The 3rd party acquisitions thread!

[Hursticon]

UBER jealous Liege, nice acquisitions - I think Quakewave is now solely relegated to eBay, with regards to availability, sadly however.
(Should've bit sooner but just couldn't swing the doh at the time )

[Gasaraki]

UBER jealous Liege, nice acquisitions - I think Quakewave is now solely relegated to eBay, with regards to availability, sadly however.
(Should've bit sooner but just couldn't swing the doh at the time )

Urr, actually you can get him from BBTS... Haven't checked other sellers but I'm guessing that won't be the only place.

[liegeprime]

UBER jealous Liege, nice acquisitions - I think Quakewave is now solely relegated to eBay, with regards to availability, sadly however.
(Should've bit sooner but just couldn't swing the doh at the time )

NO, not true Hursty. It's still available! I got this from Chimungmung - $130 plus 20+ shipping. Of course combined with other stuff that you can buy from them, postage cost goes down. They've got MP Bluestreak already as well. But Im getting mine from BBTS to add to my POL so I held back. There's still a chance to get one Hursty... This is the 3rd production run apparently and it came with the extra hands (opaque) and arm set so you can put the hose underneath ( I didn't bother with mine), & a set of symbol stickers - also the batteries are already installed so no need to look for it in the shops (apparently of the small button variety)

[Gasaraki]

Got this kit a few months ago and was wanting to post pics but only got round to it now! I think it's a very nice little upgrade kit, and for $16 from RK is rather reasonable.

ROTF Voyager Bludgeon is one of those special figures that come along occasionally... a burst of fresh creativity and passion that almost palpably infuses a TF toy. What this kit does is address two of the obvious weaknesses in an otherwise very good toy - the ugly head that doesn't look like G1 or anything else, and those bendy plastic swords that have a tendency to be anything but straight.

Ah, the magic of chrome... the swords are a massive improvement, and for me they are very nicely reminiscent of the Gundam Astray Red Frame model (one of the most popular and coolest of all time).

We even get a choice of faces, but I think this full skull look is definitely the better compared with the jawless look of the alternative face. I took a Gundam marker to mine, filling in the recesses and then rubbing it mostly off with a cotton bud to get the increased contrast which I think enhances the look. The helmet is also an improvement over the original, but it's loose, so is guaranteed to fall off in transformation, and is also difficult to keep in place in the recess where the head sits in tank mode. Additionally, the color of the brown doesn't quite match the original. These, so far, are the only weaknesses of the kit I have to complain about.

Overall, I'd give this Headrobots kit 8/10.

[Mythirax]

Nice little review, you should of lens flared his teeth in the second photo though :P

[liegeprime]

Thanks goodness the SXS AO3 add on works!! now I can play with Generations blitzwing without the annoying shoulder problem!!
Im showing here the left one coz that's the problem shoulder for my figure.

So easy to install, just slide it in... same for the head, I don't really miss the triple head gimmick, coz now he has really cool light piping and even though the color scheme of the add on does not match the figure, I ain't too fussed honestly. For me it works like highlights. I also like that they've given him a bigger gun and it's purple too!

[Tallestblue]

TW-02 Orion arrived today.Very nice toy. a bit fiddly and lacking in accessories compared to other Toyworld offerings but still a damn fine not-Optimus.


I popped a spare Autobot sticker on him to add some authenticity.



And he turns into a Truck! Who knew?




"One shall stand......Uhhh...Line!?"

[spiderken17]

TW-02 Orion arrived today.Very nice toy. a bit fiddly and lacking in accessories compared to other Toyworld offerings but still a damn fine not-Optimus.

What scale is he and how much does he go for? I would like an Optimus for my CHUG collection and don't really like any of the official stuff.

[Gofigure]

Yeah I'm impressed too

And far less pink in person, much more red which is good

Happy to have given away $100 on this

TW-02 Orion arrived today.Very nice toy. a bit fiddly and lacking in accessories compared to other Toyworld offerings but still a damn fine not-Optimus.


I popped a spare Autobot sticker on him to add some authenticity.



And he turns into a Truck! Who knew?




"One shall stand......Uhhh...Line!?"