Toy Review - GEN-15 DLX Alpha Bravo (combiner)

[griffin]

(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 if you prefer.

ALPHA BRAVO
Series - Generations
Sub-line - Combiner Wars
Size/class - Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 1
Released here - scheduled for March 2015 (out in Asia & America December 2014)
Approximate Retail Price - AU$?? (probably about $30) US$17
Approximate Size - 15cm
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Helicopter
Main Features/Gimmicks - Combiner limb
Main Colours - White, black, bronze, blue
Main Accessories - gun, combiner fist/foot


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[BigTransformerTrev]

Alpha Bravo

Seems like they were headed for Slingshot with the white body, orange bald-like head etc and then went "Oh bollocks, we don't have the name rights anymore and the Geewuners will have a hissy fit!" so they retooled it into a helicopter and and gave him a faceplate and new name.

I like this figure, but not as much as the other combiner wars toys I have opened - maybe as I have no sentimental attachment to the character. I also have trouble getting the flap that holds his copter blades to sit flush with the roof in his Helicopter mode. But overall not bad.

[prjkt]

Apart from the lack of landing struts, this is actually my favourite of the Dlx Aerialbots so far, probably because of how streamlined the alt-mode is in comparison to Skydive and Firefly. Sure the arms just hang out the side, but they're covered in missiles, so that can be forgiven.

The Astrotrain like feet/cockpit gives me hope for Blast Off

Hopefully, if this is retooled into Blades, they remould his arms to have landing struts...

[Omega Metro]

I like this a lot.

[Dimi194]

I like this a lot.

^This! I love the head esp, though I don't know why!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Just got mine today. OMG what a looooong Helicopter he is. Wow. Robot mode is pretty nice though, good amount of posability on the little guy and he has a super cool gun! I do wish there was a better way to store his helicopter blades in robot mode. His big feet do give him fantastic balance though.

A fun robot mode with an odd looking vehicle mode. No sad I bought it