I have a lot of pictures to post for this so I’m going to break this post into two parts. Part one will cover what comes with the kit and the individual uses of the pieces. Part two will cover combined mode and my final thoughts.

So let’s get started with what comes in the kit.

So we get two new guns for Grimlock, two new guns for Swoop and two new guns for Sludge. We also get two new swords (three red and three black) for Grimlock, Swoop and Snarl. We get combiner hands that double as guns, and combiner feet that can be broken down into a shield and blaster. We get two missile pods that are also shoulder pieces, a shield that becomes thigh fillers, a shield that becomes a rear waist plate, and a chest plate, back plate and crotch plate that combine for make a larger shield (why so many shields?). And lastly, two big-ass combiner swords.

Now let’s see how they look on the Dinobots.

Everybody gets a little something. Unfortunately, not every piece can get used. There are no spaces for the swords but that’s not an issue. Would probably look weird with them on there anyway. But not all of the shields can be used either. Which is a bummer. I don’t like to have a lot of unused pieces. But other than that they all look pretty bad-ass in their weaponized dino forms. One thing I should mention is that Swoop’s new guns have tabs on the top that are meant to tab into slots on the underside of his wings. But the tabs are too thick and the slots are not deep enough for them to stay attached. So the only way to keep them on are his forearm ports.

Alright, let’s take a look at bot modes now.

Alright so I’m posting this from work and I didn’t realize until now that I forgot to get individual shots of Grimlock (crap). So unfortunately I can’t really show off his massive shield. But moving on, again we run into things not being used because not everything can fit. Sludge can’t actually hold his guns because of his dino feet, so they have to peg into his forearms. The way that the shields are held makes it difficult to find a bot that can actually hold them, which is why Grimlock and Snarl are the only ones pictured with one. But again, they look really awesome with all the upgraded weapons. I especially love Swoop with the new sword and forearm blasters.