FansToys FT-42 Hunk (Masterpiece Brawn)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Sentinel, Oct 27, 2018.

  1. Bruticus88

    Bruticus88 Bruticus devastate Devastator!

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    Anyone know of a reliable seller with any Hunks in-stock? ;)  o_O 
    Or if someone wants to sell their copy? USA seller preferably.
     
  2. Novascreamer

    Novascreamer Well-Known Member

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    I'd love to see your results.
     
  3. Delduwath

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    Yeah @Stoikovich , I second this advice. To expand on it a little bit: Plastic glue - by which I mean glue that is made specifically for plastic, like Tamiya plastic cement - works by literally melting the surface of the plastic that it's applied to, so when you apply it on a piece of plastic and then press that against another piece of plastic, the plastic where those pieces touch will melt and the pieces will bond with each other, basically becoming one piece of plastic.

    I assume that "better than original" is some idealistic marketing-speech, because everything that I've read about plastic glue says that two pieces glued with it are not as strong as if it were one unbroken, but it's the next best thing. If you're gluing plastic to plastic, you're probably better off using plastic glue rather than superglue. I don't know if it'll actually stand up to the stress of pegging/unpegging that comes with the transformation, but I think it's worth trying. Just make sure you use the bare minimum of the glue that's necessary for that tiny piece, and be careful not to get it on other parts of the toy, because like I said, it'll melt the plastic a little.
     
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  4. Shannixxx

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    For those of us who prefer non-googly eyes, thank goodness for chrome
     
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  5. XXLMagnus

    XXLMagnus King of Kings

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    If you don't mind sharing your materials/technique, it would be appreciated, thx
     
  6. Knight Prime

    Knight Prime QC 33

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    Did you use a chrome pen?
     
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    Just got this guy in from the Dojo and I really like him. Looks and feels fantastic. And the feeeeeet do not bother me much at all in person. Mine only came with one side mirror like my old '90 Accord back in the day. Wondering if I should reach out to get another mirror or just let it go. Definitely a bummer as there is an empty slot just sitting there. Otherwise, I'm pretty darn happy.

    EDIT: I wish it had more ankle tilt though.
     
  8. Shannixxx

    Shannixxx Well-Known Member

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    I used a Molotow chrome pen, just carefully up to the edges. Those eyes were following me
     
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  9. kibble

    kibble Seeker style, yo!

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    I would definitely report it. FT is usually good about correcting issues.
     
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  10. Teletran-1

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    Hey, I actually got this guy in the same month it released for once. I love it, perfect Brawn. Really like the slide rail for the gun and the paint is so nice. Is this the smallest FT box ever?

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  11. WNDCHRGR

    WNDCHRGR TFW2005 Supporter

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    That's way better
     
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  12. Craigmcgowan1984

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    Some pics in his new home with his friends IMG_20200723_203901.jpg IMG_20200723_203955.jpg IMG_20200723_203942.jpg IMG_20200723_203921.jpg Hunk and ferocious took an instant dislike to each other IMG_20200723_201304.jpg
     
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  13. OmegaTaco Supreme

    OmegaTaco Supreme Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb

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    I think Spindrift was smaller. I know Hunk's box is only slightly smaller then Sheridan.
     
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  16. Optimus Prime23

    Optimus Prime23 Lighting our Darkest Hour

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    Fanstoys should’ve went this route. Looks real good, bro.:thumb 
     
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    I love this little dude. Sculpt and build is great. Articulation is pretty average but I'm ok with that as he was always a bit awkward anyways in the cartoon from memory. Transformation was fun, always scared of FT transformations (Koot, Jabber and Sovereign have never been transformed). Only thing I'll say is my copy came with one of mirrors fallen off. It took a fair bit of pressure to push it back in but all good now. 20200723_151921.jpg
     

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  18. Iron dibot

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    Don't know about Koot and Jabber for I've never seen them in person but I've transformed Sovereign once when I got him. Not worth the effort imo so my advice is to keep him as he is. His bot mode is vastly superior to his alt mode.
     
  19. OmegaTaco Supreme

    OmegaTaco Supreme Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb

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    I know a lot of people that got Tyrant for Altmode only and Sovereign for bot.
     
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  20. franpincho

    franpincho NOT a FT Only collector

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    Sovereign's alt mode is an afterthought. Non-existent.
     
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