Movable & Metal Arts (MMA) Slaughter Laird (IDW Optimus Prime)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, Apr 24, 2019.

  1. Retroheavy

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    Mine is now in transit. I had a bunch of Showz points to help offset the cost of the figure but I also saw that TheChosenPrime has him for 360?!? While showz has him for 210. I wonder what the huge difference in price is all about. 210 is already pushing it but 360 is bonkers.

    Keeping my expectations low but also looking forward to seeing the final version. Hopefully they were able to fix a few things that concerned me from the test shot videos back in October.

    I'll update when I get him in hand.
     
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  2. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    American retailers, as usual, try to fuck you over as much as possible. They increased TW prime by $100, and they are doing it here it seems as well. I never support them and their scummy tactics.
     
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    Any reviews in English yet? This fig is quite appealing to me but need to ensure top quality for that amount of investment. Honestly I'd love an option of just the fig without the bike, as f'ing cool as it is. Clever how the stand transforms for different display setups.

    And Prime's hip joint...not sure I've seen that before.
     
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    Hope they listen to fans and release it without the bike
     
  5. Retroheavy

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    So mine finally showed up after being stuck in customs for 3 weeks.

    First off the box is HUGE. Due to the fact that the motorcycle and figure are in separate boxes which may indicate plans to release the figure by itself in the future if the company hasn't already gone under since it seems like I'm the only person on earth who bought this figure.
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    Quick first impression is that the figure looks great! and feels pretty good in hand thanks to all the diecast. The few joints I tried moving were pretty tight but the hips seem a little flimsy compared to the rest of the figure. Had to run back to work but will mess with him more later and comeback with some additional thoughts.
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    Edit: Update of figure.
    This guy has some decent highs and a few lows. First, almost everything from the head down to his waist is fine. Head and neck move great. Windscreen hinges are a little loose but it’s no big deal. Shoulders are pretty tight and should hold about any pose. Double jointed elbows work great and have decent tension but there is a little bit of a clearance issue that causes the paint to rub/chip. Might be avoidable depending on how you approach the elbow bend. Hands snap in nice and tight and hold his guns well. So that was improved since the original review. Waist swivel and ab crunch all work fine. Hip skirts are have a nice tolerance to them. The the hip joints on mine are bad. The outward and forward and back are super floppy. Not so much that he isn’t going to hold a standing pose but forget about any kind of jumping pose on the included stand, his legs will just dangle. Upper thigh rotation is loose at one point of the rotation then hits a spot where it’s scary tight. Knees are great, ankles, feet and toes are all fine and easy to pose and work with. Guns and swords all seem really solid. I don’t think I’ll be bothering with the cycle though.

    It’s really too bad about the hips. If there is one thing to make a figure feel cheep it’s legs flopping around the second you pick him up. I think maybe they just over engineered that bit when MP10 style ratchets would have been fine especially since he has those hip skirts that move so far out of the way.
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    I still like this figure for display purposes, my only nit-pic as far as esthetics go is that the upper thighs look like they are suffering from mold degradation due to bad sculpt I presume and the closed fist sculpt looks rough as well, but that’s about it. Final note, I paid more for him than banana force red sharpshooter as well as 3A bumblebee movie Prime and BOTH of those figures are a couple levels beyond this guy.
     
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  6. Megatron118

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    That’s my biggest problem with GCreation Prime sadly, and that one still looks better (besides paint) and it’s a better scale. So yeah this release underwhelms and offers me nothing new. I’m glad you were able to review it though, I hope it at least makes your display look cooler. I’ll continue waiting for ThreeA DLX Prime.
     
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    The price of this in China has been slashed to almost half.
     
  8. Kuma Style

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    Came in today. Out and can't open till later but box quality is pure crap. Paper thin cardboard sleeves over straight styrofoam.

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    Careful. In my original post overviewing the figure I mentioned one of his legs was lose at the hip joint but it was just broken. The joint was tight and when I moved the leg I think broke the post that the hip joints are attached to.

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    The rod that the joint is on for OUTWARD leg movement is what broke. If that makes sense.
     
  10. Kuma Style

    Kuma Style I'm boney. I'm boney; Leave me aloney! TFW2005 Supporter

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    Already unboxed and together but thing to note before sharing the unboxing video:

    - Everything's loose with nothing holding anything down at all.
    - The figure's head was off of the body out of the box and one of the back wing pieces that pegs onto the backs of the shoulders was off with a peg broken.
    - one of the hands was missing a thumb.

    Haven't gotten to play with it and dig in yet but joint tolerances seemed to be all over the place. Just a q.c. mess.
     
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    The bike is cool but wouldn't it be more practical for OP to just transform?

    I'd rather put Dinobot on it or something. Would prolly look more badass.
     
  14. Kuma Style

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    Read the comic. Bike is sick and has a neat back story.
     
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    Ah, I thought I remembered reading it. Been a long time since. Pretty cool, but pretty much just used in that one instance and a couple of frames for a very specific situation where he's in a room too small to transform in. Cool I guess but kinda wierd to own as if it was something he used often. Also wierd coz the bike is massive so it kinda even goes against the whole point of why he used to bike mode in the first place.
    Would still be cooler to pair the bike with a character that isn't so known for turning into a rolling vehicle himself, but I guess I like Junkions as they kinda use the rider as a partner to help fire etc. But they also both have robot modes and blah blah anyway whatever I'll stop being a black cloud.
     
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    Bigger question for why it comes with him is the fact that it was a completely different Optimus design that rode it...
     
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  17. Kuma Style

    Kuma Style I'm boney. I'm boney; Leave me aloney! TFW2005 Supporter

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    Not really. Aspects of different Optimus interpretations have pretty much so synonymous with the character that it's becoming more regular to see accessories intermixed; for example Flame Toys pulling from the Bay movie's iteration for inspiration with their Kuro Kara Kuri line Optimus whichis IDW based in spirit.

    In the end; they're optional accessories. If you (not you personally) don't want to use them, don't. If you think one accessory would look better on another character then use it on that character. I don't believe in a such thing as too many options.
     
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    Kuma Style I'm boney. I'm boney; Leave me aloney! TFW2005 Supporter

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    Worst piece I've gotten in some time.

     
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    I simply wouldn't want to pay for a useless accessory that takes up close to half the price of the figure. setting it aside wouldn't give me that money back.
     
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    Thanks for reviewing this Kuma. Sadly it only confirmed what I feared a while ago. This was a big miss, and not even the nice looking paint can save it. This isn’t toppling GCreation Ultra Maxmas for me
     
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