That shelfwarmer - TR Hot Rod

This figure everybody has and ended up as being an OK bland toy.

I decided to finally try an open my Titans Return Hot Rod, but I had a plan. I'll try and pimp it, not just with reprolabels but go and try some extra customization to it. I've seen the Takara version a few times and I was always surprised by how well it looks. Just the details in paint could make such a big difference.

Out of the box, it has good proportions. The tall shoulders work well. I like the detail of the front hood that Hasbro adds.

The guns also work well individually. As much as I like Targetmasters, they tend to look overly bulky in gun mode and look a bit odd on deluxe figures. I will just opt to ignore these guns combine.

Out of the box the hip ball joints were very loose making it difficult to pose and barely balance for the pictures. Alt mode

We all know Hot Rod's alt mode and this version works quite well, making it a bit beefier and wide. The lack of paint apps shines on this mode though, the hub cap details that the Legends edition has make a huge difference and the ugly gray plastic for the exhausts look quite bland.

The Titan master.... Firedrive, is it boring as hell! Absolutely no paint at all. It has good molding detail! but no paint and the full gray makes it look like a little stone.

The rifles on car mode... sure. I'd like if they could be plugged somehow on the top of the car, On this picture I just placed it where I think it would work.

Some customization I used acrylic paint and small brushes to add details to the figure. I also went and took a chance with Firedrive, I'm quite happy with the results.

I used a mechanical pencil lead to paint the visor, and a small brush for the other details. For the hubcaps and exhaust pipes I used Moltow chrome markers, which didn't work great, but did an okay job. Reprolabels

This set consists on two sheets, the main one that has all that you need and the smaller sheet that is full of alternate hologlow options which I didn't use.

Wow! I am really happy of how this ended up. The black painting of the legs plus the stickers looks amazing. The shiny torso and limbs detail work great. This is a set that favors the bot mode much more in my opinon.

I really like the blue highlights on top of the shoulders. Alt mode It also gets a fre additions. The torso details look quite well here and the front lights blue replacements make it pop.

Even Firedrive gets some love. It gets a tiny yellow sticker for the chest. The traditional screw cover symbol and a couple of arm stickets that should work in head mode.

The added details to the interior of the vehicle is very welcome!

The head comes with tree options for the forehead wings, I went for the orange ones, but I wish there had been a proper yellow option. After placing them next to the chrome highlighted crest, I feel that it ended up looking a bit like a crown.

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Jj On January 24, 2018

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