Is it good enough to fix the rubbed off chrome on figures like MP-28?

 

Have you seen any of @Jarrod's modification posts?

 

He's nice. I didn't have any problems with warped fingers or anything like that (I have the TakaraTomy version).

The figure is certainly the most accurate transformable version of the figure thus far.

I do feel the blades are a bit too big (they're probably to scale, I'm just used to the toy representation).

I do wish his blue and red were a bit more like the Buster or APS versions, as that seemed more accurate to me.

I do have some minor nitpicks about his abdomen panels tabbing in and his right shoulder likes to come loose from time to time.

Other than that he's beautiful. Not MPM-03 Bumblebee great, but still very nice.  

 

Look below and judge for yourselves. Ironically, it's the first cloudy day in almost two weeks here but I was able to get the mirror effect.

 

I used to display mine like that as well. That was before I realized that the sun visors on the CGI model were angled flat. The thing that convinced me that they were designed to sit that way is the little notch that's carved into the top of the chest. The hinge can actually sit in that recess and the light actually locks it into place.

 

Looks great!

Off subject, how are you communicating with AE? I've tried messaging them on their site three times with no response. They shipped my Mpm-04 to the wrong address and won't respond.

 

I think the reason they pushed the gold rings up was to give the legs room to bend 90 degrees forwards in vehicle mode.

 

I saw them but they were aimed more at the connections between all the pieces in front of the alt mode. This picture suggests that the problem lies somewhere in all those folding pieces in the back of the alt mode that form the torso.

 

Nice.

 

I hear you're supposed to airspray that thing on for the most uniform look known to mankind. I am really concerned about its durability, because I really wanted to go to town on Prime's front grill with those

And of course it will require at least a week to fully cure

 

Yes, you can pull the paint from the marker and airbrush it on for a flawless finish. Unfortunately with the grill, even getting it chromed for real will lead to scrapes and damage. That's just the nature of where it's applied.

 

So where might one find that marker?

 

I got my Takara MPM-4 in-hand yesterday. Out of the box it's almost fine in truck mode, so I imagine a few of the modifications suggested here and elsewhere and he'd be just fine whenever I bother to transform him back. That aside, he's really nice. Transformation was complex but fluid for me; unlike MP-36, I wouldn't mind doing it again. My only real annoyance is that the head's on a swivel instead of a ball joint, which calls back to early post-reboot MPs making that frustrating decision as well. I don't care if Prime never really tilted his head in any of the films, I at least want the option of doing it myself. The only place I find the lack of silver unfortunate is on the gun.

 

I just filled out the form on the website and a day or two later I got an email back from. I have then just been responding to their email.

 

I got mine from hobbytown USA but it's readily available on Amazon for $10-15 depending on what size you get. I got the 2mm for $10 and the 4mm for just under $15. There is a 1mm also available.

 

alt-mode is 90% good so i am fine  

 

I'm already wondering how he'll scale with Mpm 5 Barry.  

 

I'll guess that is the same size as bee, wich means both they'll scale correctly with the commander.

 

No.

 

Yes.