MP-54 Reboost will hijack his brother Skids thread to show himself off!
So let's get right into it.
First of, the box is small and pretty similar to what we got so far from Takara over the years.
This is what you get when you open the box. Reboost have more accessories than Skids notably that adorable mini scooter. There's also the instructions and the obligatory character card.
The little guy is an "hologram" of Sam Witwicky (I guess) and can ride the scooter easily. But the guy is way too small compared to the car.
They didn't had to do that but they did anyway. The hood can lift up to reveal an engine!
The trunk door can open and there is LOTS of storage inside.
After a very small transformation, the scooter can store inside.
All 3 weapons can store inside as well.
But once all 3 guns are in the truck, there is no more room for the scooter unless you don't mind leaving the rear door open.
The vehicle is superbly well detailed.
There's no interior details at all inside. The bot takes all the space.
But the clear guy is stubborn. And yes, this is official.
The holo-guy can only be a child at this size.
But he's annoying as hell to deal with, things popping off everywhere all the time.
So in the end, despite the fact that having an extra gun, an extra dude, and a scooter over Skids is super nice, those extras shall remain box-warmers.
Now, it's time for comparison pictures with other Transformers.
First, G1 Skids.
Next, MP-10 Optimus Prime, and MP-21 Bumblebee (the only one that matters.)
Finally, some comparison with current WFC deluxes.
Transforming Reboost was pretty straightforward and smooth like MP-21 or MP-10. No annoying steps, no tolerance issues, and it use clever tricks all over. Only thing that may cause a problem are the arms when I'll put him back into vehicle mode. Those arms pretzel themselves à la Alternators.
Reboost have decent articulations and joints. Also, his hands do have a trigger finger and can open and close.
He's pretty stable and can even take a running pose without issues.
Reboost is very fun to handle.
That head looks like the original Diaclone. But for me, all I can see is Optimus Prime, finally going in retirement.
It's also the only place that a
is revealed.
Too often, guns are annoying to deal with Masterpieces toys. They usually have a hard time to peg in hands. Not here. Reboost take his guns firmly in hand/arm and will not drop them unless you want to take them off.
Reboost have a very clean back. Plus the back of the legs are the only place where faux-parts are used with those back-of-the-van cheat-panels. A very clever trick.
Comparison with MP-21 Bumblebee and MP-10 Optimus Prime in robot mode. Reboost is meant to go with the older Masterpiece instead of the newer one that are obsessed with Cartoon accuracy. And that's a great thing IMO.
With G1 Skids because he's PRECIOUS.
With the current WFC deluxes:
Finally, with MP-10 and the newer MP Optimus mold in the shape of Nemesis Prime:
Overall, I seriously think that MP-54 Reboost is my Transformers of the year. He's fun to handle, beautiful in all mode, plus he use so many nice transformation tricks.
Not only that, but he's priced just in the mid point between a current Leader and Commander toy. I highly recommend him.
It's been a while since I had a Transformers THIS good!
