Part 3 of 6 - Windrazor Pictorial Review

      Windrazor was not known as Windrazor in the G1 cartoon series or in the G1 toyline. In fact, he was Cutthroat, the barbaric Decepticon Terrorcon who can combine with his Terrorcon teamates, Hun-Gurrr the team leader, Twinstrike, Blight and Rippersnapper to form the mighty Abominus!

Pic credits : tfwiki.net

      Fast forward 25 years, and Hasbro makes another reincarnation of Abominus, this time in the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters toyline as a combiner in the Predacon faction. Windrazor is one of the three members of Abominus to get a name change from his original self in the G1 universe(possibly due to trademark reasons). Sinnertwin is now Twinstrike and Blot became Blight, leaving Hun-Gurrr and Rippersnapper(though his name on the packaging is Predacon Rippersnapper) the only two to have inherited their original names.

      Windrazor can form either the left or right arm of Abominus but the official configuration shows him as Abominus' right arm.

      First up, as usual, his packaging.

      Windrazor comes in the standard Legion Class box.

      Together with his tech specs on the side.

      And pictures of him at the back in his robot and beast mode.

My apologies that the artwork at the back is blocked...The soft tag is to be blamed.

      Windrazor transforms into a flying creature very similar to a Pteranodon(it says "dragon" at the back of the box) and an excellent homage to his G1 counterpart.

G1 Cutthroat

Cutthroat's beast mode(the picture above does not show his beast mode clearly)

Windrazor(Cutthroat 25 years later)

      I really like the G1 colours on this guy... It's very pleasing to the eye. And his beast mode rocks! This is, to me, the best beast mode of the three Predacons I've reviewed so far. The detail on him is also quite impressive.

B@d@$$!!!

Side view

  

  Articulation is also good. Most of the joints are mainly for the transformation process, but it still enables him to be posed quite nicely. The legs, shoulders and forearms are on ball joints and the head, neck and tail can be moved up and down.

      Another feature of Windrazor which I really need to mention is his impressive(to me, at least)wingspan. In my honest opinion, his wingspan is truly one exceptional highlight in his beast mode. It makes him look so much bigger and much more imposing in person than when his wings are retracted.

The classic "predatory-bird-swooping-down-on-it's-prey" pose

      Windrazor overall looks like a Pteranodon, however, if you observe his head closely, it has a more of a "dragon" look, partly due to the details molded on it.

Nice Mohawk..

      Windrazor is the standard Legion class size, but he looks bigger when his wings are fully extended(I've included comparison shots of both).

With the Deluxe Class Generations Orion Pax

Side view

With the Voyager Class Classics Optimus Prime

Side view

    

With his wings fully expanded.

      He's a nice beast, fun to handle and a with decent paintjob.

Bird vs. bird?

Time to ambush Laserbeak...

Dinosaurs together, friends forever...

Until he decides to eat your head.

      Robot mode.

      Windrazor's robot mode is the opposite of  Hun-Gurrr. While his leader looks like a wrestler, with a bulky upper proportion, Windrazor is lean and mean looking. His bot mode is sleek, completely free of kibble, unless you count the wings as kibble. He doesn't look as if he is someone who will rip victims apart(which is something he is known for). Instead, he looks like a trickster, similar to Loki of Asgard from the Marvel Universe and the Thor movies.

     

Front view

Side view

Back view. Still kibble-free.

      And a close-up of his head.

Sorry I couldn't get closer...My camera just cant focus too close to his face...

      Windrazor comes with his Tornado Bow, which is a more advanced (Cybertronian?) crossbow. His weapon is the same colour as  Hun-Gurrr's Dragon-Tooth Saw(thankfully) and not Twinstrike's Piston Hammer's pale, light grey.

       Windrazor can either hold the bow in his hands, like this...

      Or it can be perched on his wings, like this...

Double Firepower!!!

      And here are the size-comparison shots.

With Generations Orion Pax

Side view

With Classics Optimus Prime

With Classics Optimus Prime

      This guy might look lean and thin, but he's strong too!

Passed my usual strength test.

He's quite poseable too, for a figure his size.

Windrazor getting shy...

Cybertronian gymnast!

What's Windrazor afraid of? He can fly. cant he?

Should I shoot or don't shoot?

Sneak!!!

Wrong move, boy...

      Finally, his arm mode for the combined mode.

Creative?

      His arm mode is his beast mode upside down(just like Twinstrike)and you just have to move the tail upwards and slightly re-position his wings.

Front view

Size comparison with Generations Orion Pax

Side view

With Classics Optimus Prime

Side view

      All in all, Windrazor is one of the most(if not the most)fun figure among the three Predacons so far, a much better figure than Twinstrike. Sure, his arm mode is a little bit on the "lazy" side, but besides that, he is almost perfect, and the G1 colours works really well on him. Even if you are not planning to get all five Predacons to form Abominus, try considering on buying this guy alone.

      Thanks for reading!

      Coming up next...

Part 2 of 6 - Twinstrike Pictorial Review

      Today's review will be on.....Twinstrike! Twinstrike is another Legion Class figure from the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters toyline and it combines with 4 other Predacons from the same toyline, Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, Blight and Rippersnapper to form Abominus. In this touline, Twinstrike can form either the left or right arm of Abominus, but the official configuration on the official photos show Twinstrike as Abominus' left arm.

      In the G1 universe, Twinstrike was originally known as Sinnertwin. Perhaps Hasbro gave him a new name due to copyright reasons or maybe because Sinnertwin sounded a bit like a name for a horror movie(to me it does). Anyway, I'm alright with both names but I feel that most G1 fans will disapprove of the name change due to sentimental attachments to the original Terrorcon.

      The awesome(and cute) G1 Sinnertwin!

Pic credits : tfwiki.net

      First up, Twinstrike's packaging. He comes in the same, standard Legion Class box as Hun-Gurrr(with a different name, the designation below the name and the weapon at the front),

I also opened him waaaay before the photo shoot...

      And he also has his tech specs on the side.

Wow...Brave guy...

      And a picture of him at the back in his robot and beast mode together with an artwork of the Transformers Prime Series(again partially blocked by Tesco's soft tag.

      Twinstrike's beast mode is a two-headed creature which is an excellent homage to his G1 counterpart.

G1 Sinnertwin toy

TF Prime's Twinstrike

      His beast mode, unlike Hun-Gurrr, is sleek either from the side or the front.

Side view

Front view

      The fact that the head is not articulation is a little bit disappointing. It does not affect Twinstrike much in his beast mode, but it greatly limits his poseability in his robot mode(which I will be reviewing next). The forelimbs of the beast mode are also connected to each other with a single cylindrical piece of plastic and although both forelimbs can move separately, the angle of movement is not that big and his poseability is limited.

The single connecting piece for his forelimbs.

      His articulation is quite limited, and I feel that Hun-Gurrr is better articulated. However, he can still manage to look cool in some poses.

The chase is on!

Scouting the area..

Double the heads, double the terror!

      Next, close-up of his head

Nice paint on the horns and eyes.

      Size comparison pictures

With Generations Deluxe Class Orion Pax

Side view

With the Voyager Class Classics Optimus Prime

Side view

      Twinstrike having fun!

Should we join the circus?

Confirmed we can join the circus!

      Now, on to his robot mode. His robot mode looks kind of nice and I like his design where his two beast mode's heads become his robot arms. However, as I mentioned earlier, the beast mode's head is not articulated, leaving his arms looking stiff. In terms of kibble, the only kibble he has is the beast mode's forelimbs hanging off his back, which also slightly limits his arm articulation.

Front view

Side view

Back view

      A close up of his head in robot mode. It does not really resemble his G1 self, but it looks alright to me.

      Twinstrike comes with a Piston Hammer, which is basically a hammer with some cool details moulded into it.

      It is quite a nice weapon, but the light grey colour kinds of spoils it. The colour of Hun-Gurrr's weapon would certainly make it a lot nicer...

Judgement's Day is near...

      Size-wise, he is almost the same as any standard Legion Class figure.

With Generations Orion Pax

Side view

With Classics Optimus Prime

Side view

      And just some fun shots of him.

Brothers-in-arms!

He passed my strength test.

How dare you carry me, the one and only Orion Pax???!!!

Twinstrike surrenders!

This is what you get if you mess with Orion!!!

Poor guy, even Megatron doesn't like him...

In fact, I think nobody likes him at all...

      Last but not least, his combiner arm mode.

Ta-daaa!

      Yes, it is basically his beast mode with his tail folded upwards.

Front view

      And he is quite big as an arm...

With Generations Orion Pax

Side view

With Classics Optimus Prime

Side view

      Overall, Twinstrike is a fun figure to play with. My only complaint, besides the limited articulation, is the current pricing for a Legion Class figure, which I feel is a bit steep. However, if you can ignore that, then like Hun-Gurrr, I would definitely recommend him.

      Thanks for reading and I hope all of you enjoyed this review.

      And another teaser image for my next review.

Once more,thanks for reading!