View Poll Results: GEN-15 VOY Cyclonus - worth buying?

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Thread: Toy Review - GEN-15 VOY Cyclonus (combiner)

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    Default Toy Review - GEN-15 VOY Cyclonus (combiner)

    (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.

    CYCLONUS
    Series - Generations
    Sub-line - Combiner Wars
    Size/class - Voyager
    New/remould/redeco - Major remould of Silverbolt
    Wave - 3
    Released here - Not here yet (out in Asia April)
    Approximate Retail Price - (probably about AU$50) US$25
    Approximate Size - 20cm (robot), 23cm (jet)
    Allegiance - Decepticon
    Alt-mode - Cybertronian fighter plane
    Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner core (Galvatronus)
    Main Colours - Purple, dark purple, grey.
    Main Accessories - gun/shield


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    First thing's first - I love the overall colour. Much richer and deeper than the RTS/BiS Cyclonus, however I'm not sure this guy will take prime position on my MTMTE shelf yet.

    His central torst is, at least in my opinion, improved over Silverbolt - the "gap cover" is easier to flip up, and due to the change in head transformation (flipped back, rather than forward and hidden in the chest.)

    Alt mode is almost totally different than Silverbolt. Entirely new backpack, and they've "cheated" with a little partsforming for the smaller spikes on his arms, that end up in his hands when in alt mode.

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    I'm utterly impressed at Cyclonus when I was initially hesitant when I found out he was a retool of Silverbolt. Seeing him in hand with that beautiful purple has sold me. Also the Galvatronus mode looks way better than I initially thought

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    I'm not overly impressed with Cyclonus myself. The bot mode is OK, and the alt mode does pay a decent homage to the G1 toy. Even the Galvatronus mode is OK, with a decent Galvatron styled head sculpt.

    But I'm not particularly liking the normal head sculpt, which I think reminds me more of the Wicked Witch of the West than anything lol.




    Not really sure of the purpose of Galvatronus either. I sold off my Stunticons, so here he is with the Aerialbot limbs.


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    Here's my video review of the new Combiner Wars Cyclonus. Not too bad a figure, but nothing overly impressive.


    Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Cyclonus and Galvatronus - YouTube


    The Galvatronus mode still baffles me too as to what the backstory is on that one.
    Last edited by koolkollectibleskhai; 29th April 2015 at 07:34 PM.

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    This Cyclonus just doesn't do anything for me. I love the Henkei Cyclonus, it captures Cyclonus perfectly, this one doesn't. Only thing that might get me to buy him is if he turns up in IDW.
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    Having a hard time accepting this too.

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    Any figure that comes with swords demands wrist articulation.

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    This guy just doesn't entice me at all. He looks like a pretty good option if you're after a G1 cartoon Cyclonus, but as a MTMTE Cyclonus fan he just doesn't represent the skeletal-samauri I'm after.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DELTAprime View Post
    This Cyclonus just doesn't do anything for me. I love the Henkei Cyclonus, it captures Cyclonus perfectly, this one doesn't. Only thing that might get me to buy him is if he turns up in IDW.
    if IDW Cyclonus somehow turns up looking like this it will break the books.
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