Unique Toys Ragnaros (Combaticons/Bruticus)

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  1. ummester

    ummester Well-Fondled Member

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    I like the idea of Bruticus - a bunch of military vehicles stuck together - but I have never liked the jeep and shuttle on the RHS.

    I think the UT version has a very cool Brawl and Onslaught, with an interesting blackhawk mode for Vortex, but in Bruticus mode the oversized hands look kind of silly.

    The Zeta version has a neat Vortex and a Brawl that is conceptually interesting but poorly executed. The Zeta version does seem to make a Bruticus with more normal body dimensions though.

    Meh, I'd like to invest in a 3rd party decepticon combiner (don't like the look of any of the official ones) but with so many on the market it just allows me to see the flaws in each compared to the others. I wish they were made all to the same relative scale, with the same connections, to mix and match entirely as we choose.
     
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    Having a fighter jet be one of the members actually makes more sense than having a shuttle, but .... GEEWUN rules everything.
     
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  3. BIOMEC

    BIOMEC Terrorcon, aka "Ratchetman"

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    Sometimes I just wanna scream out loud...

    FUCK GEEWUNN!!!!:mad: 

    I fell better now... :) 
     
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    A jet would be great. I had issues with the jeep and shuttle way back watching the cartoon - so GEEWUN couldn't even convince my 10 year old brain :) 

    Actually, with a bit of a repaint and a purple symbol, one of Zeta's arial bots might serve as a great right arm for Bruticus.
     
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  6. ummester

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    Depends on which chopper or tank or mini shuttle we are talking about... Saw someone on the boards found a giant military Swindle looking SUV jeep thing..
    That is one of the biggest choppers out there... not Vortex
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    The title of the biggest Chopper goes to the Mil Mi-26 "Halo"

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    This one would work great as an Onslaught - or mid section - just swap out the jeep with a tank carrying truck for the left leg.
     
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    Maybe we need @David Hingtgen here to give us more information about updated and believable alt-modes for the Combaticons!
     
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    I think you meant to say that it RUINS everything.
     
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    Now this idea has good merit if you really don't like the idea of the "mini" space shuttle- which NEVER fit a team of "combat vehicles" anyway.

    I always wondered what the designers of the original toy line were thinking incorporating a giant space shuttle into that group to begin with, lol.
     
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    *EDIT: rotating the fists with flat side up makes this a non-issue.

    Has anyone spotted this maybe molding error on the inside of Archimonde’s legs? (If so, please excuse me for reposting, and please link the post…can’t find it.) On my copy, one side of the tank doesn’t close up as tightly as the other, and it looks like it’s due to a small ~4mm strip of plastic that is only on the right leg. See the difference?

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    The strip appears to prevent the fist on that side from nestling flush inside that piece for alt mode.

    Has anyone else spotted this, and tried removing it? Or any different tips to close it up more tightly? Thanks, all.
     
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    That nub doesn't come anywhere near his fist in tank mode, as long as you have the flat side correctly on top. My copy has a similar issue on the side without the nub. The problems crop up in his legs. The panels behind the turret don't always squeeze together tightly, causing bigger gaps further forward. IMG_0641.JPG
     
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    With this set more than any others I have seen it had repeated minor mold errors and tolerance issues that suggest it was very rushed. The overall build quality was good and stable but I had to file parts on every single figure which speaks to not completing QC even though I have nice and tight fits. Issues with the wrist cannons on Vortex also were an issue just bad tolerances. I really disagree with everyone about the designs fading with the exception of the color choices on Blast Off. I think the colors were too muted and they dropped the ball on getting that right.
     
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    Thanks, rjp3! Had the fists unrotated. Wasn't in instructions or the videos I saw, but is obvious in retrospect. Curious anyway that the mold is asymmetrical.
     
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    Finally got a chance to combine this guy today. Looks great! I’ll have to post again later when I can take some pictures.
     
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    Yes please!
     
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    Here’s a few pics of combined mode. I’ll be adding some more figures from the season 2 decepticon cast later this week to add some more figures to the detolf. (Just have to get them out of their boxes) Of course you have to remove a shelf to get Ragnoros to fit. I realize some people argue he’s not Masterpiece scale. But, I usually don’t display my larger figures together. So he looks close enough for me. I love the look of the cartoon chest. This is without a doubt the best Bruticus to date...in my opinion.
     
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    He looks quite good, he is just the sum of his parts and for being just that it is good enough. I have Armageddon and I prefer Ragnaros just because it does transform into Bruticus, unlike Zeta's who needs a separate Bruticus torso to complete the "combiner".

    Now Assaltus have my attention, that thing is awesome!
     
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