Legacy Evolution Hot Shot (Random Review)

[@otaking3582]

I was honestly expecting Hot Shot to explode when hit with that pencil.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Hot Shot: no u

[@cone6156]

I love that chefatron jab at the start LMAO.

[@ardrethshadow9338]

I don't even know why he uses a pencil to "test plastic quality." Then again, I don't take anything he says seriously.

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

​@@ardrethshadow9338 I literally just saw one video after seeing this comment and he clearly did it to two different toys to hear the sound to determine the hollowness? Why is it so difficult to understand?

[@TJOmega]

It's not difficult to understand, it's a pointless test. Your toys have always been hollow, the difference is there's surface gaps that let you see it now.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305 it’s about as flawed as a test can be. From a scientific standpoint, there are zero control values, zero clear repetitions of the same activity. If I bang on two figures with a pencil, it does not account for if they were built well, or if I just so happen to have a poorly made version of that figure. The build of the figure is important because it determines how much tension is being applied to each piece. the exact same toy could produce two different sounds if built with different standards. Please stop trying to justify what is clearly nonsense.

[@pastacommie8649]

Ah yes highly regarded pencil tap test. Now that packages are windowless I just go around with a pencil up and down the aisle much to people's total confusion.

[@beetleprime5927]

Doing God's work

[@queen_sectonia]

It's finally time for the new hot shot to be judged by tjomega

[@galacticpipe7594]

Definitely my most anticipated review from you EVER! Hoping you can do Starscream at some point down the line!

[@ZackXevious]

After I got mine, I went with a few Gundam paint markers and touched him up quite a bit. He seriously just needed a bit more paint. He looks SO MUCH better with some, especially in the legs.

[@treebotreviews]

Most anticipated random review ever.

[@n0fc3utb3r5]

CY. DEF. hotshot was actually one of my favorite moulds of hotshot, and i dont see it often but the repaint into roadbuster was a great idea too, this hotshot is nice and i love the callbacks to armada particularly with the visor and axlzooka but those legs are PAIN, it really didn't have to look that bad and at its pricepoint in 2023 it SHOULDN'T, but here we are. Hasbro more concerned about fixing non-issues than actual good toy design.

[@allenusison3124]

Should have used "...and the man who keeps complaining about Armada Hot Shot." By the way, since you now reviewed Hot Shot, Starscream is the next step. He has the Star Saber, now I pray the Weaponizers for Prime and Megatron carry the other weapons.

[@MrDoctorVK]

Intro sure was funny, Hot Shot is so strong that he can make sticks shatter.

[@johnreel0161]

that intro was gold lmao

[@bungieman2810]

"If you're trying to give me a complex you're gonna have to do better than that."

[@bopisminiatures]

I loved the pencil flying off into the distance. Great intro!

[@LORDVOLCOS]

Foremost Decade Apologist, Nice. I liked Decade too.

[@CharlieErikson95]

11:52 there is a simple fix for this problem. Dab a bead of super glue on a joint (one side of the visor, any more than one and it will be too stiff) after applying move the visor up and down for at least 5 minutes until you are sure that the glue is finished drying. And that’s how you fix Legacy Evo Hot Shot!!!!!!

[@capmodesty]

This mould was catching a lot of flak online when it first came out so wasn't expecting it to be any good. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I like him and how he can pose without having to fight the toy like with the Henkei version. If he had Jolt then I would be more than happy with him

[@NemesisTomato]

I'm not nuts about the windshield/roof on his calves, but I'm cool with the backpack. Shins definitely need paint. Otherwise, I think it's a great toy. I really like it.

[@tcogproductions]

Uh oh.....let's hear tj's opinion on another hotshot...

[@bingbongtoysKY]

😂😂😂great opening man!

[@Thunderwing88]

I’m trying to only focus on G1, BW, and RiD (2001). However, I had to see this instalment of “T.J. Vs. Armada Hot Shot.”

[@Jetstorm0000]

Figure is ok. It's not amazing, but not really all that bad either. The legs definitely could have been engineered better, mainly making it fold in to fill the inside of the leg... but at the same time after stuff like SS86 Jazz maybe not having clear plastic roof/windows have hinges was the better call. Also, I dunno if my copy is lucky or not, but I've had no problem with the tabs in the knees coming undone when moving. One of the shoulder panels doesn't want to tab on 90% of the time, though the other works just fine. I did notice that TJ missed one thing with the leg kibble. It does connect to the rest of the leg (although not particularly securely), just not with the same tab it uses for vehicle mode. Theres a slot cut into the clear plastic around the hinge for the yellow piece that connects to a raised rail on the back of the leg, and the tab on the yellow piece rests up against said rail. If you move that yellow piece past about 90 degrees, it blocks the connection, which is why the instructions show you not moving it as far up as the piece can actually rotate.

[@thegearhead1668]

The Toyhax for this toy really improve a lot of the issues with the deco on this figure

[@blud890]

This is one of my favorite armada hot shots

[@benh3518]

I think the biggest problem with the Armada Hot Shot design is that the original is quite literally built around the axlezooka gimmick, resulting in the top third of the robot being a largely inarticulate brick, and the 'linebacker' shillouette being so iconic doesn't translate well when you need to deal with a head that has articulation and actually has to go somewhere else in robot mode instead of just being covered by a panel. This means the chest is thicker to accommodate the hinged door, as well as the fact the arms need actual elbow swivels as opposed to the weird off-center transformation pin-swivel the original has. With the arms being thinner to lay against the body, that means they can't have even a chained double hinge for the roof kibble, and thus the roof is on the legs like Animated Bumblebee instead of on the arms like they should be. Looking at the figure from the side, I think another thing to consider is why the original's shoulders are so infamously dumb. The original toy had the shoulders mounted directly above the rear wheel wells, which had to be hollow to support the axlezooka, so there simply wasn't any space for anything other than a hinge rotation. The 2008 figure tried eliminating the backpack altogether in such a weird way (to this day why that version's shoulders are not squared with the body is a question I want answered) and it was a total disaster. Legacy Evo. Hot Shot looks to be the best possible compromise, in that you still get that solid block resembling the original, but at the same time Armada Hot Shot finally has decent shoulders for once. It also kind of works in the sense it's not really that different from the Stunticons who have whole car fronts hanging on their backs, so it's a slightly more G1-ified take on the Armada design. The figure isn't perfect, the legs should have been telescoping like what you have on the 2006 Seekers, and the roof panels should have been mounted on the arms similar to Classics 2006 Prime, but I think at least with the latter this wasn't done for the sake of the 5mm ports and thus playability, those roof panels on the arms getting in the way of mounting accessories. And the former likely due to budget. As for the loose tabs, while not ideal you could easily put a layer of nail polish remover on them to create a tighter fit without damaging the toy as you would risk if you tried super glue.

[@dunkanbulk14]

Here we go again

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

At least his shoulders no longer hurt. The jury’s still out on whether or not he still craves JaAm, though

[@BoisegangGaming]

he always craves JaAm.

[@michyoungie]

he traded his shoulder for his knees

[@Phantom9252]

I feel like they knew no Armada Hot Shot has had good arm articulation and that's not great for a supposed swordsman, and they reeeaaally over-corrected, focusing mostly on his arms being unhindered to the detriment of his legs.

[@malusignatius]

I agree with TJ, the legs are the big let down. if the canopy had folded horizontally instead of vertically, you could have had a roof or windscreen section fill in the inner leg and at the same time give more clearance for the knee.

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

The transformation seems like the style of modern G1 where they are ashamed of vehicle bulk so hide it away as panels when in the 2000’s bulk was used to form the robot giving all of them a unique look and very much like armor. I think if they did some re engineering of the arms and a plastic arm mechanism like the knees transformation it could’ve been used to bulk up the arms while having a hollow arm that’s filled up by the arm retracting the top of the vehicle. Now if they had more plastic to work with the leg gaps I think might be possible to cover with static plastic panels

[@guncannon109]

If there zero edits of the opening gag other than the seven+ I intend to make I shall be very disappointed in you all.

[@collegerebel]

I hope a new Cybertron Hot Shot gets made. That design is easily his best look.

[@izzik2781]

Well whadaya know

[@RKStrikerJK5]

It's sad that _this_ is probably the best hot Shot toy we've got. It's kinda Plastic Addict-worthy. Of course, we must NOW petition Takara for a Masterpiece hot Shot. :D

[@geekimusprime1984.]

Im really surprised at how many hotshots have the loose visor. I guessed I was really lucky where mine isn't loose

[@pancho855]

Man, I missed the gags at the start of a video

[@nandyk.2026]

the lacking paint budget of modern tf lines is my biggest issue with it at the moment. paintwork makes such a big difference in the aesthetics of a figure that, even when it's well engineered and sculpted, a full-price mainline release can still feel cheap.

[@joshualee4767]

That's why I'm still on the fence on getting this figure. All of the problems I have with this figure was mentioned in the video. If you want an honest review this is the one to watch

[@ZOSO900]

Lol I wasn't sure what name would show up for me on Patreon. Was thinking I would hear my ever common real name. Also wanted to add "your brother in Hammerstrike" to it but wasn't sure where to include comments.

[@cybergames3436]

This dudes my first of the 'new' transformers my most recent being RID 2015 warrior bee before him. Gotta say, I really really like him. Its a solid transformer.

[@ToaKoran]

The Armada line is such a mixed bag right now. Starscream was my first indication things might not be so great with my childhood characters being revived, and Hotshot nearly killed all excitement I had for Optimus until he leaked. Hasbro seriously has an over-complication problem, and Hotshot is a great example of that. All they had to do was take the original toy, shape it to look more like the show, and give it better articulation. THAT. IS. IT. And yet Hasbro continually feels like it's starting to adopt the Nintendo curse of needing to reinvent the wheel every time they make a figure, and because of that they've essentially robbed us of the ONE TIME, those of us that grew up with Armada could have a chance for perfect versions of many of these characters. They're aiming for show accuracy and yet they REMOVED kibble from Hotshots arms which he had in the show just to shove it behind his freaking legs restricting the knee! Who thought that was a good idea?! You can't even put Hotshot's weapon on his chest, anymore, so that's a play feature gone just like the saws which I would have rather had instead of those stupid foot ports. Even Megatron, as excited as I am to get him he isn't without complaint because he's using those reprehensible Laser Prime shoulders that restrict arm movement, and as a result they are giving us a figure where the shoulders are actually LESS articulated than the original, which is absolutely unacceptable! Where is all this extra engineering coming from when all they had to do was improve the original toys?? Optimus is the only one I get, he needed an overhaul to work with the Super Mode gimmick, and they handled it extremely well. My only complaint with him is the fact the Super Mode crotch plate rotates with the upper body instead of staying with the pelvis (And the fact that crotch plate is toy-accurate instead of show-accurate, for some reason). I've actively passed up on Hotshot and Starscream because they are subpar figures despite the fact that they should have been so freaking easy, and even Megatron as great as he looks I'll need to customize him just so his shoulders have the same level of movement as a freaking twenty-year-old toy! Something needs to be changed here, because Hasbro has a major problem of over-complication that's actually hindering their figures making everything just feel worse. Their figures would feel so much more solid and fun if they just stopped finding ways to make them complex resulting in thin, cheap plastic that has to move on several hinges and sometimes even flex out of the way to end up somewhere. Heck, if they stopped over-complicating transformations on figures maybe they'd have the budget to PAINT THEM! The fact I can't have a proper, complete Armada collection unless I customize the ones they screwed up is legitimately the last straw for me because I and many others have waited twenty years for these guys to make their return, and they've already screwed up something on three out of four of them. They need to change something over there because this is getting equal parts ridiculous and infuriating.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

No buzzsaws on the feet? I'm sure Reprolabels will fix that, along with the missing paint detail on the shins.

[@dexterthoma867]

Before you begin, I also love decade

[@DJKCP]

It's about time

[@jeebus2313]

Alright, the intro genuinely got a good chuckle out of me. Bravo.

[@rorylumley4727]

I know minicons strech the budget. Maybe have a price point inbetween deluxe and voyager or between voyager and leader respectivly.

[@Melrrian]

Shoulders don't lock in on mine either.

[@Loanstalker]

Been waiting for this.

[@ORLY911]

considering the engineering tricks they've accomplished with other toys, and how efficient they've gotten with runner usage, yeah, it does lag behind severely compared to other figures. You got all these hinges for a mediocre result. Do the Junkion deluxes sometime, those are crazy good with what they can do.

[@Godzillawolf1]

I genuinely don't know if the pencil breaking was intentional or not and that makes it funnier.

[@Avarstia_Owain]

At this rate I think TJ just doesn't like Hot Shot XD. Armada Hotshot is known to be the bane of his existence, Universe not being good and this one his issues are the profile and a few issues. My issues personally is just the visor and all the drop tabs, then again I am someone with no gripes with kibble unless its very intrusive to which this isn't plus IMO the arms look fine. And as someone who thinks of Hotshot having thicker shins, I feel the roof should have been on a set of pinned joints to cover the sides of the legs, instead given how kinda crappy the articulation becomes with it on the back anyway but I think of it as a nitpick lol. Also TJ your idea on how the roof of the car should have folded likely would have taken a bigger budget and would look shittier somehow because the panel line would be moving in and then like a part moving to he side. If it was the full thing it likely would have sacrificed the car mold as the armature joint would have to be set under the knees and would have made the toy into Studio Series fiddle city. Still don't say I think this is a 10/10 because I think this is a solid 7/10, its good but the transformation sequence is not the best, either too much force is needed or too much prying, same as Origins Jazz, its alright. Origins Jazz requires way too much in the way of conflicting panels IMO while this just has too many drop tabs, like seriously why couldn't Hasbro just make them normal tabs so I can tab shit in without spending 3 minutes just trying to see how far up I am going without feeling like I am breaking the toy.

[@rashounjohnson9562]

Just got hot-shot today.

[@WilliamsReptiles]

Poor Hot Shot is always cursed with having awful toys.

[@markswenson8439]

Love your videos tJ

[@ventusgale6203]

Original Hot Shot : Upper body barely poseable but lower halt great! Universe Hot Shot: Abit over engineering , kibble restricted and lack of accessories! Legacy Evolution Hot Shot : Upper body great but lower halt turn to suffer!

[@Cadeho3]

If only that happens to chefatron

[@jeremygregorio7472]

Hey speaking of Kamen rider what do you think of black sun?

[@SamWelbel]

I think the issues in the legs are probably more due to budget than lack of design or engineering prowess

[@Ranma_Leopard]

Very enjoyable video

[@bingbongtoysKY]

no way! the original Armada Hotshot is way better than this- I like it! I do-

[@guncannon109]

And here is a little edit of the intro gag Mr TJOmega, as promised. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5nJdpyioMdne8k

[@johnreel0161]

Feels like this toy is a victim of budget cuts

[@HostadDigitalMedia]

This pencil tap meme. Where does it originate from?

[@TJOmega]

I'm not gonna target the reviewer by name, Google can tell you, but he basically got grilled because he did some reviews that included tapping his Transformers with a pencil to prove the plastic was cheap and/or thin, which is not something a pencil tap can prove.

[@HostadDigitalMedia]

@@TJOmega out of curiosity is it someone who might or might not be a chef?

[@redalert697]

Is that okay to believe Masterpiece may do Armada Series? Or maybe someone knew a good 3rd party Armada Hot Shot? Cause I wanted really bad Starscream, Hot Shot, but zamn they destroyed all figures, with giving Super Mode Optimus Prime Yellow eyes. I will change my mind if they make it red, but I'm worried it may never happen... Maybe it's time to just buy original toys, even if it's like 20 years late and may be not accessible ? I loved Armada as a kid but I've only got only a few minicons, never Deluxes as in the Energon case. I wish I will get someday a definitive version of character, shame in most cases you cannot expect all of them to scale well, whey they will be from different series or from different companies

[@darkwoods1954]

He's the best Armada Hotshot we've had but he's too skinny.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

JAMM!

[@MikeD974]

Yellow is such an issue with hasbro with figures

[@helmethead7406]

Haven't seen decade yet is it that bad?

[@delaneymcdonell5774]

If you’re talking about Kamen Rider Decade then yes and no. Yes because Decade shows up a lot but No because the show is terrible

[@jamesmcdavid1673]

Wataru summed it up in four words during Movie War 2010: "Decade has no story."

[@daltonwilliams1723]

Ignore them. Decade is great. It just has a lot of unanswered questions.

[@delaneymcdonell5774]

@@daltonwilliams1723 If you like Decade that’s awesome. I’m glad people enjoy Decade because I really wanted to like the show because the character is one of my favorites. I would still say to watch it mainly for two things the opening and Decade himself

[@RobinSwede]

This is such an L compared to the starscream

[@darkusblader]

The only thing I don't like about this figure is the stupid lines under his eyes.

[@skybite]

Hot shot is better written as a villain than as the lead protagonist

[@terionjohnson6469]

Hfirskt😊

[@NOBLEIGAMINGINETWORK]

Hotshot is honestly the hugest letdown of Legacy. In comparison to all these great updates to characters we've not seen since they're original figures, some being Armada updates even, and we get stuck with this figure that checks the boxes but doesn't pass the vibe check. Thankfully he's the only bummer out of the Armada representatives, Starscream, Megatron and Optimus all absolutely knocked it out of the park.