So... Where are you guys going to put an Autobot symbol? Will you cover the ridges on his beak?

 

Good question!

 

Gotta admit, those black arms and shoulders look great on the red version.

 

The alt mode pretty much FT's to the curb. Still can't believe how lazy FT was in not engineering the arms to collapse or even tab. I mean WTF.

 

Thats how Swoop was depicted in the cartoon.

 

AG4 x 4 for the remote.

AG13 x 2 for each of the spotlights which will only turn on with the remote, not by themselves. They aren't bright anyway.  

 

DANG!

Shipping noticed received on the 23rd, left Beijing on the 26th!

 

Does that box say you're in Australia?

I'm in the States, and mine has probably landed at JFK by now... where it'll be another week through customs, then another two or three days through various USPS hubs before it shows up at my door.

 

TF-Direct? ..mine just shipped this morning  

 

AUS-tin, TX!

Show.Z with upgraded shipping!

 

^Fan-flipping-tastic.......

These pics literally made me change my mind and switch from the blue version to the red version. I am opting for the metallic colors though, 2021 can't get here soon enough........

 

Haha glad to help you make up your mind! It's not even just the red that pops - The black on the arms really works great and ties him in with the other bots perfectly.

 

^Yes it does certainly pop......

 

What is this upgraded shipping that you speak of?

 

I placed my blue chrome preorder with bababobo00712 on November 2, 2018.

Just received him today!

I have to say, bababobo00712 really came through. I sent a message about 3-4 hours ago, just to see if I could get a tracking number. I was my first message for this order, and it's overnight over there, so before the seller could respond it actually arrived.

He sent it EMS, came in perfect condition, very happy. Restores my faith in long preorders.

 

Wait what? I ordered way earlier than that. I have my tracking number, but it hasn't even reached the US yet.

 

After you order, you can request expedited shipping, which is usually EMS. Depending on the size of the box it's $5 - $10 to upgrade. Generally EMS will speed it up from 14 - 21 days to 7 - 14 days depending on the season.

I've had some EMS boxes come to me in 4 days from Japan. Wherever Show.Z is in China, this is the fastest from shipping notice to arrival I've experienced (6 days). Previously it's been 8 - 10 days.

 

So, preordered from Bababobo, shipped on 25-March, and just arrived in Western Michigan today. Good news is, new record for fastest shipment from China, bad news. Gaudenter has some issues. His entire left torso piece that connects to his left arm was dislodged and would not go back into place. I disassembled 80% of his entire torso to find I didn't need to disassemble much any part of him to loosen the front and back chest pieces to get it back in after all. His chrome paint is already flaking off on the several edges that come into contact with most any other piece, and the clip that attaches to his swords and mounts to his backpack is nowhere to be found. Gonna contact Baba on the missing piece, but overall, annoying start to an otherwise great looking figure.

So, probably late to the party, but as best as I can tell, those clips on either side of his head, when released, open the upper chest enough to help slide his dislodged shoulder mounts back into their tracks. While I did this with his pelvis, backpack, and front chest screw detached, it seems like this loosens up just the same even with all of those attached after the fact.

 

Few more pics