{"id":2361,"date":"2015-05-12T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2015-05-12T12:09:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:09:53","slug":"combiner-wars-skydive-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361","title":{"rendered":"Combiner Wars Skydive Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2365\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Skydive-110\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Combiner Wars deluxe Skydive\u00c2\u00a0is a classic member of the Aerialbots, the team&#8217;s &#8220;master combat tactician&#8221; (the entirety of the packaging&#8217;s bio). Skydive transforms into an F\/A-18 Hornet jet\u00c2\u00a0that has some of the F-16 Fighting Falcon mixed in, since the\u00c2\u00a0G1 figure was an\u00c2\u00a0F-16; of course he also becomes a combiner leg or arm. Skydive is part of the first wave of Combiner Wars deluxe figures, and comes on the smaller card without a comic book.\u00c2\u00a0Read on for the full review and photos.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Packaged:<\/strong> Skydive comes on the wave 1 cardback design that\u00c2\u00a0doesn&#8217;t include a comic book, instead coming with a collector card featuring character art. The back has 4-lingo text.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-101'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-101-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-101-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-101-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-101.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-103'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-103-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-103-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-103-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-103.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-102'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-102-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-102-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-102-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-102.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Vehicle Mode:<\/strong> Skydive in this mode is basically an F\/A-18 Hornet as evident by the angled twin tails and the notched wings, although some of the lines and the cockpit layout borrow from the F-16 of the G1 figure. The rear of the jet shares parts with <a href=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2227\">Air Raid<\/a>, including the rubbery twin vertical stabilizers. The underside of the jet still looks like a block of robot hanging on for dear life, just like the other Aerialbot jets. The nosecone is rubbery but holds shape well. The wings don&#8217;t line up that well with the fuselage, but somehow this sculpt seems more satisfying than the others anyway. There&#8217;s a 5mm hole on the top and one under each wing for accessories.<\/p>\n<p>The colors on Skydive are much more fighter-jet styled than the other Aerialbots, featuring\u00c2\u00a0gray instead of white plastic, and painted missiles and air intakes. The wing deco isn&#8217;t quite as garish as on the G1 figure, but does feature a nice use of gold on black design.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2361 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-105'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-105-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-105-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-105-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-105.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-104'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-104-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-104-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-104-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-104.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Robot Mode:<\/strong> Breaking the sameness of this team&#8217;s transformations, Skydive&#8217;s shoulders rotate up before his arms hinge out, which is nice because otherwise this is exactly the same thing as the other deluxe jets here.<\/p>\n<p>Skydive gets an interesting sculpt,\u00c2\u00a0the head is an exaggerated version of the G1 cartoon character with the orange face and angled helmet, and the torso has broader shoulders for a more heroic physique. There are some interesting sculpted details in the torso, but also a pair of exposed screws at the top. The forearms have blocky shields designed into them as if he needed them for battle more, and has a dummy second elbow joint sculpted into each forearm. The lower body is the same mold as Air Raid, relying on paint to separate them. The red color blasts the team connection, but the gray on black deco feels more battle-ready than the other Aerialbots.<\/p>\n<p>Skydive shares the same accessory molds with Air Raid as well, although his twin blaster is in black. The hand\/foot accessory makes a passable gun, but really looks more like a pointy punching weapon than a multi-barrel blaster.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-110'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-110.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-107'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-107-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-107-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-107-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-107.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-108'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-108-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-108-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-108-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-108.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-109'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-109-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-109-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-109-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-109.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-106'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-106-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-106-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-106-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-106.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Limb Modes: <\/strong>Skydive traditionally becomes Superion&#8217;s right leg,\u00c2\u00a0transformation is like the other jet bots on the team when starting from vehicle mode &#8212; fold back the cockpit, rotate up the combiner joint, attach foot.\u00c2\u00a0Due to Silverbolt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s design, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t turn Skydive\u00c2\u00a0around to more closely emulate G1 Superion, so instead of having red and black\u00c2\u00a0limb you get a mostly gray one, at least from the front.<\/p>\n<p>Arm mode (not pictured) is similar to the other Aerialbots in that it&#8217;s robot mode with the combiner joint folded out and arms folded back, although the arms here are folded in a different orientation that&#8217;s a little closer to the body but exposes the entire Skydive arm to the fist facing out. Having Skydive on the team feels &#8220;different&#8221; in a good way, not too outside the team aesthetics yet unique enough to feel like he&#8217;s not just towing the company line.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-112'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-112-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-112-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-112-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-112.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\/attachment\/skydive-111'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-111-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-111-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-111-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skydive-111.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2268\/attachment\/firefly-114'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Firefly-114-133x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Firefly-114-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Firefly-114-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Firefly-114.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2227\/attachment\/air-raid-111'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Air-Raid-111-153x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Air-Raid-111-153x200.jpg 153w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Air-Raid-111-460x600.jpg 460w, https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Air-Raid-111.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Overall:<\/strong> Skydive shares a lot of design ideas with the rest of the Aerialbot deluxe jets, yet the deco\u00c2\u00a0differences, the slight change in transformation, and the different physique make Skydive a bit of a standout figure from wave 1. The obvious screw holes on the chest, the brick of robot under the vehicle mode, and the exposed hands in combiner arm mode do take the figure down a little, but the pros outweigh the cons. I like the figure a little more than most of the other Aerialbots, but it&#8217;s still not quite as good all around as the Stunticon figures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Review sample supplied by Hasbro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combiner Wars deluxe Skydive\u00c2\u00a0is a classic member of the Aerialbots, the team&#8217;s &#8220;master combat tactician&#8221; (the entirety of the packaging&#8217;s bio). Skydive transforms into an F\/A-18 Hornet jet\u00c2\u00a0that has some of the F-16 Fighting Falcon mixed in, since the\u00c2\u00a0G1 figure was an\u00c2\u00a0F-16; of course he also becomes a combiner leg or arm. Skydive is part &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/toysandcollectibles\/2361\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Combiner Wars Skydive Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-toysandcollectibles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions\/2376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tfviews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}