Comments on: RIP Cliffjumper http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/ Toys are serious business. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Kamino Neko http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85869 Kamino Neko Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:20:15 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85869 Like I said above, the transformation is amazing...except for those damned shoulder pegs. Like I said above, the transformation is amazing…except for those damned shoulder pegs.

]]> By: ZORK http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85746 ZORK Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:26:16 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85746 Bought RID Cliff today, and I'm cool with him (except for the arms). But honestly, <i>if</i> the regular FE Cliff should also be released in Europe, I'll most likely buy him too. Bought RID Cliff today, and I’m cool with him (except for the arms). But honestly, if the regular FE Cliff should also be released in Europe, I’ll most likely buy him too.

]]> By: That Guy http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85514 That Guy Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:54:15 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85514 I'm in the camp that prefers FE to RID Cliffjumper. RID gets show accurate everything but forearms, but the entire arm structure is pretty damn terrible, and of course he's made of nothing but fake parts. FE Cliffjumper, on the other hand, while a bit less show-accurate, gets everything in the right place. His chest is his real roof, his shoulders are his real rear bumpers, his abs are his real headlights. The only thing they cheat on are the wheels on the back of his thighs. I don't find him THAT hard to transform, personally, and I really love how little kibble he has due to the leg transformation. In my book, judged only as toys and not representations of TV show characters, FE Cliff is the better toy of the two. But to each their own. By the way, there's a cool feature of this mold. You can totally slide the lower body right out of the torso, no disassembly required, to mimic that scene where Zombie Cliffjumper was sliced in half. I’m in the camp that prefers FE to RID Cliffjumper. RID gets show accurate everything but forearms, but the entire arm structure is pretty damn terrible, and of course he’s made of nothing but fake parts. FE Cliffjumper, on the other hand, while a bit less show-accurate, gets everything in the right place. His chest is his real roof, his shoulders are his real rear bumpers, his abs are his real headlights. The only thing they cheat on are the wheels on the back of his thighs. I don’t find him THAT hard to transform, personally, and I really love how little kibble he has due to the leg transformation. In my book, judged only as toys and not representations of TV show characters, FE Cliff is the better toy of the two. But to each their own.

By the way, there’s a cool feature of this mold. You can totally slide the lower body right out of the torso, no disassembly required, to mimic that scene where Zombie Cliffjumper was sliced in half.

]]> By: Boy Blunder http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85477 Boy Blunder Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:14:56 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85477 Honestly, Willis, I'm with you on this one. I love my FE Cliff, but he stays in robot mode so I don't feel hassled. RID Cliff is just... a little easier and more satisfying to me. Oh, also, wanted to say how cool it was to meet you at SDCC, and thanks for showing me FOC Shockwave! Honestly, Willis, I’m with you on this one. I love my FE Cliff, but he stays in robot mode so I don’t feel hassled. RID Cliff is just… a little easier and more satisfying to me.

Oh, also, wanted to say how cool it was to meet you at SDCC, and thanks for showing me FOC Shockwave!

]]> By: Bryn http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85402 Bryn Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85402 No smashed window!? That's the best part! noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo No smashed window!? That’s the best part! noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85367 David Willis Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:31:09 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85367 RIP Cliff has a few extra paint apps over the planned retail version, such as the smashed window tampograph, IIRC. RIP Cliff has a few extra paint apps over the planned retail version, such as the smashed window tampograph, IIRC.

]]> By: ZORK http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85366 ZORK Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:30:39 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85366 Whaaa-? Oh crud! Now that makes RID Cliffjumper more interesting to me... Whaaa-? Oh crud!

Now that makes RID Cliffjumper more interesting to me…

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85364 David Willis Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:28:10 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85364 Yes, this is the same mold as the Japanese Terrorcon Cliffjumper toy. "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" was what this toy would have been called if it'd reached American retail as it had originally been planned. When FE toys get their second chance later this year, normal Cliffjumper is not included, just the Terrorcon version. Yes, this is the same mold as the Japanese Terrorcon Cliffjumper toy. “Terrorcon Cliffjumper” was what this toy would have been called if it’d reached American retail as it had originally been planned.

When FE toys get their second chance later this year, normal Cliffjumper is not included, just the Terrorcon version.

]]> By: ZORK http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85362 ZORK Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:17:47 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85362 I don't like zombies, though <i>zombie robots</i> are kinda cool. Although I'm quite sure that this Cliffjumper uses the same head mold as the Japanese Terrorcon Cliffjumper toy. I really hope the First Edition toys will also make the jump to Europe because of Cliffjumper. I like the FE a tiny bit more than the RID one, but I don't want to spent the additional cash for importing him. So if the FE toys won't be released here, I'll most likely go for the RID Cliff. I don’t like zombies, though zombie robots are kinda cool. Although I’m quite sure that this Cliffjumper uses the same head mold as the Japanese Terrorcon Cliffjumper toy.

I really hope the First Edition toys will also make the jump to Europe because of Cliffjumper. I like the FE a tiny bit more than the RID one, but I don’t want to spent the additional cash for importing him. So if the FE toys won’t be released here, I’ll most likely go for the RID Cliff.

]]> By: Magellan http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/rip-cliffjumper/#comment-85328 Magellan Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:19:12 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7694#comment-85328 Regret owning the PRID that is, that last sentence was unclear. Regret owning the PRID that is, that last sentence was unclear.

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