Month: October 2014

Polyfect Toys Construction 7″ combiner robots

This is Construction(lamest name ever, right?). I found this combiner robot at Danny’s Carwash 6 years ago. Aside from the robot’s name and brand Polyfect Toys, there is almost no English on the package. It’s all in Chinese. But what this really is, is a really cool knock off of the Generation 1 Devastator. Go figure. I had hours of fun playing with these at my desk at work transforming them when I was bored.

 

Polyfect Toys Construction 7" combiner robots Devastator Constructicon Knockoff 37 Diaclone,.  Foreign names - Japanese- Devastor (デバスター Debasutā), French- Dévastateur (Canada), Italian- Uragan, Mandarin- Hǔei-mìeh Chě, Taiwan- 毀滅者, Róu-lìn Chě, Taiwan- 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), Dà Lì Shén (China, 大力神, "Hercules"), Portuguese- Devastador

Polyfect Toys Construction 7″ combiner robots Chinese Devastator Knockoff




The only other English on the box besides Construction is the name of each combiner robot, the distributor, and the choking warning. The names are as generic as you can get(Building, Feeding, Picking, Sanitation, Ravage, Disguise). Wonder what genius figured out those names? Anyway, I lost this piece and I found it again at the Dollar Store. Guess they keep pumping out more of these, but I am glad they did.  I see some Spanish on these, so they must be selling it in Spain or Mexico too. Probably China too, seeing as there is Chinese all over it.

Polyfect Toys Construction 7" combiner robots Devastator Constructicon Knockoff 37 Diaclone,.  Foreign names - Japanese- Devastor (デバスター Debasutā), French- Dévastateur (Canada), Italian- Uragan, Mandarin- Hǔei-mìeh Chě, Taiwan- 毀滅者, Róu-lìn Chě, Taiwan- 蹂躪者, "Devastator"), Dà Lì Shén (China, 大力神, "Hercules"), Portuguese- Devastador

Polyfect Toys Construction 7″ combiner robots Chinese Devastator Knockoff


This is a fun piece to have and such a great price. I only ever had 2 of the original G1 Constructicons, so it is nice to have them all in this piece. I am wondering why they are still selling the Polyfect Construction after all these years. I am thinking Takara must have sold them rights to use the original molds as they look identical to the original Devastator. The quality is not that great(the plastic is cheap and the paint job is not that good), but now I feel much more comfortable transforming each of these as I did not spend a ton on these robots.

Prowl Masterpiece Edition MP-04 Hasbro Transformers 2014

Prowl is a nice piece to add your Masterpiece collection(probably the best one this year). I have yet to own one of the Masterpiece Editions, but this one is making me think about it. I usually try to add the cheaper new Transformers or pieces from the 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s.

Prowl is one of my favorite Autobots and one of the better Generation 1 toys.  I never had one and this piece is so much nicer than the original G1 robot by far, but for the price I wish it was a little taller than 7 inches.  It looks so close to the cartoon version it is making me itch to see the old cartoons again. From the pose on the box it has much more articulation than the original, so poses will be much more fun than what you could do before. The police car transformation really looks great, but the robot form is where the toy really shines. What a beautiful version of Prowl. Though it seems a lot of people prefer the Takara version. The only big plus I can see is that the missile launchers shoot( I actually prefer the white missile launchers to the original black ones. They look too big). One other plus I see is the Takara box is so much smaller. The Hasbro box seems like a space waster. You can get either version on Amazon, eBay or ToysRUs.com.

Prowl Masterpiece MP-04 2014 Autobot Hasbro-  Foreign names Japanese(プロール Purōru), Cantonese(Tsim-Hang-Shou 潛行獸), French (Cervo, Rôdeur), Italian (Pantera ("Panther"),   Mandarin (Pái-húai Taiwan, 徘徊, "Prowl"), Jǐng Chē (China, 警車, "Police Car"), Portuguese (Batedor or Espreitador)

Prowl Masterpiece MP-04 2014 Autobot Hasbro Intelligence Specialist


If you are going to pick up a Masterpiece robot Prowl blows away Sunstorm. And the Masterpiece Grimlock re-release is just another reissue. So they will likely put him back out again in some form or other.

Prowl Masterpiece MP-04 2014 Autobot Hasbro Intelligence Specialist back of box Foreign names Japanese(プロール Purōru), Cantonese(Tsim-Hang-Shou 潛行獸), French (Cervo, Rôdeur), Italian (Pantera ("Panther"),   Mandarin (Pái-húai Taiwan, 徘徊, "Prowl"), Jǐng Chē (China, 警車, "Police Car"), Portuguese (Batedor or Espreitador)

Prowl Masterpiece MP-04 2014 Autobot Hasbro Intelligence Specialist

Sunstorm Masterpiece Edition MP-05 Hasbro

On a recent trek to Toys R’ Us I found a stack of Masterpiece Sunstorms. It was a pleasant surprise and they were fun to look at. I am afraid that the bright yellow color is so ugly, that I will never seriously consider adding this piece to my collection. Maybe if they blow Sunstorm out here on clearance for $30, but I will not be paying $79.99 to add this Toys R’ Us exclusive due to limited funds and space.

I do not have a Masterpiece Seeker in my collection and would love to add one of the other ones like Skywarp, Thundercracker, or Starscream, but Sunstorm is very low on my list. I wish they had chosen another robot for the Masterpiece edition. Say Shockwave or Arcee.  Instead they do a redeco of Takara’s Masterpiece MP-11 Starscream mold, which kinda tells me they are too lazy to make a new mold. They are really milking this one.  The sculpt is the same one they used on the Acid Storm and Thundercracker which were also Toys R Us exclusives as well. It is an amazing sculpt and I do not blame them for re-using it, but it would be nice to get some new original product. Maybe if they used the orange/goldish color in the first cartoon I would actually be interested in this robot.

Sunstorm Masterpiece MP-05 2014 Hasbro Decepticon Spark Hunter and Seeker(サンストーム Sansutōmu)

Sunstorm Masterpiece MP-05 Masterpiece Edition 2014 Hasbro Decepticon Spark Hunter


Sunstorm Masterpiece MP-05 2014 Hasbro Decepticon Spark Hunter and Seeker(サンストーム Sansutōmu)

Sunstorm Masterpiece MP-05 Masterpiece Edition 2014 Hasbro Decepticon Spark Hunter


Jetfire Generations 2014 Leader Class 30th Anniversary

 

The most amazing Transformers robot to come out in years, just showed up at my local Toys R’ Us(For me, feel free to dispute my claim. I am partial to planes.).  I am a huge fan of the new Generations Jetfire, which puts the “Thrilling” in the Thrilling 30th Anniversary of our favorite robots. The robot looks amazing as a robot and a plane, but the robot form takes the cake.  I have been waiting months for this robot to come out and I have not been disappointed. Jetfire looks pretty darn close to his G1 roots as a robot. Which is great as the original Generation 1 toy looked nothing like the cartoon. It was based on the Takatoku Toys Macross VF-1S Super Valkyrie which I have and love(it is one of my only 1980’s Valkyries), but was disappointed as well. It was not until the Classics Jetfire Transformers Voyager line in 2006 that we actually received a Jetfire robot that remains true to the show.  It only took 20 years. So if you do not want to throw down the dough for the 2006 Jetfire(which is a great piece, this is an awesome alternative).

Jetfire comes with a few accessories a missile launcher, arm cannons, turbo thrusters, and removable battle helmet. My favorite is the helmet. It makes him look a little like the old Macross Valkyrie, but with it off he looks like the G1 robot we have all been waiting for.  The thrusters and arm cannons give him weapons and the thrusters are nice as they remind me of on the ones on my original Jetfire G1 robot. I do not really care for the metallic red on the thrusters and guns, but it is more of a matter of taste as it does not really detract from the robot itself. If you are as excited about Jetfire as I am, you can buy him from Amazon here.

 

Jetfire Transformers Generations Autobot 2014 Leader Class Skyfire Hasbro 30th Anniversary

Hasbro Jetfire Transformers Generations Autobot 2014 Leader Class Skyfire 30th Anniversary

 

Hasbro Jetfire Transformers Generations Autobot 2014 Hasbro Leader Class Skyfire 30th Anniversary. Jetfire aka Skyfire (スカイファイアー Sukaifaiā) and Jetfire (G-2, ジェットファイヤー Jettofaiyā) in Japan, Tin Fo (Hong Kong, 天火, "Sky Fire") Cantonese and Tīen Hǔo (Taiwan, 天火, "Sky Fire")Mandarin in China, Bolide (Canada, "Meteor"), Aquila ("Eagle") Italy, and Jacto (Portugal, "Jet").

Jetfire Generations Hasbro Transformers Autobot Hasbro 2014 Leader Class Skyfire 30th Anniversary

Jetfire Transformers Generations Autobot 2014 Leader Class Skyfire 30th Anniversary. Jetfire aka Skyfire (スカイファイアー Sukaifaiā) and Jetfire (G-2, ジェットファイヤー Jettofaiyā) in Japan, Tin Fo (Hong Kong, 天火, "Sky Fire") Cantonese and Tīen Hǔo (Taiwan, 天火, "Sky Fire")Mandarin in China, Bolide (Canada, "Meteor"), Aquila ("Eagle") Italy, and Jacto (Portugal, "Jet").

Jetfire Generations Transformers Autobot 2014 Leader Class Skyfire 30th Anniversary

I haven’t purchased Jetfire, but I am sure I will have one soon.

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