Double the Trouble!
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X2Toys brings us a nice, two-figure set with the Gemini Twins: their homage to the Transformers G1 Characters CloudRaker and Fastlane.
My main beefs with these figures are the diecast placement and the transformation schemes. The diecast hips look phenomenal, especially with the clear plastic down the middle. However, there’s no other silver or chromed coloring anywhere on the figure, so they stand out and seem a bit pointless. Also, the hips move on a very funky, double-balljointed piece that connects them to the torso, and the weight makes the connector piece and general movement become floppy very quickly. The transformations on these are mildly complex, but pretty long and tedious in a way that makes you not even want to be bothered with the pieces anymore once transformed.
Overall a great looking set and a great aesthetic fit for your Transformers “Classics” collection, but just not very fun toys.
Oh yes, and before I finish I should touch on the fact that the set comes with a bonus Black Cat figure. The design is very akin to the Red and Green Lions from the Golion (Voltron) cartoons. It even has a spot in the instructions that shows it as an arm on what looks to be silhouettes of Golion and another robot that I cannot pin. It also has the number 2 imprinted onto it’s mold, so my assumption would be that eventually there will be 5 of these to make the full Golion set. Until then, it transformers as a gun useable with any character that can hold 5mm pegged weapons.
Overall Score: 6.5/10
Enjoy a few more pictures of this figure below! Remember to click the pictures to view larger resolutions:
