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The Transformers Studio 86 Blaster. A recolour/repaint of the Kingdom version, this release annoyed many collectors by having the price spike despite basically offering the exact same as previous iterations, though I guess it has a nice fancy cardboard backdrop. Perhaps the biggest change is the fact that Eject is no long made of translucent plastic, a material that has many collectors a bit anxious due to its brittle nature.
Luckily for me, I actually didn't get any of the previous ones, though I have to admit the price did suck, almost $65 CAD after taxes, released as a Toys R US exclusive here in Canada.
So as far as content goes, because of Eject there aren't exactly a lot of accessories, just the blaster, though to be honest the original didn't exactly come with much either.
Articulation is again, pretty standard for a Mainline figure, and thanks to a flap on the back of the waist the figure can actually kick backwards. For whatever reason, they gave the right hand an extended index finger, which I guess was to allow for the figure to be able to press its own eject button, but sadly the figure acks articulation to actually be able to recreate said pose.
Transformation is not as simple as back in the G1 days, though ultimately it is for the better as the resuling radio mode is certainly more realisitic than the G1 toy, though you're gonna have people who lament the loss of sheer size. Can't really comment on the complexity of the Eject transformation, having never played with one as a child, but based on photographs I'd have to say that things are probably similar, but there's certainly no doubt in my mind that the G1 figures had a more convincing tape mode (not that kids these days know what a tape should look like anyway).
As mentioned earlier, the tape deck door does actually open for the insertion of Eject in tape mode.
Paint Work is nice though as always the actual amount of paint on the figure is questionable. I think it's mostly on the tape deck door and face, with some work on the hips and the part that makes up the bottom of the tape deck.
Build Quality wise, nothing out of the ordinary was experienced.
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The Transformers Studio 86 Blaster. A recolour/repaint of the Kingdom version, this release annoyed many collectors by having the price spike despite basically offering the exact same as previous iterations, though I guess it has a nice fancy cardboard backdrop. Perhaps the biggest change is the fact that Eject is no long made of translucent plastic, a material that has many collectors a bit anxious due to its brittle nature.
Luckily for me, I actually didn't get any of the previous ones, though I have to admit the price did suck, almost $65 CAD after taxes, released as a Toys R US exclusive here in Canada.
So as far as content goes, because of Eject there aren't exactly a lot of accessories, just the blaster, though to be honest the original didn't exactly come with much either.
Articulation is again, pretty standard for a Mainline figure, and thanks to a flap on the back of the waist the figure can actually kick backwards. For whatever reason, they gave the right hand an extended index finger, which I guess was to allow for the figure to be able to press its own eject button, but sadly the figure acks articulation to actually be able to recreate said pose.
Transformation is not as simple as back in the G1 days, though ultimately it is for the better as the resuling radio mode is certainly more realisitic than the G1 toy, though you're gonna have people who lament the loss of sheer size. Can't really comment on the complexity of the Eject transformation, having never played with one as a child, but based on photographs I'd have to say that things are probably similar, but there's certainly no doubt in my mind that the G1 figures had a more convincing tape mode (not that kids these days know what a tape should look like anyway).
As mentioned earlier, the tape deck door does actually open for the insertion of Eject in tape mode.
Paint Work is nice though as always the actual amount of paint on the figure is questionable. I think it's mostly on the tape deck door and face, with some work on the hips and the part that makes up the bottom of the tape deck.
Build Quality wise, nothing out of the ordinary was experienced.