Firestar wasn't my favorite character introduced with the original fembots back in 1985, but she did definitely stand out the most to my young eyes. Even at a young age I was very aware of societal gender roles. It was hard to not see the differences between the pink aisle and the boy aisle in the toy store, but the division was also present in school, TV, even in the library. I was internally rebelling even back then. Firestar represented a major break from the norm to me. I had never seen a firetruck or firefighter portrayed in a feminine way - that was one of those thematic genres that was firmly rooted in the "Boy's stuff" category. But here comes Firestar. Tough, No-nonsense, bold colors, and heroic. I thought she was amazing. I thought all the new characters were insanely cool, but she had an extra bit of societal gravitas that my 7-year-old brain acknowledged and appreciated. This LikeToys sculpt is easily the best representation of that first appearance and I'm so giddy to have her. Let's check out Firestar below!
These figures came with no packaging, but they did come in a hard shell container like a tool set might come in.
Firestar comes with a blaster gun and a calf holster.
Of all the 3D Printed LikeToys figures I purchased, I think Firestar has the most prominent print lines.
You can see them on the silver of her head, her neck, and the subtle pattern on the red of her torso. I still find these to be the most high-quality printed items I have personally held. And in real life (with no magnification) and with normal lighting and just a foot away from my eyes, I don't notice the lines at all. But I'd be remiss to pretend they weren't there.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are three of my LikeToys fembots together. Unofficial versions of Firestar, Moonracer, and Chromia.
Here is Firestar with the 2005 Botcon Flareup and the 2013 Power of the Primes Novastar.
Clearly there have been some copyright issues with her name.
If I didn't mention it, these figures are Masterpiece scale and pretty huge and roughly 8 inches tall.
Cheers!
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