DCUC CYBORG BY MATTEL

For the most part we know that Cyborg is a member of the Teen Titans. But in the resent Justice League the New 52, Cyborg is one of the members of the JL. Based from the new 52 JL, Victor Stone is a football star. After one of his games he went to his father's laboratory to ask why is it that he always misses his games. His father Silas was examining a box when suddenly it exploded killing several scientists and badly wounding Victor. To save his life his father connected his broken body with one of his research experiments, an advance prosthetics. Thus Victor became Cyborg.

DC universe classics wave 4 Cyborg by Mattel.

Head sculpt of Victor Stone also known as Cyborg

His accessories include several inter changable hands.

KRE-O BUMBLEBEE VEHICLE MODE

Bumblebee is a young member of the Autobot group. Spying and gathering information is his primary function. He is also assigned to guard the witwicky family. In the Transformers cartoon, Bumblebee is Spike’s best friend. Spike’s character was changed to Sam Witwicky in the movie version. Originally bumblebee transform’s into a Volkswagen Beetle. In the movie the Volkswagen beetle was changed into a Chevy Camaro giving Bumblebee a modern look. For G1 fans like me I still prefer the classic Volkswagen Bumblebee but sadly Kre-O went with the movie and made him a Chevy. None the less Bumblebee Kre-O is still a cool looking kit and is very much welcome to my humble toy collection.

Kre-O Bumblebee box art. The Kreon Bumblebee was the one that caught my attention as I stroll down Toy R Us.

Kre-O Bumblebee set includes three Kreons.

Here is Bumblebee himself in Kreon form.

Red Alert also in Kreon Form.

And lastly a Human Kreon?

Kre-O Bumblebee in his Chevrolet Camaro form.

Like the Starscream Kre-O, Bumblebee has good details all over. The doors can be opened revealing some interior detail, the wheels are movable and the rocket laucher works.

Interior details of the kit include a steering wheel, shifter and seats.

A model of the Chevy Camaro as seen in the Transformers movie.

Volkswagen Bumblebee in the Transformers cartoon.

Click here to view Starscream in robot mode and vehicle mode.

DCUC WAVE 16 RIDDLER

Edward Nigma is a genius whose obsession in riddles went too far. Also known as The Riddler he is one of Batman’s enemies. He loves to leave a signature puzzle or riddle to the police and to batman upon committing his crime. Sorry for him our crime stopper is very resourceful and is quite a genius himself. Writer Bill Finger and artist Richard Sprang gave life to The Riddler and debuted in Detective Comics No. 140 in the year 1948. The Riddler appeared in several Batman TV and animated series. In the 1995, The Riddle made it to the big screen in the movie Batman Forever. Jim Carrey portrayed his character.  

Detective Comics No. 140

Riddlers first apperance.

The Riddler in his classic neon green spandex costume.

His only accessory is his signature question mark cane.

DC universe classic's The Riddler head sculpt.

Back view of the figure.

Also included is an arm of the Collect and Connect Bane.

1995 Batman Forever movie poster

KRE-O STARSCREAM PLANE MODE

After taking apart the robot mode, it took me another hour to put together Starscream’s vehicle or plane mode. The plane mode was as impressive as the robot mode. The cockpit can fit the pilot; the plane has ordinances and other nice details. Scroll down to see for yourself. Click here to see Starscream's robot mode.

Starscream in his plane mode

   Back side showing details of the plane’s thrusters

Pilot and cockpit

     Here is a reference of Starscream G1 vehicle mode.

KRE-O STARSCREAM ROBOT MODE

We all know that in the world of building blocks Lego is the most famous, but their products are heavy on the pocket. A new contender for this category of toy is Hasbro's Kre-O. Kre-O's first line of products focuses on the Transformers franchise and on the board game turned movie Battleship. Check out my first Kre-O character Starscream.

Just a quick introduction, Starscream is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. He is a member of the evil Decepticon. One thing to describe Starscream is that he is very treacherous, to the extent of challenging the Decepticon leader Megatron for power and leadership. You can bet that if even a small opportunity to grab power is available, Starscream is there to take his chance and hopefully capitalize on it. On to the figure.

The first thing that i noticed on the box are the Kreons, they are Kre-O's equivalent for Lego's mini figs. Secondly is the gold hologram above the Kreons. In the hologram it says "works with leading brands". Meaning you can mix and match them with Lego!

When you open the package, you get several bags of blocks, individually packed Kreons and an instruction book. The photo above is an example of the diagram in the book.

One thing about the Kreons is that they got more articulation than the Lego mini figs.

Their arms can move outwards to some extent same as the legs.

Here is Starscream as a Kreon.

While the Starscream Kreon was nicely done. This pilot has a little problem.

As you can see the helmet hole is a bit small covering the lower part of the eye.

Other than that it is a cool figure.

Pilot without the helmet.

A sticker sheet is also provided for added detail.

In this review I build the robot without using the stickers. I'll add them in the future i guess.

Kre-O Starscream is huge. He stands at around 12 inch.

Even if the figure is a bit big he has good balance and can stand on his own, which is nice.

Back view of Starscream.

The head pretty much capture's the G1 Starscream.

It is made of soft plastic or rubber.

The figure in a kneeling pose.

Several ball joint gives the figure some articulation.

Close up of a ball joint.

Clever idea indeed.

A look at the classic or G1 Starscream.

I think that Hasbro's Kre-O line is amazing. You get to build your favorite transformers character with the addition of that character in its Kreon form. The instruction manual was fairly easy to follow making the building process a pleasant one. Transformers fan would have preferred it if the figure could transform unfortunately it can't. On the good side you get to have a detailed and nice representation of the robot mode and or the vehicle mode.

Kre-O Starscream robot mode took me around 45 minutes to an hour to build, and now i need to take it apart in order to build the Jet mode. See you on the second part of the review,

Starscream in Jet mode.