Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images

This post will focus on the altmode, especially in comparison to SS Jetfire, who he shares surprisingly few parts, almost all of them from the central fuselage panels. I can't attest as to the altmode's accuracy, having not seen the X-Men cartoon in question, but it does compare rather favorably with Jetfire as a more cartoony, stylized take on the iconic SR-71 silhouette.

X-guy is slightly shorter than Jetfire in length, due to the blunter nose. You can also see nearly every shared part, almost all of them part of the kibble backpack. There's the fuselage tail, the central fuselage and it's two 'wings', the shoulder wings, the vertical tailfins and the chunk of fuselage between the wings and the nose. Not seen is the connector that lets the central fuselage fold over the tail panel.

He's noticeably less hefty than Jetfire in hand, owing to having significantly less robot undercarriage. Not having a giant bobblehead, hunchback, and digitigrade legs will do that. This results in a much cleaner undercarriage, both from below and the side.



Probably the biggest real weak point of the figure is the side wings. The friction pegs holding them on aren't as good as they need to be. They wobble in place when touched, and pop off very easily when pressure is put against them. Fortunately, this same flaw means they are easy to reattach. Again, this might be a qc thing on my copy, but that remains to be seen.

Now for the accessories. He comes with 5 accessories: two pink blast effects compatible with 5mm ports (but not 3mm pegs like wfc blasts) resembling psyonic copies of Psylocke's psiblade and Wolverine's claws respectively, two plastic slugs of Wolverine and Sabretooth, and a small piece resembling Psylocke's 'psionic butterfly' aura. I didn't bother photographing anything other than the blast effects, because there isn't anything the stock photos don't show that's worth/easily photographable. The figurines are flexible enough that I suspect they are molded from the same pink flexplastic as the blast effects. but given that they are literally completely coated in paint, this is unverifiable without doing irreversible damage. Despite resembling the aura that surrounds Psylocke's face, the small plastic piece is too small to do the same for X-guy, and is only good as a belt for the slugs, as seen in stock photos. I also did not bother photographing the packaging or instructions.

The blast effects are meant to tab in to 5mm ports on the back of each hand. His hands themselves are not sculpted in a way that lets him hold weapons. Due to the pliable plastic used, the effects are uncooperative in being pegged in anywhere. Also of note is the correct orientation of the arm panels, mistransformed in stock photos.

There is storage for the two blast effects in both modes. In altmode, there are two 5mm ports in the armpits where the instructions tell you to put them. There are also 2 5mm holes on each foot, allowing for these or wfc effects to be used as thruster fire. (not shown) There are also 3mm holes on the side of each effect, allowing them to peg onto the 3mm posts on the landing gear at his waist.


All in all, a fairly large and fairly respectable leader class figure, with above and beyond articulation, marred by qc issues. If you were able to get him at discount for standard leader price or below as I was, it is definitely worthwhile. Whether it is worth the 30% Collaborative markup is up to personal preference.

Thanks for the review!
Look pretty decent but yeah, worth normal leader price max.

I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...

Can't wait for EB to get this. Last I checked, ship date was still listed as August!

Oh, and loving this fig, but may paint those yellow vents on his knees grey or dark blue to make the Blackbird mode more appealing.

LordBludgeon wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...

Will he actually be sold in stores? If so, I didn't know that.

Not entirely sure honestly. But he’s still available on Target so I decided against my better judgement and preordered him again with a surprise predicted delivery of this week or next in spite of the nigh endless delays that affected my Thrust for a solid two and a half months and my current situation with FedEx of having a box stay in Minnesota for over a week now.

aronjlove wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.

Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".

That would have been a great homage to Stan Lee and it would sound so much better when referring to the figure.

Yeah, I would associate Excelsior with Stan Lee. Not so much the X-Men. I'm sure someone at Hasbro has proposed a Stan Lee transformer.

Hasbro should have called him X-Transbot.

bodrock wrote:Got mine yesterday, but have yet to transform him. I was slightly disappointed by the paint job on the mini-figs, but oh well. ;p

Considering the size, I wasn't expecting much but that green face on Wolverine is funny

I got him, like him a lot more than Maverick. I guess he just has more 'personality'.