Title:
Jetfire Jet Fire 3rd Robot Mode
Description:
Jetfire (Leader Class, 2009)
Japanese ID number: RA-13
Accessories: Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile, back panel/cannon.
Jetfire transforms into an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, quite possibly the largest alternate mode yet for the Leader class price point. Unfortunately, the vehicle mode he has chosen means that he also has one of the largest amounts of underside robot kibble ever, with his bulky robot mode parts being blatantly visible underneath his sleek jet mode parts.
For accessories, he comes with a spring-loaded, missile-launching rotary cannon which can be mounted underneath his cockpit or onto his left forearm, and his front landing gear becomes a walking stick that he can hold with his jointed hands.
Jetfire features several electronic lights and sounds; in jet mode, pushing the button on his back activates a "swooshing” noise. Pressing the tab on Jetfire’s chest turns on the lights in his chest and head, and activates his moving Mech Alive gears and head, accompanied by Jetfire announcing: "Jetfire’s mah name!”. The European version has the clip abbreviated to "Jetfire” (humorously, due to the way that the original clip is trimmed, the end of the word is cut off, so it sounds like "Jetfi-”). Unlike previous ROTF Leader Class toys, this is not the version sold in the UK. In contrast to the film, where the character speaks with a Yorkshire accent, the toy is positively Scottish.
Despite the back of the package showing two lights within Jetfire’s torso, he only has one light, in his left side, while the other socket that would normally house the light is replaced with a button that emits Jetfire’s transformation noise when the toy is transformed.
Amusingly, the two jet kibble panels above his head like to pop off their ball joint sockets during transformation. It makes him a little more screen accurate, after all...
The remarkably small text written under the cockpit windows reads, "LT. COL. BRAWLEY WARNING THIS AIRCRAFT CONTAINS A SEAT CONTAINING AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE SEE MAINTENANCE MANUAL BEFORE REMOVING."
As seen in the movie, he can combine with Leader Class Optimus Prime to form Prime’s powered-up mode, albeit at the cost of Optimus Prime’s leg articulation. During combination, the (difficult to open) panel on Jetfire’s back is removed, revealing on his rear (beside the "swooshing noise” button) a new button that triggers a mechanical stomp sound. The panel itself is transformed and combined with his walking stick to form a skinny-barreled, less slender, and somewhat-inaccurate version of the cannon that Optimus wielded in his combined form.
A few inaccuracies are present in the combination instructions: for instance, while the instructions say to position the cockpit halves behind Prime’s shoulders, they actually are meant to sit on top of them (as seen to the left), and feature small grooves into which the small silver triangular prongs lock. In addition, while Optimus’ rear cab sections are shown as being folded out like rectangular wings in the instructions, it appears they are intended to sit flat against the sides of the portion of Jetfire that connects to Prime’s back. Jetfire has two tabs that sit directly above the panels when folded back which better support the weight of Jetfire. Along with back panels, the struts on which Jetfire’s engines are mounted on also pivot back to allow exactly enough space for the folded cab panels to fit.
Japanese ID number: RA-13
Accessories: Front landing gear/walking stick, rotary cannon missile launcher, projectile, back panel/cannon.
Jetfire transforms into an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, quite possibly the largest alternate mode yet for the Leader class price point. Unfortunately, the vehicle mode he has chosen means that he also has one of the largest amounts of underside robot kibble ever, with his bulky robot mode parts being blatantly visible underneath his sleek jet mode parts.
For accessories, he comes with a spring-loaded, missile-launching rotary cannon which can be mounted underneath his cockpit or onto his left forearm, and his front landing gear becomes a walking stick that he can hold with his jointed hands.
Jetfire features several electronic lights and sounds; in jet mode, pushing the button on his back activates a "swooshing” noise. Pressing the tab on Jetfire’s chest turns on the lights in his chest and head, and activates his moving Mech Alive gears and head, accompanied by Jetfire announcing: "Jetfire’s mah name!”. The European version has the clip abbreviated to "Jetfire” (humorously, due to the way that the original clip is trimmed, the end of the word is cut off, so it sounds like "Jetfi-”). Unlike previous ROTF Leader Class toys, this is not the version sold in the UK. In contrast to the film, where the character speaks with a Yorkshire accent, the toy is positively Scottish.
Despite the back of the package showing two lights within Jetfire’s torso, he only has one light, in his left side, while the other socket that would normally house the light is replaced with a button that emits Jetfire’s transformation noise when the toy is transformed.
Amusingly, the two jet kibble panels above his head like to pop off their ball joint sockets during transformation. It makes him a little more screen accurate, after all...
The remarkably small text written under the cockpit windows reads, "LT. COL. BRAWLEY WARNING THIS AIRCRAFT CONTAINS A SEAT CONTAINING AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE SEE MAINTENANCE MANUAL BEFORE REMOVING."
As seen in the movie, he can combine with Leader Class Optimus Prime to form Prime’s powered-up mode, albeit at the cost of Optimus Prime’s leg articulation. During combination, the (difficult to open) panel on Jetfire’s back is removed, revealing on his rear (beside the "swooshing noise” button) a new button that triggers a mechanical stomp sound. The panel itself is transformed and combined with his walking stick to form a skinny-barreled, less slender, and somewhat-inaccurate version of the cannon that Optimus wielded in his combined form.
A few inaccuracies are present in the combination instructions: for instance, while the instructions say to position the cockpit halves behind Prime’s shoulders, they actually are meant to sit on top of them (as seen to the left), and feature small grooves into which the small silver triangular prongs lock. In addition, while Optimus’ rear cab sections are shown as being folded out like rectangular wings in the instructions, it appears they are intended to sit flat against the sides of the portion of Jetfire that connects to Prime’s back. Jetfire has two tabs that sit directly above the panels when folded back which better support the weight of Jetfire. Along with back panels, the struts on which Jetfire’s engines are mounted on also pivot back to allow exactly enough space for the folded cab panels to fit.
Theme:
Revenge Of The Fallen
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2009
Date Added:
2023-03-21 18:10:51
