My favorite part of the robot mode though might just be the dome. Yes, I know he doesn’t need to breathe, but it looks awesome. Along with the “ray gun” look of the accessory, it gives UFO this great “space adventurer” feel. I can see him skulking around on distant asteroids spying on the Decepticons and maybe getting a little more confrontational than the G1 version would have.
Another great accessory for UFO is a pretty swanky stand. iGear smartly made the ports on the stand and on UFO as well as the plugs on the post and the pistol all universal with each other. It gives plenty of options and angles to display UFO on the stand as well as multiple spots to plug the ray gun in as a cannon-type accessory. The only drawback here was the two articulation points on the post were a little loose and it would sag in some poses.
Paint was pretty sparse, relying mostly no molded colors, but what’s there was pretty sharp. I should also note that the colors aren’t quite a spot-on match for the original. With the Rager mold up to five colorways it makes me wonder how many different versions of the other figures iGear will try to sell. I have some reservations about the multiple colorways (would I really need them all?), but even I have to admit that a fleet of UFOs wouldn’t be a bad thing…
Overall, iGear really has a smash hit on their hands with this line. The best example of that may be that they’ve announced a ton more and I still find myself wondering about the handful of other they haven’t brought up. Yes, that’s partially based on the nostalgia for the old mini-vehicles, but it’s also because of how well these unofficial versions have been made. They’re sturdy toys, they’re fun to transform, and look great separately and together. I’ll have some more group pics when I review Hench (& my growing fleet of Ragers), but these are easily some of the best third party items in 2012 and is already a line to watch in 2013.
The first car I ever drove in was my parents’ VW bug, so it was a pleasant surprise to come home from school one afternoon and find a carded ’84 Bumblebee on my bed, courtesy of my mom. I loved the Throttlebots too, and hope that iGear looks into revisiting the entire team soon.
I always like Cosmos, mostly for his portly appearance and cool Peter Lorre impersonation. If you think about it, his vehicle mode fits right in for an Earth dwelling Autobot given people’s beliefs in UFO lore. I’ll likely be picking up this guy next chance I get.
I didn’t have the original, partly because he looked so clunky and had little airtime on the cartoon, partly because the only characters I’ve ever thought really worked the RYG color scheme are Robin and Vision, and partly because I had the Go-Bots’ version, which actually looked a bit like this guy in alt-mode, if he was dark grey and silver. (his articulation was limited to shoulder and hip swivels, which were mainly to accommodate the legs that swung up to transform him.)
This guy does look nicer, esp in alt-mode.
That poster just makes the review for me! LOL
Great review, great pics! Looking forward not only to the rest of the figures on the line, but also the (hopefully) inevitable reviews.
This is a pretty sweet item, no doubt. My only complaint is that a couple of key joints are a bit loose on my figure, and all the joints on the stand are too loose to do much posing. Other people have complained that the same joints on theirs are way too tight. If they could just attain uniform quality, iGear would shoot right up the charts as excellent toy makers.
This version of the flying saucer guy seems to be based on some modern prototypes that never got made (from TFwiki):
Titanium / Classics Deluxe prototype design:
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:TitaniumSeries-Cosmos.jpg
Wasn’t the gobot ufo a fembot?
Cosmos was a fav of mine as a kid. Found him later in a box and played with him some more. Untill those darn mice killed my G1s. I never saw the tf u version that came out except in pics in Toyfare.
If would see these I probably would buy. Depending if price is reasonable but if Hasbro updates like they did warpath that is were my money will go.
i have no idea. I caught maybe a handful of eps and don’t remember seeing it on there, just Leader-1 and Scooter. barely.
So this is the world of third party Transformers? Mighty, mighty tempting …. I LOVE the UFO!
I’m loving the 3rd Party TF reviews! My love for 3rd Party TF’s is relatively new, and it completely stems from iGear’s great Mini-Warriors line. This guy looks awesome, and I can’t wait until mine comes in the mail this week! Keep up the great reviews!
Growing up, my favorite minibots were Beachcomber and Gears. My inner child squealed with delight when it saw there was a not-Beachcomber and a not-Gears coming out next!
man Noisy you have done some great pics before, but that last one really takes the cake…should we call you Fox Noisy from now on?
If you like the smaller Transformers, I can’t recommend the TRU Asia Exclusive Legion line enough: http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=17914&dispsize=&start=0&sl=transformers-sdcc-2012-official-toys-r
They’re repaints of Reveal The Shield vehicles, which you might still find in som closeout stores. They’re all fantastic little robots, I’m especially fond of Prowl/Bluestreak.
Some of those look awesome. I wouldn’t mind picking up a few if I found ’em easily, but I never did get the U.S, releases of Windcharger and Grapple.
For those looking for Windcharger:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK11359&mode=retail
You can pick up him and his decepticon repaint for $40 (originally $60) in an imported 2-pack. That’s how I got him
Also, for you UFO owners, I just ordered the reprolabels set for him and Seaspray and it really bumps up the product:
http://www.reprolabels.com/Classics/cosmos-seaspray.php
Nice! It should read, “I STILL Want to Believe” — Its too bad Generations Cosmos was part of the phantom series, he would have been nice to pick up. This one is out of the question though for the price point. Its still nice to have pictures though.