Phil's
Classics Minicons Wideload,
Micron Booster Refuser
and
Universe Knockdown
Review


Wideload

Wideload has the same vehicle mode and colour as the Energon Demolishor - a green truck. The tipper bed - painted purple on the sides - is fixed and doesn't tip up. It' got a silver Decepticon symbol on the overhang of the tipper bed. The name Wideload suggests an orange Autobot truck to me - could they not get Longhaul ?

He's got one Minicon socket in the bit of the tipper overhanging the cab. This means when you mount him on a larger toy he ends up upside down exposing his underside and robot head. Not a great add on then.

TF: The tipper splits in two and folds down to the sides to form the arms which in turn moves the back wheels under the vehicle to form the robot chest. The front of the truck folds down to form the legs which are rotated at the hips.

His robot mode suffers from a bit of a large head - he looks like he's got a hat on, but the head is unpainted loosing any detail.- and pretty useless arms formed from the truck tipper bed. The chest and lower legs are black in this mode. He's got knees, ball jointed hips and shoulder - which are restricted so much that all you can really do with them is fold the arms out to the sides- and a waist - also ball jointed.

Wideload was available in the Demolition Team 3 pack with Sledge & Broadside.


Micron Booster Refuser

Refuser is found in Micron Booster v4 as a common toy. He's very similar to Wideload but in a paler Constructicon green and with a purple Decepticon symbol on the overhang.

Knockdown

Knockdown is a member of the Landslide Minicon Team found in the Universe 12 Pack exclusive to Target in the USA and Woolworths in the UK. Knockdown is a member of the Landslide Minicon Team found in the Universe 12 Pack exclusive to Target in the USA and Woolworths in the UK. The toy is due to recieve an individual release shortly.

The toy is now all black with purple for the head and edging round the tipper bed. Yes it's Skywarp in truck form. Even though the toy is described as Autobot on the packaging there's a silver Minicon symbol painted on the overhang now.


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