I remember back when I first found a Windblade at retail, I was ecstatic. That quickly turned to utter disappointment when she couldn't hold together in either mode. Maybe the overall fandom reaction was overblown, but I cannot say that first iteration is a good mold.
My Windblade (which I've had since release) has no issues staying together in either mode. It's only the heels that are a problem on mine. It's definitely not just Slipstream's paint holding it together.
it always weirds me out when something sitting on my shelf or in a shelf is now worth a good bit of money. i see those numbers, look at her on my shelf, and say "really?".
Your younger self was NOT wrong... the mold is flimsy. It doesn't hold together well, the robot mode doesn't balance well, and getting the alt mode to tab together in any way that resembles something solid is impossible.
Snagged this girl on ebay for alittle over 70 two years ago. While those heals can be a pain in the ass, shes easily still one of my most prized figs in the collection and i LOVE the character just so much. Really wish hasbro would give her character some more propper toy representation in the future tho.
I couldn't bring myself to get this figure, so I made my own....which is Studio Series Thundercracker with the Titan Master Overboard. It looks good, if a bit buff for the character. Although I think the Studies Series Blitzwing in Slipstreams colors and with a decent head would be great
1:12 disappointed you didn't say "expect when they didn't" and show an image of united thunderwing which was trying to more toy actual then then rather then the Hasbro release trying to look in-between his marvel and idw2005 colors.
Slipstream really isn't a bad figure. She has just enough remolded parts to differentiate her from Windblade. My only gripe really ARE those annoying heels.
Ngl Im so glad that were getting a Slipstream retool from the pretty good Legacy Windblade mold later this year, Ill definitely pick her up, do however wonder how much theyre gonna retool tho, really hoping that it wont be a Shadowstriker/Sideburn situation where its just the head that gets changed, and Im hoping that itll be more of a Scraphook/Axelgrease where theyll retool not just robot mode but also alt mode bits, but only time will tell I suppose.
I didn't read any comics but I heard a lot of people call that version of the character a mary sue for some reason also i really liked her in Rid 2015 honestly the only character in that show that doesn't make me cringe
She was a bit of a Mary Sue in RID, but in the comics the story was about her using her intellect and communication skills to rise above in an oppressive society. She had faults such as her own confidence and a lack of physical strength.
As someone with both windblade and slipstream yeah those heels can fuck off but I like the actual asthetic of the mold though. So much that I am currently repainting my windblade into a proper decepticon colors so I can throw her into my decepticon squad.
I actually quite like the Cyberverse Slipstream -- I forget what exactly they called it, but the 7" one with the silly flip-out spinny thing gimmick, that unlike any other spring loaded gimmick ever didn't cripple it in either mode, or force some awkward proportions or huge chunk of back or arm kibble. It could have used a bit more articulation and pinned ankles instead of the easy to pop out molded joints, but that's just the Cyberverse line design philosophy, and getting a VOY size figure for a DX price tag was a delightful inversion of recent trends.
I'm gutted they didn't do a more extensive collector lineup for cyberverse, because those designs are amazing. Hopefully we get more character redos after Shadowstriker in legacy evolution
We are due for a new Generations Windblade. They can do better than the original mold. I also wonder if they can do a new specific slipstream mold, the current ER seeker mold is probably too bulky but they could easily do a new fembot jetformer mold that's up to WFC standards to reuse.
(scaled down comment) Luckily I got her for around $55, and that's with a 2000 yen discount store coupon, on a Japanese store. There's another one for around the same price on Yahoo Auction, if anyone wants to try their luck on Japanese proxy shopping sites like ZenMarket or Buyee. 2 days left as of this writing. Glad I got her, though, coz no custom would really be able to seem right enough for me to be happy with. Certainly wouldn't capture the swish wingspan of this look. Honestly, for her moldmate, even if TAV55 Windblade is good and much more accessible, the Takara version of this mold still has the best feel in terms of its look (though the head would have to be replaced with TR Windblade's face to make it truly perfect for comic or Prime Wars look, at least personally), especially the wings and jet mode. We'll see if I'm that crazy to hunt the Legends figure down or settle with the TAV one, or see which one's actually available. Gotta concede to the part about upgrade kits in my vaunting of CW Ultra Magnus' engineering, but it ust further convinces me that it was engineering they shouldn't have discarded over the armor pieces. If nothing else, I hope they bring it back with the improvements that the upgrade kits provided. And yes, the market is indeed beyond unkind to those late to the party.
Which one? I don't have the original. Only the kubianbao knockoff. I also don't really have an angle to tackle with the video. I don't have a way to make it interesting
@@DrLockdown well I like the figure because of how it transforms. and it doesn’t have to be the original figure, Thundercracker or KSI boss are the same mold, in fact KSI boss has the same head
@@DrLockdown Tell me about it! But considering that the figures with the absurd prices are still there on the site, most people aren't falling for that BS. And don't even get me started on the older Shattered Glass and CYBERTRON figures... Like I said before, I'm glad I managed to find the Henkei and Legends figures in the past.
💲 Jeezuz Look At Those Prices Jack!💰 Excellent review as always Doctor! I love the old Takara repaint philosophy. Shame its such a pain in the but to get a hold of these beautys😓
Currently have the Legends Windblade version of this mold and had the OG version before. Given I didn’t have much experience with the fanbase at that time I wasn’t aware of the roiling controversy going on. All I thought was: “oh hey they made a character using input from the fans. Cool!” And bought the thing. While I also do enjoy this mold, it is as you say: Posing it is a bitch, but through some finagling and determination I got something resembling the Vergil Judgment Cut Draw stance with her Katana so that’s pretty cool. Hopefully these heel upgrades will alleviate this problem a bit. Thank you for that info 👌
Great review i still want this figure and the other two fembots that were released at rhe time theres a video on youtube were some one actually made a custom animated slipstream using one the animated starscream body molds
@@DrLockdown Think it musta been someone else then. But yeah that custom was great, even though I don't like the idea of Arcee toys being used for every other fembot transformer.
I mean.... most retail action figures DO have stand ports, or rather base ports in their feet. That, or they do make little claws that go onto your stand and wrap around the figures waist. My issue is actually how freaking hard it is to GET those bases for figures. Like.... Hasbro alone makes about 6 lines of figures that ALL use the same side base port in the figures feet. NONE come with a 4 cent plastic circle with a nub on it.
The website filed for bankruptcy. They now only work on large scale operations. Their independent marketplace is now defunct, and with it gone there's no way to purchase the heels anymore.
this is still the best looking Slipstream we've got, don't get the hate. Though the Tfcc has the actual cockpit on its torso, more so the belly but still.
@@DrLockdown me too, ended up doing a custom of the voyager prime Starscream with a movie Elita head. imma post it on your discord if you want to see it.
Doctor Lockdown on may 1st, 2021: "You won't be able to find this on store shelves. It will require online hunting." Firebyte27 on May 14th, 2022: Hold my beer.
11:39 either your copy is the best Or my Windblade is supposed to flop all around with a loose shoulder and feet that cannot help her stand in any way I don't know if this reused mold holds better But man Windblade ( first figure ) is just the worst.... Got thing I got Titans Return Windblade
Yeah I got him for my birthday this year and the only thing is his swords are bent, at first I thought that was supposed to be like that as it works on the helicopter blade, but apparently not.
So I got this figure in 2016, for a pretty good deal I think. She broke after my first transformation back into robot mode... The hinge on her stomach broke... I still have her, she's so pretty but everytime I look at her it makes me sad :(
I can tell you right now 100% that the base color for ALL the newly tooled parts on Slipstream are clear transparent plastic just like the back of her head. When Takara retooled these ladies, they didn't actually "retool them" in the traditional sense. They created a single brand new mold that contained all the parts for all three of them, Nightbird, Slipstream, and Blackarachnia Then then painted the parts to match the figures they were meant for.
While watching this I realised we could get some Really amazing jet formers from fembots since hasbros obsession with making all fembots super sleek and thin with no bulk it should lend itself to having some really nice clean slender jet modes with current engineering I hope we get some modern fembot jetformers
I have a Windblade using this mold, it’s not fun at all to pose, and the arm joints are tight, don’t get me wrong, but some things that should tab in, don’t tab in. It’s a good figure, but it’s a little unenjoyable. But I still like it…it’s also the only fembot I have
Ah yes, Legends. Where half of your purchase was the actual figure you wanted and the second half were comics that had you looking at Transformers a different way for a certain amount of time. Wanted Legends Triggerhappy? Beware of the manga. Wanted Kickback? Beware of the manga. Wanted Arcee? You guessed it. Wanted Powermaster Optimus Prime? You know what to do by this point. I had Legends Triggerhappy, and I looked at the cover art for the manga, wanting to see him kicking some ass, instead I found something Not Safe For Work, and immediately threw it away.
@@DrLockdown true... But we can bouth agree, this is "not worth unless you have one /you're an Hardcore fan". Especially with prices now it days. Plus all the fixes...
I have no problem with a schmentai artist designing a pretty good Windblade kit. It was a good figure. I hate excessive fanservice, but it was hardly the worst. It was relatively tasteful. I'm surprised people had a problem with that, and not the fact that the best G1 styled Arcee to this day was designed by the man who made Transformers Kiss Players. *shudder*
I hate how even with all the new WFC trilogy seekers they never made a new figure of Slipstream from any of those molds even though they went as far as making Redwing a toy even though he was only a background character and making a modernized version of an unreleased G2 Sandstorm figure
I believe all the retooled parts of LG16 Slipstream are actually clear plastic (her head, chest, and null-rays) that’s painted over. So be very careful with her!!
Probably. Supposedly cyberverse windblade and shadow striker are coming, so a precedent for a cyberverse slipstream is there. Not to mention were getting WAY more fembots really. She's more likely than most.
I seriously hate how sellers like those overcharge for such things. Honestly unicron is the worst example; it's barely been two months and he's tripled in price
I hate how Takara Legends finally gave us representation for those Decepticon fembots, and yet the manga turned them into giggling clumsy fanservice moe secretaries for Megatron. No, that's not a matephor, guys, they are literally secretaries.
@@DrLockdown Right, I'm normally not the sort of person to xomplain about this, BUT I genuinely hate how these strong and characterful women have been degraded to purely sexual objects with no personality outside of looking cute and ditzy for the men, and how these powerful, dangerous characters have been casted as secretaries in the office enviroment, because they're women. Yeah, Blackarachnia was always sexualized but there is a difference between sexualized and objectified. Blackaraxhnia was a character. Threated like a person. In the Legends manga she's a vehicle for fanservice.
I dislike this figure because it has made hasbro think its ok to make Slipstream out of Windblade Slipstream is a Seeker, she should be made from a Starscream
Odd, I found when Windbade was first making the rounds I was one of the ONLY voices of dissent. Like most people I knew were chastising me for thinking her entire concept from top to bottom was abhorrently awful and that she stood only as a tribute to why fan polls are always a bad idea... and I still am, but that's not the point. Where was this supposed outcry against Windbade that I completely missed!?
"Better" paint job. 80's sunbow accuracy does not always equal "better". Sadly, I was never a fan of this use of Windblade. I prefer Slipstream be a seeker mold.
It wasn't always better, but often Takara just had more paint. It being better was more attributed to that than the specific source material. If Takara did toy accuracy I have no doubt it would look even better than what we got, but they went for what they went for
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The real shame is their are only a few slipstream figures no tfp no war for Cybertron not even really animated cyberverse and legends give us more pls
I'm sad cyberverse never gave us a deluxe version
@@DrLockdown indeed
@@DrLockdown I really wanted a fall of Cybertron and comics version there are not many toys of her sadly
I remember back when I first found a Windblade at retail, I was ecstatic. That quickly turned to utter disappointment when she couldn't hold together in either mode. Maybe the overall fandom reaction was overblown, but I cannot say that first iteration is a good mold.
Maybe the paint helps
@@DrLockdown how would paint help it hold together?
Well the thing is covered in paint; a full metallic finish. This means the tabs are thicker. That could be the reason.
My Windblade (which I've had since release) has no issues staying together in either mode. It's only the heels that are a problem on mine. It's definitely not just Slipstream's paint holding it together.
Yeah, about that tangent regarding stand ports...
Most action figures tend to use the clamp style rather than actual stand ports.
Man I was so lucky to get this figure for $60 back in 2018.
You better take care of it because it's a rare one
I saw listing on eBay for $150 and maybe it will get higher in the next 2 years
it always weirds me out when something sitting on my shelf or in a shelf is now worth a good bit of money. i see those numbers, look at her on my shelf, and say "really?".
Thats me with unicron right now :p
6:19 thats a gnarly stress-mark.
Your younger self was NOT wrong... the mold is flimsy. It doesn't hold together well, the robot mode doesn't balance well, and getting the alt mode to tab together in any way that resembles something solid is impossible.
Worked for me
Hell yeah, Cyberverse sold me on Windblade. I thrive on those Windblade Bumblebee Friendship moments.
You the best dr lockdown
Snagged this girl on ebay for alittle over 70 two years ago.
While those heals can be a pain in the ass, shes easily still one of my most prized figs in the collection and i LOVE the character just so much. Really wish hasbro would give her character some more propper toy representation in the future tho.
She got Cyberverse representation. The idea was good, but the toys sucked
I couldn't bring myself to get this figure, so I made my own....which is Studio Series Thundercracker with the Titan Master Overboard. It looks good, if a bit buff for the character. Although I think the Studies Series Blitzwing in Slipstreams colors and with a decent head would be great
You better hope Starscream isn't watching this xD
1:12 disappointed you didn't say "expect when they didn't" and show an image of united thunderwing which was trying to more toy actual then then rather then the Hasbro release trying to look in-between his marvel and idw2005 colors.
Something seems different about the recording. Did you get a new camera?
Nope. Same as it's always been. Hoping to get a new camera soon; one with better stabilisation
Slipstream really isn't a bad figure. She has just enough remolded parts to differentiate her from Windblade. My only gripe really ARE those annoying heels.
Yeah they were a pretty dumb idea
Ngl Im so glad that were getting a Slipstream retool from the pretty good Legacy Windblade mold later this year, Ill definitely pick her up, do however wonder how much theyre gonna retool tho, really hoping that it wont be a Shadowstriker/Sideburn situation where its just the head that gets changed, and Im hoping that itll be more of a Scraphook/Axelgrease where theyll retool not just robot mode but also alt mode bits, but only time will tell I suppose.
It's a shame so many people shit on Windblade since her IDW g1 character is amazing and easily my favorite female character in all of comics.
I really liked her initial comics run. Gotta get back into it
I didn't read any comics but I heard a lot of people call that version of the character a mary sue for some reason also i really liked her in Rid 2015 honestly the only character in that show that doesn't make me cringe
She was a bit of a Mary Sue in RID, but in the comics the story was about her using her intellect and communication skills to rise above in an oppressive society. She had faults such as her own confidence and a lack of physical strength.
@@DrLockdown RID 2015 Windbalde is emo edge lord cringe. IDW Windblade is awesome.
Well said
As someone with both windblade and slipstream yeah those heels can fuck off but I like the actual asthetic of the mold though. So much that I am currently repainting my windblade into a proper decepticon colors so I can throw her into my decepticon squad.
12:28 that tiny slipstream is adorable, what mold is that? o3o
Nvm found it
Iron factory. So far the only 3p slipstream oh the market, sadly
@@DrLockdown aww (╥﹏╥)
I actually quite like the Cyberverse Slipstream -- I forget what exactly they called it, but the 7" one with the silly flip-out spinny thing gimmick, that unlike any other spring loaded gimmick ever didn't cripple it in either mode, or force some awkward proportions or huge chunk of back or arm kibble. It could have used a bit more articulation and pinned ankles instead of the easy to pop out molded joints, but that's just the Cyberverse line design philosophy, and getting a VOY size figure for a DX price tag was a delightful inversion of recent trends.
I'm gutted they didn't do a more extensive collector lineup for cyberverse, because those designs are amazing.
Hopefully we get more character redos after Shadowstriker in legacy evolution
I wish Legacy does her justice!!, It would be great to see her AND windblade get modern engineering.
No sign of slipstream yet, but for windblade...well...get your wallet ready for 2024.
Eh..... At least it gives me haft hope...I guess.
@@sebatianmatospelaez7018Well well both are coming to Legacy year 3
6:17 yikes that plastic warping at the pin.
You think this is bad? Come back next Sunday...
@@DrLockdown Oh boy, sounds like fun.
Good job as always Dr. Will you ever review your MP Star Saber?
Maybe. Funny you should mention that actually...
I’m glad we’re getting a new one late next year according the leaks as I would rather not have to resort to eBay
Yeah it's also a chance to improve on this.
She works, but she could be better
I own a Lg16 Slipstream and a takara reissued G1 megatron, I knew megatron was rare but wow slipstream has gone up in price.
We are due for a new Generations Windblade. They can do better than the original mold.
I also wonder if they can do a new specific slipstream mold, the current ER seeker mold is probably too bulky but they could easily do a new fembot jetformer mold that's up to WFC standards to reuse.
I wouldn't mind a retool of the siege seeker mould. New chest and head and badda bing badda boom you're all set
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Luckily I got her for around $55, and that's with a 2000 yen discount store coupon, on a Japanese store. There's another one for around the same price on Yahoo Auction, if anyone wants to try their luck on Japanese proxy shopping sites like ZenMarket or Buyee. 2 days left as of this writing.
Glad I got her, though, coz no custom would really be able to seem right enough for me to be happy with. Certainly wouldn't capture the swish wingspan of this look.
Honestly, for her moldmate, even if TAV55 Windblade is good and much more accessible, the Takara version of this mold still has the best feel in terms of its look (though the head would have to be replaced with TR Windblade's face to make it truly perfect for comic or Prime Wars look, at least personally), especially the wings and jet mode. We'll see if I'm that crazy to hunt the Legends figure down or settle with the TAV one, or see which one's actually available.
Gotta concede to the part about upgrade kits in my vaunting of CW Ultra Magnus' engineering, but it ust further convinces me that it was engineering they shouldn't have discarded over the armor pieces. If nothing else, I hope they bring it back with the improvements that the upgrade kits provided.
And yes, the market is indeed beyond unkind to those late to the party.
I’d love to see your opinion on Nitro Zeus
Which one? I don't have the original. Only the kubianbao knockoff.
I also don't really have an angle to tackle with the video. I don't have a way to make it interesting
@@DrLockdown well I like the figure because of how it transforms. and it doesn’t have to be the original figure, Thundercracker or KSI boss are the same mold, in fact KSI boss has the same head
I just don't have an idea that'll make the script come to life. Just saying "it's good "it's good" or "its bad" doesn't make for a very engaging video
@@DrLockdown I understand.
Damn, am I glad that I got Slipstream before scalpers got out of control...
Yeah it's pretty sad how people put profit before selling manners
@@DrLockdown Tell me about it! But considering that the figures with the absurd prices are still there on the site, most people aren't falling for that BS. And don't even get me started on the older Shattered Glass and CYBERTRON figures...
Like I said before, I'm glad I managed to find the Henkei and Legends figures in the past.
💲 Jeezuz Look At Those Prices Jack!💰 Excellent review as always Doctor! I love the old Takara repaint philosophy. Shame its such a pain in the but to get a hold of these beautys😓
It's what happens with limited releases; people think they can run amock.
I had to pause and go back to the SU Garnet upgrade kit..... I'm both confused and intruiged.
I actually bought the fists recently, to repurpose for Heatwave.
Currently have the Legends Windblade version of this mold and had the OG version before. Given I didn’t have much experience with the fanbase at that time I wasn’t aware of the roiling controversy going on.
All I thought was: “oh hey they made a character using input from the fans. Cool!” And bought the thing.
While I also do enjoy this mold, it is as you say: Posing it is a bitch, but through some finagling and determination I got something resembling the Vergil Judgment Cut Draw stance with her Katana so that’s pretty cool.
Hopefully these heel upgrades will alleviate this problem a bit. Thank you for that info 👌
No prob. It's a shame they're needed in some instances, but I can't see myself hating this mould
here's hoping they retool the new windblade into slipstream
I think there was a listing somewhere for that
Great review i still want this figure and the other two fembots that were released at rhe time theres a video on youtube were some one actually made a custom animated slipstream using one the animated starscream body molds
I think I've seen it. Didn't he also do an animated windblade? Or am I thinking of someone else?
@@DrLockdown Yeah, it's Badlamprey, right? He didn't do Windblade but he did do Lyzack, which I thought was well done.
I definitely saw an animated windblade custom somewhere. It used Arcee as a base, and Cybertronian Megatron's legs as the wings
@@DrLockdown Think it musta been someone else then. But yeah that custom was great, even though I don't like the idea of Arcee toys being used for every other fembot transformer.
as someone who spent the aftermarket price for it, im suprisingly happy with the figure
Wait, not over a hundred I hope...
@@DrLockdowni think she was like 150? i had a lot of birthday money and decided to get her before she got even more expensive
I mean.... most retail action figures DO have stand ports, or rather base ports in their feet. That, or they do make little claws that go onto your stand and wrap around the figures waist. My issue is actually how freaking hard it is to GET those bases for figures. Like.... Hasbro alone makes about 6 lines of figures that ALL use the same side base port in the figures feet. NONE come with a 4 cent plastic circle with a nub on it.
I don't like the claws either. They're very hard to position. All they need is a hole in the back
My neighbour has this TL slipstream
And it's still inside the box
Man some people are lucky
I never get that, the whole MISB thing. I like to enjoy my toys
The design of this figure kind of reminds me of Iron Factory Starscream a bit.
Yeah I guess I can see the resemblance
Any chance you have a current link for the upgrade heels?
The website filed for bankruptcy. They now only work on large scale operations. Their independent marketplace is now defunct, and with it gone there's no way to purchase the heels anymore.
this is still the best looking Slipstream we've got, don't get the hate. Though the Tfcc has the actual cockpit on its torso, more so the belly but still.
I hate the head on that one
@@DrLockdown me too, ended up doing a custom of the voyager prime Starscream with a movie Elita head. imma post it on your discord if you want to see it.
Do anyone know where I can read TF manga because now this video makes me want to read em
I just googled a scan. I know there are translations, but sorry; I've got no idea.
Doctor Lockdown on may 1st, 2021: "You won't be able to find this on store shelves. It will require online hunting."
Firebyte27 on May 14th, 2022: Hold my beer.
I just saw on twitter. You lucky bastard
@@DrLockdown Leave my family out of this.
@@Firebyte27 I apologize for invading your privacy, but if you don't mind, how much did you pay for the figure?
@@Gridseeker I think… 70$
You should check out Irontrans starblade
Nah. Getting planet X kadmos soonish instead
11:39 either your copy is the best
Or my Windblade is supposed to flop all around with a loose shoulder and feet that cannot help her stand in any way
I don't know if this reused mold holds better
But man Windblade ( first figure ) is just the worst....
Got thing I got Titans Return Windblade
I keep on hearing stuff about springer, but I cant find a review on him
He's pretty good. I may end up doing another review on him, if the patrons end up voting for him.
Yeah I got him for my birthday this year and the only thing is his swords are bent, at first I thought that was supposed to be like that as it works on the helicopter blade, but apparently not.
So I got this figure in 2016, for a pretty good deal I think. She broke after my first transformation back into robot mode...
The hinge on her stomach broke...
I still have her, she's so pretty but everytime I look at her it makes me sad :(
Argh. Yeah, shame about the clear plastic
I can tell you right now 100% that the base color for ALL the newly tooled parts on Slipstream are clear transparent plastic just like the back of her head. When Takara retooled these ladies, they didn't actually "retool them" in the traditional sense. They created a single brand new mold that contained all the parts for all three of them, Nightbird, Slipstream, and Blackarachnia Then then painted the parts to match the figures they were meant for.
Huh. That's kinda clever. Not great with the clear plastic thing though
While watching this I realised we could get some Really amazing jet formers from fembots since hasbros obsession with making all fembots super sleek and thin with no bulk it should lend itself to having some really nice clean slender jet modes with current engineering I hope we get some modern fembot jetformers
I have a Windblade using this mold, it’s not fun at all to pose, and the arm joints are tight, don’t get me wrong, but some things that should tab in, don’t tab in. It’s a good figure, but it’s a little unenjoyable. But I still like it…it’s also the only fembot I have
Ah yes, Legends.
Where half of your purchase was the actual figure you wanted and the second half were comics that had you looking at Transformers a different way for a certain amount of time. Wanted Legends Triggerhappy? Beware of the manga. Wanted Kickback? Beware of the manga. Wanted Arcee? You guessed it. Wanted Powermaster Optimus Prime? You know what to do by this point. I had Legends Triggerhappy, and I looked at the cover art for the manga, wanting to see him kicking some ass, instead I found something Not Safe For Work, and immediately threw it away.
Wait does SO stand for second opinion? Because if yes than why is slipstream SO-10 and evasion prime SO-1 ?
Eyup, because those were the original review numbers
Oh now i understand
Windblade sure was
Well, I can understand your points. But if you're not at least an Hardcore Slipstream fan, this won't be worth it.Especially with upgrade kits...
I'm not hardcore. I just think it's a pretty decent toy
@@DrLockdown true... But we can bouth agree, this is "not worth unless you have one /you're an Hardcore fan". Especially with prices now it days. Plus all the fixes...
Oh yeah the current price is definitely not worth it. I do occasionally see them go for around the price I recommended though.
I recently got the windblade version of the mold and really my only complaint on it is the heels
It’s an absolute bitch to pose it because of them
Yeah it was a pretty poor design
I have no problem with a schmentai artist designing a pretty good Windblade kit. It was a good figure. I hate excessive fanservice, but it was hardly the worst. It was relatively tasteful.
I'm surprised people had a problem with that, and not the fact that the best G1 styled Arcee to this day was designed by the man who made Transformers Kiss Players. *shudder*
I don't mind the artist choice either. I don't mind the new design, I didn't mind the old design, and I think the kit looks rad as hell
I hate how even with all the new WFC trilogy seekers they never made a new figure of Slipstream from any of those molds even though they went as far as making Redwing a toy even though he was only a background character and making a modernized version of an unreleased G2 Sandstorm figure
I'm guessing it's because she would need a new mould to do her justice, whereas the others can just be redecos
I believe all the retooled parts of LG16 Slipstream are actually clear plastic (her head, chest, and null-rays) that’s painted over. So be very careful with her!!
Yeah it's a real bad decision.
Read the disclaimer ya basstahhdd!
Oh yeah, the manga where Megatron has a office lady fetiche...
Genocidal maniac but at least he is a robot of culture.
can I have your starsaber tho?
I have the original Windblade and it has not aged well
Who here is watching this review after the legacy reveal?
Lol. I still prefer this one TBH
@@DrLockdown I'm honestly thinking about going for that one myself.
im gonna build a time machine just for this mf
Hasbro could always just do a new one
@@DrLockdown but would they really make a new one
Probably.
Supposedly cyberverse windblade and shadow striker are coming, so a precedent for a cyberverse slipstream is there.
Not to mention were getting WAY more fembots really. She's more likely than most.
Got this for $75 SGD
Ouch
@@DrLockdown it was either that or $300 USD on ebay
I seriously hate how sellers like those overcharge for such things. Honestly unicron is the worst example; it's barely been two months and he's tripled in price
So all I can say is
Grab a Wawa burger...
Ads
What kind of ads are playing on these?!
@@DrLockdown That’s what I want to know
Welp, RUclips will be RUclips
I hate how Takara Legends finally gave us representation for those Decepticon fembots, and yet the manga turned them into giggling clumsy fanservice moe secretaries for Megatron. No, that's not a matephor, guys, they are literally secretaries.
I know. It makes the suit and tie torso even funnier
@@DrLockdown Right, I'm normally not the sort of person to xomplain about this, BUT I genuinely hate how these strong and characterful women have been degraded to purely sexual objects with no personality outside of looking cute and ditzy for the men, and how these powerful, dangerous characters have been casted as secretaries in the office enviroment, because they're women.
Yeah, Blackarachnia was always sexualized but there is a difference between sexualized and objectified. Blackaraxhnia was a character. Threated like a person. In the Legends manga she's a vehicle for fanservice.
I dislike this figure because it has made hasbro think its ok to make Slipstream out of Windblade
Slipstream is a Seeker, she should be made from a Starscream
First
Odd, I found when Windbade was first making the rounds I was one of the ONLY voices of dissent. Like most people I knew were chastising me for thinking her entire concept from top to bottom was abhorrently awful and that she stood only as a tribute to why fan polls are always a bad idea... and I still am, but that's not the point. Where was this supposed outcry against Windbade that I completely missed!?
"Better" paint job.
80's sunbow accuracy does not always equal "better".
Sadly, I was never a fan of this use of Windblade.
I prefer Slipstream be a seeker mold.
It wasn't always better, but often Takara just had more paint. It being better was more attributed to that than the specific source material. If Takara did toy accuracy I have no doubt it would look even better than what we got, but they went for what they went for