Toy Review - RtS Windcharger

This guy is near perfection. Both modes are fantastic and perfectly evoke the G1 character. The transformation is perfect for the size class (maybe a bit simple), and since it's a small Scout, it's ball jointed articulation is fantastic.

The only complaint, and an extremely minor one, is the coloring; the pinkish hue to the red (no where near as bad as past Hasbro instances of Hasbro Pink™) and the abundance of Hasbro Grey™. A TakaraTomy release should sort both issues, so I'm looking forward to that to complete this otherwise perfect figure.

got him today:D. awesome figure overall.

the abundance of articulation makes up for the relatively simple transformation (compared to the high standards of recent scouts releases). particularly love the extra pair of ball joints at the ankle which is essential for wide stance cool poses.

i think they could've made the hands with the same grey plastic as the flip out guns, but i'd like to display him with the guns out so not a big loss.

mine has the same roof issue as many people pointed out - i find it easier to do the lower legs and toes first, make sure the toes sit flush against the shin/back window before rotating the legs. use the rotating waist section (as it doesn't peg on anything) and the ball joints at the hips to adjust the position of the legs and you will find the perfect spot where the rooftop would sit flat. then arrange the arms at last.

I actually had a tough time trying to get it all locked together first time in car mode - figuring out the order of the parts needed to be moved into their places.
And even after I got it transformed, I first thought mine was faulty with the rear section of the car, until I later found out that the outer legs actually slide sideways to make the leg narrower in bot mode (the two black panels in car mode on mine had a gap).

Look out for some dodgy paint apps on the front grill/chest area.

If you get one without dodgy paint, this is one of the better scouts released in recent times, great alt mode, simple and easy transformation (love the legs and feet transformation, kind of different but familiar).

And for $8? a steal, he's a scout easily worth the overs we pay for figures.

This toy is pure love from Hasbro. :D It's not until you get him out of the packaging and play around with him that you realise how beautifully constructed he really is. Unlike Breacher whose joins were horribly tight and (imo) a bit cheap feeling, every joint on WC is smooth as silk. Some smaller Transformers can feel a bit brittle or fragile but that's not the case here, WC feels nice and solid allowing for great playability, and less worrying about breakages. 10/10!

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Originally Posted by Doubledealer

This toy is pure love from Hasbro. :D It's not until you get him out of the packaging and play around with him that you realise how beautifully constructed he really is. Unlike Breacher whose joins were horribly tight and (imo) a bit cheap feeling, every joint on WC is smooth as silk. Some smaller Transformers can feel a bit brittle or fragile but that's not the case here, WC feels nice and solid allowing for great playability, and less worrying about breakages. 10/10!

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Picked up breacher yesterday to replace the absolute junker I recieved from evilbay. I totally agree though, Breacher makes Windcharger look like one smooth operator.

Awesome.

Buy. Now.

What everyone else has said - aside from the roof not staying flush he's a very cool toy indeed, and for $8 he's a must-buy.

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Originally Posted by Lint

Picked up breacher yesterday to replace the absolute junker I recieved from evilbay. I totally agree though, Breacher makes Windcharger look like one smooth operator.

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Funny, the same thing happened to me. I bought a Breacher off eBay, and when I got him he was partially melted and had two left hands. Feels like someone is grabbing the factory QC rejects and selling them.

Allegedly a replacement has been sent, but it is well overdue :(

Anyway, Windcharger is effing awesome. I had issues getting the feet to align with the roof the first time I transformed him (which was w/o instructions), but was fine after that. Do it in the order the instructions do it and it seems to work better. I think the instructions forget to mention that his legs slide inward/outward too.

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Originally Posted by Oilspill

Funny, the same thing happened to me. I bought a Breacher off eBay, and when I got him he was partially melted and had two left hands. Feels like someone is grabbing the factory QC rejects and selling them.

Allegedly a replacement has been sent, but it is well overdue :(

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Wow... the first Drift toy I got (from Uncle Petes - soon brought that back for a refund) had two left hands, and just a few days ago an overseas fan reported getting a RtS Jazz with two left hands. I wonder what became of the Breachers, Jazzes and Drifts with two right hands?! :p

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Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper

What everyone else has said - aside from the roof not staying flush he's a very cool toy indeed, and for $8 he's a must-buy.

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The roof stays flush if you transform the toes correctly. It wouldn't stay flush for me when I first got the toy until I worked it out. It's fiddly, but it does sit reasonably flush once it's done properly. :)

FLUSH LIO CONVOOOOY! :p