So you might have noticed that I dabble in Third Party stuff, but generally it's not really my thing because eventually Hasbro/Takara Tomy will make an MP. So it has to be outlandish, something so provocative that the IP owners would never consider making it... something with a giant chest or a thicc ass. Or be so ridiculously cute it would probably make the target demographic afraid to buy it.
Enter the Mukudo line from Magic Square. Based on what I've seen thus far, this entire subline should be Super Deformed (or SD) versions of various TF characters, though at this time it is all Fembots. We've had Arcee, Nightbird, and now, Chromia, aka Blueberry Girl.
I got mine from ShowZ for a whopping $29 USD, shipped, so that should set your expectations with regards to what you should be expecting. The figure is probably 4 inches tall, and comes with what you see:
- 1 x Main Figure
- 1 x Shield
- 1 x Axe
- 1 x Smiling Face
- 1 x Base
You're not going to need the base for general poses, but once you want to get fancy, well, the base might not even be enough.
ut of package and fully geared up with all she comes with, Blueberry Girl is an adorably imposing figure. Unlike most Transformer figures, you'll probably notice Blueberry Girl has a giant head, which houses a good chuck of her vehicle parts.
Articulation is pretty good for a figure this size. It lacks a waist joint, though I'm not sure that was due to inability to engineer as opposed to either cost cutting or desire to maintain the curves on the body. Otherwise, arms, legs ,and head and fully articulated. Combined with the smiling face you should be able to pull off some decent poses. Furthermore, being the way she is, it's not like you'd actually be looking to put Blueberry Girl into any highly aggressive battle poses anyway.
Paint Applications are fine. I mean, they're decent ands show a desired level of competency. The number of paint apps, however, aren't really that high , so there's really not that much to screw up. Of course, I say that and I'm sure that somehow Hasbro will prove me wrong one day.
Build Quality is usually my biggest concern when it comes to Third Party figures, but I'm happy to say that like bigger companies, competent Third Party companies that have been doing it for a while are, on the whole producing figures that at the very least will not fall apart, and feature tabs and slots that are actually aligned correctly, which is evident when you transform the figure. You might need to break in some of the joints though - my bicep swivel was tight out of the box.
Transformation into vehicle mode isn't exactly hard, but for a Legends size figure it's pretty complex, and is above and beyond what your run of the mill Deluxe class requires. Yeah, those robot parts aren't exactly even close to be hidden. At the same time, isn't it neat how that cute robot with a Stewie sized noggin actually turns into ANYTHING resembling a coherent cycle mode? The best part of all this? The wheels spin AND the vehicle mode can actually balance on its wheels.
So, clearly this figure, or this line, isn't for every one. If you're into the serious looking bots, this isn't going to win you over. But if you're a fan of cute things and, more importantly, a fan of puzzle boxes and the effort behind engineering these things, I think for the entry price you could do much, much worse.
Besides, Hasbro isn't ever going to make these anyway.
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