PIC Review of DOTM HA Icepick

Discussion in 'Transformers Feedback & Reviews' started by Deceptigtar, May 3, 2011.

  1. Sky Shadow

    Sky Shadow Well-Known Member

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    Yes, but PCC Icepick didn't have a "combiner team", just a Mini-Con.
     
  2. Abrogate

    Abrogate Nondescript Former Poster

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    That doesn't change the fact that, as a PCC, he could've taken any drones at anytime
     
  3. EmperorDinobot

    EmperorDinobot I claim your sun!

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    Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. That's who it reminds me of. It's definitely a fembot.
    A VERY MANLY fembot.
     
  4. hthrun

    hthrun Show accuracy's overrated

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    Thanks for posting that pic! I tried before to get human figures to use the clip weapons but failed. After seeing this I tried again and got it to work! Now my humans don't all have to be running scared during the battles! :) 
     
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  5. exomega255

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    PCC Icepick + Michael Jackson reformation = HA Icepick.
     
  6. indie

    indie Guns! More guns!

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    i find it quite amusing that how in the boards or reviews, people keep mentioning her long hair, curvy hips, high heels, delicate facesculpt etc. to point out the fembot resemblance and never mentioning her chest. i mean, it's there! so obvious :) 

    anyway, the thought of an evil decepticon chick turning all the male cons and bots' lives into hell in my shelves is the only reason i need to buy her. Quite handsome vehicle mode and human figure are also bonus. not quite impressed in weaponb mode though. but i have some good plans for her minicon port.
     
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  7. MisterFanwank

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    When we first saw photos, I loved this figure.

    Then I saw it in stores and passed for a long time.

    Now I have it, and I really like it.
     
  8. Snake_eyes1975

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    Yep, this is one of those where the Alt mode is so flawless, other faults can be overlooked.

    The weapon mode is actually not that bad..its just the white that looks like shit when one holds it
     
  9. Gingerchris

    Gingerchris Telly-headed Tyrant

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    It would appear to be for a lost alternate mech ride mode:

    If you scroll down to the Icepick review there's some links to photos of the lost mode and a simple mod for it (been meaning to do it myself for ages):

    http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/BW/DotM/HABasic1
     
  10. AlanGarou

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    Done and done. As a quick note, it helps to mess up the triangle tabs with a small tipped screwdriver to weaken them, since you can just force the joint after that. Then you can get at the remains of the tabs with more clearance and clean them up with a pair of nail clippers.
     
  11. Treadshot A1

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    I'm just posting to say two things:

    1) when you do find the link in the review, copying and pasting into the address bar doesn't work. It just brings up an error page. Search around the site and you'll hit on it eventually, in the quickbashes section.

    2) that's convinced me I need to get an Icepick. I've been putting off buying her for too long (I first thought of buying her for S70's fembot contest), but that modes makes it completely worth it. :) 

    EDIT: Got Icepick today, and for only $10 instead of the usual $18. :) 

    So far, i've done the exo-suit mod, and found some extra modes as well, from turret modes to dinosaurs to...things i don't even know how to classify, this toy works better in fan modes than it does in official modes! In one of the turret configurations, moving Chaos causes the blasters to move also, which is really nice.

    Oh, and everything official (except the snowmobile mode) about this toy sucks. The robot mode is horribly loose and floppy, the hedge-trimmer is only funny the first time you see it, Sergeant Chaos is nothing special, and the guns are just horrible in that there's really no way to attach them that looks right. I'mm keeping mine in Snowmobile or Dino mode.
     
  12. TrueNomadSkies

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    Might cave on this guy (or gal?) couse London Drugs has shit on sale, especially since it's one of the few figures that appeals to me in white.


    Also, while sergeant Chaos may not be amazing, his name is pretty close to Professor Chaos, and he also looks like the malformed lovechild of Darth Vader and a female stormtrooper. Two good things from a human? Hmm, that's another win for me.
     
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  13. Gilgamesh

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    Just got this one today, and I'm liking it a lot. Honestly, I'm amazed this mold isn't getting way more love than it has. The altmode is excellent, Sargeant Chaos is very cool, and the robot is different and aesthetically pleasing. I particularly like the face/head and leg design. It's just so... curvy. A solid scout figure overall.
     
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    I picked him up recently too, and it's easily my favorite smaller Human Alliance. I also like how he's one of the few figures that looks really good in white, and like you said, very unique. :) 
     
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    I felt like bumping this thread because I got this figure a few months back and it's really one of my only impulse buys from DOTM. Sandstorm is still King of the HA Basics, but this figure is damned cool. The machine gun things remind me of Movie Legends Megatron's arms.
     
  16. Snake_eyes1975

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    I wouldent mind seeing a few pics of the modes you came up with...and..EXO suit mod?!!?/ did I miss that one??
     
  17. Sideways77

    Sideways77 #1 flareup simp

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    I love Icepick. He's my favorite HA basic by far.

    I've thought about buying a second to make him a female HA Con. Thunderblast? Flip Sides?
     
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  18. Gingerchris

    Gingerchris Telly-headed Tyrant

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    I think that's the thing I linked to on the previous page. I'm so lazy I've still not done it to my figure.
     
  19. Snake_eyes1975

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    Is there any pics of it anywhere? I just searched and zilch..
     
  20. Gingerchris

    Gingerchris Telly-headed Tyrant

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    There are links to the pictures in the link I posted. These:

    http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/icepickmod1.JPG
    http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/icepickmod2.JPG
    http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/icepickmod3.JPG
    http://www.dvandom.com/kitbash/icepickmod4.JPG

    But I get the feeling you're expecting something a bit more revolutionary than the human just sitting in the Decepticon's neck like some kind of crap Headmaster. It's cool enough but I think you might be a little disappointed when you finally see what the 'mech mode' actually is. :p