Stop Motion Review 130 - Studio Series 86 Hot Rod

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

*Voice Credits* Optimus Prime/Orion Pax - Bottlecap Megatron and Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime - Lazy Eyebrow Go Fish! cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/fishing-rod-for-ss86-hot-rod www.shapeways.com/product/A9WA7J7NJ/fishing-rod-for-studio-series-86-hot-rod

[@yesimbar]

First.

[@THEREALDK1]

Alt mode weapon storage is dumb, unless you have a good reason

[@markcooke9156]

Where can I get this figure

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@markcooke9156 www.google.com/search?q=studio+series+hot+rod+86+buy&oq=studio+series+hot+rod+86+buy&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l3.13171j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

[@Cappytain101]

Odd question but what is that nemesis prime figure at 12:30? I have never seen that figure before and I’m having no luck trying to Google it.

[@rudyvalle9022]

The Matrix as Mario power-up is best thing on the internet today. Nice figure. Hasbro is on a hot streak.

[@Redalarms]

Oh my God the opening skit was brilliant

[@chheinrich8486]

I got a reboot to plan🤣

[@jigsawnora3207]

Agreed 😂 I can't stop watching it! Makes sense where he blast Meg's with arm cannons instead of risking his life and primes life! The 86 movie should have thought things thru but this is great! What kills me and I can't stop watching is where prime slaps on cap and has his luggage lol!

[@meg-k-waldren]

Agreed. 😂 so funny. "You're the next Prime..." Shrinks.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

69 likes to prove how brilliant it was

[@charscreamAA]

6:20 there's nothing funnier to me than just seeing Wreck-Gar being so massive compared to everyone else

[@swolie]

I mean, he was a bike meant to ridden by other transformers.

[@konstantinszelcs2766]

Everyone's going nuts about the intro (with good reason, it's hilarious), but why are we not mentioning the toothpaste crawl at 5:01? (I know I laughed at that.)

[@caramelcandys]

More like a sentient soap bar

[@prophet924]

Brilliant opening. Loved the Prime retirement. I agree about having more time with Hot Rod. I wish I could have seen more Hot Rod and Prime. It would have been interesting to see how he related to Prime as opposed to Bumblebee or Jazz. I have less good feelings about the leader Rodimus. He always seemed woefully unprepared. Good thing his nemesis was a scrambled mess. Hot Rod is the only boy I own two of the exact same figure. Now I can leave one in alt mode and display with robot. Of course I paid a bunch for it but it makes me happy. Top five figure from my only Hasbro collection.

[@codaboi138]

First off: Your animation has gotten even better, amazing work. Second: The skits are hilarious, I actually laughed out loud to each of them. Third: These reviews are great. I got recommended your Blue streak and Smoke screen review around seven months ago and since then I've been an active viewer. I also credit that review to my new found love of transformers and have started a little collection of my own, with some custom work to boot. Easily one of my favourite channels on KZbin right now. Thanks for the content!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

you're welcome! thanks for the kind words!

[@davidanderson4748]

I say yes to all of this! The Eyebrow is one of my favorite TF Yiutubers!

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

0:50 ha! The mushroom effect was a fantastic idea my dude, good job

[@skullkidding]

No worries I'm not irrated at all, the bumpers are awesome. And I understand stuff like this takes time. Don't stress it. Stoked to see your thoughts on Siege Magnus, even though I do personally like it.

[@ontarioswedishchef9452]

I loved seeing the bumpers!

[@AsheBailey]

I'm happy with a review that mentioned the back of the car and shoulders while others pretend there is no faults.

[@irnbruaddict9843]

i love the small details you put into your wonderful animations like the subtle detail of you adding smoke to the smoke exhausts to the rodimus figure right at the start. props to you and your amazing animations sir!

[@TyphonMar]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing!

[@Skyguy29800]

Alright that opening was one of the funniest thing I ever seen, thanks for that

[@mikeyfourbarrel8473]

Sincerely, your animation is stunning. I found myself going back to the pizza cutting clip just to gawk at how frigging well you did that. I can’t imagine how much practice and work it took to get this damn good.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Many thanks

[@davidm4566]

Hot Rod's visor: "For better hallway vision." (Judd Nelson reference)

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

I love Orion Pax’s business hat.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

printed it just for this video haha

[@timprimetal5380]

I loooove that scale segment you added. Thank you for satisfying that very niche corner of the fandom, we love you

[@TheJustRexy]

The introduction just feels like a alternative ending of the movie, nice review

[@shawnmctaggart8807]

Transformers 86 HISHE

[@russellmarch4983]

it's the secret ending for anyone that can win the boss fight you're meant to lose

[@gandalflotr2898]

Optimus prime retirement ending is better than kill off

[@punchline1279]

It took 30 years but someone did it someone finally answered what would happen if hot rod just shot megatron instead of tackle him. I love this video already

[@ethanielm03]

I had a blast watching this and I love the opening animation! The review was also honest and very enjoyable. Great job!

[@RestoringYourVoice]

ok, that Hotrod skit was your best one yet. I made sure to get him and Rodimus. I only have minor gripes about both, but definitely nothing to make me regret buying them.

[@windowbewbs9064]

Love the opening skit😅 86 Hot Rod is such a good figure, one of the best of the year, and definitely the best Hot Rod.

[@meep1998]

6:00 now that’s a call out if I’ve ever seen one lol. Sucks how people can be so ignorant sometimes

[@Cenlinn]

I disagree, I’ve been waiting for over a year for specifically TLE to cover a specific figure before I buy it and now I feel like I didn’t get proper coverage because he didn’t complain about something menial and borderline stupid. /s

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

to add to the context of that bit, this was all commented on one of the plane figures where storage was a big giant gun strapped to the nose of the plane, in which I did cover it, called it stupid, and proceeded to show off tucking it in a drawer

[@Booey_Animations]

@@Cenlinn well he does stop motion reviews. If you need an overview of a figure as quickly as possible, check out Emgo316 or PrimevsPrime. If the Lazy Eyebrow make a review for it even better.

[@CynicalSandwichParty]

The scaling thing only now properly seeps in... And must say, never thought I needed it in my life. But my OCD and I thank you.

[@Alzeal07]

oh GOD the passing of the Matrix in the skit was just wonderful

[@jojo200625]

BRUH! the Sharkitcon bumper was terrific! that nostalgia'd me in the AWE feels! great job always enjoy your reviews!

[@mr.e8561]

WORTH THE WAIT!!!!! The skits where HILARIOUS ( Especially the opener but that sunglasses!!??? Holy poop was that great). Love your work so much!!!

[@TomMSTie1138]

We need an animated GIF of Hot Rod smacking Kup with his own arm!🤣

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

media.giphy.com/media/tX9evNtH5kfOb8P3jI/giphy.gif enjoy!

[@TomMSTie1138]

​@@TheLazyEyebrowI could watch that all day.😆

[@leumassuomaf]

Not only by far the best mainline hot rod we have ever recieved, but possibly one of the flatout best hot rod's we have ever seen.

[@grimprime0158]

I’ll admit with toys like this hastac has the potential to go as far as some of the engineering witchcraft that some 3p companies pull

[@PhillipLemmon]

OMFG!! That intro was..... EVERYTHING!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@kallethen9389]

Not bothered by you taking your time to do these videos. I enjoy them all, even just the little bumper videos. In the end, it's worth the extra wait.

[@napalmdex440]

i loooooooove this fig. I added the red paint to his inner collar and really makes him look awesome. fully agree that i would have liked them to do the same price point with jazz and have the accessories.

[@jaydj]

Now I regret not buying this even if I have an extensive Hot Rod collection. I had the choice between this and Rodimus and since I have more Hot Rods than Rodimus, I went with that. But I'm adding this to cart very soon. Thanks for the patron shoutout! 👍

[@jasonswitzer1748]

I may comment AFTER I finish watching the video, but I had to pause at 6:56 to admire your customized Kingdom Sideswipe. Holy hell that alt mode looks good. If you haven’t already, please review that just so we can have more time to admire the vehicle. Now back to the review…

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I plan to sooner or later. I have to finish Sunstreaker though. you can find out more here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJy5lX6DZbeNp9U

[@EldrickJag]

Thanks for the great review and for talking a bout the shoulders! I love this figure except for those shoulders so its nice to hear someone else feels that way about him too.

[@martinmespiespinosa7218]

4:59 the fact Lifeline crawl to the line up, was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i'd have to confess my Arcee's backpack car mode is still in the box...

[@basicfacekick]

Coming back to this mold with the Shattered Glass Rodimus, this figure is still killer especially in that dark deco. Whew.

[@gamingsospectacular4158]

LOVED that intro LOL!! Way better than the movie. Plus, now I dont hate HOT ROD.

[@paulinhisprime8440]

That intro was hilarious. Especially when prime put in his at bounced.

[@EmeralBookwise]

Wow, that fold out visor is the last thing I'd ever expect to see on a mass retail release at any price point.

[@younglinc9950]

Animation is as super smooth as always

[@fishpop]

0:49 The transformations and Rodimus' reaction made me laugh. 5:00 WTF Lifeline?

[@Sarcasticron]

That thumbnail is amazing! Anybody not into Transformers would be convinced it's a real car!

[@johnnythesaiyan1413]

Love the review, Lazy! Especially the skits in the beginning and during the review! I can't stress enough on how much I enjoy messing around with this figure. Granted, I know the issues this toy has but I can look past that because of how much detail this toy has.

[@Kuroketsu]

Thumbs up on the video just for that shot of Lifeline crawling across the ground to show off the shell. Laughed so hard I choked

[@thereel1_real]

I was always really intimidated by the transformation process but you make it look really easy

[@ChilliwackimusPrime]

Gotta admit, that's a pretty sweet looking hot rod!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Real joy to handle for the most part too. The figure itself kinda turned my opinion a little more positive on the character as a whole haha

[@batnerd5148]

Dude, you totally need to do a skit where the Autobots lose track of whose weapon is whose before a battle! (;

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I am writing this down hahaha

[@JPH8989]

As always, a pleasure to watch

[@alex-dh8zy]

man. all your skits in this video really were perfect.

[@rainwalkerstudios3388]

I gotta stop watching these during class cause I'm just gonna bust out laughing one day and get a lot of weird looks.

[@carlplayz__yt728]

The opening skit is the best way to explain the ending of prime's legacy in the cartoon series and also the best way to make it simple

[@gandalflotr2898]

I agree instead him killing off they should make him retire from the military started having a normal life with Elita 1

[@shimomo6152]

that intro was incredible. Thank you

[@Loremastrful]

I hope you had as more fun making these videos as I have watching them. I'd feel real bad you slaving away while I'm chuckling away. I was going to buy the rest of Studio Series 86 anyway after Wreck-Gar and Blurr. just have to wait for the next assortment to come in on next month's stage. But Hot Rod as BMOC at Iacon Hills High seems like the new teen drama you didn't know you needed in your life. Hot Rod and Novastar can be twin brother/sister who moved from wholesome midwest to the decadent Neon coast. Anyways thanks for the review.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

honestly I'm just happy people enjoy the dumb things my brain comes up with haha

[@CC-nt4zi]

Love the scale talk! Great if there’s a page where you log all scales of each toy you’ve measured!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Actually I do have one, it's on my discord and have been logging everything i can from my own stuff to other people's fogures if they provide the measurements

[@TheCrimsonFallenOne]

The beginning skit was perfect, I loved the use of IDW orion pax

[@codaboi138]

I forgot to comment on first viewing that the "Whats the scale?" segment is totally appreciated as, personally, I like to try and get my figures in reasonable vehicle scale where possible. I bought Mech fans toy's 'Detective' as my collections Hound, to fit in with my mostly WFC figures. He's defiantly not in scale with the other vehicle modes (most of them are off as is, anyways lol) but it's close enough that I can be happy with it. That does mean he's way small in Robot mode but I'm fine with that. I come up with my own head cannon for how these bots are for my own collection and Hound being just a little taller than Cliff Jumper is good by me.

[@gmon78]

That opening skit was awesome! You have a real flair for comedy man. You're wasted on KZbin. You should be onstage somewhere. Love it😁

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

Question, seeing you’re a car buff and that this is a future style vehicle, if Hotrod or Rodimus weren’t these sort of space racers, what real life vehicle would you make them?

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, and some fictional upgrade of that with artistic license

[@k.w.pillsbury4070]

@@TheLazyEyebrow I’d personally go for maybe a 2012 Acura NSX. I used the 2020 variant to make my own SG colored one in Forza Horizon 5.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

@@k.w.pillsbury4070 fair, but seeing as how the movie was set in "2005" I went with what was available haha

[@k.w.pillsbury4070]

@@TheLazyEyebrow Makes sense.

[@neo1754]

what about kup?

[@HobbieswithJose]

Yet another stellar review! I almost fell off my couch laughing seeing Lifeline crawling into place. Man that was so good. I always enjoy seeing your perspective and SS Hotrod was no exception. Did you at all get the impression that the car mode was...I don't know...chibi-fied in proportion? Like he seems to have been squished just a tad length wise? I got that impression when comparing him with Masterpiece Hotrod which I know you don't have so you might not have seen this. In any case I hope SS 86 continues and you keep reviewing them. They truly earn the name mini masterpiece and we're close to getting a near-perfect set of dinobots. Thank you for your FANTASTIC content! 👍🏼

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

i do feel that very slightly. who knows, if it were better proportioned then maybe the back of the car would've been finished

[@HobbieswithJose]

@@TheLazyEyebrow Ah good point. Although I bet that would've messed with his bot proportions too. 🤔 Still a fantastic figure though!

[@rexdamage]

Awesome intro sketch 🤣🤣🤣 and awesome review as always! Can't wait for part 2!

[@jacobg130productions]

Best Review ever. And I mean THE best review. No review will ever be this good.

[@Pathfinder118]

Hot Rod has always been one of my favorites ever since I saw the 86 movie on a vhs as a kid, I was so happy when I picked up this hot rod and got a voyager price point masterpiece figure. Well worth the price for me, and after picking up Cup and Arcee I am glad I can remake the 86 team to display on my shelf.

[@benvoliothefirst]

"voyager price point masterpiece figure" should be on the box. I understand that change is hard and inflation sucks, but to me, a figure this good is worth twice the price.

[@TinedaVO]

Sir. SIR. How dare you give us such a hilarious and in-depth review on a TUESDAY. You had Lifeline CRAWL into place and almost had me die laughing, you blasted the douchebag in the comments into actual space dust, and then the Siege Garbage Scow line made me snort-laugh so hard I almost hurt myself. I love that you always point out the flaws in a constructive way, explaining potential “why’s” for the reasons behind them, instead of just spewing vitriol, and then spends just as much, if not MORE, time talking about the points you love. I bought this figure, and have loved it ever since. While the flaws you pointed out are definitely present, I’m willing to overlook them based on how much love and attention was poured into this figure. Holy wow, all those accessories too! I can’t wait to see your Rodimus Prime review too. To summarize: hilarious jokes/commentary/review, amazingly fluid animation, and a great send-off/hook that has me excited for your next upload. Both thumbs up!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@davidm4566]

PS. I don't mind that they made this a deluxe with a few accessories for a voyager price, but do mind that they did the same for Rodimus. The Rodimus was just too expensive and I still haven't gotten it and don't know when or if I ever will be able to get it.

[@lego0788]

6:14 oooo throwing some shade at the Siegedom Magnus mold (rightfully so of course)

[@yesimbar]

Hot rod levels up Orion leaves. Rodimus Prime: what just happened?

[@batnerd5148]

2:44 To be fair, Hot Rod _is_ the kind of bot who would choose an alt mode with a big garish spoiler. Rodimus doesn’t have one (in the show) because the Matrix helped him grow out of that. And you beat me to it. I have got to stop commenting partway through videos!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

actually he still has the spoiler. it's between the windshield and the trailer. kinda dumb as it doesn't actually do anything, but it is still present in the on screen design

[@destronlaserwave9566]

The opening skit was just brilliant, you nail the animation, sets and jokes so well.

[@weik-2936]

This figure is hands-down one of my favorites in my collection

[@Jtilden23]

Always love to see a new review and hot rod is a genuinely fun toy to play with.

[@PaulStargasm]

Agree with your niggles. This may be the first review I've seen address the rear of the vehicle. But wow, that classics? That's a nice rear end!

[@chriscaseyg9362]

Always loved his design, just wish cartoon writers would stop doing him dirty with pathological regularity. And I can wholeheartedly agree. His succession would mean more if they'd introduced him in season 2.

[@benvoliothefirst]

Imagine if he was like a stunticon-style, brash jerk, always getting in trouble for street racing, and then through meeting Daniel he learned to slow down and smell the roses!

[@chriscaseyg9362]

@@benvoliothefirst That would be wonderful and wanted character growth. Not to mention would make sense for a new recruit or new reinforcement wanting to make a name for himself in front of the big bot himself.

[@iBeamer]

That was one of the best skits I've seen! So funny! Looking forward to your next review!

[@philsavage7153]

Lolol at that opening skit with Mario Bros sound effects! Brilliant great review

[@themoviereviewwarriors939]

Dude I am to old to play with toys anymore, but this video makes wish I was a kid again.

[@legoawcstopmotioner9435]

That intro made me very happy.

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

To be fair, if someone at Takara has read Transformers Mors Then Meets The Eye, it's easy to understand why they love him. *Thank you* for looking at the scale. I'm also a scale junkie.

[@Sarcasticron]

"...he does indeed come with an entourage of clutter!" :-)

[@TechnicalJimActual]

We need to normalize thinking about figures like this not by comparing it to other deluxes, but by the figure's own complexity, accessories, and overall parts count. That should be the viewpoint of its quality. Same goes for Kingdom Optimus Primal.

[@Citranite]

I don't know if this is a hot take or not, but honestly, SS86 Hot Rod > Kingdom Rodimus Both had a ton of love and care crafted into them, and both use the dxtra budget to do some phenomenal stuff, but even then, I think Hot Rod is a better package all around. The transformation, at least in my experience was more enjoyable, the articulation on both is fantastic, and the overall sculpting on both is incredible. Plus the wide range of accesories. However, Hot Rod is just more bang for your buck, $30 usd gets you essentially the near perfect Hot Rod with a stunning robot mode and a great vehicle, with movie accesories and an overall really fun toy, whereas Rodimus is $80 usd, you get a leader figure, sword, gun, matrix, and a really cool, if not sometimes annoying trailer. If anything, I feel Hot Rod is more worth it, as both Rodimus and Hot Rod provided a similar experience, at least in terms of transformation and articulation. Just me? Idk, I've always found SS86 Hot Rod a much more enjoyable experience

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I certainly have more fun with one over the other

[@FastforwardxD]

@@TheLazyEyebrow Which one will he prefer? Find out on the next episode of The Lazy Eyebrow. (or...well next next episode I believe)

[@yajeel]

I would say that at $56 USD at the time of Black Friday sale, Rodimus becomes a much better figure.

[@benvoliothefirst]

Honestly? I think you DO know. ;)

[@benboocher9670]

I didn’t lock my front door before leaving for work today, thank you!

[@mdredheadguy1979]

I *LOVE* that opening skit!!!!

[@nameforcomments4092]

Oh man when Lifeline crawled in I nearly died. That freaking mold...

[@RileyTNTlego]

Loved the skit at the beginning. And the animation looks amazing as always.

[@USSMariner]

6:14 I actually prefer the Siege Garbage Scow, mainly because the cab (and its stock connection to the trailer) actually looks more cohesive, plus when's the last time RID2000 got *any* love?

[@benvoliothefirst]

People seem to be pretty stoked about repainting the new laser Optimus as Scourge, so that's nice. But yes, we RiD2k fans are THIRSTYYYYYY

[@Baconator419]

My favorites are Jazz, Blitzwing, and rattrap.

[@PredaConvoy]

I snorted at Hot Rod slapping Kup with his own arm 😅 Great review, I have exactly the same gripes with what could have been a perfect figure. 👍🔥

[@newwaveplus]

This figure actually got me back into collecting transformers again

[@USSMariner]

6:50 I was wondering this in hand, and this is probably the *intended* scale, but the canopy got shrunk for transformation, so the interior is more like an original VW Beetle.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

I feel like the beetle is roomier than people give it credit for

[@Kaizer617]

Such a great figure. Glad I got him. The Legacy Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection is coming out with a nice-looking repaint that looks kinda like it takes inspiration from the original G1 toy's paint job and sticker details, so I'm gonna see if I can get that one, too!

[@kevtronprime5182]

First thing i watch after waking up, now my day started out good

[@edr3158]

My mother likes Hot Rod for some reason. She asked me to get a decent Hot Rod figure for her. I was going to go for the Masterpiece version. But the Studio 86 looks so much better. Had to agree with this is the best Hot Rod figure made today

[@yetanotherspuart3993]

Thank you for pointing out his shoulders. I hate them. And the gaps. But I still don't regret getting him. As I can probably never afford Kingdom Rodimus. Edit:Love the intro Lazy, Perfeck.

[@bluemodelt]

Okay, a like for the Kup beatdown. That had me laughing.

[@endlessx2]

I love the SS86 Hot rod, but the yellow joints is annoy … like you said. I wish they use the grey on the joints … swap out the gray pieces on the internal frame. After painting it gunmetal on the lower 1/2 of the knee joint … it looks way better, kind of looked like pipes instead 2 yellow piece. (With some imagination, of course)😆

[@drewroy22]

I have to admit I originally was strictly a optimbotimus fan and then added baltmatrix and peaugh to my subscriptions and when I found your page, with the PBS style intro, the slow motion transformation, you have been my go to reviewer. Keep up the amazing reviews.

[@foxyplayz1399]

can i just say you are going to love legacy optimus's details when you get him

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Well that's too bad, as I'm intending on skipping

[@weik-2936]

I think the "masterpiece level articulation" comment still applies in regards to the shoulders, as I recall MP-10 Optimus and MP Magnus have some unfortunate shoulder limitations

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

MP22 especially

[@weik-2936]

@@TheLazyEyebrow and as bad as SS86 Hot Rod's shoulders are, its mostly a case of aesthetics, they mostly work, but just look weird, as opposed to those MPs where their range of movement is limited, I know not everyone will agree on this, but personally I can get over wonky look so long as it can still function decently, but I cannot stand non-functional articulation with a good look, If I want something that looks good and doesn't move, I just won't take the figure out of the packaging, or just buy statues

[@Potrimpo]

I agree with the hood concealment, but everything else is relativity more cartoon accurate. And the beginning where Hot Rod should have shot Megatron even if the blasts didn't do anything giving Optimus Prime an opportunity to defeat Megatron.

[@joaoandlucas5867]

That was my favorite skit you did, It didn't last too long, But It was also the funniest!