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| Yo. This is Blaster blastin at ya. |
"Look and and shout. Ow!" ~ Blaster, Transformers movie
Aloha folks. I am back after a brief vacation in Kona, Big Island. When Hasbro pulse got Blaster back in stock, I didn't hesitate to pick him up. Is he worth it? Blaster is one of the figures that marks the end of the Kingdom line and somewhat difficult to obtain for a decent price. Does he blast out with a bang? Well, let's get started!
Boxing and contents
Unicron! My goodness. I never thought I would get the chaos bringer for the trading card. This caught me by surprise! Amazing artwork as well. Blaster running into action looks great. I love the running into action poses and Blaster's artwork stands out here. And because this came from Hasbro I believe, the box felt really smooth. Every time I get something from Amazon, it feels coarse and often wrinkled in the edges. No biggie but just something I noticed.
Standing tall w/Eject
My goodness, this guy is dazzling to look at it. The paint job is good and joints are tight. He poses well plus he has a waist swivel. He looks like his G1/cartoon counterpart with the exception of his transparent glass chest piece. Its supposed to be a grey area of lines and a circle. I know they wanted to go with the transparent look so you can see the cassette through the chest piece; also, his toy originally came with the transparent look. No qualms really here but just pointing that out.
His fists come still: The right hand being his button pusher while his left fist is closed. This is a neat feature and it allows you to pretend pushing his buttons to release his cassettes.
However, I might as well get the complaints out of the way. Visually I noticed he has a fairly large gap above where Blaster pushes his buttons. Basically, you see the springs and such between his chest compartment and his buttons. This irked me in the ocular sense. I couldn't look past it despite how good this guy handled and how he looked overall. 2nd, unlike Soundwave which I will get to later, his buttons are uniform and it is pushed inwards rather than a push down to launch his chest piece. Not a big complaint but it is fairly awkward that it is a Pillsbury doughboy poke than a push down once again. I guess this is why his finger is angled horizontally than vertically. But from a reality standpoint, this wouldn't work, but I'm just trying to make too much sense here so I'll stop for now.
Eject looks alright. Just too small imo, but right size enough to fit Blaster. I really prefer the Titans return/Legends aesthetics they did for Rewind. Eject is here to help Blaster feel complete.
Boomboxing
Some of the pics came out soft. For the most part, Blaster is an easy transformation with the exception of his arms. I needed the manual for that part. The problem I found weird here is that he has gaps in his wrists so you figure you would fold the fists in, right? Nope, it doesn't go in at all. Instead, his fists fold outward to the forearms. I mean really? This is a first for me. Otherwise, the boombox is good looking and it looks like Blaster blastin his tunes to ya. It was also here I discovered that his rifle has a small rectangular shaped peg that aligns with a part in the back. Traditionally these babies are placed in 5mm pegs. However, you can opt to do the latter if it makes you feel more comfortable. Eject can hold his weapon but it is too heavy for him.
Versus Netflix Soundwave
As pointed out by hundreds of Tf fans, Blaster is taller than Soundwave. However, to compensate for height, Soundwave overpowers Blaster with an extra cassette and weapons. Soundwave pushes his buttons on his shoulder while Blaster does his by his stomach. At least Soundwave got the push part right. Some pics came out soft again. And yes, they can swap cassettes with each other.
Blaster blastin in Big Island, Hawaii.
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| Papakolea beach (Green sand beach) |
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| Kealakekua Bay |
Conclusion:
Blaster is a great figure overall. Very easy on the eyes and was molded very well. Despite the complaints that I listed above, he is a figure that is worth getting. I like him very much. I feel he is the cream of the crop for the Kingdom line. Sorry Inferno. For those who are still struggling to get him, he is going to be re-released in the Legacy line but with a mediocre looking box for those collect boxes. The orange coloring in the Kingdom box fit his artwork better. Get him today I say. Take care and God bless.
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