Classic Jetfire

Classic - I bought Treadbolt before I bought Jetfire. I thought Treadbolt was an awesome figure and later bought the exclusive Henkei Dark Skyfire (Japanese version of Jetfire). Later on; it became an obsession and I end up buying the original Hasbro Jetfire through ebay and he came together with Grimlock as a dual pack (and at a good price for an old figure). For your information; the original Jetfire was a Macross VF-1A/S. But in the the animation and Marvel G1 comic book; Jetfire has a totally different look than the VF-1A/S. He is taller and looks like an astronaut. When they released this in 2006; this was the only Jetfire that came close with his animation and comic book characters. Here is my review to find out more.

Bio

Jetfire was once famous across the face of Cybertron. As a great scientist and explorer, he was the first to journey to the black depths of deep space, and the only one to ever face and defeat the Star pirates of the Blot nebula. It was because of his status as a hero that his sudden disappearance was greeted with worldwide dismay. He was discovered millions of years later, frozen deep within the arctic glacier on Earth, and rose immediately to the challenge presented by the Decepticons. He is among the mightiest and bravest of the Autobots, diving into battle without a moments hesitation, the stutteriing roar of his particle beam repeaters drowning out all other sounds. Sources: TFU.info

Vehicle Mode

I have shown on top how the jet mode look like with and without the additional rocket booster. Without the rocket booster; his jet mode looks like a F-15 fighter but with a slight different on the nose. But with the rocket booster; his vehicle mode looks more like the VF-1A/S. I did make a slight error for not sliding the two guns on the rocket booster and take a picture of it. Anyway; I really like the jet mode very much and the design of the vehicle mode is flawless especially the detail on those ridges. The only thing that I really dislike was the livery. It is so annoying with that much red line.

Robot Mode

For an 8 year old figure; Jetfire transformation is quite simple. The only thing that you need to be aware was the helmet that need to be put correctly on the cockpit. Other than that; it is a breeze. First of all; Jetfire looks amazing even for an old figure. But it got limited articulation and the feet is hideous. Not just that; if you put the rocket booster as his backpack; it became heavy and very hard to pose. Fortunately, both leg is quite strong and if it was otherwise it would keep falling down from the shelf.

Conclusion

Jetfire looks like Jetfire but the it is still felt far apart from the G1 character we all known and love. Fortunately; the closest to the G1 Jetfire was the Henkei. And that figure is considered rare and expensive. But luckily; I bought the reissue from Brunei Toyz Hobby. Currently; I have four figure from the same mold. Hasbro Jetfire, Henkei SkyFire, Henkei Dark SkyFire and Hasbro Treadbolt. The only mold that I could never afford to buy was the BotCon 2007 Dreadwind. But I would not mind as I just wanted Jetfire in my collection and this year; the leader class Jetfire will be release. By the looks of it; the robot mode looks very nice compared to its jet mode. Until then; you just have to wait for it.