- #Cookie crisp jazz transformer update#
- #Cookie crisp jazz transformer upgrade#
- #Cookie crisp jazz transformer series#
They’re a fun little gimmick that fits with the Jazz character, but with Stepper, consider them an added weapons upgrade because they have the 3mm clip system and can clip on to the pistol to make a bigger gun for Stepper. Like Jazz, Stepper comes with the two speakers that can be deployed from both vehicle and robot modes. Nebulon is his Targetmaster partner after all. The painted details present are crisp and the figure’s black molding is the same color as Stepper itself, which help to give it a synergy between the two. I’m quite surprised that this little guy hasn’t had mold degradation yet. While it is the same fully transformable Targetmaster we’ve been getting for the past several years, the paint deco is nice enough to make you forget you might own this Targetmaster 3 times over. If you’re familar with any version of the Classics/Henkei Cyclonus figure, you’ll recognize this guy right off the bat. Nebulon is the real treat of the accessories. The pistol is a white version of the gun the Jazz mold comes with and suits this version of the mold very well. Stepper comes with a couple of accessories, a small pistol capable of transforming for vehicle storage, his Targetmaster partner Nebulon, and two sterio speakers. Takara-Tomy has really outdone themselves with both the paint and detailing on this figure. Another thing to note is that there’s actually shiny gold paint behind the clear translucent visor, making it appear that it’s a gold visor. The gold has a crisp sheen that sparkles and shines, with zero overspray. All of Stepper’s paint decos are tampographed on with amazing detail. I was quite surprised when I opened my copy of the figure to find out this wasn’t the case. While not officially included as part of the design, it can be done with some steady posing of the Targetmaster.Īn interesting thing about Stepper’s deco is that When we first saw solicitations for the figure, it looked like most of his deco would be stickers rather than tampographs. One remold feature that I wish would have been included was to be able to have the Targetmaster clip on to the vehicle mode or Stepper’s shoulder, similar to his G1 figure’s shoulder cannon. As far as I can tell there was no remolding done to the Stepper version, so it too has the same non-locking chest hood, but after comparing it to my Jazz, it seems Stepper’s is tighter. Even without locking in place, it’s not really that bad, it’s just a minor gripe I have with the mold. It’s definitely not a deal breaking gripe for the mold, but it’s something that could have made this already great mold, perfect. The one thing I don’t like about this mold is that the chest hood doesn’t lock in to place anywhere, so when posting the figure it can sometimes flip up and you have to set it back into place. The transformation is pretty simple and straight forward, as you rotate out a few pieces to form both legs and spread open the arms, much like Jazz and Stepper’s G1 incarnations.
#Cookie crisp jazz transformer update#
Now that we’ve covered some basics about the character, we can step into this review and find out if this modern update of a niche character warrants its hefty exclusive price tag.Īs I mentioned above, the mold used for Stepper is the Special Ops Jazz from the Reveal the Shield line, which on it’s own is a great modern update for Jazz.
#Cookie crisp jazz transformer series#
Originally a Japanese exclusive G1 Targetmaster repaint of Jazz, Stepper was brought to the US shores 17 years later as part of the Toys R Us Commemorative Series redubbed as Ricochet with his Targetmaster partner Nightstick. This figure was Stepper, a niche character known to Western fans as Ricochet.
At the tail end of the 2011 Takara-Tomy Transformers United figure line, a special recolor of the Autobot Special Ops Jazz mold was made available as a mail away figure if you bought the Japanese Transformers Generations 2011 volume 1 Collector’s book by Million Publishing.
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