While I usually also prefer more chiselled face sculpts á la Guido Guidi's designs, I think that Mirage's G1 toy bio depicting him as a hedonistic aristocrat makes Sphinx's softish features, puffy lips and slightly droopy eyes suit him. He really looks like kind of guy used to be all about receiving as much pleasure as possible before the war broke out. Not a big fan of the alternate faces, though. That said, this figure is utterly delectable and tempting.
rear wheels shouldn't move but hey it's not a real car, , but the vehicle mode is awesome! I think the head is the worst part, not the face but it looks cheap, everything gets paint except the head! even some panel lining would be better. but overall one of the few 3rd party MP transformers I would consider getting. Great review!
Yeah, he also did hot rod. Maybe it's because there are already too many reviews of those and less of 3p? Maybe it's because 3P companies send him these to review and Has/Tak doesn't?
Well its been a few years, how is the rubber anyone else who watches this video in 2022? I never got a Sphinx in my collection, so Im curious if anyone can say
+VBane Invisible just doesn't stack up to something like this. One of the biggest issues I've had with mine is the rear wheels and how they just don't fit into a solid transformation. I was waiting on a review of this figure before deciding on it, I'll be trading up for this one over DX9's for sure.
+VBane DX9 are some good solid figures, but they don't fit the MP look very closely. I have Chigurh for instance - which is frustrating because with just a couple different design cues he COULD have fit the MP shelves perfectly.
+youmongrel What do you think about DX9's Galvatron? Personally, I think that they did an absolutely great job on capturing the character, with the exception that the cannon treads are on his back rather than on his triceps. I'm also not a big fan of the curved feet (mostly only noticeable when looking at the sides though) and he could be a little shorter (I have another small, unmentioned nitpick) but despite these things (specifically the treads and feet) he's quite accurate. They almost nailed the character in my opinion so personally, I think that he fits perfectly with the masterpiece line where looks are concerned. He just needs to be a little shorter to scale perfectly.
This is an awesome figure. Personally though, I think that they should have left the chest totally white. There shouldn't be any red striping, text, or a number. He didn't have any of that in the cartoon. He only had an Autobot symbol. For people that want to put a symbol on his chest, parts of the number sticking out to the sides (maybe even top and bottom) of the symbol will look very awkward. Unless of course, you use a sticker that's big enough to totally cover the number. It's apparent though that they weren't just going by the cartoon. They were obviously going by the G1 figure as well since it does have the number and text (no red striping though). I also don't like the red striping because as somebody else pretty much mentioned, it makes him look like he's wearing a jersey. I know, I'm being nitpicky but when it comes to a masterpiece-style figure, it should be as cartoon-accurate as possible down to the smallest detail. However, as I mentioned, they were obviously looking at the G1 toy as well so it looks like they wanted to incorporate some of that into the figure.
