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cliffbee com transformer toy reviews machine wars mirage cliffbee com machine wars mirage toy review home individual review name mirage series machine wars allegiance autobot function spy alternate mode f 1 racer racer mode height 3cm length 11cm width 5cm a dullish menthol green formula one racer with a white central stripe mirage has black tyres and unpainted hubcaps no longer number 26 he s now sports a yellow 7 on the front which is on a big red circular sticker he sports some random advertisers decals on the sides of varying colours none of them really add much and along with the red spot the overall effect is haphazard the colours aren t terribly inspiring and while it s a close facsimile of mirage it doesn t quite work since it s green not blue and he really needs more white he does however sport his name in white on the spoiler so there is no doubt that this guy _is_ meant to be mirage there s a small black seat back in the open cockpit which is it s own piece of plastic although there doesn t seem to be any need for this piece still it s nice they bothered putting it in along with the moulded steering wheel inside this means the cockpit has more detail than the original there s not much play value in this mode the wheels roll and that s it the good news is that the front wheels are on an axle and all four wheels roll freely i don t expect much more of a formula one racer than rolling wheels so the fact that mirage rolls well is enough for me so he loses rubber tyres but rolls a lot better i guess we could ask for his gun to attach in this mode but that would involve there being a hole somewhere on the toy which would have meant a mixed blessing the fact that the gun stows was pretty novel for the time so i m happy it s a simple vehicle mode but it does what it has to do so mouldwise i can t really complain there are some improvements in the detail of the mould compared to the original but then this toy has 15 years of toy technology advantage the colour scheme isn t quite close enough to the original for me to really warm to it and the red and yellow number sticker is just plain dumb transformation to robot mode in theory lift the tail and mirage will transform himself thanks to internal springs in reality you have to adjust his limbs a little as well mainly for stable posing it s about as close as you re going to get with an auto transform on a poseable toy mind you his gun comes in two halves one inside each shin remove the weapon assemble and place in his hand robot mode height 10cm width 7 5cm again largely menthol green with the white stripe of the car mode now on his chest mirage sports a bright white head with silver eyes and a silver section behind his head abandoned lightpipe the tyres hanging off his waist and ankles are the only other non green parts of this robot the colours don t really correspond to the g1 layout and not just because there s no silver the g1 toy actually had colour on it s limbs whereas this toy s limbs are all green the front heels were behind the shoulders in g1 so the black tyres on his waist stand out the cost of having an axle his head has a pretty complex sculpt but it s largely lost amongst the bright white plastic the lightpipe gimmick would have probably been drowned out by the plastic too had they actually given him one i dislike this colour scheme not because of poor g1 comparisons but because there s so much green a bright white head that doesn t really belong and that stupid red dot is now on his chest mirage has pretty good articulation his neck shoulders hips and elbows are ball joints while his knees are hinged the airdam forms his groin and hangs over his thighs limiting his hips while the front wheels sit wider than his shoulders limiting the arms the hip restrictions bother me a little since a lot of poses are ruled out the tyres don t bother me so much since they really only prevent the arms from resting at his sides and i can deal with having to put mirage in action poses you can remove the front half of the rifle leaving mirage with a small green pistol and both configurations look cool i m really impressed by the dual section guns that machine wars brought us and it s probably one of mirage s best assets the airdam and tyres getting in his way are the only substantial flaws in the robot mould engineering but neither are enough to ruin it the colour scheme does that and it s frustrating because a little white paint on the arms and legs would have made it better and more like the original mirage toy the articulation is meaningful and the gun is fun so it s still a fun toy to play with variations none as such although he was released concurrently with prowl who uses the same mould skid z of rid and liger of robotmasters who is the same character are later repaints of this mould overall a good mould with some minor flaws but a lazy colour scheme really drags it down to be fair it s better than that of prowl but really should have been more like g1 mirage s while it s a mould i recommend i d recommend liger or failing that skid z instead 5 5 10 transformers and other indica trademarks of hasbro and or takara
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