Transformers Alternators - Acura Integra RSX (Prowl)

by Hasbro

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007PGJNA
• Item model number: 81318
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,579 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars More exciting than a real Acura, January 23, 2006

By 

Jack Cade (Norwich) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Transformers Alternators - Acura Integra RSX (Prowl) (Toy)

I bought this alternator with birthday money on a kind of impulse. Haven't bought a toy, let alone a Transformer, for years upon years. Very glad I did though. Prowl is a mighty Autobot tactician who can disguise himself as a realistic looking Acura RSX. The car rolls along smoothly on rubber tyres, and magnets connect the front two wheels so that they turn together. The doors open, the bonnet (that's what Americans call the 'hood', I think,) opens to reveal an engine, and the headlights look like proper headlights.

As a robot, Prowl is as sturdy as his previous incarnation (the original 1984 toy,) but far more articulate. He's lost the phallic missile launchers on his shoulders, and instead wields a translucent red police nightstick, along with a sort of pistol (the car mode's engine). He can beckon, point, clench his fist and balance his nightstick jocularly on his shoulder. Unfortunately, he can't kneel, duck or run, or place his hands together for a more accurate shot.

Bits do tend to fall off in the struggle to transform him, but the process is engaging in its complicity (people have abandoned conversations with me as I sit, engrossed in the puzzle,) and everything is easily stuck back on. There is a knack to it, and I find myself taking pride in knowing when to and when not to force the doors, take a step back etc.

The headsculpt is brill. Tip his head down, and he's growling. Tip it up and he's got a wry smile. Something to do with the way the light catches the mouth-notch and the ridge above the eyes.

It's frustrating to find that so many of the people buying Alternators are either parents mistakenly believing the toys are suitable for their seven year olds, or dealers buying to sell on to collectors at stolen-art style prices. I even begrudge the collectors to some extent - since using the model purely for display completely negates its key feature, and their canyon-deep pockets are causing the dealers to bump the prices up so much. It is a toy. And it's giddy fun. But toys and giddy fun aren't just for chiddlers.

Now if only I could get a Wheeljack and Red Alert...

5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality Toy, February 19, 2011

By 

xebeck - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Transformers Alternators - Acura Integra RSX (Prowl) (Toy)

Overall, this is a nicely manufactured toy, good quality materials and details for its size, except that, it looks bigger than it really is; maybe because, the product is not physically present at the time of purchase.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Transformer, April 18, 2006

By 

Herschel Greenberg (Chino, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Transformers Alternators - Acura Integra RSX (Prowl) (Toy)

Please note, this review is for the Binaltech Blue Prowl, which is also an Acura RSX, but it is not the police car that was released in America. Binaltech Transformers are also made of metal, with metal joints.

In addition, despite what anyone says, the Binaltech and Alternator Transformers are really designed for adults who remember their original Transformers and those who like to collect cars that resemble their real world counterparts.

Anyway, the good news is, Binaltech and Alternators transform the same way. Of all the Alternators in my collection (Viper, Mustang, Subaru), this Acura is the most fun to transform. Prowl looks fantastic in vehicle mode. The molding is extremely close to the RSX, and the break-points for transformation are well blended. From afar, someone would have a hard time identifying this as a Transformer.

The transformation to robot mode is great. Everything is intuitive-that is, you can transform back and forth easily after looking at the directions only once. This one is actually fun! I say this in comparison to the Mustang, Wheeljack. This must be the most frustrating Alternator out there and the most difficult. Prowl's transformation is much smoother and you will find yourself doing so often!

As a robot, he looks good too. He has a night stick (mine is red) that can also attach to his leg to make it look like he is carrying a baton. He also comes with a gun that is also his engine (I think they all have this) which, in my version, looks ok. His legs and arms have multiple joints which allow many different poses. His head looks like an old-school transformer.

Overall, I am impressed with this Alternator. I have transformed him numerous times (as I sit at my computer waiting for a game to load or something) and I like the way he works the best. I will always recommend the Binaltech Transformers simply because they are better made and will last longer. But they are also more money. Prowl is a great Transformer that you should add to your collection.