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Operation Combination & Micromaster Collection Sireen

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Universe First Aid

Review

Operation Combination Sireen

Sireen is an obvious transliteration of Siren which makes perfect sense as a name for Sireen's vehicle mode which is an ambulance, moulded in the traditional white colours with black windows and a red lightbar. The most striking feature of Sireen's vehicle mode can be found if you turn it over - the bottom of the vehicle is a solid plate where usually some robot parts can be seen, especially with Micromasters.

TF: NOT a traditional Micromaster ! Fold the base of the ambulance down under the rear axle. Fold the front of the vehicle down under the ambulance, then fold the bonnet and front windscreen down to form the feet locking the back of them into the back of the vehicle's base plate. Fold the arms up from the sides and pull the weapons/repair array forward above his head.

Sireen's robot mode is incredibly detailed with weapons every where - the array above his head has two larger barrels on the outside and two smaller ones in the middle. There's a double missile launcher moulded into the right side of his chest - which is black like the revealed upper legs and head. Either side of his head is a weapons array with two barrels mounted on top of each other. So I make that 8 barrels and two missiles ! It's a little hard to see his head as it's recessed back inside the hood formed from the back of the ambulance but it is there. He has got the traditional Micromaster articulation of turning shoulders and bending but linked hips & knees. However the hips & knees are effectively immobilised by the piece that forms the underside of the vehicle that's now locked onto the back of the legs helping to support the massive weight of the bulk of the ambulance on his back and head.

Sireen traditionally forms Sixturbo's right leg - plug the right foot into the back of the vehicle then peg the front of the vehicle into the knee on the upper leg & waist piece. Sireen can also form the left leg but he's capable - just - of becoming an arm as well. From robot mode unclip the panel on the back of the legs, attach the hand to the peg on the foot and peg onto the 5mm shoulder joint. Yes it looks a bit of a mess. Leave him as a leg.

Sireen is different both in transformation and detailing. I think he might just be my favourite Micromaster.

Sireen was available in 1992 in Japan in the Operation Combination TF-03: Sixturbo giftset.

Micromaster Collection Sireen

Sireen was re-released in 2002 as toy number 6 in the Sixturbo Micromaster collection where he was packed with Sixturbo's right foot.

The toy is very similar to the original with his stickers removed, all the windows painted, an additional red stripe round the ambulance - all of which make the vehicle mode look smarter - and the chest mounted missile box is now silvered.

A big improvement on the original.

Micromaster Collection Reverse Evolution Sireen

Reverse Evolution Sireen is a classic "paint black & make it evil" repaint with all the colours of this toy rendered in black including the right foot of Reverse Evolution Sixturbo. A silver Decepticon symbol replaces the Autobot symbol on the side of the fire engine. For every box of 12 Sixturbo team members - two complete sets of Sixturbo - two toys in one set would be painted black. So on average there would be one Reverse Evolution Sireen in every three boxes.

Universe First Aid

Hurrah ! A member of Universe Defensor that looks like a Protectorbot and has got the right name. See virtually every other toy in this set !.

First Aid was sold as a KB Toys exclusive in the USA and was available in Toys R Us in the UK. This release of the toy has the same right foot accessory as the Micromaster collection version.

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