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Transformers Alternators Scion XB Autobot Skids

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Alternators Skids is uses a Scion Xb to update his old Honda vehicle mode. In some ways it looks like a 2006 version of the classic van/hybrid. Using this unique car for Skids is an intelligent choice for the Autobot theoretician.

While some G1 purists complain about the flames on the doors and decals on the windshield, I really like them. Scions are all about customization, and It would make sense for a robot in disguise to decorate himself to blend in. The metallic blue color of the Scion is reminiscent of the old G1 Skids.

Transformation wise, Skids is complex, but not frustrating. Just be sure to keep those instructions handy, because there are some parts of the process are challenging, like getting those doors around the shoulders, and the torso.

Skids boasts some of the best articulation of the Alternators line. He's the first alternator since Sideswipe/Sunstreaker to sport bicep swivels, and his mid thigh and knee joints are car kibble free allowing you to get him in some dynamic poses.

My only gripe with Skids is that the black panels that snap into the shoulders don't stay together too well and a gun that looks kind of gimpy. But those are minor quibbles. Alt Skids is a great figure to have in your Transformers collection. Pick this one up with Alternators Prowl and Sunstreaker today!

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. :)

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.

I own several of the Alternators line and its a very cool idea, indeed. I admire the engineering that has gone into making these realistic car and truck models transform into many of our G1 favorites. That said, Skids is my least favorite of all of the Alternators released thus far.

In vehicle mode, all of the joints dont want to seem to line up. This especially true on the roofline, where there is a distinct joint behind the front seat area. No matter how many times I transform this guy, he never seems to quite line up. I've found the doors to be the same story, too.

And while we're on the subject of transforming... Skids is the most complicated mess of twisting and turning that I have had the misfortune of dealing with. The way the arms fold up into the engine area is a bit stiff, and the whole passenger compartment seems to have a mind of its own. For styling, I'll take Rollbar or Meister any day of the week.