Blog #1939: Toy Reviews: Transformers: Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 3 (Arcee, Chromia, Dead End, Stealth Force Hot Rod, Megatron X, Ratchet, Skrapnel, Whirl)

Transformers: Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 3 (Arcee, Chromia, Dead End, Stealth Force Hot Rod, Megatron X, Ratchet, Skrapnel, Whirl)

Hasbro is doing more almost unpainted Tiny Turbo Changers. It’s very exciting. (That was sarcasm, it’s not exciting at all.) A lot of these toys are nicely designed, but the paintjobs are appalling, though there are a few that are just barely sufficient, so that’s a nice change. I’d be happy to pay $4 each for these instead of $3 if they were correctly painted. This series has six new molds and two repaints.

Arcee

Arcee is great. I love the car mode, and her robot mode is perfect. She has to be one of the best Tiny Turbo Changers yet. I love that they molded her gun into her hand. If only she had a few more paint apps. Sigh.

Chromia

I’m not crazy about Chromia’s vehicle mode, but she is every bit as great as Arcee in robot mode. Again, a few paint apps is all that she needed.

Dead End

Dead End is…fine.

Stealth Force Hot Rod

Previous Mold Use: Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Hot Rod, Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Sideswipe

Of the three versions of this mold, Stealth Fore Hot Rod is probably the best, but to be clear, that’s a really low bar. He at least has both his window and exhaust pipes painted.

Megatron X

Previous Mold Use: Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Megatron

Megatron in black. That’s original.

Ratchet

The design of Ratchet is decent, but he needs paint apps. This is pretty pathetic.

Skrapnel

I can’t believe it. Skrapnel is a Tiny Turbo Changer with…barely acceptable paint apps! This is truly remarkable. Hasbro managed to do just the absolute bare minimum to make Skrapnel not suck. That’s way above their usual goal, and the design is pretty great too.

Whirl

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Whirl is a really great Tiny Turbo Changer mold in desperate need of more paint apps.

Overall: Skrapnel is great. Arcee, Chromia, and Whirl are great molds with insufficient paint apps. The best thing I can say about series 3 is that at least it has some new molds.

Thanks for reading!

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About lmb3

I’m 36 years old, and I work in network tech support for a public school system. I am a huge fan of Star Trek, Transformers, Harry Potter, and Marvel Comics as well as numerous other fandoms. I’m a big sports fan, especially the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. I collect toys (mostly Transformers but other stuff too), comic books, and Red Sox baseball cards. I watch an obscene amount of television and love going to the movies. I am hopelessly addicted to Wizard Rock and I write Harry Potter Fanfiction, though these days I am working on a couple of different original YA novels.
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2 Responses to Blog #1939: Toy Reviews: Transformers: Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 3 (Arcee, Chromia, Dead End, Stealth Force Hot Rod, Megatron X, Ratchet, Skrapnel, Whirl)

  1. lmb3 says:

    @Jason, Not for sale, sorry. I would check eBay. I’m not sure these ever made it to the USA. I had to get mine from Canada.

  2. Jason says:

    I want Whirl a lot. There are others you have which include Chromia and Arcee that I would love to add to my collection, but I’ve never owned a version of Whirl. Is yours for sale?

    When I was looking up tiny turbo changers, I was surprised that Alpha Strike turns into a tank because it looked to me like her alt mode is a bulldozer; but tanks are better.

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