Age of Extinction Voyager Drift

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  1. 420tron

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    Went ahead and ordered this figure from HTS, and I can't wait for it's arrival!
     
  2. FanimusMaximus

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    Bought this guy at Toys R us.

    I gotta say I didn't expect to like him in a mold I already have as much as I do.

    This Mold really looks good with the movie Drift colors, also those swords being able to be used by both the Voyager and Deluxe Drift is an awesome bonus.

    Highly recommended for Drift and Movieverse fans.
     
  3. Snake_eyes1975

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    A buddy brought his buy to show me when I got Slog.

    I really liked Skyhammer, but not enough to keep it. I could TF that one pretty fast and I checked it out.

    I think its better than skyhammer. Take away the poor mechtek weapon (Although I LOVED the box mythos about his weapon...) and he comes with 2 swords now. Colors pop nice. Paint seems to be sweet. I honestly liked it better and im gunna pick one up I think.

    2 things though. Skyhammer pegged together like a BRICK. You got that thing in chopper mode right and it stayed tight. This one was a tad sloppy compared to DOTM mold to me. Icing on the cake would have been skyhammer head in that blue mabye.
    I seem to remember on DOTM Skyhammer, there was a spring in the rotor assembly that is absent on the one he had. He opened it and drift did not have any spring in the rotor hub/swashplate area, but didnt Skyhammer have a spring?
     
  4. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    Skyhammer has no spring. I can't see what a spring would do besides gum things up, anyway.

    There is a specific orientation the rotor needs to be in before it can retract into the torso, though. Otherwise a small peg will stop it from sinking all the way in.
     
  5. Snake_eyes1975

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    Man...I really thought I remembered my Skyhammer having a spring that pushed the swashplate up...its has been awhile since I had that one though.
     
  6. Sponge

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    So, the handles on the swords are definitely to large, 5.12mm to be exact, which is an unperceivable amount to be sure, but when the standard 5mm compatible port is usually around 4.75mm it can cause stress to the plastic when a post gets much thicker than 5.06mm.

    So just lightly sand the swords handle and you will be fine. Maybe I should have just said that in the first, please let me know if I should forgo going into those kinds of details in the future.

    Oh and he looks so much better when you paint the center of his rotor assembly gold, literally took me two minutes and a gold paint pen, a sharpie would work to because that area is recessed and impossible to smudge with your fingers.
     

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  7. Skyclaw

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    Still looking for this guy! oh well
     
  8. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    He's on Amazon for $17.
     
  9. Dachande

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    The holiday season will see these guys show up in droves. Heck, the one Walmart I frequent had four on the shelf for about a week or two.
     
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    ^yeah, him and slog are insanely common. meanwhile galvatron and hound seem to have never hit shelves.
     
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    I love how this figure pegs together in alt mode. It's perfect.
     
  12. Slingshot

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    We've got him down here in Cincy. No Slogs though :( 
    He's a really great figure. Too bad the guys a remold. Would've been nicer to have a new mold.
     
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    Thanks for the tips. I was pissed to see stress marks on the hands after putting the swords in. The hands are new, anyone try the swords on Skyhammer? Wonder if they're a better fit on Skyhammer.
     
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    The left leg on mine won't go all the way up for vehicle mode. I've tried multiple times but it's like the joints jammed or something.
    Any suggestions on how to fix that?
     
  15. Skyclaw

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    I just picked up this guy over the weekend and I must say, I really like him! I had Skyhammer mold once before, but i had too many QC issues with and returned it and never looked back. I know this mold is a repaint for Drift, but I dont know if its the colors, the swords, or Drifts head, but this one is better I feel.

    Also, ONLY on Drifts left hand has a tiny, tiny stress mark after placing his swords in his hands and the other doesn't have a stress mark, but I have heard that you can take a hair dryer and change the adjustment warm or hot and carefully apply it to the stressed mark area and it should either fade away or reduce in visibility.

    Hopes this helps!!
     
  16. Skyclaw

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    What grit of paper would you suggest for this?
     
  17. Gepard

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    ^The finer the grade the better. Something like 400 grit or above will avoid tearing up the plastic too badly, though it'll take quite a while to sand it down enough at very fine grades.

    Myself, I used a fresh x-acto blade to shave mine down as I didn't want to try and sand something so small. It worked very well and retained a smooth appearance. The secret is to hold the blade at right angles to the plastic and very gently scrape.

    Anyhow, I picked this guy up on a whim at Toys R Us and I really like him. I hadn't had any plans to get him, seeing as I already own the Skyhammer mold and haven't been too impressed with it, but he looks incredibly striking in dark blue and gold, and seems to be an all-around improvement. This mold just sings as a swordsman.
     
  18. Rakuen_Nox

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    First time with the Skyhammer mould and I'm loving it and how well it suits Drift, even the split helicopter nose looks like his shoulder pauldrons!

    Also found a way to store his swords on his back by simply pegging the sword into the back of his missile launchers! They hold on through friction and risk falling out if you're messing around with drift with them in, but they stay firmly in place if you're just posing him :) 
     

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    Thanks for the tip about using the X-acto blade! I will try this method and I agree with you about his mold!
     
  20. Sponge

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    I used 600 grit wet dry sandpaper for the rough, 800 for the finishing, 1200 for the polish (which was overkill on my part)

    And I highly recommend cutting the sandpaper into 7.25mm, or .285 in strips about 6in or 15.3cm long, then securing the blade in a vice or under something heavy with the handle hanging off the edge of a table (make sure to wrap the blade in something to prevent scuffing or damage btw), then wrap the strip of sandpaper around the handle and holding both sides of the strip pull back and forth much the way one would polish a bowling ball.

    I suggest the above method because it makes it much easier to keep the cylindrical shape of the handle post intact

    Also note that it doesn't take very long so be careful not to overdo it by test fitting every few strokes

    Hope this has been helpful, ill post an image to clarify how to sand the way I described later today