X-Transbots MM-VIII Arkose (Beachcomber)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Sidecutter, Feb 1, 2015.

  1. ChromeMagnus

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    Metal ver??
     
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    kibble Seeker style, yo!

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    TigerBlade Prepare for extermination

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    The one piece hip skirt on FT is really difficult to stomach. I took it on the chin with Warpath because he's the only viable option imo.
     
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    Fully metallic paint applications this round on reissue?
     
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  6. ChromeMagnus

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    If there are any paint differences, they are slightly, if not barely, noticeable.
     
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    Looks more metallic like paint... just ordered one from baba a little bit ago for a good discount. His Ebay store has a sale on them now.
     
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    So I came finally to the point where I needed to fill the ranks of my Shattered glass Autobozos....erhm....I mean Autobots, naturally....So I picked up (from ebay) the green variant.

    Can you give any tidbits of what to expect? From what I gathered, the mold has a very difficult and finicky transformation, and I cant quite understand what the problem is with the harness (again as far as I get it, you need to bend the plastic during transformation)?

    Any tips and hints and advice is appreciated :) 
     
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    The transformation for me wasn't too difficult, it just never felt like it all came together solidly though. Some parts never felt like they tabbed in great. Maybe I was doing something wrong but I did watch a couple transformation videos.

    The good thing is that it never felt like anything was going to break. When transforming the rollbars I just took this piece off and put back on as it did get in the way. Hope this helps a little.
     
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    You can pop it off? Thats good.
     
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    Tazman66gt quieted...but never silenced.

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    yea, I pop it off when I transform mine too, just easier and less stuff to worry about when you're moving the engine.
     
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    Scowly Prowl Still calculating variables...

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    Sometimes you don't need to pop them off - some times they pop off on their own, which solves the problem. They are a nice touch - I could see that having them rigidly inserted could cause breakage with the thin pieces that they are.
     
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    Got him today, infact I unboxed him about ten mins ago.

    First thing I was afraid I might have been scammed that box was tiny!

    Anyway everything seems fine (havent transformed him yet), except the knees, they are quite loose, I suppose I can fix them, and the left rear tab on the leg, doesnt appear to want to stay tabbed for some reason.
    The backpack is not such a big deal guys....From pictures and the discussion I was expecting to see an Mp44 style of hunchback....but its not bad....

    I like the metallic green very much and for 60$ he is gonna fill the spot for the "I dont give a shit about this char" just fine.

    Ok so.... two issues:

    First the light one: I dropped his gun on the floor and apparently the...how to call this? The box is a two parter that the two pieces slot into one another....I thought it broke but no thankfully....IDK if its supposed to be glued or held due to friction, but unless there is a point to split it, I might as well glue it into place.

    And now the bad news:

    I broke (not sure, but I am 70-30 about it) the rear leg assembly that unfolds to the buggy sides, at the time I transformed him back into robot mode....I was watching a video and to be honest I couldnt understand how the heck you are supposed to manipulate these things....I removed the ball joint from the right, and popped it right it no problem. But on the left.....Well the good news is that even as a partsformer he still stands and shows no sign of breakage. There is also that 30% chance that that piece is supposedly been held up by a screw and that that screw was not long enough...OR so I want to hope, I have zero technical knowledge. At any rate since he is standing and assuming that he will still hold into place transformed if I ever wish to do so, still not a big issue.

    I love the colouring and his altmode.


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    Ill unscrew the opposite section tomorrow and check if the screw goes all the way in.

    So I unscrewed it and...I cant really tell whats going on in there :lol 
    The screw is diffidently not reaching down bottom (or the other part at all), and definitely that... cylinder that looks like broken to me, is two pieces that look superglued together to my eyes...either that or I am a complete idiot and I cant tell solid pieces, and to add insult to injury fate made the cut so clean, as to troll me. :lol 

    Anyone has any ideas? Friction holds it damn fine still.

    In other news:

    I may be giving them (XTB) a lot of shit lately for practices I dont approve, but when they do good they do good.
    I popped a question to them, if replacement parts are still available for this figure, and the answer requesting pics came within a matter of hours.

    I am confident that all the good talk I heard about their after-sales services is good will apply here as well.
     
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    Odd request, but can someone snap a shot of this guy next to ER Cliffjumper or Bumblebee and any Deluxe Autobot car? I know they're different lines but I'm hoping he doesn't look too out of place since the old Legend size one is too small now.
     
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    I sold my copy of Beachcomber, but I think he's probably a head taller than ER Cliff and smaller than Siege Sideswipe.
     
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    Well I nearly got a perfect copy definitely the newest version, I followed the advice on this thread and went through all the images carefully to confirm.

    Only thing is he's knees are super loose so he sort of balanced there to be able to stand (kinda of like he has dislocated knees) hopefully a bit of floor polish will help.

    Quite grateful he was fully transformed after the horror stories I've read on here.

    He's actually a lot bigger than I thought he would be, I kept thinking he would be tiny looking at images and comparisons but he a pretty respectable size. 20211117_150335.jpg

    All badged up, knees are a little better with the floor polish but it's the pins that are loose, tempted to try and heat them up see if the plastic grips better but doubt it will work. The birds, gun and gold handmade a nice touch but doubt I'll get much use from them, shame his shoulders keep popping up, he has a nice little chilled out cheeky smile on his face. 20211117_232600.jpg 20211117_233642.jpg 20211117_234110.jpg
     
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    I don't know what happened but beachcomber means business! 20220516_193214~01.jpg 20220516_193313~01.jpg
     
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    Beachcomber (in best David Attenborough voice): Here behind me we have the last herd of Cybertronian rhino, these majestic creatures once roamed the wilds but now are reduced to these small numbers due to the war decimating our once peaceful planet Picsart_23-05-30_12-07-24-058.jpg
     
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    Good idea. Continue this wil with all beast bots you have :D 
     
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    I had a very similar issue with my G2 version too. Who did you contact for replacement parts?