They look pretty puny, but at the same time they're big enough that they'll hit one another if you spin them both at the same time. It's a trade-off, but I find that I like the new one a bit better. The proportions are a bit wonky - the tail section is pretty fat, his robot mode waist doesn't hide all that well and his vertical stabilizer should probably be longer - but overall it's far more detailed and mechanical-looking than the 80s toy. I've always loved the look of Highbrow's alternate mode, so you can colour me very happy that it's replicated so closely here. His twin machine guns peg in under his wings, his canopy opens for Xort to hang out in, and his rotors spin. His play features (and stop me if you've heard this before) haven't changed much from the 80s either. His coloration is also pretty similar to the original, medium, sparkly blue and light grey with some red and dark grey highlights, and a transparent red cockpit canopy. I'm not entirely sure that something with such a configuration could actually fly, at least in our atmosphere, but it looks cool and that's way more important. But after sitting down to review it, now I'm not so sure.Īlternate Mode: Much like his 80s incarnation, Highbrow turns into a twin-rotor helicopter of alien design. My level of excitement was so high that he became the first currently-at-retail figure I ever bought at a convention just to save myself from having to wait a few more weeks for him to show up in stores.īut did the figure match my lofty expectations? Initially, to be honest, I found it a bit disappointing. His colours, vehicle mode, head design and robot layout have always struck me as very eye-catching, quite possibly the nicest-looking of the 1980s Headmasters in both toy and media form. And out of those, I think Highbrow was the one I was hoping for the most.
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Scorponok, Apeface, Squeezeplay and Nightbeat have all been either entirely absent or demoted to pocket money figures, but Skullcruncher, Chromedome and (of course, since he's the subject of this review) Highbrow are all present in their full glory. I had my hopes up for some more than others, though. Since the first wave of figures they revealed contained so many non-Headmaster characters, I wasn't sure how many of the traditional group we'd get. I wasn't sure what to expect when Hasbro announced the Titans Return line. The Autobots unite with Titan Master partners to power up for battle! The gravity disruptors of Xort give Highbrow the power to manipulate gravitational fields. Again, it's not perfect, but it's like 80% of the way there, and very easy to do.Įdit: oh hey, my photos seemed to work.Accessories: Xort Titan Master figure, two machine guns
I can't seem to upload photos from my phone, but I'll try and post some tomorrow in case my explanation isn't clear enough. I think something like the backing board from the figure would be perfect. I'd investigate more, but I'm actually in a hotel room with no real tools - even a pair of tweezers would make a huge difference. I think if you could get something a bit sturdier than paper back there, maybe with a little overhang, it'd fix the problem completely. I just took a small piece of paper and folded it a few times, and stuffed it at the back. However, i think i have a better fix than turning his head around (which only made it more likely to fall out completely on mine.) the problem seems to be clearance at the back of the head slot. Just got my Highbrow and had the same bobble head issue so many have compained about on this thread.
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