Black Jazz/Stepper
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Black Jazz/Stepper
When in Belfast with RP I purchased a Black variant of Jazz with a targetmaster companion. Does anyone 1 now why he has a targetmaster, is it rare? I have no idea so help. (Jose, TT I am counting on you 2 )
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Stepper is part of the Japanese series, I think Masterforce. Some other old figures were adapted to suit that environment and had new colors and received Targetmaster weapons in some cases. Stepper or Ricochet is perhaps by now the most common because of the reissues. Inferno was also repainted in white and had a Targetmaster (called "Artfire"). Its price is prohibitive (more than 1K mint boxed).
Other figures which followed a similar path are Nightbeat (Minerva or Minelba; recolored in white), Soundwave (Soundblaster, recolored in black and with a bigger tape deck) and Blaster (Twincast, recolored in blue and yellow). While the first is very high priced and the first mass-produced female Transformer character, the other two have been reissued and can be found for a reasonable price, albeit not dirty cheap.
I hope this helps.
Other figures which followed a similar path are Nightbeat (Minerva or Minelba; recolored in white), Soundwave (Soundblaster, recolored in black and with a bigger tape deck) and Blaster (Twincast, recolored in blue and yellow). While the first is very high priced and the first mass-produced female Transformer character, the other two have been reissued and can be found for a reasonable price, albeit not dirty cheap.
I hope this helps.
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I don't, but I have seen it. It's fun to look at, but it's more a miscellaneous topic book. It doesn't focus at any specific thing, but carries on comics, anime and some toys. I even got surprised at seen a playworn figure pictured (can't remember which one). In my opinion is good for a starter who likes the whole Transformers phenomenon, but not so good for the obsessive.
As you are recently knowing the people, I tell you abot me, that I focus on toys, rather than the series, and I prefer those which have a "pre-Transformers" behind, which were mostly issued until 1985. I do make exceptions (I have some Micromasters), but they are few.
As you are recently knowing the people, I tell you abot me, that I focus on toys, rather than the series, and I prefer those which have a "pre-Transformers" behind, which were mostly issued until 1985. I do make exceptions (I have some Micromasters), but they are few.
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Mostly because those figures, and almost all which were crafted in 1986 as original molds, get away from the old late 70s robot style which Microchange and Diaclone figures captured well and is what I like the most.SoundWave wrote:Why is that? What about the new classics?
As you can see, almost all of the Microman and Diaclone figures - except Gears - are real objects/vehicles, which are quite accurate. As for those which come from other series - Omega, Deluxe figures, Shockwave -, they are in the line of the old Japanese robots. Gnaw, Galvatron, Kup, for example, are a complete different style, which is not what I'm keen on.
I have made exceptions however, I have G2 figures - although I care mostly for those which are G1 repaints -, I like the three cars from RiD and as I mentioned at the start of the thread, I also find interesting this new Astrotrain and Starscream. Alternators are a good idea, but they are too big, so in my opinion they don't accomplish their task very well, because the detail is ho-hum for a 1:24 scale car - it's unavoidable with all the extra hinges - and they are very fragile - Binaltechs suffer the same problem, I guess it's the price for the extra poseability.
In overall, I like old toys. The figures released up to 1985 and few beyond are what I look for.
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