Xtransbots (Third Party) Transformers Glider (Powerglide)

Glider (AKA Powerglide) is one of the most faithful to G1 Third Party Toys I’ve seen yet.

Vehicle Mode: Powerglide’s A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” mode is perfect.  He doesn’t have a lot of painted details, but he really doesn’t need many.  At a distance, I’d find it hard to tell Glider apart from a G1 Powerglide unless they were sitting next to each other.  He has retractable landing gear, which the G1 didn’t.

Robot Mode: In robot mode Powerglide looks like he stepped right out of the cartoon.  He’s got weapons, two different guns and a knife (not pictured).  Like the Demolition Crue Apex and Gemini, he has just enough articulation without going overboard.

They even molded a heart in his chest, a reference to the G1 episode “The Girl who Loved Powerglide.”

Overall: I paid $40 for him, and at that price, no G1 Minibot or Powerglide fan should be without him.  Having said that, he does seem to be a bit more expensive on ebay, $50-$60, but I think he is still worth it at that price.

“Why does everything always happen to me?” – Powerglide, The Transformers, “The Girl who Love Powerglide.”

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