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.