Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer

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Youtube user Pax Cybertron give us an early look at the upcoming Generations Double Dealer. Double Dealer is a repaint of Generations Blitzwing with a new head sculpt. The review is embedded below.

Credit(s): Youtube user Pax Cybertron

This article was last modified on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 3:00pm CDT

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Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525257)
Posted by megatronus on October 22nd, 2013 @ 1:18pm CDT

I like!

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525259)
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 1:25pm CDT

I might have been a little off on the dates..most pre-orders say November, but let's be honest, that' really means early December-ish.

I did the sanding-down shoulder fix, and it works great.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525263)
Posted by Autobot032 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 1:36pm CDT

ViperEye82 wrote:I did the sanding-down shoulder fix, and it works great.

It really does. It makes it so you don't need the 3rd party kit to fix it.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525264)
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 1:41pm CDT

Autobot032 wrote:
ViperEye82 wrote:I did the sanding-down shoulder fix, and it works great.

It really does. It makes it so you don't need the 3rd party kit to fix it.

Precisely. And really, seems his new head sculpt is quite nice and doesn't need "fixing" at all, there's really no reason to NOT do the sanding fix.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525276)
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 22nd, 2013 @ 2:35pm CDT

Put it in a new super cool paintjob, and it still looks unappealing. How did they accomplish this?

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525277)
Posted by megatronus on October 22nd, 2013 @ 2:41pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:Put it in a new super cool paintjob, and it still looks unappealing. How did they accomplish this?

Disagree entirely - I think it looks great.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525296)
Posted by Rated X on October 22nd, 2013 @ 3:53pm CDT

Somebody needs to do a add on kit with a rocket. Also has anybody come up with a fan mode that resembles a bird of prey ?

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525304)
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 4:08pm CDT

PrymeStriker wrote:Put it in a new super cool paintjob, and it still looks unappealing. How did they accomplish this?

Well, not everyone's going to like everything.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525310)
Posted by STngAR on October 22nd, 2013 @ 4:36pm CDT

I like it. I think they did a good job on the colors. Only wish they could have done something with the shoulders. Oh well it's a quick fix

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525331)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 7:08pm CDT

With a super cool gimmick to change the Autobot and Decepticon insignia will be awesome for this figure - something Hasbro should think about.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525339)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on October 22nd, 2013 @ 7:51pm CDT

OH MY GOD WANT!!!!!

So glad i have him and rhinox on preorder. im in love with the colors and he is replacing my shit custom doubledealer. and the red light piping is just icing on the cake.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525340)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 22nd, 2013 @ 8:00pm CDT

The shoulder fix is still required? Goddammit Hasbro, one would think that they would have looked into that and have had that fixed.

I still plan on picking him up to go along with the Sandstorm that I don't have (yet).

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525373)
Posted by Ultra Markus on October 23rd, 2013 @ 12:48am CDT

cool, just to clarify the G1 double dealer had a condor for one alt mode and ICBM missile launcher truck for the other

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525379)
Posted by Heckfire on October 23rd, 2013 @ 3:17am CDT

Anyone else planning on using this guy for Overlord? Anyone? Just me then? Alright...

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525398)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 23rd, 2013 @ 6:22am CDT

Heckfire wrote:Anyone else planning on using this guy for Overlord? Anyone? Just me then? Alright...

If a third party company makes a head based on Overlord and a larger gun (similar to the one made by that one whisk name eludes me), then yeah, I would too.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525405)
Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:03am CDT

Wonder if they could have made his jet mode a bit more bird like with a bit of remoulding? New nose cone and a solid canopy, reshape the wings a bit....

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525413)
Posted by wolverinetodd on October 23rd, 2013 @ 8:17am CDT

Mindmaster wrote:The shoulder fix is still required? Goddammit Hasbro, one would think that they would have looked into that and have had that fixed.

I still plan on picking him up to go along with the Sandstorm that I don't have (yet).

I completely agree with you. Regardless if this was a QC issue or a design flaw from the very beginning with the original mould of Blitzwing, Has/Tak should've addressed the issue before going into production with Double Dealer.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525421)
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on October 23rd, 2013 @ 9:00am CDT

Yes they should have. I still find it amazing that there's as much support for the mold as there is. Usually with something this big, the fan-base is quick to condemn, and tar and feather the whole thing.

If anything that speaks to the quality of the rest of the mold I suppose. Decent alt-modes and design I think help sell the figure(s).

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525422)
Posted by Ravage XK on October 23rd, 2013 @ 9:14am CDT

I think the support comes from Hasbro daring to make such a complicated triple changer in these days of cut backs. Its not perfect but it quite an achievement.

Re: Video Review of Generations Voyager Double Dealer (1525423)
Posted by PaxCybertron82 on October 23rd, 2013 @ 9:15am CDT

Ravage XK wrote:I think the support comes from Hasbro daring to make such a complicated triple changer in these days of cut backs. Its not perfect but it quite an achievement.

I think you're quite right!

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