to Transformers' Slag. I'll say right off, that it's just about as good their first release, Roar. It has a nice looking dino mode with big ass horns, and an articulated jaw. The bot mode looks damn good, and is well articulated. I'm glad the shoulders have a high lateral movement, and that it's easy to pose with hardly any balance issues. The transformation is intuitive.Only issue I had with it going from bot to dino were the knees. They have to be placed just right otherwise the back portion won't connect to the front.

The blades can be moved around to give them different look: axes or scythes.

Toyworld Grimshell Review

Grimshell is Toyworld's homage to Transformers' Grimlock. Their take on the Dinobots is both classic and modern. I was less than impressed when I first saw pics mostly because of the legs. The lower portion to be more specific. The gap is just ugly and I can't understand why they didn't find a way to cover it up. The feet can swivel to give a flat on the ground appearance, but the rest of the foot or bellbottom does not. If you swivel the thighs it affects the figure  balance so it's best not to swivel it out much. I still managed to pull off some cool poses, but it was tricky and had to rely on pegs over the loose feet to hold them in place. The more I mess with Grimshell, the more I like it,but it's not as good as their first and best release, Roar in my opinion.

Dinomode was actually more fun than I thought it would be because of the weapon add ons. They can be arranged in different ways.

Also, I took the pins off the small swivel covers of the shoulders as they affect articulation in combined mode. Another blunder on their part that made even less sense than the leg design.

Notes:
I've turned the inside packaging foam into dioramas. Grimshell comes with the combined form's hands, feet, faceplate, and small pieces to add unto Grimshell to cover screw holes in the dino face and neck. It took me about a minute to figure where they all go because there's no instructions.

ToyWorld - TW-D02 Muddy Review

ToyWorld's second Dinobot entry based on Autobot Sludge. Like their first entry, Roar, Muddy has a strong and menancing look, but lacks to the same sense of balance and articulation. It can be a bit tricky to make it stand, and the shoulders do not have as much lateral range of motion. Those are my two gripes about it, but it does have tight joints and an overall great look on both bot and alternate mode.

Alternate Mode:
Muddy's brontosaurus mode has a nice classic look. Would have liked for the neck to have been articulated, but it's no big deal. What was bothersome was the front shoulder joints being loose. I was able to tighten them though.

Aesthetics:
The modern classic look looks really good in both modes. There was some poor paint apps on my figure. Particularly the silver portions on the waist. The blaster is nice, but not great, and the sword could have been bigger, but it's size intentional so it can fit in the neck in alt mode.

Tansformation:
Like Roar, simple and intuitive. Be careful when splitting the bot's back 'wings'. They are tightly help together and can feel like they may break.

Notes: Muddy's cannon is usually stored on the chest in dino mode, but I prefer it on the side. I made another simple diorama with the top portion of the styrofoam packaging to compliment the one I made with Roar.