Toy Review - GEN-2015 DLX Streetwise

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just some brief details to start you off)
Impressions of the group or a combiner as a whole can be posted here or in the pre-existing group review topic here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=19989).

STREETWISE
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - major remould of Deadend
Wave - 3
Released here - Not here yet (out in Asia April)
Approximate Retail Price - (probably about $30) US$17
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Police car
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner limb
Main Colours - white, black, red
Main Accessories - gun, combiner fist/foot

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/transformers/2015/gen15a29.jpg

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's the last review in the new wave of Combiner Wars Deluxe figures with Streetwise. It's a heavy retool of the previous Dead End, but still looks pretty good.

Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Streetwise - YouTube (http://youtu.be/bD0F8Dm19bg)

Hope you can check out the video :)

http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w552/chockey88/Transformers/IMG_0317_zpsxhfwfiq0.jpg (http://s1329.photobucket.com/user/chockey88/media/Transformers/IMG_0317_zpsxhfwfiq0.jpg.html)

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Certainly a heavy retool of Dead End, but I think they've included enough molding differences that they dont look identical at all. The paint application is nicely done throughout, and I still love the elegant transformation sequence (especially the legs).

The chunkiness of the alt mode fits in well with the other chunky alt modes of First Aid and Rook, and the whole team does gel well with each other.

Looking forward to checking out Hotspot and seeing how Defensor looks combined. Hopefully it's better than the terrible Menasor!

[BigTransformerTrev]

My thoughts :)

Robot Mode
Not as lanky as the G1 version, but the legs are certainly better. And looks a lot more like the G1 version than the Asia Kids Day one we got last year. Nice head sculpt, decent articulation, good hand weapon. Overall very nice :)

Police Cruiser Mode
A little chunky for my liking, I liked the G1 and particularly the Asia Kids Day ones better - seems to borrow a bit from the Asia Kids Day colour scheme too. But a decent looking cop car - certainly wouldn't wanna be doing a runner from him on a highway :p

Transformation
Easy - like, way easy! Maybe it's just that he's the 12th Deluxe Combiner Wars toy I've transformed and they are all pretty much the same after a while :rolleyes:

Overall
A robot mode that emulates the G1 version, a vehicle mode with colours reminicent of the the Asia Kids Day version, and can combine with the other Protectobots to form Defensor. There is not a lot here not to like. Good bio with the comic (though he's not in the comics actual story), he is certainly worth picking up if you intend to build Defensor :)