Transformers Voyager Iron Hide

First off, Ironhide got a great toy from Transformers The Movie (TFTM). It was at that time very accurate to the concept art, but differed slightly from the final CGI model appearing on the film.

This new Ironhide toy tries to correct this by giving him two improvements:
1. New headsculpt. Now it's the movie-accurate head, which means that it has a big "battle scar" deformation on his right eye and the crest.
2. The new arm guns, which do a better job at ressembling the movie counterparts.

Because I've got the old and the new toys, I'll compare both in this review.

Pros:
- Accurate head sculpt.
- Better looking guns. But they're not exact reproductions. The right rotating cannon is too big, and the left "sliding" cannon is too small.
- This can be both a pro or con: The pickup's top (which comprises the windshield, top and rear window) is made to be detached. This is a pro, because in robot mode it just eliminates...Read more

Ironhide returns with upgraded weapons and new detail!The head piece is actually more movie realistic than the original version with Ironhide even having the battle scar above his eye.He also has an improved cannon to go along with the trusted original.This cannon comes with one launching missile as opposed to the three like the original.The cannons attach and reattach to the arms so Ironhide can use either one on whichever arm you choose. There is no clutter underneath in Topkick mode because the cannons combine to actually attach to the bed of the truck in vehicle mode.The detail on Ironhide is outstanding in robot or Topkick mode.Ironhide has some gold trim along with great decor in the middle section and legs showing every gear in robot mode.In Topkick mode he has a military type green color with red trim and a sweet autobot nest symbol on the door.The poseability of Ironhide is awesome with him being able to assume many different poses for displaying or acting out whatever battle...Read more

When I landed the first movie's Ironhide two years ago, I was speechless. I found that the figure had two very solid modes while being pretty screen acurate at the same time. Now, with the new movie line, there has been some marked improvements in terms of presentation, durability, and overall fun factor. While the "new" Ironhide still has the same transformation(they kept the same formula 'cause it worked so well) there are some differences to his overall appearance. First, his paint applicant is spot-on which accents the curious choice of gray plastic in robot/vehicle mode. The door panels have have an autobot/sector 7/human alliance insignia that resembles a certain U.S. crest. The sculpt itself is pretty much the same aside from a few changes. The new head-sculpt is an improvement with more detail to the face. Also, his cannons are more detailed with a pretty cool mech-alive feature which includes the right cannon rotating and extending to fire the missle. Thus being very...Read more