Mech Fans Toys ASTROTRAIN / MS20-IRON SKY

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  1. TIKnTIN

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    fyi… my order shipped from bababobo off eBay (which almost everyone here knows about i would think) was also delivered to me today in 10 days.
     
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    Lmao, the United States' hat got jokes. But srsly, no problems this side of the border. the 3 things I ordered off ebay over the past month: 9 days, 12 days and 15 days..

    My similar quick shipments from eBay were purchased from bidbidgood and hjz (if they have anything you're looking for, lightning fast from china to nyc).
     
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  3. FredVIII

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    Thanks, that's helpful. I haven't bought anything from HZJ in a while; it's good to know his shipping times are back to normal.
     
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  4. TIKnTIN

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    okay, i haven't transformed him yet… but from first impressions, i gotta say MFT really stepped up their game with this release. compared to the other few MFT figures i have, you can really see/feel the upgrade in the fit/finish and plastic quality. their early sideswipe plastic feels very cheap in comparison. they improved somewhat with shockwave, hound, and ultra magnus. but astrotrain is so much more polished than all of them. they've definitely taken it to the next level with a premium feel to it, close to being on par with NA and MS i would say. the paint app is done very clean. now i can appreciate the price bump compared to the prev figures i picked up. well done MFT!

    and astrotrain with soundblaster make a great duo with the contrasting black/white combos!!! o_O 

    only gripes so far is i wish there was a little more paint app on the head/helmet. and he's very back heavy with the rear shuttle thrusters as a backpack so wish he had more back heel to his foot to help him be less prone from falling back.

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  5. MasterScale

    MasterScale Loose, comes with baggage...

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    You did find a special friend!
     
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    Finally picked one up, love him but considering my s1 cons complete now. Need to be picky in future, down for the rest of the cars and s3 bots though.
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    nice little squad it all looks great.
     
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  8. TIKnTIN

    TIKnTIN … beating a dead horse with a broken record, LoL!

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    Decepticon angel of death… here to rain hell fire on you and transport you to the underworld for judgement day.

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  12. TIKnTIN

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    LoL, did you pick this up for the figure, or to pillage for parts???

    not sure if anyone else mentioned prior, but i just notice aside from the re-sculpt of the head, shoulder and extra paint on the vents on the knee, there's also small details on the thighs.

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    i was originally getting him just for the head. but the more i think about it the more i might just keep this one as my final space choo choo. with is added body lines he can definitely fit in with my IF horde.

    i might even mixed the 2 together to make 1 bot.
     
  14. TIKnTIN

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    i've been contemplating that too. i am thinking i want the head, shoulder, hands, feet and the knee vent from MS-18 on my MS-20b, and they should be easy enough to swap over.
     
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    Trying out some panel lining on the train mode. Think it brings out the details a little better.

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  17. TIKnTIN

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    don't think i can panel line black, right? LoL… i'd probably have to paint the raised detail another colour, like silver or something. :p 

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  18. David Hingtgen

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    Steam loco? Use rust as your accent color, honestly...

    Graphite also good----almost free, use a pencil.
     
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    Are the wings as off-white/yellow as the appear in your picture?
     
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    You could use a grey sharpie to create more depth in detail. I painted my MS Trailbreaker's face black and then made the features pop this way.
     
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