Actually managing to make a helicopter that sort of looks like the real one if you really squint is still EXTREMELY impressive considering the other two modes look perfect, and I dont care what anyone else says!
I've been keeping my eye on this figure for a while. What an absolute piece. The fact that somebody tried this in the first place is mindblowing, and it absolutely succeeds at everything it tried to do. I can't wait to see whatever Metagate puts out next
One mode’s almost always going to suffer for the other, especially in a triple changer, and ESPECIALLY one with such drastically different modes. That said, I’m beyond impressed that this looks as good as it does.
I wonder if MetaGate is a proxy-line for Unique Toys the way Transcraft appeared to have been. The design performs a lot of their signature techniques, like the chest unfolding into the top of the car mode, and the legs flattening into the sides. Either way, amazing engineering, really like how the arms fold up. Whoever's behind it, I hope they make a Crosshairs.
This company has my attention. The recently posted pics on ShowZ for their Terrorsaur has me hopeful they know that they're doing. Here's hoping they fill in the gaps for Season 1 Maximals and Predacons that Takara never did.
Car mode is awesome, robot mode is awesome, copter mode I thought looked ugly as sin. Maybe I just haven't seen good pictures of it or something. Or it could be the whole movie Drift character I didnt really like, I dunno. I'll give these guys props for having an asymmetrical transformation at least.
Love this figure so much. Someone needs to make replacement blades for the chopper mode though. It's actually a great mode, until you add the blades on top, since they're too tall. I can't wait for the TLK version, as I actually prefer the red/black/gold to the blue.
@@peolesdru Honestly the only issue I have with that mode. That and the tabs can be hard to line up, but once you do it's pretty solid and looks great aside from the blades.
When you started changing the robot mode and it wasn't going back the same way it came I was like "No. No way. Not possible. Tell me he doesn't have a helicopter mode. WHAT?!" I mean yeah the copper mode is kinda jank, but what do you want it's a triple changer and the robot mode doesn't carry car or chopper parts on him. I have DX9's Blitzwing and it's pretty much the best Blitzwing triple change figure I've ever seen cause the robot mode is allowed to have the jet and tank parts hanging out on him.
For me the helicopter mode is more like a drone, or just a simple way for Drift to get someplace else fast. It barely showed up in the movies anyway, so i don't mind it. My only small gripe is that the car mode is a little too seamy, but that's also sorta forgivable.
Well it doesnt really have a "third mode" we can mangle most figures into some vague approximation of something else, the Upcoming Toyworld Shatter actually have 3 real modes as opposed to 2 solid modes and a mangled mess. Also I believe this figure is hampered significantly in posability due to the inflexible leg armour and diaper. I think they would have been better off going the Studio series HasTak approach and doing two figures as they did with Shatter, one for plane one for car, probably easier, cheaper and an expanded market.
