Thunder Erebus MTCD-03SP (Maketoys Cross Dimension) - Vangelus Review 396

The Cross Dimension coverage skips being chronological to start with the fourth release in the line, a nemesis-styled truck-and-trailer with a little engine man.
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[@adambillmoo]

“locked into a depressed position” it me

[@Vangelus]

too real

[@hatmann5697]

No me

[@Vangelus]

FYI! This is also a nod and a tweak to Nucleon Quest Convoy. I thought of this all by myself without any help and wanted to share it. I'll sticky this comment to be helpful!

[@notsoalex]

Vangelus I don't wanna know how you "sticky" comments.

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

Man, I missed your sex jokes! I understand you not wanting to forcehumor into your reviews at all costs, but I appreciate stuff like this a lot.

[@emblom52]

I am a time traveler, but I can only travel forwards in time at a rate of approximately one hour per hour. I am also someone who owns a Thunder Erebus and is equally in love with the tiny cab robot.

[@Vangelus]

that's just thoughtful and pragmatic use of time travel resources

[@excavenger3451]

HEY I'M A TIME TRAVELER. YOU NEVER DID THOSE OTHER TWO REVIEWS IN THE FUTURE AND BECAUSE OF THAT YOU DOOMED YOUR PLANET. I've come to warn you. There's still time to save you.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

I am a time traveller, deeply concerned about Vangelus not commenting "first" on his own videos anymore...

[@Vangelus]

This time a couple patreon folks were able to cut the tape on the comment section, so I rested on my laurels in a cloud of hubris

[@adambillmoo]

Stealing joy from past Vangelus via flux capacitor

[@emeraldmaster5388]

Is just me or are bots that can just bulk up with armor just amazingly awesome.

[@acicon]

Gotta admit. Even I was making some questionable noises during the delicious articulation segment on this bot.

[@shadowscribe]

I like to think this is the cross dimension version of that skateboarding power master (who I took as a unique guy anyway)

[@Vangelus]

100%, I believe Shreddicus Maximus to be a standalone

[@Rkiver]

So, was going back through your reviews, and saw this one. My own copy of Thunder Erebus is now on the way. My first Maketoys ever, so thanks @Vangelus for turning me onto them.

[@CardboardBots]

Looks like you are having lots of fun here. Your joyful video brings me... joy. You also make me want to buy stuff. Too much good stuff. Tiny robots inside small robots inside bigger robots inside my iPad... inside my head! Anyways thanks for the tempting video.

[@CodeXCDM]

He'd make a great repaint/retool of Overload, Energon Magnus, or OFTCC Sentinel Maximus. The truck would be in perfect scale to Overload's setup... Tiny mini truck hauling a giant trailer.

[@x-wingflyboy8177]

Had thunder manus for a few years, just this week picked up this guy. In black is awesome.

[@pittypolyphonic]

I am a time traveler and i have to tell you youve come a long way but you've always been quality

[@OptionZero]

This is the Vangelus I missed. Figuarts and 3P with subtitles

[@doomslayerprime9749]

Also Fun Fact apparently this black armor for Optimus actually allows him to travel in and out of Black Holes.

[@MisterFanwank]

I'm a time traveler, and I'm here to say you never do any of the other reviews.

[@twilight_phantom2969]

Not that you can judge someone for that (joking)

[@JomasterTheSecond]

This is a black redeco of Thunder Manus, not "Striker Erebus" which doesn't seem to be a thing.

[@Vangelus]

I didn't remember that he'd decided to use a stage name, the coward

[@TheDrachlyznardh]

I'm a time traveler, here to point out that Thunder Erebus is the nemesis repaint of Thunder Manus, not Striker Erebus. And yes, those extra feet bits have things to do for the additional Godbomber armor

[@randomguyfromgermany]

Well... I am a time traveller, and to be honest: this is the best of the three reviews. I appreciate your efforts on the the other two videos, but they didn#t even come close to this one... Also: I'm sorry, that your camera/subtitles went mute on the 2nd video. I hope she'll get better.

[@Vangelus]

I know I'm not supposed to break the destiny line but hmmm I wanna break the destiny line

[@randomguyfromgermany]

Argh! What have you done? Now the whole multiverse will cease to exist.

[@OptionZero]

TIP: I had trouble mounting the guns to the backpack as well but noticed some flash on the cavities. A few runs with a razor and they fit much better

[@ajawizard]

*continues scale comparison with TR Seaspray* Yesssssssss...

[@MrDoctorVK]

I'm time traveler and I know actually to who Thunder Erebus is meant to homage: Back in 2001, Japan Toys 'R' Us made exclusive toy known as Nucleon Quest Super Convoy; black repaint of Powermaster Optimus/Ginrai toy. tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/1/10/Nucleon_quest_convoy.jpg

[@shadowscribe]

At first I couldn't get into this mold until I stopped thinking of him as part of a classics line, and instead part of legends collection with a Double Super Mode that puts others to shame.

[@doomslayerprime9749]

This is totally Nucleon convoy by telling from the blue eyes scourge & Nemesis have red eyes. I always nicknamed him Shadowgod Ginrai or Nightwatch Power Master Optimus Prime.

[@noonethatspecial]

I come from the future! You still haven't reviewed the other robots!

[@Vangelus]

ahhh crap I was even staring into space a week ago like "............I'm sure I talked about striker manus, yes"

[@noonethatspecial]

@@Vangelus meh, it's cool bro. You do you.

[@Luke-kv2ot]

This review piqued my interest on this guy much more than official photography or the very idea itself did

[@Captslayer21]

The unreleased one is Thunder Manus, not Striker Erebus, that's the Nemesis version of Striker Manus

[@734RECON]

Captslayer21 While you are correct on the first point, the Nemesis version of Striker Manus is called Striker Noir. :)

[@notsoalex]

PURE PAH-HAPPINESS oh yeah and I'm a time traveller or something

[@leekalba]

I am a time traveler. But I can only travel in one direction and speed.

[@silvertongue8104]

Erebus? like the primordial god of darkness? O_O Holy shit

[@LordGrim1313]

Not a trypticon review but it's something.

[@pixelprime5908]

Mr. Internet personality Vangelus on the off chance that you are reading this can you please do the power glide review you offered to do during one of your Q&A's

[@jameslong8768]

Cool nucleon and nemesis prime I need it hope I can find one

[@LS-jk3fk]

where can i get this

[@GibDozer1]

"Huffer Hump" lol

[@000Mental000]

What's with that last sentence starting with "I mean"? The object of that sentence didn't refer to anything that was said.

[@TheUncivilizedNation]

The power master name is ginrai

[@ernestelanggoan5866]

hi what is that figure in 13:42

[@Alzeal07]

Time traveller here,where is the rest?

[@Vangelus]

TIME-TRAVELLER SPOTTED, GET THEM

[@Kalhiki]

*Thunder Manus. Not Striker Erebus.

[@mechanwhal6590]

Will you ever review the Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee? Just wondering.

[@Vangelus]

Probably yeah

[@My03Tundra]

How big is the core figure in comparison to a Legends figure?

[@_V.Va_]

Yea.

[@Amon0016]

Did you do the voice for Sideswipe in Fall of Cybertron? You sound just like him.

[@Vangelus]

I did not!

[@CardboardBots]

Vangelus, you don't know that your future self went back in time to do that character voice. It hasn't happened to you yet, but it will happen... again.

[@Amon0016]

Well then they recorded you while you were not looking..or you just have not figured out yet that you...are Sideswipe!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Double the size and call me. This is a Legends figure.

[@CardboardBots]

Drac, where can I subscribe to your newsletter. I think Fanshobby is putting out a big boy of something similar.

[@starforcenetwork]

Do mind if we also double the price while we're at it?

[@x2k]

Double? More like triple

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

It's a damn good figure, as long as that point is clear.

[@GreenDiablo]

I dunno what about the Power Master gimmick is appealing to me. It may just be a "bang for your buck" feeling, or the look of the complete mode. Part of me wants to get the Optimus redeco of this instead of MP-10. Or wait til the Power of the Primes leader class version. Side note, g1 color Legends Shockwave? What?

[@Zangetsu1091]

GreenDiablo Iron Factory's Bridge Watcher

[@GreenDiablo]

Huh. Cool. The funny thing is after I asked I googled it and Takara did actually release the Legends Shockwave G1 stlye. If that ain't a coincidence I don't know what is

[@cdwizzerd]

feel like he would work well w iron factory

[@jameslong8768]

Anyone know where I can get one? 😊

[@TsunogaiDanshaku]

It bothers me way more than it should when companies like this get the just-for-gun katakana for their toy's name wrong. The way "Erebus" is written looked off to me, and sure enough, somehow there actually is a standardized way of writing the name of some obscure, mythical ancient Greek personification of primordial darkness: normally it's written エレボス, not エレーバス. I know, this is some intense nit-picking, but I can't change who I am, baby.

[@Vangelus]

Nah poor katakana-to-english bothers the nuts out of me too haha, I'm not calling this guy Ereeeh-bus

[@solemist4459]

Vangelus x transbots or dx9 masterpiece Menasor?

[@Vangelus]

I dunno enough about either yet but I have a feeling dx9 might have a friendlier handfeel

[@popculturehero]

Where I can buy this? Big bad denies its existence.

[@Vangelus]

damn I figured he was just...there...on all the usual retailer sites D:

[@anthonycourt7977]

He sold out fast

[@CaptainRufus]

If only the color scheme was closer to Car Robots Black Convoy...

[@zahidmansur4750]

Hey Vangelus are you friends with Emgo316?

[@Vangelus]

if I recall correctly he sold me a PRID Ratchet way back when that figure was new and that was super helpful! but I haven't talked with him much since then, our twitter bubbles have not intersected very often and that's my usual hangout these days

[@lizerdspherex]

Good ol' Vangelus. The MSK3 of the plastic crack world... How wonderfully sad.

[@MiXVoy]

better than Nucleon Quest PowerMaster Prime

[@TekofPixels]

I am a time traveller

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

Review sample... of a toy released 3.5 months ago. I think you need to have a word with your supplier, they're getting tardy.

[@Vangelus]

you can't always get what you want

[@Alex876]

maybe lo-q

[@fduranthesee]

I'm not a time-traveler, Time traveling is overdone and a bit overrated now. I travel between universes.

[@myeyesdontbreathe3555]

He sounds like a bad rip off of Shakespeare...

[@sethmonster6529]

Does this make me a time traveler? Will anyone even see this comment?

[@Vangelus]

I will connect the serpent to its tail and sire ouroboros

[@sethmonster6529]

@@Vangelus what do ya know