I think that this add on will help achieve a much more game accurate version than the voyager onslaught will. It needs more than a new torso and hands.Originally Posted by CBratron
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I think that this add on will help achieve a much more game accurate version than the voyager onslaught will. It needs more than a new torso and hands.
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Thanks!
Actually that looks pretty decent and could go further in making the toy more game accurate. The biggest problem with the vanilla set is Onslaught.
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Received the retail version of the upgrade. Looks nice. My bad pictures don't do it justice. I will bring it with me to Parramatta Fair.
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Very nice.
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Nice, definitely improves the look of the figure. I just received the black version for my G2 set yesterday but don't have Bruticus to hand at the moment so can't try it out. Some of the clips in trailer mode are a little scary, but it'll probably spend all it's time in robot mode anyway.
Shame it doesn't include a new gun for combined mode as the mish-mash of weapons is now the weakest aspect of the set.
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I found the clips not too bad really. But the Swindle foot is a pain in the arse to get right. The instructions say to fold Swindles feet back in to put the Brut foot plate on, but I found I couldn't secure it too well, and he stood a bit taller than Brawl. Kept the feet out as you would for a normal configuration for Swindle, and it clicked in better, but stood slightly shorter. Can't figure it out, so if you do, lemme know lol. I've also ordered the G2 set anywayNice, definitely improves the look of the figure. I just received the black version for my G2 set yesterday but don't have Bruticus to hand at the moment so can't try it out. Some of the clips in trailer mode are a little scary, but it'll probably spend all it's time in robot mode anyway.
Yea that gun I created is something I came up with. There is nothing on their instructions for it. Yea I too wish there was a gun that came with it, but I think they went with game accuracy, and he didn't have a gun. Don't forget, this was created from someone who made the custom then decided to get it mass-produced.
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Ah, thanks for the tip, hopefully will be able to try it out in the next few days. With the feet, I found a video from Echotransformer showing the shapeways prototypes - he angles Swindle's feet slightly down to insert them into the foot, but I think they straighten out again when it clips in. Might be worth having a watch through to make sure the supplied instructions actually match up with what you're supposed to be doing.
I can understand the omission of a weapon, especially when it was a shapeways project but when it went to mass production, I wouldn't have expected the cost of a new gun to be significant. I tried a Franken-gun for a while but ended up settling on just using Brawl and Swindle's guns, with the rest mounted on the back cannon. Now that he has decent hands I might just ditch all his weapons.
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What's your thoughts on the quality of the plastic?
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Kinda cheap, but not the worst. But it looks good when all together. Has a bit of durability, flexs well. Doesn't feel like it will break if you play with it too much. For some things, some of the plastic bends quite a bit. Putting Swindle in the footplate for instance, the sides bend out quite far and clip him in place after going past a certain point. I need to watch a video of it to see if I have done it properly because it doesn't feel right.
No stress marks from all the bending. The plugs fit in the holes really tight, maybe a little too much. Takes some effort to get them in.
Colours are pretty close, but I fear after a few plays, some of the paint will chip.
Do love the flamethrower part, a nice touch from the game.
How all the parts fit together in trailer mode and combined mode that it doesn't feel forced with each part having a place.
Overall I think it's a good upgrade and think its worth it.
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Awesome thanks for your thoughts on it. I just ordered a Dark Force(?) one. The one that's all black. And purchased a set of FoC Wreckers (Ruination). So I'm hoping they mesh together well. As the pictures I saw of it looked fantastic. I'm putting together a set of the current listed wreckers. And well, I really wanted these guys to be included in a nice combiner form standing with them. I can't choose if I like him more, with or without the chest pieces though. What's your thoughts on these?
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