![]() Jazz is a good deal taller than Origin Bee, which makes sense. Here's also some comparisons with Origin Bee and SS86 Jazz. Here's a size comparison with Kingdom Sideswipe, Legacy Kickback, and Legacy Bulkhead. His blaster can fit into any of his 5mm ports, and his connector (or just nozzle) can be attached to the gun via its 3mm peg. Thigh swivel, a decent knee bend that doesn't quite reach 90 degrees, a really good ankle tilt, and a toe bend downward. Standard waist swivel, and legs that go up and down and to the sides. There's a bicep swivel, a 90 degree elbow, and if you unpeg the hands, you get an inward curl, but it's more for transformation. The arms are on slight butterfly joints, and the shoulders can swivel and hinge up and down. The head is on a ball-joint, and can tilt from side to side as well as look up and down, as well as swivel. Only one part is clear plastic, which does have to flex a bit for transformation, but for now I think it's fairly sturdy. Not a deal-breaker, but just letting you know. The back kibble, however, is far more egregious. Only changes are the visor is a darker blue, and the mouth is more pronounced. The head sculpt is fairly similar to the SS86 figure, which I'm fine with. This includes the back, so if you want to get some CW Rook shenanigans going, then go right ahead. He has 5mm ports on his shoulders, the tops of his feet (useful for vehicle mode, as well as getting his feet out for transformation), his bottom of his feet, his back, and of course, his fists are 5mm as well. Paint apps are small but distributed well. He's molded in black and white plastic, with some gray plastic as well. Finally, flip the head around, and Jazz is complete.Īside from some slight perspective changes, Jazz looks fairly similar to his SS86 figure design-wise. ![]() Now unpeg the connector + nozzle attachment from the 5mm peg (not required for transformation back, but it is weapon storage), and then fold the chest down. Hinge the arms back, fold out the hands (they should snap into place), and then orient them correctly. Fold the clear part up so it covers the back, and then fold the vehicle kibble back. Now move the front of the vehicle backwards (with the feet oriented towards the ground). Open up the leg kibble, fold in the doors, close the leg kibble, and then unfold the feet. Alternatively, you can move the legs back a little, split them, and then pull the legs out all the way separately to make it easier. Move the back of the vehicle backwards (like Kingdom Cyclonus/Legacy Metalhawk's rear), and then split the back of the vehicle to make the legs. Unpeg the side doors (easiest if you move the cabin forward), and then unpeg the back of the vehicle. ![]() To transform Jazz, first unclip the arms from the sides of the inside of the doors. Here's some size comparisons, with SS Core Laserbeak, Selects Deep Cover, Armada Starscream, and Studio Series Sludge. The connector can be used, but it can also be stored in a secret place during transformation. The blaster fits on the top of the vehicle mode, through either of 2 5mm pegs. The vehicle mode itself looks very smooth, and is very chunky and fun to hold. Starting off in the vehicle mode, Jazz's Cybertronian mode looks fairly accurate to the original cartoon, minus slightly wider side windows. Speaking of which, here are the accessories: a blaster, and an attachment to the blaster, which can split into 2 parts: a nozzle, and a connector. Figure's joints were nice and tight once out of the package. Pretty interesting design choice, I'm personally a fan of it. The tissue with the accessories is inside as well. Instead, the cardboard inside folds around the figure, with that and the holes for the backpack and leg kibble allowing Jazz to stay in nice and snug. Interestingly, the inside doesn't have Jazz tied in any way by any bands of any sort. The box art is fairly similar to the recent Legacy boxes that Buzzworthy has, though with more cardboard on the front per how Legacy Evolution is being packaged. So will he live up to the precedent set up by Origin Bee? While he's gotten his WFC due with the SS86 figure, he has also recently gotten a Buzzworthy figure, which is the first time he's officially been portrayed in his Cybertronian form in toy form (no, the High-Moon figure, that's a different continuity). Jazz is one of the iconic G1 Autobots, being present since the very first episode of the G1 cartoon, and even living through the movie (though granted, VA issues prevented him from appearing more past that.) As such, he's appeared constantly throughout the years, getting his occasional share of toys. The recently released Origin Autobot Jazz just appeared in my neck of the woods, so I was able to snatch him pretty quickly, all things considered (though he was marked up at $30.)
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