Small Reunion. Pretty Big Guys

Apparently one of my latest hauls, G1 Metroplex, doesn't seem to be out of place when paired with the G2 Superion. It's Scramble City at its least grandeur,so to say :) The ability to transform into a robot base makes Metroplex simply a desirable figure when you have smaller figures (Minicon or minibots for example) to board into the base.



This G2 Superion of mine only begins with the G1 Slingshot & Fireflight (which makes up Superion's legs) acquired in the year 1995. Then came along G2 Silverbolt (leader & main body of the bot)in 1996, donned in striking blue-orange kind of scheme. G2 Airraid & Skydive (arms of Superion) came much later through a deal with a guy in US.

The final result is nowhere lacking in excitement, although it could have been better to have the whole team based on G2. Anyway in my opinion,G1 Slingshot & Fireflight still makes up a great team by all means.

Fascination With Gestalts

I remember clearly what really hooked me to Transformers figures. Well, the term 'figure' was not all that relevant back then. As a young boy, it was definitely a 'toy' rather than 'figure'.

The art of shifting to the vehicle form to robot form is an all-classic one of course. You can't help but wonder the amazing feat this figures possess. Not only you got yourself a sleek & awesome looking jet, you also get to 'morph' this aircraft into a striking robot.

But one unique feature that really thrilled me was the ability to combine with other robots to form a much bigger figure. This much bigger robot can be comprised of 3, 4, 5 or 6 different smaller robots and ultimately termed as 'combiners' or 'Gestalts'

By definition, as quoted from www.wikipedia.com, "The term 'Combiner' (sometimes called 'Gestalt') refers to a sub-group of Transformers able to combine their bodies and minds into a singular, larger, more powerful super-robot. [....] The term "Combiner" comes from the sub-group's ability to "combine" into a larger robot."