Toy Review - GEN-15 DLX Alpha Bravo (combiner)

(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 if you prefer.

ALPHA BRAVO
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 1
Released here - scheduled for March 2015 (out in Asia & America December 2014)
Approximate Retail Price - AU$?? (probably about $30) US$17
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Helicopter
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner limb
Main Colours - White, black, bronze, blue
Main Accessories - gun, combiner fist/foot

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Alpha Bravo

Seems like they were headed for Slingshot with the white body, orange bald-like head etc and then went "Oh bollocks, we don't have the name rights anymore and the Geewuners will have a hissy fit!" so they retooled it into a helicopter and and gave him a faceplate and new name.

I like this figure, but not as much as the other combiner wars toys I have opened - maybe as I have no sentimental attachment to the character. I also have trouble getting the flap that holds his copter blades to sit flush with the roof in his Helicopter mode. But overall not bad.

Apart from the lack of landing struts, this is actually my favourite of the Dlx Aerialbots so far, probably because of how streamlined the alt-mode is in comparison to Skydive and Firefly. Sure the arms just hang out the side, but they're covered in missiles, so that can be forgiven.

The Astrotrain like feet/cockpit gives me hope for Blast Off

Hopefully, if this is retooled into Blades, they remould his arms to have landing struts...

I like this a lot.

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Originally Posted by Omega Metro

I like this a lot.

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^This! I love the head esp, though I don't know why!

Just got mine today. OMG what a looooong Helicopter he is. Wow. Robot mode is pretty nice though, good amount of posability on the little guy and he has a super cool gun! I do wish there was a better way to store his helicopter blades in robot mode. His big feet do give him fantastic balance though.

A fun robot mode with an odd looking vehicle mode. No sad I bought it ;)