#foldabots10: My Top 10's Part 2

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Before we move on to looking at my top 10 Lutabots, I'll just mention something about the spoiler warning to those who are getting Electricus. While Sigg-Nal is the leader and central unit of the gestalt, the other members are Buhos, seen on this month, and Tagas which will be on September. Which leaves us with the remainder parts for October before Toy Book 9 launches the following month. (Not to mention they finally got some Overwatch stuff as I expected to be in the August issue, and I urge you to find it after to reach the Foldabots page.)

Something I've finally tested out...

Lately, while I've been busy in the other fanverses, I've also sneaked in making a prototype for my new experimental design which is based on the Transformers Headmasters. I've also given names, if you read my earlier blogs. I've tested the jet pattern since he's the easiest among the four I've made, but sadly no images for now. But I might make a short video of how he transforms and how versatile this design is.

My idea for the Foldabot Headmaster or Ulobot (based from the Filipino word 'ulo' which means 'head') is the Agimat or Lutant is located on the small unit's chest, though he himself contains the logical circuits. And when he transforms into the head, he channels his Agimat/Lutant powers to the lifeless vehicle or animal which serves as his body. The bodies in the other hand serves a major purpose though it doesn't have the same abilities as with normal Foldabots or Lutabots.

The prototype toy I made has a cockpit gimmick inspired from the one we got with Anino and Dilim. I took a step further in the gimmick and made four different ways to place the Pilotocons (the small units that forms as the heads of their respective giant selves), and one of it comes with the jet I made.

While the body is the jet, the head becomes the pilot. How? I've placed the head design on the back of the Pilotocon, and when it forms the head, the extra tab on the Pilotocon's head serves as a support so that the connection is good, while the arms can be stowed inside, since I've added some slits to place the arms with ease. Frankly, the one mistake I did in the prototype is I glued the supposed to be tab that can be inserted on the sleeve so that the arms can be folded out easily. But still, the design is still good, and the arms tuck very snug in place.

Now for my Top 10 Lutabots

Though we rarely have individual Lutabot at this point, we might get some more in the future...

#10 - Sigwa - Why putting him last? He was one of the first and probably the weakest Lutabot design I've ever seen. Much worse if you follow the instructions and end up with his jet nose almost impossible to manage to tuck inside. Another downside is he's just one of the four characters who are in Toy Book 2 who are exclusively in metallic print.

#9 - Delubyo - Same as Sigwa, he was also metallic. But the good thing about him, is he's rather more stable in Lutabot mode. One pain in the butt for me is when his wings curl overtime, but frankly I've curled it the other way just to prevent it from curling. Ultimately, his old style fighter jet mode is quite interesting.

#8 - Pison - Finally detached from the metallic problem from the last Toy Book, this TB3 exclusive has a lot of downsides in terms of his design. The steamroller idea was nice, but the toy itself has some flaws unless you fix him with some extra supports to hold the drum part.

#7 - Trosotron - Having a simplified truck cab was one of the breakthroughs Trosotron had. But his platform almost does nothing but carry Lincoln Logs or logs from Trosonator, unless you prefer him to carry a small Lutabot on top of him.

#6 - Kongkretron - Another one of the Toy Book 3 exclusives, Kongkretron has a lot of upsides over Pison. For start, the mixer barrel becomes his arm. For second, his cement mixer mode is well designed. And finally, he's stable even in Lutabot mode.

#5 - Basag (Bisig) - We've ran out of individual Lutabots already and if I don't include him, we would end up with a Top 9 rather than a Top 10. Basag's possible alteration will include only one barrel rather than Bisig's two, and the Lutant overlaying the Agimat he has on his chest. How we would hope that he would be in TB9 with Magmatron and others.

#4 - Sulatron - He's practically the first of the more versatile Foldabot designs, since he shares the same design as Guhitron. Transforms into a life-size pen, is a big idea, but without the pen, he would end up as a straw (not suitable for drinking) or a small tube.

#3 - Tambak - This garbage truck is simply the first Lutabot with a proper gimmick, regarding his design. One thing I also like about him is he looks like Guts Man from MegaMan. And he's more stable than anyone else.

#2 - Xi-Takk - A runner-up just like Patrol, I definitely favor his design as much as Patrol. Having to give him a Taxi sign instead of a flasher bar is just one of his pros. However, the one thing that separates him from Patrol, is he has a Maximum Lutant scimitar to give him the edge. And that's the same blade that caused Bisig to change sides.

#1 - Rangkada - He's practically the simplified and Lutabot version of Pasada. And the simplicity is what makes him stand out. The con on him is the size comparison with Pasada, though he has a more easier design. My custom version of him has the horn ornament on top of the visor rather than the suggested place on the hood.

I've posted this blog a little too early in contrast of my last blog being terribly late. But still, I'll be posting another one in the middle of the month, to finally wrap up my Top 10's with a Top 10 combiners. This list will be a mix, so don't bother about me making two separate lists for both Foldabots and Lutabots. And until then, this has been The Foldabots Blog, we'll see you next time.