Transformers Legacy Leader Blitzwing First Look & In-Hand Images

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by CactusReporter, Mar 18, 2022.

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  1. 2fabdad

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    Ow WOW... I want one
     
  2. Effigy

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    I do wonder that since the cockpit in tank mode is a fake part, can it be removed? Maybe a 3p can print up a replacement?
     
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    The gewunner within is starting to hate the tank mode less and less
     

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  4. Bakarina

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    I think there's also simply an element of changing standards and expectations over time. I mean, I adored MP-10 (like a lot of people) when it came out. But my tastes and standards have changed over time with the emergence of toon-accuracy, and the realization of more and more toon accurate figures even just in CHUG at retail, than I thought possible before. Today my expectations for a figure lean in that direction substantially and I now expect and want something closer to MP-44 or Earthrise Prime.

    So while I personally loved TR Blitzwing at the time, and heralded it as the most toon accurate version we had seen to date back then (specifically the Takara redecco,) this new figure looks much more appealing to me now and will become its replacement.

    I know your post was more directed at those critical of this figure than those praising it, but I just wanted to remind everyone that tastes and demands can and do change (on both sides of the taste fence) over time. It isn't hypocritical for someone to simply change their mind or for their desires to evolve.
     
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  6. ex dtw2003

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    Mistransformed T30 tank mode again. Love it.
     
  7. Missing Sunset

    Missing Sunset i eat the figures lol

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    You guys are being too mean to the jet. I’d still say it’s his third best mode!
     
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    Generally not a fan of Blitzwing, but that chunky robot mode is delicious looking. Still hate the character colors, but he just looks like a stupid amount of fun.

    Now, I always hate to be that guy.....but..... about that leader price point...Weve officially crossed into \"Weve finally eased our customers from leader-priced Voyager figures with large amounts of accessories, now into leader-priced voyager figures with very few accessories so that next it will be just a leader-priced voyager figure with a handgun\". 

    Im not furious at it, they had to find a way to future proof the budget while not being able to shrink the figures (because they need to stay in scale), and this was a clever way to do that. This review was just a hard punch in the face reminding me what theyve been doing all along. 
     
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    Though, thinking about it, you want to go full-on 'toon, then why did they make the canopy red. They should have gone with a shade of blue. It annoys me when they lean towards one direction, then pull away at the last minute. Like PotP Dinobots going all toy, then do swoop with a blue chest,

    I can guess that the red canopy was due to the clear plastic being used for the gauntlets. That just makes me think another energon themed gimmick that used blue plastic would have been better. Heck blue blast effects for the guns or jet engines would have been nice.
     
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  10. Kaynowa

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    I'm glad they didn't give him that stupid ass micro turret manbun. I wholly expect them to
     
  11. jignat

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    That's what she said.
     
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  12. Triggerhappy

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    Are those hands for Menasor or some unknown combiner?
     
  13. Kaynowa

    Kaynowa #MakeTransformersStupidAgain

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    No they're just big hands for blitzwing
     
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    yeah it’s the best one, looking forward to it
     
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    Im really loving this new Blitzwing. Sure jet mode is not perfect but I have seen much worse looking triple changer jet modes (*cough*TR Broadside*cough*). Only thing I dont like is the giant red hulk hands.

    But being a "Legacy" line with characters across the different series, it was a missed opportunity not to give him different switchable faces ala Animated.
     
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    I could see this as a possible repaint/retool of armada megatron 
     
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    It finally seems Blitzwing is getting his due! No lackluster facial features, no headmaster gimmick, no weird proportions, just perfection.

    This figure really shows what Legacy has to offer, and I hope the line continues past 2022.
     
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  18. Nemisispath

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    This makes me like the hulk hands even more.
     
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  19. Afterburner

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    The jet mode isn't the best and I would have liked to see more folding on the bottom, but overall I think he looks great. Only other minor nitpick would be some paint on the tank wheels inside the treads. Love the weapons and the robot mode. He looks like serious trouble, as Blitzwing should look. And he looks phenomenal with Astrotrain.
     
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  20. Novaxmaximal

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    that would probably have been expensive
     
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