Phil's
Classics Minicon Steel Wind,
Henkei Minicon Skyglide
and
Universe Skyhammer & Sky Shadow
Review


Steel Wind

Steel Wind is an A10 Thunderbolt that's essentially Minicon version of Cybertron Wing Sabre in jet mode. Jet mode is slightly unstable - not in a fall apart way but can distort it's shape - due to some of the joints involved in the robot mode and transformation.

There's one Minicon socket under the rear of the jet.. Use this to mount him as a weapons array on a larger character's arm or as a jetpack.

TF: Split the nose cone down the middle. There's a pivot in the middle of each wing connecting the front to the back of the wing - turn each wing around this pivot so that the nose cone halves end up on the wing tips. Fold both wings so they're over the jet, and then lower them down so they take up the space where the nose cone once was and that the nose cone now points downwards - these now form the legs and feet. Pull the thrusters away from the side of the jet and raise so they point upwards. Using the very small lever in the side of the thrusters extend the hands (!) then fold back the tail fins. Separate the rear of the jet and fold to the sides forming the shoulders and exposing the head.

The thinness of the robot mode is reminiscent of Armada Deluxe Optimus Prime's Minicon Over-Run. Ball jointed elbows and hips, hinged ankles and shoulders that can raise to the sides make this a very poseable Minicon, and his outsize feet (think Sideshow Bob) make him quite stable if he's not leant back - no heel spurs.

Very good. I can't get over the extending hands - sooooo tinsy ( about 1.5mm x 1.5 mm x 1.5 mm)

Steel Wind was sold in the Clear Skies team set with Nightscream & Thunderwing.


Skyglide

Skyglide was a Minicon given away at Japanese Toys R Us stores to celebrate the release of the Henkei Transformers. He's painted red to match the G1 Thunderbolt toy Powerglide. Lovely repaint.

Skyhammer

Skyhammer appears in the Decepticon Ransack Minicon Team in the Universe 12 Pack which was exclusive to K-Mart & Woolworths. He's shortly due to be released individually carded. Skyglide's base colour is bright blue this time - again a great repaint. Another one that I'll pick up single carded when it comes out !

Sky Shadow

Sky Shadow is found in the Universe Mini-Con 10 pack exclusive to K-Mat in the USA and Tescos in the UK. He's a member of the Autobot Battle Support Mini-Con team.

The A-10 Thunderbolt Minicon gets a Military Green colour scheme on this version.

Inspired by: possibly Cybertron Jetfire who was repainted as Sky Shadow.


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