Toy Review - Generations Blurr

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details to start you off)

Toy Review - Blurr

Series - Generations
Sub-line - (Generation 1)
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Remould (head, weapons, rear-spoiler)
Wave - 4
Released here - September 2010
Approximate Retail Price - $25-30
Approximate Size - 16cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Sports car
Main Features/Gimmicks - none
Main Colours - Dark blue, light blue, pale blue, white, black.
Main Accessories - Big gun, 2 small guns.

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/tftoys/gen10.jpg

[SharkyMcShark]

Myself and Kyle have this now (separately, although it was his sighting that led me to abandon my afternoon of watching Stargate Universe and book it down to the toystore and grab one).

Thoughts to follow as I unpackage it while continuing to watch the suprisingly not awful Universe.

[SharkyMcShark]

Okay now the vehicle mode. Looks nice, the new spoiler gives it more of a hypercar look, than a souped up streetracer look (essentially it looks faster and less shout out loud flashy). The rifle is solid and attachs under the car without fuss or scraping.

Transformation is as you'd expect from Drift. The lower profile spoiler makes the legs a little easier, and makes them look more streamlined in robot mode.

The head isn't as chinny as the pictures looked, although he's sculpted with a scowl (I'd have preferred the roguish grin that Blurr always has in IDW). The joints are looser than on my Drift, but not annoyingly so. Pistols look nice and fit in the holsters well. The big rifle is alright but I don't really like the side mounted grip.

Overall, as far as re use of a mold goes, it's the absolute ideal. It's different enough that it's definitely worth a buy even if you've already got Drift.

[1AZRAEL1]

Have you tried out his sniper mode? I am going to buy 2 of these and modify one to make his head tilt higher up for sniping :D

[jaydisc]

What is sniper mode?

[1AZRAEL1]

You can use the 2 hand guns to connect to the long gun and form a stand on the end of the gun. http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/video-review-of-generations-blurr/19587/ about 6 minutes into the video.

Cool little gimmick that I don't know if it is in the instructions, and if people know about it.

[jaydisc]

That is awesome. Ta.

[SharkyMcShark]

Sorry Griff, I didn't see the thread on the first two pages when I started mine, I assumed there wasn't one.

The feet are big enough that you can put Blurr in a series of really cool running poses.

[Deceptic_Optic]

had blurr for a month now and he is still my fav specially with drift they look so cool together

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0140.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0141.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0142.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0143.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0144.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0148-2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0146-1.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0147-2.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0145-3.jpg

[gekisou]

Love the photos. Absolutely brilliant!

[LordCyrusOmega]

Nice photos.

I really want this mould for my Classics/ Universe shelf however there is something bout the head that irks me.

[Soundwarp]

Wow i hated him from the first pics but after the second ones i actually like him!

[SharkyMcShark]

Nice photos.

I really want this mould for my Classics/ Universe shelf however there is something bout the head that irks me.

It's much much better in person - the photos on the net make it look a lot more chinny than it is in person.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Misleading photos bad. I'll still get him though even if he does look like he's got a big head

[Deceptic_Optic]

lol...i can see everyone is enjoying the photos...lol

photos dont do much justice you got to have him to judge him ;)

[Tallestblue]

My partner and I would like to know who the young lady is in all them photos? I think it's something from the Revoltech Fraulein...line...but I might be wrong.

[Deceptic_Optic]

My partner and I would like to know who the young lady is in all them photos? I think it's something from the Revoltech Fraulein...line...but I might be wrong.

its actually queens blade :)

[griffin]

Sorry Griff, I didn't see the thread on the first two pages when I started mine, I assumed there wasn't one.

Don't be sorry, there wasn't one before your post - I just had to create one with a back-dated posting, so that I could add a poll to it. Then I added the topic you started, to it.

[Doubledealer]

It's much much better in person - the photos on the net make it look a lot more chinny than it is in person.

Agreed, the head mould is a work of art!

While not in the same league as Animated Blurr, I still think this a really good, if not slightly disappointing toy. If there's one thing I have an issue with inparticular, it's the colours. It's as if they decided on what they wanted for the robot mode, locked it in, then sent him to the sprayers before seeing what the car would look like. If Generations Drift wasn't so incredibly bland I'd say he has a far more coherent paint job. :p

What I do really like is the above mentioned head sculpt, the ears are especially slick and scream "I'm built for speed". The gun holsters also add to the speedy look but the provided weaponary, like the colours in car mode, seem really out of place. I'm sorry but I just can't imagine a speed demon of a Transformer using either weapons!

Overall I think they've make a nice toy but an average representation of Blurr.

[Lint]

Overall I think they've make a nice toy but an average representation of Blurr.


Thats my assessment in a nutshell too.

I have to say the sniper rifle, even though it doesn't belong to the Blurr character, is a decent change from your generic gun/pistol/launcher. I don't think we have had a lot of true sniper rifley weapons (though many toys have tried to pass their weapons off as them, yes i'm talking to you hardtop :p)

[Omega Supreme]

I like the figure, especially the robot mode. Nice details and paint, but I still would only grab it if I came across it very cheap.

[Decepticon]

Really nice toy! Goes well with Drift. Love the colour, head..........good photos too!:)

[kup]

This repaint/retool is extremely good. The Drift mold was very good to begin with but as Blurr with a new head, it is much better. The new paint job and head radically changes the look of the figure and in plain sight they look completely different. It would be very easy for someone not familiar with the mold to mistake them for completely different mold in robot mode.

http://kupscigar.com/collection/blurr.JPG

http://kupscigar.com/collection/blurr2.JPG

However Paulbot is right, the down side of this release of the figure is that several of them seem have varying degrees of bad QC when it comes to their paint apps, particularly with the lither blue on the car mode.

[jaydisc]

I think this toy is awful.

We all know about the terrible paint quality.

Generally, as a Transformer, it's blocky, has a simplistic transformation and looks as if it came from the Armada or Energon era.

As a G1 tribute, it's equally woeful. The head mold is comical, and seems more like a goofy caricature. The earthen mode does nothing to invoke references to the original Cybertron mode. And the only thing tying the robot mode is the aforementioned excuse for a head.

Unfortunately, having a solid 1986 movie lineup is very important to me, which just finalizes the disappointment. Unless you also feel the need to represent 1986, avoid this abomination.

[Sharky]

i like the figure, the blue suits it more then white... but i do find the "holsters" to be annoyingly present i thought they could of hinged them up a little to look like they are wings off his back...and back holsters. but other then that very much worth the buy

[GoktimusPrime]

I think this toy is awful.

We all know about the terrible paint quality.

Generally, as a Transformer, it's blocky, has a simplistic transformation and looks as if it came from the Armada or Energon era.

As a G1 tribute, it's equally woeful. The head mold is comical, and seems more like a goofy caricature. The earthen mode does nothing to invoke references to the original Cybertron mode. And the only thing tying the robot mode is the aforementioned excuse for a head.

Unfortunately, having a solid 1986 movie lineup is very important to me, which just finalizes the disappointment. Unless you also feel the need to represent 1986, avoid this abomination.

I wholeheartedly agree with this. Well, I don't know if I'd go so far as calling it an "abomination", so I guess I mostheartedly agree. :p ;)

I would like to vote for "Only get if you want this character" (e.g. as part of completing your set of Classicsverse characters) - so I guess I'll go with "Only if cheap"

[Bartrim]

I agree with Jay and Gok. This mould doesn't represent Blurr well enough for me. It's not sleek enough and I don't think the vehicle mould is a suitable enough tribute.

For those that are unaware of my collection pattern, I collect modern incarnations of G1 characters as I love G1 but can't really afford G1 toys. For my collection I prefer Animated Blurr.

[GoktimusPrime]

Animated Blurr is a far better tribute to G1 Blurr than Generations Blurr - he's sleek and thin, looks like he was built for speed like a cheetah. Generations Blurr is too el Chunko.

[SharkyMcShark]

Which to be fair, its not trying to do. It's representative of Blurr in the IDW comics (where he is bulkier, has larger shoulders, a winged helmet etc)

[kup]

Which to be fair, its not trying to do. It's representative of Blurr in the IDW comics (where he is bulkier, has larger shoulders, a winged helmet etc)

Yeah that is how I see the toy and in my opinion, it succeeds at that.

[jaydisc]

Maybe so, but personally, I don't see this:

http://media.ideaanddesignworks.com/idw/covers/transformers/idw_universe/spotlight/blurr/TF_Spotlight_Blurr_cvrRI_large.jpg

in this:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0140.jpg

It's still a big, steaming pile of fail for me.

[SharkyMcShark]

Maybe so, but personally, I don't see this:

http://media.ideaanddesignworks.com/idw/covers/transformers/idw_universe/spotlight/blurr/TF_Spotlight_Blurr_cvrRI_large.jpg

in this:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/de3dz/JPEG0140.jpg

It's still a big, steaming pile of fail for me.

Same head, colours, forearms, big shoulders, 'skirt' kibble, vents on highs and biceps, windshield on chest.

There's that shot from AHM 15 where Blurr and Drift are sitting facing eachother where it's shown that they've got basically the same profile. The only bits that aren't Blurr-ish are the legs below the knees, which to be fair are far too chunky.

[jaydisc]

We clearly have different tolerances for similarity. :)

[GoktimusPrime]

It's arguably similar from waist up, but the legs are just too chunky. Having such a large foot base isn't condusive to speed as it would generate lots of friction while Blurr runs in robot mode. G1 and Animated Blurr have small feet, and IDW's Blurr looks like he's on tip-toes - all of which makes more sense for a fast runner as it would reduce friction. That's why fast running animals have as small a surface area as possible in contact with the ground (e.g. cheetah's paws, horse's hooves etc.). Also you'll notice that the shoulder panels on IDW Blurr are pointed, which of course reduces air resistance. The shoulder panels on Generations Blurr are flat which would increase drag. Likewise the chunky legs would also increase air friction too.

The head sculpt is a nice tribute to IDW Blurr, but unfortunately the "cartoonish caricature" (for lack of a better word) face clashes badly with it. Blurr's head would look a lot better if the face didn't look like Jay Leno. Not even Animated Blurr's chin is that big, and Animated is reknowned for being full of big-chinned faces!

[gdmetro]

You guys are pretty spot on. Generations Blurr does not evoke g1 blurr at all- the most similar thing is the colour scheme.

The figure is as said, based on IDW Blurr and I think it does capture the essence of that design, however as one places critical eye on the differences- then all that physics comes into play.

Barring the bulky and non-aerodynamic attributes- I think my main criticism is actually the head sculpt. I think taking on too much of the drift mould was detrimental- if one looks at the IDW blurr- the head spikes are much more streamlined- also the antennae- they are much more horizontal, head spikes are further back from the cheeks and do have some sense of g1 blurr's head if one looks closely than the vertically spiked ones on this figure.

Overall, I bought this to have the character- I don't think the toy is ugly but it does the job as best as it can given the remoulding from Drift- and I'd rather have a classics blurr than not have one.

[jaydisc]

IDW Blurr on the left. Generations Blurr on the right:

http://itfdb.com/temporary/tf/jayleno.jpg

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

<snip>then all that physics comes into play.<snip>Am I the only person who finds debating the real-world physics of TFs - especially G1-esque TFs - utterly hilarious?

[GoktimusPrime]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/soundwave_massshift.gif (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief)

[lcz128]

I ended up finding him and buying him at DJ's! For 26 something! So ... cheaper than Target - lol

Anyhoo, I do like him and yeah - you *can* position his holsters differently to make him look different from Drift -
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/Blurr01.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/lcz128_photos/Transformers/Blurr02.jpg
Anyhoo - I am enjoying this toy at the mo... without his guns - he doesn't need them :)

[1AZRAEL1]

Yea I was going to suggest that :p

Looks better like that IMO

[gdmetro]

Am I the only person who finds debating the real-world physics of TFs - especially G1-esque TFs - utterly hilarious?

Yeah, I agree. Was just repeating what some others had criticized about the bulkiness not fitting in with real-world physics. I don't tend to criticize tfs that deep- I can suspend my disbelief in this fantasy world enough to not mind. But the head sculpt is still my major criticism in terms of portraying the character.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Just got Blurr and i have to say i am not impressed with the paint job. Quality control is out the window especially on the hood.

Otherwise not a bad toy.

[kup]

Just got Blurr and i have to say i am not impressed with the paint job. Quality control is out the window especially on the hood.

Otherwise not a bad toy.

I think we can all agree with the overall poor QC on the paint job. Thankfully it doesn't seem to affect the robot mode too much.

[1AZRAEL1]

I think we can all agree with the overall poor QC on the paint job. Thankfully it doesn't seem to affect the robot mode too much.

Yep, even mine. And that's why he will stay in robot mode. Looks better as the robot.

[kup]

Would this be considered as more acceptable by those who want an 'athletic Blurr'? :P

http://kupscigar.com/fun/leanblurr.JPG

[1AZRAEL1]

That's not half bad. Looks pretty good actually.

[SharkyMcShark]

Would this be considered as more acceptable by those who want an 'athletic Blurr'? :P

http://kupscigar.com/fun/leanblurr.JPG

Fixes my only issue with the use of the mold as Blurr - the massive lower legs

[gdmetro]

Would this be considered as more acceptable by those who want an 'athletic Blurr'? :P

http://kupscigar.com/fun/leanblurr.JPG

Does he have a proper altmode?

I feel that if there isn't one already planned- that a third party co should make pieces that attach on to the limbs/torso and a replacement head that make this fig much sleeker and closer to the idw version.

[kup]

Does he have a proper altmode?

I feel that if there isn't one already planned- that a third party co should make pieces that attach on to the limbs/torso and a replacement head that make this fig much sleeker and closer to the idw version.

Unfortunately he can't transform as much of the car 'shell' is removed. We can always twist the base robot into an 'alt mode' 1988 Pretender style but it wouldn't be Blurr.

However the 3rd party idea is sound as the car parts are just a shell which screw onto the limbs. There aren't many pieces of it too so a third party could easily create 'G1' vehicle pieces to attach that could come together into a 'Cybertronian Blurr' alt mode.

[jaydisc]

Would this be considered as more acceptable by those who want an 'athletic Blurr'? :P

Better, but I still can't get past the caricatured head.

[Lord_Zed]

Ah well I like this toy, no huge issues with it, and the defects are minor compared to my Darkmount.

His legs are a bit to chunky for a racer, but he does seem like a good nod to a sort of IDW style gunslinging wrecker Blur.

Given the massive variation in size and proportion for TF heads, I can't say the head sculpt bothers me either.

Overall I like this toy quite a bit, though Drift is better (never thought I'd say that).

[griffin]

Just got Blurr and i have to say i am not impressed with the paint job. Quality control is out the window especially on the hood.

Otherwise not a bad toy.


I think we can all agree with the overall poor QC on the paint job. Thankfully it doesn't seem to affect the robot mode too much.


Yep, even mine. And that's why he will stay in robot mode. Looks better as the robot.

Maybe I got lucky with the paint apps on the front of mine, but now have to be very careful transforming and handling it now...

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blurr.jpg