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Hey guyes, just got back from target and snagged a Final battle jazz. Anyhoo, here's my review
Alt mode-
A little but different than jazz's first release. No silver trim on the wheels and the whinsheild is now green. Looks nicer than first jazz. Also the roof is now a shiny silver which looks quite nice, pitty they couldn't make the whole body like that but oh, well. Mine also fits together alot better than my other jazz too. The front and sides looks very nice. The new weapon fits on the groove on his spoiler and looks ok i guess. It can be placed at either end. My only gripe is if this is supposted to be battle damaged where is it?! Not a spec of damage on the solstice. My guess would be GM didn't want their baby to get all diry, but bb is dirty too. Other than battle damage,solstice mode is a 8.5/10
Transformatation- same as other jazz only mine's joints were nice and tight.
Robot mode-
Battle damage more present in this mode. Blue and black chinkes are taken out of his legs looks quite nice. His shin gaurds are crumbled and looks war torn. The chest and arms mave no battle damage kinda weird looking but it's part of the car. The head looks real nice too. His visors cracked and has green light piping looks cool. Only thing I would change is had part of his helment crumbled off. His gun can be placed in either hand either end. The first end looks just like the movie gun, sort of a machine gun. The other looks like some sort of stick. Keep it on the gattle gun side. He also comes with a missle that can fire out the machinegun end. Also, would have been nice if he could be torn in half, but that will happen soon enough
Overall- 9/10 A very nice figure and worth the $10. If u get a jazz final battle is the way to go. He's got a better gun, and looks alot better. My only gripes are not enought battle scars and a clean solstice mode. Go get one!

Good review, i own FB Jazz too, i really do like it. I wrote a review too, just look in the Vector Sigma Database.

any other comments?

I modded mine to split in half.

Just remove the 2 screws holding his upper body to his lower. There's a black rectangular piece that connects both halves, and it has 2 screws holding it onto the lower half. Just take those out, and you have Jazz in his final Earthly form.

Best part is, he still stays together in both modes, just stick the black piece back where it's supposed to go and peg the top into the bottom as usual. Very sturdy. Car mode is the same, just line up the black piece into the lower body like it's supposed to go and fold him up. In robot mode, the black piece looks like a spinal stump, gory and cool. FWIW...

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:I modded mine to split in half.

Just remove the 2 screws holding his upper body to his lower. There's a black rectangular piece that connects both halves, and it has 2 screws holding it onto the lower half. Just take those out, and you have Jazz in his final Earthly form.

Best part is, he still stays together in both modes, just stick the black piece back where it's supposed to go and peg the top into the bottom as usual. Very sturdy. Car mode is the same, just line up the black piece into the lower body like it's supposed to go and fold him up. In robot mode, the black piece looks like a spinal stump, gory and cool. FWIW...

thanx I'll try that

i have'nt picked him up yet, because of having the first one and the G1 redo, but i might now.

the screws a little hard to get to any ideas?

Mr.Bond007 wrote:the screws a little hard to get to any ideas?

Sorry, forgot that part. You have to take apart his waist, the whole crotch piece. Once you get the frotn and rear halves off and the legs fall out, you'll see 2 screws going into the black part that joins the upper and lower body halves. Relove those and the 2 halves will separate. Reassemble the waist/hip section and you're done.

Very simple, HTH.

i might get him simply because i only have G1-deco, and i want a movie-accurate display

If you already have the original.. I have no idea what the point of having the BD one

The only nice thing about having both is to give the original the better gun.

Cascadia wrote:The only nice thing about having both is to give the original the better gun.

Or BOTH guns...
*imagines Jazz armed to the teeth with two huge guns & two shoulder shields*
ehehehehe.......

I agree .. his FB gun freakin owns! My G1 redeco gets all of the play time though.

I'm no G1 fanboy, but the redeco stuff on the newer molds ... doesn't get any better.

I have reprolabels coming for my alts. mirage and hound. jazz is already done up. Absolute coolness.

I also modded my SDCC Rodimus with Clocker pipes and black hands. I do what I can to pay homage to G1.

Anyway, I'm trailing off here ... great review!

I have reprolabels on Jazz, BT. Prowl, Alt. Hound, Tracks...Hound looks pretty good with them on.

Cascadia wrote:I have reprolabels on Jazz, BT. Prowl, Alt. Hound, Tracks...Hound looks pretty good with them on.

How does the BT prowl reprolabels work out? I only have the blue version in Binaltech. My police prowl is an alternator. I'm not enthused to spend $90 on BT police prowl ... only to fork over more cash and prizes for the decals. I'll probably end up passing over BT police prowl.

How do the 2 versions of decked out police prowls compare? Something tells me that I'd prefer the alts version ... fantastic paint apps without the wobbly ankles.

Hound kicks all kinds of ass with his G1 decals. I wish the BT version wasn't so top heavy though. They should've put some metal somewhere on his legs to balance him out.

The Alt. Prowl has the G1 look but has a baby blue interior + legs. The BT Prowl is a Japanese police car and very plain looking. But he has a black interior + legs. Reprolabel stickers are very G1...I covered up the Japanese markings. As for Hound, I have both versions but my BT is plain right now.

Bigdaddymcqueen wrote:i have'nt picked him up yet, because of having the first one and the G1 redo, but i might now.

I'm in the same situation as well...I'm tempted to buy FB Jazz to 'destroy' him more since it doesn't really look damaged right now, especially the alt mode...

I've seen FBJ countless times in stores but I can't get myself to buy it, the so-called battle damage deco looks silly. I only want it for the gun.

Dr. Z wrote:I've seen FBJ countless times in stores but I can't get myself to buy it, the so-called battle damage deco looks silly. I only want it for the gun.

trust me it's worth it! Mine looks better in alt mode and can roll better and his car mode fits together and looks more accurate to the real solstice. The battle damage looks alot better in person too. I wasen't gonna buy him at first, but once i saw him on the shelf, I couldn't help myself. He's a great canadite for custom too.

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:

Mr.Bond007 wrote:the screws a little hard to get to any ideas?

Sorry, forgot that part. You have to take apart his waist, the whole crotch piece. Once you get the frotn and rear halves off and the legs fall out, you'll see 2 screws going into the black part that joins the upper and lower body halves. Relove those and the 2 halves will separate. Reassemble the waist/hip section and you're done.

Very simple, HTH.

the bottem screw on his waist is a pain in the arse any ideas?

Nice im thinking of geting one. I wish they would make a masterpiece figure of movie jazz I just love the design and the car rocks !

MaikeruSama wrote:Nice im thinking of geting one. I wish they would make a masterpiece figure of movie jazz I just love the design and the car rocks !

seconded

Mr.Bond007 wrote:

MaikeruSama wrote:Nice im thinking of geting one. I wish they would make a masterpiece figure of movie jazz I just love the design and the car rocks !

seconded

thirded! the more i look at Jazz's Solstice mode, the more i'm rushed to find this TFTM figure ASAP. FBJs are a dime a dozen around here.

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:

Mr.Bond007 wrote:the screws a little hard to get to any ideas?

Sorry, forgot that part. You have to take apart his waist, the whole crotch piece. Once you get the frotn and rear halves off and the legs fall out, you'll see 2 screws going into the black part that joins the upper and lower body halves. Relove those and the 2 halves will separate. Reassemble the waist/hip section and you're done.

Very simple, HTH.

mm the bottem screw seems warped, any other ideas Hip Hoptimus?