Toy Review - Titans Return Quake
QUAKE (Decepticon Quake)
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Titans Return
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - Redeco
Released here - May, 2017
Approximate Retail Price – $25
Approximate Size - cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-modes - Tank^mobile artillery platform
Main Colours - Maroon, blue, grey
Main Accessories - cannon, rifle, Titan Master component ("Chasm")
NOTE: This toy is a redeco of Titans Return Hardhead. See Hardhead's review thread for comments/discussions on the original mould, this thread will focus on changes made to the mould.
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While it personally doesn't bother me, the alt mode may prove to be a sore point for some fans as it's clearly Hardhead's tank mode which Hasbro have admirably repainted with Quake's colours to make him look as Quake-like as possible. But at the end of the day it is a mobile artillery platform and not a true tank like G1 Quake. But I don't mind it. It's no better or worse than TR Breakaway, only that it's not nearly as bland.
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Hasbro have done a really nice job in repainting this toy. It really does scream Quake and it doesn't look bland at all unlike say TR Blurr or Breakaway. :rolleyes: Quake's casemates actually all look quite nicely decoed. :)
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I personally prefer to keep Quake's cannon resting on his back rather than mounted on the shoulder, just to make him look a bit more different than Hardhead. The head looks so much like Quake's, and Chasm's arms even work well in emulating Quake's antennae; a good use of what I normally find an irritating feature on these "shoehorned Headmasters."
And this leads me to my only gripe about this toy: I wish it weren't a Headmaster. I would've much preferred Quake to be made in the same vein as Generations Scoop and be a Double-Targetmaster in his own right.
Chasm
Obviously the Transtector's robot face is different, but otherwise Chasm is a repaint of Furos. The arms and legs are grey out of necessity, but I would've liked the chest and head to have been repainted to resemble Tiptop or Heater... I think Heater's chest & head colours would work better with the grey limbs. This is also probably one of the few times where a Generations figure's new Nebulan partner has been given a new name that is actually better than its G1 counterpart(s)! Let's face it, Heater and Tiptop are silly names (as are Sunbeam and Zigzag :rolleyes: - Spinister seems to have been the only 1988 Decepticon Targetmaster whose Nebulans actually had decent names :o).
Overall
A really nice redeco. Had this toy been released as BotCon or club exclusive figure then I reckon people would be jumping all over it to pay top dollar for it. Here Hasbro has released this toy as a regular store figure, although Hasbro Australia seems to have dropped the ball in ordering the initial assortment, possibly making this figure hard to find here. But it is quite a nice toy and a worthy addition to my CHUGUR collection. Recommended.
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