Hasbro Studio Series Leader Class Blackout
 

Blackout by far is my favourite SS bot. I've never been a huge fan of the movie Transformers but there are a few that have caught my eye.
Blackout looks plenty menacing in both robot and alt mode.

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Was this Takara Tomy label always on the packaging? I don't seem to recall and I don't have other packaging to compare it to.

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This is all you get in the packaging.

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The backing is the military base assault scene from the first movie.

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Good ol' Scorponok.

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Not much colour to Blackout which makes him look flat. He lacks a certain spirit because of it. According to the Tuna Standard he is just under seven cans tall. My apologies I forgot to take the comparison photo.

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No wrist swivel.

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Only the face a mother could love.

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Same here...

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Hideaway spots to tuck away Scorponok on Blackout.

Re: Hasbro Studio Series Leader Class Blackout
 

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My Blackout was a little fidgety, especially the covers over that turbine that rests over his head. It took quite a bit of playing to get it closed completely.

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Peekaboo! Blackout's head is visible in the cockpit.

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This part gave me the most hassle. Normally, the shoulder/ arm is connected to those two clips in robot mode. I could not remove them with my hand without over-flexing the plastic. I had to resort to a metal spudger to pop each retaining tab (or clip) to get them to fold back for Blackout's alt mode.
Overall, I quite liked Blackout except for the annoyances mentioned above. This is a nice figure and he sits proudly beside my Bayverse Ironhide.