In-hand shots of Victorion (via TFW).
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In-hand shots of Victorion (via TFW).
I'm liking the close ups of the Gestalts face. Actually does look somewhat feminine rather than just femanistically-male
So my daughter got her Victorion last week and since it was a red rainstorm day today (ie kids in HK don't go to school) we cracked her open and I snapped a few pictures of her. Note my 9 year old son did all the transformations and combining.
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I have to say firstly she's hard to photograph because of her colours. I ended up taking a lot of my photos with the flash AND a light shining towards her to get pictures somewhat close to her true colours.
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I also took a fair few comparison photos of the individual figures against the "boy" equivalent. All the figures are (as you'd expect with Combiner Wars) pretty standard.
Vehicles:
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I don't like the colours of the individual members with the exception of Pyro Magna where the colour suits her vehicle mode. The "green" is too garish and the red is too bright on the other vehicles. The contrast doesn't work for me.
Individual bots:
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I really do wonder what they were thinking with the heads on the car girls.
Jumpstream looks an awful lot like she's related to Optimus Primal to me!
However the hands are much better than the regular combiners because they aren't just holes so you can kind of make the figure grab things if you wanted to.
Combined mode:
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The colours don't look as bad when she's combined. Her head, hands and feet look really good. Much better than the other combiners.
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Her combined weapon is nice. I like the blue in it. When she actually weilds it she looks pretty good as it softens her colouring. The only slightly annoying thing is she doesn't "hold" the sword. It slides into a hole at the back of her hand. Given how nice her hands are it would have been cool for her to actually be able to hold her weapon properly.
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She's actually a nice combiner if you can look past the colours. I suspect we will be keeping her combined as we didn't like the individual bot colours much and they don't have the wow to them her combined form does.
If you want to see the entire album of photos (some 80-odd!) you can find it here. Apologies for the quality of some of them - you'll see what I mean about difficulty photographing her.
If you want to read my blog review of her, you'll find it here:
https://lisamaree.wordpress.com/2016...ed-girl-power/
Who did you order yours through?
I used a store in China recommended/trusted by local HK collectors. It was significantly cheaper even with shipping than buying in a store here although admittedly at the time I ordered her there wasn't a release date for Hong Kong and I had promised my daughter I'd get her.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknell
I always get nervous when I buy from unknown sources in China but had a great experience getting her so I'd buy from them again.
:confused: really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladestorm
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Combiner...Jumpstream.jpg
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:BW-Maste...mus-Primal.jpg
Did you mean Dustup?
Hmm... according to the paperwork included with Victorion the windblade looking face is Dust Up and the Gorilla looking face is Jumpstream...Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
Which is correct? (I don't read the comics so I based naming on what was included on the instructions which are the same in both english and chinese)
*confused*
Yep that should be Dustup you were referring to, who's inspired by Nightbird if I'm not mistaken?
And love your write-ups.
Btw if you know your way around taobao you'd find getting stuff from mainland China is quick and so damn cheap:D
I don't like the colours they have used and I don't really like that they are all the same colour combo. However since I am not collecting CW my opinion is irrelevant anyway :)
I collect CW and I share spiderken27's sentiment. The colours look like they're from some unreleased prototype and not a final product. Meh.
Here are the instructions (both the standard and Chinese versions) to help you understand why I was confused:
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I unfortunately don't know my way around taobao as I can't read Chinese. I have to get my husband to (reluctantly) help me if I have a direct link to exactly what I want. I wish I could use it more as I know I am missing out on some great stuff but I can't complain as HK prices aren't too bad most of the time.
And for some amusement: I came home last night after spending the day taking a fellow Ozformer around HK to find my daughter had decided her Combiner Hunters needed to get in on the action with Victorion. LOL (note we don't have access to the english comics so she hasn't seen what Victorion's storyline is yet).
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Originally Posted by doublespy
Wow, those photos are so cool (respectfully disagree on the colors )with Windblade and Victorion together. I can't wait to get my hands on her to go with the SDCC set.
But I think the most awesome part of this whole story is that your daughter was actually playing with her. Toys being used for the purpose they were intended, and without being bribed. Totally cool.
Could be worse. Hasbro could have gone with Hot Pink and Allspark Blue.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
But seriously they look meh. I'll still get them, but I'm not paying much for them.
Oh right, when you said Optimus Primal I was thinking of his robot mode face, which is a bit more iconic than just gorilla. :p That's why I thought your comment was odd because none of the headsculpts really look like his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladestorm
Anyway, doublespy is correct, Dustup is the Nightbird looking one.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dustup
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jumpstream
I'm surprised you're not reading the comics, I thought you'd be interested in what Windblade gets up to. :D
The torchbearers are honestly kind of non-characters at the moment, like, they're just there. If the name mixup on the instructions is an issue it wouldn't be hard to swap their names around, or even invent a contrivance to do so (like Swoop and Divebomb swapping names, or Octane and Trailbreaker changing their names to Tankor and Trailcutter to match toys on the shelf)
Going off to read the blog review, but before I do, just gonna say I was more interested in what a red Rain Day was over Victorion...:p
And Away I go
I (and my daughter) are interested in the comics but I can't get English language comics here so until I get back to Oz to try and find them I'm not going to be able to catch up reading the story. We don't do digital comics and I wouldn't even know where to start looking to source at a reasonable price to ship here.Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
A red rain storm is a bad thunderstorm that the HK govt deem too dangerous for people (and especially children) to move around outside. If they make the alert before school hours then all schools in HK are cancelled for the day. There is also a black rain storm which is even worse and can involve workers having to stay home too and voids insurance on motor vehicles so you can't drive, nor can taxis or buses run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Back on topic, whilst out today with a fellow OZformer we saw Victiorion on the shelves in various stores in Mong Kok. Her retail price varied from around HK$799 (AU$141.41) up to around HK$900 (AU$160).
Have you tried Book depository? They ship free worldwide, including Hong Kong. They only stock the trade paperbacks and hardcover collections - not single issues - but I think that's the best way to collect the comics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladestorm
Yeah - I used to use them a lot. The last 2 book orders I placed with them never arrived (twice each time as they resent and nothing arrived a second time either). Their shipments to HK seem to have problems with lots of people here having the same issue as us so I've given up on them for now. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz