Toy Review - GEN-15 VOY Silverbolt (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.

SILVERBOLT
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Voyager
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 1
Released here - scheduled for March 2015 (out in Asia & America December 2014)
Approximate Retail Price - AU$?? (probably about $50) US$25
Approximate Size - 20cm (robot), 23cm (jet)
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Concord-ish plane
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner core
Main Colours - White, mustard, red, black.
Main Accessories - gun

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This guy is a lot better than I was expecting-overtakes CW Prime in my books!

Jet mode is a little messy but the long nose means it looks okay from the top (maybe he just has super space engines?)

Robot mode (even with back kibble) again just seems to look 'alive', and the variety of weapon options is a bonus.

It's a nice toy, better transformation than the voyager of same character earlier version.

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/...ps62a661c5.jpg

Universe Silverbolt is an Ultra Class, not Voyager. :)

Another very nice Silverbolt figure, I really liked the big one we got a few years back and this one also gets the head and proportions right. His rifle is ridiculously long, they should have put a second peg half way down so he cold hold it with both hands. I like the fact you can detach the shield and put it on his arms though.

The jet mode suffers from the same problem the G1 toy had, as in there is so much bulk underneath at the rear of the jet, but I suppose everything has to go somewhere. A nice looking jet (from the top at any rate)

Easy enough transformation. Silverbolt is the last of the Wave 1's I got around to transforming and I'm trying to decide if I like the simplicity or not. On the one hand there is no challenge to it, on the other it means you don't have to spend an hour transforming them from vehicles to robots to gestalt and back if you want, there have been some toys I just dont bother with anymore as I cant be arsed sitting there for ages to do one figure.

But yeah, Silverbolt is recommended :D

I'm unsure wether I like this or the Ultra Class Universe one better. They are both disappointing in Jet mode, but what can a do?😔

I don't like how long the gun is. It could have been a lot smaller and still work with the combined mode... or be like Optimus and have a two part gun - two small guns for the individual toy, one big combined gun for the combiner toy (which still looks too long and thin though).

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Gen2 Silverbolt 1994 (I never realised before that the robot mode had no stickers, so looks really plain/wrong) - Gen1 Silverbolt 1986 - Gen-2015 Voyager Silverbolt - JP Henkei Ultra Silverbolt 2009-ish - Hasbro Universe 2008 Ultra Silverbolt.

Hey Griffin, the shield part of that gun does come off, but the rifle is still quite long

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Originally Posted by griffin

I don't like how long the gun is.

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It reminds me of this.

I'm curious, why is everyone posing G1 Silverbolt with Superions chest shield attached?

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

I'm curious, why is everyone posing G1 Silverbolt with Superions chest shield attached?

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Because he looks utterly crap without it -just a red chest and not much else

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

I'm curious, why is everyone posing G1 Silverbolt with Superions chest shield attached?

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Also cartoon model and box art accuracy

Fair enough, I always thought the slimline chest of Silverbolt gave more of a comparative massiveness to Superion.

I thought the chest plate restricted the already simple articulation of silverbolt as well.

I also think silverbolt with the chest plate looks a bit like Superion without pants on...

It's a bit like Coneheads... cartoon and some artwork have the cones, while the toys instructions and original boxart have no cones.

It would make more sense NOT to have Superion's chestpiece (like the other combiner cores), but this one looks like something is missing without it.
I usually prefer toy-accuracy with mine (so my coneheads have no cones), but in the case of Silverbolt, the toys are both, so I go with the option that looks better.

On a side note, the Universe/Henkei Silverbolt had sculpting on the shoulders to match the Gen1 version having the chestpiece on.

And the newer Silverbolt's torso mode matches the edges of the shield of the G1 version, only just noticed...

The designers did amazing job reimagining Silverbolt/Superion while referencing the original...

And here's my video review for the Combiner Wars Silverbolt too!

http://youtu.be/mgFry8jzrJI

I think I prefer the Optimus over this, but still a fairly decent figure for this price range and scale.

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I gotthis guy, and he is awesome! His legs kinda remind me of Cybertron Starscream. His weakest mode is definitely jet mode, his arms dont peg in ANywhere, this just sit ghere. Robotmode is gorgeous, as is combined mode, even thoughnI onky have offroad to combinehim with. Overral very nice toy highly recommended

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Originally Posted by UltimateGalvatron

I gotthis guy, and he is awesome! His legs kinda remind me of Cybertron Starscream. His weakest mode is definitely jet mode, his arms dont peg in ANywhere, this just sit ghere. Robotmode is gorgeous, as is combined mode, even thoughnI onky have offroad to combinehim with. Overral very nice toy highly recommended

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his arms peg into his wings, holding both them and his arms in place.