I've found that KFC's Ultra Magnus hands look pretty good as an alternative to Perfect Effect's hands, the only problems being that they have no peg to plug into limbs and they can't hold 5mm weapons that well. Nothing shapeways can't fix. Now available on Shapeways: Superion's Gun Adapter Legends Shockwave Adapter Generic 5mm weapon compatible Adapters (2 pairs) Oversized KO Powerglide Adapter Update: Oversized KO Powerglide post The ball pegs are compatible with the ball sockets found in KFC's Star Saber hands. Unfortunately the tabs on the current handle adapters don't fit into the hand's palm slot. (Currently working on dedicated Star Saber versions) Left to right: Nonnef, Perfect Effect (Bruticus ver.), KFC Magnus, KFC Star Saber.
Nice.I ended up using the KFC Star Saber hands and shaving the one peg down. Bad part is no matter which set you use, if you want them for anyone but Superion, you have to paint them. This would have been welcome before I spent the dough on the SS hands... But, glad someone finally thought about this.
I've been looking for some better hands for UW Superion... these look good. Thanks for the information.
Thanks! Back when I was googling to see if anyone else tried doing this, I came across your combiner pics from the KFC Star Saber hands thread and they helped convince me to try out the Magnus hands. Thanks everyone. Also popping in here with some updates. I've included some size comparison pics in the OP between some of the other third party hands available and the Magnus hands. I also have an handle adapter made for the recent Oversized KO Powerglide on the way (along with handles for the Nonnef hands). Currently I'm working on making alternate version of the handles to work with the Star Saber hands and a dedicated handle extension for Victorion's Sword. That and seeing how well painting the Magnus hands turn out. In the mean time, here's some more combiner pics with the hands. I don't have a Victorion to show off with the Magnus hands, but I do have her male twin...
The recent oversized CW Powerglide KO is pretty nice, especially since I've missed out on the original version. Apart from having to tighten up a few joints, my only problem with it was that it can't be held in gun mode since it's handle is no longer 5mm. KFC Handle Adapter: OS Powerglide This adapter pegs into the 5mm hole underneath Powerglide's cockpit and has a slot in the back for the landing gear to fit into.