I'm thrilled with the Alpha Elita Transformers blind box figures from Auldey. In quick succession they have given us the two most iconic female Transformers in amazing G1 designs and for a very reasonable price (for blind box imports of course). No, these figures do not actually transform. But for a collector of fembots with a penchant for classic animation designs, the modern Hasbro and Takaratomy transforming toys have so much kibble that the sleek animation references get lost pretty quickly. I realize that the female autobots in the G1 cartoon defied physics with their transformations even more than the male characters did, and that's exactly why these figures are so great. We've seen some great figures of Bumblebee, Megatron, and Optimus Prime that both closely resemble their animated appearance and also transform, but for the female characters we haven't been so lucky. Their petite designs just can't contain the sheer mass of their vehicle forms without a miracle of modern engineering.
So I will take these non-transforming beauties in a heartbeat just to get a great classic representation of them into my collection. I only wish they were twice as large so I could pose them with human figures and have them tower over them. Maybe Auldey will release deluxe upscaled figures someday. Let's check out Elita-1 below!
Elita-1 comes with four sets of hands and two guns.
She also comes with four Energon cubes which are cast in a translucent purple with an opaque rust-colored wash at the edges.
These figures also come with Collector Cards.
An interesting thing about the articulation of this figure is that her hips and shoulders have an exaggerated telescoping feature. This enables you to pose her more dynamically (like potential crossed-legs or folded arms) while also being able to snap tight to not expose the joints when she's standing normally. Arcee had this feature as well, but not to the same degree.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here she is with the Arcee from Wave 1.
Check out her review for a better comparison with other modern Transformers figures.
Cheers!
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