TFW2005 boards member daimchoc dropped by to inform us of a new upcoming product by the folks at Beelzeboss – they will be releasing Iron Lady, an upgrade kit for Generations Deluxe Chromia and Arcee. Chromia will gain some accessories that will make her closer to her depiction in the IDW comics: a shield and an axe – the bottom of which can detach to form a small dagger. Meanwhile, Arcee gets two swords similar to the ones wielded by herself and Chromia on the cover of the upcoming Combiner Hunters comic.
Check it out after the break!
Fenrys
Is it possible to get animated blackarachnia to hold the arcee sword from this set?
Hyoumaru
I was referring to her arms actually, which are just weak ball joints that wouldn' stand a chance of holding that thing up
Mormolyce
That's a really nice looking kit, though the Arcee sword is probably not for me since I'm all Geewun about accessories. Also I'm not a big fan of ridonculous oversized anime-esque swords.
The Chromia shield is clever though.
Doesn't that mould have those weird ridges in the bottom of the hand so she can't even hold her stock guns properly?
ma70er
The Dr. Wu sword is definitely smaller.
The pic above with Arcee holding it looks just like how Grand Scourge does holding his. Meaning for the proportions to even match Grand Scourge, the Dr. Wu sword would need to be sized significantly larger just to fit him.
optimusmegas
yea i'm just looking for the sword…2/3 of the official options are expensive
thanks though
Fenrys
Based on images I don’t think it is, the prime sword though comes with three figures (again not sure if they’re the same sword molds) the big beast hunters prime, the green weaponizer prime and uw-ex grand scourge
optimusmegas
sorry to necro but anyone with this kit know if the arcee sword is the same size of the beast hunters prime sword it's based on?
Rakzo
Yes! I finally got this set!
I managed to grab these figures at a pretty reasonable price and let's just say that it was a surprise in various aspects.
For example, I wasn't expecting to love Combiner Hunters Chromia as much as I did. Is an outstanding redeco with beautiful tones of paint and if you get this toy, you're FORCED to get the Beelzeboss sword and red shield that makes her look even better. Easily the best part of the set, I'm immensely pleased by it.
Then comes Windblade which is also pretty good looking. Funny enough, I wanted this figure mostly because of the blue blade which I think it looks gorgeous and the extra gold details all over her are an extra bonus. Good looking without a doubt.
Unfortunately comes the disappointment. I love Generations Arcee mould and this is a solid deco BUT it has the terrible remoulded hands for 5MM pegs which I thought it was going to be something good… except that now she can't hold her own weapons and even more strange, she can't hold the Beelzeboss pink sword which was especially made for her. I understand that Beelzeboss probably wanted to make the pink sword for the toy that most people had but considering this one is based on the CH version, I wish they would have included a 5MM add-on to make CH Arcee hold it.
Still, I do love this new purchase and I think I can even repurpose them as new characters (By the way, does anyone know of some 5MM add-ons?).
Rakzo
The little ratchets in Arcee's elbows help a lot actually. The balljoint in her shoulder is not so helpful though.
Hyoumaru
I can't figure how Generations Arcee could even begin to hold that sword up with those tiny stick-like arms
Rakzo
Yes! I finally managed to get this set and I absolutely love it!
I have a few complaints though, the little nub from Chromia's knife is a bit bent so it doesn't fit quite naturally into the axe but is not something terrible. The weapons look stunning and just as expected, the big sword fits perfectly with Generations Arcee's colour scheme and the little red sword is also a nice suit for Flamewar.
I just wish I wouldn't have tried to do the same with Arcee's current swords by pushing more than necessary since one the thumbs snapped but fortunately is not completely broken yet
Aurawind
Just got my set today, with the LE red shield for Combiner Hunter Chromia, and it's pretty awesome! Yep the only thing that sucks is Arcee's sword doesn't have a 5mm peg, so Combiner Hunter Arcee can't hold it very well in one hand, but she can hold it with both. I might cut off a 5mm peg's sides and glue them to the hilt if it ends up really bugging me. I find these weapons scale so much better with the deluxe figures, the one that came with the Combiner Hunter set were too big so I'll be using them as combiner weapons.
Something to note: Chromia's sword and axe can't fit in close fist hands due to the design.
Fenrys
So four images showing the pink figure holding the sword, 1 pic showing the black one and boxart. Yes marketing shows the black one, but the pink one is the more prominent one in the released images
Rakzo
… The image is in the first page.
Fenrys
A quick google image search of beelzeboss Iron Lady shows plenty of official images of the normal Arcee holding the cleaver, the only one I've found of combiner hunters Arcee holding it has her in a sword point on the ground pose and also shows pink Arcee holding the cleaver as well
Rakzo
That's not how it was advertised.
Fenrys
And in the same pack you get a shield and axe for non combiner hunters chromia. I always took this set as being for those that wanted the sword for Arcee but didn't want to but combiner hunters Arcee which also comes with a big pink cleaver
Rakzo
… Yes? Is exactly the same sword that appears in the comic in which Arcee has that deco.
Fenrys
Was it really though? The combiner hunters version already comes with a version of the cleaver
Rakzo
Thanks for the info!
I actually don't mind since I only have both the Generations and Legends versions of Arcee with the open hands and I'm sure this will suit the Generations figure nicely since she also has some black paint on her (I do find pretty weird that the big pink sword doesn't actually fit in the Combiner Hunters version since it was especifically made for her).