Midnight
Express (Rail Racer Part)
Vehicle mode is a bullet
train. This mode is very nice, and excellently detailed- at least paint-wise.
The mold detailing is only mediocre, but then again, it's a bullet train-
not really a whole lot of detail TO mold in. I especially like the dark
blue lower half and the yellow lines. Midnight Express' (what the heck
of a kind of name is that!? I'll just call him Midnight for the rest of
this review) back half in this mode has "Max Cybertron" imprinted on both
sides, which is a nice touch. My only real complaint about Midnight in
this mode is that some of the spaces between the different parts- especially
the spaces near the middle and in the front- are a little wider than I'd
like them, and detract a bit from this mode, making it pretty obvious that
he's a "Robot in Disguise". Oh, and a neat little feature with Midnight
and the other Bullet Train members- he has a hook on the back side and
a similarly-sized hole on the bottom of his front side so that he can link
up with the other Bullet Train members. A nice touch.
Midnight's robot mode-
well, let's just say it's not quite as good as his vehicle mode. First
and foremost, his legs are absolutely, ludicrously HUGE in proportion to
the rest of his both. I mean, they're easily over half of his total body
weight. That's insane. I mean, having legs being slightly larger proportionally
than normal, like with Rapid Run and Railspike,
is alright, but this is really pushing it. Also, Midnight is slightly asymmetrical
in this mode, and in a rather odd and unappealing way, almost like it was
a mistake for him to be this way. His right shoulder plate is curved, while
the other is straight; and his two feet and heels are of different designs
as well. This just doesn't really look that good, unlike how asymmetry
worked well with the Transmetals 2.
Also, there's a rather noticeable gap in between Midnight's head and the
top of his chest, which doesn't look that nice either. However, Midnight's
robot head is wonderfully done; like Railspike, it looks like he has a
miniature version of the front of a train on his forehead. He also has
a slight smirk on his face, with definitely adds character. Midnight is
also extremely posable in this mode, and he has practically no extras,
which is a definite plus. His weapon is your standard missle-firing gun
in this mode.
Forms the legs and waist
of Rail Racer.
Midnight Express has
a very nice vehicle mode, but his robot mode could be a bit better in its
proportions. My personal least favorite of the Bullet Trains, but he's
still a good toy overall- and, of course, he's needed to make Rail Racer.
Review by Beastbot