Reveal The Shield Windcharger
$7 USD/$10 CDN.  (extremely hard to find. I happened upon one at a convention for $20 CDN.)
Available:  2011


I never had a G1 Windcharger (the closest I had was Tailgate) but this toy is an excellent update to the original character and manages to stay true to it's design. His transformation is similar to the original toy's as well (it's easy enough to do, unlike many of his contemporaries from last year). He even comes with little arm cannons!


Verdict:  Excellent! A must buy if you don't have one (and can get one for a reasonable price).

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Legion (Legends) Class Vehicon
$5 USD/$7 CDN.
Available: Now

This toy's a bit static in robot mode (that is, he could be a bit more poseable, but I guess he's okay for his size). I'm also not certain I have the car mode completely perfect in the pictures (he looks a bit "off" to me).

Verdict:  Good. Is a bit simple but decent for the size and price.


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Legion (Legends) Class Ratchet
$5 USD/$7 CDN
Available:  Now

This is a reasonably good version of the Prime Ratchet (at least until I get my Deluxe version anyway). The face has no details to it but he does come with a little gun/sword, which is kind of cool (I always wondered why the smaller class TF toys didn't get guns. Now, they do!)

Verdict:  Good. A decent enough toy for the price.

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Commander (Scout) Class Megatron
$10 USD (TRU U.S. price)/$9.93 CDN (Wal-mart price)
Available:  Now
(There is also a "Mini-DVD" version of this toy available in the U.S. for $12)


The robot mode of this toy is quite impressive given its smaller size. Sadly, the vehicle mode (which is supposed to be a futuristic jet) looks really bad. From the front it looks like Megatron slipped on a banana peel and flattened out against the ground or something. :)  I'm hoping the larger versions of Megatron look less stupid in vehicle mode.

Verdict:  Good (primarily for the robot mode. Otherwise, a mixed bag when you factor in the "jet" mode). 

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Commander (Scout) Class Starscream
$10 USD (TRU U.S. price)/$9.93 CDN (Wal-mart price)
Available:  Now
(There is also a "Mini-DVD" version of this toy available in the U.S. for $12)


I've had ample opportunities to pick up Prime Starscream before now (there's the "First Edition" toy and the two-pack with Bumblebee) but his robot mode design is very unappealing to me. Since the Commander toy is tiny, cheap and colorful, I decided to spring for it. The toy's transformation scheme is fairly straight-forward and fits together well. The robot mode is pretty in this instance (but I will always prefer the G1 character design).

Verdict:  Good. What else is there to say? :)