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Deluxe Class Cyclonus

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14 comments posted
I originally passed on this

I originally passed on this because I was so pissed after Classics Galvatron.

kidnicky's picture
Posted by kidnicky on 3 September, 2009 - 09:47
@kidnicky That's a shame.

@kidnicky

That's a shame. This figure is exact opposite of the train wreck that was Classics Galvatron. This figure, along with Prime, is easily one of the best figures in the Classics line.

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Posted by thundermack on 3 September, 2009 - 10:07
G!

You mean G1, right? Cause now I'm thinking of a Cybertronian celebrity channel...
Shocking Prime affair with Arcee! Elita-1's take on it!

Great toy, this, even though he's a lot like Voyager Vector Prime. Nightstick and Safeguard are essentially the same toy...

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Posted by Rankarana on 3 September, 2009 - 10:38
Fantastic toy

As a big Transformers fan, I picked this one up the moment I saw it. I think it is easily the best Deluxe sized toy of the entire Universe line, and arguably one of the best Transformers across all lines in the past few years.

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Posted by djinniman37 on 3 September, 2009 - 11:09
Yeah, looks pretty good to

Yeah, looks pretty good to me. Even the plane mode isn't too bad to my eyes, especially for a mere $13.

"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
Onyx Blackman
Principal, Flatpoint High

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Posted by NekroDave on 3 September, 2009 - 11:11
One of my favorites

One of my favorites figures in the Classics range.

"Dinobots, destroy Devestator!"-Optimus Prime TFTM

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Posted by Goldenage on 3 September, 2009 - 12:44
Um...

I'm sorry, but how threatening can someone be when he has bunny ears?

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Posted by RobotBastard on 3 September, 2009 - 16:41
You see him in TFTM? I was

You see him in TFTM? I was scared of him when I was a kid... You will RESPECT those bunny ears. ;)

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Posted by Robots In Love on 23 September, 2009 - 22:41
I always thought the G1 was

I always thought the G1 was a great-looking toy. I still have my original one here on display. Fantastic in jet mode (sleeker than this guy) and decent in robot mode (at least from the front). I considered him one of the better toys of the original line since he looked the most like his onscreen counterpart in both modes.

The classics update is undeniably nice, but I was able to pass on this guy because I didn't think he improved things enough over the classic toy.

To each his own. ;-)

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Posted by japester on 3 September, 2009 - 17:03
Is the original G1 toy

Is the original G1 toy diecast? (Yes, I'm too lazy to look this probably-well-known fact up on the umpteen-zillion different TF sites out there!)

If so, I could see how a vintage "upgrade" would be worth it...

--
Sanjeev

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Posted by Sanjeev on 3 September, 2009 - 17:18
The only die-cast in G1 Cycs

The only die-cast in G1 Cycs is the swing bars for the wings and maybe the nosecone? His big chunky body totally could have been tho... He's a totally rad vintage fig, with amazing posability and a fun transformation!

One of the best Uni figs, hands down!

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Posted by Prometheum5 on 3 September, 2009 - 17:45
Yeah,remember by that point

Yeah,remember by that point Transformers were basically plastic action figures.

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Posted by kidnicky on 4 September, 2009 - 18:44
I just found out they

I just found out they redco'd this mold as one of my childhood favorites,Strafe,but unfortunately it looks nothing like him.
http://randomtoyreviews.blogspot.com/

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Posted by kidnicky on 6 September, 2009 - 16:32
Gorgeous

Picked this guy up as well. So happy with it. The face sculpt is G1 spot-on(maybe some day a decent Megatron face sculpt will appear). Got the Takara Hound Classics as well. This line has been pretty sweet. I know they'd never have done it but with a character as imposing as Cyclonus (bunny ears incl.) he should have been made at a Leader class size. Are there even any Leader TF Univ. being made? This line needs to scale up!!

Great review too! I concur on all points. ;D

-TB5K

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Posted by Robots In Love on 23 September, 2009 - 22:39