Toy Review - RtS Wreck Gar

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I suppose it's a good thing that Hasbro has decided to re-do some of the original 1986 Movie cast, but I was never a fan of the Junkions to start with.

Here we have the first release (of at least another 2 redecos apparently) of this mold, Wreck Gar.

He's a nice homage to the original character and is sculpted very nicely with excellent articulation and poseability.

The transformation is quite simplistic - so much so that it makes me think that Hasbro must have gotten a 5 year old to rate it as "Intermediate" in difficulty.

Wreck Gar displays very well and his hand held weapon is very cool - my only gripe about this guy is the abundance of Hasbro grey on him.

For you customizers out there, cover up the grey with some paint and while you're at, apply some to his weapon and voila - he's complete!

This guy's worth paying $20 for, but definitely not worth full freight IMO.

I give it a rating of 7.5/10 (only because I don't like the Junkions and the abundance of Hasbro grey on this guy, most people would probably rate him an 8 or 8.5)

is it possible to remove the wheels off the toy?

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Originally Posted by autobreadticon

is it possible to remove the wheels off the toy?

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Only if you wanna break it, so no. :D

A great toy, very highly recommended by the big man.

let me just get this straight, did you order these from overseas or did you pick them up in Australia somewhere.

If you got them here, tell me where, so I can go and get my own.:D

They both ordered from Robot Kingdom, they were impatient :p (so am I, but I didn't have the funds to get them online yet)

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

let me just get this straight, did you order these from overseas or did you pick them up in Australia somewhere.

If you got them here, tell me where, so I can go and get my own.:D

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Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1

They both ordered from Robot Kingdom, they were impatient :p (so am I, but I didn't have the funds to get them online yet)

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Correct. From RK - cheaper than retail (even when you factor in shipping) and you get it a lot sooner.

RTS Wave 1 (Jazz, Tracks, et al) hasn't even launched here yet (have had mine since early Dec) so the likelihood of Wave 2 arriving in retail is still a few month away IMO.

Hmmm, I was thinking of waiting till botcon to get my Jazz, i'm keen as for the Henkai one. looks like I'll be getting rts for most of the others though.

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

Hmmm, I was thinking of waiting till botcon to get my Jazz, i'm keen as for the Henkai one. looks like I'll be getting rts for most of the others though.

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http://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/jazz.php

reprolabels have made some nice stickers for the rts version though

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Originally Posted by kaiden

http://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/jazz.php

reprolabels have made some nice stickers for the rts version though

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The number plate is a very nice touch. and I do like the pinstriping but the chrome wheels and coloured headlights on the Henkai version really do stand out. I may get the reprolabels kit for jazz anyway and add some of the other details.:D

thanks for the heads up though.