It doesn't add a lot to overall poseabilty, but it's a fun bit of engineering nonetheless. As are the knee joints, which the lower leg can unclip from to create a pseudo-double hinged knee. The hinged wheel sections on the torso acting as additional shoulder joints (on top of simply flipping around to reveal the wheels in alt mode) are a really nice touch. On top of all that the wrists are hinged so that they can flick inwards, but that's by product of the transformation rather than an actual point of articulation.Since Jazz’s design is considerably blockier than any of the movie-debuting guys the articulation feels a little different on this one, but there's still some surprises packed into here.
#Autobot jazz series#
Despite being part of the Studio Series line the figure has been designed with the current War for Cybertron figures in mind as well, so should scale perfectly with his main crew that have been released over in that line. Jazz would pop up now and again in season three, but with his iconic voice actor Scatman Crothers passing away following the movie’s release those were just silent cameos. There are some differences to the deco which I’ll talk about further down along with alt mode as well as some added moulding to make it pop a little more than the flat cartoon model, but otherwise it’s a pretty incredible representation of the Jazz we saw battle Decepticons between 84 and 85 before being guzzled by Unicron a year later. No gimmick of the year, no modified design, no door wings - just a solid and most importantly cartoon accurate G1 Jazz figure. There have been a lot of Jazz figures over the years, but I feel that this is the one many fans have been waiting for (outside of a Masterpiece offering of course). This is pointed out on the instructions, but you might be like me and not actually look at those until it comes to trying to transform the figure. It’s worth noting that Jazz comes packaged with the car doors on his back unfolded, however these are meant to be folded up when in robot mode.
Just behind the inner tray you’ll also find the instruction leaflet. Inside the box you’ll find Jazz and his sole accessory neatly stored on a plastic tray, held in place with a few elastic ties. On the back you’ll find the usual Hasbro renders of the figure in both modes, as well as some text telling you that this release represents the “Moonbase One Destruction” and a one-sentence bio describing that particular scene. The packaging features some phenomenal new artwork of Jazz too, featuring a perfect grin that honestly I wish the toy had as well. Jazz has also been marked as the first release in this initial range of Studio Series 86 figures (fitting as he was the first of these characters to appear in the franchise as well), so there are also a few “01”s dotted about to let you know exactly that.
#Autobot jazz movie#
The deluxe series Jazz comes in standard black/red/light blue Studio Series packaging, which features both the Transformers: The Movie logo and a nice big “86” on the front and spine to let you know that this is a special offshoot of the line.
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