Masterpiece Rodimus \ Hot Rod

[minion]

Having now actually purchased him (just had him for a brief time before) and had more time to have a play I thought i'd add some more thoughts.

The Good
Really captures the character in every form.
The reversible head function is nice and done in a much smoother fashion than the seekers.
I love the car mode and the camper van mode. They look like they leapt right off the movie screen.
The combining gun is the coolest thing ever.
Great accessories like the welding hand, saw blade, matrix, twin guns, etc.
The gun platform is just amazing and the best update of a base section i've seen on a toy in ages.
The truck cab having a different transformation rather than just slotting the car in is a great idea.
It's perhaps one of the only TF toys (excluding MP Grimlock) where I am seriously struggling to decide on what mode to display it in.
Displays really nicely and you can get some cool poses out of him.
Great scale for Grimlock and the seekers.

The Bad
Small Matrix - especially since the Matrix on the back of the box looks bigger. I realise it has to be small to fit, but it is damned small!
Still flimsy. Definitely the flimsiest MP to date in my opinion. Megatron and the jets are sturdier and transform far more easily.
Shame we don't have a Rodimus to scale with the MP Optimus.

The Ugly
The paint wear on the fin where it is very tight fitting it into the trailer for the camper van mode just sucks. I don't feel they handled this insertion point well.
Can't hold his guns properly/at all.

For me the good far outweigh any negative points on this toy. There are problems, more than you might find on a lot of toys, and certainaly more than I am used to finding on a toy at this price point. The end result is that I still get to own a stunning Transformers piece though, and am glad to have him in my collection.