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Product Description Create amazing airbrush artwork with the Color Wonder Sprayer. Once the colorless paint touches the paper, fantastic colors magically appear. It won't mark skin or clothes.
Includes:
Color Wonder Sprayer Unit
4 Spray Magic Color Cartridges (Orange, Cyan, Green & Fuschia)
Playmat
2 Color Wonder Broadline Markers (Black & Yellow)
12-Page Color Wonder Paper Tablet (9 pages of Plain Color Wonder Pages and 3 Pre-Printed Coloring Book Pages)
3 Full-Size Create-A-Scene Stencils - Undersea, Outerspace, Knights and Castle
Color Wonder Pop-up 3-D Figure (Dragon)
1 Color Wonder Magic Reveal Crayon (White)
Amazon.com Product Description The Crayola Color Wonder Sprayer enables kids to create dazzling airbrush artwork without the mess and cleanup. The sprayer's paint is clear and won't stain clothes or skin, but it instantly changes to vivid color when sprayed onto the special Color Wonder paper that is included with the set. Kids will have a blast creating colorful airbrush masterpieces, and parents will be equally satisfied in knowing that the toy is completely mess-free.
The Wonder Sprayer comes complete with a variety of stencils and coloring book pages. View larger.
Magical Paper The secret behind the paint's mysterious change to color is the Color Wonder paper, which is included with the kit in a 12-page tablet. The tablet contains nine blank pages and three pre-printed coloring book images, and will be sure to provide kids with hours of coloring fun. The sprayer also comes with a 3-D pop-up figure of a dragon, constructed completely of Color Wonder paper and ready for your child to color.
Coloring with Color Wonder The four included color cartridges -- orange, cyan, green, and fuchsia -- give kids a versatile palette to work with. They'll also appreciate that the sprayer draws a fairly thin line of paint, which they can use for both fine drawing and broader spraying. If they make a mistake, the kit's color-effacing crayon will remove it. Two Color Wonder markers have been included as well, useful for when the artist needs to draw an outline. The sprayer also comes with three full-size Create-A-Scene stencils, with undersea, outer space, and castle images sure to captivate children. In addition to providing loads of fun, these stencils will help spark kids' imagination and give them ideas for future projects. This toy is recommended for children ages 5 and up, and requires four C batteries (not included.)
About Crayola Crayola first began developing its world-famous crayons in 1903, with eight original colors. The company is now the world's most popular manufacturer of children's art supplies and it produces more than 120 different crayon colors. Crayola recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and continues to innovate in the field of children's art.
What's in the Box Color Wonder Sprayer unit, 4 color cartridges (orange, cyan, green, and fuchsia), playmat, 2 Color Wonder broadline markers, 12-page Color Wonder paper tablet, 3 full-size Create-A-Scene stencils, 1 Color Wonder pop-up 3-D dragon figure, and 1 Color Wonder magic-reveal white crayon.
Some limiting factors can affect enjoyment of this toyJanuary 1, 2009 We are huge fans of Color Wonder. One thing I love about Color Wonder is that the items are mix and match. Luckily, we have several other colors of color wonder markers, several pads and coloring books, finger paints, and additional stencils which made this a better toy than what's included.
First, although this is "mess-free" it's really not 100% mess free. When using this toy you'll want to have a towel ready to wipe the stencils off because it will spray on the stencil as well as the paper.
My biggest complaint with this toy is that the 3 stencil sheets included don't work too well with an airbrush. You'll unfortunately end up stenciling nearby designs creating quite a mess on the paper. A set of individual stencils with wide borders might have pushed this up a star and made all the difference.
The only two markers included are yellow and black. I think Crayola, the company of many colors, should have included at least 4 markers. Luckily I had several more Color Wonder markers on hand so our creative juices were not stinted.
Considering the price of this toy, I would have expected more than one pad of 30 sheets. Two pads would have been great.
The batteries installed easily, it takes 4 size "C" batteries, which are not included. Luckily I had a pack of 6 on hand I had picked up at the dollar store to have on hand for occasions like this.
Overall, I think the toy is well-designed. It's fun to use but the accessories were a disappointment, most notably the stencils.
Creative children might just enjoy the regular color wonder pads and markers by themselves.
Didn't Work & Ruined my Coffee Table!!November 20, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter received this as a birthday gift and was so excited to start playing with it. To her disappointment the sprayer didn't work at all, it just made a loud obnoxious buzzing noise. We tried again and again to get it to work - the only thing that happened was the ink leaked all over the table and actually REMOVED the VARNISH from my coffee table! This is a horrible piece of junk, but a great way to refinish furniture! The only redeeming thing about it was that she was able to use the stencils that were included in the box.
pleasedSeptember 16, 2008 great product! not messy! but if you have 2 or more children just hope they know patience and sharing.
Terrible ProductAugust 28, 2008 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
We purchased this product for our son. He was excited when he opened the package but disappointed quickly because it just doesn't work. Once you get all of the batteries in, you pop in the color tube and start spraying. Nothing comes out! We can get ink out of the color tube on our own but once you put it into the sprayer, it doesn't blow out. We tried to get it to work over and over again with no success. It is also loud and annoying when it is turned on. We threw it away about 1 month after purchasing it because the store wouldn't accept the return. I wouldn't recommend buying this product.
When addapted, this is a fun multipurpose item!October 4, 2007 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Okay, so I bought this and didn't realize that it only worked on 'special paper' (it was my first color-wonder purchase). Color wonder does have its ups and downs, but I am to cheap to keep buying refills. So, I popped open the tubes and put my own dye in the vials/tubes! I have definitely have to 100% supervise my 6 and 4 year olds when using this--we use it outside on huge butcher paper pieces. But it is a lot cheaper to refill and no worries on how much ink they use. Heck, I have even used this sprayer to paint a tye-die looking birthday cake! ( I used the edible dye, found in the cake decorating isle) I am sure Color wonder doesn't want you to do this and doesn't condone it, either. But, hey it is way fun to mix my own colors and I'm happy knowing I don't have to keep buying over-priced color-wonder dye.
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Takara Style MP Starscream Custom Box Seibertron member, Coolpop has found a interesting custom box for Masterpiece collectors, MP Starscream U.S. Edition in a TakaraTomy style box. Coolpop gives us his review:
Custom Made Takara Style Masterpiece MP-3 Package Set
This set is made by a Chinese TF fan and he only produced 50 sets of them (probably all sold out now). The fixed selling price was RMB150, plus all shipping and fees, it came out to be around RMB314 (I used Airmail for international shipping from China to USA), and this is about US$47.50 shipped.
The purpose of this custom package set is to convert US Masterpiece Starscream into Takara style Masterpiece packaging. Unlike another MP Starscream custom package set seen last year on eBay that only comes with outside color box (you put the whole US MP Starscream w/ original package into this custom box), this new set actually comes complete with inner plastic clampshell tray, plastic nose ; tail holder/divider, updated graphic/art instruction booklet ; character card.
US Masterpiece Starscream ; all accessories placed in the inner plastic clampshell tray
Side by side comparisons with origial Takara MP-3 Green Starscream:
Inner tray with toys ; accessories
Color instruction booklet ; character card (front). It's a pity that the creator decided to use actual toy shot instead of using toy art like the original booklet cover
Color instruction booklet ; character card (back)
First two inside pages of instruction booklet
Front of box
Back of box
Top of box
Bottom of box
Side of box (both sides are the same)
Another comparison photo
Final comparison shot
Overall the quality of this custom package set is very good, I am very impressed with the extent of details the creator has paid attention to match with the original MP Starscream box and inserts (reshoot of the toy with correct position, angle, distance, light source, reflection, placement, art, font, color, etc.). I consider myself very fortunate to have the opportunity to purchase this custom box set, and it will surely add that extra specialty to my complete Masterpiece collection.
Later comment: So much for the 50 sets limited run, hahaha. I just found out the Chinese seller I bought from just put out 10 more sets for sale, I guess the creator saw both bigger demand and extra income, and he decided to pump out more.
It can be found on Taobao but only open to Chinese residents. Panli does allow foreign transactions.
Seibertron.com's First "Buried Treasure" Review - Cybertron Cannonball! The year 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Transformers franchise. To celebrate this incredible milestone, Seibertron.com will look back at a quarter-century of great Transformers toys, bringing back into the limelight some brilliant figures that have fallen through the cracks over the years.
Once a week, a fan (be it a member of the staff or a user on the site) will have the opportunity to write about one of their favourite "hidden gems" of the Transformers Universe, and have their review posted on the site's front page.
We hope this feature will be a great success, and that many of you will be encouraged to look back at the last 25 years of Transformers and perhaps take a worthwhile second-look at some real unsung classics of the Transformers universe.
Buried Treasure - Cannonball (Cybertron series - 2006)
By Skowl
Avast ye Transformer fans! For the inaugural "Buried Treasure" Review, I decided to pick a figure that embodies the very notion of "buried treasure." Pirates have not been all that common in the franchise, and for years only the Beast Wars II Seacons could lay claim to that title. But all that changed during the amazing "Transformers Cybertron" line, when we were given a unique repaint of popular Autobot character.
The Red Alert mold had been released in the first wave of Deluxe figures and, from my memory, had been a decent hit with the fans. The mold was a vast improvement over the Armada Red Alert but still retained many of the character's traits. From the obvious "medic" element, to the sympathetic look on the head sculpt, to all the first aid tools and add-ons - it was obvious that the new Cybertron Red Alert mold was all-Autobot. Which is why many fans were so surprised to see the figure repainted later down the line... as a Decepticon!
Around the same time that the Autobot Red Alert got a massive upgrade, the deluxe-class Decepticon Cannonball was released. Perhaps the character, whose bio reveals him to be a looter of sorts, salvaged the old Red Alert toy and saw it as a good enough mold to use for himself!
It's difficult to write about any figure from the Cybertron line without mentionning the brilliant packaging. The series has come and gone, but it still had the most eye-catching packaging of any Transformers toy line I've ever seen. From the faction-shaped card backing to the brilliant character art, everything about the packaging was clean, sharp and just great to look at. With nice, dark colours and cool silver highlights, Cannonball blends in beautifully with the packaging, making him a great piece for any MOC/MIB collector.
But the real fun starts when you get this little buccaneer out of the packaging. It's amazing what a little paint can do, isn't it? Looking at Cannonball, it's difficult to tell he was once an Autobot ambulance (type thing). The dark colours give him a very menacing look, ressembling some sort of hearse, and the whole thing is beautifully decorated with sharp silver highlights, including silver trim and mag wheels, and wicked skull decals that really add alot of personality to the figure (as if a Transforming pirate wasn't cool enough already).
The old "Cyber Key" gimmick works just as well with Cannonball as it did with Red Alert. Just stick it in the slot at the rear end of the car and watch as some cannons flip out, ready to blow any landlubber to pieces (should I stop with the pirate jokes? They're just so easy to write!). Not an amazing feature, but still added value, especially since the key gimmick really doesn't get in the way of the toy's functionality.
His transformation, like Red Alert's, is unique and shows alot of creativity in the engineering. Cannonball's body is basically made from the middle of the car, while the front and back ends come together to form the legs.
Yes, Cannonball's vehicle mode is wicked, but it's his robot mode that really makes him shine. I doubt many people thought "pirate" when they first laid eyes on Cybertron Red Alert, but it works so well in robot mode you would think that's what the designers were aiming for all along. Red Alert's "gun-hand" and add-ons just scream pirate-y hook hanks and the black "eye-patch" over the left side of his visor is a real nice touch. The colours work really well in this mode, with the nice silver detailing continuing over his chest, shoulders and legs and the clear purple windows of his vehicle look great in the proper lighting. And don't forget how cool those blue skeleton decals look in robot mode - two on his shoulders and the big skull on his back. Sweet.
He is fairly poseable in robot mode, but lacks alot of movement in his legs. It's ok though, he more than makes up for it by having cool, interchangeable pirate weapons (handy for shooting blaggards in the face), a great colour scheme with lots of unique detail and an awesome bio. Heck, he doesn't need to be super-poseable, he looks great just standing there!
Cannonball is a brilliant figure and one of the best, most original repaints in the history of the franchise. His unique personality makes him a great addition to any collection, and a must have for pirate fans... if you can ignore the fact that this pirate transforms into a car of all things...
So set sail, collectors! This is one piece of Transformers treasure that should definately not stay buried!
You can visit the complete Cannonball gallery on Seibertron.com by clicking here, and find your own buried treasures by visiting all the galleries here!
If you would like to submit a review of an obscure or rare Transformer figure for our "Buried Treasure" feature, please contact me (Skowl) via private message! Mini-review new ROTF "Dead End" Figure Seibertron.com member Guyincognito has just informed us that a mini review of the recently revealed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Scout Class figure Dead End has been posted on Cybertron.ca.
The review, performed by Pascal, gives us some great size comparison shots in both robot and alt mode, and discusses some of the major pros and cons of the figure.
Courtesy of Cybertron.ca
Courtesy of Cybertron.ca
You can view the complete review with more images by clicking here. Video Review of City Commander Upgrade Resident Transformer reviewer Peaugh has posted a nice, detailed review of the recently released City Commander upgrade set created for the Classics Universe Ultra Magnus figure.
The video goes in the great step by step detail on how to convert and attach the new addition along with nice video angles showing off the impressive attachments.
The images show both robot and vehicle mode (Earth Helicopter). The image of the robot mode shows that Megatron has decent articulation, but unlike the Leader Class version, his cannon cannot be attached to his forearm.
To view all the images of Activator Megatron, please click here.
Seibertron.com Reviews Soon To Be Released Glu Mobile 'Tranformers: G1 Awakening' Game Thanks to staff member Stormrider, I was given the chance to make contact with a member of Glu mobile;#x2019;s PR staff, and was able to play a demo of the soon to be released ;#x2018;Transformers: G1 Awakening;#x2019; game for cellular phones. Glu Mobile was very kind and even sent me a compatible phone loaded with the game to play, as they do not currently have a version available for the iPhone.
I was able to spend about a week with the game, wasting many precious hours, staying up until the wee early hours of the morning as I played the addicting game, and tried to experience as much of it as I could before I had to send the demo back....
First off we have Stealth, err, Goldbug... I mean ELITE GUARD BUMBLEBEE by Tamo536. Straight up repaint of the Original Animated Bumblebee, but according to the reviewer the 'stingers' are now able to better fit into the arms...
And also a huge picture montage courtesy of the Japanese Transformers Image Board showing Sentinel in package, with other Elite Guard members, and with the Headmaster unit firmly placed on his shoulders.
Everybody should want to get Sentinel as soon as they can...
"Move bots or you'll have to do more transform ups!!!"
Gallery and Review of Club-Exclusive Nightbeat Figure Philip S. has posted a detailed photo gallery and review of the upcoming Official Transformers Club exclusive deluxe figure Nightbeat.
Read the review and see the photos by clicking here.
Video Review: McDonalds TFA Optimus Prime Resident Transformers video review master Sean Long has done it again. This time, Sean reviews the upcoming Mc Donald's Happy Meal bonus figure, Transformers Animated Optimus Prime. Sean gives us a good look at the figure, with comparison shots of it next to Movie Legends Optimus Prime, TFA Bumblebee, and TFA Deluxe Battle begins Optimus Prime.
This figure appears to be leaps and bounds better than previous Mc Donald's figures that were available in the past.
To view the complete review of this surprisingly nice figure, click here.
Transformers Animated Bulkhead - Video Review Sean Long has done a video review of Animated Transformers Bulkhead Leader class. The review shows the step by step transformation process and demonstrates the accessories. He also demonstrates the size comparison with Animated Bulkhead Voyager class.
