Toy Review - RtS Windcharger

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just brief details to start you off)

Toy Review - Windcharger

Series - Reveal the Shield
Sub-line - Hunt for the Decepticons
Size/class - Scout
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 4 (RtS wave 1)
Released here - December 2010
Approximate Retail Price - $15-20
Approximate Size - 12cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Car
Main Features/Gimmicks - none
Main Colours - Red, grey, black
Main Accessories - none

[kaiden]

I voted only if cheap because he's $8 today! and you'd be silly not to get him at that price.

other than looking terrible from behind, he's awesome. and if he (i dont have jazz/tracks yet) is proof of the quality of upcoming G1 tributes - then im happy.

[Lint]

Excellent toy, nice transformation, neat and tidy alt mode, complete paint apps, great robot articulation and looks fantastic in both modes.

Go buy!

[SkyWarp91]

Pros: Hands can be switched for weapons, good body proportions for robot mode, simpler transformation, nice use of the rubsign (more like a touch sign now), well designed alt mode and overall toy engineering design.
Cons: Panels don't sit together nice and tightly in alt mode, especially at the rear of the car where the legs become the boot but this is a minor hassle. Also for an Autobot his robot head does look similar to G1 Megatron, especially to the eyes of a mild TF fan - though it's not necessarily a bad thing it's unexpected for an Autobot (like Movie Ironhide).

TOTAL: 4/5 - A very good figure that you'll enjoy spending money on, but has minor flaws in fitting the alt mode together nicely and a near-perfect transformation.

[kaiden]

Cons: Panels don't sit together nice and tightly in alt mode, especially at the rear of the car where the legs become the boot but this is a minor hassle.

mine fits nice and tightly actually.

Also for an Autobot his robot head does look similar to G1 Megatron

looks really close to his movie version actually. but yeah anyone with that kind of head looks like megatron (points at grey-head legends g1 starscream.)

[Lint]

mine fits nice and tightly actually.

Same with mine, i'm quite impressed by Hasbro's improvement in quality compared to 2008/2009. However I still think its entirely possible that there are a few bad apples in a batch.

[dirge]

Awesome Generations figure (regardless of the packaging), great first proper tribute to this G1 character (no, the co-opted Overdrive with half a gun isn't a proper Windcharger tribute). Even at full price well worth it!

[Doubledealer]

Damn you all! Hope I find this guy soon, he just oozes personality and like Megatron the paint apps are spot on. Looks like you could get some pretty dynamic poses outta the lil fella too!

[Sharky]

he is a great little figure, good posability and transformation on mine, the front grill is a lisstle sloppy with the paint however its hardly noticable unless you specifically look for it

i wonder if we will see a tailgate repaint

[The_Damned]

will buy two if they ever come to batemans bay