I do like the S7 vehicle one (forgot it's name)... and Longarm and a couple of others. Whatever is cool in your eyes I say...

Some of the best toys in this line didn't appear in the movie:

 

Longarm (totally RAWKS once you remove the annoying screw holding his weapon to his hand)

Landmine (one-arm handstand! Name one other TF that can do THAT!)

Stockade (Simple yet satisfying!)

Dropkick (Unusual chicken-legs, but really fun to transform)

Incinerator (No hands, but he has fewer robot parts visible in plane mode than almost any other TF plane - and he's actually fun to play with!)

Wreckage (okay, the paint scheme is a bit Fisher-Price, and some people have problems with the automorph and arm posing, but he's excellently articulated, and has cool switchblade weapons)

 

Not to mention the Real Gears - Longview has ALWAYS been my fave due to his articulation and superheroic build, though Zoom Out, Spyshot, and HighScore are pretty high up there too).

 

On the other hand, the "lens head drones" have almost universally disappointed me, as did RG Meantime.

 

Actually, three of the MOST disappointing toys were of characters IN the movie - Barricade, Blackout, and Deluxe Brawl. Only Payload was more disappointing than these three.

I have Arcee, and she's my only non-movie Movie figure. Also. Am I the only person who actually likes deluxe Brawl? Just close the turret flaps over the connecting plate to his shoulders and he's fine. Ish.

One-armed handstand?

 

Scorponok.

 

SERVED.

 

Wreckage was disappointing because of the annoying automorph. Incinerator just looked stupid in bot mode thanks to the in-the-way tail hanging down his back, lack of hands, long forearms, and ugly colors.

 

I do love my Landmine.

I liked the A/E/C repaints since I wasn't collecting when their original versions came out, so that's a plus.

 

I hate the movie-style aesthetic, so the rest were a complete pass for me.

I have Arcee, and she's my only non-movie Movie figure. Also. Am I the only person who actually likes deluxe Brawl? Just close the turret flaps over the connecting plate to his shoulders and he's fine. Ish.

I like Both my Brawls.

 

I also might be the only person in love with the Swindle mold.

I like Both my Brawls.

That's what he said

 

 

 

Actually, I love the Swindle mold as well. And not "some lame cannibalized geewun iteration of Swindle," the toy all by itself.

In the end I bought Arcee, Longarm, Dropkick, and Landmine. All very nice and innovative figures. Also love the movie aesthetic passed on throughout this line.

 

Real Gears were an easy pass. Picked up the cell phone guy and that's about it.

 

Passed on Payload (rumors are this bot sucks on all levels.) Swindle (Didn't hate the mold, or drone head just had no motivation to grab one) Same goes for that jet drone, and Wreckage.

 

Still want to eventually add Incinerator and Stockade to the lot. Both look to have outstanding alt modes, and neat bot modes that look to fit in well with the rest of the bots.