Toy Review - SMOKESCREEN (Earthrise)

[SharkyMcShark]

SMOKESCREEN
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Earthrise
Hypo-line - War For Cybertron Trilogy
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New (ish? shared engineering with the Seige Datsun bros)
Wave - 2
Released here - Cotober 2020
Approximate Retail Price - $30-40
Approximate Size - No bloody idea. I can't be trusted with rulers. Gok will let me know, I'm sure.
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Datsun-ish car.
Main Features/Gimmicks - It transforms!
Main Colours - red, blue, white
Main Accessories - Two shoulder cannons/pistols, and a larger rifle.

Pictures added to post.

PROS
- A beautiful looking figure. Sharply painted in bright colours. Really pops in both modes. Almost has a 'just stepped off the screen' look to it.
- Fun, if unimaginative, accessories. The two shoulder cannons can be used as pistols.
- Great use of kibble on the robot mode. In an age where more and more car transformers are basically robot men balled up under a cape of car bits, I've really enjoyed this figure. The only kibble that ends up on the back of the robot mode is the front half of the roof, and the windscreen. It produces a really clean looking robot mode.
- Great stability, and great poseability..

CONS
- A few too many things rely on friction. The feet rely on friction to lock into place. Not an issue on mine out of the box, but might become so in the long term?
- Shoulder tabs a bit weak. Not a massive problem, but it just means that they don't 'lock' in place.
- Paint chipping might be an issue in the long term, especially on the hood and roof.

SUMMARY
- A nice, fun, solid figure. A genuine delight.

PHOTOS
https://i.imgur.com/rAE33dZ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IEzjUTL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ZUU5CNv.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/3xjKIE9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/F2dtDUR.jpg

[dirge]

I love this toy. My only "negative" is the blue handgun - which does not bother me, but it may bother some.

[GoktimusPrime]

Approximate Size - No bloody idea. I can't be trusted with rulers. Gok will let me know, I'm sure.
Mate... just PM me a postal address and I will just send you a ruler or measuring tape! (I'm serious - consider it a gift :))

P.S. I don't own an ER Smokescreen to measure (or Bluestreak). Donations welcome. :)
P.P.S. Poll please?

[SMHFConvoy]

Going by Sanrio standards, he's 2 apples high.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Going by Sanrio standards, he's 2 apples high.

This made me laugh.

So, I have Masterpiece Bluestreak which I like. I am curious to know, which do people think offers more fun value

[SMHFConvoy]

In all seriousness, Smokescreen is according to my digital calipers is 130.6mm high, so the apples are on the small side, either Pink Lady or Mount Fuji.

[SharkyMcShark]

Mate... just PM me a postal address and I will just send you a ruler or measuring tape! (I'm serious - consider it a gift :))

P.S. I don't own an ER Smokescreen to measure (or Bluestreak). Donations welcome. :)
P.P.S. Poll please?



In all seriousness, Smokescreen is according to my digital calipers is 130.6mm high, so the apples are on the small side, either Pink Lady or Mount Fuji.

You have made me upset, as I went to the trouble of taking the bloody thing in to work today to measure it using my secretary's ruler!

(but also thank you)

(I promise to be better in the future Gok)

[SharkyMcShark]

Lunchbreak photography added to first post.

[Deano85]

When measuring toys for scale byo apples.

I have Smokescreen and Bluestreak both are awesome. If the blue gun is annoying its not like us as collectors dont have plenty of other weapons to fill in.

[Deano85]

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[GoktimusPrime]

Going by Sanrio standards, he's 2 apples high.
:eek: You must have some variant Leader Class Smokescreen! :eek: I've seen this toy twice now, once while handling dirge's, and again when I saw it at Target, and my estimate would be that Smokescreen is about 1⅖ Sanrio Apples (https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lx2x5350/e/56b8aeed037ea08addeec5ab69956bc6) in height (or 13cm).

[Skyfire]

Great figure. Except for the white thighs, his colours are almost G1 perfect. Pity about the blue guns and the 80. So, how are folks going to deal with the 80? Simple general purpose sticker sheet with 38?

[Sutton]

I wish there were more figures like this - just a good solid toy that does what it's meant to.

Transforms well, poses well, good solid colours overall and the paint matching is well done.

My only minor quibbles are that it could use more paint in places (like almost all CHUG cars, it has no detail at all on the backend), and the blue mushroom pegs in the wheels is cheap and nasty looking. BUT - overall, really good figure. Absolutely craps all over the old Classics/Henkei version.