Toyworld Concrete - Mixmaster

Concrete's barrel has a wind-up mechanism so it can rotate automatically for a short time. It's not a feature that I entirely appreciate, but the thought is nice. His rubber tires are smaller than Shovel's, but he still rolls very well. There is plenty of red, yellow, and grey paint. The windows on the cab have a dark tint, with panels just underneath to keep you from seeing the innards.

Like Shovel, Concrete has a simple transformation. I did get a little hung up on the rear part of his head covering because of the double hinge.

I'm not a huge fan of his smirky face, but the head sculpt is really nice. Like the other Mixmasters from TFC and Generation Toy, he has tire kibble behind his shoulders. I still think it's a mistake to make them attached to his arms instead of folding against the barrel. They sometimes get in the way of the shoulder joints. His line work and paint applications is of the same aesthetic and quality as Shovel.

His head is on a swivel and hinge. He swivels at the biceps, wrists, and waist. He can also do side crunches. His fingers are all on ball joints. His shoulders are on swivels and hinges, but does not butterfly. The tire kibble bumps into the head piece when rotating his arms. He also has a secondary upward hinge on either shoulder, but it is also impeded by the tire kibble. His elbows are single jointed and ratcheted. His knees are kind of double jointed. They are not ratcheted. His hips are universal joints and are really loose. His feet are on ball joints and his heel spurs are on hinges.

Concrete comes with his own rifle, two missiles for the spring-loaded launcher on his head piece, and Devastator's rifle. Concrete's rifle uses the same reverse Masterpiece tab system as Shovel. The sculpt of his forearms interferes with the sculpt of the gun causing his wrist to bend forward. I'm not a fan of spring-loaded missiles, but Concrete's head piece looks incomplete without them. You have to push them in at the same time or the other will pop out. Devastator's rifle has red and grey paint applications and transparent plastic for highlights. I don't think he nor Shovel can hold this rifle. Both rifles can plug into a port on Concrete's cab, but it does look really silly, especially with the larger rifle. I may have mixed up Shovel's and Concrete's rifles. I'm not entirely sure, but I can't even get Shovel to hold this rifle because of the sculpt.

Concrete is another great addition to the line that I'll happily display on my Masterpiece shelf. A couple of design flaws with the shoulder kibble and the rifle sculpt don't really diminish my enjoyment of this figure. I love how these guys easily dwarf the Autobot car bots and minibots. I can't wait for the rest of the line. So far, this year is turning out one great figure after another.