TERRORCON CLIFFJUMPER WITH ARMS MICRON JIDA

When the Decepticons captured & tortured Cliffjumper by exposure to Dark Energon matter, the once Autobot soldier is now scarred with evil & destruction.

Unlike the Habsro version, Takara decided to make this toy in translucent purple which I think is super awesome.

Terrorcon Cliffjumper comes in the form of a vintage car.

Arms Micron Jida can be attached onto the front bonnet of the car. There are also two holes at the rear where you can attach additional Micron weapons.

Here's a closer look at the menacing face of Terrorcon Cliffjumper. The face is disfigured after heavy exposure to Dark Energon matter.

Other angles of Terrorcon Cliffjumper. After attaching the stickers onto the toy, you may want to apply a layer of translucent super glue at the edges of the stickers so that they'll last longer & not fall off over time.

There's something to take note off about this toy. Both the hands can be flipped inward to reveal a set of triple blasters. Although this robot comes in the form of a rusted old car, it packs quite a punch.

The knees & foot are quite flexible, giving this figure stability when you pose it on bent knees.

Here we have Arms Micron Jida. In beast mode it resembles a leopard. Take note of the sticker at the tail. It's supposed to be placed right at the end of the tail. However it didn't make sense to be as it could be a handle of some sort. Hence I placed the sticker at the opposite end of the tail.

The alternate mode of AM Jida is a double cleaver. In other posts I'll show you that AM Jida can open up to form a shield to be combined with other AM weapons as well.

Here's some additional images of Terrorcon Cliffjumper with additional AM weapons.

There was a time when this figure was sought after highly, but like many other toys, this is just a seasonal phenomenon. I however on the other hand am fond of transparent toys, which is why I had to get hold of it.

OPTIMUS PRIME (REVEAL THE SHIELD)

Here's another look at a figure from Reveal The Shield toy line. The legend sized Optimus Prime is being depicted in the G1 truck format.

The little shield emblem is attached ontp the left of the truck.

All you have to do is to flip the lid at the back to reveal Prime's head.

Being a legend class figure, do be careful when transforming Prime. You don't want to snap off the smoke stacks by accident now do you?

The legs can only be bent at the hips & not at the knees but thankfully the arms have better articulation. Perhaps for this line of legends, it would have been better if they came with weapons.

REPULSOR POWER IRON MAN Mk. VI [IRON MAN: THE ARMORED AVENGER]

Around the time when the Iron Man 2 (2010) movie was showing I decided that it was time I picked up an Iron Man figure. While I'm not an enthusiast of Hot Toys, I picked up this figure from Hasbro instead.

This figure stands at about 10 inch tall, slightly shorter than your typical 1 foot Hot Toys figure. From the back, you can see the exposed screw holes however from the front, Iron Man Mk.VI looks just great.

A closer look at the head sculpt.

This figure comes with a mechanical arm for display purposes.

With only 11 points of articulation, there isn't a lot of poses that you can do with this toy. A word of advise regarding the joints though. Somehow or rather, the paint coating on this toy makes the joints very tight over a long period of time if you don't move this figure. Thus be careful when twisting the joints if you've not touched this toy for some time, just in case you break the limbs by accident.

Here's a couple more shots of Iron Man & War Machine in the infamous scene from the Iron Man 2 movie.

Even though the joints can be a little tight at times, I'd still give this toy a thumbs up if you're not into Hot Toys but would like to have an Iron Man figure for display in your cabinet.


Related link: Repulsor Power War Machine

ELVES OF THE LAST ALLIANCE

This set of elves consists of two types of elves, four with bows & the remaining with elven blades. The Elves of the Last Alliance are geared up in gold armor with navy blue robes.

Four elves wielding their long blades.

The other four with bow & arrows.

Lastly, a group shot of the elves being accompanies by Legolas & Haldir.

RODIMUS PRIME

When I was studying in Australia, due to budget issues I didn't get my hands on this. But sometime in 2012 when Hasbro has a re-issue I didn't want to miss this toy again.

Although a reissue under the Commemorative Series category, I believe the plastic quality has been retained.

Rodimus comes with a trailer & can be separated with just a light pull. From the image above, you can see that the trailer is attached to the front vehicle with a simple peg.

Different angles of the front car. In vehicle mode Rodimus Prime looks very different compared to G1 Hot Rod especially at the back.

Now let's take a closer look at the trailer.

The trailer opens to reveal a pair of huge cannons that can be erected to form a mobile shooting turret.

Once you flip out the turret, you can attach both the blast walls that come with the toy. It's a pity that the manufacturers did not make any sticker decals for the display screen on the cannons.

Here you can see that the turret can rotate at any angle.

Next we take a look at Rodimus himself. It looks as though Rodimus has just had a bad day with droopy eye bags & a frown on his face.

Don't you think this robot looks a little out of proportions in terms of its height. Do spend some time & patience when applying the sticker decals on this figure if you want your toy to look good.

Articulation on Rodimus is horrible. You can only move the arms. The head is not moveable while the knee looks as though it can be bent due to the difference in plastic but no, there are no joints at the knee.

Here's a couple of shots showing Rodimus on his trailer, making full use of his cannon turret. Although articulation is horrible, this piece does bring back a lot of G1 memories making it worthwhile to leave this figure on display.