The 3rd party acquisitions thread!

[Mythirax]

Got my first 3rd party acquisition! I love it, but I'm gathering Vortex's tail fin isn't cut correctly? As it doesn't snap on? What do?

[Kapryiath]

so i seem to have caught the third party bug like wildfire over the last few months, what started out as picking up the FP clear protector armor has turned into a nasty wallet draining addiction!






I have been quite impressed with each of them , though to be honest all of them have there faults my menasor's ankles are terrible and the swivel join on warlords legs is more than a little bit loose to name a couple.

Hexatron is probably my least favorite of the bunch, i just don't have any attatchment to the g1 figure as i didn't know of it as a child nor did i see him on the tv, in saying that he's extremely impressive the engineering side of it is amazing .

I havn't had a lot of time to play with green giant just yet but i'm definately glad i grabbed him over herc his size just fits in so much better with my other 3p combiners

The insecticons are great and look like they fit in well with my classics shelves though i need more decepticons!

chaos/paladin is definately fun to 'play' with and the black purple and orange look great in the flesh!

i'd like to see fansproject send out parts to fix up the ankle joints, i hear its a common problem and it really detracts from the figure especially when your paying 150$ weak ankle joints is not something you expect to find but other than that he's amazing though fiddly as all hell to transform

[crankcase76]

Finally got my junkion medic today to finish off the junkions.





And also the jetpack for MP-10,

[SuspectimusPrime]

A big box of 3rd party goodies that I've been waiting a long time for:

MMC Bovis
MMC Fortis
MMC Dazzling Glory Chrome Weapon set (first small bag with yellow label)
FP Quadrupple U
FP Smartrobin
FP Diesel with replacement gun (?) (second small bag with yellow label)

Can't wait for the weekend to be playing with Diesel

[autobreadticon]

so i seem to have caught the third party bug like wildfire over the last few months, what started out as picking up the FP clear protector armor has turned into a nasty wallet draining addiction!






I have been quite impressed with each of them , though to be honest all of them have there faults my menasor's ankles are terrible and the swivel join on warlords legs is more than a little bit loose to name a couple.

Hexatron is probably my least favorite of the bunch, i just don't have any attatchment to the g1 figure as i didn't know of it as a child nor did i see him on the tv, in saying that he's extremely impressive the engineering side of it is amazing .

I havn't had a lot of time to play with green giant just yet but i'm definately glad i grabbed him over herc his size just fits in so much better with my other 3p combiners

The insecticons are great and look like they fit in well with my classics shelves though i need more decepticons!

chaos/paladin is definately fun to 'play' with and the black purple and orange look great in the flesh!

i'd like to see fansproject send out parts to fix up the ankle joints, i hear its a common problem and it really detracts from the figure especially when your paying 150$ weak ankle joints is not something you expect to find but other than that he's amazing though fiddly as all hell to transform

thats an awesome picture, didnt realise Menasor was roughly the same height as Green Giant.

[Hursticon]

Really been wanting a SteelCore, he looks so awesome. What's his current going price, and do you think he's worth it? Even at what ever the current going price is.

Yeah, I'm considering nabbing a Steelcore when the trailer comes out and (I assume) he's rereleased. I'd appreciate your thoughts on him @Hursti.

I'm not entirely sure of what the current going price for SteelCore is, but I paid $150 and I'm entirely satisfied with what that bought me.

Going off of the size that SteelCore is (A lean Voyager) and the very brief glimpse that Peaugh showed from his phone via a Live Stream, that trailer Odey is going to be bloody big! ; My only real gripe with the figure is that there isn't anywhere to place the transparent green blade/gun-barrel piece when he's in Alt mode, as the gun transforms to form a gap-filling block & tow-hitch for the aforementioned teased trailer.

Beyond that, his transformation is really well executed and both modes are really solid - I think the "Cybertronian" Truck mode looks quite tough, exuding a sense of power that really give the impression that he's a Torch-Monster built for hauling.

His Bot mode retains that sense of power and strength whilst also being very articulate and poseable; I love a "Master" gimmick and this one is implemented perfectly, the Little Bot's arm's are slightly deceiving however as the ball-joints really only work effectively as swivels.

I'd definitely recommend him should you can find him for circa $150, should you wish to see a video review of the very figure I own? - Checkout Kalel's right here.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Cheers dude.

One more thing or two, if you don't mind - can you do us up a pic of the 'Corer' Heartmaster bot next to one of the DotM Human Alliance human figures?
If you could manage a pic or 2 of Classics Bumblebee and Steelcore that'd be much appreciated too.

My vague plan is to use Steelcore as an Odieverse not-quite-Headmaster Spike, who's in charge of the Human Alliance section (the DotM HA scouts) of the Autobot forces along with Odieverse Goldbug (United 'bee with the Growing Pains kit). Whether or not the HA humans will fit into the trailer or not is a pretty big factor in whether or not I'll get him - if not then I might just wait for the almost-inevitable MP Goldbug, assuming it works with the Spike that came with MP10.

[Hursticon]

Cheers dude.

One more thing or two, if you don't mind - can you do us up a pic of the 'Corer' Heartmaster bot next to one of the DotM Human Alliance human figures?
If you could manage a pic or 2 of Classics Bumblebee and Steelcore that'd be much appreciated too.

My vague plan is to use Steelcore as an Odieverse not-quite-Headmaster Spike, who's in charge of the Human Alliance section (the DotM HA scouts) of the Autobot forces along with Odieverse Goldbug (United 'bee with the Growing Pains kit). Whether or not the HA humans will fit into the trailer or not is a pretty big factor in whether or not I'll get him - if not then I might just wait for the almost-inevitable MP Goldbug, assuming it works with the Spike that came with MP10.

Hehe, I dig the fiction dude.

Unfortunately I no longer own any DOTM HA Human figures, as I passed on my Patrick Dempsey to Goki a while ago.
I DO however still own Sam from HA Bumblebee if that helps? - I'll gladly take some photos of Classics BB & Sam for you tomorrow dude, keep an eye out.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

If you have any of the HA Scout TFs that'd work just as well as the squishies themselves. IIRC Hasbro changed the Human sizes partway through, so the first set of human figures were a bit larger than the later ones...though amusingly the Scout vehicles were still scaled for the old size.
Cheers btw.

[Hursticon]

If you have any of the HA Scout TFs that'd work just as well as the squishies themselves. IIRC Hasbro changed the Human sizes partway through, so the first set of human figures were a bit larger than the later ones...though amusingly the Scout vehicles were still scaled for the old size.
Cheers btw.

I'd no idea that that was the case, sadly I've sold off the pair that I owned too so I wont be able to check!
Sadly the best I could do was Sam, man, so I hope he gives you some idea anyway.

Here you go:














Hadn't picked up & transformed Classics Bumblebee in about 5 or 6 years! - It was fun revisiting the mold, it's a really well executed and fun transformation whose Bot mode would really only benefit from the addition of wrist-swivels & ankle-tilts.

Hope those are of some help Odey.