With the Transformers Kingdom toy line hitting the stores we are seeing a shift away from the Micromasters that have made up a decent part of the Siege and Earthrise toylines. Whilst some may be happy for this, others will miss not being able to complete the sets of these classic (if obscure) characters in their updated forms.
Luckily for us, if not so lucky for those with limited online store access, there are still a few sets being released under the Generations Selects line. Today we will look at the latest to be released; it containing three old characters and three (well, 2 1/2) brand new ones! So lets look at the Micron Micromasters set from the Galactic Odyssey Collection.
Motorhead & Runner
Both are recolours of their teammates and will give fans the ability to complete the classic Race Track Patrol. Runner was originally named Barricade in G1, but with the name Barricade firmly affixed to the Movieverse character, this figure has been renamed Runner which was his pre-war name in the Dreamwave comics.
Fireguard & Roadburner
Once again these two are recolours, this time of the Decepticon Micromasters Direct-Hit & Power Punch. And once again we have a name change. Fireguard is most obviously Wheel-Blaze, but since Wheel-Blaze had already received a new figure, they had to rename him and make him a new character.
Disappointingly Roadburner has the cannon of his Decepticon counterpart instead of a fire ladder. I suppose one could argue that it is meant to be a cannon that shoots water rather than laser fire.
Stingracer and Windstorm
Now these two are a bit interesting. The toys are (sigh) yet again simple recolours of other WFC Micromasters that have come before, but they are brand new characters. The most interesting bit is that their colour schemes are homages to MASK vehicles. The Decepticon Stingracer (the brown one) and the Autobot Windstorm have both lifted their paintjobs from toys from the MASK line and even their altmodes have a decent resemblance. I particularly like the colour scheme of Windstorm – the mint green colouring combined with the flame job on the vehicle hood really pops!
Weapons Modes
All these characters can become guns for larger characters or combine to become a double-weapon. Sadly they pretty much suck across the board and there will be few people that use them for this purpose. (For some examples of Micromaster weapons modes SEE HERE)
Worth Getting?
If you are a completionist then yes. If you are after a few new characters instead of the same G1 ones being trotted out time and time again then yes. However if you are after new figures that don’t resemble toys that have come before then don’t waste your time here. Besides colour schemes there is nothing new to recommend these figures, although I must say that the limbs on them are surprisingly tighter than those that have come before. I was able to transform all characters multiple times without limbs detaching, which is something to date that none of the other WFC Micromasters has managed for me. So this set isn’t bad and has a reasonable price point – grab it if you are inclined.
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