Transformers G1 BLASTER Walmart Reissue Toy Review

This is a video review for Hasbro's Wal-Mart exclusive reissue of the Transformers G1 Autobot Communicator Blaster! In this video I unbox and take a look at Blaster and the vintage g1 version side by side.

[@jaceandjulianasworld3565]

Great intro/commercial. You did a great job with the stop motion. Cute kids too. Excellent video overall!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you very much 😊

[@nickklaus4182]

Didn't expect the intro/"commercial". Throw back to my 80's days. Add the green glow eyes when kids say "Robots in disguise" and it's nostalgia perfection. Great job!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Wow! That intro' with the two little lads took me straight back to the '80s! 😊👍

[@audiebavington8789]

I have a soft spot for Blaster. My folks weren't well off but they still managed to pick this guy up for me. He was my first TF. I'm 46 years old now and he's still in mint condition. Loved his box art too. Great intro by the way George. Made me smile. As did the Run DMC snippet!

[@danielivey562]

Blaster is one of those characters who is underutilized in Transformers media. Yes, Soundwave is awesome, but Blaster is just looks fantastic. I became familiar with him through playing Angry Birds Transformers, and boy do his accessories look amazing. I might redownload Angry Birds Transformers one of these days. Basically, he, Soundwave, and Soundblaster transform into military trucks in that game.

[@TonySalazar933]

Loved the "commercial" in the beginning! 👍

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks my kids need acting lessons lol!

[@TonySalazar933]

@@80sTransfromersFan nah, they're super cute.

[@bobahicks]

Always learn something new from George. Never knew about being able to peg the gun on to his back. Now I know.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Lol! Yes!

[@gundam833]

"And knowing is half the battle!"

[@Thatperson80]

The intro for this video is awesome dude!! As always, great review!!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@Thatperson80]

@@80sTransfromersFan No problem. You do great work and it shows.

[@80skidwannabe69]

Wow that intro, just wow.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks!

[@riccardobrunojr8610]

I know you always use a blade to cut the plastic tie downs but I stole my wife’s cuticle cutter from one of her manicure sets and it works great gets to those hard to reach places lol

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks I'll keep that in mind.

[@atomD21]

The head on mine wouldn't stay forward either, so I looked and there was some excess plastic on the front of his neck. Shaved that down and it's perfect!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Yup I did the same 👍🏾

[@kron12187]

No way, two can play! Surprise instant purchase.

[@pobccc2683]

I love the ad recreation at the beginning. I’ve been binging your reviews this week, and I admire your clear love and passion for these awesome retro toys.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Wow I'm truly honored and appreciate you saying that!

[@shogunfox7141]

Such a sad shame that Hasbro couldn't do the G.I. Joes reissue, instead they're coming out with the weird "Retro" repaints clusterfucks.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I gave in and purchased these clusterfucks 😒

[@shogunfox7141]

@@80sTransfromersFan It's okay. There's a Hasbro Repaints Anonymous program you can attend and discuss your experience. LOL!!

[@davids6575]

I had no idea Walmart was releasing a Blaster until I saw your video. I swung by the next day and picked one up. I have one of his cassettes from when I was a kid but couldn't find or afford Blaster until now.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Wow you still have a cassette from your childhood?! Which one?

[@davids6575]

I have the rhino, Ramhorn I think his name is. I don't remember if it came as a two pack, if it did I lost the other one many years ago.

[@cquinn4555]

You make the best reviews brother! You been there and it always shows! Just picked mine up today... keep it up!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks I appreciate it! How is the head on your does it come all the way forward?

[@cquinn4555]

Yes it does ... I think you can fix yours with a large needle by pushing the neck assembly fwd... I was looking into that today

[@omarcarter6965]

You guys killed it with the opening.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks you! My boys have been dying to get into one of my videos ( other than constant background noise) so when I begin shooting the stop motion I said why not.

[@Megascream79]

Re-making the commercial was gold. Good vid!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@Megascream79]

@@80sTransfromersFan No worries man, I really enjoy your content, keep it coming!

[@dh050277]

I forgot to mention, the intro was awesome bro & your boys get to experience what we experienced 😎💪

[@freddyvidz]

"I've been waiting a long time for this, you poor excuse for a sound system."

[@80sTransfromersFan]

😆 lol

[@maxbrandt6]

Good review, he's bigger then I remember but then again I haven't seen this toy since 1985.

[@lowellmartens6135]

How cool would it have been if they would have sold this as an actual working radio?

[@dh050277]

Awesome review bro, as I commented in a couple of other videos, this walmart reissue, the 2015 platinum reissue & the 2010 sdcc reissue are the same in terms of using a lighter plastic than the original. The first reissue, the 2005 takara collection book style feels just like the original.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

It's probably a Takara vs Hasbro thing.

[@dh050277]

Yeah, sometime last year I opened my platinum reissue and sdcc & said to myself that they felt light compared to what I remembered as a kid. Then I opened my book style reissue that I had put up & never opened & it felt just how I remembered the original.

[@willieleefrancis8091]

The intro was on point! I bought this particular G1 Walmart Reissue Blaster 2 days ago from Walmart in Abbeville, Louisiana! Although I still have my 2015 G1 Platinum Edition Blaster and Perceptor that is still in the package. I will definitely be opening up this one from Walmart soon enough though.

[@emckinney8816]

Wow the intro was fire brought me back to my 80s and yes so glad that Walmart brought the old Hasbro logo Never knew that Soundblaster really worked since 36 years Great review bruh 👏🔥💯👍

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you!

[@chrisalan457]

Great review. I always also collapsed his legs, it just looks weird with the legs extended. Maybe the instructions got that wrong. Interesting to know that he was a working radio. I found that when you store his rifle on his back when in radio mode, it looks like an antenna. Can't wait to get mine!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Did you preorder yours?

[@chrisalan457]

@@80sTransfromersFan Yes, Walmart has it shipping on the 12th. Let's hope it doesn't get delayed again.

[@epidemic1979]

Cancelled my walmart pre-order after my wife found the last one at my walmart location doing while doing weekly grocery shop. Not sure whats going on with shipping pre-orders but wasn’t leaving this one behind in case they cancel my order. Lets hope we see more reissues :). Great review.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I know that's right I was not going to rely on my preorder. They just burned me on my Earthrise Sunstreaker and Trailbreaker that never arrived! So I saw it and I grabbed it. And I'm delighted you enjoyed the review.

[@josh1536]

Really enjoyed the video Cool skit at the start

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks! I got my boys out of quarantine for a minute.

[@shednesshunting2578]

I'm here in Bakersfield CA our walmart doesn't have it yet I been waiting

[@cre8iveone699]

The one reissue we all need the most is reflector the 3 robots that form the camera which was a G1 mail order only.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

We mostly likely never will. Takara lost the mold to some g1 transformers and they have no official releases. Like Sunstreaker, Mirage, Airelbots, Stunticons and yes Reflector. Why Takara/ Hasbro just don't reverse engineer them no one knows!

[@hunterlangley8287]

Oh my god, that opening was so cute! Love it!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you 😊

[@TFfangeek]

Great review The 80's Transformers Fan!!!!!!!!!! :D Blaster is one of my all time favorite Transformers characters. :D I wonder if Hasbro will ever release his alter ego Twincast? Keep on being amazing, Double Thumbs Up. ;D

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I have the first reissue of Twincast and the Shattered Glass two pack with Soundwave. I'm also hearing Blaster is the last Walmart Transformers reissue !

[@TFfangeek]

@@80sTransfromersFan Congrats on having such amazing Transformers figures. :D It's a shame that Blaster might just be the last G1 reissue for a while. :)

[@seansimz7279]

Awesome intro! Enjoy your reviews

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks, I try to to keep it fresh and interesting.

[@melvin3r512]

l guess you can use Double Dealers tape Knox since he's an Autobot

[@Pokehon]

I love these and will continue to grab them as long as they keep them coming!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Someone just commented that this is the last Walmart reissue!

[@KingLucas64]

@@80sTransfromersFan hope not! I want Ultra Magnus, Megatron (doubt it'll happen), prowl, blue streak, smoke scream, jazz, and many more

[@Pokehon]

@@KingLucas64 I know sales on these have been up an down but blaster is selling great from what I can see. They just need to do more of what the fans want.

[@Pokehon]

I've only missed out on devastator.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@Pokehon yeah he sold out pretty quickly! Compared to the other Wal-Mart reissues Devastator sat on shelves a fraction of the time. And he was the only one not to go no clearance in my area. I saw him pop-up on their website from time to time but when someone posted it on social media he was gone.

[@KingLucas64]

Thankfully I sont have to put anymore stickers on these reissues (unless blaster is a one-off where the figure comes with stickers already on)

[@KingLucas64]

Cant wait to get mine, was gonna be delivered a couple weeks ago but they ran out of the figure :/

[@KingLucas64]

I preordered mine

[@whomenever8678]

I'm excited to get him . I never had him as a kid , thanks for the vid.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

No problem, Thank you for watching!

[@gtoney]

Hope they re release the cassettes for this guy🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Me too!

[@Deined]

Hah! You played Run-DMC's King of Rock, which just happened to come out in 1985, the same year as this Blaster toy. Was that a coincidence on your part? Picked up G1 Blaster some time last summer. After getting Soundwave a year prior, I was kind of disappointed in comparison. G1 Soundwave was ahead of his time in terms of articulation and accessories, but it feels like Hasbro and Takara kinda took shortcuts when it came time for Blaster. He's still good as far as G1 toys go, so I'm happy I was able to get him.

[@SuperMarioPlush220]

My dad had a blaster toy. He said it lasted the longest out if all his G1 toys

[@JuanRamirez-po1yo]

Loved the intro bro

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thank you so much!

[@joshuawiegand4860]

Great review! I loved the intro commercial. Stay outta FB jail

[@80sTransfromersFan]

😂😂😂 Thanks Bro! Will do 👍🏾

[@heinzaut]

his weapon is called electro scrambler which causes malfunction in weapons and robots

[@cobrakainevereverdies6940]

I bought mines, a few months ago. I'm tempted to open it, but I might not. I also got Astrotrain.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Open it , enjoy it.

[@kennethgilmore4261]

So these are out already?

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Not if you preordered it 😭 but they're in stores now! I picked this up on September 2nd .

[@mystics1ay3r17]

Man, if you can ever get your hands on a Takara micro change Raddicasse Robo with the electronics still functioning, I would absolutely love to see that review. I’ve never encountered one with the functioning radio so I sadly don’t know how that sounds. It doesn’t seem like anyone has any reviews on it either.

[@EamonThePhilogynistWalford]

I was hoping that this reissue of Blaster would have at least one cassette - preferably, a red redeco of Eject/Rewind named Bolts - but when that didn't happen, I had a feeling that his regular cassette crew wouldn't be reissued after all. :-/ By the way, his weapon was known as an Electro Scrambler Gun, and Blaster himself mentioned it at every opportunity in the original TransFormers comics. ;-)

[@Clintthecoolguy]

AWESOME intro! LOL that was great! :)

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Thanks!

[@Clintthecoolguy]

@@80sTransfromersFan I honestly thought I was watching a real 80's TF commercial for a minute there! Except I noticed the picture looked clear and not all staticky like an old VHS tape. Then I was like, wait a minute.... LOL

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@Clintthecoolguy my kids have been dying to get into one of my videos but I couldn't figure out how to incorporate them til now. Hope you enjoyed the throwback!

[@Clintthecoolguy]

@@80sTransfromersFan It was very cool! I am enjoying your videos. They are very well done. Have a good day!

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@Clintthecoolguy thank you so much!

[@razrentals8897]

How do they price these guys out? Blaster looks a lot bigger than sound wave, but he was a lot cheaper.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I think it's based on popularity.

[@gundam833]

I had no idea that Blaster was making a 2020 release!🤦🏻‍♂️ Last time I knew I thought it wasn't gonna be until 2021 when he would come out. Does anyone know of a website that accurately keeps you in the loop of when these reissues come out?🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ Well I am most definitely gonna head to my local Walmart and see if he is there or not.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I can try to find out.

[@gundam833]

Thank you!👍🏻

[@slkric1724]

I preordered this from Walmart and there is a delay on the order. I also check the walmarts here in Ohio and they don't even have a spot on the shelf Blaster yet.

[@Matt-ks8kr]

Im from Youngstown and was able to grab one in Boardman Walmart last week soon as it said available for pickup i ran out there and they had 5...keep checking online where it lets u check local store inventory its under where u locate stores around you

[@slkric1724]

@@Matt-ks8kr I'm in Dayton, and no luck finding Blaster yet. I don't understand.... there is a delay on preorders from Walmart... but they have them on the shelf in some of the stores.

[@ZetZatar]

Great intro! I always wished they made a smaller one (or a bigger Soundwave). 😅

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I felt the same way as kid but now that I have 95% of all g1 transformers I have given up on scale. SMH

[@williamthompson5504]

Our last G1 reissue that we know of. Such a bummer.

[@shogunfox7141]

They always wind up in the discount aisle at my location. Nobody in their right mind would pay insane price for these cheap knockoffs. I got Astrotrain for $9. Soundwave for $25. Starscream for $17 and I missed out the Optimus Prime for $25, that odd missing trailer just irks me. I keep all mine mint in packages, don't take them out to play or display for dusts, LOL.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Really? I had no idea!

[@mystics1ay3r17]

@@80sTransfromersFan Yes. Unfortunately there has been no leaks or announcements of any new reissues in the coming year, but hopefully we at least get Blaster’s cassettes. Maybe they’ll surprise us and reissue perceptor and the other seeker jets who lost the fan votes just last because blaster won out first.

[@RileyTNTlego]

I don't really care to get Blaster, but then again I said the same thing for the Astrotrain reissue.

[@williefrancis1391]

Blaster's gun is an electroscrambler gun to disrupt either a human or enemy robots ability to effectively think.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Yeah I couldn't think of it for sh!+ and was to stubborn to flip the box back over.

[@demerica1]

kids just need the colored contact lenses at the "robots in disguise" part.

[@Exar_Kun]

Soundblaster is the “Beat Street” to Soundwaves “Breakin’.”

[@SuperMarioPlush220]

are they going to reissue the casetes

[@80sTransfromersFan]

As of right now Walmart is not releasing any more G1 Transformers reissues.

[@TheVenomman79]

Where can I find the check list for the Walmart reissues? I'm trying to collect them all and I would like to see what ones I'm missing.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I'm not sure a checklist exists. Be the best place to start is Transformers Wikipedia.

[@TheVenomman79]

Are you up to date with all of the walmart reissues? If you are just send me a list and ill go off of that. I want to say I'm missing just a few like 2 or 3.

[@G1FREAKZ]

beautiful plastic 😎✌

[@kcnoise]

I always collapsed the legs. On the reissues of Blaster they still haven’t gotten the gray right.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Right!

[@elchichosantana6410]

I became your fan! Wow!

[@battletrap]

agree on the legs.

[@markralston5548]

cool 🙂👍

[@delmusdugan]

I definitely preordered blaster , I missed the astrotrain reissue. Every time I went to Walmart all I found was damaged boxes

[@ReptilianRichardRamirez]

Exact same thing here in Canada, fuck Walmart.. I wish they'd stop getting exclusives all together

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Have you received yours yet?

[@delmusdugan]

Not yet , I have blaster and the R.E.D line ordered. App says they are preparing to ship

[@maxbrandt6]

I see that with a lot of their merch and canned good, always looks like they kicked it around or threw it down a flight of stairs!

[@starmanof1972]

I still have my original. Sadly, he predates the autobot cassettes, so his tape door doesn't open.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Woa! I doesn't open at all or doesn't eject using the button?

[@starmanof1972]

Not at all. Eject button does nothing.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@starmanof1972 wow I never knew that! Now I want a first production run Blaster for my collection!

[@dh050277]

I had the original as a kid, I remember the eject button stopped working, in fact, all the buttons stopped working as if they didn't move at all. I remember trying to pull his chest open & couldn't get it open.

[@dh050277]

It's also listed on Wikipedia that the original blasters suffered from a button defect. That's one advantage the reissues have over the original.

[@spanishsupafly]

Why are the years crossed out on the trademark on the back of your vintage G1 Blaster? Thats weird.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

The blank data stamp is or was from the original Micro Man toy.

[@spanishsupafly]

@@80sTransfromersFan kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioW2iH-rnMyljc0 at the 3:23 mark you can see this guys Blaster doesnt have it. looks pretty vintage too.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@spanishsupafly I see it and IDK! Maybe that one or mine is a earlier production run or originally from another region?

[@spanishsupafly]

@@80sTransfromersFan Damn G1 Transformers, they never cut you any slack with the damn variants.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@spanishsupafly 😂 ain't that the truth!

[@liv2grind409]

Why didn't they give him chrome looking legs?

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I'm guessing Hasbro wanted to stay as close to the original as possible.

[@paulchristofaro7773]

I preordered him on the Walmart app. Still didn’t even ship out yet. I really hope we get some Dinobots

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Me too !

[@mystics1ay3r17]

We’ll never get the dinobots. Hasbro claims to have lost the molds for all of them as well as sunstreaker and mirage.

[@Thunderwing88]

Stickers originall factory applied. No, applying the stickers is not fun.

[@josephlepkowski2383]

Why is he so TAN in ✋? A little odd vs silver grey.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

I wondered the same thing.

[@spidey300]

I wondered the same. His plastic looks aged.

[@colt5189]

I would think if they were going to release the tapes, that they'd release them at the same time as Blaster just like with Soundwave. As that would be the best time to do that. When I've seen these new Hasbro reissues in the store, I've mostly always passed. As the stickers look real cheap, and so I figured the rest of the figure must be made cheap too. Also I thought they were overpriced for what they were. The only Hasbro reissue I picked up was Bumblebee when it was in the stores promoting that Bumblebee movie. I thought that was a good price at like $10.

[@Futurevoiceactor]

There's a problem with my copy. The handle wont retract.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

Have you tried heat? From a blow dryer or hot water.

[@ryanricardo]

👍🏾

[@ReptilianRichardRamirez]

Jealousssssssss

[@80sTransfromersFan]

😆

[@ReptilianRichardRamirez]

@@80sTransfromersFan question for you bro... Was Blaster a giant in the 80s cartoon or is it just the toy version??? He's massive compared to Soundwave

[@80sTransfromersFan]

@@ReptilianRichardRamirez just the toy. In the cartoon he was shorter than Optimus Prime.

[@TagSpamCop]

15:48 Um, Noizu and Gurafi.

[@80sTransfromersFan]

What about them ?

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

micro mv