The Toyhax decal for Lynx's mouth that give him teeth is a great & simple upgrade. You were as excited as a 10 year old in 1986 when you got this at TFCON. Loved this Review, I need to get off my butt and Review my Encore version so we can compare.
Oh, man -- motorised features, lights, sounds, firing missiles, spring-loaded gimmicks, moving gears, working pistons, transparent "hover-wheels," vac-metal parts, rubber tires, Mini-Con partners . . . you seemed to get so much more VALUE in the older toys, didn't you?
@@RazyelKayneReviews Oh, man . . . well, we definitely gained on detailed sculpting and articulation, that's for sure. But cartoon "accuracy" is a whole new rendering vat of seafood. All those bright, eye-catching blues and turquoises and teals from the original toys of Sky Lynx, Perceptor, Blurr, Kupp, Gnaw, etc. are pretty much gone, replaced by washed-out blue-greys and standard primary blues. Boring.
Great video! Thank you! It's a shame Hasbro don't try to colour-match the newer figures to their G1 versions. Comparisons like that drive home how so many bright, eye-catching shades of light blue, turquoise, and teal that would otherwise make figures stand out on the shelves have been replaced with washed-out greyish blues or plain primary blue in newer versions of the characters.
The Gold rounded part that you see when you open up the top of the Shuttle was supposed to represent a Satellite. I wonder looking back at my childhood whether this was a copy of The Challenger that exploded.
I think Sky Lynx is exactly the sort of toy that demonstrates just where, I think, the Go-Bots failed, and Transformers succeeded. Both Go-Bots and Transformers sourced their main toys from pre-existing Japanese toylines and the Machine Robo stuff was pretty solid, but pretty much all the Tonka original products for Go-Bots were _really_ naff, while _this_ guy is just on a completely different level. While he's similarly bizarre and out of place among his Cybertronian as the Zod is among the Machine Robot figures, there's pretty much no contest which one is higher quality. Maybe it's a blessing that Go-Bots failed. Imagine what that toyline would've been like if it had gone on long enough to run out of Machine Robo molds to use; Go-Bots couldn't even dream of coming up with something like the Hot Rod mold!
I know these old G1s are kinda quirky, but they really do have so much more original personality to them. Nothing too fancy, just a good ole' cartoon creation to play with & display. Well done Bert!
I remember the character from the show, but I don’t remember actually taking a close look at a toy when I was a kid. That was a thorough video, thanks.
I picked mine up at a tf group meetup at a local flea market. I vendor had him very cheap. I ended up putting batteries in him and when he started to walk everyone cheered. Good times. Never got that earthrise one but I do have the combiner wars one. It’s meh
I found one part at a thrift store as a kid then traded a school friend brother for the other half almost loved him. I would love to get the siege one but just to much be sweet if he did the toy color repaint of the figure love the light blue
So cool you was able to 3d print a fix for this!
I was so glad that I was able to fix it!
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The Toyhax decal for Lynx's mouth that give him teeth is a great & simple upgrade.
You were as excited as a 10 year old in 1986 when you got this at TFCON.
Loved this Review, I need to get off my butt and Review my Encore version so we can compare.
Absolutely! We should do a Skylynx RACE!
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Very cool!! I definitely like the commander class version since I don’t collect G1 but love the classics!! Great find!!
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Good God do I miss transformers with motorized features. This guy still holds up so good. Great review as always, thank you for sharing this classic!
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Oh, man -- motorised features, lights, sounds, firing missiles, spring-loaded gimmicks, moving gears, working pistons, transparent "hover-wheels," vac-metal parts, rubber tires, Mini-Con partners . . . you seemed to get so much more VALUE in the older toys, didn't you?
@@Beedo_Sookcool I have to agree with this whole statement, we gained in cartoon accuracy but lost on playability
@@RazyelKayneReviews Oh, man . . . well, we definitely gained on detailed sculpting and articulation, that's for sure.
But cartoon "accuracy" is a whole new rendering vat of seafood. All those bright, eye-catching blues and turquoises and teals from the original toys of Sky Lynx, Perceptor, Blurr, Kupp, Gnaw, etc. are pretty much gone, replaced by washed-out blue-greys and standard primary blues. Boring.
@@Beedo_Sookcool That is a fair point.
Great video! Thank you!
It's a shame Hasbro don't try to colour-match the newer figures to their G1 versions. Comparisons like that drive home how so many bright, eye-catching shades of light blue, turquoise, and teal that would otherwise make figures stand out on the shelves have been replaced with washed-out greyish blues or plain primary blue in newer versions of the characters.
I like the colors on both.
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The Gold rounded part that you see when you open up the top of the Shuttle was supposed to represent a Satellite. I wonder looking back at my childhood whether this was a copy of The Challenger that exploded.
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I think Sky Lynx is exactly the sort of toy that demonstrates just where, I think, the Go-Bots failed, and Transformers succeeded.
Both Go-Bots and Transformers sourced their main toys from pre-existing Japanese toylines and the Machine Robo stuff was pretty solid, but pretty much all the Tonka original products for Go-Bots were _really_ naff, while _this_ guy is just on a completely different level. While he's similarly bizarre and out of place among his Cybertronian as the Zod is among the Machine Robot figures, there's pretty much no contest which one is higher quality.
Maybe it's a blessing that Go-Bots failed. Imagine what that toyline would've been like if it had gone on long enough to run out of Machine Robo molds to use; Go-Bots couldn't even dream of coming up with something like the Hot Rod mold!
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I know these old G1s are kinda quirky, but they really do have so much more original personality to them. Nothing too fancy, just a good ole' cartoon creation to play with & display. Well done Bert!
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To me, Skylinks was one of the best transformers that walked. He was featured a lot in season three thanks for a great review
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The box art on this guy is awesome too! Great review, thank you!
Agreed!
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Walking feature still good
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I remember the character from the show, but I don’t remember actually taking a close look at a toy when I was a kid.
That was a thorough video, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I picked mine up at a tf group meetup at a local flea market. I vendor had him very cheap. I ended up putting batteries in him and when he started to walk everyone cheered. Good times.
Never got that earthrise one but I do have the combiner wars one. It’s meh
I never saw the Combiner Wars version on shelves. Kinda glad now because I think I would be dissapointed.
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@@BertTheStormtrooper you would be disappointed. It’s not bad, It’s just not good. They sacrifice a lot for the combiner mode gimmick
I found one part at a thrift store as a kid then traded a school friend brother for the other half almost loved him. I would love to get the siege one but just to much be sweet if he did the toy color repaint of the figure love the light blue
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I'm impressed how well the walking feature works. I was expecting a weak shuffle with wheels on the feet. This is a stomping motion!
Agreed! When they figured out 'walking action' in the 80s they put it on EVERYTHING and it was so cool!
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Sadly, I never had one. But, he looks loads of fun. ☺👍
This is my first time having him and he's great!
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