FOC Onslaught Upgrade Kit (Shapeways)

that hinge thing looks like a decent filler for his alt mode

Originally Posted by Gingerchris I don't want to shit my pants. I want to shit someone else's pants.

Looks awesome! The barrel on the Hinge Blaster seems quite thin, though, especially between the ribs on the barrel. The Shapeways sturdy plastic has been good to me so far, but I'm worried about this one because it's going to be stressed rotationally as well as longitudinally. Guess I'll find out when I order mine!

Oh man, I have been wanting an upgrade kit for Onslaught since the day I got him. Unfortunately this doesn't scratch my need. I think you've made some really cool weapons for him and their effect in vehicle mode is definitely a plus.

But I have a few issues with Onslaught that I need an upgrade kit to fix for me to consider it. First off it has to do something about his arms. His arms suck right now. If some new upper arms could be made, perhaps using the combiner plugs, then I would be very interested. That crotch plate also is an issue, but I'm not sure specifically how to fix it. His gun needs a way to store on his back in robot mode. Resting it there isn't a good solution. And my final issue is the only bullet point your kit addresses. His vehicle mode needs something to fill out the back end of it.

I don't mean to sound negative so I apologize if I am coming off that way. These guns you've made look really cool and they store in vehicle mode rather nicely. But a couple cool guns doesn't fix the issues I have with the figure.

Thanks wwoptimusprime. Onslaught's a cool figure, worth it for Bruticus. Now if only I had the money for all five! (I only have Brawl and Onslaught so far... )

Thanks Molina00!

Gotta say I agree with you SG Hailstorm. The new position of the Hinge Blaster really grabs attention. I just find most of my figures who stare at it too long have a habit of needing a medic!

First time for everything! Thanks for the kind words MegaHavok.

Thanks, glad to hear it phoenixliger.

Always appreciate it D/L.

Thank you cheetor71.

Hmm...the link works for me. I've not seen any server issues with Shapeways recently. Weird.

Thanks for the kind words though.

As if that wasn't already well-established...



Thanks knockoff!

Decent?

DECENT???

Good to know at least it improves the vehicle mode somewhat!

Good point 9.8m/s^2. I did check that part on my sample when I got it. Can't say I wasn't at least slightly concerned the first time I twisted it, but after only a few uses the grip loosened enough, and now I can rotate the gun with little worry at all.

The ends of the gun are also cut (the rear end is a 3mm clip, the gun barrel's actually got part of the barrel bored into the design). That leaves the plastic room to move, which further lessens the stress on the gun in my experience.

Knowing that, I have no concerns with my WSF print.

No problem Ryoku. Can't say I'm amazed with the Onslaught figure either. It's a neat figure, but I have to agree some of the design choices are just downright horrible. Though I give some allowance for Bruticus' needs, I agree the arms are a bit awkward.

That said, I think my kit fixes most of the issues with the figure. Filling out the back of the vehicle mode was definitely a priority (without it, this may as well be FOC Kup, not Onslaught), but the kit also addresses the need for Onslaught to have two cannons in robot mode pointing up. While the shoulder-mounted Cannons obviously take some artistic license to the concept of "cannons aiming upwards", it at least gives Onslaught the cannon-dominated silhouette he deserves.

As for the arms, good luck with finding a replacement for those and let me know when you do. This kit was made to be completely modification free (no mods, not even reversible ones were allowed) and as such I left the arms out of the firing line.

That said, thanks for the input Ryoku.

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it doesn't make it 100% game accurate but it definitely improves the alt mode

Originally Posted by Gingerchris I don't want to shit my pants. I want to shit someone else's pants.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! The FOC Onslught Upgrade Kit has received an update, with a new Hinge Blaster!

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Big fan of your work dude, got the Breacher cannons and swords myself, gave the cannons to GDO Brawl and Breacher got the swords, very awesome

Update 02-05-13: FOC Onslaught Upgrade Kit

I have released the newest version of the Hinge Blaster separately on Shapeways. For those who have the original kit, the new blaster is optional. The new design was made to be more durable, but the original model is still more than durable enough to function as intended.

As has been the case since the 24th of May, all FOC Onslaught Upgrade Kits are currently produced with the new Hinge Blaster design.



The new Hinge Blaster is available separately here:




Thanks for the continued support with this kit everyone!

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Very clever! I might be picking this up!