Voyager Class Transformers Animated: Starscream

Greetings heroes/citizens, today I’ll write about another Transformers Animated action figure that I recently acquired. Starscream, I bought this with Optimus Prime. It is the same line as the Optimus Prime, which I reviewed it in the last couples of post. I’ll keep this post short, and only focus on the design, articulations and colors of the figure.

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Transformers Animated: Voyager Class Optimus Prime.

Greetings heroes/citizens today I’ll review my latest Transformers action figures that I bought. Transformers Animated, Optimus Prime. I bought this from local supermarket, The Store for RM104.90. This is a Voyager Class Transformers. I think this is the best Optimus Prime created for Transformers Animated’s toy line. This action figure is from Hasbro.

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Transformers Henkei: Starscream.

Greetings heroes/citizens,today I’ll review a Transformers action figure. A Destron/Decepticon, known as Starscream, is a Transformers Henkei D-02 ( I guest it means Destron 02). This is a Takara version, there is another one like this that was made by Hasbro on 2006 in the Transformers Classics line. To me this is just another reissue from Takara, with some minor repaint done to the figure to milk more money from collectors like me. I got this just because I missed the first batch from Hasbro, or actually I was sceptical to buy it at first.

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Transformers The Movie ; Voyager Class Decepticon Blackout.

Hi there heroes, it’s been a while I have not write a review on my blog. Today I’ll write about The Transformers Decepticon Blackout. I bought this at local shop, in Cineleisure by my little bro, so I don’t know the exact price. But for a voyager class Transformers, it usually cost about RM109.++, that is about USD30.++. Mine is a TakaraTomy version, (before this in my other TF toys review, they were writen as only Takara) and not Hasbro. Blackout is a Decepticon robot in Sikorvski’s, Pave Low hellicopter form. It is one of the most huge Transformers character(actually ,I’m a bit dissapointed that Hasbro/TakaraTomy did not made this as a Leader Class figure). Read more

Transformers The Movie ; Deluxe Class, Bumblebee.

Hi there heroes, today I’m going to review the most item search on the ebay after the Transformers The Movie was released , The Transformers The Movie Autobots Bumblebee (Concept Camaro, version).This toys was made by Hasbro/Takara (mine is Takara’s),in 2006/2007.I bought this from HLJ for Yen2200 that is about USD20, or RM70 exclude shipping, its a bit expensive. I’ve been looking for a cheaper one,but the price on ebay just keep rissing, so I just preorder it at HLJ. I bought this on June this year. This is the second version of Bumblebee, (Transformers) The Movie.
Packaging; this Transformers Bumblebee was packaged in a plastic carded container. The background of the packaging is red with Transformers The Movie’s fonts. inside the packaging Bumblebee was held by a twisties, on a plastic tray. There is an instructions leaflet given , but the transformation is just basic and simple you’ll probably don’t need it.This is a level 3 conversion rate Transformers.
Design; the sleek look and design of the Concept Camaro ’08 is very well present on this figure. Hasbro/Takara deserved the credits for designing this toy to looks very much similar to the real car itself.But no rubber wheels on this figure( well it’s only a Deluxe Class figure!) In robot mode the Bumblebee looks very darn good, to me it is about 90% movie accurate. The head was sculpted with a normal looks (not a battle armored version). The advance automorph works well, when you turned the hood and side panel down the door will turn upside, and will looks like a pair of wings behind him. One more automorph trick is at his legs.
Articulations; it has very good articualtions. There is ball joint used on the neck, shoulders,waist and hip. Bumblebee can be poses in many ways in stability.
Material ; mostly ABS plastic (correct me if I’m wrong), with some metal nuts and screws.
This Bumblee used a clear blue plastic for the windshield, door and back mirror.
Colorings; the colors are not bad, but you can spoted the different on the door and body color( and some other parts) ,it lighter or darker on some parts. I think this is the only flaw of this figure, for me The head colorings, I wish they can do it better but for a Deluxe Class figure, it is okay with me.
Is it worth to get one or not? ; Yes, it’s worth to get one of this figure even if you are not collecting the Transformers The Movie toys line and i know it is a bit expensive due to it’s worldwide box-office movie fever.BaseGuardian Heroes Metre:

• Packaging : 9/10
• Design : 9/10
• Articulations : 9/10
• Colorings : 7/10
• Worth or not to get one? : Yes.

-BaseGuardian.

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Transformers The Movie, Leader Class Brawl.

Hi there heroes, today just got my Leader Class Brawl from U.S ebay seller. I got it for USD45 including shipping, that is about RM150(under local market price). This is, (in my opinnion) the best Leader Class Transformers The Movie figure among three of them. This toy was made by Hasbro. I waited for this and skipped the Deluxe Class Brawl to get a Brawl figure.

Packaging; same as the two Leader Class before. This is a level 4 conversion rate Transformers. There is the description of Brawl at the back of the box. The box is red, blah,blah,blah….. Inside the box, Brawl was held by a hundreds of twisties ( I lied about that hundreds part) . There is also an instructions leaflet inside the box (you’ll probably need it).

The design; Brawl looks much more cool in Leader Class The transformation is hard but not as hard as Megatron, it only took me about 20 minutes to understand and transformed him ( I know it’s not the fastest). The advanced automorphs works fantastic( at least mine are). I was quite surprised with Brawl design, it’s got so many detail works on him, it got rivert on all over his body. It have gatling gun on his left arm, that when you slide it up the automorph functions will flip out a couples of claw/blade.

There is a machine gun up on the turret, and a rocket launcher on his right arm, there is also an advanced automorph tricks on that rocket launcher. The head design is not bad, it got a ball joint neck but movements (his head) are a bit limited. In tank mode Brawl looks unstopable, it is so massive and ready to crush the Deluxe Class Transformers. The electronis are great, I meant the sounds. There is a machine gun sound, a rocket launcher sound and cannon blast sound. No raptorsaurus sound like the one in Megs . Unlike Optimus Prime and Megatron, there is no button for sounds, you push the cannon barrel on the turret to make sound.

Articulations; is quite good considering the size and looks of him. It can poses more action pose than Megatron but not as good as Optimus Prime. The neck got ball joint as I said before, the knees can bends backward ( take look at the pics down there) and the elbow can also move freely.

Colorings; are fine but I think the rumored to be desert camo will look much better. The colorings on his face is not bad. The decepticon logo is on the cannon barrel. But for me if the color is just flat green and without the camo stripes is much better. It looks like a frog to me, with those stipes.

Worth or not to buy; yes this is the best Leader Class from the movie series besides Optimus Prime. You will not regret.

BaseGuardian Heroes Metre:

• Packaging : 9/10
• Design : 9/10
• Sculpt : 8/10
• Articulations : 8/10
• Colorings : 8/10
• Worth or not to buy : Yes, it’s worth to skipped the Deluxe Class Brawl and get this one.

-BaseGuardian.

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Transformers The Movie, Leader Class Megatron.

Hi there heroes, here is one of the most controversial toy this year,the Transformers The movie, Megatron; Leader Class Version. Bought this from HK ebayer for USD49 including shipping. It was made by Takara/Hasbro(mine got Japanese TF word sticker on the front of box, so maybe Takara) early this year or late last year. I got mine on June this year.
The box/packaging; the box, just like all Transformers Movie Leaderr Class ,Megatron came in red box with clear plastic window.There is a description of Megatron on the back of the box. The figure was holded by very hard to reach twisties. The figure was put in a plastic tray that was put on a piece of cardboard box.
The design; well if you are amazed by the design of Megatron in the movie,forget about it, this Megatron is a total disaster( at least, I felt that way). I am very dissapointed with what they(Takara/Hasbro) have done to this Megatron. The color and the design both make me felt sicked just by looking at the him. What’s up with the blue and pink color??? I wish they just paint the figure in grey or silver color( ???just like on the box???).They also put a pair of wings on Megatron’s back. In my opinion, they should be more focus on designing the figure to be more movie accurate in robot mode than the jet mode. They sacrificed the robot mode looks just to make the jet mode (which is just a few second shown in the movie) looks as same as in the movie. Megatron also have a big butt in this line. It have level 4 of conversion rate. It just to hard to transform Megatron (that’s why there is no jet mode photos,sorry) to his jet mode.It took me more than 2 hours to change him to jet mode the first time I got it. Actually I can change it to jet mode but, I just don’t felt like playing this Megatron. I always stucked on changing the legs parts, (I just don’t get it) why do they do it so hard to transform? Electronics; (for kids) there are two sounds and a light inside Megatron. There are also (cheap) gimmicks put to this toy, on Megatron’s right hand, he can shoot a retactive claw. While on the other hand they put a laser/plasma canon which is for me just too cheap ( it is too hard to press and hold).
Articulations; they are just to basic. Even the neck don’t have a ball joint, the pegs are just useless when it comes to transformation. They just won’t hold the parts.
If you are a Transformers fan( a completeist) you might just want to buy this Megatron, but if you’re not a fan, just forget about picking up one of this toy. It just don’t have the value for your money.

BaseGuardian Heroes Metre:

• Packaging: 9/10
• Design : 6/10
• Colorings :5/10
• Articulations : 7/10

-BaseGuardian.

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Decepticon Dropkick

Hi there heroes, today I went to Jusco and manage to get myself a Transformers The Movie, Decepticon Dropkick (what a lucky day today? ) at retail price! There are two left on the shelves, and from far away I saw the red and black packaging so I ran quickly to get it before the kids standing around there can took it ( ha ha). Ok,ok this figure was made by Hasbro, it cost me RM 49.90 that is about USD14.++.
Let see why I bought this toy. The packaging, like all deluxe class version of Transformers (movie or not)toys, they usually are carded type packaging (a piece of covered plastic tray glued to a thick card stock). The design of this packaging is according to the movie, the fonts and colors schemes are like in the movie posters, with Deceticon big logos on top of the front and the back of the card. There is a description (short story/origins) of the character on the back of the packaging. At the front, right bottom of the packaging, there is a Dropkick face illustration. There is an instruction leaflet inside.
This character is from the Transformers Video Game. That is why you don’t saw him on the movie . I did not have the chance to play the game yet(actualy I am waiting for the price of the PSP version to drop down a bit, cause from the reviews of the game, it seems like it is not realy a great game) . But forget about the game and see is it worth to get this toy.
The design, well it looks like Binaltech/Alternator Optimus Prime to me, when in vehicle mode.It’s a blue and silver colored pick-up truck. The blue color on this toy is a Decepticon logo actually, and it looks cool to me. From what I can see in this toy, this one got a good paint job done over it.
The conversion of tis toy is at the level 3.The TF movie toy actually uses the advance automorph technology (it means, when you moved a part it automaticly moved another parts, to make the conversion more easy and quick), but in this figure there is no mentioning on the packaging about the automorph. I personally think that the automorph is just a gimmick for kids and it just make the design of the toy lame. For me a decent toy is always accurate like in the movie, comic books or animation, take all the gimmicks out of the toys. In this toy I think the automorph is only on the torso. tell me if there are more automorph I did not mentioned . The head sculpt looks as in the ilusstrations, but the color of the face, they can do better.
Articulations are not bad for this one. Ball joint on the neck make it a so much better looking figure. The torso and upper legs also uses ball joint, so you see it is a very poseable figure.I was surprrised to see that the windshield of this toy is made from a clear plastic, it sure make a lot of differences to me.
So, is it worth to get this figure, to me yes it have a realy cool design in both vehicle or robot mode. The articulation and collorings are also great.

BaseGuardian Heroes Metre:

• Packaging : 9/10
• Designs : 9/10
• Articulations : 8/10
• Color schemes : 8/10
• Sculpt :8/10
• Worth or not to get? : Yes, you wont regret.

-BaseGuardian

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