Winds of Change?

Not really... But, having preordered Flame Toys' Furai Model Kit Windblade in March of last year, it finally arrived today:

I'm not going to start working on her immediately - I've got a few important things to do right now, and it feels as though it would be prudent to keep this as a 'reward' for having completed them.

Considering I tend to rail against any non-transforming TransFormers-branded product, it may seem strange for me to have bought this... But it's a Femme-Bot (this is as close as I'm going to get to a Femme-Bot Friday post until the Bumblebee movie/Studio Series Arcee turns up), and beautifully designed - very evocative of Sarah Stone's artwork in the original Windblade mini-series of comics from IDW.

I can see myself picking up the upcoming Arcee and Blackarachnia figures, but I don't think Furai Model Kits are going to be appearing on this blog with any real frequency... Much as I like their take on Hot Rod, I can live without a non-transforming sexy beefcake Hot Rod, and most of the others are nowhere near as appealing. If I do ever feel the need to lay my hands on a three-dimensional interpretation of that design, it'll be either the Mastermind Creations version, Calidus, or the one from SXS Toys, Hot Flame... But I'm honestly not that invested in the character, so neither are particularly likely acquisitions for me.