Hasbro G1 commerative Decepticon Pirancon

Finally, a sale that was worth the wait, actually, I didn't know there was a sale, what a surprise, 20% off retail price, so it's $79.90 SGD less twenty.... thats sweet but I wasn't planning to get anything not when you're going on a date.....yeah, not too fret, there's always plan B.

Plan B was to pay for the toy, leave it at the bag counter and collect it the next day....viola!! problem solved

Ok, on to the toy, now right here, we have a Hasbro G1 commemorative Decepticon Piranacon set a reissue of the 1988 Generation 1 release. The box is a clear window design with dreamwave art on one side (I do dig the art alot) and the whole seacon team on the other.

Unlike the previous posts, usually showing the individual robots first than the combined form, for this post, it's gonna be vice versa, since Piranacon is packed in his gestault form in the packaging.

Piranacon is made up of 6 smaller robots, 5 to form the combined robot mode and the extra 1 more robot can be transformed into a gun. Pictured below, all Seacons in gun mode.

All seacons can transform into gun mode and fully interchangeable with each other. Due to that fact, many had rumored that Piranacon is a Combiner cum target master due to the fact that the gun transforms.

First up is Snaptrap, the leader and biggest Seacon, forms the main body of Piranacon. Snaptrap transforms into a ferocious turtle with cannons on it's shell. With only arm and elbow articulations, relatively common in all generation 1 figures.

Next up, one of faves, Overbite aka Jawbreaker which transforms into a mutant shark, which in fact looks damn cool to me.

Overbite in Gun mode

Seawing transform into a giant mutant manta ray.

Seawing in Gun mode.

Skalor transforms to a mutant fish-like monster.

Skalor in Gun mode.

Nautilator transforms into a insect like mutant crab.

Nautilator in Gun mode.

Lastly, Tentakil transforms into a squid-like monster.

Tentikil in gun mode.

This is a nice set, one flaw is that some of the pegs of the guns are to small hence are too loose and easily fall off. Not much major changes compared to the original except some colour differences and stickers. To me, I kinda feel that the plastic is inferior to the original release, maybe it's just me.

Landcross

Yes, finally a Transformer or should I say Gestalt or Combiners, for those who has new clue on what Im blabbling about, Gestalts are smaller robots that merge to form a bigger more stronger one. Right here is another one of those Gestalts/ Combiners from 1989's Transformers Victory series, Muilti-force Landcross.

Usually theres 5 with the exception of G1 Devastator, Landcross is one of the exceptional ones. The gimmick with this set is that the smaller robots can pair off and merge each other to form a slightly bigger robot. All six combined forms Landcross. Take a look....

Wing ( Jet) in robot mode

Waver ( Hydrofoil) in robot mode.

 
Mach ( Space Shuttle) in robot mode.


Tracker ( Truck ) in robot mode.

Dash ( Sports Car ) in robot mode.

Tanker ( Armored Carrier ) in robot mode.


The indivitual robots could also interchange and combine to form all sort of combos, but in the animation, these are the more common pair-ups.
WingWaver
MachTracker
DashTanker.


And of course, the all time fave among all combining robots is the fully combine form, LANDCROSS. Landcross' gun is formed by combining all the robot's gun.


Though the articulations are minimal and proportion of the overall robot isn't that great, the design was awesome and I always had a soft spot for Landcross and Liokaiser.... If you watch the cartoon when you were younger, you should get this guy as the reissue version won't hurt your wallet that much at all.....