At the con, 🤖 you had mentioned that you had gotten all 3 when I said I had found my grail bot of the RX7 but then you remembered that toyhax have replacement stickers and sure enough, with your 15% discount it looks so much better. Thanks for the suggestion and a memorable story to go with the con. 🎉
I've always thought Downshift would be a great candidate for an updated toy. I always loved the flip out play features with the blasters. Glad you got one!
it really kills me that hasbro still hasn't done the omnibots. i know a lot of people say they would need to be unique molds (and they should be) but there are definitely ones that could work. thanks for the awesome review and giving these guys a little more P.R.
Back when we got the first good Wheeljack mold, (maybe around Thrilling 30?), I had actually planned to customize an extra Wheeljack into this version of Downshift, an extra Generations Sideswipe into Overdrive, and an extra Generations Bluestreak (possibly? 🤔) into Camshaft... had all the parts and pieces bagged in with the figures, as well as color photocopies of each Omnibot for reference. Downshift would have been fairly simple to do, and probably Camshaft, as well, but Overdrive would have required more work, since I'd be converting a Lambo into a Ferrari, not to mention that his chest would not have been correct in the stock transformation, although I had figured out a workaround... and just for a little extra flavor, I was going to have his license plate say "MAGNUM" (as in P.I.), or something similar, just because hey, it's a red Ferrari and why not nail two 80's properties at once! 😅😅😅
Those weapons are hard to get. I love these strange little bots. As we didn’t get them in the U.K., these are very special. Didn’t know about the Celica variant sticker.
Awesome review! It was really nice to get an up-close view of another Omnibot! I only have Camshaft. By virtue of being the only Omnibot I had as a kid, Camshaft is my favorite. However, objectively, this one looks cooler in battle and bot modes. I also got the Powerdasher, and I *think* that I had the Time Warrior watch as well. If I did, it’s long gone…
Excellent review and congratulations on getting all 3 of these figures, brother! I was fortunate enough to have gotten all 3 of these and the 3 Powerdashers, as mail-offs when I was a kid... I loved the Omnibots as much as any other mainstream figure release, and took excellent care of them. Had them for years, in my collection, until I was forced to sell off part of my collection to take care of a real-life emergency situation, and I had no choice but to let 2 of them go... it sucked then, and still sucks today, because I had good memories attached to them, as well as sentimental value... 😮💨😒😑 Downshift was my 2nd favorite Omnibot, with Overdrive being my favorite, and I still have him, thank goodness! It was great seeing this old friend again, in the hands of a slightly newer friend, lol. I do wish Hasbro would get onto updating these Omnibots as deluxe versions and treat them better than the Powerdasher "updates"... I mean, I get it, the original Powerdashers didn't give them a lot to work with, and they had much better bot modes with articulation than the originals, so I gave Hasbro a pass on those figures, and got them for my collection because it's doubtful they ever revisit those guys again in my lifetime... I don't hate them or anything, but I was hoping for SOME kind of effort, lol 😅. Anyway, maybe they'll get around to the Omnibots sooner rather than later... we'll see, I suppose. I'd also actually like to see an Autobot and Decepticon set of "Time Warrior" watches ⌚️, where you'd have the respective shield emblems covering the watch itself, and then they can open up, and like the cassette bots, as well as the old square transforming digital watch robots 🤖 we used to have, the watch itself detaches from the wristband and can transform into an Autobot or a Decepticon warrior... They could have a few different types, like bots, dinosaurs 🦕, birds, etc., with a working digital clock... I always loved those robot watches as a kid... so much fun to play with!
Really great!! I’ve been looking forward to seeing your Omnibots reviews ever since Con where you were ushering your Omnibots out of the showroom like the precious holy grails they are! You did an amazing job cleaning these guys up! Can’t wait to see the rest! 😁💯💯
I think one of my friend had all three. His mom was always subscribing to every mail away, contest, etc. This one here looks amazing, love the Celica sticker. Great review!
Awesome review. It's great seeing these guys! Downshift is the last of the Omnibots that I need. He goes for a pretty decent amount of money complete, so I've just been waiting for the opportunity. I'm with everyone one else, I'd love to see Hasbro do these guys! It would be awesome if they had their attack modes as well!
Downshift isn't as cool as Overdrive, either, but he's got a better attack mode and robot mode than Camshaft. Pretty nice toy. Funny Hasbro had an issue with the Celica license plate. Other Autobot cars had brand names on them (Jazz, Wheeljack, Bluestreak etc), so I figured Hasbro (and potentially Takara) were releasing these under license. Besides that, they're pretty exact replicas of the cars.
I really like the Omnibots and that they are very unique in story and toy size. These are characters that are untapped storywise, and since we got updated Powerdashers, we need updated Omnibots!! My Downshift is super fidgety at the legs like your version, and the arms have to be manipulated very gently because it always feels like either will pop. But, the car mode is so cool, and as blocky as the bot mode is, its got a great aesthetic. Cant go wrong with a heavily armed bot!
So Downshift.... I consider his battle mode a submarine like James Bond or MASK. But Ive given him his takara name Camshaft, while the RX-7 has the takara name Downshift because of his anti aircraft ground mode. While Overcharge is a flier.
Love the Omnibots, they remind me of MASK! The car mode is really sleek and the robot mode is too and he has another great head sculpt. Didn’t know they changed the rear sticker and removed Celica!
How much was the guy selling the 3 for? Downshift seems to be in good condition overall, considering his original license plate decal still looks good!
I got all 3 these guys for free back in the day I just filled out the order slip and sent it in and in a few weeks Hasbro mailed them out to my surprise I did this a few times I remember getting some GI Joe stuff like that too
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Always love obscure bots. Would love to see these dudes get the Legacy treatment- but only if they keep the Attack Mode.
Been looking forward to your review of these! So cool to be with you when you found them and share that experience with you!
Thanks brother.
I'm really enjoying them, I haven't stopped messing with them since TFCON.
This one was really cool, too, but my favorite was the red Ferrari one!
When I first started to collect my G1 the Omni bots were one of my first transformers thanks for the great review
At the con, 🤖 you had mentioned that you had gotten all 3 when I said I had found my grail bot of the RX7 but then you remembered that toyhax have replacement stickers and sure enough, with your 15% discount it looks so much better. Thanks for the suggestion and a memorable story to go with the con. 🎉
Outstanding. Glad I could help.
Solid chunk of omnibot, I miss the heft of the g1's.
I saw the community post and was really excited to see this video, I like the toy hax labels the most on the g1 toys
Glad you enjoyed!
I've always thought Downshift would be a great candidate for an updated toy. I always loved the flip out play features with the blasters. Glad you got one!
Totally agree!
it really kills me that hasbro still hasn't done the omnibots. i know a lot of people say they would need to be unique molds (and they should be) but there are definitely ones that could work. thanks for the awesome review and giving these guys a little more P.R.
they kind of did the gimmick a couple of times since then, the last time in the last 2 bayverse movies, but inever was The Omnibots
Back when we got the first good Wheeljack mold, (maybe around Thrilling 30?), I had actually planned to customize an extra Wheeljack into this version of Downshift, an extra Generations Sideswipe into Overdrive, and an extra Generations Bluestreak (possibly? 🤔) into Camshaft... had all the parts and pieces bagged in with the figures, as well as color photocopies of each Omnibot for reference.
Downshift would have been fairly simple to do, and probably Camshaft, as well, but Overdrive would have required more work, since I'd be converting a Lambo into a Ferrari, not to mention that his chest would not have been correct in the stock transformation, although I had figured out a workaround... and just for a little extra flavor, I was going to have his license plate say "MAGNUM" (as in P.I.), or something similar, just because hey, it's a red Ferrari and why not nail two 80's properties at once! 😅😅😅
Cool you got the Celica tag! Didn't even know about it, mines black. Great review!
I love it. "Where do we mount the missiles?" "On the head", said Japan. "Always on the head! Unless the pelvis is free..."
LOL!
This brings back so many memories. I had Camshaft and Downshift when I was a kid. Thanks for the review!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’d be great to see the Omnibots get some modern updates. Downshift looks like he’d work really well as a retool of Kingdom Tracks.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I hope we get them eventually.
Those weapons are hard to get. I love these strange little bots. As we didn’t get them in the U.K., these are very special. Didn’t know about the Celica variant sticker.
Awesome review! It was really nice to get an up-close view of another Omnibot! I only have Camshaft. By virtue of being the only Omnibot I had as a kid, Camshaft is my favorite. However, objectively, this one looks cooler in battle and bot modes. I also got the Powerdasher, and I *think* that I had the Time Warrior watch as well. If I did, it’s long gone…
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent review and congratulations on getting all 3 of these figures, brother! I was fortunate enough to have gotten all 3 of these and the 3 Powerdashers, as mail-offs when I was a kid... I loved the Omnibots as much as any other mainstream figure release, and took excellent care of them. Had them for years, in my collection, until I was forced to sell off part of my collection to take care of a real-life emergency situation, and I had no choice but to let 2 of them go... it sucked then, and still sucks today, because I had good memories attached to them, as well as sentimental value... 😮💨😒😑 Downshift was my 2nd favorite Omnibot, with Overdrive being my favorite, and I still have him, thank goodness!
It was great seeing this old friend again, in the hands of a slightly newer friend, lol. I do wish Hasbro would get onto updating these Omnibots as deluxe versions and treat them better than the Powerdasher "updates"... I mean, I get it, the original Powerdashers didn't give them a lot to work with, and they had much better bot modes with articulation than the originals, so I gave Hasbro a pass on those figures, and got them for my collection because it's doubtful they ever revisit those guys again in my lifetime... I don't hate them or anything, but I was hoping for SOME kind of effort, lol 😅.
Anyway, maybe they'll get around to the Omnibots sooner rather than later... we'll see, I suppose.
I'd also actually like to see an Autobot and Decepticon set of "Time Warrior" watches ⌚️, where you'd have the respective shield emblems covering the watch itself, and then they can open up, and like the cassette bots, as well as the old square transforming digital watch robots 🤖 we used to have, the watch itself detaches from the wristband and can transform into an Autobot or a Decepticon warrior... They could have a few different types, like bots, dinosaurs 🦕, birds, etc., with a working digital clock... I always loved those robot watches as a kid... so much fun to play with!
Really great!! I’ve been looking forward to seeing your Omnibots reviews ever since Con where you were ushering your Omnibots out of the showroom like the precious holy grails they are! You did an amazing job cleaning these guys up! Can’t wait to see the rest! 😁💯💯
Thanks brother.
I've really enjoyed bringing these guys back to life.
I think one of my friend had all three. His mom was always subscribing to every mail away, contest, etc. This one here looks amazing, love the Celica sticker. Great review!
I found a Downshift in an old antique store back in the 90's i never knew his name though. It was just the bot only i paid $8 for him.
I hope that when they are again they will solve a way for him to stand up well 👍
Awesome review. It's great seeing these guys! Downshift is the last of the Omnibots that I need. He goes for a pretty decent amount of money complete, so I've just been waiting for the opportunity. I'm with everyone one else, I'd love to see Hasbro do these guys! It would be awesome if they had their attack modes as well!
That would be nice.
@PatriotPrimeReviews OH, you know if hasbro did make these guys, every one of them would be an exclusive at a separate store! Lol
The only one of that series I had as a kid was Camshaft. I never managed to save up for the others in time for the promo.
Wouldn't mind a reissue of this guy and a modern rendition too.
Hasbros definitely gotta do a new one. With the same care they gave Spinister and Needlenose
Awesome review and also. HAPPY VETERANS DAY from an ex National Guardsman!
Thanks! You too!
You can use some window and door seal lubricant for cars to maintain those rubber tires.
I'll try that, thanks.
@@PatriotPrimeReviews Do that 👍
I got some for my TFs, too, but misplaced it 😅
Are his weapons effect parts compatible?
No, his are his own
I know it's not a popular mold, but Kingdom Tracks would be the best current mold to use for Downshift. The forearms are even similar.
Downshift isn't as cool as Overdrive, either, but he's got a better attack mode and robot mode than Camshaft. Pretty nice toy.
Funny Hasbro had an issue with the Celica license plate. Other Autobot cars had brand names on them (Jazz, Wheeljack, Bluestreak etc), so I figured Hasbro (and potentially Takara) were releasing these under license. Besides that, they're pretty exact replicas of the cars.
I have been looking for the Omnibots and the powerdashers when i do find them they are so expensive.
I really like the Omnibots and that they are very unique in story and toy size. These are characters that are untapped storywise, and since we got updated Powerdashers, we need updated Omnibots!!
My Downshift is super fidgety at the legs like your version, and the arms have to be manipulated very gently because it always feels like either will pop. But, the car mode is so cool, and as blocky as the bot mode is, its got a great aesthetic. Cant go wrong with a heavily armed bot!
So Downshift.... I consider his battle mode a submarine like James Bond or MASK. But Ive given him his takara name Camshaft, while the RX-7 has the takara name Downshift because of his anti aircraft ground mode. While Overcharge is a flier.
Who else wants modern figures of the Omnibots? Please say "Aye!"
AYE 😁
The Omni Bots do look neat. Congrats on adding them to your collection.
Love the Omnibots, they remind me of MASK!
The car mode is really sleek and the robot mode is too and he has another great head sculpt. Didn’t know they changed the rear sticker and removed Celica!
My favourite of the three - maybe yours too if you've reviewed him first?
How much was the guy selling the 3 for? Downshift seems to be in good condition overall, considering his original license plate decal still looks good!
$150.00, Overdrive didn't have his weapons though.
@@PatriotPrimeReviews aww.. that's unfortunate. Are we getting. Camshaft review?
He's next.
I got all 3 these guys for free back in the day I just filled out the order slip and sent it in and in a few weeks Hasbro mailed them out to my surprise I did this a few times I remember getting some GI Joe stuff like that too
Hope Hasbro gets the trademarks back cause these guys are to cool not to have a modern toy
It’s pronounced Cel-ee-ka. Not Cel-i-ka. Just sayin’
So you're the "Ackchyually Guy", nice to meet you."
Never in my life have I heard it pronounced "Cel-EE-ka", maybe you're wrong.
Just saying. 😂
@@j.b.7905Yanks have a habit of mispronunciation. Just sayin’.
Yanks also don't like Sweet Tea, found that out the hard way in NY.
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I wonder if, in my Camshaft Review someone will say I didn't pronounce Mazda..."Mahz-Dah"? 🤔