Yes
Only if cheap
Only if (something else)
No
Not Interested
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Windblade is a funny one. She has a fair few issues, but i can't put her down. She is very gangly and lean, and she is fiddly as hell to Transform. Her sword is great and the sheath clipping in is a cool idea, but because its a bit loose it falls out if you lance at it funny. But i like the character, I love the jet mode, I love the head sculpt and the sword.... Its a fun toy. . I wouldn't go crazy hunting it down, but its worth owning if u can get it at a good price.
i do NOT Play with toys...
But I DO occasionally do scale model assisted simulations in physical fight dynamics.
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It's clear they put a lot more effort into designing this one than most of the Deluxe toys of late, but I can't help but feel the material quality lets her down, things fall off or come undone easily.
Can anyone tell me if there a lock for the two halves of the torso in robot mode? I can't seem to find one so the torso has tendency to split when played with.
I wish they had used a standard peg rather than a tab for the sword sheathe, it really does fall of all the time.
Overall a quite ambitious toy for today's deluxe's but alas afflicted by it's limited budget.
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Without having her in hand, my only complaint is her eyes aren't the same as in the comic.
Any figure that comes with swords demands wrist articulation.
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I've seen/handled Windblade IRL, and I was surprised to see that the face is silver rather than "Geisha white" like in the comics. I'm also not a huge fan of how the feet just stick out from the top of the jet, and there's also a gap in the jet body. But overall it's a fairly impressive looking design, and I quite like the sword (kinda wish she had two). The design of the blade itself feels impractical if it were a solid blade, but I'm guessing that it's a form of malleable energy blade (like plasma or something) rather than something solid like metal.
Rank 8 - Deluxe Member
Got mine today. Lovely looking figure; her red is almost pastel in my opinion, which evokes the Sarah Stone artwork. Her wings fold back behind her nicely, a-la the comic book. Great upper articulation but she could really use a thigh swivel; the one at her hip is blocked by plastic and her feet don't tilt so it limits stable poses.
Only 2 small things to consider. :
1) Her face looks nothing like the Sarah Stone illustration, which is a matter of taste, but I would have preferred a more animated style.
2) Those elbows are mighty thin. I can't see them standing up to the kind of play a kid would give this figure.
7.5/10.
Rank 8 - Deluxe Member
From tinyJazz's HLJ link, it seems the Takara Tomy version got the face right.
Edit might as well post a link here. http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT81690/Sci
Last edited by CBratron; 8th October 2014 at 03:29 PM. Reason: adding link
Any figure that comes with swords demands wrist articulation.
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But I just got my windblade! Damn you takaraaaaaaaaaa!Originally Posted by CBratron
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