{"id":17490,"date":"2012-03-13T03:06:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T08:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17490"},"modified":"2012-04-16T03:50:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T08:50:26","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-cliffjumper-first-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17490","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers
Prime Cliffjumper (First Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s taken me a few weeks, but I was finally able to track down a First Edition Transformers Prime Cliffjumper for a decent price!\u00a0 It ended up being the Takara version (which was sadly cheaper than Hasbro’s), but at least I was able to snag one.<\/p>\n

This is only my second Cliffjumper figure ever, but I think he\u2019s slowly becoming my favorite Autobot.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know much about his characterization, but I really enjoyed his brief but spunky attitude in the Prime series.\u00a0 Plus he was voiced by The Rock, which is awesome on its own.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just the character that appeals to me, but his vivid red and black color scheme.\u00a0 Those two colors always look great together, and I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s taken me this long to be drawn to his character.<\/p>\n

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For those of you who haven\u2019t been following Transformers toy news, there\u2019s a bit of drama behind Cliffjumper and the second wave of First Edition Prime figures.\u00a0 These First Edition figures were originally intended to fill the gap left on store shelves between the last waves of DotM and the first official Transformers Prime wave (now dubbed Robots in Disguise).\u00a0 Unfortunately most stores had enough DotM figures still on the shelves when order time came around.\u00a0 The only store who agreed to carry the FE figures was Toys R Us.<\/p>\n

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This was a great setup at first.\u00a0 People around the country were happily picking up the greatest Arcee ever made, and one of the most expressive Starscream figures.\u00a0 But as a lot of U.S. fans eagerly awaited wave two, something odd began to happen.\u00a0 Our TRU\u2019s shelves were going bare, while wave two began appearing in Canada and the Asian markets.\u00a0 Toys R Us failed to mention that the second wave was never slated to ship to the U.S., and a lot of fans began to scramble as prices on Ebay shot through the roof.\u00a0 Although I missed out on Bulkhead entirely, I was able to snag myself the Takara versions of a Vehicon and Cliffjumper here.<\/p>\n

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Like the majority of the FE Prime figures, Cliffjumper is an impressive merger between of a dynamic sculpt and amazing engineering.\u00a0 This is especially evident when compared to the Robots in Disguise Cliffjumper.\u00a0 The FE figure is taller, his body is more proportionate, and the sculpt gives the character a more powerful feel overall.<\/p>\n

His car mode is a cool looking muscle car that reminds me a bit of Windcharger.\u00a0 But CJ definitely brings his own look with the bull horns hood ornament and blue tinted wind shield.<\/p>\n

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This figure has a lot of great points, first of which is that he isn\u2019t a repaint of Bumblebee.\u00a0 No offense to Bee, but it\u2019s nice to see CJ with his own sculpted look and personality.\u00a0 Incorporating the hood ornament bull horns into his head design was genius, and I\u2019m particularly happy with his black hoof-like feet.\u00a0 Even the kibble on his forearms comes off looking like the unbuttoned sleeves of a jacket, which is pretty cool.\u00a0 I also prefer his stern yet countenance over the permanent snarl of the RiD figure.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The FE Cliffjumper has a very vibrant look.\u00a0 Like I said before, it\u2019s easy to love that mix of dark metallic red with black.\u00a0 Even the silver highlights fit in nicely.\u00a0 I\u2019m also particularly fond of the dark translucent blue used for his glass bits.\u00a0 Not only does it look great on the windshields, but it also serves as excellent light piping on his eyes and headlights.<\/p>\n

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Like Arcee and Bumblebee, CJ is one of the most articulated Transformers I\u2019ve seen.\u00a0 His head, shoulders, hips, and ankles are all ball joints.\u00a0 His head is a bit limited by sculpt though.\u00a0 He\u2019s got swivel bicepts and wrists.\u00a0 His elbows are double hinges, while his knees are single.\u00a0 CJ also has a triple gun on each arm that flips out to replace his hands.<\/p>\n

CJ\u2019s transformation is pretty simple.\u00a0 I particularly like how the rear of the car slides up to become his shoulders.\u00a0 I am a bit frustrated with his car mode though since I can\u2019t get it to stay tightly together.\u00a0 I must be doing something wrong, but I had this problem with his War for Cybertron figure too, so I\u2019m going to blame him this time.<\/p>\n

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People say the RiD figure is fine, and I\u2019m sure it is.\u00a0 But if you get the opportunity to snag a First Edition for a decent price, then go for it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll be disappointed in the quality of this figure.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s taken me a few weeks, but I was finally able to track down a First Edition Transformers Prime Cliffjumper for a decent price!\u00a0 It ended up being the Takara version (which was sadly cheaper than Hasbro’s), but at least I was able to snag one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10,35],"tags":[839,1422,24,436,1371],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/clifTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4y6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18625,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18625","url_meta":{"origin":17490,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Terrorcon Cliffjumper","date":"May 9, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Just when I thought I had finished up my Transformers reviews for a while, the second wave of Takara\u2019s Prime figures bits. 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