Hasbro Transformers Alternators Scion XB Autobot Skids

this figure being the 3rd alternators figure I've purchased I am thoroughly impressed! I really like how all the doors and hood/trunk open just like a model car while being able to transform without problems. I really like the paint deco on this figure! I think it makes it unique in comparison to the rest of the alternators figures! here is one thing that I would like to point out though, the directions fail to point out that you can extend the legs for transformation. I think that would be very helpful to those who own this figure. I also like that with this line all the figures have working steering in alt mode! witch helps further pull of the "robots in disguise" aspect while retaining the ability to transform easily. Also,this figure really compacts well in robot mode! the transformation is complex but not too hard and you get a decently posable figure as a result! if only transformers stayed this size nowadays! if you're interested in the alternators figures get this figure I don't think you will be disappointed!

Exactly as described and enjoyed.

First of all, I am NOT a transformer enthusiast, so 90% of you can disregard this entry from the outset. :) I am a Scion enthusiast who received this as a gift. This was a great toy and an amazing display piece, but I've heard that this toy is abnormally difficult to transform, and having played with the thing, I can certainly believe it. Instructions for transformation are included, but I would have preferred a video explanation, or perhaps a short seminar at the park district, because even with picture diagrams it took me 25 minutes to get it from the car to the robot. And I still think I screwed up the arms. And forget transforming it BACK, because the directions only show it being transformed into the robot. Personally, I just left it that way, because I have neither the time nor the expertise to figure this thing out. Transformer enthusiasts and Scion enthusiasts alike will adore the incredibly detailed styling, and the car form makes a superb model in and of itself, but since I'm pretty sure I could take a chainsaw to my REAL xB and make it into a robot in less time made this a less-than-spectacular toy. Still, it's worth getting. :)

Grear details on the vehicle mode. Easy transformation.

fast shipping, came with everything, no problems. I'm not a collector however, so scratches and so on I couldn't tell you

I found this Transformer at Fry's the other day for the same price. Skids is a custom painted Scion XB. I don't even think the car comes in that deep metallic shade of blue, let alone the awesome graphics which in this scale are unbelievably well painted. Skids is also rocking 15" stock Toyota alloys... Anyhow, the much maligned transformation is IDIOT PROOF, granted I still have a reasonably high expectation for human intelligence and common patience. It took me one back-and-forth trial and error instruction-free conversion lasting about 10 minutes to get the process down cold. You'll appreciate both the tall (movie voyager size) super poseable robot mode and accurate hi-quality (hood and all 4 doors open up, seats fold down, front wheels turn) car mode. This is a meticulously engineered device, not just a brightly colored and exciting toy.