Shockwave Lab SL-90 LED Upgrade Kit for Earthrise Quintesson

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Black Convoy, Oct 31, 2020.

  1. grimtnt

    grimtnt Armada is older now than G1 was in 2002

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    I'd say, given the transformation it would need 3 seperated parts with their own battery compartment, but certainly possible if you replace the molded tubing with light up cable
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  2. firmpulse

    firmpulse milliradian practitioner

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    Why would we want an "upgrade" kit that makes the Judges noses glow? Better question how do the designers look at this finished product and think,"Perfect! we'll sell hundreds!".
     
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    I think it's a case of there imagination over riding there logic circuits. They don't see it for what it is, they see what they envisioned. That's my guess anyway.
     
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    More useless than an asshole on my elbow.

    The journal is pretty cool though.
     
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    Now they look like they all have colds. 
    Or space covid.
     
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    LOL I love this post so much.
     
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    Well, that's fewer parts than the Quintesson needs. :) 
     
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    Awww....he’s blushing!
     
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    This would be nice if I could find the figure without getting bent over the table
     
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    rudolf the red nose quintesson 
     
  13. ziltama

    ziltama Mods, molds, and casts. Also full of hot gas.

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    Ultimately, still going to pass on any SL LED kits. Their recent non-LED kits have been really good, though, especially their airlock ramps which are NOT 3d printed.
     
  14. ziltama

    ziltama Mods, molds, and casts. Also full of hot gas.

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    Of course, son was interested in the kit, so ended up getting it.

    The magnet powered LEDs are a neat gimmick that I may use and retrofit some of my previous custom LED work. The LEDs activate when the magnet gets close and doesn't have to touch. It's fairly sensitive so you can cycle through the 4 settings rapidly (on, blinking, fading in/out, off).

    The gold bullet thingie houses the magnet. It's a very high quality 3D printed part and the print lines are seen only up close. I would say this is just under GX / Go Better. It's really good.

    The LED supports for inside the face do not look 3d printed at all. Maybe the prototypes were but the final pieces are not.

    This was straightforward to install with the proper screwdriver. I used a #0 Philips screwdriver that I modded by filing down the pointy tip to avoid stripping screw heads.

    Of course, the main problem is that the eyes do not illuminate. This is because the support panel itself has the eye pillars, which is separate from the faces and will not light up.

    The LED effect works best on the Wisdom head, since the LED is able illuminate almost the whole face. It barely works at all on the War face. The other 3 are in between.

    Copied from another thread: Wrath has the red light, Wisdom has the blue light.
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  15. Shanxs

    Shanxs Open your eyes. Can't you see?

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    Not gonna buy this.
    If it lights up their eyes, then it's good.
    But it light up their noses.
    No thank you.

    Winter is coming and they all got a cold.