![]() ![]() There's a notch which helps her car mode hood stay together that can get in the way of her right knee (on some versions, mine is unaffected). The exhausts slide out as twin transparent blue swords, to be placed in either hand, but the handles are a little too wide, so placing them in her hands will cause her thumbs quite a bit of stress - and eventually the thumbs will break off, so you'll need to either sand back the handles or just leave then on her back (which I've done, since I don't fancy the sanding job). The knees are hinged, rounding out good poseability. The ankles feature hinges and rotators, giving her feet a range of poses, and while she lacks heelspurs, the big boots mean she doesn't need them. The elbow rotators effectively work as wrists. elbows and hips while there are rotators below her elbows and hips. The poseability here is pretty good, with ball joints in her neck, shoulders. Her head bears the Princess Leia buns which G1 Arcee so un-subtly introduced in 1986. The kibble (fenders) behind her head fit into this theme, which actually helps minimise their visual impact. The stylised parts work well together, giving her wider points at the top and bottom of her body. Again it's a nice colour scheme, although the pink is a little strong now - more white on her legs would have helped in this regard.Īs you'd expect Arcee is quite stylised, with a large head on a stalk of a neck, concave shins and wide ankles. The blue exhausts stick out of the shoulder pylons. The wings sit on her shoulder pylons, giving Arcee some more white, albeit on the periphery. There's a red Autobot logo stamped on her chest, maroon on her waist and some black on her hips, but this robot mode is very much about pink. Swing the doors down as hip armour.Ī pink robot with white hip plates, a white head and a light pink face, Arcee has blue eyes with a very handy lightpipe. Rotate the boots so that they're open in front, fold in the shin panels & lift up her feet. Split the hood, pull down to form her legs, rotate the waist. That she approximates G1 Arcee's vehicle mode is a bonus, albeit one that will please many fans.įold the rear fenders down, pull out the hands from behind the canopy, revealing her head. The colours work well - making me wonder why Arcee was skipped in G1 - and the stylised look gives her a very sleek look. Most Animated Deluxes have minimal play value and to be honest, an Arcee car ( repurposed repaints aside) has enough cache in itself to make this mode cool.Ī good vehicle mode despite no play value. I guess you could count detaching the spoilers, but that just leaves awkward tabs. There's minimal play value here aside from the wheels rolling. The spoilers sit on either fender, as sort of winglets - a nice stylised element, but probably not one that helps her aerodynamics much. There's a narrow "waist" in the middle here, giving her deeply recessed doors. The "Cybertronian" design of that character's alt mode is pretty close to this car, making this a good substitute. She's also notable for being the first Arcee toy with an alt mode based on that of G1 Arcee (which never actually got a toy). It's also quite close to that of G1 Arcee, even if the pink used is a much lighter shade.Īs with most Animated toys, Arcee's vehicle mode is quite stylised. It's a good colour scheme which fits the cartoon well. ![]() Arcee has twin yellow headlights painted at the front. There are four black plastic wheels partially visible under her fenders and two transparent blue exhausts at the back. There's some silver on her spoilers and hood, along with some white on the hood and doors. A dark pink futuristic sports car with white on the rear fenders and spoilers, Arcee has a transparent blue racing canopy featuring a stamped red Autobot logo. ![]()
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