2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 10, Scale issues

No

No

Nope.

There we go.

Its sometimes hard to find an Optimus Prime that is taller than Blaster.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 9, Ramhorn

By the Matrix is this most thorough review ever going to finish?


Here's Ramhorn, Blaster's Rhino tape, La de-da dah!


He's a tape that turns into a Rhino. Whoop-de-doo!


And here he is in tape mode. Yippie.


Is there anything left on this most thorough review, we will only know next time...

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 8, Steeljaw

A few more things to review for Blaster's most thorough review on the internet. It's his pet cat, Steeljaw. I wonder how the meeting went for creating minitapes for Blaster. "Uh guys we need new characters," "Yeah, but we used everything," "How about safari animals!" "Thats a great idea, and has very little to do with Boom boxes!"


Or is it the rhythmic beats of the jungle that the safari animals imitate for Blaster?

Maybe they should add Grasshopper wings to the sides of the Lion to make him look more jumpy?


Don't get me wrong, Steeljaw is one cool cat! Not too much in Transformations though. And for Gods sake Steeljaw, eat a sandwich!


His label indicates he plays 'Metal Position' music, whatever that is.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 7

Hey wait a second... Thats not a real Boombox, that's Blaster's Autobot disguise form!


He's about 7 and a quarter wide by 4 and a half inches tall. He would never fit in Prime's trailer, and not in a million more years Bumblebee's glove compartment.


Still though, very cool. It would be fun to place at my desk, and see how many people I could fool into trying to play a tape.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 6

Its Autobot Blaster! A whopping ten and a half inches tall, five inches wide, and square as ever. Not much in articulation, but much in stature, he is a strongman to any Autobot team. I think he could date Barbie he's that tall. He is simple in construction, and in transformation, unlike today's newfangled formers.


He can fit one of three different tapes inside his cassette player, each not playing a different tune. Ramhorn the rhino is inside right now.


He has a giant viewable Autobot symbol on his chest, so I am not sure why he has a secret decoder symbol on his crouch. If you really want to make sure who is allegiance is too, rub his crouch.


Blaster towering over his mini tape team.


I give Blaster five out of five my Little Ponies. I wonder what he looks like in disguise mode? Find out next in the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet ever.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 5

So lets get on with this Blaster review. What's that you say? You want me to review the minions first? Okay!

Its Eject!


He's a little dude about 1/10th the size of Blaster. He almost looks like a mini Soundwave. What is Soundwave doing inside Blaster?


I'm not really sure what his arms are about. They have nubs, and more nubs, that I am not sure what for. He can hold two shiny weapon like things.


My Eject head keeps wanting to pop out in cassette form. I think his arms have something to do with how his head spring attaches inside. I have yet to master it. His legs will also come off if you pull too hard during Transformation, but no harm no foul.


So I trap him in his cassette tape to stop the popping.


Ha-hah, okay okay. I will stop with the minions and go to Blaster next time on the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet ever.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 4

Enough with the stalling! Lets open up Blaster...


Technically though, this could be the fourth box? Its made of light plastic, and has a plastic cover to keep pieces in. Again, this is great for re-storing toy.


Looks like some fine paper twine instead of the usual metal wire with rubber. Maybe these are cheaper, easier to tie, less damaging to toy? Perhaps I should do some strength tests?


Here is the underside of the clear 4th box, you can see they stored the tape cases behind Blaster.


Might as well start a fresh post later when I continue the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet.

2010 SDCC Hasbro's Autobot Blaster Review Day 3

Well apparently yesterday's box, was just a sleeve for the real box that holds Autobot Blaster!


Now we are talking! This box is huge, and with the giant Blaster illustrated on the front, you know you're getting something special. Thats right, a Tape Deck and its 1985 all over again.


I am a big fan of this style box, as you can open the toy, play with it, and return it to the box for storage or display, without destroying the box. I wish more Transformers were sold this way. Some of the new fangled boxes they are in are impossible to even attempt to save. And how about that front flap, eh eh eh?! Way cool, its like looking into an old school Lego box. Gee I wonder which toy in there I should play with first? No-no-no, not play, but look over and review every detail of the instruction booklet for proper toy functioning! I know, I know.


Once I open it up, if there isn't another box that I am not seeing, I will review the toy finally, in the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet ever.

2010 SDCC Autobot Blaster Review Day 2

So... Apparently the box I showed yesterday, was not really part of the packaging. It was more of a shipping thing. So today, we look at Autobot Blaster's box!


Pretty flashy huh. Metallicy, red, shiny, and rectangular. Something is in there, but what. Uh, dude, Blaster? Oh yeah. Blaster. Not much really on the design side. No cool illustrations, or spiffy photos, just Transformers and Autobot Blaster and a chocking hazard warning.


There just might be a pizza inside! Find out what's inside tomorrow, or so, on the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet ever.

2010 SDCC Autobot Blaster Review Day 1

Autobot Blaster is here! Lets review! The 12" x 16" x 16" outer box is light weight at about 4 pounds, with the use of single corrugated cardboard, and 2" matte packing tape. The box art is a bit plain with a small sticker indicating some shipping info, box 1 of 1, and other small unrelated Transformers facts. Not sure why Hasbro went with such a boring box, maybe I should open it?After opening the top with a scissors a five foot section of packing paper is crumpled up, holding the toy to one side. More info to follow, as this is the most thorough Autobot Blaster review on the internet ever.