G1 Jumpstarters Twin Twist and Topspin Review

[spongebob221998]

I just got Cosmos, Huffer, Twintwist, Topspin, and Seaspray, all in perfect condition for only 29.51$....

[seeker6789]

Only these two jump starters...... Decepticons had Runabout and Runamok quick changers.. similar thing auto transformation....

[Dragonsbane025]

Anyone who enjoys the concept of these but is a Starscream fan might want to find the fast food toys from the armada line (dunno if it was BK or McD's) but was the same concept sans arm articulation.

[Spacefrisian]

Topspin was my first real transformer ever, its nice to see him now again.

[SteamingBurito]

"Tan on one side, other side, like an uncooked chicken..."

[gillvatron]

i relly like thes guys but unfortinutly they have branched sparks mening if 1 dies or gets wunded so dose the other and cause of that they both die in the comic the last stand of the wrecker

[anguirusfan26]

does it make me dumb for thinking twin twist was a heilcopter?

[StackACat]

IT'S A G1 ACTIVATOR TOY!!

[sueet240able]

@StackACat NO BUTTON BUT A BUTT

[DragoTear1]

i have topspin and i nevernew his name til now

[sportswolf3]

i love these. they are very simple toys but woth the money. only a few bucks on ebay.

[YouGotPwnedLMAO]

they looks really cool!! i want jumpstarters i like them both if you find them and other can you tell me?

[landmind666]

whats wrong with repolabels? i only care if it works and has the guns.

[JTMitchell87]

Nothing is wrong with Reprolabels. I've purchased many sets from them.

[Tjazz16]

cool

[holsson85]

There is a toy with a VERY similar mould to Topspin that roll in the same way but whitout the transform-gimmick. Has a tryptacon-grimlock looking head that u have to pull off in order to transform him... Parts are missing, and I don't have a clue what it is...no transformer symbols either :P

[CartmanPHX]

i have one but it's armada starscream

[x77poison77x]

thats actually so sick how they transform. when it works :P

[kmcclintock06]

i re pinat 1 and made it op

[inathannguyen]

i think i saw one..............NEVER

[medabotsoundwave]

no, there arent any more jumpstarters. Runamuck and runabout are similar to these with the same motors and transformation. the throttlebots can be pulled back like these, but not the same transformation.

[8bitPikachu]

@medabotsoundwave

runamuck and runabout are called battle chargers, the throttlebots thou transform similar, they do not do it on their own

[misterrosewater]

Gosh, I had Twin Twist a looong time ago. I think I traded him for Shrapnel. He was an Autobot Points mail order toy.

[goford90]

i have that one

[anovasinn]

they should have a jumpstarter competition at the next botcon lol

[dragoneske]

there is four star & argentina on ebay

[Autobotproductions12]

Yeah,one of them was gonna be a pretender.

[ad1393]

what was the book/guide called

[asiguido]

MAN! I remember getting that in Xmas of 1985. My friend put it in the microwave and it still worked. But no matter what, after a while (wether or not you put it into the microwave) it wouldn't transform after a good amount of play.

[asiguido]

MAN! I remember getting that in Xmas of 1985. My friend put it in the microwave and it still worked. But no matter what, after a while (wether or not you put it into the microwave) it wouldn't transform after a good amount of play.

[emokidblack123]

where did you get that guide that you mentioned? how much was it?

[iHaveOneArm]

did i see MAR graphic novels? :D

[JTMitchell87]

Yes you did. I have a fair share of graphic novels.

[iHaveOneArm]

very nice im blazing through death note via boarders lol

[goford90]

btw mar is a manga witch is Japanese comics.

[iHaveOneArm]

i know this -_-" i've been reading manga for 6 years

[bluetardis4402]

lol never work with autobot jumpstarters on camara.

that copptor topspin looks cool

[JTMitchell87]

I have to admit though, I was surprised they actually worked on camera.

[NathanDanielMaskel]

topspin looks like God Bomber (Apex Armor)

[tformer0607]

lol sideburns

[ladiesman217905]

dude go back to were you did the reviews before dude it was much better then this place it sucks balls man i can not see a thing but your old place were you did the reviews was the best man y did you chsnge

it dude that was not cool

[JTMitchell87]

I'm going to have to suggest you change the brightness of your monitor because filming in this place is much better (Clearer/brighter) than the old one.

I've gotten many praises for doing things here now since for one, the camera is actually closer to the figures.

I don't plan to go back, sorry.

[osoglup21]

the third car is i think called ko

[Autobotproductions12]

there is one more a car.

[moshman69]

great review there very tidy i did a review on these guys i remember these from when i was a kid

[gavinfuzzy]

hey which ultmate guide is tat my guide does not state all the tfs the only state 47pecent of all the tfs

[JTMitchell87]

The Transformers Ultimate Guide (To G1).

[daniel98203]

Do you know what this converter is?And don't worry, I will not download your vids or any other copyrighted material.

[JTMitchell87]

Just google "FLV online converter". Some work while others don't. I can't remember which I used to use.

[daniel98203]

This question is for JTMitchell87. Is it possible for people to download these vids to their computer?

[daniel98203]

Though I would not recommend it, for doing so may be against youtubes policy.

[JTMitchell87]

There are sites you can find that download videos and convert them to video files.

Besides that there is an extension for Firefox that can download almost any media file viewable on your current page. The only downside is it saves them as FLV (Flash) files and you'll need a converter to put them in other formats.

[TransformersMatrix]

I remember these guys! They were so cool! I need to find these guys again! I got my Topspin Too! He's so cool! We are Collector Clubs Buddies!

[ultrakyogre45]

i got a version of that toy, it was a piece of crap

[AMZOD]

The other two jumpstarters were "Salt-Man Z" and "Robot-man X" Weird names eh? But they were from G2 and Salty was a recolor of twin twist in yellow and dark blue. While Robot-man was a white and green Top Spin. And I assume that they were from G2 because of the G2-styled symbol that it shows on TFU.

[JTMitchell87]

I just don't understand most of the G2 repaints.

"Let's take a decent figure, give it a horrible paint job and call it a new toy!"

You can also find a video on Youtube of the original commercials of these two guys when they were part of the Diaclone line. Just search for "Diaclone Attack Robo".

[AMZOD]

This is where I disagree with you!

G2 has a handful of great re-paints IMO. Like the dinobot repaints (Yes, blue grimlock)

And G2 sideswipe is just beautiful!

[JTMitchell87]

Bleh. The Dinobots were the ones I disliked the most.

[swatman214]

thank you for lisenig to my request for the jumpstarters

[Chipwilliams77]

Good review. I didnt think it was possible to talk about these guys for 10 min but you kept it interesting the whole time.

[codeywings10]

i have jumpstarter starscream

[JTMitchell87]

Are you sure about that?

[codeywings10]

it is a plane that transforms itself

[JTMitchell87]

But it's most likely not a "Jumpstarter".

Being that there were only these two.

[codeywings10]

ok thanks

[thecrowinginferno]

Actually, Starscream was made into a Jumpstarter, It was for the Transformers Armada Happy Meal Toys from McDonalds. I happen to have it somewhere in my house. Im pretty sure its not an Official jumpstarter, but Codey was somewhat right.

[JTMitchell87]

Eh, I've never considered Happy Meal toys to be anything grand, but that's cool I guess.

[markc12345]

I have the transformer toy guide book that covers the entire G1 and these are the only two JumpStarters that were mentioned.

[IamTHEtmz]

there are jumpstarter starscream (i have 1 :D)

[MetaplayReincarnated]

Wow, you're gonna wait a whole year for a review? I do not envy your patience.

[rollbar17]

do you know what episode of animated has oil slick

[JABR1987]

None. He's toy only.

[dennisruss1111]

oh and if ( and only if) You have a energon hotshot can you review it?

[rollbar17]

i have a enegon hotshot

[dennisruss1111]

scratch that message i sent you

[dennisruss1111]

oh and all of the ghost rider and johnny blaze books and numerous amounts of trade paper backs, i no i sound like a nerd but i like me a good comic book, i only go to one store and its great they have some issues of sgt fury and his howling commandos

[dennisruss1111]

how many graphic novels/comics do you own, me and my dad have been collecting over 2 years know and we have over a thousand, we even have sensational spiderman number zero with holigraphic cover. i still am tryin to collect all of the civil war books P.S srry about my spelling

[dennisruss1111]

and i forgot to say that this was a great review

[dennisruss1111]

when are u gunna review those?

[JTMitchell87]

Not really sure, I'm still missing one book so it's not complete just yet.

[dennisruss1111]

did i spy with my little eye a few marvel masterpiece books?

[JTMitchell87]

Not entirely sure about "Masterpiece" but I am a huge fan of graphic novels/trade paperbacks.

Most of the Marvel books there were my Marvel Zombie books.

[deadman320]

i tan the same way

[Autobotproductions12]

there are more but i think they are exclusive

to japan.

[TALLI2]

Transformers guide to Cybertron

:3 ^^

[jetfire2004]

lol

[transformersprime]

i found twintwist going for 5 nz dollars...thats about 2 or so US dollars

[yurushii]

ROFL! I love your sense of humor dude! "Not the type of loose you see on the street corner." 5/5

[RiFFxxx]

I got both these guys for my 8th birthday, a long time ago. Thx for making me feel old Mitch :)

[thuguy]

Awesome , I don't think there are anymore Jumpstarters but there are Battle Chargers .

[CybertronNews22]

That's a good idea to wait next year when u have all five figures. Great review. These two guys are really cool. I laughed so hard at the end when u got twin twist to trasform properly.

[Prime92]

The ending was great.

[BenBen2526]

Haha, loved the ending.

YES!!!

[JTMitchell87]

That was a cheer or pure accomplishment.

Normally Topspin lands on his feet maybe 80% of the time. That was my first time getting Twin Twist to work properly.

[TheBlackShinigami]

how do you join the collectors club

do they send you free stuff and magazines and things cause i am a big fan

[JTMitchell87]

You go TransformersClub[dot]com and sign up. It costs $40 a year for the basic membership and you get one free figure a year, normally a scout class figure.

[TheBlackShinigami]

do you get a magazine or updates in that mail?

[JTMitchell87]

You get an issue of "Master Collector" once month which features ads by people selling figures. Every other month the Master Collector comes with an issue of the Club magazine but it's very small.

[darkhero101010]

cool you rock :) 5 of 5 :)again lol

[Joeman336663]

next year o well i can see why

[TheBlackShinigami]

i loved these things

[Br0k3nS0uls]

NEXT YEAR =O THE PAIN!

[JTMitchell87]

Yeah... I do want to cover them now but it'd be better to cover them closer together or as one long video so things are fresh in people's minds.