Toy Review - Siege Apeface

[GoktimusPrime]

APEFACE
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Siege
Sub-sub-line - War For Cybertron
Size/class - Voyager
New/remould/redeco - new
Wave - 5
Released here - ???
Approximate Retail Price - $50
Approximate Size - 16.5cm to top of head, 19.3cm to tip of nosecone
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - jet, robotic ape
Main Features/Gimmicks - Headmaster Triple Changer
Main Colours - purple, off-white, black, maroon

PROS
+ A well sculpted and well articulated figure
+ I like how the ape feet tab into the wings rather than just hanging loosely like they do on the G1 toy
+ The biggest improvement is losing that gigantically heavy backpack. Part of this was done by having the ape arms become the robot legs instead of just being kibble.
+ Both Apeface and "Spasma" are well balanced.
+ Both robot and ape modes are better proportioned.
+ I really like the Titan Master as it looks a lot more like G1 Spasma which TR Apeface failed to do. It's also more functional than TR Apeface since it can become both the robot and ape heads. It's also a far more G1-accurate looking head, although I must admit that on a technical level, the sculpting on TR Apeface is better (not a fan of those black eyes though).
+ Really nice use of Z-joints, double joints and strategic tabbing. The way that the robot arms fold up is reminiscent of Siege Spinister.

CONS
- That cheap looking off-white. Why not grey?
- The jet mode looks ridiculous; there is no way something shaped like this could fly in atmosphere. The silly amounts of air resistance alone...
- The "battle damage" looks terrible and is extensively splattered on the shins, shoulders and nosecone. Even if you like these effects, the sheer inconsistency in application still looks bad. All of the splatters are on bumpy surfaces, making them a massive pain in the backside to remove. I've done two rounds of extensive scrubbing with my Apeface and still couldn't get all of the marks off. Removing the marks from the nosecone can be problematic as you want to avoid removing the Decepticon insignia and the beige paint decos on the sides.

OTHER (things that might be seen as pros or cons depending on your tastes)
* Part of Apeface's superior balance does come at the cost of having the nosecone not being able to fold down, and as such it does stick out in an unsightly way. But given that it serves a practical purpose of improving balance, I can overlook it.
* The ape mode head is split into two parts -- the eyes and top of the head are formed by "Spasma," while the lower part of the head is formed by a mask.