Via Baidu user 扛把子张之维 we can share for you our first images of the gray prototype of Magic Square Toys Legends Scale G1 Jazz.
This is sure an impressive cartoon-accurate Jazz for the competitive Legends scale market. As we can see from the images, robot mode has two different configurations: cartoon style (no door wings) and toy style (door wings and shoulder cannon) and shows a nice range of articulation. Alt mode can open its doors and looks pretty solid.
There’s still no concrete information on price or release date, but stay tuned with TFW2005 for more updates. Now see all the mirrored images on this news post and then join to the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Board!
Majin29
Finally got my replacement parts (roof and hands). Took a little bit longer than usual probably because of Chinese New Year.
I have two now so im going to sell this 2023 reissue. The original is still better. Slightly better.
So if anyone is interested come see my selling page. Price includes shipping.
Sales thread link
Memo224
My copy was good, and I really like the mold. Check out my review with comparison of all 3 versions!
Marctron
My copy just arrived, no cracks in the clear plastic
deaculpa
you are masters of all you survey.
LoserBroadside
The only flaw with my version is that one of the rear wheels doesn't roll very well. I think the pin was fired in a bit too deep. But otherwise it's fine; basically the same as the none-clear-windowed version.
RameezTheElite
We are the Zeus, Poseidon and Hades of the MS Jazz lottery
deaculpa
yes, look over your kingdom.
Rem48
It's good to be the kings.
RameezTheElite
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TFRob
duh duh duh! yet another twist. mine too is flawless.
RameezTheElite
Plot twist: we are the only two in the world with good copies, the rest are shit
Rem48
That makes 2 of us. Super tight joints with none of the flaws others report.
RameezTheElite
I may have gotten the luck of the draw, but my Jazz arrived yesterday with no faults or flaws that I can notice. Even the blue on the hood of the car came out better than some of the reviews/pics showed:
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Bruticus approves of this release!
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Rem48
This is why along with the painted windows mismatch, I gotta have the 1st release.
TIKnTIN
sorry to hear that. looks like this possibly is another one of those re-issues to avoid like their menasor.
Stardiver
Man I really need to check mine. Sorry guys, at least MS should make you whole.
Majin29
Got my Jazz today and I’m not very happy with it.
My roof transparent piece is cracked.
I got two right hands.
And that roof coloring mismatch is too much for me to ignore.
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So I’m gonna request some replacement pieces and try to sell him.
It’s unfortunate because the blues on his hood and on the back wheel fenders are very crisp. Better than the original.
Horrible way to start the year.
FieryReign
I didn't even notice the roof until you mentioned it. Yeah, it is a bit darker. When you look at him from the top down, it looks like a Frankenstein of 3 different plastics. Tail, roof, and hood.
Lol, thanks for making me notice more flaws.
Majin29
Yes and no.
A lot of people missed out on the original. So they should have done a straight reissue. On the other hand I like the look of the clear windows but they should have matched the back window paint as close as possible to the front. Kind of what they did with 2023 Optimus.
As for the roof…..well matching those colors are harder to do. Even NA has issues with matching paint on their clear pieces.
Maybe I was just too optimistic. We’ll see next week when my Jazz comes in.
FieryReign
Do you think they should've just rereleased the original with all painted windows? There's no way that rear window with the tab could have worked with clear plastic.
Painting is NOT Magic Squares strong suit. Their paint apps look pretty amateur to me sometimes. With missed and uneven bits and sometimes splatter or whatever that's called. Maybe it's the gummy plastic they use where the paint just doesn't apply properly?