Perfect Effect PE-DX02 Aranea

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, Jan 24, 2013.

  1. TM2 Dinobot

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    Does any other store even have a second run of these listed?
     
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    Wow, first HLJ with Windblade/Arcee and now this? It's like female transformers have this magical ability to lose estimated stock.
     
  4. TheGrognard

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    This is one you have got to leave on the shelf and never even touch because it's fragile as hell
     
  5. KlownDie

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    Does anyone know where I can get one?? BBTS has cancelled my pre-order...
     
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    I dunno whether to love or hate this piece. It was so shoddy I gotta always add my negative thoughts to it! Makes Huff look awesome, otherwise she is pretty cool, but also not as fine as Huff either. Now that I think about it, Scoria sits in that pile too.
     
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    Hey Wingheaven, nice pic. Which decepticon is that (where can I get one?)
     
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    Are you referring to PE Motobot Aranea?
     
  10. CybertronianFan

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    Yep. Reprolabels' Cybertronian Glow set. Sadly no longer distributed *le sigh*
     
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    I'm late to the party. Managed to find someone selling one for a price that didn't make my wallet want to cry.

    I like this figure a lot. No breakage or transformation issues either. This mold is actually simpler than I remember because I haven't played with my Arcee in a while. Love all the accessories.
     
  12. zfarsh

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    god damn it, I need that sticker!!!
     
  13. dedguy

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    I use one of the standard mirrored stickers on mine. I think it works well enough. Unfortunately this seems to be the only photo I have of her with it. It's not the best view of it but should give you some idea?

    [​IMG]Black Masterpiece Transformers by dangercorpse, on Flickr
     
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    Already PM'ed a bunch of people but figured I would post here too. Anybody selling one?
     
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    PE DX02 Aranea

    So I just bought this gem this morning. Snagged it from a guy in Malaysia having hard time selling it along with the Arcee and Chromia molds PE made, so he pulled down the bundled package and sold them separately. Everyone who begged him to do so all missed out, came in like a thief in the night and bought it instantly. Excited for her to arrive and a month worth of waiting can't end fast enough (didn't feel like footing the cost for faster shipping).

    I watched various reviews of the three molds and got to say there is one disappointment for me with Aranea; her blade weapons are so lackluster! Sure, they can plug into the shield and gain a great deal of awesome factor but standalone it's just not doing it for me. Assuming it's for the spider aesthetic; quick, nimble, an assassin etc but I want a bigger blade or a different weapon entirely. A blade. A whip (maybe even similar to Leonidas tail whip!). Anyone have any weapon suggestions? Probably asking a lot but also would like for it to be possible to peg on Aranea as well. If it can't peg on her, that is fine,would likely still look into it but it's still on the table as a preference. Any suggestions for an upcoming new collector is appreciated!
     
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    Just bought this figure for $180.00 about 1.5 weeks ago and count myself lucky to have it. Gorgeous figure.
     
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    I sold mine almost 2 weeks ago to someone in PA. $180, She was nice, but I won't miss her.

    Thanks for the memories babe... [​IMG]
     
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    Just bought her for 130. Got her today, found that the shield clip just needs the corner shaved off of it to get it to unfold all the way, which was an easy fix with a file. Only loose joints are on the rear spider drone leg ball joints, which is an easy fix with future. Love this figure. It's just beautiful.

    Question: How do you shouldermount the rail rifle in bot mode?
     
  19. Rakzo

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    You know, I've been kinda interested in this but not for the price that is currently going for and definitely not for the QC issues that most figures apparently have.

    What do you think, is it worthy despite of those problems?
     
  20. Nemesis251

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    Absolutely! Its one of my favorite figures. Some say PE figures are fragile but I've had hardly no issues with mine. You can't play with them rough but they come with a ton of options. If you have/own a Figma or anything like those you'll be fine for most part.