Toy Review - TFPrime FE Deluxe Cliffjumper

[loophole]

any chance that one of you guys could take a pick of him with some CHUG figures?

[Paulbot]

any chance that one of you guys could take a pick of him with some CHUG figures?

An odd assortment but these were the only CHUG ones immediately at hand.



And with Prime Bumblebee who's taller than Cliffjumper

[loophole]

An odd assortment but these were the only CHUG ones immediately at hand.

an odd assortment works well and so does cliffjumper in this case, thanks Paulbot

[griffin]

This was the only First Edition figure I was actually impressed with. It was a little fiddly, but not as bad as other figures. I was just amazed at how the arms and leg bits fold together, into proper limbs, from an accurate car mode... without it cheating like many movie toys by being a shell-former.
And not only is it kibble-less in robot mode - it actually incorporates the front of the car mode into the back of the robot, by way of hinges to fold up against the robot (most figures just have a back panel just hanging off or away from the actual body of the robot). That was very impressed by that. Whoever designed the engineering of this figure - I am in awe of their abilities.
A "must buy" figure... even if you don't like TFPrime or intend to buy any of the toys.
(I don't see how the next Dlx Cliffjumper mould could possibly outdo this one)

[SharkyMcShark]

Great figure.

Car mode is realistic, which deals with one of my biggest complaints about Animated. Paint is a lovely deep red (I have the Takara version, I dont really know of the differences between the two). It can appear sparsely painted, but remember that the roof of the car is all clear blue plastic that has been painted over - the paint matches well too. No complaints about this mode at all.

Transformation is delightfully involved - there are numerous little complexities that they didn't have to engineer in but did anyway. Things like the outer bits of the bumper folding in to the middle of the bonnet so that the 'headlight belt' is more streamlined, and the bits of car window folding into the legs instead of sticking out are great touches that give the feel of a high quality product.

Robot mode is also really good. Wasn't initially keen on the amount of red showing but it works in person. Well articulated - my only gripe in this area is that I wish the shoulders could move down a bit further. It looks at times like he's permanently bunching them up. Other minor complaint - the wrist cannons don't really sit in place when the hands are out. They're held in position by the gauntlets to some extent but they flop around a little bit, occasionally making small gaps in the robot mode forearms. It's a tiny gripe really. Otherwise flawless.

Buy it. 9/10.

[GoktimusPrime]

My main gripe about this toy is the lack of wrist articulation, so the hands are permanently positioned where the palms are aligned with the inside elbows - great if he wants to do bicep curls, but otherwise not so good for other poses (like holding a gun properly). Yeah I know he is in built guns, but still... it bugs me.

I have the TakaraTOMY version and it suffers from a minor QC issue - a small smudge of silver paint on one of the panels (I should be able to remove it with some rubbing alcohol). Getting some of the vehicle mode panels to align properly can be fiddly, but otherwise it's a pretty neat toy and I am satisfied with it overall. 7/10

[SharkyMcShark]

My main gripe about this toy is the lack of wrist articulation, so the hands are permanently positioned where the palms are aligned with the inside elbows - great if he wants to do bicep curls, but otherwise not so good for other poses (like holding a gun properly). Yeah I know he is in built guns, but still... it bugs me.

Let's all remember where we were when Gok got something wrong.

The wrists do swivel.