Another figure has arrived and another review shall come. Today I will be taking a look at the next figure and that is Grabuge. Or better known in America as Ruckus but for some reason (probably trademark) he is going by his french name. So first off I have some MAJOR QC problems with this guy, now I have a feeling that may just come down to this being the sixth use of this mold. Now I said Needlenose has some paint issues on his face, all Grabuge has is a small paint blemish at the point where his nose connects to his helmet. I will say though I like the paint, heck its pure 80s garish colors and its wonderful! But while I can see Needlenose out of Firefly all I see is Offroad cosplaying as Ruckus. Now don't get me wrong this is a nice color scheme and this is a nice CHUG Ruckus but that was my first impression. Now like I said I have a few QC issues and I don't know if it is just me. First, when I un-tab his right leg it is VERY loose. Now when I connect it in any mode its fine but I did not have that with the other four versions I have. Next, is has to do with the left hand. If there is a tab on the weapon I like to have the character hold it where the tab is facing inwards. But I can't do that with him because if I put the axe in his left hand it sits very loose but its nice and tight with the right hand. The hand foot gun is also very hard to place in his right hand too. Its funny when I got Needlenose he was mistransformed with his nosecone unplugged. But unlike him when I got Grabuge his left arm was unplugged from the rest of the vehicle and even after a few transformations back and forth I still can't get it to plug in compared to Needlenose. Don't know if this is just mine or if it affects everyone and or if its just mold degradation. Overall he is the weakest of the two from the subscription service 4.0. Now I said a lot of bad things but overall just looking at him he is very nice looking. Its nice to check off a character like Ruckus from my characters needed list for my Classics shelf. But I will say this, there is no need for this figure and is an easy skip if you missed the subscription service cut off. Unless of course you absolutely NEED a Ruckus on your Classics shelf. Heh, its funny every time I type Grabuge it wants to Auto Correct to Garbage. Oh and sorry for just uploading one photo compared to last time but for some reason the attach files will only allow me to upload one photo per post now.
I'd buy him cheap if people liquidated him like Circuit or Jackpot. Also I keep misreading his name as Garbage. I have Off-Road for my Uncle Ruckus fix if needed.
