No no no.. transformers was and always will be cool. Voltron has nothing on the Transformers. And yes I do love Voltron but let's get real.. Transformers are better.

Did the peg break off of the emergency lights on the yellow vehicle??

All the way through i was thinking "im just not seeing what the fuss is as i dont like them" but damn then i saw that fully combined mode 🤯

Ive never known anyone ever who hurt themselves with a spring loaded weapon but i did used to use the little crossbows that came with hordak and his minions that just shunted forward and didnt launch anything to knock my loose teeth out lol

I had a different version of that fighter, didn't even know what it was called except that it was in Robotech. It was a lot smaller about the size of your hand. Also, I remember having some other transforming toys that I don't know what brand they were have never seen them since I was a kid. How would you go about identifying a transforming toy without knowing much about it besides the look and time period.

All that gold and its still in one piece?

endlessly miffed that nobody's tried to touch Goldran in the modern age, must be an aversion to all that gold...not that it's stopped them from making a million GaoGaiGar Hyper Modes

Dai Attacker was turned down due to higher production cost & concern about tiny firing parts & figures being lost or swallowed.

Ha. I grabbed the Voltron 1 the second i saw it on Temu. I too was a little dissapointed that they wouldnt all seperate. But to be honest. Given the price, I bought it thinking than none of it would come apart. But it stands proud on my 80's anime mecha shelf.

I was skeptical, but that is an awesome combining robot!!! Maybe I can track it down one day. I’d also like to say that Hasbro/Takara does still make some innovative designs to me, and ones that seem to me made by people that enjoy what they do.

By 1:41, when you were talking about the complicated transformations not being fun, I totally agree with you. I've been getting Tobots and Metal Cardbots lately, and they are FUN, big, heavy, and easy to transform, but not so easy that they feel preschoolish. The two semi trucks in the Metal Cardbot line are absolutely amazing toys. And I'm with you about people who don't open Transformers. The POINT of Transformers is to transform them! Unless you are super rich and get two every time, one to open and one to keep, then I don't really get it. That being said, to each his own. If collecting but not opening IS the purpose of your collection, then you do you! Whatever makes you happy in your hobby is what you should do. I don't HAVE to understand it for YOU to enjoy it. Collecting anything, even toys, is for the collector, not for anyone else.

Really? Voltron cooler than transformers? I have to respectfully disagree there pal. Let me know give me wrong I had lion force and vehicle force lol but still....

Okay so that thing is pretty damn awesome. Fair enough.

Oooh, a big ole pile of gps...

A black version would be cool.

I wish toyhax carried reprolabels for braves.

Cool video & great point at the end. It's nowhere remotely close to more modern 3rd party tf combiners imo. They use a ton of die cast, are 100% fully painted nowadays, & 1 limb would be twice as complex as this whole figure. They're not held to the same constraints tht Hasbro or Takara designers are cost wise. Still I enjoyed watching this thing combine & you did a nice job explaining everything. It seems it's at the forefront of engineering & materials for it's time & there's something cool about tht. Sort of like a vintage car.

Your right. I can't believe the frikin price tags on some of these third party TF's. Don't even get me started on macross valkyries. Can't believe there are dudes dropping $1k + for some of these. THEYRE TOYS!!!

Best.HeadMaster.Ever.

2:10 Try the new Dr. Wu, the super small g1 toys they are doing. Since they have to be small, they are very fun and intuitive and simple. Really, their prime is only a few steps but it looks amazing in both modes and have tons of articulation.

Hey, Jeff. While your channel is fairly new to me, this toy line is completely unfamiliar. Judging by the pictures of the two 'Glory Alliance' alternate versions you included near the video's end, it seems you purchased an entry-level option. It offers less complexity and lower material quality seemingly for a bargain. I'd have to assume its alternates are more sturdy and hefty, with more challenging conversions and fewer shortcomings, at greater expense. In the case of the oversized version, do the individual components possess their own robot modes as with the 3-In-1? Yes, I could visit the retailer website you mentioned in order to answer my question and address other concerns, perhaps. But that's a den of temptation I don't wish to stumble into, presently. I've shopped there before, and my past experiences have taught me I must allot a more limited budget of time and money - and adopt a very cautious mindset - when venturing into that space. Failing those preconditions, foolish spending can result too easily. Nevertheless, thanks for bringing these exotic alternatives to my attention. I might explore them further and more seriously under better circumstances.

Dude, your enthusiasm is infectious.

One of the main things I wanted to get my hands on when I started collecting was Micromaster Overlooad, a toy I had as a kid, simply for that reason. small, simple... I love it.

0:45 See, I get the appeal of collecting action figures and keeping them sealed on the card. I don't _do_ it, but I _get_ it. They're there to look good, but not much else. But Transformers and their equivalents are multiple toys in one, and by leaving them sealed, even if you can see one _form_ of the toy... everything else it can do is just wasted; you might as well just get a statue. I actually have a couple of figures from a different part of this line (as KRBrickBot says, they appear to be called Iron Knights Raiden; they're another of my finds when I was in Korea in July). The ones I have are the green jet and yellow truck, but mine have robot modes (pretty big ones, maybe 10" without measuring them), well articulated with a lot of ratchets, and don't combine. They also come with little articulated robots that form the heads.

He's great but im just not sure its fair to say hes the best transformers combiner toy of all time especially when liokaiser exists though I can see why you believe this to be the best

Bravo! I remember when Transformers Altenators came out, the beginning of the adult collectible! toys! not models! I'm a toy collector! A MANCHILD 😂🎉great channel

I think this toy suffers a lot from being leftover parts being forced into a combiner. The torso and arms all have the Cybertron combiner aspect in that half of the toy doesn't do anything and just dangles there. Definitely the weakest version of the set.

I'm in this place now. A want my transforming robot toys to be fun to transform. And I like gestalts and megazord-like toys.

I wish I had more combining robots in my collection. From a story stand point it’s so cool seeing the robot just get bigger, stronger and cooler. And they make incredible and super enjoyable toys that can be fiddled with non stop. I’m only just learning about the Japanese ones now so might add a few to my collection. Anyone have recommendations for easily attainable and not super expensive combining robots?

I agree. I don't want graded toys. I now collect damaged or rusted toys. I enjoy giving them new life. And all the wear means they were enjoyed.

I think you should look at the 2 vehicle and head master combos that are out there for this toy line that's really where it shines.

Oh that is a messy robot. All flair and no substance.

I feel exactly the same way about 3rd party Transformers

Love your channel! Hey, you are on a similar collector journey to mine, I've recently rediscovered the Sectaurs! Not transforming but way cool puppet bug action with very interesting history. If you're looking for something full of nostalgia goodness, but slightly off subject, it could be a good fit

I have several of these figures and I like them little problems but there still nice figures

I agree with you, mostly. Overly complicated transformations suck the joy out of the toys. But I do prefer good transformations and modern articulation.

I'm happy to know that some companies are still making ridiculously awesome robot toys for kids, I've had my eye on the Tobot combiners for a while. In Transformers last hurrah of made of crazy awesome robot toys was Unicron Trilogy 20 years ago. I only got Cybertron Optimus Prime last month and he's the epitome of amazing Transformers I remember from my childhood. Don't get me wrong Hasbro Takara has made some awesome Transformers in the last 20 years but those were the last ones that had hefty size and gimmicks with light and sound was Cybertron a lot of the toy line since have been good but not quite as well made.

Some chinese toy companies are making lots of figures related to chinese myths like Motor Nuclear has been doing. The koreans are also making their own mechas similar to the Transformers lore. Looks like Japan and the US needs to improve their Transformers toys franchise if they want to remain on top.

Completely off topic are those the xbots happy well KO jetfires on your shelf? You have a lot of them if so. Can we see them? I'm curintly turning one into Jetfire with repaint and stickers also making armor peaces from styren.

I think the obsession with "screen accuracy" has really sucked the joy of a lot of modern figures. I still think that the modern figures are good, but they do lack a sense of imagination.

I got the Target Exclusive Optimus Prime recently, took it out of the box, transformed it, then decided to put it back in the box to display it. I Rarely Ever do that, usually I toss the box. I also rarely ever act out b attle scenes or the like, but I did also have Optimus act out tossing a ball, and bullet fetching it...

I certainaly agree that toys are just missing that certain something and heft these days. If you took the old mindwipe figure and compared it to it's Titans Return version. You can clearly see how much you lose for that little extra posability and play features. It just doesn't feel like the same in the end with the new version. If they just gave the old design updated engineering for greater posability it would have been a much better toy than the Titans Return toy. So I get where you're coming from. As for the other versions of this figure you reviewd here. I like my combiners to be big hefty monstrostiities. So I might have gone with the really expensive version myself if I got this guy. But that's just me. I am just the kind of person that would prefer to get the version that has all the play features over the simpler iderations. Especially since I noticed with these kind of figures when they take out anything from the original version it only ends up hurting the design badly. Sure the overall combine look may look nicer, but I bet dollars to doughnuts the expensive one is a much higher quality figure for the cost.

Your channel is awesome bro keep it up !! Thanks for the proir recommendations.

This Chinese Glory Alliance franchise from Dison 德馨童娱 since 2021 has been localizing the 2nd season rather than the 1st season in other countries. It's called Iron Knights Raiden in Korea (So the Korean name for this 4-in-1 is Superior Raiden), Star Squad in Russia, and Autobots Warrior in Taiwan.

I am only at the beginning and I’m like this dude totally gets it

Outstanding 👍

Never seen someone handle Golden Plastic so carefree

They should re release these💯

I wonder if this set suffers from g.p.s.

I feel like the super sentai had a influence on the combining robo