Title:
Windcharger
Description:
Windcharger (Legends Class, 2015)
Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the Generations line’s Combiner Wars subline imprint, is a retool of Generations Tailgate with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the Reveal the Shield figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate’s smooth surface. The 5mm peg hole is retained.
His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the Reveal the Shield figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades” that ended up on his legs, Combiner Wars Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "faux-parts”. They weren’t as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter’s plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they’re painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.
He includes a collector card featuring art from the "Road to Ruin” episode of Transformers Legends (art which is highly evocative of the Reveal the Shield toy and not this one).
Though Windcharger’s wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.
The original version of this mold was redecoed into Timelines Nightracer and served as the model for the non-toy Shattered Glass incarnation of Tailgate.
Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the Generations line’s Combiner Wars subline imprint, is a retool of Generations Tailgate with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the Reveal the Shield figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate’s smooth surface. The 5mm peg hole is retained.
His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the Reveal the Shield figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades” that ended up on his legs, Combiner Wars Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "faux-parts”. They weren’t as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter’s plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they’re painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.
He includes a collector card featuring art from the "Road to Ruin” episode of Transformers Legends (art which is highly evocative of the Reveal the Shield toy and not this one).
Though Windcharger’s wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.
The original version of this mold was redecoed into Timelines Nightracer and served as the model for the non-toy Shattered Glass incarnation of Tailgate.
Theme:
Combiner Wars
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2015
Date Added:
2022-01-18 17:13:38
Date Added:
2022-01-18 17:13:38
