Blazemaster,it's like they made him helicopter that looks like the Eurocopter EC 155 and then made a few changes so they wouldn't have to pay for the license. Second would be Blackout but I really wish they'd made transform close to how he did in the movie.
1. Cybertron Evac/Universe Blades 2. Fansproject Defender 3. Animated Leader Megs 4. Energon Quickstrike Lookin' forward to PCC Searchlight too.
I forgot about TFA Megatron. I have the Shadow version, and its an awesome helicopter. I think Blazemaster is a joke. Decent alt. mode, horrible bot mode. IMO, of course.
i'd say he still counts... especially if we're counting him, since they're pretty similar... that's my favorite right there... both him and quickstrike... love the hell out of both of them... i'm with you on your list too, and searchlight does look totally awesome... i love all the helicopter bots too, and i'd add Universe Whirl to that list too... fun repaint and really fun toy... he's a big ole brick, but i still love him...
I have a Galaxy Force Live Convoy (Evac) and have to say it's one of my favorite figures I own. The head sculpt is great, transformation is great, alt form is great. Just great all around. The only downer is that his hook and spinning blade gimmicks aren't removable. Can't have everything! I have the Universe Blades repaint and it just feels...cheap compared to Live Convoy. Hasbro must've used crappier plastics, which is a shame because the red looks pretty great.
I think that's much less a matter of Hasbro using "crappier plastics" and more a matter of mold degradation.
G1 Whirl was awesome. I always liked his design. Granted he was harvested from a different Japanese toy series. The opening cockpit was cool. He was pretty sizeable for the time. I wish he would be rereleased.
My favorite is TFU Blades. he's big, simple transformation and displays well. a close second is my G1 Whirl. Vortex in the Bruticus Maximus set just looks blocky and kills the other 90% of the cool alt mode. i wish that we could get a decent Deluxe class (or bigger) TF with an AH-64 Apache alt mode. My Super Gobot Warpath has me begging for Hasbro to make one- to at least go with Blackout.
TFA Leader Megatron and Shadow Blade. Evac/Live Convoy/Springer/Blades/Anyone else I missed is pretty well done as well. TFA Blackout looks fantastic as well.
In no particular order: Uni Blades, Uni Springer, G1 Springer, FP Defender and while not a fav I actually like and still have me Gobots Coptur.
