Toy Review - SWTF Yoda/Republic Attack Shuttle

Toy Review - Yoda/Republic Attack Shuttle


Series - Star Wars
Sub-line - Transformers Crossovers
Size/class - Basic
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - Series 4 (black packaging) wave 1 (some sources list it as wave 3)
Released here - August 2010
Approximate Retail Price - $30-40
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - 'good' (Republic)
Alt-mode - Republic Attack Shuttle (Clone Wars)
Main Features/Gimmicks - none
Main Colours - white, green, maroon.
Main Accessories - lightsaber
Flaw - Can't store weapon in vehicle mode like other SWTFs


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After seeing and playing with this in person last Parra fair meet , absolutely not interested. It is so much forced to be Yoda. The designers are so lacking in ideas already - for all one knows this can easily be fitted to be one of those teddy bears ( forgot what they're called) in the final SW movie, just pop a different head, feet and hands.

I have to say, this guy is awesome although I can understand why people wouldn't like it.

Much better pose-ability than I thought, although the shoulders are a little hard with really stiff ratchets.
I find the transformation fairly simple but satisfying and the sculpt (especially the head, which is awesome :p) to be really good (for a crossover :D) .

The only real downside I found with Yoda is the weapon storage in vehicle mode.
The light saber is stored along the wing near where it connects to the main body of the ship, it looks a bit goofy and really out of place as it just sits there with out trying to hide/blend in.
However this is my only Star Wars crossover so I am unsure if this is a common thing with them.

Nice in both modes. And a classic character... something we still need more of, instead of all those darn clones.

Got one last week and I do like him. Head sculpt is great and I really like his short stature. He is more posable than I was expecting and I like the alt mode with the cockpit opening down (for balance and a cool entrance). Transformation complexity is just right and the paint apps are growing on me.