Toy Review - GEN-15 DLX Firefly (combiner)

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just some brief details to start you off)
Impressions of the group or a combiner as a whole can be posted here or in the pre-existing group review topic here if you prefer.

FIREFLY
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 1
Released here - scheduled for March 2015 (out in Asia & America December 2014)
Approximate Retail Price - AU$?? (probably about $30) US$17
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Fighter Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner limb
Main Colours - Red, white, blue, black
Main Accessories - gun, combiner fist/foot


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[prjkt]

First things first. Jet mode is the worst of the three modes. Fat, chunky, and obvious arms. Same for Skydive, and probably Air Raid. At least he has front landing gear.

However, bot mode is quite awesome, well articulated and balanced, main drawback is no actual feet.

Combined mode works very well for foot mode, however arm mode has a couple of issues - his hands don't quite reach to the tabs on his back, so just hang there loose, and the tailfin blocks some weapons, like Powerglide, from fitting into the combiner hand.

[Dimi194]

Great bot mode, I really like the expressiveness of him! Again the jet is super chunky (and because of short wings looks a little worse than Skydive), but that seems to be like all these guys, so at least they're all in need of some Jenny Craig :P

[BigTransformerTrev]

The robot mode is great - very well proportioned, decent articulation and very much visually in line with the G1 toy/cartoon.

The jet mode, well the front half of the jet I really like and I quite like the wings as well - I know others don't and I can see why but there is something about the stubbiness of it that kinda appeals. The arms sticking out at the sides are a very big drawback, but at least they tuck in somewhat so are not quite as annoying as those on Skydives alt mode.

With Firefly(ght) and Skydive looking so good, I'm starting to wonder/hope if they are going to make a Generations Aerielbots gift set as I think I'm gonna want them in their individual and gestalt modes

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's the last of the Wave 1 Combiner Wars Deluxe figures with Firefly.


Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Firefly - YouTube


Looking forward to completing the team with Air Raid in wave 2 now

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Overall the figure is pretty good, but I would've appreciated more paint application across the red plastic. But he fits in well with the wave 1 figures and looks great combined with the others so far in Superion. Definitely looking forward to Air Raid in wave 2!!