I submitted this Friday but it never got posted. *shrug* So here goes:

 

 

GC-22 Sonic Bomber

 

Well I got this guy recently cause I wasn't sure if Cybertron Wing Saber was going to come with chrome parts.

 

Vehicle mode:

 

Vehicle mode is a stylized A-10 Thunderbolt II. I love this mode. Like Team Vanguard, he's armed to the teeth. Each wing has a launcher, a 4 missile pylon, a missile pod, and a 6 barrel gatling under the fuel pod. In addition to 2 nose mounted guns, his ailerons can be removed and double as swords. Also, an LED laser cannon gimmick is activated by the Cyber Key. Hot damn.

 

Robot mode:

 

Robot mode is decent. He's more articulated than Energon Wing Saber and he does a good job of looking like a toy all his own. Rather than an add-on. If you like the idea of gun fingers there's a slide you can pull back so that 2 of his barrels recede to resemble a 5 fingered hand. He has large flat feet making him very stable. No ball joints on the hips or knees so he's got no trouble standing up. Powerlinx points are tastefully applied to this mold and don't stand out. His head sculpt evokes a football helmet. You might be dismayed that the piece that goes between his eyes and nose isn't flush. Well at least on mine. So it detracts from the look a little.

 

Armor mode:

 

I have to admit. I'm not as big a fan of this mode because they did such an outstanding job on Galaxy Convoy. I'm not a fan of the Ligerjack arm either so there's my bias. 'Samurai' Convoy with his chrome  swords is a unique look from what we usually associate with a Prime super mode. The colors work really well. The chromed Autobot logo as the centerpiece is very striking. When you tilt all the weaponry forward, Sonic Convoy definitely looks serious.

 

Complaints:

 

My only major gripe is, in plane mode, the bottoms of his feet won't connect flush with the supports on his tail section. Again, this might be specific to my toy. I also noticed this area is slightly different from the box pics and instructions.

 

The removable missile launchers that are supposed to go on Convoy's feet aren't hinged. It's one solid piece of plastic. I mistakenly got the impression it was. A nice touch would have been to have a female connector on them so they can be used as shoulder cannons when connected to the powerlinx points on the side of the cockpit. This would give the bot mode over the shoulder cannons.

 

Colorwise, being a combiner armor homage he evokes his original namesake. Though with a lot less black. I would have liked the missiles in the missile pod painted yellow but that can be easily fixed. The red/white/black/yellow is nice but if they decide to recolor him in a military scheme that'd be great.

 

Overall he's a better than average combiner armor toy. I'd recommend him if you own Galaxy Convoy or the Team Vanguard members. You can view him in all his glory over at Invincible Robot Laboratory:

 

Sonic Bomber

Sonic Convoy

So is this thier lame attempt of a mix of God bomber/Apex Armor and Victory Saber?

i like him. as with yours, in alt mode the engines dont really line up with the struts, but i find its a case of making sure the leg joints are moved to the next "click" and they should fit fine.

 

i think he looks awesome combined with galaxy convoy, all shiny and shiz- plus hes got enough firepower to really hurt someone. a bit of a shame really, as he never uses all the weapons in the show.

Man, I can't wait for this and my two Liger Jacks two get here in the mail......

I like SB okay. He's a bit bland, but he makes a nice combo with Prime and isn't really bothered by the fact he combines in all his forms, so there's an improvement. He also makes a mean sushi.

but i find its a case of making sure the leg joints are moved to the next "click" and they should fit fine.

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I've tried it and it's not perfect, but oh well. He'll be staying in bot mode.

 

On a related note, I tried the Red alert leg fix and it worked like a charm.

 

http://www.TFans.com/talk/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=566172

Yeah I got SB a while back and he has stayed combined with Prime since coming out of the box. 

 

Personally I love this figure, the paint apps could be a bit better, right now I get a very E. Checkpoint Prowl Swat vibe from it.

 

But its a great toy, alot of articulation for a prime combiner, and looks great in every mode. 

It's not just on yours that the face isn't flush ......

 

 

 

Im personally a little disapointed in this one, his transformation feels insubstantial for his price point.  There's no real 'ingenuity' in terms of what is positioned where, or what parts of the plane become the limbs.

 

Merged with prime is much the same story.  I wish they'd have made it possible for him to combine with Prime whilst the trailer section is attatched.

 

(okay it is possible - but it makes for a very top heavy toy)

Something that I found out by looking at other reviews and was not in the instructions is that the sword handles can be inserted into the tail section of the plane in Alt mode so that there are no loose pieces lying around.

that face flaw i think its on all of them, mines got that issue too