TransformersToys Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Voyager WFC-E10 Autobot Grapple Action Figure - Kids Ages 8 and Up, 7-inch

This Transformer has a long and nasty history of breaking. The problem is a couple of pegs that hold the toy together in his vehicle mode are too big to fit in the holes they belong in. If forced into the holes, they break off when you try to transform the toy back into the Robot mode.The solution to this, as mentioned by another Amazon Reviewer, is to lightly file the sides of those pegs down until they fit into the holes comfortably. Never force them. If you've filed them down and there's still resistance, file it down a bit more and try again.If you do this, this toy is a delight. Since he has the reputation of breaking, he's cheaper than other Transformers of his size, so if you're willing to file those pegs down, you can get a thoroughly enjoyable figure for relatively cheap.If you do decide to purchase Grapple, I highly suggest you read other Amazon reviews. There's a reviewer who took the initiative to post pictures of the pegs in question. Good for that guy. Go give him an updoot, or something.

Earthrise Grapple is sadly the more slept on character when it comes to this mold which is a shame since he feels like a miniature masterpiece in hand, the transformation is buttery smooth & perfect. Not to mention seeing as he is less well known I got him for $20 which is a steal for a voyager class. He looks great height wise next to his pal Hoist

Grapple is a really nice value figure. Good articulation, nice build quality, color seems accurate, and tradeable hand accessories make fun play time.

Grapple's great, with a caveat: if you're reading these reviews, you've seen there are a couple pegs which commonly break off. Watch out for that. They're the pegs that (in vehicle mode) are at the base of the crane, plugging into the ports in what were (in robot mode) the soles of his feet. The pegs that end up behind his head in robot mode. Those pegs. They're a little too large for the ports they plug into, and if you're not careful they get stuck and snap off. It's a design flaw. Carefully shave down the hollow side (search "transformers earthrise grapple fix" for video help) and be cautious with that part of the transformation.That said, if this figure didn't have that issue, it might not be $22, and $22 for a medium-size ("Voyager Class") Transformers toy is a pretty great deal these days. Grapple's a great toy for the size at the price. Transformation is straightforward, classic, and intuitive--on the simple side, but with enough foldy-clicky bits to still be fun. He has articulation in nearly all the right places, save a neck tilt or wrist swivel--but his hands flip back into blasters/5mm ports, which is a fair trade-off.Grapple incudes three accessories: one typical handheld blaster, and two parts more suited to replacing a hand (a nozzle/missile/silver thing, and a four-pronged claw). The claw is meant to plug into the 5mm port at the tip of his crane arm in vehicle mode, where it can use the "A.I.R.-Lock" clip in the center to connect to certain other Earthrise-series figures (crane trucks are great vehicle modes like that). All three accessories can attach sensibly in vehicle mode, which you can't say for every Transformer; the silver nozzle even has a dedicated space on the side of the crane arm, which is a nice touch. He's loaded with 5mm ports in both modes (I count 13 in robot form) so he's perfect to accessorize with Weaponizers or Fossilizers or whatnot.Only real downsides are the peg issue and, y'know, he's very orange. Personally, I think that's a feature. In-hand, he's a wonderful warm creamsicle color, a little less eye-searing than the safety orange he seems in some photos but deeper than the pale overcooked-carrot orange he seems in others.Do you like Transformers? Do you like bright orange things? Are you fine with a little sanding to make a discount worthwhile? I'm yes to all three, so I'm glad I finally got a Grapple. If you're "no" on two or three, I hear the Kingdom-series retool of this mold as Inferno (fire truck) fixes the peg issue.

My son loves his and is a good size and seems sturdy

Great figure for the price. Not far off from masterpiece quality.

This is a great toy to get and best of all I haven't noticed any problems that were said to plague other toys of this character. So on that note take care to examine your Grapple for any potential problems as I have heard that there could be some. So not only do I recommend getting it (if it has no problems) I also recommend you be careful just in case.

Love this mold. It is similar to the Masterpiece version but smaller. I like that it looks less chunkier than that version too. This figure has excellent proportions, and in my opinion, looks better than the MP version. The plastic feels solid and durable too. There are very few gaps and the ones he has are not very noticeable.All his kibble has a place to go in robot mode and it all looks great in that mode. It is adequate to his robot mode. Transformers almost always have kibble...it's the way that it is moved around that makes or breaks a figure. Hasbro did an amazing job with this guy. He even has good ankle tilts for high pose ability.His color scheme is cool. Yellow-orange looks great on this guy.Transformation is fun and fluid with some interesting bends and arm placements. The robot head, feet, arms, and vehicle crane are all neat parts of the transformation.He comes with three cool accessories. His gun looks nice but the interesting ones are the claw and the nozzle. You can turn his hands into his arms and place either accessory over them. They look amazing. The hook on the crane stays there but looks cool as well.Earthrise Grapple is definitely worth picking up.