Transformers Toys Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Voyager WFC-E10 Autobot Grapple Action Figure - Kids Ages 8 and Up, 7-inch

Packaging is good, item arrived fast and in excellent condition

excelente producto y llego antes de lo esperado

This figure came complete and is pretty awesome. I love the transformation. Simple yet elegant. It is a nice addition to the other grapples out there.

The new Earthrise Line Transformers look fantastic, especially Autobot Architect Grapple who artistic techniques were used in Transformers second wave in 1985. Grapple (along with his friend the optimistic and jovial mechanic ‘Hoist’) came out in Transformers G1 cartoon second season with a power English accent (in which I hope they incorporate in the Second Season of Transformers War For Cybertron: Earthrise). Grapple was an artist and architect, and designed a lot of the Autobot defensive systems within the Autobot HQ “The Ark”. As with a lot of artists and architects, he suffers from depression when things get destroyed by the Decepticons. But Hoist was always there to cheer Grapple up. I never had Grapple, but getting this as a collectible is a complete joy for me. So please get the Siege, Earthrise and Kingdom’s G1 Autobots Warpath, Huffer and Inferno as they look 100% times better than other lines and generations, and if you are worried about the breakage issues simply do not transform him and keep him robot mode (I prefer Grapple in that mode). I would like Amazon UK to start distributing all 1980s G1 Transformers Masterpieces as they did with MP17+ Prowl in which Amazon’s sub-company ‘The Online Marketplace U.K’ started to do, and I thought that this distributor was going to expand into other 1980s G1 Transformers Masterpieces after I got him, such as starting to distribute both official Takara Tomy\Hasbro and third party Transformers Masterpieces especially FansToys, XTransbots, Transform Element, Magic Squares and Mastermind Creations/Ocular-Max along with Autobot and Decepticon factions Toyhex Repro labels included within the boxes of all the Third Party Transformers Masterpieces. I would love to see all British 1980s G1 Transformers fans to do a Facebook, Twitter and Instagram campaign for Amazon UK to expand their Transformers Masterpiece range both official and Third Party. I am absolutely glad that Takara Tomy/Hasbro are redesigning the Decepticon Seekers starting with the legendary, evil and back stabbing 2nd in command ‘Airspace Commander’ MP52 Starscream, along with MP52+ Thundercracker, and I am keeping my fingers crossed for MP52+ Skywarp. I hope Amazon one day starts getting third party Transformers in, this will broaden the market for fans who can’t get either Jazz, Mirage, Trailbreaker, Hoist, and many more of the Transformers that both Hasbro\Takara Tomy are unable to get through various vehicle licensing laws. As I mentioned in previous Amazon Transformers reviews, I would love to both the third party Transformers companies such as FansToys, Transform Element, Magic Squares, Mastermind Creations/Ocural-Max and Xtransbots go into partnership with Hasbro/Takara Tony one day to bring out either version of Jazz, Mirage, Trailbreaker, Hoist, Astrotrain (my favourite triple changer), and my favourite Autobot subgroup “The Dinobots” (Grimlock (either the FansToys, the Hasbro or Takara Tomy versions), FansToys masterpiece versions of Slug (original called ‘Slag’ in 1985, but it had to change his name due to PC issues), Sludge, Snarl and Swoop) many more with the third companies keeping the design specs and Takara Tony/Hasbro adding the Autobot and Decepticon insignia on every character. I love it if Amazon start selling third party G1 Masterpiece Transformers starting with my favourite 1986 Special Team Combiner - ‘The Stunticons’ (my favourite Decepticon Subgroup) - The annoying victory obsessed narcissist ‘Drag Strip’, The pessimistic doom merchant ‘Dead End’, the Paranoid and Anxiety ridden ‘Breakdown’ , the insane and out of control wildcard ‘Wildrider’ and their leader, the cold hearted, bullying tyrant and failed and humiliated “KING OF THE ROAD!!!!” ‘Motormaster’ and their combined giant robot form of schizophrenic and slow minded “Menasor” by both Xtransbots and FansToys versions of their Transformers ‘Stunticons’ Masterpieces (along with Decepticon’s insignia retro labels with the their Transformers third party names along with their actual Hasbro\Takara Tomy trademark names as well) as it’s the 35 anniversary of Transformers: The Movie, and also this ‘Special Team’ combiner coming out. I hope Amazon does this one day and bring out these wonderful masterpieces (either Hasbro, Takara Tomy and Third Party) for all 1980s G1 Transformers Fans for all adult collectors.

This Transformer has a long and nasty history of breaking. The problem is a couple of pegs that hold the toy together in his vehicle mode are too big to fit in the holes they belong in. If forced into the holes, they break off when you try to transform the toy back into the Robot mode. The solution to this, as mentioned by another Amazon Reviewer, is to lightly file the sides of those pegs down until they fit into the holes comfortably. Never force them. If you've filed them down and there's still resistance, file it down a bit more and try again. If you do this, this toy is a delight. Since he has the reputation of breaking, he's cheaper than other Transformers of his size, so if you're willing to file those pegs down, you can get a thoroughly enjoyable figure for relatively cheap. If you do decide to purchase Grapple, I highly suggest you read other Amazon reviews. There's a reviewer who took the initiative to post pictures of the pegs in question. Good for that guy. Go give him an updoot, or something.