Toy review - Studio Series 35 Jetfire

[G1Optimal]

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/03/22/...uctions-385700

[GoktimusPrime]

Got the TakaraTOMY version today. Overall thoughts:



* A very fiddly panelformer. I know I said this about ROTF Leader Jetfire, but SS Jetfire is seriously way more panelformery than ROTF Jetfire, and I find it to be less forgiving too.

* Visually amazing. The screen-likeness on this toy is gorgeous and puts ROTF Jetfire to shame.



* SS Jetfire is hands down the superior action figure, but ROTF Jetfire is arguably the better toy. ROTF Jetfire is a relatively more straightforward toy to transform.



* I'm really impressed with the way that this toy is able to fold up much of its fuselage and compacts it into the body. It's something that HasTak's gotten rather good at doing, plus it's a luxury afforded to this toy since it's unburdened with having to house an electronic sound gimmick.



So is this toy worth buying? It depends. As a stand alone Jetfire toy, I'd say that this is the better Jetfire. As a combining component for Optimus Prime... it depends. Are you already planning on buying the SS OP that combines with this Jetfire? If so, then yes, it will be worth it for you. If not and you don't care about having this as a stand alone Jetfire toy, then maybe just stick with your ROTF Leader Jetfire.



I personally don't care for SS Optimus Prime so this is just a stand-alone Jetfire toy for me. My ROTF Leader Jetfire and Optimus Prime still serve just fine for the combined mode.

[Butcher31]

I finally was able to obtain this one thanks to an early Christmas present. It's an excellent figure. Everything underneath in Blackbird mode is so neat and flat and tucked away. I like it when the underside of an alt-mode is almost flat and quite cluttered, as it means they've really thought about it and have made good use of the space. Plus, the jet all tabs together quite well. In the words of Brickman it's "very swooshable". I still like the original but this is a definite step up.

My only minor quibbles are I would've preferred a longer walking stick and, as mentioned, the ability to curl the fingers would've been nice.

I don't have a compatible Optimus Prime yet to try out the combined feature, but even without that mode it's still worth the price of admission.

[GoktimusPrime]

LOL, does anybody own both SS Optimus Prime and Jetfire? Because so far everyone seems to own one or the other. This is reminding me of owning G1 Predacons in the 1980s -- knew people who owned individual Predacons but never knew anyone who owned the whole set (and thus could single-handedly form Predaking).

[Dimi194]

I do! :P But tbh the combined version (without an upgrade kit) is a bit of a mess so I keep them seperate in my display!

[GoktimusPrime]

I do! :P But tbh the combined version (without an upgrade kit) is a bit of a mess so I keep them seperate in my display!

Reviews should show the good, bad and ugly of all toys - don't hold back. No point including upgrade kits with reviews since they're not included with the original toy anyway. It'd be like reviewing food and deciding that a dish needs more seasoning, but you've brought some along and you spice the dish up. Yeah, the actual review of the dish shouldn't including the modification you made to it.

[klystron]

Thread back from the dead!
Considering picking up Jetfire in the BigW sale (if I can find one). Despite largely positive reviews, there seems to be a few reports of the spine-hinge pin joint breaking.
Has anyone here had this happen to theirs?
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threa...166951/page-14