Black Jazz/Stepper

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:01 am

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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Jose · Post by **Jose** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:12 am

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.

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:19 am

excellent jose, you have cleared that right up for me. Thankyou

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:20 am

You're welcome, Mark.

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:33 pm

Hey Bagales! Have ya bought that book The Transformers The Ultimate Guide? It's an awesome book!!

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:42 pm

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.

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:45 pm

Do ya ever collect the Armadas or Energons??

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:10 pm

No, they are off limits to me. Almost all new stuff is, if not all.

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:22 pm

Why is that? What about the new classics?

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:38 pm

Bagales is like 90% of us G1 only. There are afew who take an interest in the other production lines tho, like TT, my fellow admin

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:07 pm

Oh, well I wanna start getting the G1's. I had several as a kid of course but they're all gone now! When I get out of the military and move back home to Alabama I want a room to myself, full of shelves just for my Transformers and my computer. That would be awesome!!

Jose · Post by **Jose** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:54 pm

SoundWave wrote:Why is that? What about the new classics?

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.

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.

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:44 pm

Aint nothing wrong with that! WHat I didnt really take a liking to about the Armada and the Energon series was the Cartoony look to the figures but they are Transformers so I have a ton of them!!

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:33 am

get yourself a load of the G1 figures, I myself am starting to gather them up again. Looking for a few Decepticons...

SoundWave · Post by **SoundWave** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:22 pm

Ah yes. i got my first g1 yeterday. Ricochet!!