Since someone has done the individual Stunticons, i thought i'll do the combined form, Menasor Somehow this Menasor is abit off from what i would expect. The head is kind of small & the hip is way too high Probably its because of the absence of Blackjack, which is supposed to be an optional chest piece for Menasor. I'll post up additional pictures once i get Blackjack Articulation-wise, its not too bad. Like CW Superion, it has decent elbow and knee movement, although Menasor is harder to balance, probably due to the weight of the limbs. it really kind of fall short when u put him next to Superion. Like a couple of people have mentioned, the Stunticons look awesome by themselves, but in combined form the Aerialbots win hands down
Can you post a pic of the hips straightened out? It might look better. And maybe some alternate torso Transformations? There's a few good ones in the Motormaster thread.
Seconded. From what I've seen, the hips straightened looks much better. I was considering skipping Blackjack, but now I might get him.
There are a couple of issues with the hip assembly for mine, which i noticed my CW OP also has when in Ultra Prime config The nature of it depending on how u do it, either results in a Menasor with spread open legs, or a Menasor holding its legs together like it needs to take a piss, like this picture here This is the main culprit, the ratchet joints and the flap/locking pin, this combination really limits the posability of that area. Not locking the flap in results IMHO in a better looking Menasor
Thanks for the review man. I bought this set for the sole intention of displaying the bots individually. Combined mode is fugly.
Bro thanks for sharing your thoughts & pixs for Menasor. Btw you don't mind trying to pose it in more dynamic poses..say something like this?
Mind extending the crotch piece down a little bit, please? Would make the long legs look a little better. Also, posing the Dead End arm- in every picture you've got it sticking straight down. Why not bend it at the knees/waist like the elbow joint on Dragstrip?
I've tried to give him more dynamic poses and lowered the crotch piece Main issue here is that Menasor's joints, as least on mine arent really very tight, resulting in him flopping around quite a fair bit while posing. The other main issue is that each of the deluxe Stunticons are pretty heavy, requiring me to adjust the arms around as weight balance.
Menasor's sword is actually Motormaster's rifle and sword put together You could seperate them to give Menasor both a rifle and a sword, but it looks pretty stupid due to the scale
Superion definitely looks better, but I'm pretty OK with Menasor. My Motormaster has pretty tight leg joints, so I should be able to do the extended-legs transformation. Just need the wave 2 limbs.
I can certainly see the proportion issues folks have with Menasor, but in my opinion it is no worse that Superion's bizarre hips/pelvis/skinny thighs. I like them both for what they are.
How does it look with this alternate torso mode? Pic creds to Karhukjnsi on the Motormaster review thread.
Thanks for the pics! Shame about the hip joints being so weird. I'm still very excited to complete my Stunticons though! I'd also love to see some alternate transformations. I think transforming the arms so that the car hoods stick up (like longer shoulders) will help fill out the proportions. Like others have said, the Motormaster thread has some cool ideas, as well as the previous pics of Menasor that were posted to the front page.