Toy Review - Generations Mini-Con Assault Team

[snaketales]

The cockpit keeps falling off my Windshear...

[Lint]

Just got my TT version in the mail. This is definitely up for the worst transformer toy of the year award.

PROS

• I actually like this 'maxi' size of minicon
• I like how the weapons 'integrate into the alt modes
• Ball joints are tight and beautiful metallic green plastic

CONS

• It seems minicon design has not evolved at all in the last decade, despite the larger size they really haven't capitalised on the possiblities. I've seen legends/cyberverse/legion class toys that are more interesting to transform. Overall, both bot and alt modes are underwhelming.
• The combination is awkward and the articulation in combined mode is limited. The combined figure looks awkward.
• Wind Sheers rubberised bits are warped.
• The combined weapon looks stupid
• Paint apps are only so-so and the lack of paint detail on their faces is just dissapointing

I swear TT just lose their wits whenever they have to design a combining figure. It's like they throw their standards out the window and the end result matters little so long as everything plugs into each other.

If you want to save some money this year, this is the figure you skip.

The cockpit keeps falling off my Windshear...

Ditto

[christalcase]

I bought this figure because it was a combiner and it was worse than I expected. Heavytread suffers the most as a individual bot but the others aren't stellar by any means. I was surprised that each figure were closer to Legion size rather than the Minicon size that I was used to (i.e. Unicron Trilogy).

The combined mode has proportion issues and it has decent articulation. However, parts like to pop off when combining and the way Windshear attaches to Runway wasn't done well. There's also the resulting gap in the torso which ruins the figure. The set could have benefit from lighter colours because the abundance of black hides all the sculpting making him look like one large lump with arms and legs.

In terms of value for money, he has the play value I guess, but he also feels smaller than your standard Deluxe due to the increased parts number (I think). Overall, only buy if you like Combiners and your standard of one isn't too high.

[liegeprime]

The cockpit keeps falling off my Windshear...

mine too.

Aside from that and the gape in the chest when in gestalt mode it's an okay figure for me. The individual bots are more to my liking than the combined mode though. I hope they make more. Even though it is a minicon but in IDW verse it's not a cybetronian but rather another alien mechanoid race altogether.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I quite liked these three little guys. The only real challenge with them though is they come in Centuritron mode so you have to figure out how to split them up as the instructions don't say. But except to put them all back into gestalt mode the instructions (which are blue instead of red or purple - very cool the mini-cons got their own colour ) are not needed as all have very easy transforms. Interestingly I adore helicopter TF's yet Windshear is my least favorite of the 3. I think Runway looks the best overall and Heavetread looks like a bulky mother. Certainly worth getting in my opinion, very fun little guys! The comic is quite cool too and a welcome bonus

The cockpit keeps falling off my Windshear...

Ditto

mine too.

Yep, and mine

[GoktimusPrime]

(which are blue instead of red or purple - very cool the mini-cons got their own colour )

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