Well I love it a hell of a lot more than Hasbro's lazy attempt. Can't wait to get him in 6 months.:rolleyes:
I wonder if we will get a Runination repaint out of this set?
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Well I love it a hell of a lot more than Hasbro's lazy attempt. Can't wait to get him in 6 months.:rolleyes:
I wonder if we will get a Runination repaint out of this set?
Given the constraints of the basic Deluxe limbs while remaining faithful to the G1 design, I must say that Blast Off looks fantastic. Thankfully for my wallet I'm not interested in Bruticus.
I'm glad I decided to wait for this one. I didn't mind the fact that CW Blast-off was a fighter plane, since it makes sense in a team of military vehicles. I was turned off by the fact that Hasbro made him a redeco of Slingshot. A new head would've been enough.
I'm not such a stickler for G1-accuracy in this case; I want unique moulding for Blast-off.
From the other page of the same magazine (showing Optimus Primal), at the bottom of the Bruticus section says Onslaught will include a loader (trailer part) just like the g1 toy :D
Yeah the Alpha Bravo mold is overstaying it's welcome. I really hope they fix up the colours on that guy too. It's one of the things that has been holding me off getting the CW release.
The shuttle mode Blast-Off is better than I expected but (like Groove) is not groundbreaking stuff. Still intending to get a CW Blast-Off for the thematic sense of it all.
It wouldn't be hard to do a shapeways/3rd party add-on to replace the front of Vortex's helicopter mode since it's literally just balljoints.
I'm pretty happy with Takara's Version of Blast Off for this series. I like that they have at least attempted to make the arms part of the shuttle mode (booster rockets) and has a more accurate head :cool:
I was ok with the choice of a fighter plane for the Hasbro version but could not for the life of me understand why they chose Slingshot's head :confused: Alpha Bravo's head would of been an much better choice IMO...it at least has a face plate...
TF Yuki having some fun!
http://i.imgur.com/k7Hm8kr.jpg
The Allspark has uploaded some hi-res scans of Blast Off from Figure King.