Title:
Skyblast 1st
Description:
Skyblast (Energon Class, 2004)
Takara ID number: SC-07
Takara release date: December 25, 2003
Accessories: 2-part "Air Laser” rifle, 2 "Energy Spearhead” blades/boosters, Autobot energon chip
Part of the first wave of Energon "Energon Class” toys (Basic Class, basically), Skyblast transforms into a Cybertronic jet. He has a "capture claw” on the underside of his jet mode, which can firmly grip other toys despite not being spring-loaded. During transformation, rotating his chest plate 180 degrees also rotates his jet nosecone, revealing his robot-mode head to the front. The gearing inside the torso actually features a clever spring-loaded ratcheted design to allow the head to be turned independently of the chestplate—however, when the nosecone is folded behind the head (a step not mentioned in the instructions, likely in error), this kibble blocks neck rotation entirely. Whoops.
He comes with multiple clear-plastic "energon” parts, which can combine to form the Ultimate Energon Weapon "Energy Spear” (only named in the Takara release). The two-piece "Energy Spearhead” splits into jet boosters that fit over the guns on the ends of his wings, or can be held in his hands as daggers, while the shaft and spearhead base form a long-barreled "Air Laser” rifle. The rifle is actually a two-piece affair as well (likely to prevent breakage), and the base can be held as a short blaster, but it doesn’t exactly leave the shaft/barrel to be used as much more than a long stick to hit people with. The barrel piece has a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx port, letting it activate Armada-mold Powerlinx gimmicks. He also has an Autobot-style energon chip that can attach to the spark crystals of other Energon-series toys.
The Takara Super Link version of "Airglide” uses a lighter clear-red plastic than the Hasbro version, better matching the energon of his wave-mate Blastarm. He also has darker gray plastics and face-paint that matches the metallic gray paint on his shins, plus the sculpted Autobot insignia on the undersides of his wings have been painted, while the Hasbro version leaves them blank.
Hasbro stock photos depict a hand-painted prototype of Skyblast that has different "toes” sculpts and gold paint on his unpaintable plastic shoulders.
This mold was used to make the live-action movie toyline Skyblast and Air Raid. His energon spear has been used to make multiple exclusive energon weapons. He was also used as the model for Backslash and the "Theft of the Golden Disk” incarnation of Beast Wars Terrorsaur.
Takara ID number: SC-07
Takara release date: December 25, 2003
Accessories: 2-part "Air Laser” rifle, 2 "Energy Spearhead” blades/boosters, Autobot energon chip
Part of the first wave of Energon "Energon Class” toys (Basic Class, basically), Skyblast transforms into a Cybertronic jet. He has a "capture claw” on the underside of his jet mode, which can firmly grip other toys despite not being spring-loaded. During transformation, rotating his chest plate 180 degrees also rotates his jet nosecone, revealing his robot-mode head to the front. The gearing inside the torso actually features a clever spring-loaded ratcheted design to allow the head to be turned independently of the chestplate—however, when the nosecone is folded behind the head (a step not mentioned in the instructions, likely in error), this kibble blocks neck rotation entirely. Whoops.
He comes with multiple clear-plastic "energon” parts, which can combine to form the Ultimate Energon Weapon "Energy Spear” (only named in the Takara release). The two-piece "Energy Spearhead” splits into jet boosters that fit over the guns on the ends of his wings, or can be held in his hands as daggers, while the shaft and spearhead base form a long-barreled "Air Laser” rifle. The rifle is actually a two-piece affair as well (likely to prevent breakage), and the base can be held as a short blaster, but it doesn’t exactly leave the shaft/barrel to be used as much more than a long stick to hit people with. The barrel piece has a Mini-Con-style Powerlinx port, letting it activate Armada-mold Powerlinx gimmicks. He also has an Autobot-style energon chip that can attach to the spark crystals of other Energon-series toys.
The Takara Super Link version of "Airglide” uses a lighter clear-red plastic than the Hasbro version, better matching the energon of his wave-mate Blastarm. He also has darker gray plastics and face-paint that matches the metallic gray paint on his shins, plus the sculpted Autobot insignia on the undersides of his wings have been painted, while the Hasbro version leaves them blank.
Hasbro stock photos depict a hand-painted prototype of Skyblast that has different "toes” sculpts and gold paint on his unpaintable plastic shoulders.
This mold was used to make the live-action movie toyline Skyblast and Air Raid. His energon spear has been used to make multiple exclusive energon weapons. He was also used as the model for Backslash and the "Theft of the Golden Disk” incarnation of Beast Wars Terrorsaur.
Theme:
Energon
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2004
Country:
United States
Series:
Energon
Model Number:
White Plane
Date Added:
2022-10-22 16:58:04
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2022-10-22 16:58:04
