(Jazz plays)
(I hope it's royalty-free)
(singing) What a daaay it has been,
(singing) what a rarrrrre mood I'm in.
(singing) Why, it's aaaaalmost like being...
(deeper) depressed.
Hey! My name is Jobby,
and this is the Transformers Generations Voyager-Class Blitzwing,
which, unfortunately...
is not a very good figure.
Now, to be fair,
the figure was decent when I got it back in 2014,
the year that I started this channel.
Well, it was decent despite the fact that the shoulders wouldn't stay put!
I actually had to go in and do some complicated modifications.
Thank you very much, TFW!
But now, 3 years later, I find that all the hard work that I put into this figure did not pay off.
Just like my channel.
The painting and the sculpting on this figure is perfectly okay for the kind of figure Hasbro usually produces.
Which is to say, pretty good mechanical detail, fairly clean paint apps, and bright and appealing colors.
What does NOT work on this figure is- AUGH!
And I'm not a fan of the turret placement.
I know the classic Blitzwing look is the turret on the back,
but the turret on this figure just looks too tacked on.
It doesn't quite have the flow of, say, the DX9 Not-Blitzwing, also known as
Which, ironically, on that figure, the turret was LITERALLY tacked on.
What this figure has over Gewalt is this figure has a firing missile.
The harder you tug,
the harder it shoots.
(PWFFFT) the harder it shoots.
Now, something else that doesn't quite work on this figure for me is the head sculpt.
I mean, the helmet itself looks pretty nice,
but it's the face that looks... kinda gross.
The face is made out of a soft, rubbery material which was a mistake.
But I understand why he has a rubbery face.
It's to accommodate for his face-changing gimmick which was carried over from Transformers: Animated.
You simply pull up on his chin, and...
force his ssssssecond... FUUUU-
It doesn't work.
And when you finally do manage to get the faces swapped,
they're alright.
I mean, the random personality face is fine,
and the cold personality face actually looks really good.
His included accessories are pretty cool.
The gun looks fine, but it's the sword that stands out.
Beautiful painting and sculpting on this thing.
Both accessories fit in his fists.
Despite the issues I have with the figure so far,
at least I can get...
some satisfaction.
Rotation at the arm,
arm moves out,
these bits flap annoyingly,
bicep swivel,
bend at the elbow,
wrist swivel,
no waist swivel; fuck off,
rotation at the leg,
has a lot of range,
beautiful spread,
thigh SWILELEL
bend at the knee,
ball joint at the ankle,
which allows for a decent pivot.
And, of course, every ball joint can be a swivel.
The least I can do is pretend to be enthusiastic about this below-average figure with average posability.
So, in that case,
SWIVELLLL
ELULULULUL
Let's do some size comparisons.
Here's Masterpiece Optimus Prime,
Figma Madoka Kaname,
SH Monsterarts Godzilla,
and the Transformers Generations Voyager-class Springer.
And for the fuck of it, let me reuse footage from my Gewalt review.
Now, something that annoyed the FUCK out of me,
was the head being spring-loaded.
You couldn't push this shit down without it popping back up.
Fortunately, I also modified this area,
and by modify I mean,
removing the spring,
and puttingitinmyass.
Now the head goes down and it STAYS down.
I only mention this because it's important to the TRANSFORMATION!
(royalty-free jazz)
And here we have the
I gotta say...
It's not terrible,
but it ain't perfect.
But I gotta give props for the weapon storage.
But gosh dang...
what a backpack.
And the wings are a bit too small.
This is not the most aerodynamic aircraft.
So despite the weird proportions, the jet looks fine.
But when you turn it around...
This gap is as empty as my soul.
But I gotta admit, the turret becoming a thruster is a pretty clever idea.
And if you flip it forward, it can even be used as a weapon in this mode.
Insert dick joke here.
As for posability, the cockpit could open-
that was pointless.
Size comparison.
Prime,
Madoka,
Godzilla,
Springer,
Gewalt.
The jet mode is fine, nothing spectacular at all,
but if you wanna talk about unspectacular...
I don't wanna review this anymore.
(more royalty-free jazz)
And here we have the
Again, just like the jet...
'sfiiiiine!
I do like how the main color changed from purple to beige.
Pretty cool.
And again, the weapon storage is well-integrated.
But what I have issue with is that the tank doesn't look as solid as I would like.
I mean, it definitely feels solid, everything locks together pretty nicely.
But there's just too many gaps.
What the fuck?
If you ever wanted to finger a tank,
(HUBULALULULALULULU- AH FUCK) do so at your discretion.
So it might not look the best, but it is pretty fun to play with.
The missile launcher still works,
and you could rotate the...
that's not fun anymore. :'(
This looks pretty terrible, but I don't see how they could've fixed it.
To add insult to injury, the turret can't move up.
Unless you untransform it a little bit, but that just looks stupid.
The figure in this mode is significantly smaller.
Prime... Mudokuh... Odzeluh... Sprih... EEEUGH!
So, let's get him back to robot mode so it can receive its final judgement.
That was it?
No kiss?
No hug?
Just complete indifference.
Ah.
I mean, the figure itself and its modes are fine,
but the quality control issues and the SHITTY plastic make me wanna delete my channel.
If you really wanted a Decepticon counterpoint to Springer,
it's not worth it.
The only thing worse than a terrible figure,
(jazz starts up again) The only thing worse than a terrible figure,
is a mediocre one.
Because then it's just boring.
Now, excuse me, I never want to see this thing again.
(jazz takes over)
(singing) The muuuuusic of life, seeeems to beeeeeeeeeee,
(singing) saying "Liiiife's not worth living... Kill meeeeeeeeeee!"
(singing) And from the waaaay that I feel,
(singing) when the suffering's too real,
(singing) I can sweaaaaaar I was feeling-
(singing) It's aaaaalmost like beiiiing depreeeeeeeeeesed!
(singing) I wanna fucking kill myseeeeee-eh-eh-elf
Let's hope the next review treats me a lot better.
Nope.