The articulation is pretty good although the kibble prevents the arm movement. While this is a somewhat limited robot mode, the trade off is a really good motorbike, so I can live with the shortcomings here. This nameless gun is quite long, forcing Hightail to straighten his right arm to hold it. Unlike his predecessor, Hightail hasn't given his gun a name. Hightail's gun looks like half a trombone - it's actually most of an exhaust pipe. It actually looks pretty good though it hampers the arm movement even more. The key gimmick is still available and the cannon ends up being a shoulder cannon, sitting on his right side. The poseability is actually pretty good for a toy with so much kibble (and for a bike Transformer in general), although the limitations are significant. He's slightly pigeon-toed and ball jointed knees would have been nice, but it's not a major issue. Hightail has heelspurs allowing him to stand despite the backpack. The hips are ball jointed and the knees are hinged. The shoulders are ball jointed and there are two hinges per elbows, but the kibble limits his shoulder movement. The headlight and handlebars sit on his left shoulder, giving Hightail some asymmetry. OK, his arms are a little shorter than they should be, but still look fine. The limbs are all fairly well formed, the torso is kinds squished in there, but it's really just the kibble that limits this guy. Having said that, Hightail is far from a disaster. It's quite clear that the designer prioritised the bike mode, since this robot mode is kind of limited. The repaint is even less spectacular in this mode, since the black and grey are more prevalent. The colours again work fairly well, since the orange is surrounded by neutral colours. The wheel halves are almost features and don't look as bad as one might expect. The front wheel sits on either side as shoulderpads and the backpack is the back of the bike - yet the kibble actually looks reasonably good. On and he's wearing a red motorbike on his back. Hightail has an orange chest, black lower torso, thighs and feet, grey boots and arms while his face is silver with a yellow eyestrip. The front splits in half to form shoulderpads of sorts while the back section becomes a backpack. The saddle becomes his groin and the fuel-tank his chest (the head lifts out from the fuel cap). The engine becomes his arms while the cradle for the engine becomes his legs. One of the strongest Transformer motorbikes, Hightail would hold his own next to a Binaltech.Ī lot of contorting gives us the robot mode. The key gimmick isn't anything special, but it doesn't get in the way of the Transformer itself.
#Hightail review license
Lugnutz's colours are probably slightly more interesting, but Hightail's license plate is more realistic. There's no kickstand as such but a post on the left exhaust (actually the handle of his gun) does the trick - Hightail will lean to the left slightly.Ī good bike mode with a complex sculpt and good colours. You can plug the key in gently without activating the mechanism, allowing for storage.
This grey cannon sits at an angle of about 20° and there are three smaller cannons moulded below it. Plugging his blue Planet Key (code: s7n5) into the left saddlebag causes a cannon to pop out from the _right_ saddlebag. The handlebars lift up and down as part of his transformation, so I guess the rider can adjust to please. The wheels both roll although the front tyre can't steer (it splits when he transforms). There are brake discs on the front wheel (both sides, for symmetry I guess) and indicators on the front. There's even a silver painted fuel cap on top of the tank. The exhaust pipes are quite detailed while the handlebars have brake levers on them. The sculpt is great, with texture on both lights, lines on the compound engine, silver wheelspokes and tread on both tyres. This mould is quite similar to G2's Laser Cycle moulds, being far more realistic than most Transformers motorbikes. His colours are nice, but don't bring anything to the mould. Whilst this is a pretty impressive bike mode, there's not really anything special about this repaint. There's a silver license plate at the back, with "OHIO B-CAT 1 CINCINNATI" printed on it, making Hightail a midwestern Autobot. There are quite a few differences in the paintmask, but the overall look is similar. His headlight is yellow and taillight orange, both represent colour changes. The engine, handlebars, exhausts and lights are grey while there's some silver on the seat and saddlebags. The grey elements on Lugnutz are lighter here, but to be honest a switch from orange and grey to red and grey isn't a big shift. Height: 5.5cm Length: 11.5cm Width: 5.5cmĪ darkish red motorbike with black wheels and saddlebags, Hightail is a repaint of Lugnutz.
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