Nonnef Productions: Upgrade Kits

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by nonnef, Jun 9, 2015.

  1. Fenrys

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    so with power of the primes beginning to trickle out im curious, what kind of upgrades would people like to see? things ive suggested to nonnef are

    insecticon weapon 3 pack
    powermaster plates for titan/primemasters for dreadwind and blackwing
    faux g1 style cockpit chests for dreadwind and blackwing
    chest fillers for volcanicus
    foc style sword for grimlock/volcanicus
    alternate red chest for swoop
    boxart chest for inferno (if he doesnt have the chest remolding)
    gun for hun-grr/abominus

    anybody have any ideas/suggestions for other upgrades? keep in mind that just because its suggested doesnt mean itll get made, but im curious to see what kind of stuff people would want and ill be sure to pass it along :) 
     
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  2. Robots78

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    I'd be all over some Insecticon weapons, I have a couple different ones in my Shapeways wishlist but haven't ever pulled the trigger. Some real molded ones would likely be a must-buy.

    The PotP Dinobots need more weapons.
     
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    Seconded! The appropriate G1-ish guns or swords for the Dinobots missing one or the other (or both it seems in the Grimster's case) would be my ideal, especially a pair of missile launchers for Swoop that could be hand held or tab on to the wings, I'm hoping these slots are sufficient to do so:
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    Dinobot guns and swords!

    Insecticon guns would be nice too.
     
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  5. Fenrys

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    Insecticon guns are more likely to happen, he seemed really interested when I mentioned those, I’ll pass along the desire for dinobot weapons as well :) 
     
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    Gestalt weapons, generally - Volcanicus Sword, Abominus gun (and give him some dope, animalistic melee weapon that can be re-used if/when Dinoking/Monstructor get released), etc. Even just a few basic gestalt-scaled gun and sword designs in black/grey/silver would be great - Menasor and Sky Reign could use some guns, Galvatronus could use a non-Silverbolt weapon, etc., etc.
     
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    I'd say Guns Dreadwind - since Darkwing looks like he comes w 2. Dreadwind's G1 guns were a dark grey, so no need to color-match his teal too, which should make it even easier (relatively speaking).
    Better gun for Jazz.
    Kind of bummed we lost the whole "dual wield" thing that seemed so prevalent in TR.

    And I know it would take a small miracle of engineering, but better front legs for Hun-Grr would be amazing, they look ridiculous as it is in the pics we have of them. Like he's balancing on two dainty little toothpicks. Haha Or at least an extension w/ maybe 1 joint? That'd be awesome.
     
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    I hope we get a full set of G1 Dino weapons.
     
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    I am curious to see what Takara will for the Dinobots and include both a gun and sword for them like they did with Devastator and how they included all their guns.
     
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    More weapons are always welcomed. The Dinobots and Insecticons could use more ammunition.

    I'm curious though, has Nonnef ever put out filler pieces? I believe filler pieces for certain figures (if not all) would significantly improve the look of these bots for the better. Jazz, for instance, could use thigh and arm fillers. The upcoming Rodimus will benefit from getting filler pieces for his back. I'm sure the Dinobots are unnecessarily hollow in a lot of areas as well.

    I've seen Nonnef do fist and swivel upgrades for some Titans Return figs, which are nice, but I would also like to see open hand upgrades - similar to the Generations/Reveal the Shield era. In my opinion, open fists/hands gave the figures more personality.
     
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  11. Pfg80

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    He did for the CW Silverbolt mold if i'm correct so maybe he'll do something in the future if demand is high enough or if you beg enough
     
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    The Broadside/Tidal Wave full sets included thigh fillers and forearm covers for the figures.
     
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    Oh wow! I didn't realize he's worked on filler pieces. Hopefully demand is enough for this kind of work.
     
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    I also second (third?) the motion for the missing Dinobot guns/swords and missile launchers for Swoop. Those slots on Swoop's wings definitely seem to have originally been intended for a couple of launchers that didn't make the final cut.
     
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    I think they're for combined mode, actually. It looks like they peg onto the arms.
     
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    Which hands did you get that work with that Starscream mold?
     
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    ??? Aren't they just the normal hands of that mold???
     
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    As some of you may recall I have previously pimped the clear nail varnish in the hip/split groin slots for a Cloudraker weaponised jet mode, thusly:

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    Now it's a little bit less G1-ish but it turns out that, if you prefer, you can nail polish treat his heel spurs for a more subtle and compact gun mounting:

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    Which is a great position for landing or take-off as it doesn't work against the wee stock landing skid, in fact they're pretty much perfect height as rear skids.

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    I’ll throw in my two cents.
    I’d appreciate a full set of Dinobot weapons, at least the ones Hasbro isn’t doing.
    Slags sword, swoops gun, Gun and Sword for Grimlock (even better a g1 sword and a foc sword).
     
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  20. Fenrys

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    Outside of the forearm guns My armada seekers figures are stock
     
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