The new version is at first look very similar to the original – round body with a little red flowerpot head and yellow upper legs. Here the lower legs are separate items bending at a knee while there’s ball joints at the hips – I’ve found the hips on mine pop off quite easily. You can get some significant poseability out of this toy including – with the aid of the vehicle modes tail sticking out of his bottom a kneeling position. The articulation in the arms is limited to ball joints in the shoulders. This means that the green shell of the spaceship is always facing forward rather than the yellow of the arms (as per the original version) I’ve seen it speculated that this is a deluxe version (shown in drawings at Botcon) that’s been downsized and this is one point some articulation has been lost. (I wonder if Warpath too is a downsized deluxe ?) Some fun can be had with the arms though – they can be brought together in front of his waist, chest, over his head or behind his back. He’s also got an addition joint as part of the transformation that allows him to lean back. Huge improvement over the original robot.
TF: Bring the arms together in front of the yellow chest. Fold the waist back which should retract the head. Turn the legs at the hips so the front of the robot leg points forward – at this point I usually pop at least one of the legs off at the hips – then fold the lower legs back at the knees so they cover the upper legs and complete the saucer.
Once again Cosmos’ vehicle mode is a flying saucer but this time it’s a lot thinner and larger than the old one. Mainly green in colour with a red command bridge in the middle (it’s where the bridge is on the Enterprise) and a yellow tail to the rear. The front of the saucer is covered by silver writing in what I assume is some alien language
I bet we’ll see one show up at Botcon this year customised into a saucer section for a Starship Enterprise !
Great design upgrade. Beats the original hands down. A henkei version is forthcoming in a three pack with Wheelie and Warpath.