30th Generations - I never knew who Scoop was until I read the Marvel G1 Transformers. And I did not even realize that he was in there except that he appeared in Transformers Universe. Honestly; I bought him because he is the second deluxe figure who have a targetmasters (exclude the commander class figure). Anyway, I would not mention much due to my lack of knowledge about him; so here is my review of him.
Bio
The fearless resolve of Autobot Scoop makes him one of the most relentless warriors on the battlefield. There's no such thing as danger when you can blast enemies with the combined firepower of Targetmaster allies like Caliburst and Holepunch.. Sources TFU.info
Vehicle Mode
I love this mold due to its classic looks and simplicity. It may be the most unique Transformers that I have ever have and almost felt the quality almost par with the previous Cybertron line. You can mount the weapon on top of the vehicle mode or on the side. And the scoop (mind the pun); works pretty well here.
Transformation
When I told you previously that it got that classic looks; the feeling of transforming this figure was also classical. It is the most simple and quite easy transformation. Almost felt like a commander class. The chest needed to be pull in order to let the shoulder parts rotate and be pushed to the pegs. The cockpit of the driver served as function to hide the head.
Robot Mode
Although I never did knew who Scoop was before but I do love this figure. His articulation is excellent and he can pose pretty well. The only concern was that the ball joint of the shoulder seems expose to wear and tear after many transformation. And be extra careful when rotating his shoulder. That is why the function of the chest was to stop the shoulders from going overboard.
Targetmaster
I have referred back to TFU.info about the original Targetmaster that came with the G1 Scoop. The original name for Caliburst (the yellow Targetmaster) was Tracer. Now it changes to Caliburst (maybe due to some certain legal reason). Both Targetmaster transformation was identical to each other. Simple even a kid can do it. The only difference between each other was the color and nozzle of the gun. Holepunch has a dual sort of machine gun while Caliburst has a single sort of laser weapon. Compared to the G1 Targetmaster; this guys has awesome new detail and the only setback was the peg on their feet (but that won't be necessary be a drawback because maybe it is a tribute to the G1 Targetmaster).
Conclusion
If you heavy machinery like Scoop; maybe this is for you. It took them 30 years to release a new version of Scoop (don't mind the Shattered Glass Scoop as the toy release was named Grindcore). But why do Hasbro select Scoop rather than hundreds of fan most wanted G1 Autobots/Decepticons to be re-released. I'm not complaining because there is not a lot of deluxe figure that came with a Targetmaster. I only remember, Cyclonus and Takara Rodimus were the only CHUG deluxe (forget about those TF:Prime Micron and Power Core) that have a Targetmaster. Next year; we will see the release of Headmaster Brainwave (no, not that ridiculous Brain from DoTM and AoE). All I wished that Hasbro is left behind against wave of third party not-Headmasters and not-Targetmasters figure. Step up your game Hasbro and get away from those movie toys and focus more on Generations.
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