Bobby

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Hi, would like to buy someone's assembly instructions manuals for the Gundam Unleashed PG model kit if you are willing to part with it. Thanks!

4 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Well... when I built my custom valk, it was a Zeta Plus that was the basis for the framework (I modded the daylights out of it):

That's an awesome mod! Great job!

32 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

You know.. now I'm actually curious.  I have a spare head from my oversized Starscream.  Would be funny if it fit the ball joint.  

It came with an extra head?! ... hmmm, I have an oversized Starscream ... but now I gotta find the box! 

2 minutes ago, JB0 said:

I hope they take care of you quickly.

In the meantime, he can be set up with Revenge of the Fallen Prime and his face-ripping claws, though!

Thanks! Me too ... and for whatever reason missing a face feels more incomplete that missing other parts ... and now I need to buy a ROTF Prime to hold me over in the meantime  

9 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Technically I wasn't -missing- the tailhook panel.. what they did was give me two right-side copies of one part.  It wasn't visible because it was packed in bot mode, and that piece was embedded in the leg so deep you'd never know it was assembled incorrectly.

I know exactly what/where you're talking about and also since it's technically a faux tailhook makes it even easier to mix'em up during assembly!

55 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Unfortunately, Zeta's QC on this one hasn't been great, and I've seen lots of reports of missing pieces.  Mine came missing the two larger ball-jointed flaps on the back (really insignificant, and I'm not worried about them) and one of the tailhook panels between the engines (requested a replacement for that one).  I also managed to snap off one of the tiny folding fins behind he head somehow, might have been a weak molding.

Sorry to hear ... broken or missing parts is always a bummer.  Mine just arrived and is actually missing the front half of his head which means he has no face ... I sent in a request to David @ ShowZ and am hopeful.

MKT's comments about requiring lots of focus and time and parts being a bit too snugly are spot on but the reward's worth it.  

Big thanks to Corrinald for great communication and fast shipment on a great item! Thanks 

Just wanted to say I am pretty pleased with the proportions of the MA Thunder Warrior SX-01 in alt mode.

Zeta Toys ZV-02 Flash

Mechanical Alliance Thunder Warrior EX-01

and another fun gerwalker...

This photo was just taken by David Morris along the coast of England ... looks like they're finally getting a hang of the gravity control system 

Article - temperature inversion causing superior mirage

Ugh, that profile shot definitely shows the truncated length which I did not know about prior to ordering.

Reminds me of what the old 747SP's looked like in comparison to other 7's...

...and especially stubby compared the the latest (and very rare) 747-8

Have both MA and Zeta on order as well.

34 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Also, looking at the transformation, it looks like you might be able to keep the toes flipped the other direction and hide the little wheel struts.

Exactly what I'm hoping ... can't stand those struts on my Studio Series version so I removed them...

Before

After

8 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

The one thing that bugs me about the robot mode is that there appear to be four instances of landing gear forming the toes on a plane that has standard tricycle landing gear. That's what happens when CG happy artists with no knowledge of aircraft design these things. 

Totally agree

That's pretty much what they did with the addition of the entire arms/shoulders on a 180˚ swivel apparatus to move its placement fore and aft along the body for the transformation.

On 7/15/2020 at 6:31 AM, TangledThorns said:

It's $50. Yikes! Is that normal pricing??

Late followup ... but the box seems to indicate Hasbro might be needing to pay licensing $$$ to both Paramount Pictures and Northrop Grumman for the likenesses ... the Delorean from BTTF and the '59 Caddy from Ghostbusters are also rather pricey (perhaps the same dealio).  

On 7/15/2020 at 4:54 AM, Dobber said:

I surprised that the maverick transformer is not HORRIBLE. The alt mode isn’t all that bad, though they are probably taking pictures from angles that hide a lot of kibble. If the kibble is too bad, a little bit of paint will go a long way to make the alt mode “slightly” more accurate, namely the canopy. 
 

Chris

In case anyone's curious about the underside kibble ...

^ Hey ... you modified the factory canopy to make it look way cooler than it really is

J20 arrived ... wow ... this thing is FUN!

VERY exited about the Peacemakers! (don't like the 'pending licensor's approval' in red tho)

2 hours ago, Knight26 said:

Looks like Zone of Enders LEV and a Macross YF-21/VF-22 had a drunken night together.  What scale does it come out to be?  With some refinement it could, almost, fit in the Macross-verse.

 

Yeah a little bit for everyone in this creation ... in addition to Z.O.E. it's got a strong Frame Arms vibe to it and even a little exosuit from District 9. Scale wise it feels 1/115ish

Just got this from Hasbro Pulse ...

Finally an F-14 transformer... Top Gun fun

3 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Looks good.  Your Gerwalk mode is cool.  That will be perfect for my HMR collection as an enemy mecha.  Now I need to find a store that has it for the cheapest price.

Thanks ... gerwalk's been fun with this guy

2 hours ago, Kuma Style said:

It's crazy that this and lumitent are the two things I'm most excited for coming in in terms of things that are transformers-related. 

I'd love to see more companies do stuff like this because to me it honestly shows off their engineering and design skill more than being held to pre existing characters/templates on top of plain being "fresh." 

Agreed ... fresh is so refreshing right now with all endless constant remakes it seems ... have a lumitent pre-ordered as well and really looking forward to it!

Really digging the Kalavinka (next to HMR and Studio Series Blitzwing for size-o)...

per your avatar...

I'd been in for a set as well! Just let me know where to paypal

That is awesome to see...hoping here as well!