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News Credits: 101 · Thu May 24, 2018 4:34 am

WreckerJack wrote:That game boy advance did not age well loljk.

That's a Neo Geo pocket. In term of perfeormance, it's between the GBC and the GBA. It was not popular thus making the console and it's games relatively rare.

News Credits: 2 · Thu May 24, 2018 4:54 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
WreckerJack wrote:That game boy advance did not age well loljk.

That's a Neo Geo pocket. In term of perfeormance, it's between the GBC and the GBA. It was not popular thus making the console and it's games relatively rare.

unless I'm thinking of a different "import handheld" during my High School years... it wasn't that they were "unpopular" just "prohibitively expensive" (compared to Gameboys at the time). Also... it catered to the arcade crowd, while everyone else was busy with pokemon.

News Credits: 19 · Thu May 24, 2018 6:39 am

Back on topic (so weird for me to be the one saying that.

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Jazz review by PrimeVsPrime. His one seems to have some very slight vehicle mode gaps mine doesn't. He seems very happy with the figure anyways.

I can't seem to get youtube video embed working today. Dunno why but here's direct link.

EDIT: OK figured it out by copying my previous embedding of his Megatron video and changing the codey bit to match.

Made a lil edit to my Jazz, adding silver sharpie to the panels hip/leg ball joints and either side of the neck and blackened the knee areas. I wish I could think of some way to get his spoiler up behind his head like on the previous figures but that may be impossible. Either way I love this lil shiny dude. Way more than his 2007 and HA figures.

News Credits: 56 · Thu May 24, 2018 11:24 am

I know its a long shot, but if they ever released a proper combining Optimus and Jetfire from Revenge of the Fallen (Voyager Size), or a proper Devastator, I might actually buy those.

News Credits: 65 · Thu May 24, 2018 2:47 pm

I've said this before, and I'll say it again now. I really hope the Studio Series will last a few years, at least long enough to get all the major on-screen characters represented. I'm a little worried now hearing that Paramount has officially removed Transformers 7 from their release schedule and that the next movie in the franchise will be in a rebooted continuity. I'm eagerly anticipating picking up Studio Series Jazz, Lockdown, Megatron, and Brawl, but I'll be Devastator devastated if we don't get a lot more out of this line besides the few obligatory Bumblebee movie figures later this year. Here's hoping for some good news from SDCC (which is still a couple of months away at this point).

News Credits: 12 · Thu May 24, 2018 3:32 pm

o.supreme wrote:I know its a long shot, but if they ever released a proper combining Optimus and Jetfire from Revenge of the Fallen (Voyager Size), or a proper Devastator, I might actually buy those.

You and me both

News Credits: 101 · Thu May 24, 2018 6:03 pm

o.supreme wrote:I know its a long shot, but if they ever released a proper combining Optimus and Jetfire from Revenge of the Fallen (Voyager Size), or a proper Devastator, I might actually buy those.

Studio Series Leader Jetfire, combining with SS Voyager Optimus Prime. THIS time, screen accurate, partsforming be damned!

Seriously, compare this:

To that:

News Credits: 1646 · Thu May 24, 2018 8:34 pm

That Jetfire/Optimus combination was such a cool moment, I'm really bummed RotF was really the only film to have that type of combining, minus Infernocus.

I am also in that Devastator boat. And also an awesome Jetfire/Optimus combination. I still keep those 2 leaders like that a lot, but would love something closer to the CGI

News Credits: 1646 · Thu May 24, 2018 9:56 pm

We have a pair of news for you tonight regarding the upcoming and fairly highly anticipated figure from the Studio Series Line: Jazz!

The first news we have for you is yet another video review from PrimeVsPrime, who has already done reviews for us of voyagers Brawl and Megatron. Here PrimeVsPrime gives us a great look at Jazz, who is a very small deluxe with some great talking points, such as the high amount of silver paint and the fairly awesome posability. You can check out his review below.

The second bit of news comes from the Transformers Facebook and Instagram accounts, which give us yet another look at Jazz, this time from one of the designers of the figure. The video goes briefly into the design process for Jazz, explaining how he is one of the favorites of this particular design engineer and how he came to be. You can check it out below the review.

Let us know what you think of this new deluxe Jazz below!

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Thu May 24, 2018 10:46 pm

Jazz, half the size for twice the price. I'm glad I have no interest in this rip-off figure.

News Credits: 462 · Thu May 24, 2018 11:37 pm

Aimless Misfire wrote:Jazz, half the size for twice the price. I'm glad I have no interest in this rip-off figure.

Jazz was the smallest Autobot in the first movie. Smaller than Bumblebee, even. He's supposed to be little.

News Credits: 2 · Fri May 25, 2018 12:52 am

I mostly just wish if he was going to be *that* small.... then they'd put some extra money in his paint... those thighs look so... bland. I'm on the fence with getting him (will probably cave if I see him in person). I loved the original deluxe design (and it's G1 repaint), but nothing can beat the Human Alliance version. I'm surprised that never got a "masterpiece" paint job.

News Credits: 19 · Fri May 25, 2018 12:54 am

Aimless Misfire wrote:Jazz, half the size for twice the price. I'm glad I have no interest in this rip-off figure.

I actually paid £7 more than his RRP and I feel no regrets (unlike with Grimlock). He's such a fun cool lil dude I've been playing with here on my desk a lot in the past couple days. He may be small but he feels solid and with that nice silver paint he feels premium (remember the premium version of 2007 Jazz that had silver paint instead of just being the bare dull cheap looking grey plastic?). He still feels a bit more complex in transformation than many larger deluxes in all recent TF lines too particularly in the torso area.

News Credits: 102 · Fri May 25, 2018 1:37 am

Aimless Misfire wrote:Jazz, half the size for twice the price. I'm glad I have no interest in this rip-off figure.

Bonus deal! We're getting half the deal for twice the price!

He is, indeed, an extremely small Deluxe. I don't know for sure if I'll pick him up if/when I see him - I'm starting to feel intrigued since everyone who has the toy seems to love it now - but at the same time, I also passed on Bee the one time I saw him because I felt like he was too small for the price, so... who knows. He'll be an impulse purchase if anything for me, but I'm glad those who have him thought he was worth it!

News Credits: 2 · Fri May 25, 2018 3:24 am

Qwan wrote:
Aimless Misfire wrote:Jazz, half the size for twice the price. I'm glad I have no interest in this rip-off figure.

Bonus deal! We're getting half the deal for twice the price!

He is, indeed, an etremely small Deluxe. I don't know for sure if I'll pick him up if/when I see him - I'm starting to feel intrigued since everyone who has the toy seems to love it now - but at the same time, I also passed on Bee the one time I saw him because I felt like he was too small for the price, so... who knows. He'll be an impulse purchase if anything for me, but I'm glad those who have him thought he was worth it!

Remember... it's not the size of your transformer, it's how you play with it

(sorry... not sorry)

News Credits: 101 · Fri May 25, 2018 5:03 am

With that level of detailing and engineering AND paint, the size is pretty much irrelevant. Plus, it's IN SCALE. That may be the only SS deluxe I'll ever get. Even full price. ;)^

Now, only a MPM version is needed to beat the HA version.

News Credits: 19 · Fri May 25, 2018 6:48 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:With that level of detailing and engineering AND paint, the size is pretty much irrelevant. Plus, it's IN SCALE. That may be the only SS deluxe I'll ever get. Even full price.

Now, only a MPM version is needed to beat the HA version.

I actually consider the SS figure superior to the HA. There's aspects of the HA version I never liked.. the awful legs for one thing. My only complaint with the SS is that backpack area, not so much the size of it but I wish the spoiler could have ended up behind his head like on the previous figures. I just really liked that look and can't figure out a way to mimic it on the SS.

Anyways onto his wave mate Lockdown (whom I also have) who now has a review from PrimeVsPrime

Easy to see the new Lockdown looks far superior in every way to the AoE figure.

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News Credits: 12 · Fri May 25, 2018 6:59 am

Wow, Lockdown looks nice. I'm not sure if I want that or the ROTF figure now.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri May 25, 2018 7:24 am

Why not get both? ;-)

Fri May 25, 2018 8:14 am

Another one of these damn videos. I dont want to see already released figures leaked from Cybertron. I want to see 2019 WFC trilogy figures leaked from China.

News Credits: 462 · Fri May 25, 2018 9:26 am

Rated X wrote:Another one of these damn videos. I dont want to see already released figures leaked from Cybertron. I want to see 2019 WFC trilogy figures leaked from China.

You won't be seeing that in this thread.

News Credits: 19 · Fri May 25, 2018 2:53 pm

Is there anyone collecting Studio figures who don't want the backdrops or are throwing them away? Just asking cos I'd quite like spare ones to display some non-Studio TF movie figures such as a voyager sized one for RotF Bludgeon. Just a wondering.

News Credits: 12 · Fri May 25, 2018 3:06 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Is there anyone collecting Studio figures who don't want the backdrops or are throwing them away? Just asking cos I'd quite like spare ones to display some non-Studio TF movie figures such as a voyager sized one for RotF Bludgeon. Just a wondering.

Already threw the few I had away. You're pretty far from me though lol

News Credits: 11 · Fri May 25, 2018 3:24 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Is there anyone collecting Studio figures who don't want the backdrops or are throwing them away? Just asking cos I'd quite like spare ones to display some non-Studio TF movie figures such as a voyager sized one for RotF Bludgeon. Just a wondering.

I have the ones for Ratchet and Bumblebee if you want those. Send me a PM if you're interested.

News Credits: 65 · Fri May 25, 2018 5:39 pm

I'm kinda bummed that they're already reusing the background imagines for the dioramas. I figured each figure would come with a wholly unique background. That's one of the big reasons I bought Studio Series Optimus Prime. I wanted to make sure I got to collect ALL of the different backdrops. I could have just waited to buy Studio Series Megatron instead. Oh well.