Old thread >>>>5282713
3rd party Dragon/Aircraft carrier triple changer headmaster when?
is devastatin a good game seeing how its made by a third party and therefore prommothing third parrty transformers? :)
>>5305998
I wish more Third Party companies would do their own original designs like
that Fansproject Heartmaster and the Glacialbots.
>>5306101
Then they are not third party toys but just toy robots.
Im really surprised no one has jumped on making a treansforming can for UM and upcoming Powermaster Prime. Seems like an obvious opening.
I'm looking forward to some fun third party to go along with next year's headmaster. Lot of opportunity there, too.
>Planet X's magnum opus shipping to retailers next week
aw ye
Anything worthwhile on the black Friday sales? I saw the war gauntlet for $25 and Quantron for $250. I already have the Deluxe insecticon pack so that's out.
>>5306134
>quantron for $250
WHERE??
>>5306196
tfsource
>>5306218
Aaand bought. Awesome. Finally.
So according to a FB post Toyworld is going to nix the chrome and red translucent parts.
>>5306223
Fucking whiny neckbabies ruin everything
>>5306256
>Removing light piping
First Hasbro now third party companies? Fuck's sake.
Kumashill has a hulkie review up. It's more articulated than I thought. I was buying Legends class dudes to go with the larger combiners but I'm not sure if I can pass this guy up. Does a lot of shit better than most Devestators.
moar planet x
>>5306223
Booo, I really liked the red. Thats a shame.
>>5306256
Ruin? It looks better now.
How's FansProject Volar?
>>5306602
I like it except for the hip ratchets. Not enough notches so it's awkward to pose them. They would have been better off with ball joints.
Is Quantron worth it at the $250 price? My biggest gripe is how thin he looks when using the bow and the stupid fiddly nature of Maketoy's shit. One seems like it can be solved as Shadow Fisher has a $10 joint to hold the extra cannon piece in place on the back when forming the bow.
>>5306752
The real sticking point for me is how narrow he is when combined. It's a huge peeve of mine when that happens.
How's Before and After's six sigma, and is he worth $60?
>>5306859
Honestly, I like him for the individual members first and the combined form second. I mean, I think I do. I'll see how that goes when I get my hands on 'em.
>>5306134
>war gauntlet
whats te toy next to grimlock?
>>5306752
My problem with them is how much liberty they take with their designs.
Maketoys Blades barely looks like blades. Though I have to say the rotor transformation is genius, it forms a sword AND the sheath for the sword. cool
>>5306911
One of TransFormMission's Stunticons, no names for them yet. Based on some older IDW designs but Masterpiece sized.
Feral rex is best 3rd party transformer
>>5306409
Don't pay attention to these idiots, they're allergic to accuracy and good taste.
>>5306960
Not even close.
>>5306963
Who is, then? don't say Quakewave. and dont you dare say hexatron
Anyone have pics or videos to show the addon kit for upgrading the look for CW Menasor?
>>5306921
They did a good job with Devs and Computron. Giving them an updated look while keeping the feel of the original characters intact. With their Defensor set they've just go off the rails. Nothing about him says defensor.
>>5306921
That actually looks badass. Shame the rotor blades look awful in vehicle mode as a result of the sword thing.
>>5308923
Agreed with that, they've taken a lot of artistic liberty with this set. While the main bots don't look a whole lot like G1 at all, Defensor is pretty unmistakably Defensor.
Ironically I think the individual bots look a lot better than the combined mode.
>>5306134
for the love of god please arrive before the holidays!
wow, Cyber Monday does not lend itself well to Third Party Transformers.
Wonder if that's ironic in name at least.
Yeah I'm glad I went with Gundog. The face isn't much better and I like color on Gundog more.
Black treads but with purple legs. Nice compromise.
>>5310536
I wish toyworld would do the same.
>>5310520
Nice. Much more streamlined than MT's.
>>5310525
it looks like they tried to go hallway between the toon and the toy on that shade of green. It doesn't really work. I'm surprised they did it that way, since they love putting out two versions of their toys with toon/toy colors.
I'm considering picking up the perfect effect superion head, does anyone know how it stores in silverbolt? I can't seem to find a picture of silverbolt with the new head with it tucked away.
>>5311117
Sits inside just fine. The antennas are shorter and fold against the back of the head so they don't stick out anymore.
>>5311126
good to know, how does it attach to the "neck"? Is it kept on with a screw or just pushed into place?
>>5311133
Friction onto the old mushroom peg. It's got quite a grip on the plastic so it's not going to pop off unless you give it a good tug.
Screw you KFC....
>>5310520
Gorgeous, wish i could get one in tan.
>>5310536
Loving the box art on all of these.
Two questions:
>which 3p company is considered the worst and why?
>is fansproject going downhill quality/engineering-wise, or do they just look worse now because several far better companies have popped up over the years, and for a while, fansproject was the only big 3p company?
>>5311456
>worst turd party
Impossible toys. So shit they bombed out of the business. Xovergen for those still in the business even though they are probably kill too.
>Fansproject
Both. FP got the ball rolling and was top dog for a long while. They too were improving bit by bit. Any one of their modern releases is still light years beyond Defender. Despite fun releases, actual donutsteels, and generally doing whatever they wanted like the Glacialbots, FP started to get outclassed by the time Revolver came out. Their Dinobots have been particularly sloppy in design oversights and engineering. Madlaw's was a design that seemed like it should never have got out the concept phase. The Dinoking/Monstructor bits aren't really impressive for the same reason as the FP Dinobots. Plus they're jewing hard on the shells. Function X is the only thing left that shows some bit of initiative. Maketoys seems to be picking up the FP slack, but mostly because they share the same designer or two.
pic unrelated
>>5311511
Why is Xovergen so bad? I remember hearing back during the spring that their God Ginrai Armor was so tight on one Anon's Trailerforce Armor that it wouldn't come back off?
>>5311511
Well god help me because I just ordered their diaclone swoop. Aside from the legs it seems pretty nice.
>>5307052
I'm not pretentious enough to act like I know what is the better one but it's definitely not something that look zoids with bad proportions, QC issues, and is basically baby first TF design. Quakewave IS definitely better that FR though.
>>5310525
>I like Classics and not MP
It's okay.
>>5311511
I got a certain level of respect for Impossible Toys. They did some really cool stuff.
>>5311529
From the reviews, the Godbomber armor is all partsforming between modes, I mean beyond the amount usually expected for an armor based combination, and each mode has unused parts. The MP10 armor mode looks just so ugly as well. It feels like they just really half assed it.
Man I'm starting to feel the urge to get back into 3rd party shit and its iron factory's fault.
How's Manacle and Turrets? Those would be the one's i'd go for first.
>invoice came in today
Oh baby! Just in time for Christmas!
>>5312903
Oh shit, where from?
>>5312933
Kapowtoys in the UK. Really hope I get before the 25th.
>>5312304
Nice, solid figures. They're really made to pair with Metroplex as one becomes a box and the other just gets torn in half to form small guns. The other Ironfactory releases are a bit more interesting for stand-alones.
>>5313122
Agreed. I'd say get their Magnus.
Sometimes I just fiddle with those two by themselves though. Turret is probably one of my favorite 3p figures, just in terms of fun. And Manacle can wield both halves of him.
>>5313193
I have them and I'm not a huge fan. Too many hallow parts.
The rest of the line is nice though. I have sound blaster and he's very solid.
>>5313258
>Too many hallow parts.
Ah yes, I can see that being a problem. Given that you're a vampire and all.
>>5313122
Questioning anon here, yeah I actually have Metroplex and the play value in connection with him is one of the reasons Im interested, and in getting more legion-y sized dudes in general.
I dont think I want the magnus just because Im saving for the leader class version. Like he's a character I specifically want a big toy of.
Hes so fuckin awesome.
>>5313695
What the fuck? This is out already? How is he compared to Impactor? I already have Impactor, but is he worth buying as well?
is tiny warbartron grimlock out yet? he might be my first 3p
>>5313695
Both the figure and your pic are pure sex.
>>5313695
The first thing I thought when I saw him was that the gun arm looks way too long and kind of goofy, but I looked it up and it's actually accurate. Kind of crazy how well that mold works for both him and impactor.
Has XTransbots shown off more than just the head to their Not-Kup yet?
>>5311436
Where is this one from and can you give me the name please?
>>5314051
I think the mold was designed for Turmoil, they just released the Impactor repaint first.
hmm, I was ignoring this but, now I'm tempted to pick them up.
>>5314481
Meh, I think I like Quantron better.
>>5305996
did i make the right choice getting this for my dad since he really likes grimlock?
>>5314587
Probably, it looks rad. I wish my dad liked Grimlock, it would make Christmas shopping a lot easier. As it stands, no clue what to get him.
>>5314588
my dad is still into transformers so its easy. i didn't get him mp grimlock like i said for his birthday so this is me making it up for with my paltry paycheck.
>>5314481
That head seems to get smaller every time I see it.
>>5314587
Pretty sure it's a model kit. You'll have to build it for him or he has to build it.
>>5310525
I really like the way that wheel is his calf, but I hate that his whole face slopes back and then the chin awkwardly tries to pick up slack
>>5314700
Impactor comes with two hands and a pair hook/spear thingy. Does this guy come with any extra bits?
>>5314699
well thats fine too. i've done gunpla before so at least i know what it's about.
>>5314718
Nope. Just the gun. MMC kinda went cheap with this release.
Vulcan (or "Vulcun" according to the boxart) is starting to arrive at people's doorsteps, hopefully a video review pops up in the next day or two. This so far is the only photo I've seen of the beast mode where you can get a good look at the proportions, all other photos so far have been at bad angles and in shitty poses. I'm officially hyped.
>>5311436
For what? Making a more cartoon-accurate second edition of their toy, LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO?
At this point, no one should buy first runs of KFC.
>>5315000
Bring it on
Let's not forget about this little guy
>>5315000
It's pretty insane just how god damn accurate this toy is to the character model(s).
>>5314700
Caterpillar no rotates(
>>5315035
It's accurate where it can be, like the tail lights on the legs and the detailing on the backpack, but it does it's own thing like making the head proportionally bigger and having the dino legs/arms stick out. There was no way to get the tail proportional since it's huge and just fucking expands out of nowhere in the game. They did a good job just making a damn great looking Rex mode that isn't the G1 style. The Robot mode is as spot on as it can be with the larger weapons really completing the look.
>>5314051
Turmoil has much more giganigger proportions in the comic but the mold works well enough for an alternate take. I don't really care for the accuracy as the figure itself looks awesome and half the reason I want it is because the alt mode leans heavily on Metal Slug. This one at least doesn't look like a purple duck head on treads. Shame they removed the toe guns from the other mold, but the changed cannon and turret detailing works.
>>5315234
Yes, two hands and a gun.
I addes some extra blue paint apps to mine.
>>5315238
*added
>>5315252
Well, yeah, for me it is because I really like Turmoil. I've been waiting for him to get a figure ever since I read Spotlight: Drift.
Your mileage may very.
>>5315027
Nice kit but it absolutely is going to need painting. The final colors don't look nearly as good as the test shot.
>>5311511
holy shit >>5311869 Volar guy here. i just got mine in the mail and you were right. this thing was just not worth what i paid for it not only was the wing defective. but the figure overall felt cheap and just bad. the paint was the only nice thing the plastic felt pretty awful and it had little bits of flash from manufacturing that is not present on any of my function X guys. This is just shameful. i'm gonna get a refund and buy something else
Can't wait to see the price for this.
>>5315922
I just really want a rusty deco instead of clean look.
>>5314959
>>5315227
>much more giganigger proportions
Because i'm so fuckin gay, i went to photoshop it like the comic
why is the toy black instead of the comic's brown?
>>5316197
That is not brown
>>5316205
would look a lot better instead of this sea of grey
>>5316205
usually he is quite brown. it's just the shading or the colorsit or some shit
>>5316217
could prpbably air brush it
>>5315027
Goodness he looks adorable.
>>5316217
Seems most likely that the brown is the colorist interpreting black for the page so the reader can see him, I doubt that brown is the intention at all. I've never doubted that his design philosophy was always to be a super scary dude, basic black color design, body design cues to Megatron and The Fallen, etc.
>>5316417
Optimus Prime, duh
>>5315922
this the wiang jang or whatever it's called?
>>5316427
I bet you think you're pretty funny, smart ass.
You know what I mean.
Some new images of Carnifex popped up. I'm pretty excited.
>>5316479
>>5316482
>>5316485
>>5316487
Where's base mode
>>5316497
idw 'Lord doesnt have one
>>5316479
I can sense a bit of Cassy Sark's shitty aesthetic in this one, but unlike Hexatron it's not enough to make the whole toy look bad. This guy's stunning, I'd buy like a voyager one or something
>>5316505
No jetank mode either.
>>5316506
Yeah, especially when the two are compared to one another. I never realized how many unnecessary details there were.
>>5316513
That's just his tank mode that's the size of Springer. He's about as big as MP Magnus.
>>5316515
Jesus christ Hexatron. Is there anywhere on him that isn't PARALLRL LINE'D to fuck?
Vulcun just dropped at bbts. Shipping right now, no ragrets.
>>5316515
Honestly I actually like the look of Hexatron. Sure it's kinda greebly but the overall silhouette and shape is awesome, and AFAIK he's pretty solid construction wise.
>>5316823
Yeah BBTS just charged me for Vulcan and Maketoys Overheat, I want to ship now but the only other thing in my POL is Warbotron's Grimlock kit and I feel like that will drop any day now.
>>5316882
Just got charged Maketoys' rear-end too.
>>5316918
Me too.
I was surprised, thought it would be at least another week.
so sphinx or commotus?
>>5316918
I'm still debating on that one. I like it, but I'm mostly focusing on legends scale stuff now. Trash talk and Cogs were cool though.
>>5317022
Side note from a passerby: Wow, Commotus' head looks almost exactly like the Stryker Lock Crossborg head.
>>5317025
Eh I caved and shipped them, it'll only be $5 to do "no rush" shipping with the Grimlock kit on its own.
After that's done I'm waiting on DX9 Hulkie and Iron Factory's dinobot/car bros sets from TFSource.
>>5317036
>I like it, but I'm mostly focusing on legends scale stuff now
But... he is legends scale? Agree on trash and cogwheel though, they ended up being my favorite third party offering so far so tailgate was a no brainer.
>>5317067
they are all voyager scale.
>>5317067
He's that size, But he's in scale with generations figures (like Cyclonus).
>all this shit hitting right after going on a spree for black friday
>Commotus and Anachus possibly hitting at the same time next week
>Planet X Vulcun and MT Rear End dropping now
Fuck. I should have put some shit on my xmas list and not my credit card. I still have jumped on the wild Legends train but maybe I can start making my list there.
>>5317330
I feel you mang, I have $600 in preorders (BY FAR the most I've ever had), $160 of which became in stock today. I can afford it no problem but it's pretty jarring to actually quantify.
>>5317330
>>Commotus and Anachus possibly hitting at the same time next week
Fuuuuck, next week? I got Rear End and I was hoping Anachus would at least be at the end of the month. Glad it goes to my credit card and not my bank account but still.
>tiny hands
>>5317480
Safe for their color its actually pretty accurate.
>>5317496
While we're talking about these DJD dudes, will Tarn get another work-over before he's released? The most recent render they showed off still looks kinda wonky.
>tiny torso
>forearms are too thin/wimpy looking
>head isn't quite 100% there yet/looks slightly off
(Also I know I'm being nitpicky)
>>5317516
>>tiny torso
Abdomen is fine, but it looks tiny because the chest is wide.
>>forearms are too thin/wimpy looking
It's the elbows.
>>head isn't quite 100% there yet/looks slightly off
I think it's the insignia antennae.
>>5317527
>Abdomen is fine, but it looks tiny because the chest is wide.
You mean the chest is wider than the reference and that's what makes it look off? I can kinda see that.
>It's the elbows.
I still think the forearms look too thin but it's nothing that will stop me from buying him.
Same for the head actually.
Dammit I'm gonna buy him no matter what.
>>5317516
The real travesty is what they did to the alt mode. It's just kind of blagh. The front treads have to fake the shoulder look and the ones in the back hide behind the legs.
Also the cannons aren't supposed to be the same length. In the art one the bottom one is larger.
Also while we're on a design role, here is Turmoil's model sheet.
As much as I like the metal slug shoe horn I would still like an accurate take.
>>5317560
Yeah the altmode bothers me too but I dont know how they could do it better and its so far away from the actual comic look I almost hate to begin criticizing it.
>>5317564
i honestly would have killed years ago for a transforming metal slug tank. i would love to be a stickler for accuracy too. but seeing as i have no connection with this character he is to me kick ass transforming black decepticon SV-001
>>5317564
This guy is alot beefier, huh.
>>5317516
my biggest problem is the biolights on his abdomen dont match the art- which look really good, the ones on the figure are rather bland and lack the nice angles
>>5317022
Sphinx because he can parachute, Commotus for a dull version of a cool tank
>>5316479
His weak hands and massive gun worry me.
>>5315238
The blue would so sell me on him
>>5315027
Unpainted he looks so cartoony and perfect
>>5318294
That's what I thought too. All I'm gonna do is paint the translucent chest plate yellow, and his eyes blue
>>5315238
What did you paint him with?
>>5318343
50/50 mix of Tamiya blue and white.
>>5318348
I actually meant more along the lines of
What did you use to paint him to get such clean lines like that. What does the brush look like? Thinking of panel lining mine red/orange when it comes in
>>5318354
I just used a shitty 50 cent paint brush. You brush the paint into the lines, doesn't need to be neat, then use a paper towel and rubbing alcohol the wipe away the excess. Easy peasy.
Hey 3pg.aside from color and cassettes are there anydifferences between the 2 versions of KFC not-blaster?
I want to treat myself to my first third-party figure but I don't know what to get. My budget is $100 or so. I like Commutus (or whatever the black Metal Slug tank is called) and Warpath. Any others I should consider or avoid?
>>5318584
Fans toys grenadier is pretty bad ass.
>>5316497
Been shown in other promo shots. Just reverse image search it, it's in there.
>>5318524
The new one probably has better joints/plastic quality. I've not researched this one in particular, but KFC has done this before where the first version is almost a beta test and a later deco will fix the issues.
>>5318524
Commotus is under your budget. Planet X grimlock is just about out too and over budget and he's the new hotness. Their slag is fun too.
>>5318524
The first one is painted metallic and flakes. The matte finish of the new one shouldn't. They probably fixed any outstanding issues like thebhand tolerance.
But this is kfc we are talking about.
>>5318340
SOON
>>5318587
But if you get one Insecticon, you need to get the others!
>>5318285
>Sphinx because he can parachute
only if you can find one from the first run which I think is sold out everywhere.
>>5319055
What is 'parachute'
Or does he actually come with a mini parachute
>>5319071
First run of the figure included a parachute. Really nice one too.
>>5319055
yeah and its in a nicer dark blue too. but good luck finding one
I think I need that Soundwave.
>>5319131
Wait what? It comes with both? I haven't really paid any attention to these, but I thought they were seperate releases.
>>5319142
I know right? that's the only thing that sucks about Iron Factory.
Hell, the three Prowl brothers come in a three pack and arent seperate either!
I just want Prowl!
>>5319644
>I just want Prowl!
Same boat I'm in. If they insist on selling too or more at a time I wish you could at least mix and match from all their figures.
To the anon who tipped me off to the quantron black Friday deal, thanks buddy <3
>>5315922
>Can't wait to see the price for this.
$47 USD shipped within China.
User Oku on TFW is doing a group buy from a Chinese supplier. $50 + whatever shipping from China costs, hopefully cheap due to the bulk order. He just closed the first order of 20, but he said he may do more later.
>>5320108
>Scattershot looks like the fucking original power cannon from power rangers.
>afterburner looks like a fucking smart car with training wheels
>>5318524
Transistor V1 had issues with flaky paint, a loose head and a tiny dent in animation head while Hi-Fi V1 had sticky paint and had paint scrape on its joints. All of these issues have been fixed for the new version.
On top of that, V2 has the new crotch with articulated front skirts to allow for more forward hip articulation.
>>5320108
And you got yours before me. Mine shipped Monday and said it would be here by Friday and Fedex says its still in bumfuck Arizona. Thanks TFS.
BBTS has Vulcun in now with Rear End too.
And the connector snapped the minute I applied force to click it in place. Yay. Hope I can get a replacement.
This time with right side up pics
What are some 3P guys with really cool/fun/complex transformations, but at the same, not so engineered they are a living hell, like FP Diesel?
>>5320560
FP Smart Robin
>>5320569
seconded also his repaint is cool too if you like obscure ass japanese characters
>>5320560
Stay away from FP or Maketoys with the exception of Function X and Manga Mech. Smart Robin is probably one of the more creative transformations out there.
The badcube insecticons are fun and clean with their transformation gimmicks in contrast with their Warpath.
UT Buzzing makes a lean and clean Blurr. Troll's arms transforming out of his monster arms which allows violence hand mode is a nice touch.
Planet X Slag does a good job moving everything around without feeling too fiddly once you know where the tail does.
MMC's new Commotus and Spartan do some cool tread to leg transforming. Sphinx's wheel feet and torso compacting is is pretty cool too.
>>5320592
Why should I avoid most of FP and Maketoys? Are they generally too complex? Stuff like the spring-locks or whatever on Giant's components seem pretty cool and might make for unique transformations.
>>5316417
>>5316476
It doesn't have a name per se. It's an oversized KO of Evasion mode Prime done by the Chinese company WeiJiang.
It'll probably show up on SirToys, and there's already Taobao agents taking preorders.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/1037840-ko-aoe-evasion-optimus-prime.html
>>5320726
Transformation tolerances, incredibly exact lineups to tab, and over engineering. Do you want to spend a half hour to get from mode to mode and hurt your fingers doing so? Not all their releases are like that. Steel Core and Revolver were a nice change of pace.
>>5320344
Is this the black Friday deal? Sounds like they had a ton of issues with this release.
>>5321074
Yeah it's the one from black Friday.
Where are you hearing reports of problems?
>>5320116
Damn, I need to get on this.
>>5320746
While I think FP and Maketoys over engineered (like why does Rover's arm transformation so complicated; FP Diesel), after trying to transform ToyWorld's Sideload, they're a piece of cake by comparison.
>>5321404
>transforming
>sideload
>>5321404
>Sideload
is that like takin a dump in a ninety degree angle?
>>5321435
I really don't look forward to transforming the oversized KO version and then the regular original so I can have my planned display of massive gestalt and the the originals in robot mode
>>5321074
This is the first I've heard of this
>>5321695
You must not frequent tfw.
>>5312903
How much are these two and is not-Cyclonus' hands articulated?
>>5322829
That's the old official RTS Cyclonus with the upgrade kit that comes with that Tailgate, but the hands are not articulated, they're just improvements over the old ones (I think?). The price for the Tailgate and Cyclonus add-on kit is $60.
>>5323094
Glow in the dark paint? Great pic btw.
Apparently the tail transformation might have some weird clearance issues, hoping there's a solution to it
>>5323247
Ah, looks good. Wish I could afford him this year. He's 120 bucks, yes?
>>5314700
>such heroic nonsense
>>5315000
can't help to think that Sludge has that laughingwhores.jpg laugh
>>5315227
The tail articulation is where it hooked me.
>>5320739
Probably the first KO I'll be buying. Hopefully the plastic is good.
>>5315925
Just hoping for a rusted edition, but I'd probably buy it for the weapons.
Dear Third-Party Transformers General,
My CW Megatron sucks. I want to upgrade him using either DX9's upgrade kit, or X2's upgrade kit. Problem is, I can't decide on which kit to order, though I'm just slightly leaning on X2's kit. What do you think?
>>5323482
Whichever set is on the right, the legs look fucking horrendous. Buy the other one.
>>5323482
>getting CW Megatron
You only have yourself to blame.
>>5320131
>paint scrape on its joints
>Paint
>On joints
Stay sexy, KFC...
>>5322442
That's what I thought too. Arent 3P toys expensive because of assembly and complexity? this toy got none of that
Usually a kit that small would run you 10 bucks or less. Maybe the screws drive up the price?
Im a sucker though, so I bought one...
>>5323637
They're expensive because of their small niche runs, relative complexity over the average official toys in the same size class, plus some jewing to make a profit.
>>5323816
>relative complexity over the average official toys in the same size class
Really? Legends class Skrapnell has a pretty damn clever transformation, as well as Cosmos. This is Grimlock we're talking about, his Transformation is pretty straightforward.
And really, why does it matter? It's not like they have assembly costs to think about.
>>5316918
Annnnd he's here. I haven't messed with the cyclonus kit yet, but I'm liking the main event so far.
>>5323637
My first instinct is to compare it to stuff like gundams where you can get an MG kit that's twice the size and complexity for 2/3rds of the price, and then it's 100% a shit deal. Compare it to smaller garage kit type stuff with tiny runs though, and it's actually not bad. I still think it's too much, but I'm not exactly hurting for a legends grimlock.
I'd be worried about the joints being regular plastic off the sprues though, especially since their tiny shockwave had problems with joints shearing off. There's a reason bandai's been using polycaps for decades.
>>5324485
Glad you like it, but WOW, thats a LOT of nub marks and flash......
As long your happy with it, that's all that matters though.
>>5324401
Did you just ignore the first and last parts of the explanation?
>>5324500
Yeah, he's definitely not as much of a home run as their last attempt in the series, the plastic feels noticeably thinner too. It's nowhere near "oh god something's gonna break" level though, and they really nailed the likeness, so I'm satisfied. I'd probably be a LOT less happy with the price if I didn't have a cyclonus to make use of the kit though.
>>5324560
if i were to buy the cyclonus parts from you
how much would it be shipped to malaysia?
>>5324785
Ah, I'm going to use them though. Sorry if I was unclear.
>>5324830
goddamit
i only wanted those cyclonus parts
thanks anyway
>>5324521
Yes, because they were good points and did not require being refuted, but the middle one was not a good point, so I did not ignore it.
>>5313695
Ok when the fuck is this coming out I'm seeing reviews and it looks like some people actually have it. But everywhere else says either December or some vague ass date.
>>5323247
There are already a few videos showing how to position everything.
Seems it's just a matter of rotating the waist 90 degrees and bending the knees to get the necessary clearance.
>>5325346
Commotus, and Anarchus, started shipping out to retailers last week so most places should have them this week or next.
Man, the rundown to the end of the year is crazy busy for 3rd party releases. I've not long gotten Spartan and Sphinx and now this week I'm expecting Commotus, Anarchus, Rear-End, Vulcun and maybe Transportation Captain and Transistor V3 too.
>>5325455
>Commotus, and Anarchus, started shipping out to retailers last week so most places should have them this week or next.
Awww yusss.
>>5325439
>there are videos
nawww son
My nephews love third party transformers
>>5325610
That bottom right guy
>>5325346
Planet steel express has had it for a few weeks now.
>>5325610
Those are pretty sweet
>>5305996
Robots shaking hands is a very cool trope for some reason.
Dont know how well it works with bad guys, but maybe its still cool
>>5325858
With how they're looking at the audience, it look like they're striking an official deal. Or maybe after uniting to defeat the Autobot combiners, they shake hands.
Speaking of, when/if I get Bruticus, I'm gonna have to go for the addon pack, since it looks damn fine!
Only thing missing is a more impressive backpack shoulder cannon setup.
>>5325858
It's cool since its an easy way to show the robots/pilots they're allies/friends, and they'll always fight for justice.
Villains doing it is like this is rare (their version normally being more shady, or with evil laughter).
>>5325985
Why is Studio Ox so based?
I haven't been keeping up with 3rd party news. Have any companies started using Combiner War's peg system yet?
Would be cool if you could mix-match torso and limbs from both hastak and 3p.
>>5326139
Would HasTak even allow it?
