Perceptor: Best of Both Worlds

[kup]

I might add that the plastic colors are so similar you can just swap the arms at the bicep swivel. (;

Thanks. I did that but got hit while doing the chest panel.

I think that you have to be lucky when it comes to the pin. The pin on one of the Perceptors came out really easy while the other was super hard.

[LordCyrusOmega]

Very nice. Almost tempted to buy the United version and try it myself.
I never realised how pink Perceptor was but it's very noticable next to the United Version.

[Lint]

Bravo! Really need to get myself a soldering iron so I can get in on the pin action too

[i_amtrunks]

Whats a little pain to a seasoned kitbasher?

Combined Perceptor looks awesome, love the colours of united with the chrome.

[lcz128]

Bravo! Really need to get myself a soldering iron so I can get in on the pin action too

You don't need one at all for this! The pin knocks straight out. In that other thread I pretty much described how to do it easily. (: but tha said Kup reckons it's luck of the draw with how easily the pin comes out. (still, u won't use a soldering iron in this case)

[kup]

You don't need one at all for this! The pin knocks straight out. In that other thread I pretty much described how to do it easily. (: but tha said Kup reckons it's luck of the draw with how easily the pin comes out. (still, u won't use a soldering iron in this case)

I didn't use one. I did what LCZ128 did and knocked the pins out. The United one came out very easily while the Hasbro one needed a bit more work. It was actually harder to place the pin back in than removing it, that is where I got my thumb stabbed.

When it comes to pins, I have always found them to be a luck of the draw sort of thing since some come out easy while another can be stubborn. When I fixed my MP Thundercracker's swapped chest panels, one pin came out ridiculously easy and the other took me ages to remove.

[Lord_Zed]

Definately looks awesome!

Alas I don't think I have the drive to do this myself.

[kup]

Definately looks awesome!

Alas I don't think I have the drive to do this myself.

The United release is pretty good except for the lack of chrome in the dials and 'missile'. You could always try to paint them a metallic silver like the chest panel, it would certainly be a considerable improvement to the Hasbro grey (Or should we now call it TOMY grey? )