Very excited for this simple yet effective upgrade!

 

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Mine shipped out, which is a relief.

Does anyone know if those dog tags and other thing are included? I don't see it in the box but there is a picture of them listed

im excited about this upgrade.. only reason I didnt open hound on Christmas!!!

-Andy

 

When is Chosenprime going put this up so I get it.

 

tf direct has them, forgot to say that's where mine was already shipping from today.

I saw from another post that if you preordered you receive the dog tags and the other thing(cigar).

-Andy

 

Just ordered mine off TF-direct, a bit of a late christmas gift but oh well.

 

c/o 饭团小宝宝




DaimChoc Reports - ダイムチョック・リポーツ

 

Great! Thanks for the heads up.....just ordered mine too after seeing your post! (with $5 coupon!)

 

Wish I had a job so I can buy with asap

 

Found a video review last night....

 

I thought I wanted this, but it is really bugging me that the colours are off. Might make getting movie the best Hound more appealing.

 

Same here. That green being so different is a real turn off to me.

 

English review here... spoiler alert: it's not that great. The gun itself is great... .but the toes... bullet belt... cigar... kinda sucks...

 

So, I just got mine. I'll be upfront, its somewhat disappointing, first the main aspect that got me hooked on the kit were the feet, they barely hold, although I dont hold that against Dr.WU as there really is no place for a locking point inside the wheel-feet, yet despite this they do help with his stability quite a bit, and look good enough that I feel they complete the look of the figure.
The smaller gun is good, there really is nothing to say about it, decently accurate and despite the plastic colors it fits with the AoE hound guns, which I am using with my TLK one, I feel exactly the same about the knife.
Now, onto the main point of the kit, hound's gatling gun of DOOM, despite not being movie accurate it works really well, its sheer size and mass well, just works, although if you're not careful with how you pose the figure it can easily throw off the balance. The gatling gun also comes with a small ammo belt piece that you're supposed to put on the side of, although it doesnt look good when attached since the section of the belt(there are 3, each is pretty long) that attaches to the gun ends up completely vertical, since its not an essential part of the gun or its aesthetics i just leave it off.
Now to the biggest gripe I think everyone has, the off color green, it doesnt look nearly as bad in person, and it can even be really hard to notice under certain lighting.
In the end the kit is not bad, but I do feel it felt short of expectation, personally I can only recommend this kit only for display purposes or if you're a big fan of hound, as while its not a failure, things just left something to be desired.

 

Thanks for your impressions. I think I'll wait for the ST Studios Hound (which I heard is getting produced by AA), which is basically the voyager with a TON of remolded and added parts.

 

Oooooook.....kit just arrived. Good stuff.

As many have said, right out the box it'll need some necessary DIY tweaks to make it exceptional; as is, you might be let down.

First off, the slots in the foot attachments will need 1 to 2 coats of clear nail polish, along with the "bars" they grip onto on Hounds foot. Once that 3 minute fix it done, the feet are completely functional, and might I say, awesome.

The second fixer upper isn't for everyone, and that involves painting up the gun when it's in truck canopy mode; the greens are just TOO MUCH different. Like, a lot. lol

I mixed a few different Tamiya paints and within a minute I had something close enough to resemble the Hound green. I plan to add some Tamiya weathering effects like I did with the figure itself, so it didn't need to be perfect.

Stuff is drying right now, I'll posts some photos asap.

Again, great kit, but just needs a few extra TLC steps. Tis all.  


In progress:

 

Nice to hear the feet are so easy to fix. I’d been thinking of trying that, and if that didn’t work, I thought I might try installing rare earth magnets in the toes, and bits of metal under the feet, see if they secure better that way.

 

Oh my goodness.....waaaaaaaay no need for that. Literally fixed the feet issue within 3 minutes. I applied two coats, just to make sure. You'll see when you get it in hand, it's not a big deal whatsoever; however, it does need addressing.

 

Well, as anticipated....just a bit of color matching and a little Tamiya Weathering Master and it's looking sweet. Nice and gritty.  











...gave some some love to the 50 cal bullets too.

 

Got my set in. Love it aside from the mismatched colors. I could paint it up but....eh, fuck it. I actually love the Cybertronian AK-47. I wish it was a Cybertronian M4 or whatever but hey, beggars can't be choosers!

The ammo belt sucks something fierce. I'm going to scrounge about my assorted parts to see if there's a better ammo belt. The Dr. Wu one is a huge POS.