About this figure:
This time we have a review for a very different figure and character. Ironworks was not in the G1 toyline until late 1989. He did not have a figure in the original Japanese Takara Diaclone or Microchange lines. He never appeared in a cartoon until Transformers: Zone in 1990 airing in Japan.
To top it all off, Ironworks doesn't even transform. Well, not in the traditional sense, he's a modulator. Which is a fancy way of saying all his limbs pop off and reconfigure into a different shape. But he has multiple connection points as well, similar to Titan's Return's Soundwave or Overlord.
Pros:
- The first toy based on this character in 30 years.
- Easy to transform.
- Works well with Micro-Masters, or connecting to a titan in base mode.
Cons:
- Potential for losing parts since the limbs all separate from the main body.
Final Verdict:
Not a bad figure. I like that it has a connection to the original G1 line even if it came in at the end of G1 as mainly a base accessory and not an actual figure. However, in that same regard Ironworks almost feels out of place with the other G1 bot in this War for Cybertron line because of the fact he wasn't really a part of the original Transformers generation.
Still, I see tons of playability with this figure as either a base for Micro-Masters or an extension/companion for titan class bots in their base configurations. I'm glad I picked him up.
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