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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun surprise
I wasn't interested in the characters of Skids and Muddflap at first. I watched a review on both these toys online, and they seemed to have enough poseability and interesting transformations to pick up. The vehicle mode looks very nice. It's a very nice painted green, while inner robot mode seems to be green plastic. Even that looks nice. Transforming him can be a...
Published 13 months ago by Erik Martinez

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good toy but really hard to transform
My 13 and 10 year old boys got these toys and we all found them very hard to transform. Both boys needed to go on You Tube to see a demonstration. Their dad, who is a builder, could not transform the toy without instructions. My 10 year old still can't transform Skids. My 13 year old can do it only by watching the You Tube video.
Published 13 months ago by J. Detering

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun surprise, June 18, 2009
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 
This review is from: Transformers Deluxe Autobot Skids (Toy)
I wasn't interested in the characters of Skids and Muddflap at first. I watched a review on both these toys online, and they seemed to have enough poseability and interesting transformations to pick up. The vehicle mode looks very nice. It's a very nice painted green, while inner robot mode seems to be green plastic. Even that looks nice. Transforming him can be a little weird at first figuring out the right place to put everything. One thing I am noticing that Hasbro is doing more of is giving these figures tabs to help with placing all the parts correctily. Just know that you have to seperate the roof to fold the backpack correctly. It seems like it will break, but it's solid. He can stand fairly well with the help of the folded car sides that make his bottom legs. Robot mode looks like a good mold. I like that they even painted his buck teeth. The enlarged, articulated punching hand is kind of cool. I haven't noticed anything that would seem too fragile, so I think Skids is better suited for children than the other movie figures.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not for 4 year olds. Good in theory, execution needs work., May 8, 2010
By Throgan (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 
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To be honest, I'm a little bit shocked at all the reviews of people that can't transform Skids even with instructions. Yes, I needed instructions my first couple times (I'm in college, FYI, not 10 years old), but after that I got it down pretty well.

I will say that the clips to secure everything in the right position for car mode are less than stellar... to put it nicely. It definitely takes some patience to get all the cracks sealed so it can roll without feet sticking out. That said, conceptually it is one of my favorite transformers: It has a unique transformation that really makes use of the space provided, and I like the compactness of the robotmode. I also like the little things like folding in the windows or his chest that make it feel that little bit more complex and intricate without actually being essential or anything.

Overall, I wish they'd design more transformers similar to Skids, so long as they actually clip everything into place properly. For now I'm happy keeping him in Robot mode sitting on my desk, but I don't transform him as much as my other toys because car mode isn't worth the effort anymore. It was good for $12 while it lasted.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good toy but really hard to transform, June 29, 2009
By J. Detering "julrad" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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My 13 and 10 year old boys got these toys and we all found them very hard to transform. Both boys needed to go on You Tube to see a demonstration. Their dad, who is a builder, could not transform the toy without instructions. My 10 year old still can't transform Skids. My 13 year old can do it only by watching the You Tube video.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars too difficult, November 18, 2009
Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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This transformer, and most of the others, are just too difficult to play with. they are hard to transform. It took some intelligent adults looking at the diagram for 30 minutes just to transform it once. the pieces pop off easily and it will not last long. I would not recommend to anyone.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good choice for 5 year old, September 28, 2009
By K. Hanson (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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I bought this for my son's 5th birthday because the age is listed as 5+. It is so hard to change it into the robot, I can't even figure it out with the instructions and I'm an engineer. Lots of frustration and disappointment for my 5 year old. Maybe for a 10 year old, but not for 5.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Flimsy Product, January 7, 2010
By Sherry R. Moody "Moo Moo" (Glennville GA) - See all my reviews
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Ordered this product for a 4 year old. Believe he was too young to understand how to change from car to robot. Toy was broke the first day.
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, December 26, 2009
By E. Pagel-Hogan (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 
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This toy was purchased for my 4 yr old who will be 5 in February. Neither my husband and I can successfully follow the paper instructions and my son has no interest in learning either, it's too hard. The "ages 5+" statement is totally misleading. I will be following another reviewers advice and view the instructions on youtube. This toy was pretty disappointing! We also have lower level Optimus Prime, Grimlock and Bumblebee. Bumblee is the only one my 4 yr old and 2.5 yr old enjoy because he really does transform easily. I can do Grimlock if I'm careful, but Optimus has me stumped. Grimlock's main problems are the fact that his little plastic parts often snap open when you're tryiny to transform him, not that the actual transformation instructions are tricky. I figured him and Bumblebee out without instructions. Optimus, well, I may have to look at his instructions. I've almost got it worked out...but it's more like me playing with rubik's cube than my boys enjoying their long-awaited transformers....
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