One big serving of lobster.

Man, it’s been awhile since last looked at a Bisk figure. Well, there’s a reason for that.

I thought I already reviewed the Three-Step Changer Bisk but it turns out that I only ever wrote about the One-Step Changer and the Legion Class ones.

Better late than never! Let’s take a look at the largest figure of the best designed character to come out of RID 15.

Vehicle mode

Bisk is an orange sports car… that has some hints of lobster in the details. It’s actually a pretty sweet car mode that doesn’t have any obnoxious robot mode kibble showing anywhere. The car mode details like the windows, headlights and wheel rims are all picked out nicely with just enough paint apps.

For playability, Bisk can roll well on his four big wheels and that’s it.

Transformation

The transformation is quick, fun and satisfying but most importantly is buttery smooth like 9/10 times you transform him. Bisk rarely gets stuck while you transform him even if you’re doing it quickly.

We’ll talk more about the transformation in the gimmick section of the review.

Robot mode

Bisk… dear Primus, look at him. He’s a Leader sized lobster robot thing that’s bright orange and he is glorious. His head in particular looks spectacular while the rest of him is impressively lobster-y.

Bisk has almost no posability whatsoever… seriously, there’s only going to be one bullet point on his list of posability.

• He can bend at the elbows.

Gimmick

Bisk is a big, chunky Transformer that transforms quickly in three steps. The three-step transformation is his gimmick and it’s a weird one.

1. Pull apart the two halves of the car.
2. Spin the two halves around.
3. Mash the two halves together to peg them to the robot mode torso.

I’ll repeat that it’s very satisfying to do the transformation back and forth. There’s something about how it feels in your hands that’s hard to describe… I’m gonna say it feels like a Tonka toy?

Toy or collectible?

Bisk is designed to be a toy and he is a toy.

He’s big, brightly coloured, solidly constructed and has a fun transformation. Also, he’s still affordably priced even though he’s a 10 year old figure at this point. You can still reliably find him new for RM100 or about $20.

Closing

Yup, I love Bisk. His two modes look great and his transformation is just so satisfying to do… but there’s no getting around the fact that he’s a brick that can’t do much in robot mode. That doesn’t kill it for me but it could have been better.

I still give Bisk a solid recommendation because he’s a chunky, sturdy toy that oozes personality and has an addictive transformation. Try to get him while he’s still cheap and plentiful online!