Darth Vader Death Star - TF Star Wars - Figure
Posted by Takeshi357 on 2007-12-08 13:05:20
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I largely agree with the reviewer. This is probably the first and last WSTF I''ll bother with, thanks to not having a cruddy robot mode (and transforming into the frikkin'' Death Star!).

My only complaint is the difficulty of getting all those plates aligned right. Any idea whether the quotes are actually spoken by James Earl Jones or an impersonator (even if they aren''t, it''s still convincing enough a job).

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Posted by cheehow21 on 2007-10-03 22:03:16
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This one looks quite alright, much better than their previous efforts.

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Posted by Shansation on 2007-10-03 18:18:45
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Ahh thanks Stryker, I''ll try out the saber storing soon. I managed to stack 2 tie fighters into 1 compartment without taking them apart, I stacked them in a way where the outside of the solar panel of the first fighter is touch the inside of the solar panel of the 2nd fighter. Pretty hard to explain how I did it without picture but stuffing 2 into 1 compartment should be quite possible. The 3rd one I stored with the the cloak in the other compartment though it does fall apart sometimes if i don''t roll up the cloak nicely.

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Posted by MattStryker2 on 2007-10-03 15:09:25
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Also, (I forgot to mention in my previous post) the TIE fighters are moulded incorrectly with hexagonal shaped pegs in the solar panel holes. You can straighten out the cockpits, but they''ll just snap into the nearest incorrect shape. I had to superglue them into the correct position.

And most of the online preview pics of Death Star mode show giant gaps at the seams. This is simply due to an incorrect transformation. Shane Kwek has his correctly transformed above, and you can see that the seams are quite tight. Good job.

Lastly, I was unable to figure out a way to fit all three TIE fighters into the storage compartment without taking them apart. Is there a way to do that? Anyone? Since mine are now superglued so that they are correct, I can''t take them apart.

--The Stryker

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Posted by MattStryker2 on 2007-10-03 15:02:41
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I love this toy as well

HOWEVER, you CAN store the lightsaber inside the Death Star by opening up a side panel and sticking it in so that it is horizontal across his chest between his legs and his chest. The panels close completely, and the saber is completely loose and safe inside.

--The Stryker

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Posted by Swindle_Rocks on 2007-10-03 13:59:01
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I had a feeling they''d do the Death Star sooner or later. If only all SWTF had good proportions as you said about this Death Star/Vader figure...

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Posted by shansation on 2007-10-03 09:53:25
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Without a saber its just the normal laser blaster sound. With the Saber in hand, you get the saber hum, saber wooshing (not sure how to describe this) and the saber blocking sound, it sounds more like a saber blocking another saber, i can''t really tell the difference unless i watch the move again though :D

Darth Vader Death Star - TF Star Wars - Figure
Posted by slugpitcher on 2007-10-03 07:09:46
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is it the sound of a blaster or the sound of him blocking a blaster ala empire strikes back?

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Posted by fiesher on 2007-10-03 05:31:03
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Hi all Tformers readers and fans alike,

I saw the Darth Vader/Death Star toy personally yesterday. I was quite impressed by the sheer weight of the Star without even seeing it go into robot mode yet. Weight and sturdiness comes hand in hand and it usually means better overall quality of the toy i.e. more resistant to breakage, manhandling etc..

It felt good in my hands and I was twirling it around looking at the details on the "surface" of the star. The grooves was nicely done and felt detailed enough for my taste.

The sounds made by the Star could have been clearer though. It sounded quite muffled when I tried going through the various phrases. The photos uploaded of the Vader mode was impressive. Even thought Vader does not really look very much like himself in the transformation, he does have his own air about him- being almost a feet tall in the mode helps too I guess :)

Overall, a great review and the many pictures posted help a lot in visualizing the toy for me.

5 Stars for the review !

4 Stars for the Death Star/ Vader toy itself !

Darth Vader Death Star - TF Star Wars - Figure
Posted by bob on 2007-10-03 02:48:16
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I don''t really see the red eyes either. But like he said, maybe it''s a red tint to what generally appears black.

My main thought would be this, I think both Vader here and Primus were far better renders of the planet idea than the original Unicron toy, I wonder if they''ll ever go back and do Unicron better? I didn''t buy the first verion, vut if they did it as well as these I''d think hard about it.

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Posted by Shansation on 2007-10-03 01:53:55
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Heh, thanks for clearing up the Death Star bit JediTray, its been awhile since I last saw the movie and I think I had the death star from Return of the Jedi in mind.

Heh, yeah Lord Vader doesn''t have a blaster in the actual movie but I was more talking along the line of the toy''s blaster. Yeah, the Star Wars blaster sounds are rather unique so it was nice that they included the sound together with it.

I just did a quick check on Vader picture and most of his eyes seem rather black (in the movies and the replica helmets at least), perhaps they''re a very dark red.. :D

Sadly, the mini TIE fighter''s cockpit cannot be rotated. It was one of the first things I tried to do when I got em'' but they cannot be attached so that they stand vertical instead of horizontal.

Heh heh, I personally quite hate the line too and don''t intentionally own any of the others in the line (I now own 2 others (Mace Windu and Saesee Tiin) because they were given free with my purchase of the Death Star. I was however, more than pleasantly surprised by this toy due to its strong looks (relatively strong) and its solid construction. So surprised in fact, that it made me crawl out of my hole and give my review of this particular figure. It is seriously in a league of its own compared to the other toys in this line.

I''m glad you found the review informative though. Just wanted to bring some light to the only SWTF figure (in my opinion :D) worth mentioning.

Cheers!

Shane

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Posted by Primus on 2007-10-03 01:15:06
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Even George Lucas said Star Wars was Sci-Fi for idiots. This line surely rings true. :)

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Posted by JediTray on 2007-10-03 00:48:09
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Being a Star Wars and a Transformers fan, I gotta start with saying that I HATE the SW Transformers, all of them. They are collecting dust in my local stores and I wish Hasbro would stop. Now, with that out of the way....

Some things need clearing up, just because I''m retentive that way. No harm meant, Shane. :) So, here we go:

"Unlike its actual movie counter part, this version of the Death Star is actually complete."
This toy is modeled after the first Death Star, which was indeed completed.

That pic of the TIE Fighter is incorrect. I sure hope that the cockpit can be rotated to the proper position!

"The head sculpt is probably the most accurate amongst the 2 other Vader toys in this line (other than the red eyes)."
Vader''s helmet does indeed have red lenses. Although, they are a bit bright on this toy.

"Without the lightsaber in his hand, pressing his arm button will emit the sound of his blaster."
Vader never had a blaster. But, they sound cool and I can see why Hasbro threw that sound in. :)

"I must first state that I have seen the other Star Wars/Transformers line but have mostly scoffed at the majority of the figures due to the strange proportions and the generally odd look most of them have in robot mode."
Couldn''t agree more. Don''t own any, never will.

Anyway, thanks for the thorough review, Shane! Although I hate them, I am curious at times. :)

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Posted by cheetor182 on 2007-10-03 00:46:13
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IM SICK OF THE F**KIN STARWARS STUFF, BUT NYWAYS, I COULD GET MYSELF 1 OF THOSE, IVE GOTTA ADMIT IVE COME 2 LIKE IT!!

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Posted by cheetor182 on 2007-10-03 00:44:40
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