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Transformers Collection – Combiner Wars/Unite Warriors

And so the great cataloging of my personal collection continues.

The next instalment of the Generations line and the first installment of the Prime Wars Trilogy was Combiner Wars.  This is a toyline that a lot of people – now near a full decade later – tend to disparage.  However personally I feel that is both unwaranted and unjustified.  Combiner Wars brought back many of the classic Combiner teams,including many of the Scramble City groups such as the Aerialbots & Stunticons.  It introduced new teams such that which made the first female combiner Victorion, and best of all it’s signature piece was a huge Devastator, which remains the largest mainline gestalt ever made!

Toy Review – Unite Warriors Computron VS Combiner Wars Computron

The companion line in Japan was Unite Warriors.  These featured most of the same teams but with new paintjobs, and sometimes differered the moulds that Combiner Wars used for various individuals – the Technobots being a prime example.  So if you wanted to have both the Combiner and the bots who made them up on display, picking up both lines was a great option! (also the Aussie dollar was very strong back then, making it affordable enough to do so.  Sadly no longer the case).

 

My Transformers Combiner Wars/Unite Warrriors Collection

 

CW/UW Autobots

 

*Item #ACW0001: Transformers Autobot Windcharger

*Item #ACW0002: Transformers Autobot Warpath

*Item #ACW0003: Transformers Autobot Huffer

*Item #ACW0004: Transformers Junkion Wreck-Gar

*Item #ACW0005: Transformers Autobot Pipes

 

Combiner Wars Optimus Maximus, consisting of:

*Item #ACW0006: Transformers Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #ACW0007: Transformers Autobot Ironhide

*Item #ACW0008: Transformers Autobot Mirage

*Item #ACW0009: Transformers Autobot Prowl

*Item #ACW0010: Transformers Autobot Stunstreaker

*Item #ACW0011: Transformers Autobot Hot Rod

 

Combiner Wars Sky Reign, consisting of:

*Item #ACW0012: Transformers Autobot Sky Lynx

*Item #ACW0013: Transformers Autobot Wheeljack

*Item #ACW0014: Transformers Autobot Trailbreaker

*Item #ACW0015: Transformers Autobot Hound

*Item #ACW0016: Transformers Autobot Smokescreen

 

Combiner Wars Victorion, consisting of:

*Item #ACW0017: Transformers Torchbearer Pyra Magna

(torso)

*Item #ACW0018: Transformers Torchbearer Rust Dust

(chest)

*Item #ACW0019: Transformers Torchbearer Skyburst

(arm)

*Item #ACW0020: Transformers Torchbearer Stormclash

(arm)

*Item #ACW0021: Transformers Torchbearer Dust Up

(leg)

*Item #ACW0022: Transformers Torchbearer Jumpstream (leg)

 

-Combiner Wars Superion, consisting of

*Item #ACW0023: Transformers Aerielbot Silverbolt

(torso)

*Item #ACW0024: Transformers Aerielbot Air Raid

(limb)

*Item #ACW0025: Transformers Aerielbot Sky Dive

(limb)

*Item #ACW0026: Transformers Aerielbot Firefly

(limb)

*Item #ACW0027: Transformers Aerielbot Slingshot

(limb)

*Item #AUW0001: Transformers Aerielbot Silverbolt

*Item #ACW0028: Transformers Aerielbot Alpha Bravo

*Item #AUW0002: Transformers Aerielbot Air Raider

*Item #AUW0003: Transformers Aerielbot Firebolt

*Item #AUW0004: Transformers Aerielbot Skydive

*Item #AUW0005: Transformers Aerielbot Sling

*Item #ACW0029: Transformers Aerielbot Powerglide

 

-Combiner Wars Defensor, consisting of:

*Item #ACW0030: Transformers Protectobot Hot Spot

(torso)

*Item #ACW0031: Transformers Protectobot Groove

(chest)

*Item #ACW0032: Transformers Protectobot First Aid

(right arm)

*Item #ACW0033: Transformers Protectobot Blades

(left arm)

*Item #ACW0034: Transformers Protectobot Streetwise

(right leg)

*Item #ACW0035: Transformers Protectobot Rook

(left leg)

*Item #AUW0006: Transformers Protectobot Hot Spot

*Item #ACW0036: Transformers Protectobot Rook

*Item #AUW0007: Transformers Protectobot Graze

*Item #AUW0008: Transformers Protectobot Groove

*Item #AUW0009: Transformers Protectobot Streetwise

*Item #AUW0010: Transformers Protectobot First Aid

 

-Combiner Wars Computron, consisting of:

*Item #ACW0037: Transformers Technobot Scattershot

*Item #ACW0038: Transformers Technobot Afterburner

(right arm)

*Item #ACW0039: Transformers Technobot Strafe

(left arm)

*Item #ACW0040: Transformers Technobot Lightspeed

(right leg)

*Item #ACW0041: Transformers Technobot Nosecone

(left leg)

*Item #AUW0011: Transformers Technobot Scattershot

*Item #AUW0012: Transformers Technobot Afterbreaker

*Item #AUW0013: Transformers Technobot Strafe

*Item #AUW0014: Transformers Technobot Lightsteed

*Item #AUW0015: Transformers Technobot Nosecone

*Item #ACW0042: Transformers Technobot Scrounge

*Item #ACW0043: Transformers Technobot Cybaxx

*Item #ACW0044: Transformers Technobot Scattershot (vehicle mode)

 

CW/UW Decepticons

 

*Item #DCW0001: Transformers Decepticon Megatron

*Item #DCW0002: Transformers Decepticon Armada Megatron

 

*Item #DCW0003: Transformers Decepticon Starscream

*Item #DCW0004: Transformers Decepticon Thundercracker

*Item #DCW0005: Transformers Decepticon Skywarp

 

*Item #DCW0006: Transformers Decepticon Skywarp

*Item #DCW0007: Transformers Decepticon Thundercracker

 

*Item #DCW0008: Transformers Decepticon Shockwave

*Item #DCW0009: Transformers Decepticon Viper

 

*Item #DCW0010: Transformers Insecticon Bombshell

*Item #DCW0011: Transformers Insecticon Chop Shop

 

*Item #DCW0012: Transformers Decepticon Buzzsaw

 

*Item #DCW0013: Transformers Decepticon Cyclonus

 

-Combiner Wars Devastator, consisting of

*Item #DCW0014: Transformers Constructicon Long Haul

(torso)

*Item #DCW0015: Transformers Constructicon Hook

(head & shoulders)

*Item #DCW0016: Transformers Constructicon Scavenger

(right arm)

*Item #DCW0017: Transformers Constructicon Bonecrusher

(left arm)

*Item #DCW0018: Transformers Constructicon Scrapper

(right leg)

*Item #DCW0019: Transformers Constructicon Mixmaster

(left leg)

*Item #DUW0001: Transformers Constructicon Long Haul

*Item #DUW0002: Transformers Constructicon Hook

*Item #DUW0003: Transformers Constructicon Scavenger

*Item #DUW0004: Transformers Constructicon Bonecrusher

*Item #DUW0005: Transformers Constructicon Scrapper

*Item #DUW0006: Transformers Constructicon Mixmaster

 

-Combiner Wars Menasor, consisting of:

*Item #DCW0020: Transformers Stunticon Motormaster

(torso)

*Item #DCW0021: Transformers Stunticon Blackjack

(chest)

*Item #DCW0022: Transformers Stunticon Drag Strip

(right arm)

*Item #DCW0023: Transformers Stunticon Dead End

(left arm)

*Item #DCW0024: Transformers Stunticon Brake-Neck

(leg)

*Item #DCW0025: Transformers Stunticon Breakdown

(leg)

*Item #DUW0007: Transformers Stunticon Motormaster

*Item #DCW0026: Transformers Stunticon Offroad

*Item #DUW0008: Transformers Stunticon Breakdown

*Item #DUW0009: Transformers Stunticon Drag Stripe

*Item #DUW0010: Transformers Stunticon Dead End

*Item #DUW0011: Transformers Stunticon Wildrider

*Item #DCW0027: Transformers Stunticon Blackjack

 

-Combiner Wars Bruticus, consisting of:

*Item #DCW0028: Transformers Combaticon Onslaught

(torso)

*Item #DCW0029: Transformers Combaticon Vortex

(right arm)

*Item #DCW0030: Transformers Combaticon Blast Off

(left arm)

*Item #DCW0031: Transformers Combaticon Swindle

(right leg)

*Item #DCW0032: Transformers Combaticon Brawl

(left leg)

-Combiner Wars G2 Bruticus, consisting of:

*Item #DCW0033: Transformers G2 Combaticon Onslaught

(torso)

*Item #DCW0034: Transformers G2 Combaticon Vortex

(right arm)

*Item #DCW0035: Transformers G2 Combaticon Blast Off

(left arm)

*Item #DCW0036: Transformers G2 Combaticon Swindle

(right leg)

*Item #DCW0037: Transformers G2 Combaticon Brawl

(left leg)

*Item #DUW0012: Transformers Combaticon Onslaught

*Item #DUW0013: Transformers Combaticon Vorter

*Item #DUW0014: Transformers Combaticon Swindle

*Item #DUW0015: Transformers Combaticon Brawl

*Item #DUW0016: Transformers Combaticon Blast Off

*Item #DCW0038: Transformers Combaticon G2 Shockwave

 

-Combiner Wars Liokaiser, consisting of:

*Item #DCW0039: Transformers Decepticon Dezarus

(torso)

*Item #DCW0040: Transformers Decepticon Guyhawk

(right arm)

*Item #DCW0041: Transformers Decepticon Fellbat

(left arm)

*Item #DCW0042: Transformers Decepticon Drillhorn

(right leg)

*Item #DCW0043: Transformers Decepticon Ironbison

(left leg)

*Item #DCW0044: Transformers Decepticon Ion Sythe

(sword)

 

UW-EX Woman Destron Combined Female Soldier Megatronia, consisting of:

*Item #DUW0017: Transformers Destron Megaempress

(torso)

*Item #DUW0018: Transformers Destron Lunaclub

(arm)

*Item #DUW0019: Transformers Destron Moonheart

(arm)

*Item #DUW0020: Transformers Destron Flowspade
(leg)

*Item #DUW0021: Transformers Destron Trickdiamond

(leg)

 

Count: 124

 

Toys Review – the Combiner Wars Combaticons!

Transformers Collection – Generations & Fall of Cybertron

And thus the great cataloguing of my collection continues.

Generations is now used as a general umberella term for the majority of Transformers toylines that aren’t specifically based on a movie or cartoon, despite those toylines having their own names such as Power of the Primes or Legacy.  However back in 2010 & 2011 the term first originated with its own Generations toyline. The toyline continued what many lines by this stage, such as Classics and Universe had done before, give fans new takes on classic characters, primarily from G1.    It’s international offshoot GDO, had more characters based on G1, however for some reused moulds from the Movieverse line.  Generations also introduced action figures based directly on the video game War for Cybertron.

In 2013 & 2014 it received it’s sequel toyline, Generations: Fall of Cybertron.  This line consisted exclusively of figures based around the Fall of Cybertron video game, including many characters who did not appear in game but were designed in a similar style.  FOC was supposed to fall into the ‘Aligned’ continuity, but given how G1 the characters were, most consider it much more of the G1 universe than that of Prime.

 

My Transformers Generations Collection

Transformers Generations Autobots

*Item #GENA001: Transformers Generations Autobot Red Alert

*Item #GENA002: Transformers Generations Autobot Blurr

*Item #GENA003: Transformers Generations Autobot Sergeant Kup

*Item #GENA004: Transformers Generations Autobot Wheeljack

*Item #GENA005: Transformers Generations Autobot Warpath

*Item #GENA006: Transformers Generations Junkion Junkheap

*Item #GENA007: Transformers Generations Autobot Drift

 

*Item #GENA008: Transformers GDO Protectobot Hot Spot

 

*Item #GENA009: Transformers GDO Autobot Swerve (MOSC)

 

*Item #GENA010: Transformers GDO Autobot Bluestreak

*Item #GENA011: Transformers GDO Autobot Hoist

 

*Item #GENA012: Transformers WFC Autobot Cliffjumper

*Item #GENA013: Transformers WFC Autobot Optimus Prime

*Item #GENA014: Transformers WFC Autobot Bumblebee

 

Transformers Generations Decepticons

*Item #GEND001: Transformers Generations Decepticon Skullgrin

*Item #GEND002: Transformers Generations Decepticon Darkmount

*Item #GEND003: Transformers Generations Decepticon Thunderwing

*Item #GEND004: Transformers Generations Decepticon Scourge

*Item #GEND005: Transformers Generations Decepticon Skyshadow

 

*Item #GEND006: Transformers Generations Decepticon Seeker Thundercracker

*Item #GEND007: Transformers Generations Decepticon Seeker Thrust

 

*Item #GEND008: Transformers Generations Decepticon Seeker Dirge

*Item #GEND009: Transformers Gentei! Gentei! Decepticon Seeker Dirge

 

*Item #GEND010: Transformers GDO Decepticon Powerdive

 

*Item #GEND011: Transformers GDO Stunticon Motorbreath

*Item #GEND012: Transformers GDO Decepticon Seeker Thundercracker

 

*Item #GEND013: Transformers WFC Decepticon Megatron

*Item #GEND014: Transformers WFC Decepticon Soundwave

 

My Transformers Generarations: Fall of Cybertron Figures

Fall of Cybertron Autobots

*Item #GFOCA001: Transformers FOC Autobot Ultra Magnus

*Item #GFOCA002: Transformers FOC Autobot Optimus Prime

 

*Item #GFOCA003: Transformers FOC Dinobot Grimlock

 

*Item #GFOCA004: Transformers FOC Autobot Blaster

 

*Item #GFOCA005: Transformers FOC Autobot Steeljaw

*Item #GFOCA006: Transformers FOC Autobot Eject

*Item #GFOCA007: Transformers FOC Autobot Rewind

*Item #GFOCA008: Transformers FOC Autobot Ramhorn

*Item #GFOCA009: Transformers FOC Autobot Sunder

 

*Item #GFOCA010: Transformers FOC Autobot Sideswipe

*Item #GFOCA011: Transformers FOC Autobot Jazz

*Item #GFOCA012: Transformers FOC Aerielbot Air Raid

 

 

*Item #GFOCA013: Transformers FOC Wrecker Impactor

 

Fall of Cybertron Decepticons

*Item #GFOCD001: Transformers FOC Decepticon Seeker Starscream

 

*Item #GFOCD002: Transformers FOC Insecticon Kickback

*Item #GFOCD003: Transformers FOC Decepticon Shockwave

 

*Item #GFOCD004: Transformers FOC Decepticon Soundwave

*Item #GFOCD005: Transformers FOC Decepticon Soundblaster

 

*Item #GFOCD006: Transformers FOC Decepticon Rumble

*Item #GFOCD007: Transformers FOC Decepticon Frenzy

*Item #GFOCD008: Transformers FOC Decepticon Ravage

*Item #GFOCD009: Transformers FOC Decepticon Ratbat

*Item #GFOCD010: Transformers FOC Decepticon Buzzsaw

*Item #GFOCD011: Transformers FOC Decepticon Laserbeak

 

*Item #GFOCD012: Transformers FOC Combaticon Onslaught

*Item #GFOCD013: Transformers FOC Combaticon Vortex

*Item #GFOCD014: Transformers FOC Combaticon Swindle

*Item #GFOCD015: Transformers FOC Combaticon Brawl

 

*Item #GFOCD016: Transformers Generations FOC Decepticon Combaticon Blast Off (MOSC)

 

Fall of Cybertron Exclusive G2 Bruticus Set (MISB)

Containing:

*Item #GFOCD017: Transformers FOC G2 Combaticon Onslaught

*Item #GFOCD018: Transformers FOC G2 Combaticon Blast Off

*Item #GFOCD019: Transformers FOC G2 Combaticon Vortex

*Item #GFOCD020: Transformers FOC G2 Combaticon Swindle

*Item #GFOCD021: Transformers FOC G2 Combaticon Brawl

 

Total Count: 62

Video – My 100+ Generations Decepticons

For a bit of fun and a bit of comparison I pulled out of my storage crates a lot of my Decepticons.  In particular, toys that were updates of classic characters, mainly (but not exclusively) from G1.    I was amazed and how many characters have gotten new toys!

So enjoy this short video I made of the display.  Also below you will find some screenshots and a full list of the Decepticons on display along with links to reviews of many of the figures displayed here – have fun!

 

 

 

 

Acid Storm, Apeface, Astrotrain, Axor,

Banzaitron, Battletrap, Bonecrusher, Black Arachnia, Blast Off, Blitzwing, Bludgeon, Bombshell, Breakdown, Brawl, Bruticus, Buzzsaw,

Caliburst, Catgut, Chop Shop, Cyclonus,

Darkmount, Darkwing, Dead End, Devestator, Dirge, Doubledealer, Drag Strip, Dreadwind, Dreadwing,

Fangry, Frenzy, Full-Tilt, 

Galvatron, Gnaw, Grabuge

Hook, Hun-Grrr, 

Jhaixus,

Kickback, Krok,

Laserbeak, Leozack, Liokaiser, Long Haul,

Megatron, Menasor, Mindwipe, Misfire, Mixmaster, Motormaster,

Needlenose, Nightbird, Nightstick, Nemesis Striker,

Octone, Onslaught, Overkill, Overlord

Pounce

Quake

Ramjet, Rampage, Ratbat, Ravage, Rippersnapper, Rodimus Unicronus, Rumble, Runabout

Scavenger, Scourge, Scorponok, Scrapper, Shockwave, Singe, Sixshot, Shrute, Skrapnel, Skullgrin, Skullsmasher, Sky Byte, Sky Shadow, Skywarp, Slice, Slipstream, Slugslinger, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Spinister, Starscream, Submarauder, Sunbeam, Swindle

Tankorr, Thrust, Thundercracker, Thunderwing, Treadshot, Triggerhappy, Trypticon

Vortex

Waspinator, Wildrider, WingspanWindsweeper, Wolfwire,

Zputty

Toys Review – the Combiner Wars Combaticons!

Combiner Wars has been a true joy for many of the geewuners out there and a personal favorite group of mine for decades have been the Combaticons.  It just made so much sense for transforming robots who were fighting a civil war for millions of years to have military alt-modes.  Whilst I have done individual thread reviews of each of the six Combiner Wars toys on other sites, I thought I would pop up a group review here for anyone who wants the skinny on the entire Combaticon set without having to look up each figure individually, including their combined mode – BRUTICUS!

 

Robot Modes

Swindle – Munitions Expert

I think perhaps the best official rendition of G1 Swindle we have ever seen! I love my Animated Swindle but for a more G1 look this wins. Really well proportioned, decent articulation, good colour scheme etc. Has a good weapon, though it would be nice if he also had an arm cannon more like G1 Swindle/Animated Swindle rather than a grey shoulder mounted one.

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Vortex – Interrogator

An ok version of Vortex. The colours are good and they have done the head very well. They have moved the majority of the yellow from his chest to his missiles which is only so so. The missiles built into the wrists rather than the big gatling guns hanging off the ends works better than the G1 toy. A shame about the helicopter tail sticking up over his back, reminds you that this is an Alpha Bravo remould.

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Brawl – Warrior

A nice rendition of Brawl. You can either hook his cannon onto his back for a G1 look or put it in his hand as a blaster. I prefer the former and him using his double-cannon as a hand weapon. Good colours, decent proportions, but very loose arms that easily come off.

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Blast Off – Space Warrior

Oh geez – they didn’t even give him a new face! The body looks ok’ish but he looks like an Aerialbot dressed up as a Combaticon for a Halloween party!  Good thing the UW version is shaping up to be more accurate.

BlastOff1

Onslaught – Combaticon Commander

We’ve had a few Onslaughts over the last decade and this one definetly looks the most like the original G1 version. Good poseability and articulation. The head sculpt is spot on and I like the fact the guns can go in the hands or on his back to recreate his classic look. A shame he didn’t get a 3rd rifle as well. I like the detail in the chest, though I’m not a fan of the purple on his legs.

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Shockwave – Military Operations Commander

The ends of the arms look a little funny but overall a pretty good reperesentation of Shockwave. The colour scheme doesn’t quite mesh for me, with the neon pink spreading from the blaster to other parts of him and the grey a bit lighter than usual. But the one-handed, one-eyed, pointy-eared Shockers we know and fear is very recognizable.

Shockwave

 

Vehicle Modes

Swindle – Army Jeep

Yeah, it’s a pretty tough looking military jeep, Looks like he could be driving through a warzone in the desert blasting away. Only downside is the inside of the jeep where the passengers would sit is full of Swindles arms. I guess they had to go somewhere but even Cybertron Swindle managed to avoid this. There are lots of little details like saddle-packs on the sides, though they lack the paint details that could make them stand out.

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Vortex – Attack Helicopter

A nice helicopter but a bit more elongated than I would like, the original Vortex looked far more like an attack chopper. You can attach his rifle to the side, would have been good if you could attach it to the front. Overall good, but again it shows it’s an Alpha Bravo repaint.

Vortex2

Brawl – Tank

A nice looking tank! Very solid and I like the way his double cannon hooks on the back. Really good colours and looks excellent overall.

Brawl2

Blast Off – Fighter Jet

He’s a fighter jet now. A stinkin plane. Maybe it makes more sense given the rest of the Combaticons alt-modes (it did always seem odd to have four military vehicles and a space shuttle) but Blast Off was always distinctive as being one of two Con space shuttles from season 2, not yet another jet that there were already plenty of. Dissapointing. The UW version will be remedying this and turning him back into a Space Shuttle (out in June if memory serves). You can put his big rifle under the wing to approximate what the G1 toy did but you really need a second one for the look. The only positive is that they did the colour very well.

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Onslaught – Anti-Aircraft Truck

Looks pretty cool, though I’ve never seen this dual-cab thing in real life that a lot of TF’s are popping up with nowdays. The guns in the middle work well for the look but it would be better if they could be maneuvered more. The colours are ok though I did like the camo black spots on the original Onslaughts truck mode. Pretty cool overall, though wont win any beauty pagents. You can plug Shockwave in at the top for some extra firepower which adds extra play value to both toys alt-modes (you can plug Shockwave into Onslaughts back in robot mode but it aint a good look).

Shockwave – Cybertronian Laser Gun

Very similar in appearance in some ways to his FOC counterpart, however he has a trigger you can flip down to change him from a flying gigantic purple space gun into a regular gigantic purple space gun. Can plug into Onslaught or be used by Bruticus.

OnslaughtShockwave

 

Combined Form – Bruticus

Looks great!  Very faithful to the original figure, though with the elongated arms which seem to permeate the CW Gestalts.  The colour scheme is spot on which is always a worry when you combine 5 or 6 different figures into one big one.  All figures combine together very sturdily and unless he falls over or you drop him they should not seperate during (restrained) play.  The hands and feet aren’t brilliant but certainly do the job so unless it’s something that really irks you you don’t need to go out and buy a 3rd party upgrade such as Menasor desperately needed.  It’s a shame that Shockwave weighs down his arm so much, there is really no way to pose him properly with his gun in the air.  But a very sturdy figure that looks like he could easily stomp some Bots!

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So overall this group is pretty damn cool!  They work well as a group in both modes (I must get around to taking some pictures of that) although Shockwave looks way out of proportion to the others as robots.  If one can get one’s head around the idea that Shockwave is now a Combaticon (it was far easier to accept Powerglide becoming an Aerialbot) its a nice looking 6 in alt-mode at least.  The Unite Warriors version will be out in a couple of months with different paint schemes and a whole new Space Shuttle mode for Vortex (no Shockwave though) so if you missed out on these guys there are more on the way!

 

For more detailed, individual reviews of these six figures, you can find my reviews in the Ratbat Reviews section 0f Ozformers here: http://www.otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=9