ACE Collectibles ACE-01 and ACE-02

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by daimchoc, Nov 19, 2016.

  1. OptimusNerd

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    Hand-painted test shots... can't fault them for that.

    Big chest is a bit undesirable... but you'd have half the people complaining if they did a fake chest, so flip a coin.


    It's not a must-buy, but as with most things (for me) it's a price-dependent level of enthusiasm.
     
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  3. JPrime

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    So close, but so far. They need to work on the grey parts being darker, the lame looking wheels and a better face sculpt ASAP. They would get my money.
     
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    Car mode is fine (though I'll always prefer black windows to blue) but the grey seems too light in robot mode and I agree with everyone else - that head doesn't quite work. The head alone should invoke the character and this falls well short I'm afraid.

    Edit: Ha, so exactly what JPrime just said.
     
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    Get those Grey parts a bit darker, add some much needed paint apps to the car, like side repeaters, grilles/vents coloured Black, and sort out those awful dustbin lid wheels!
    Seriously, either add the holes or paint them in Black, looks cheapo otherwise.
    Do all this, and you're good to go in my book.
     
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    Looks promising. But I have seen XTBs renders and design in bot and vehicle mode. It looked light years better. Furthermore, the accessories on XTB one will be better and reference to the animation scenes
     
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  7. daimchoc

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    Sorry, but it's not BC. :) 
     
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    Curse you TCracker and your excitement-bringing hints! Tell Keith to release those previews ASAP! :D 
     
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    Yeah, I'd be very surprised if this was BadCube. It's direct re-shell of MP-21 - you can see the arms, legs etc are identical and the transformation looks to be almost one for one. Can't imagine that BadCube would so directly copy Takara.
    This is another one that fits in that grey area between 3P and KO, along with iGear Coneheads and possibly Quakeblast.
     
  10. daimchoc

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    Really hoping this is enough to make Keith show his hand. If it's already in render form in bot and car mode, he needs to show it to blow this one out of the water. We already know that this is probably a direct re-shell of MP-21 so I really want to see how XTB handle the transformation. Hopefully it's more Ollie/Arkose than it is Boost/Hatch.
     
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    Here's my first photo set for ACE Tumbler (Cliffjumper):

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    All the best
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    Either the torso is too long at the waist... or the arms and legs are too short.
    Hope those side mirrors are removable... or rubber.
    Still, not a bad effort. Just needs some tweaking to the bot. The alt mode looks great though. Very clever rear glass gimmick.
     
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    Rear glass gimmick? Doesn't seem very gimmicky at all to me.
     
  15. El Duque

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    I think he's referring the to faux rear glass and spoiler that appears at the top of the chest in robot mode, while the actual back glass ends up on his back.
     
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    Huh interesting. Man I hate face bitching but here I am thinking that face just don't work for me. But he is cool for a new company.
     
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    To be fair, there are three to choose from. And, I agree, the one in Maz's images seems the weakest. I think the one packaged to the right hand side of the figure may be the best option for me.

    Attaboy, El Duque. Best of both worlds given the circumstances.
     
  18. El Duque

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    Interesting product announcement, we from really shitty silhouettes yesterday to full reveal today, complete with packaging shots, live pre-orders, and the figure in the hands of at least one reviewer. Bet this comes out really quick, maybe even ahead of schedule, which makes me wonder how many other companies and going to be jumping in over the next couple of weeks.
     
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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Porsche model this is based on seems like it's been stretched too much from the doors backwards making the proportions in alt mode off.
     
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    Not even these newer pictures make me like this guy.


    A better face sculpt would help, but then I still wouldn't like his proportions.