Terence Ho since 1981(The Last Ronin)

Mobile users: Best viewed in web page format. Just a local Hawaii boy that is into G1 Transformers - Transformers classics, Unite Warriors, Generations etc, Hawaii and mainland hikes, travels, and anything he feels like writing. It's my life. If you see pictures of me elsewhere without permission, my picture is most likely used for false advertisements/slander. Please disregard those sites. My travel page here: https://tdawgstravels.blogspot.com/

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Countdown to girls day 2 of 5: Takara Tomy Transformers Legends Windblade LG62 Targetmaster review

Hello and welcome, today we have the famous Windblade on the countdown to girls day part II. Without haste, let's get started.

Box and Content

First off, Windblade is G1 through comic continuity and of the latest Generations timeline. I was mainly exposed to her due to her appearance in the Combiner Wars/Titans Return/Power of the Primes cartoon shorts. The Japanese version however retcons all this and makes her G1 overall due to her combining with Nijika from season 3. The comic explains also how she became a targetmaster. Here is the link:

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Legends_Comic:_Bonus_Edition_Vol._62

Alt mode (with Headmaster)

Flash photography was used for some of these pics and they came out fairly well. I forgot to flip the turbines for this mode but I did shoot one pic of the turbines facing the way they are supposed to. Later on for this part. Also, transformation back and forth was very easy; Windblade is probably the easiest figure in this line to transform to robot mode and back. The shiny white nosecone is a nice touch as well.

Pinpointer Targetmaster

Landing gear

Easy to play and transform but his head swivels in coordination with his waist. Basically, his waist swivel controls his head movement. Very awkward.

Reporting for battle

Due to my backdrop and dark setting, I opted to shoot in a less darker environment. The pics came out okayish but looked blurry from time to time. I think she looks great overall but my only gripe here is the lack of wrist swivel, she could had made some alternative poses had they gave her that. She is holding a darn sword for crying out loud! United Drift fared better in this category. Her sword holder could have had a better spot for placement as well.

With Legends Arcee (guest star)

They can hold each others weapons though Arcee can't hold Pinpointer. Can't win em all.

Conclusion

Good figure. They've released so much versions of her ever since Generations. I finally decided to get her since Takara came with a targetmaster. Talk about bells and whistles. Besides my gripe in her sword posability factor, she is still an amazing figure. Laters folks and see you as we continue with the countdown to girls day reviews.

Correct way of transformation.

Part I here