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GoktimusPrime
20th May 2016, 11:01 PM
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Titans Return
Size/class - Legends
New/remould/redeco - new
Wave - 7
Released here - May 2016
Approximate Retail Price - $20
Approximate Size - 9cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-modes - tablet, tank
Main Features/Gimmicks - fits in Titans Return Blaster
Main Colours - Black, grey, red
Main Accessories - gun (x1)

Click here for a more comprehensive video review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-I-NRCNaig)

Brief thoughts:
A really nice representation of IDW Rewind that also manages to triple change between robot, tank and tablet. The head actually has a small camera lens sculpted on it (neat!), and the tablet's wallpaper is the face of a cassette tape. I don't know if it's intended or not, but the gun can also act as a stylus when Rewind is in tablet mode. There is a lot of awesome packed into such a small toy! I also like how they've placed an additional 5mm hole on the side of Rewind's right forearm so that the gun can plug in there like G1 Rewind. I kinda wish that he a second gun and hole on the left arm and that the gun(s) were gold coloured. But then what would you do with that second gun in tank and tablet modes? It also would've eat into the budget, and as I said, they're already packing quite a bit into this toy. :o

PICTURES!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewind01_zpsayjuhzhw.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewind02_zpsyaytoovu.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewind03_zps6kxmv81g.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewind03a_zpsp5xrilnk.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewind05_zpsdivtp40w.jpg

He misses Chromedome...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Titans%20Return/TR_rewindwheelie02_zpssrsgbqso.jpg

Overall: Fantastic toy. Highly recommended. :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/avatars/jaam_yum.gif

SMHFConvoy
21st May 2016, 12:51 PM
You can also fan mode him into a, "spaceship" :)

GoktimusPrime
22nd May 2016, 12:59 AM
Added link to my video review on post #1. :o

Dimi194
11th August 2016, 08:10 AM
Cool little figure!

For all the ranting I've seen about the huge forearms/poor elbows, I really don't see the issue; same goes for the hollow forearm!

A very nice looking robot mode (love the head) and also tank thing! None of the cassettes really do it for me (its just a block) but I appreciate the details they were going for.

Best of the new cassette-bots by far... (stripes is a bit of a mess :P)

Lord_Zed
14th August 2016, 07:09 PM
I got this guy last week, he's ok, dunno about the huge gorilla arms and tank mode though, it's more of a box with a gun than a tank really.



Cool little figure!

For all the ranting I've seen about the huge forearms/poor elbows, I really don't see the issue; same goes for the hollow forearm!



I'll forgive the big arms, but the hollow forearm bugs me because I can't see any reason for it. A lot of my other gripes like his hollow legs and lack of heels than make him hard to stand are for transformation or budget reasons, but the hollow forearm I don't get, it's an unnecessary eyesore.

GoktimusPrime
14th August 2016, 08:34 PM
I suspect that the tank mode was chucked in to help make the toy more appealing to kids. I wonder if the hollow arm things are a remnant of an abandoned feature.

shockNwave
28th August 2016, 08:12 PM
Considering that this figure packs a lot of punch for his size, the fact that he can be combined with Blaster when in cassette/tablet mode is the icing on the cake.:D

reillyd
4th September 2016, 08:21 PM
It looked nice in the photos, so caved and bought him for Blaster. Not sure how you can fan mode into a spaceship though....

SMHFConvoy
4th September 2016, 08:35 PM
It looked nice in the photos, so caved and bought him for Blaster. Not sure how you can fan mode into a spaceship though....

Mine's in storage otherwise I'd show you, basically it's tablet mode with the forearms not unfolded. He sort of looks like a chibi crucifix (best description I could give :()