The 3rd party acquisitions thread!

[Tfiguy]

Not a new purchase but I have finally had time to build Quantron. He is great (although time consuming to transform). I cannot wait for Guardia.

That's so good! Since I moved to Brissy, I haven't the room to display transformers anymore

Have you had any issues Ken?

[spiderken17]

I had a few issues with Sonic Drill but after some fiddling I figured it out. A few of the joints were very tight, especially the sliding ones but I assume they will loosen up. Considering I was doing it bit by bit late at night after everything else was done at home it was probably not as hard as my sleep-deprived brain was making it.
He is huge, I like it. Now to get my hands on the rest of Feral Rex.

[liegeprime]

I had a few issues with Sonic Drill but after some fiddling I figured it out. A few of the joints were very tight, especially the sliding ones but I assume they will loosen up. Considering I was doing it bit by bit late at night after everything else was done at home it was probably not as hard as my sleep-deprived brain was making it.
He is huge, I like it. Now to get my hands on the rest of Feral Rex.

I left a reply in that thread you started, was hoping you read it and understood what the heck I'm talking about . LOL

[spiderken17]

I left a reply in that thread you started, was hoping you read it and understood what the heck I'm talking about . LOL

Yes thanks mate, you help pointed me in the right direction. Cheers.

[xlojnr]

completed my feral rex!





and picked up a scoria 3 or so weeks ago

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Grabbed the Iron Factory Turrets and Manacle set. I don't really like the alt-modes of Generations Metroplex enough to pick him up (that and he's just too big for a Japanese apartment), but it always sort of ticked me off that G1/Encore Metroplex couldn't have a complete city mode without losing two of his support team.
I sort of wish they were a both a bit smaller (about PE mini-bot size would do nicely), but they look pretty fun.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Grabbed the Iron Factory Turrets and Manacle set. I don't really like the alt-modes of Generations Metroplex enough to pick him up (that and he's just too big for a Japanese apartment), but it always sort of ticked me off that G1/Encore Metroplex couldn't have a complete city mode without losing two of his support team.
I sort of wish they were a both a bit smaller (about PE mini-bot size would do nicely), but they look pretty fun.

What are your thoughts around this set? Plastic comparison with other third party makers, joint quality, level of detail?

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Haven't had time to open-and-enjoy them yet, will post up thoughts when I do.
Initial in-box impressions seem promising - posability seems at least on par with the recent Generations legends, detailing is rather good without being too busy, they both just ooze character/personality, and they look to be pretty versatile as far as accessories and playability go. Apparently they also work with the other 3P not-Sixgun offerings, so that's kind of cool.
The best way I can put it is that they seem very reminiscent of the kinds of minibots that Perfect Effect used to do, only upsized.

I paid a mite too much for them IMO (~$80 for the set), but that's Japanese specialty shop prices for you and I'm quite a fan of G1 Metroplex so I think it'll be worth it in the long run.

[crankcase76]

This arrived last week thanks to Our member Sil.

[CoRDS]

Terminus Hexatron continuim arrived today ! from tfidu


this thing is quality all the way. the packaging is freaking sweet