Nonnef Productions: Upgrade Kits

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  1. nonnef

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    Combined post of all the current, upcoming, and planned upgrades for any figures in the Combiner Wars line from Nonnef Productions.
    Descriptions and links to the individual forum topics (if they have them) in the first post. Pictures and review links in the second post.

    Pre-order Status:
    Once you get a shipped notice, it may still take several days for your items to actually go out.
    MP13 eyes - Shipped, In Stock
    MP10 eyes - Shipped, In Stock
    Blitzwing Shoulders- Shipped, In Stock
    Superion Antennae - Shipped, In Stock
    Blackjack Adapter - Shipping
    Menasor ShoulderLocks - Production
    Superion Cones - Production
    Rubber Wheels - Production
    Superion Thighs - Pre-production
    CW Hands - Pre-Production
    CW Feet - Pre-production

    Current pre-orders are set to wrap up production this month, but with so many orders, shipments may take into the start of next month to finish getting out.
    Items currently that were in pre-order will be listed back up as in stock once they ship.
    Going forward things will only be listed once they're in stock items, so no more pre-orders on future items.


    Superion/Cyclonus Upgrades:
    Superion Hard Antenna Replacements: Replaces the soft rubber antenna with hard plastic ones.
    Aerialbots Nose Cone Replacements: Replaces the soft rubber of the plane modes with hard plastic pieces.
    Superion/Cyclonus Thigh Fillers: Add on panels that fill out the thighs on both Superion and Cyclonus.
    Neck Upgrade: New snap in piece to add better neck articulation.


    Menasor/Prime Upgrades:
    Menasor Horn Replacement: Replaces the silver bull horns on Menasor with black non-horny pieces inspired more from the G1 look.
    Menasor Shoulder Locks: Replacement windvane that locks Menasors shoulders in place and covers the fits in several popular fan modes.
    Blackjack/Rodimus Adaptor: Multipurpose adapter designed by MegaMoonMan for the Blackjack and Rodimus molds. Holds the figure onto the combiners chests as well as giving you multiple mounting options in other modes.

    Defensor Upgrades:
    Rubber Tires: Compleate set of replacement tires.
    Hips Gears Upgrade: Note, they are not the same as the MM and Silverbolt gears. Same idea, but different piece.
    Neck Upgrade: New snap in piece to add better neck articulation.

    Devastator Upgrades:
    Fist/Forearm replacement
    Head Replacement

    LongHaul-
    Rubber tires
    Forearm Replacements
    Leg Replacements
    Waist Replacement

    Scavenger-
    Rubber Treads/Legs Fillers
    Crane Replacement

    Scrapper-
    Rubber Tires
    Forearm Replacement

    Hook-
    Rubber Tires
    Forearm Replacement
    Arm bicep Fillers
    Crane replacement

    Bonecrusher-
    Rubber Treads/ Leg fillers

    MixMaster-
    Rubber Tires
    Arm bicep Fillers
    Mixer Replacement
    Forearm Replacement
    Cab Cover


    Universal Upgrades:
    Combiner Wars Feet: Feets. For standing on. Heavy. Multi-angle ankle tilt. Rubber bottom for better grip.
    Combiner Wars Hands: For holding things. Highly articulated with multiple finger and thumb joints as well as wrist tilt and rotation.
    Combiner Wars Hip Ratchets: Tested to work in all molds minus HotSpot so far. Design by @TheGlaug that adds in extra ratchet points for better pose ability.
    Combiner Wars Combiner Port Ratchets: Universal ratchet for the combiner ports on the deluxe figures that add more ratchet points. Also by @TheGlaug.
     
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  2. nonnef

    nonnef Deceptibot

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    Pictures!
     

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  3. Paik4Life

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    Nice! Shared on FB!

    I'm personally excited about the CW hands and thigh fillers!

    And of course I've been waiting forever for new MP-10 clear pieces...No more hole-in-the-crotch OP!

    ~Paik
     
  4. Electro Rush

    Electro Rush Just a guy waiting for the perfect Whirl

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    The thigh fillers aren't quite what I had pictured in my mind. I was imagining a piece that wrapped around most of the thigh, using the 5mm port to secure it. It still looks good when viewed head-on.
     
  5. nonnef

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    That's how they were originally designed. But the Cyclonus figure ruined that by taking the side plug. Plus I wanted to keep the cost down and have it be a single plain injection. Multiple pieces would have doubled the price.
     
  6. Electro Rush

    Electro Rush Just a guy waiting for the perfect Whirl

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    I plan on ordering both though I wouldn't had any problem removing those Cyclonus pieces altogether anyway :lol 
     
  7. levyshahar

    levyshahar Nemesis Wheelie

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    wasn't there something about a crotch piece for menasor? or am I just confused
     
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    Are the feet/hands sold in pairs or individually? Listing isn't clear
     
  9. Hanzkaz

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    They're sold as pairs.

    One thing I am wondering is if Victorion will get the same sort of hands and feet as the male Combiners.
     
  10. Mechafire

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    Will be keeping an eye on this thread. Very interested in the Menasor shoulder locks. :) 
     
  11. Knightsword

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    The hip ratchets are great got 2 pair for Motormaster and Optimus. The post office mangled the package and one ratchet was a almost ruined, but a little super glue save the day.
     
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    I have the superion antenna set and it is great. what is the story with the plane rubber nose replacements? why is this necessary?
     
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    I'm in for some feeties, some hands, the nosecones, maybe the antennae. Are you going to do a color match for Takara Superion?
     
  14. Krommdor

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    Does anyone have Hot Spot, to see if he has the hip ratchets are the same as Motormaster/Silverbolt/Optimus etc.
     
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    Because there are a lot of people in the fandom who hate soft rubber plastic.

    Plus with my Firefly,his nose cone tends to rub off the wrong way with the screw and how it wasn't designed to make the nose cone fit as well as plastic would.
     
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  16. nonnef

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    Mine will be here today and I can check. =)
     
  17. MnemonicSyntax

    MnemonicSyntax Macrodata Refinement - SVR'D Access

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    Nonnef, I'm a bit confused. The hip ratchets have changed since the ones you've shipped out already? Or they the same ones?
     
  18. nonnef

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    They're all the same. That's why they were delayed a few weeks, to make sure the gears worked on both current molds.
     
  19. levyshahar

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    Just quickly making sure - will there be a new crotch piece for menasor?
     
  20. MnemonicSyntax

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    Great thanks! I ordered a pair, said it was supposed to arrive yesterday but it's in limbo somewhere. Hopefully they'll arrive soon.

    Can't wait to see your windvanes!