And boom goes the Dynamite! The morning news continues with yet another Third Party offering. This time we have the formal unveiling of FansToys FT13 Mercenary, their take on a Masterpiece Shrapenel! Courtesy of dalianjj! This figure is going to boast diecast parts on his chest and robot feet and will additionally come with an additional chest piece and insect feet like his fellow Insecticon brother, Grenadier. Check out the pictures, and discuss, after the jump!
Deshawn
New video
Turingmachine75
Looks GREAT with the chrome Gigasaurs
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the oaf
For a true Fan(sToys)atic, you need to clarify which hand.
WyldeBill
Don’t you just love the weight in hand?
Turingmachine75
So Mercenary arrived last night and oh my god he’s my new favorite thing. The first Fans Toys figure I’ve purchased and I can immediately see why they have such rabid supporters.
ChromeMagnus
Well, whaddowee have here? Lol
MHZ Toys KO FT Insecticons
Marcelo Antunes
Replacing a broken insect leg on Mercenary….I did not find a way to turn the part (see arrow), so I was required to do a bit of creative use of tools.
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Little Dutch
I have the 2021 reissue, and he is a solid beaut. You will be fine.
green_machine
Yeah, it’s a little heavy on the electrons
But in all honesty it’s been fine from my experiences. Transformers it multiple times, no issues with chrome falling off, or anything breaking
nemesisconvoy
Just picked up Shrapnel on eBay for a pretty penny, but looking forward to getting him. It's the 2021 reissue…any concernes I should be aware of?
TransformerFanatic
MMC was somewhat poorly received as far as I remember. You should go to the BC insecticon thread and ask around there about the set.
Curium
FP had a couple of issues, but I think at this point they can just be considered a product of their time 8 or 9 years ago. MMC had at least one significant concerns (one of them broke in half for several people), but were also very cheaply priced IIRC. I think I got all 3 for $100 at US retail not on sale.
Zentropy
Apologies if you were responding to my inquiry, but it was in regards to the non-FT 3P Shrapnel in the photo I forwarded, not the prior comment.
Ah, thank you. That’s a relative steal.
I was thinking some 3P Insecticon set got bad reviews— was it MMC or Fansproject?
TransformerFanatic
Badcube makes the other set of insecticons. You're right about the price – all 3 (the set) can be had for $160 or so. Materials are a bit weak but they're pretty good in their own right.
Dangard Ace
I think those are the Toyworld coneheads
Zentropy
Who makes the figure on the right? I realize given the thread it’s probably not the popular notion, but I like it, and would probably prefer it knowing it’s almost certainly more affordable than the FT option.
the oaf
Finally found a way to use the vertical space in my detolfs.
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King Nergil
Looks cool. – I wish FT had given us Diaclone decos for their Insecticons. Actually nobody has. BC and MMC have been equally shy about it.
Marcelo Antunes
Yep.
King Nergil
How come he's grey? Is it a custom?