Just added Sphinx yesterday. Looks good with the pair of Maketoys bots. Still haven't gotten around to adding labels a year after I got Downbeat and Gun Dog. Maybe I will now.

 

Got myself a Downbeat for less than $100!  

 

Come on MakToys, reissue this one already!

There. I sure told them a thing or two...   But I do wish they would reissue this guy.

 

Reissue? Has Downbeat dried up already?

 

I prefer to shop US online sellers. Haven't seen any available. That said, my google-fu skills are not as good as others here.

 

It has

 

I don’t think he’s even available overseas...

 

Agreed. I wish Toyhax/Reprolabels included an optional blank blue strip to cover up that portion of the chest. I would then be happy to apply a clear-backed Autobot logo on top of it.

Why Maketoys thought it was a good idea to have that ugly blank red outline is a mystery to me. Worse design choice I've ever seen in a TF toy. We can figure out by ourselves where the Autobot logo sticker is supposed to go.

Can anyone produce a blank blue rectangular sticker strip for Jazz's chest in robot mode? I would appreciate it very very very much.

 

The scarf started as a holiday accessory but I’m keeping it on all the time now love the way he looks wearing it.

 

yikes.

 

It is a rather nice look.

 

If anyone is interested, you can replace the headlights with 8mm LED bulbs. They are a perfect fit and very cheap on ebay. You don't even have to light them up. They look good even unlit. If you do light them up, they're super bright! Here's some photos.

 

Wow. I thought folks said the stock headlights couldn't be removed. Can you post how to do the removal/swap?
Also is there a way to give the bulbs a blueish glass tint?

 

Looks good. Reminds me of Getter Black. Badass anti-hero.

 

I can try to take more pictures over the weekend. Bluish tint is very easy; cheapest way to go is use some sort of light blue sharpie on the bulb before installation! My preferred way would be any translucent spray paint such as Tint-it followed by a layer of clear coat.

The original dark headlights do come off, but not easily. Firstly, the 2 halves of the hood can (and need to) be removed-- with great care. In my case, I took an 8mm drill bit from the back of each headlight and simply drilled through to the other side. It helped that I started with a pilot hole first with a smaller bit. After installing the LED, I used a bit of hot glue to secure in place. That's pretty much it!

Afterwards, I was not careful with the 2 hood halves and I ended up breaking a clip on one of them. I count myself very fortunate that TFsource was able to mail me a replacement, but it took an entire year to finally receive it!

 

Dont mind me, I am just working my voodoo for a reissue.

 

you remind me of the bot.

 

What bot?

 

I have Downbeat, but I know that my brother and many others missed out. I'd like to see a reissue for him.  

 

The bot with the power