iGear have unveiled a new reworking of their PP-05 Specialist mold. The Defence Specialist is an unlicensed version of Protectobot First Aid complete with new First Aid inspired deco and a new head modeled after the Protectobot. It is also shown with three additional heads, all based on the Autobot Ratchet – one based on the cartoon and one based on the comic, with a third head giving Ratchet a distinguished “aged” look by way of a beard. This one is listed as available now – so presumably iGear have already released him!
Torque
Getting because I missed out on Medical Specialist and this is cheaper
1987olds442
Big Bad Toy Store is having a one day sale on this guy for $69.99
PP05D Defense Specialist – Third Party Transforming Toys & Accessories iGear
SkidsandMudflap
I want a weapons specialist but they are all gone
BuzzingNeon
If they made that a Scooby Doo mech with a techno-organic Scooby Doo head, I'd would have to seriously consider buying it.
Spiff-O-Matic
Reprolabels.com – Specialist Ratchet
Link for those interested…
archieboy
Received mine from the iGear store also. Packaged well, everything's fine.
@Twelvesam, I ordered the reprolabel set for Specialist Ratchet. I have not applied them yet, we'll see.
xMostWanted559x
So with paying with paypal. If we have problems, paypal will always side with us? Oh tht sucks I though patrol was still on igears site. Who has him for low price?
twelvesam
So apparently I drunkenly ordered this on Black Friday, because I was surprised to find it delivered to my house yesterday. It's a cool figure, but not having any other of this mold I was expecting it to be quite so delicate and with so many loose panels on the back.
Has anyone had any long term issues with the thin pieces?
If you are using him as Ratchet, have you done anything else besides switch heads to make him feel more like the character?
combaticon164
Ordered on the 29th of Nov. got mine yesterday with no problems at all. Its been my 5 order directly from Igear with no problems……knock on wood lol.
Spiff-O-Matic
Yes sir. I ordered in November 29, got a shipped email on the 30th, and got it today (December 17).
Gundamben831
For those who are receiving defense already you had ordered directly through iGear correct?
Spiff-O-Matic
Just got mine today, and here ARE pics (so you know it did happen )…
UltraMagnus2008
Yes, bought the medical specialist from them and he has no neck post, so no ball joint, no post to tie the backpack together with the rest, no platform that flips to hide the head in car mode. No response from Igear at all what so-ever. I will never buy from them directly again,and probably not indirectly as cool as these look they're super fragile , kibbly and fiddly.
Hamer12
My Defence Specialist arrived yesterday. Much faster than I had anticipated. I ordered directly from iGear on the first day that the figure was available. Packaging was fine with no damage. Same for the figure and the figure's box. The figure's box was wrapped in bubble wrap.
Sorry no pics for now (I know…no pics or it didn't happen). But I can say that I am very pleased. This is my first time ordering directly from iGear. I've heard the stories that others have had in the past. Hopefully everyone who ordered the figure has as good of luck as I did.
kibble
As far as I've heard, iGear has always been reliable shipping out the product you order. The problems come in if you're an unlucky bastard that gets a figure with a QC issue, and recently, have shipped their product in bubble mailers which all but guarantees it'll show up in a smashed box…possibly leading to damaged product. Even before that, their stuff sometimes reached you in a less than pretty box…which to be fair is a potential issue with anything shipped overseas if it's not well packed. Even when they ship in boxes, it's shipped in a box just big enough to snuggly fit the product box inside.
If it's in stock and you're not concerned about the packaging, you're fairly safe if you place an order with Paypal and will get it in hand before the protection period expires…and if there's an issue, file a dispute and don't close it until you have the replacement in hand as they've strung people along before! I would never preorder anything from them, though…but then again I don't think I'll ever order directly from them again, and if at all possible, not buy any more of their product just on principle.
Scaleface
I had no problem with my orders from igear, but others have had complaints in the past.
igear's shop seems to be very low cost compared to the rest. Everyone else is selling for $100 plus shipping, while iGear sells for $75 and free shipping.
theosteve
Has anyone had problems with iGear not delivering products that you've paid for, or receiving damaged/defective products? Or is it just an issue of damaged packaging that has been a problem?
Is this something that only the big shops will be stocking, or will our favorite little sellers be offering them? Daelite? Sidecutter?
MrHolister
You are probably right. And I kind of wish igear would offer the original equipment that came with medical and weapon specialist as an add on pack you could buy. Right now those are going for a lot and some of us late to the party will have a hard time finding some of those awesome goodies.
xMostWanted559x
I might make a move on patrol and defense. I don't think mp ironhide will come out in a long while
ferrari35
Yes and no
Yes hes the right size(imo)and no as hes not like the toon but if you can live with that he fits right in