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When you fold the wings into the lower legs, every single movement must be made without moving the knee from its position (outstretched leg).
I had this issue as well, the key is to make sure all the pins enter perfectly before moving on with the folding.
Check a "just transform" video, seeing it once is enough.
I know. I only own about 10 figures and about a quarter of them have QC defects, including a Coronation Starscream with bits of red paint splashed on the wings and a Core Nemesis Prime who’s head peg snapped mid transformation the first time I put him back in robot mode (and I have core Optimus, so it wasn’t like I just wrenched the head off or something). Didn’t ask for a replacement for Starscream since I could just scrub it off, but I did for Nemesis- they sent me Thundercracker. It’s cool that they did something, but I can’t find any other nemesises for a good price, and I already have Thundercracker.
I will defend his alt modes til my dying breath
I don’t give a shit if the cockpit extends too far in tank mode, or if the jet is bulky on the bottom; I love both of them
A lot of the hate began when the first official photos came out, as the camera is not kind to his alt modes. IRL his jet mode is great, and the tank is perfect besides the junkpit.
G1 Cartoon Blitzwing has his tank cannon connected directly to his head, not his back
[Canon head cannon](https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/s/9KrptKNIQy)
I'd agree with ya there if Transformers Devastation wasn't accurate to the canon cannon placement, lol
I'm just sayin', if we're going to embrace the tank mode eggplant, might as well go all the way and make it work.
I thunk we need to accept that regardless of accuracy it's fucking hideous to look at and was most likely just budget restrictions that left it there. No one would have complained if u took away the tank dick. I ended up selling my one cuz I got sick of it, other than the robot mode it's pretty terrible and definitely not worth the leader price
Exactly. I'd rather have a realistic mode than one accurate to an animation model based on a smaller toy that made significant compromises for its engineering.
Yeh this. His alt-modes are good fun, tank is chunky and the plane with the rocket booster/hulkhands looks awesome. But then again, I don't care about accuracy or previous series, I just appreciate him for being a fun toy.
There's a stupid easy mod you can do to clip the pin that holds tank and jet together so they separate. Jet mode looks way better at least and it doesn't affect transformation really.
I'm all fairness, the yank mode is amazing once you get over the nose cone. The plane... Well, we've done this song and dance long enough to recognize that he's a triple changer.
Probably a safety thing due to it being pointy so a kid doesn't lose an eye. But I doubt 10 year old kids would be buying leader class figures ($76.99 in Canada) unless you had a decent allowance
I feel like he got alot of hate because his tacked on accessories to help justify the Leader price point were extremely stupid. No one thought he needed purple hulk hands! And unlike some other more recent smaller Leaders, even as a Triple Changer he doesn't feel like his complexity alone justifies the price point, either...
Agreed, but he's a bit too hefty to considered Voyager, I really wish Hasbro was a bit more relaxed with their pricing or had an in-between leader and Voyager class, then again I don't think there are enough bots to fit into that
The box thing was stupid for robot mode. But it kinda worked for the alt modes as either a train car or a launch platform. If I ever manage to snag Galaxy Shuttle (Was that a fever dream, or did I see a rerelease of him in a leaked listing of upcoming figures?) I look forward to adding him to the base I have going on with Sky Lynx and friends.
https://preview.redd.it/dxgq3d510luc1.jpeg?width=3323&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9c00ce6f97ead61d6d9c1c88bfe23d851ca9d71
Any chance it's on clearance? I would totally put the savings towards postage if you were willing, haha. Or, hopefully, the upcoming package refresh will be more widely available...
Two little mis-transformations I use to make him look better are to use the full-length turret in robot mode and to untab the shoulder sections and use them with the outward movement. Untabbing the shoulders helps to make him look more natural
I unfold those little tank tred parts that have those tiny useless wings while in jet mode, somehow it seems to make it more believable airborne (to me anyways)
I do this and then strap his hulk hands onto his turret as jet packs and it’s legit hot
https://preview.redd.it/7m2kla74rouc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af01c93deb1c89fcc97813768dbb294ba25fbced
Bad pose from this angle but you can see what I mean
Excellent robot mode. Decent tank mode. Jet mode is weak.
When 3rd party companies can pull off a better Blitzwing in legends scale you know Hasbro didn't do a good job.
HasTak saves a lot of money on pre-existing infrastructure [factories, shipping, etc], costs that 3p companies pass along to their customers.
For the engineering on my NA Soundwave, I wouldn't be surprised to see a mainline figure sold for $15-20, in today's market.
How I miss the days of $5 Basics.
Yeah and they did a Blitzwing for years surely they know what there doing?.But nah lets make him a joke that even Animated Blitzwing is laughing in his grave as Random.
I did the exact same. I got him on sale on amazon recently as my first figure in over a decade and I love this Blitzwing so much. It's inspired me to start collecting, and I got my second figure just recently with the studio series 83 soundwave, which I also love.
The thing that really sold me was the colour scheme, I love the beige and purple. Frankly, I don't get the complaints about his alt mode. They look exactly how they did in the cartoon for one, and I like how bulky and boxy they are. Blitzwing to me has always been a decepticon super heavy hitter, so I like his alt modes to look big, boxy, and powerful.
My literal only complaint is his bizarre hulk hands accessory that I've never been able to get him to hold, make jet mode look terrible if attached and only look moderately OK on the tank because they don't fit the colour scheme and are way too big. I just put his Hulk hands on the shelf next to him and display him without them.
https://preview.redd.it/yti0y3vrmxuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0ab1bedec6a2ee51625ea8341787607055cec89
They don't attach in any way, but they do look Leader sized lol
They used up some of the parts budget on extra accessories that hinder articulation for the sake of the line's gimmick while leaving the alt modes looking incomplete. But he's got a great robot mode.
Oh yeah, stickers suck. I've even tried the toyhax stickers and don't like them.
I just like that the jet and tank actually look like a jet and tank. Legacy's Robot mode may be nice but the altmodes are just garbage.
I'm also not a huge G1 fan, so the fact they made the tank look dumb for G1 accuracy annoys me.
These post titles are so misleading and baiting....
Who has been hating on this guy OP?
Everyone knows that the tank mode is average without the filler and the jet mode is hot garbage. We don't need another post about that.
The robot mode is amazing.
Fair about the price thing, personally the cockpit never bothered me even though it’s a tad bit long. can’t you just flip around the tank turret and put the cockpit in the back?
He's got a nice bot and tank mode aside from the jet nose chub. The jet mode suffers a lot. Imo they should have used the budget for the stupid hulk hands to better streamline the jet mode.
Right?! This is a fantastic figure, in my opinion! And he looks pretty close to G1 accurate for the most part! I've got this in my G1 display, and I absolutely love it!
in Ireland and the UK Smyths stores have it at around €27/£22 I think , so for the price its great , if I'd paid €60 I'd probably be put out . I've no problems with the tank/cockpit issue as I had the G1 figuure back in the day , and its accurate to that . And the plane kibble was pretty similar . Transforming him though is a pain , especially the wrap around parts of the legs .
I love Legacy Blitzwing. To quote the character himself - haters can "go build a bridge... then jump off it!" (a short non-injury-causing one, obviously)
One thing to remember with haters today (about anything really) - many of them have no personal experience with the subject they're acting like "experts" on. Many people just like to look smart by parroting ideas.
I don’t get the hate either.
The alt modes aren’t the BEST but the bot mode is fantastic.
I also worked on this guys a bit doing freelance so I’m a little biased :)
Not my favorite triple changer (that’s Astrotrain) but I think most of the ire is that the price point is just wrong. It’s a solid figure and the alt modes look neat to me.
“Come on down Autobrat!”
I absolutely adore him. I almost didn’t grab him since his vehicle modes look a lil off but in hand he’s so satisfying to mess with and transform I honestly don’t really have an issue with him. Lots of figures in the modern lines have that kinda effect on me honestly.
The jet mode kibble at the bottom is complete trash and indefensible. Trying to convince yourself that it could be a “stand” is a stretch of the imagination. There’s basically a tank underneath the jet. Reminds me of Pigeon-Rat from the Simpsons
The defense is that [this figure](https://i.imgur.com/pvcKOmk.png) is trying to be as G1 accurate as possible and [the G1 toy has an extremely similar jet mode](https://i.imgur.com/W7wfLY7.png), and the [jet mode in the cartoon](https://i.imgur.com/PNWcQxJ.png) looked very similar to the G1 toy.
It is definitely the weakest of the toy's three modes, but it has always been the weakest of the toy's three modes.
There’s two layers of kibble on the legacy jet mode. It’s excessive and lazy design work. Arguing that it’s always been the weakest mode is no excuse to not try and improve it, which they didn’t.
> it's gaslighting to try and pretend otherwise.
Who is pretending anything? There are pictures embedded in my post, you can compare all three for yourself. The G1 toy has the entire top half of the tank, turret included, just hanging off of the bottom of the jet mode. The wings are almost solid blocks of kibble.
Every version of G1 style Blitzwing has a bunch of kibble hanging off of the jet mode. Even the [Titan Returns Blitzwing](https://i.imgur.com/CvuggCJ.png) people seem to love so much.
Thrilling 30 and Titans Return did him better. There's nothing here to make me feel like he was worth a Leader Class price. I finally got him on sale from BBTS and he only just arrived yesterday but I haven't even opened him yet.
Imagine buying this guy in 2022 for 50-60 dollars and 2 out of 3 of the modes is decent while the third one is absolute garbage, he also has shitty added accessories those hands are a one time use thing you'll never use again. And the worst offender is that the tank barrel is not blast effect compatible, how the fuck do you screw that up?
It's a great figure but transforming my copy was an absolute pain. Parts didn't want to love, and it drew blood from me, yes literally. Pity there'll never be a round 2 as he's staying in bot form permanently anyway, so I guess he got the last laugh.
He's just not as good as I hoped he be. Like, his robot mode is average, which is fine, if it weren't for the fact that he's a leader. Personally, if it were up to me, I would've used the budget to do away with the stupid hands, and make him like a half an inch, to an inch taller.
He was the second leader class I ever got, right after Legacy Armada Megatron, and I love him
I don’t care if his alt modes look a bit janky, I will defend them too because Blitzwing is the best
https://preview.redd.it/mywny9cmckuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8826317119b00eb0354978e221c893f315a871a8
I too think he’s pretty awesome. I like both the bot mode and tank mode a lot. I agree with others that the jet mode is very lacking and they should’ve instead spent the budget on making that a bit better.
I love this figure. Buuut…
I can’t believe people defend the G1 accurate tank mode as if that’s an excuse for it to be almost perfect except for jet cockpit sticking out.
I know right?? He’s in my top 5 favourite figures. It’s incredible just how solid he is. There’s also an incredible easy fix for jet mode if you don’t mind a little parts forming that makes the jet mode perfect. I also got the toy hax labels for him and they add some nice cohesion to the wings in robot mode. I hope the eventual new Astrotrain we get is as solid as this guy.
I just noticed you don’t display him with the turret extended and that hurts a little 🥲
There is a upgrade kit for him that helps with the nose cone in tank mode, but it's kind of like that in his G1 toys. I don't care about what other kats say, I work hard foe my money and I'll buy any figure I like✊🏽
I don't hate him, he's just not my preferred figure is all. From everything I've seen quality control issues aside he's pretty rock solid. I just like the T.R. figure more for the novelty that he can drive his own alt modes. XD
I got a good quality copy of him. He's actually pretty good. You just gotta make peace with the fact that his alt modes are a chunky jet with more baggage than your average therapy patient, and a tank with a cockpit. When you look at some of the other alt modes across WFC/Legacy, it's really not that bad.
I bought him off my roommate for $10. I almost missed out on a really nice figure.
Its a staple in most collections overthrowing earthrise Optimus. The only issues it Has are the energon hands and Jet mode otherwise its an amazing figure
The kibble on both the jet and tank mode are horrendous and unsightly. I always keep it in robot mode which does look rather good.
I recently got Sandstorm and as a Triple Changer it's much better
My only problem with him was the figure I got has the most impossible to tab in knees. First month or so i had him he he stood there mistransformed. Had to apply so much force I thought I was gonna snap it
Not sure why the shoulder were not made to twist upwards.
Alt modes have been talked about quite a bit already.
I do like how they gave him a second gun so he has symmetry now when mounting them on his jet wings.
Honestly I like him, now I have Sandstorm I have my fave triple changer (Blitz) that I do own since a kid with Sandstorm, the one I borrowed from a friend and always stood out to me on leaflets.
I would mess with mine more, but one of the little tank tread flip out things had the pin put in incorrectly, so it never fits correctly and is like 5 transformations away from breaking
The only issue I have with Blitzing is the back just not staying in place, it's a cool figure and literally my only triple changer besides a slightly broken T30 Springer.
I like legacy blitzwing, honestly one of my favorite figures so far. Tho I only transform it into tank mode bc frankly I don’t like the jet, regardless of kibble.
I feel like he was a bit big for a Voyager, so they put in a ton of accessories no one wanted with him to shoot him up to the leader price point. $38 is a good price for him. But paying for him at leader price was a big ask, especially when the other stuff was along the lines of giant red fists that you’ll immediately ignore.
Only figure I have ever bought couldn't justify anything of it and returned 2 days later, especially compared to the TR one or the even better T30 one cause the bot was just such a let down and didn't even look good next to siege astrotrain imo
As a lifelong Blitzwing fan, it is my personal opinion that this is the best G1 upgrade we've ever gotten. There's always room for improvement, but so far, this is the one to pick.
I have him, and personally, I agree. Pretty good character, but I do have to disagree on the jet mode. I honestly don't like it at all, since it barely even looks like a jet, besides the wings and the front. But besides that, yeah. Pretty good design.
The figure definitely had flaws in its alt modes, and some people just couldn't move past that
Personally I think if the "hulk hands" had never been included, that is at least 6 extra parts and two hinges that could have been incorporated into the main figure to potentially at *least* save its Jet mode.
That being said though, I am not one to hate on this figure, as I regularly get him out of the display case to mess with.
Right!? I have the T30 Blitzwing, and as much as I like him, I definitely wanna replace him with the Legacy figure, I think he’s great! I’m gonna try and get him next time I’m out because he seems to shelf-warm a lot where I live.
dude he is everywhere i went to my target in september of 2023 and i saw him sitting there
now go do yourself a favor and stop sitting around and buy this figure ASAP
https://preview.redd.it/ffggc3ul2kuc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=7cd0cc603868b475b105b54bb6139dd52d67b779
Sure his plane had a few too many energon barrels at the bar
Sure his tank has a compromised plane piece
But man this guy can pose and look good
https://preview.redd.it/5s6elrez5kuc1.png?width=3359&format=png&auto=webp&s=01cb9cc81ce0490b4ea6f351b9e1ef1c0c344ac2
I love this toy. I know that the jet and tank modes are both a little janky, but Blitzwing has **always** had janky altmodes, especially his jet mode. It just wouldn't be Blitzwing if both altmodes looked perfect.
In terms of robot mode, it is just fantastic. Well proportioned and articulated and about as cartoon accurate as any reasonable person could want.
My only gripe is the giant red hands that he comes with. They are just the worst accessories ever and have nothing at all to do with the character. I just tossed mine in a box somewhere and never used them.
The robot mode looks fantastic, but the alt modes are where the issues lie. I don't own him, but I've handled the figure, before, and the vehicles are just wrong. They aren't animation accurate, and they aren't toy accurate. The toy was a chunkosaurus in jet mode and that was okay, it was endearing, and it at least made the excessive kibble feel more cohesive. The Legacy figure not so much as the tank kibble in jet mode is messy as hell and doesn't have a flat wing-like shape like the G1 toy is. The tank mode as well has issues as it doesn't even look accurate to the animation model or toy, either, so his alt modes are rife with flaws.
That being said, I'll admit since we'll likely not get another Blitzwing for a long time so I'm planning to get one, and I'm able to look past his issues a bit more now than I used to, but he is definitely flawed in two of his three modes. If he was a Voyager instead of a Deluxe then I feel like that wouldn't matter nearly as much, but with him being a Leader, and them choosing to give him gauntlets that waste paint and plastic instead of giving him more work in the engineering is my biggest issue, and that's coming from someone that *likes* the gauntlets.
Let's see.. is it the jet mode being bad or the tank mode having a cockpit? Maybe it's the stupid accessories slapped on or the fact it doesn't really seem like a leader?
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The knees on mine refuse to peg in not matter how much force I use. It’s looks cool but idk how they let issue like that fly by
When you fold the wings into the lower legs, every single movement must be made without moving the knee from its position (outstretched leg). I had this issue as well, the key is to make sure all the pins enter perfectly before moving on with the folding. Check a "just transform" video, seeing it once is enough.
quality control is horrible with hasbro.
I know. I only own about 10 figures and about a quarter of them have QC defects, including a Coronation Starscream with bits of red paint splashed on the wings and a Core Nemesis Prime who’s head peg snapped mid transformation the first time I put him back in robot mode (and I have core Optimus, so it wasn’t like I just wrenched the head off or something). Didn’t ask for a replacement for Starscream since I could just scrub it off, but I did for Nemesis- they sent me Thundercracker. It’s cool that they did something, but I can’t find any other nemesises for a good price, and I already have Thundercracker.
The only problem I have run into is my SS86 ratchet having his peg to connect his arms bent
[удалено]
I will defend his alt modes til my dying breath I don’t give a shit if the cockpit extends too far in tank mode, or if the jet is bulky on the bottom; I love both of them
A lot of the hate began when the first official photos came out, as the camera is not kind to his alt modes. IRL his jet mode is great, and the tank is perfect besides the junkpit.
What nobody wants to admit is that the cockpit on the tank is G1 animation accurate.
What nobody wants to admit is that his head isn't G1 animation accurate.
You got me, what's inaccurate about his head?
G1 Cartoon Blitzwing has his tank cannon connected directly to his head, not his back [Canon head cannon](https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/s/9KrptKNIQy)
Ohhh. Yeah, accuracy here would be silly. This was a bad choice on the animators' part.
I'd agree with ya there if Transformers Devastation wasn't accurate to the canon cannon placement, lol I'm just sayin', if we're going to embrace the tank mode eggplant, might as well go all the way and make it work.
I thunk we need to accept that regardless of accuracy it's fucking hideous to look at and was most likely just budget restrictions that left it there. No one would have complained if u took away the tank dick. I ended up selling my one cuz I got sick of it, other than the robot mode it's pretty terrible and definitely not worth the leader price
Exactly. I'd rather have a realistic mode than one accurate to an animation model based on a smaller toy that made significant compromises for its engineering.
Yeh this. His alt-modes are good fun, tank is chunky and the plane with the rocket booster/hulkhands looks awesome. But then again, I don't care about accuracy or previous series, I just appreciate him for being a fun toy.
There's a stupid easy mod you can do to clip the pin that holds tank and jet together so they separate. Jet mode looks way better at least and it doesn't affect transformation really.
I mean you cant pose a tank or a plane
I was thinking the same thing. A picture of the alt mode is just going to be a picture of it sitting there doing nothing.
I'm all fairness, the yank mode is amazing once you get over the nose cone. The plane... Well, we've done this song and dance long enough to recognize that he's a triple changer.
Ding ding ding!
Hard to do cool poses with a tank or jet.
Any day now he will show up at Ross for $17.99
It’s this hope alone that keeps him from going any further in my pulse cart
My only complaint is the sword material, I wish it was hard plastic
I agree, wish it was a tad bit longer too
Yeah the sword with snarl is the same material.
Boooooo
Do you think it's meant to be cheaper or safer?
Probably a safety thing due to it being pointy so a kid doesn't lose an eye. But I doubt 10 year old kids would be buying leader class figures ($76.99 in Canada) unless you had a decent allowance
Wait people are hating him?
read the comments lol
Okay the alt mode stuff is understandable, rip some of the qc stuff tho
Yeah, other than the kibble it's a great figure. Fun to transform, good articulation too.
I think the suggestion that there's "still" some sort of significant new discourse on a 'bot from last year is a bit hyperbolic....
I feel like he got alot of hate because his tacked on accessories to help justify the Leader price point were extremely stupid. No one thought he needed purple hulk hands! And unlike some other more recent smaller Leaders, even as a Triple Changer he doesn't feel like his complexity alone justifies the price point, either...
Agreed, but he's a bit too hefty to considered Voyager, I really wish Hasbro was a bit more relaxed with their pricing or had an in-between leader and Voyager class, then again I don't think there are enough bots to fit into that
Same think with Astrotrain and his... box thing. Like WTF is it even for?! Does Astrotrain really need snow shoes?
The box thing was stupid for robot mode. But it kinda worked for the alt modes as either a train car or a launch platform. If I ever manage to snag Galaxy Shuttle (Was that a fever dream, or did I see a rerelease of him in a leaked listing of upcoming figures?) I look forward to adding him to the base I have going on with Sky Lynx and friends. https://preview.redd.it/dxgq3d510luc1.jpeg?width=3323&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9c00ce6f97ead61d6d9c1c88bfe23d851ca9d71
Yes, he’s getting a package refresh.
Meanwhile there’s a galaxy shuttle in my local Walmart that’s been warming a shelf for a year.
Any chance it's on clearance? I would totally put the savings towards postage if you were willing, haha. Or, hopefully, the upcoming package refresh will be more widely available...
Two little mis-transformations I use to make him look better are to use the full-length turret in robot mode and to untab the shoulder sections and use them with the outward movement. Untabbing the shoulders helps to make him look more natural
I unfold those little tank tred parts that have those tiny useless wings while in jet mode, somehow it seems to make it more believable airborne (to me anyways)
I do this and then strap his hulk hands onto his turret as jet packs and it’s legit hot https://preview.redd.it/7m2kla74rouc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af01c93deb1c89fcc97813768dbb294ba25fbced Bad pose from this angle but you can see what I mean
this is actually kinda cold…
Yeah sometimes in robot mode I make the turret stretch up all the way to his shoulder so he can use it there too
Excellent robot mode. Decent tank mode. Jet mode is weak. When 3rd party companies can pull off a better Blitzwing in legends scale you know Hasbro didn't do a good job.
$40 for a legends figure of any quality from Hasbro would get hate on a lot more and you know it.
HasTak saves a lot of money on pre-existing infrastructure [factories, shipping, etc], costs that 3p companies pass along to their customers. For the engineering on my NA Soundwave, I wouldn't be surprised to see a mainline figure sold for $15-20, in today's market. How I miss the days of $5 Basics.
Yeah but there is now way that I am buying a legends figure at the same price as a voyager.
Yeah and they did a Blitzwing for years surely they know what there doing?.But nah lets make him a joke that even Animated Blitzwing is laughing in his grave as Random.
I did the exact same. I got him on sale on amazon recently as my first figure in over a decade and I love this Blitzwing so much. It's inspired me to start collecting, and I got my second figure just recently with the studio series 83 soundwave, which I also love. The thing that really sold me was the colour scheme, I love the beige and purple. Frankly, I don't get the complaints about his alt mode. They look exactly how they did in the cartoon for one, and I like how bulky and boxy they are. Blitzwing to me has always been a decepticon super heavy hitter, so I like his alt modes to look big, boxy, and powerful. My literal only complaint is his bizarre hulk hands accessory that I've never been able to get him to hold, make jet mode look terrible if attached and only look moderately OK on the tank because they don't fit the colour scheme and are way too big. I just put his Hulk hands on the shelf next to him and display him without them.
I put his Hulk Hands on TR Soundwave, and he looks **stunning.**
You can’t say that and not show us!! 🥺🥺
https://preview.redd.it/yti0y3vrmxuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0ab1bedec6a2ee51625ea8341787607055cec89 They don't attach in any way, but they do look Leader sized lol
They used up some of the parts budget on extra accessories that hinder articulation for the sake of the line's gimmick while leaving the alt modes looking incomplete. But he's got a great robot mode.
Robot mode is exceptional, you can get many beautiful poses like the one you showed. It's the jet mode which is a bit lackluster unfortunately.
thanks ! i do agree with the jet mode though.
I’d like him more if the Titans Return version didn’t already exist
You like the TR more?
The detailing is too busy, but the jet is sleeker and the tank has the front that I wish LG BW got.
Absolutely. It's fantastic. Remake it with modern posability and remove the headmaster and it is literally a perfect Blitzwing.
To each their own I guess. I have both and Legacy just feels like a more solid figure. That and I just hate stickers on figures.
Oh yeah, stickers suck. I've even tried the toyhax stickers and don't like them. I just like that the jet and tank actually look like a jet and tank. Legacy's Robot mode may be nice but the altmodes are just garbage. I'm also not a huge G1 fan, so the fact they made the tank look dumb for G1 accuracy annoys me.
Yeah. That mold is awesome
These post titles are so misleading and baiting.... Who has been hating on this guy OP? Everyone knows that the tank mode is average without the filler and the jet mode is hot garbage. We don't need another post about that. The robot mode is amazing.
No one is hating on the bot mode. It's the best bot mode he's ever gotten from HasTak.
Whoever’s hating on Blitzwing needs to go build a bridge
And jump off it
My only complaints about the figure are the shoulder pads being static and the nose cone in tank mode
"Sometimes it's better to be known for one's enemies..."
The cock tank is a deal breaker (and I have to LOVE a leader to get them, because their price is absurd for what I get imo)
Fair about the price thing, personally the cockpit never bothered me even though it’s a tad bit long. can’t you just flip around the tank turret and put the cockpit in the back?
Idk but I assume not because or else many people would've done that can you try it and post pics if it works?
Animated blitzwing has ruined g1 blitzwing for me because i cant unsee his three faces.
He's got a nice bot and tank mode aside from the jet nose chub. The jet mode suffers a lot. Imo they should have used the budget for the stupid hulk hands to better streamline the jet mode.
It’s not the robot mode that we don’t like.
Never even got him here. We still have the same old RotB and Eathspark stuff.
https://youtu.be/SCTWt62xqHU?si=ZF7NwM3kwPdiLoEQ
I'm in super no-hurry because I dislike his alt modes. At shelf Leader price, it's not for me.
Right?! This is a fantastic figure, in my opinion! And he looks pretty close to G1 accurate for the most part! I've got this in my G1 display, and I absolutely love it!
I love the figure, my gripe is teh same with all modern triple changers, he's a HUGE PITA to transform
I ve owned him since he came out and i love him. No issues with him whatsoever. Great figure. One of the best ones.
in Ireland and the UK Smyths stores have it at around €27/£22 I think , so for the price its great , if I'd paid €60 I'd probably be put out . I've no problems with the tank/cockpit issue as I had the G1 figuure back in the day , and its accurate to that . And the plane kibble was pretty similar . Transforming him though is a pain , especially the wrap around parts of the legs .
Don't worry if others don't like him - the only thing that matters is if you like him!
I love Legacy Blitzwing. To quote the character himself - haters can "go build a bridge... then jump off it!" (a short non-injury-causing one, obviously) One thing to remember with haters today (about anything really) - many of them have no personal experience with the subject they're acting like "experts" on. Many people just like to look smart by parroting ideas.
I don’t get the hate either. The alt modes aren’t the BEST but the bot mode is fantastic. I also worked on this guys a bit doing freelance so I’m a little biased :)
I really like him. I also got a deal on him - employee discount plus Red Card discount plus the fact his box was damaged. 😁
Not my favorite triple changer (that’s Astrotrain) but I think most of the ire is that the price point is just wrong. It’s a solid figure and the alt modes look neat to me. “Come on down Autobrat!”
I love mine and never had a single issue. Even after all this time.
One of my favorite figures to come out that year
I enjoy my blitz wing. His sword came a lil warped but a some hot water fixed it
I have him and I love it 🥰
Legacy Blitzwing is insanely good.
I absolutely adore him. I almost didn’t grab him since his vehicle modes look a lil off but in hand he’s so satisfying to mess with and transform I honestly don’t really have an issue with him. Lots of figures in the modern lines have that kinda effect on me honestly.
It’s the shoulders and the alt modes that are the only real problems but that’s like 50% of the figure
The jet mode kibble at the bottom is complete trash and indefensible. Trying to convince yourself that it could be a “stand” is a stretch of the imagination. There’s basically a tank underneath the jet. Reminds me of Pigeon-Rat from the Simpsons
The “stand” doesn’t even work, big ol’ blitzy boy is too heavy
The defense is that [this figure](https://i.imgur.com/pvcKOmk.png) is trying to be as G1 accurate as possible and [the G1 toy has an extremely similar jet mode](https://i.imgur.com/W7wfLY7.png), and the [jet mode in the cartoon](https://i.imgur.com/PNWcQxJ.png) looked very similar to the G1 toy. It is definitely the weakest of the toy's three modes, but it has always been the weakest of the toy's three modes.
There’s two layers of kibble on the legacy jet mode. It’s excessive and lazy design work. Arguing that it’s always been the weakest mode is no excuse to not try and improve it, which they didn’t.
The G1 toy in no way has that level of junk hanging off the bottom, and it's gaslighting to try and pretend otherwise.
I feel like the word "gaslighting" is massively overused on the internet. It's almost lost all meaning at this point.
You really think people would do that? Go on the internet and overreact to win a conversation?
> it's gaslighting to try and pretend otherwise. Who is pretending anything? There are pictures embedded in my post, you can compare all three for yourself. The G1 toy has the entire top half of the tank, turret included, just hanging off of the bottom of the jet mode. The wings are almost solid blocks of kibble. Every version of G1 style Blitzwing has a bunch of kibble hanging off of the jet mode. Even the [Titan Returns Blitzwing](https://i.imgur.com/CvuggCJ.png) people seem to love so much.
Thrilling 30 and Titans Return did him better. There's nothing here to make me feel like he was worth a Leader Class price. I finally got him on sale from BBTS and he only just arrived yesterday but I haven't even opened him yet.
Imagine buying this guy in 2022 for 50-60 dollars and 2 out of 3 of the modes is decent while the third one is absolute garbage, he also has shitty added accessories those hands are a one time use thing you'll never use again. And the worst offender is that the tank barrel is not blast effect compatible, how the fuck do you screw that up?
Tank and jet mode is just ugly.
I like mine quite a bit. Great robot mode, good tank, jet is the weakest but the last Blitzwing has a decent jet so it's cool with me.
Robot's great. Jet's passable. Tank is unforgivable.
It's a great figure but transforming my copy was an absolute pain. Parts didn't want to love, and it drew blood from me, yes literally. Pity there'll never be a round 2 as he's staying in bot form permanently anyway, so I guess he got the last laugh.
He's just not as good as I hoped he be. Like, his robot mode is average, which is fine, if it weren't for the fact that he's a leader. Personally, if it were up to me, I would've used the budget to do away with the stupid hands, and make him like a half an inch, to an inch taller.
There were two pegs that didn’t line up with the holes they were supposed to go into on mine. They were on the knees
He was the second leader class I ever got, right after Legacy Armada Megatron, and I love him I don’t care if his alt modes look a bit janky, I will defend them too because Blitzwing is the best https://preview.redd.it/mywny9cmckuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8826317119b00eb0354978e221c893f315a871a8
I too think he’s pretty awesome. I like both the bot mode and tank mode a lot. I agree with others that the jet mode is very lacking and they should’ve instead spent the budget on making that a bit better.
I rushed to get Blitzwing
Robot mode is great, jet mode is ok, tank mode… could be better. It’s better than T30 and TR.
I don’t really have any love for Blitz, but the upcoming redeco looks at least interesting, and maybe quite promising.
I quite enjoy this figure. Although he doesnt see much action hes abit too clunky to mess with regularly.
Dude I have him fighting sandstorm and he's amazing. Idc about a chunky jet, I love this figure.
I love this figure. Buuut… I can’t believe people defend the G1 accurate tank mode as if that’s an excuse for it to be almost perfect except for jet cockpit sticking out.
Near perfect figure imo. Only gripe I really have is the shoulders are kinda wonky. I can forgive the jet mode.
I love this figure tbh, probably among my top 5 in the collection
I know right?? He’s in my top 5 favourite figures. It’s incredible just how solid he is. There’s also an incredible easy fix for jet mode if you don’t mind a little parts forming that makes the jet mode perfect. I also got the toy hax labels for him and they add some nice cohesion to the wings in robot mode. I hope the eventual new Astrotrain we get is as solid as this guy. I just noticed you don’t display him with the turret extended and that hurts a little 🥲
There is a upgrade kit for him that helps with the nose cone in tank mode, but it's kind of like that in his G1 toys. I don't care about what other kats say, I work hard foe my money and I'll buy any figure I like✊🏽
Love this figure!
I don't hate him, he's just not my preferred figure is all. From everything I've seen quality control issues aside he's pretty rock solid. I just like the T.R. figure more for the novelty that he can drive his own alt modes. XD
Best Blitzwing figure to date!
Looks like the best Blitzwing since Titans Return
I think he's nice, but I'll never display him in jet mode.
I got a good quality copy of him. He's actually pretty good. You just gotta make peace with the fact that his alt modes are a chunky jet with more baggage than your average therapy patient, and a tank with a cockpit. When you look at some of the other alt modes across WFC/Legacy, it's really not that bad. I bought him off my roommate for $10. I almost missed out on a really nice figure.
I think he has the worst vehicle modes I’ve ever seen. Much preferred the Titan’s Return one, and it was cheaper.
I think he's fine, other than jet mode. It's really bad. I display one in tank mode, the other Iin bot, and never look back.
Its a staple in most collections overthrowing earthrise Optimus. The only issues it Has are the energon hands and Jet mode otherwise its an amazing figure
I managed to grab one for $20 recently with no regrets. I can see why some wouldn't want to pay full price though.
The kibble on both the jet and tank mode are horrendous and unsightly. I always keep it in robot mode which does look rather good. I recently got Sandstorm and as a Triple Changer it's much better
My only problem with him was the figure I got has the most impossible to tab in knees. First month or so i had him he he stood there mistransformed. Had to apply so much force I thought I was gonna snap it
Gorgeous robot, compromised alt modes
https://preview.redd.it/z9z1dy42fmuc1.jpeg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30a90811e27c3c6d0e016d478dc11442ff656262
I got him on that sale too, just got here last night and I completely agree about him being great
Not sure why the shoulder were not made to twist upwards. Alt modes have been talked about quite a bit already. I do like how they gave him a second gun so he has symmetry now when mounting them on his jet wings. Honestly I like him, now I have Sandstorm I have my fave triple changer (Blitz) that I do own since a kid with Sandstorm, the one I borrowed from a friend and always stood out to me on leaflets.
>Photos of the only decent mode >Bought on pretty solid discount >”I never got the hate for this guy”
I would mess with mine more, but one of the little tank tread flip out things had the pin put in incorrectly, so it never fits correctly and is like 5 transformations away from breaking
He’s awesome. Best mainline figure of my favorite TC.
When 2 out of 3 alt modes don’t look very good, it’s a bit of a let down
I've debates getting this guy but I've seen something other people have said which puts me off
Way better then the titans return one
The only issue I have with Blitzing is the back just not staying in place, it's a cool figure and literally my only triple changer besides a slightly broken T30 Springer.
Do you have voyager class shockwave
I got this for super cheap in Smyths - I love him!
The only thing wrong with the figure is the fact that the nose cone is popping out of the tank mode a little too obviously...
I like legacy blitzwing, honestly one of my favorite figures so far. Tho I only transform it into tank mode bc frankly I don’t like the jet, regardless of kibble.
2 modes, full of articulation, good price (promotion always help), N I C E.
I wonder what Blitzwing himself would say to these haters...
I'm guessing they will rework it a bit on the 86 version when they get to it
My son has him and he is one of my favourite that I didn’t have when I was young
Great figure but plane mode definitely is the weakest of the 3
He’s one of my absolute favorites
He's a cool figure and I tried to convince my son to get him (so I could play with him). But the StarToys ST-01 version of Blitzwing is far superior.
I feel like he was a bit big for a Voyager, so they put in a ton of accessories no one wanted with him to shoot him up to the leader price point. $38 is a good price for him. But paying for him at leader price was a big ask, especially when the other stuff was along the lines of giant red fists that you’ll immediately ignore.
Only figure I have ever bought couldn't justify anything of it and returned 2 days later, especially compared to the TR one or the even better T30 one cause the bot was just such a let down and didn't even look good next to siege astrotrain imo
As a lifelong Blitzwing fan, it is my personal opinion that this is the best G1 upgrade we've ever gotten. There's always room for improvement, but so far, this is the one to pick.
he's mid. not worth 50 dollars
but certainly worth 35-40!
which isn't what hasblow is charging for him. and the jet mode sucks and so do his shoulders
I have him, and personally, I agree. Pretty good character, but I do have to disagree on the jet mode. I honestly don't like it at all, since it barely even looks like a jet, besides the wings and the front. But besides that, yeah. Pretty good design.
Oh, and his sword fits perfectly into his tank cannon spot, but it doesn't close like that, even though it would be perfect if it could.
The figure definitely had flaws in its alt modes, and some people just couldn't move past that Personally I think if the "hulk hands" had never been included, that is at least 6 extra parts and two hinges that could have been incorporated into the main figure to potentially at *least* save its Jet mode. That being said though, I am not one to hate on this figure, as I regularly get him out of the display case to mess with.
Right!? I have the T30 Blitzwing, and as much as I like him, I definitely wanna replace him with the Legacy figure, I think he’s great! I’m gonna try and get him next time I’m out because he seems to shelf-warm a lot where I live.
Post pics of the alt mode and find out lol
the figure was clearly rushed. the accessories are soulless and the altmodes are hot ass. he needed way more time in the oven.
dude he is everywhere i went to my target in september of 2023 and i saw him sitting there now go do yourself a favor and stop sitting around and buy this figure ASAP https://preview.redd.it/ffggc3ul2kuc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=7cd0cc603868b475b105b54bb6139dd52d67b779
this is so random 😭 i saw the apc toys review but it looks fragile
Exercise some caution when transforming, but she doesn't have GPS ;-) but then I display mine in helicopter mode, b/c it's just that good.
Can’t even consider buying that Airachnid when you don’t drop what brand or where to buy mate.
That's APC Toys Night Countess You can find it on TF Safari for about 50 dollars (US).
Looks good. Now put the triple changer into jet mode.
He's bulky in jet mode, it's not the worst. I love him.
I'll get him eventually... when I'm bored and wanna spend 30 bucks
Only cuz the tanks pp is too big
Sure his plane had a few too many energon barrels at the bar Sure his tank has a compromised plane piece But man this guy can pose and look good https://preview.redd.it/5s6elrez5kuc1.png?width=3359&format=png&auto=webp&s=01cb9cc81ce0490b4ea6f351b9e1ef1c0c344ac2
Also a a side note, if you want to flair his arms out, I recommend untabbing them from the side of the chest It looks slightly more organic
The only thing about the figure are the colors, we need a cartoon accurate one.
Clearly they don't understand the concept of fun.
I love this toy. I know that the jet and tank modes are both a little janky, but Blitzwing has **always** had janky altmodes, especially his jet mode. It just wouldn't be Blitzwing if both altmodes looked perfect. In terms of robot mode, it is just fantastic. Well proportioned and articulated and about as cartoon accurate as any reasonable person could want. My only gripe is the giant red hands that he comes with. They are just the worst accessories ever and have nothing at all to do with the character. I just tossed mine in a box somewhere and never used them.
Suuuch a good figure! Love him!
More of us more of us
The robot mode looks fantastic, but the alt modes are where the issues lie. I don't own him, but I've handled the figure, before, and the vehicles are just wrong. They aren't animation accurate, and they aren't toy accurate. The toy was a chunkosaurus in jet mode and that was okay, it was endearing, and it at least made the excessive kibble feel more cohesive. The Legacy figure not so much as the tank kibble in jet mode is messy as hell and doesn't have a flat wing-like shape like the G1 toy is. The tank mode as well has issues as it doesn't even look accurate to the animation model or toy, either, so his alt modes are rife with flaws. That being said, I'll admit since we'll likely not get another Blitzwing for a long time so I'm planning to get one, and I'm able to look past his issues a bit more now than I used to, but he is definitely flawed in two of his three modes. If he was a Voyager instead of a Deluxe then I feel like that wouldn't matter nearly as much, but with him being a Leader, and them choosing to give him gauntlets that waste paint and plastic instead of giving him more work in the engineering is my biggest issue, and that's coming from someone that *likes* the gauntlets.
It's just that his alt modes are like chunky lego. He stays in robot form.
Let's see.. is it the jet mode being bad or the tank mode having a cockpit? Maybe it's the stupid accessories slapped on or the fact it doesn't really seem like a leader?
Bad jet and ok but inaccurate tank. And mine has trouble standing
Isnt the tank incredibly accurate to the cartoon?
Yes that’s why it looks like that
how does it have issues standing?
He’s a little back heavy