1/13/2024 0 Comments Autobot prowlThe well-integrated Datsun bits also look good - the wings, wheels mounted on the back of his shoulders and detailed facial sculpt all work in Prowl's favour. While there's only so much you can do with black and white, the combination works very well for Prowl, thanks to clever use of silver as a supporting colour and good choices of colours on his face. The doors are now black wings, as mentioned - they stick out to the sides from behind the shoulders, but are far enough back that they’re not in the way of the arm poseability at all. His feet are the rear section of the car, the taillights are on his toes and the rear window has become the shins. The chest is the hood of the Datsun, complete with headlights and Autobot symbol. He has a silver face and red antennae, and aside from silver eyes his head is very show accurate. Prowl's robot mode is black and white - but then what else would you expect from a Transformer with a police car alt mode? Basically, his head, upper chest, upper arms, fists and lower legs are white, his groin, forearms and toes are black and his thighs and waist are silver, as are the missile launchers if you attach them. If you like, you can play musical launchers - I've given Prowl Smokescreen's silver launchers, given Bluestreak Prowl's silver launchers and given Smokescreen Bluestreak's red launchers. You'll notice that Prowl's launchers are silver, while his chest and head are white. Position the arms, give him his shoulder missile launchers and his rifle. Unclip the fists from the shoulders, swing the arms up from inside the front of the car, fold the front down to form the chest - the head should reveal, if it doesn't, fold the roof down onto his back and the head will fold up. Lift the groin locking plate up, rotate the waist 180° and lock the groin again. Pull out the rear section, flip it down and pull the two halves apart to form the feet. He's unmistakably a 280ZX, and this was one of the better Diaclone car modes - as long as yours has a roof. The finer details like the taillights and moulded doorhandles really work in his favour. The Targa top relic is only a minor issue, the paint over it hides it quite well.Īll told, this is a pretty good police car, even if you're unlikely to see a police car this old. Needless to say, this ruins the car mode. The roof has a habit of snapping off - roofless Prowl toys are easy to find. The only major flaw in this mode is fragility. The inside of the cabin is pretty much just robot kibble, but it doesn't hurt his overall look. As with nearly all Diaclone Autobots, he's got a spot in his cabin where you can fit a Diaclone driver. His wheels roll, but he doesn't have axles so he wont roll freely very far. Prowl's rubsign is on his hood, which looks a little odd, but you can always remove it - he has Autobot symbol on his hood already. The front headlights have blue stickers inside them, the rear license plate reads "POLICE", the taillights are orange and red, and even have the white reverse lights in the right spot. Mine has no paint chips, the paint is nice and thick, but doesn't appear at all brittle. He also has "HIGHWAY PATROL" just below the rear window.Īs with most Diaclone based Transformers, Prowl has die cast metal parts - his front section and the rear of the car are die cast, making him quite heavy, but also giving him a more solid feel. He also has this badge on the door, next to the word "POLICE" in white, above these on the white section are the words "HIGHWAY PATROL". On his hood he has air intakes with are painted black, as well as a blue police badge symbol with the word "Diaclone" and a star. Anyway, so he's got a Targa top painted over, but it's subtle and easy to miss. Basically, this strobe rack is the only mould difference between the two. If you're keen, you'll notice he has Targa top lines on his roof, under the strobe rack - which are on the mould for Bluestreak's benefit. This is a realistic Datsun, with transparent front and rear windshields and rear side windows. He has a chrome silver strobe rack on the roof, with two transparent red light blocks. A white 280ZX with a black lower section - basically draw a line through the doors to the front bumper, and everything below that is black.
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