Vehicle mode is a fighter jet. This mode looks VERY nice, with no extras whatsoever. The molding is nice, as are the details; several wires, pumps, etc. There are several nice features about this mode. For one, Jetstorm has little "landing gears" that can be pulled out from below his jet cockpit and below his two missle launchers. Secondly, the transparent red "missles" in his launchers create a nice effect; the back ends of the missles look like "jet exhaust"! Very neat! Third, the jet head has transparent "eyes" on it, that, when the figure is held up to light, appear to glow. Finally, Jetstorm's jet head can be pushed out into a movable position (shown above), just like on the show! The only complaint I have about this mode is that the wings, in proportion to the rest of his body, are entirely too small. True, this eliminates them from getting in the way in robot and hover modes, but they make this jet seem a little physically impossible. The spark orb is right in the middle of Jetstorm, under the flap, you can't miss it.
    Sadly, the the robot mode doesn't resemble the TV show version nearly as much as the vehicle mode does- but that doesn't mean this isn't one great toy! The first thing many people may complain about when they get this toy is the fact that Jetstorm has big extras on his lower arms. Well, I think that this isn't a downside- it makes the toy look a little more like the show version, and it also carries the missle launchers, which is a neat upside. At least it doesn't rest on the bot's shoulders or back in an immobile position, like many other figures. Jetstorm, however, has very obvious extras next to his head, which look odd, but they don't get in the way. Jetstorm's head looks almost nothing like the TV show character, and looks like a jet fighter pilot with large ears- it still, though, looks pretty neat. Jetstorm, unlike his TV counterpart, has legs in this mode, which enable him to stand. The only annoying problem with this mode, as well as the hover mode, is that the missiles are a little touch-sensitive. Bump them just a little, and they partially shoot out of their launchers. While this is also true with the vehicle mode, you don't move his aft anywhere in that mode much. :)
    Hover mode is little more than just attaching Jetstorm's legs together and pulling out little jet thrusters. While the look of the legs pushed together looks a little odd, it gives its customers a variant to make it look a little more like the show version.
    Highly recommended- a very neat deluxe Vehicon.

Review by Beastbot

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