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Hello MW here's my review of CM's Legioss+tread combo pack. Legioss Overview: Pros: - Excellent amount of tampo printing. - Ratchet joints in the knees, chest and the hips -Joints in general are pretty tight and satisfying - Awesomeness of all the missile bay doors opening up - The sword, extra missile packs and mini figures of Stick are a nice touch - Nicely solid solider mode. - Nice beefy opening hands - The gun features a removable stock - Cockpit is fully painted with a little pilot - Good amount of detail all around -sticker sheet - Diecast landing gear Cons: - Fighter mode, front section doesn't lock in that well, large gap and rear landing gear leave a lot to be desired in general needs better locking systems in this mode -Head cannot turn( although can look up and down) - Awkward knee joint design making posing kind of tricky. - Intakes do look a tad too small. Tread Overview: Pros: - Excellent sculpt that captures the anime look - Cool missile bay hatches - ratchet joints in the knees, hips and shoulders - Decent amount of tampo printing, but could be more - sticker sheet - Very solid in armo-bomber mode. - The opening cockpit with the little figure inside is a nice touch - Opening / beefy hands - landing gear can be retracted Cons: - The metal boom attached to the tread in armo-bomber mode could have been designed better as the tread has the tendency to lean backwards at times. Combined Overview: Pros: - A nice additional feature thats actually available. - Cool display feature Cons: - Legioss just sits on the metal boom and is really loose especially in fighter mode, but is a little better in solider mode. - Overall kind of looks retarded especially in fighter mode. Additional Comments: The overall finish of the set looks a lot better in person and the details pop out at you more. In addition the legioss in solider mode is overall very sturdy and doesn't feel like something will snap off in a matter of minutes. The same goes for the tread being a good and solid toy. Articulation for the legioss is good with a waist joint, opening hands, movement in the ankles, hip movement etc. Although you won't be able to do extreme poses. The tread actually has fantastic articulation and you could do a lot of poses with it. Furthermore the linkup, honestly its pretty lame. Linkup in fighter mode can just go kiss my ass. Although in solider mode the legioss + tread linkup is a little better and actually looks cool when displayed. Quality Control is pretty good, although there are a few minor. but hardly noticeable over sprays of paint. Honestly I just with CM's came up with better locking systems for fighter mode to make it more like a rock. If I were to rate this whole set out of 10 I would give a 7.5. The score would be higher if there were better locking systems for the linkup and fighter mode as well as maybe improvements in the legioss' sculpt. However I am happy with this set courtesy of OverDrive. So I hope you enjoy this review and the pictures I provided. Laters!
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I got mine from http://www.over-drive-inc.com. Their price for the set is unmatched at $260.00 shipped. Their service is quite responsive and they shipped out my set really quickly. Although I think OverDrive went a little overboard by shipping my legioss in a box three times the size of the actual product's box. However the item was well protected and the box was in pristine condition. I'm very pleased with this new company's service and respectability. I'll have a full review and pictures up later. For now I want to continue to fiddle around with the set.
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Just got mine today. After transforming both of the guys I have to say the armo-bomber mode is nice and solid. In addition the tread also has ratchets in the shoulders! However the legioss in fighter mode is really quite disappointing. On mine the wings and arms aren't really the problem. The front of the fighter mode doesn't lock in on mine, the two pegs simply aren't enough in my opinion. For those of you guys who have the set could do you guys have any tips on how to make the front more secure?
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Ewww USC Bruins all the WAY UCLA!!!
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I should be getting mine tomorrow. I'll fiddle around with it and then do a nice short review with pictures.
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Woo I got my shipping notice from Overdrive as well!!! HURRAY!
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I can't wait to get mine. Just got an email from Overdrive saying that my order is now processing.
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I wonder if the loose joints on the legioss are fixable? Maybe a few turns of a screw?
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1 more question Alex! Can the Legioss turn its head?
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Thanks for your replies Alex. Honestly I hope mine doesn't come with loose hands or loose part fitting. However I don't like the part where you said the Toynami feels more like a solid toy. I'm also kind of disappointed that there is only ratchet joints within the hips. I would of liked the thing to be fully ratcheting and clicky. Although I am glad to hear there isn't a huge gap under the legioss in fighter mode. I can't wait to get mine. I hope Overdrive gets them in and ships them out this coming week!
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- Could you tell us where the ratchet joints are located on both the tread and legioss? - Do all the parts line up well? -Is there a huge gap under the legioss in fighter mode? - How's the connection? - Do the hands fold in via trap door?
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Hmmm I can't wait to see more pictures. I have to say though isn't it funny how a Japanese toy comes in Hong Kong before coming out in Japan? Ah this world is always a bundle if irony.
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This seller claims that the legioss is out and he has it in STOCK!!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/CMs-Brave-EX01-Robotec...1QQcmdZViewItem
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As the one and only SUPERHobo on the net I am glad to see the name of hobo passed around. However you have all forsaken the name to comparison of a poor lonely drunk. So I smite all which to the fiery depths of hell, dangling from a spider's web over a pit of fire so hot your skin ignite into flames! On the side note just another week until this set is official released!
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I've made sure to check my spam folders and the emails are there. Thanks for the heads up.
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Just canceled my HLJ order. In the end I only pay $260 US for the set all to do now is to play the waiting game.
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I think I'm going to try Over-Drive as the price is a lot more welcoming than my early bird order at HLJ and Over-Drive seems respectable. Over-Drive here I come.
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What do you guys think i should do stay with my early bird HLJ order or cancel it and then place an order with Over-drive? Knowing HLJ this set will probably exceed $300 with shipping included,while Over-drive would be the opposite. However I'm unfamiliar with Over-drive. Any opinions?
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I'm thinking about putting some rubber between the ball joint and the socket. Hopefully that works.
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Well at least you guys seem to have a decent MPC Voltron. I bought mine about a month ago and when I opened it up everything was fine until I reached the black lion. Apparently someone at the factory make the ball joint for the black lion's head secure enough into the socket. On mine the head just moves freely without any friction stopping it. Although the head doesn't fly off the socket it rather just can't hold a pose and can only look at the direction gravity is pulling it. Very disappointing after hearing how solid the MPC Voltron was.
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Cool can't wait too see more pics. Thank you very much SaveRobotech.
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Because everyone is a critic. Plain and simple -sigh-
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Heh. Maybe CMs shouldn't make the legioss + tread at all and we could all go on living without one for the next 20 years and we can all just sit back and drool at our Yamato valks. Or maybe we can drool at our broken toynami alphas in light of anything better on the market. The Gakken 1/35 legioss is still king and looks it will remain king for quite some time to come.I'm not taking CMs side as I don't take anyone's side because no one deserves to be defended if they can't even stand on their own feet!
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Ok even though I agree that this set shouldn't be $250 I think you guys are being overly critical about the design of the set. Lets all just wait and see from the reviews. This thing should be coming out in a few weeks and I'm very excited to see that the final product will be like. Be nice its only a toy.