Review – Transformers Rescue Bots Boulder

I know it has been quite a while since I last wrote about the Transformers Rescue Bots series (Amazon.com search*), but since I picked up something fun in Mexico I figured I would lay a little ground work by putting this short review of Transformers Rescue Bots Boulder online. Between this toy and the look at Matt Doughty’s (Onell Design) Go-Bots collection (post here) I think you’ll all be ready when I post my Mexican find later this week.

Vehicle Mode

The instant I saw the green construction vehicle I knew that Boulder was gonna be mine. He’s cute as hell, and the squat, tough look of the toy in vehicle mode is perfect. I love the round, smooth look of all of the vehicle modes in this series and Boulder is probably my favorite of all of the toys released so far . . . if only because he’s a nasty green-colored construction vehicle.

Transform!

Transforming Boulder between modes is simple: just grasp the arms and pull or push to go from one mode to the other. But rather than just describe the transformation I thought I would post a quick and easy video showing me transforming him. Notice how fast he transforms between modes; the entire series is pure awesome and great for little kids.

Robot Mode

As you can tell by the video, transforming Boulder to robot mode takes almost no time at all. And at 6-inches tall he’s just big enough to be fun without being so big that he’s an expensive toy; I’ve seen this series on sale for $10 and regular prices are between $12 and $13 so the robots in the line are a great value. And the curved design of the vehicle mode extends to robot mode; trust me, if you buy just one of the cute ‘bots in the series then you’ll soon have more.

Boulder has no articulation at all, but that hardly matters for the intended age group. I’d love to see at least the arms move, but considering that the line isn’t really for me I’ll just shut my mouth and be happy that I have such a cute green construction vehicle . . . and I’ll hope that Hasbro takes the same approach that they used with Scrap-Bot (see gobotsarepurelove.com) and slightly retool Boulder to make a new toy. Yes, I’ll happily buy a tweaked version of the design.

Closing Thoughts

Boulder and the entire Transformers Rescue Bots series (Amazon.com search*) is nothing but fun. These aren’t complicated designs that will take a lot of energy to transform, and they’re not exactly aimed at anyone my age, but the designs are just too much fun for me to ignore.

Awesome job, Hasbro. Bring us more!

Don’t miss my earlier reviews of toys from the line . . . unless you’re not into fun.

• Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime
  
• Transformers Rescue Bots Heatwave
  
• Transformers Rescue Bots Cody Burns & Rescue Hose
  
• Transformers Rescue Bots Chief Charlie Burns & Rescue Cutter

Philip Reed now needs to open and play with more of the Transformers Rescue Bots toys . . . and he needs to stop looking at the gobotsarepurelove.com website.