Toy Review - RtS Windcharger

[The_Damned]

will buy two if they ever come to batemans bay

[Robzy]

mine fits nice and tightly actually.

Same with mine, i'm quite impressed by Hasbro's improvement in quality compared to 2008/2009.

Me 3!

I love this figure... great transformation. Excellent alt mode. And Robot mode is very cool too - especially the chest, arm guns and head sculpt.

[gdmetro]

Picked up a this guy today- just as awesome as I imagined from the first pictures. Thanks again to VectorPrime for the info on the whereabouts.

Very poseable- barring a waist swivel- everything is good.

The whitish grays could be improved upon- and I will get the Takara version for the hopefully better paintjob and permanent insignia- but this guy for $8 is such a steal and worth every dollar.

His transformation is decent as a car design can get on a scout. The magnet/hands are just an awesome touch/homage to g1.

One issue is on the left side of his head from the front- my one has a bit of flash on it- gotta shave it off.

This is definitely one figure that I am so grateful to Has/Takara for- this scout figure gives me hope that they will do more of the classics minibots in this perfect scout size. Huffer/gears please? And I can dream about Powerglide and Seaspray... and even though I enjoyed universe brawn and beachcomber updated scout sizes? I think not likely anytime soon- but perhaps as DOTM scouts? I can only hope.

The engineering on Windcharger, hubcap and breacher is just amazing...
Looking at RTS windcharger and comparing to his g1 minibot counterpart just shows how far Tfs have come since the 80's. The updated engineering, poseability relative class size in terms of g1 and g1 homage/aesthetic really is the essence of what a classics design should be.

[GoktimusPrime]

he is a great little figure, good posability and transformation on mine, the front grill is a lisstle sloppy with the paint however its hardly noticable unless you specifically look for it

i wonder if we will see a tailgate repaint

They need to at least retool the head to make it Tailgate.

His transformation is decent as a car design can get on a scout.

The only gripe I have with the car transformation is getting the roof to be exactly flush. The robot toes don't seem to align right on mine and tend to dip.

The magnet/hands are just an awesome touch/homage to g1.

I didn't know the hands were magnetic. That is cool... I shall have to try it out!

One issue is on the left side of his head from the front- my one has a bit of flash on it- gotta shave it off.

Yeah, I have the same issue on mine right in the middle of the forehead... but it's rather slight, so I'm gonna leave it alone.

The head absolutely evokes Megatron, but it's obviously something that's come about through sheer coincidence rather than any explicit intent from HasTak.

[gdmetro]

The only gripe I have with the car transformation is getting the roof to be exactly flush. The robot toes don't seem to align right on mine and tend to dip.


I didn't know the hands were magnetic. That is cool... I shall have to try it out!

(Correct me if im wrong but wasn't his ability to have magnets from the barrel things from his hands from g1?) That's what I was referring to.

I have the roof problem-that is it pops up. But sometimes I can get it to stay down reasonably well (That is, looking on the side of the car, the roof is flush with the back window.) As for the foot panels, I think there is meant to be a small gap lining.

[GoktimusPrime]

(Correct me if im wrong but wasn't his ability to have magnets from the barrel things from his hands from g1?) That's what I was referring to.

The original G1 bio just says "Casts powerful magnetic field which can attract or repel large metal objects." - doesn't state that it comes from his hands, although G1 fiction often portrays him as using his hands. In the cartoon his hand converted into some kind of gun that he used to project an electromagnetic tractor beam (The Ultimate Doom) - and it seems that this toy's hand-cannons are inspired by that episode. Although in another episode Windcharger projected the electromagnetic field from his chest. And in Transformers The Movie you can even see his electromagnetic field generator inside the hole in his chest. Maybe... okay, I just made that up. In the comics he projected the electromagnetism from his hands (such as in "And There Shall Come... A Leader!")

Anyway, I only had a quick fiddle with Windcharger last night, but tonight I had a more thorough play and yeah, I saw the 'hand cannons' that flip out. I didn't know about them at the time I made my previous post. But now I know!

I have the roof problem-that is it pops up. But sometimes I can get it to stay down reasonably well (That is, looking on the side of the car, the roof is flush with the back window.) As for the foot panels, I think there is meant to be a small gap lining.

Actually, I've worked it out now. You need to get the toes to point flat down - you may need to push the heels up. Get the toes to line up with the shin panels before trying to fold the lower legs over. That way the top of the toes are already lifted up and should fit in flush with the roof. It's kinda tricky, but doable.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I reckon its an awesome toy. Mine clips togethr nicely in car mode, except for the bonet and one of his arms, but the back is fine.

Badly mixed paint all over though, he has swirls throughout entire body. I love his knees, soooo bendy!

BUY IT!!

[christalcase]

just got him today and I love the toy, especially the flip out guns/magnets, looks really good, but I kinda wished the hands werent red as they blend in a bit with the red panels behind them. Tranformation is simple and quick, making him quite a lot of fun to transform. Although I cant get the roof flush in vehicle mode which is a tad bit annoying but I think he is a really good toy (looks better in person than in pics so far)

[Eazy D]

Can't go wrong for 8 bucks.

Great homage.

Mine is actually really stiff in the joints which i suppose isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Paint is not too gret though. I love the deep red but there are lots of swirls in it.

I also can't for the life of me get the roof to stay down fully so that it sits flush against the doors and rear window. it keeps popping up slightly. otherwise the car mode holds together very solidly

[5FDP]

Picked up Windcharger for 8 bucks yesterday. Since the packaging wasn't up to my standards of perfection (it was the last one on the self), I decided to open him up. It's an awesome toy and immediately recognisable as Windcharger. There was also no noticeable defects with mine e.g. panels not lining up, paint problems etc.

...but I kinda wished the hands werent red as they blend in a bit with the red panels behind them.

Agreed!