The third party group Mastermind Creations has just revealed through The Falcon’s Hangar a retool/redeco of their very popular Hexatron figure, this time homaging the Transformers Victory character Greatshot! Named Grandus Hexatron, this figure has an all new color layout as well as what looks like brand new tooling for the head sculpts in both robot mode and rhinoceros mode.
At this time there is no pricing or release date information, so head on over to the discussion thread to sound off with your thoughts!
Maz
Haha thank you, 5 years ago, wow!
All the best
Maz
mixelpix
Beautiful pic!
ckhtiger
He's just had another price drop at bbts–$65 before shipping. I've been slowly building a modern Victory collection. Does this figure still hold up?
daimchoc
Grandus is $76 shipped on BBTS (US).
Rhinox
I'm selling mine in my big sales thread. There's a link in my signature. If you're interested, now is a perfect time to grab a great figure on the cheap.
archieboy
Hopefully. It's a pretty good toy, and the deco is much better than Hexatron's. Works well with MP Star Saber too.
IceConvoy
That’s unfortunate. I just got Grandus since he went on sale at BBTS. I hope that isn’t an issue that will become common.
archieboy
So this guy has been in storage for a couple of years. Earlier today, I took him out of the box and the left leg cleanly fell off. Evidently, the joint was sheared for no reason.
Since I also had Terminus Hexatron which I really hated and have always wanted to replace, I thought I might be able to "borrow" his pelvic joint to transplant to Grandus Hex.
So it turns out that the proper way to do this would be to unscrew the lower legs first, the lower thighs next, and finally the upper thighs.
Thank you for your donation. I'll keep your other leg in case there's another breakage. But the rest of you goes to the rubbish bin. Good riddance!
Counterpunch?
I transformed mine without ever even knowing the helmet could come off. The head clearance is minimal, but it'll fit properly.
Ra88
Great pic!
It's a real damn shame we will never see the Shadow Maru version.
Maz
Raising this from the dead….because he's still alive and hangin' with the Victorious
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All the best
Maz
Shuggaroth
I managed to get Grandus when he was on sale at tfsource, and I've been playing around with him for a few days now. Two questions:
Did anyone buy the Eness swords set to go with him?
What do you do with the stag cleavers in any of his alt modes?
WhiteMocha
Excellent, thanks so much. I appreciate the reply! That's good to hear. I think I'm okay with "close" as long as it doesn't actually have to come off. That almost definitely puts him back on the "buy" list for me. Thanks again!
lucas maximus
It's not necessary on mine, but it is REALLY close. They used a high amount of gloss on this figure and I don't think they accounted for that when designing. The extra layers of gloss also create tight fits in other areas as well, but everything still works as it should.
WhiteMocha
Apologies for bumping kind of an old thread, but for those who have purchased this figure… is it possible to transform him without removing his helmet? If I remember correctly the video review I watched (Peaugh's, I think?) said the helmet needed to be removed for transformation; but I read elsewhere that it wasn't completely necessary, it just resulted in a bit of a tight fit. Can anyone confirm either way? I think whether i buy this guy will probably depend on whether or not that helmet has to parts-form.
Thanks!
Lbsammills51
FYI, TCP sent out email notices stating they're getting this in today.
Scaleface
Most of us have seen the mold already. I would love to see details on any comics, bios, tech specs, package, and changes to be mold.
Paik4Life
I'll try my best to get this review done tonight and get it up for you guys tonight or tomorrow. If you have any specific requests or questions let me know.
~Paik
Scaleface
So this was 4 years and 2 months from first render to release. Pretty impressive span. Of course if the Shadow Maru version comes out, it will be an even longer wait!
Mastermind Creations Greatshot and Shadow Maru – Transformer World 2005 – TFW2005.COM
Lbsammills51
Come ooooooooooooon Chosen Prime!
Given MMC's slowness, sometime next decade.