DNA Design DS-01 Susanoo (MP Bludgeon)

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  1. BIOMEC

    BIOMEC Terrorcon, aka "Ratchetman"

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    Does anyone know if the weathered version of Susanoo has the upgraded shoulder design?
     
  2. borgified

    borgified You're going to get speared to death!

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    Hard to say.. Read pg. 81 and go on from there. It's your call if you want to take the plunge.
     
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    Sonofadefro Don't waste food. I'll keel you

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    Yes, and tolerances are overall better than batch one, but the materials feel fragile as ever.
     
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  4. BIOMEC

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    After reading from page 81 onwards, I think I will give it a try, but my expectations will remain low... I will pray for the best :( 
     
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    Sonofadefro Don't waste food. I'll keel you

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    Be very careful of breakages with this figure.. thin plastic used in tight connection points certainly caused breakages on my copies. I am happy enough to leave it on display and accept that it is better off like that
     
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    borgified You're going to get speared to death!

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    If you want to get a copy of the Weathered Bludgeon @BIOMEC , you can try Tony over at Robotoybase (it's legit and trustworthy) or try looking through Fleabay,
     
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  7. BIOMEC

    BIOMEC Terrorcon, aka "Ratchetman"

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    Thanks Borgified!
     
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    Hmm. Should I try and get the weathered version? Or is this something I should stay away from as a newcomer to third parties? He looks good, and he seems my only option for a good ROTF Bludgeon update.
     
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    I think he looks great on the shelf and if you're careful you can get some really cool looking poses out of him. (My current icon is him wielding the sniper rifle that came with MMC Beast Wars Ravage. Its funny because at the small size of the pic makes it look like he's wearing a Ghillie suit)

    But I have a first run version, but I hear the quality on the weathered version is worse. If this is one of your first forays into 3P, its not indicative of the quality of what's out there, so I'd hate for you to get a bad impression of 3P as a whole. I guess it also depends on what you want, I think if you do get it, you're paying for a nice looking statue/paperweight, rather than something you can mess around with a lot.
     
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  10. GR1ML0CK

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    It’s a shame really cause the figure looks so good. Had him since day one and have never even bothered to transform or even mess with him. He just stands there looking evil next to his modern gijoe
     
  11. Manuel Taker

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    All i can say is a beautiful figure but im so afraid to transform it xD

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    Finally had the time to transform it, and it survived, is scary as funk...but survived :D  if you are looking to dont play as much with it is definately recomended

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  12. Actar

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    Huh, I must have lucked out... Mine's part of the first release and it has seen tens of transformations. He's still holding up great.

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    By first runs, do we mean a specific batch of figures or the entire normal release?
     
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    Ah sorry, I was referring to the initial release that came with the bonus faceplate that is more skull like.
     
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    So that's the one to track down?
     
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    Ah, I get what you're asking now. Sorry, yeah, I can't remember if the extra face was a pre-order bonus, or was just included with the first run of the non-weathered version. But either way, I don't recall if there was a difference in quality between the versions that came with the extra face and those that didn't.

    That being said, since the non-weathered version isn't made anymore, you can only get it on the secondary market anyways. I guess if you find a listing that has the extra face, its from the initial batch. But like I said I can't say for sure if the non-extra face ones were any better or worse than the ones that did come with it. So I don't know if it makes a difference to look for one with the extra face (other than the extra face looks cooler to me)
     
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    Mine is the weathered version and came with the extra face, seems like there was only one batch and the ones that got the weathered treatment were those that werent able to be sold. To me if it is possible to find at a good price the figure is worth it, the only problem that i have is the rigth arm is a little loose after the first transformation.
     
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    Dang, looking back through the pages, it really sucks to see how widespread and random quality control seems to be. I can't find many other good Bludgeon options that don't destroy themselves over time.
     
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    So I finally cave in and got it...

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    He is not a toy to play with, but rather a display piece, a beautiful and fragile display piece... Quite happy with him.
     
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    I so wanted this for a representation of Bludgeon...I have the tfcc SS Bludgeon but let's be real...that's not him without the skullface so I never took him out of the box. I was so close to ordering the unweathered and read so many issues of QC. Same reasons I have never pulled trigger on FH Minerva and Wheelblade, and probably won't for Nightbeat either...even though I think all would look good next to certain MMC figures. I had planned this figure (shogan warlord) to be a rival to MMC Hexatron (ninja). And then add in Banzitron version and the fansproject Insecticons and be a turf war within the Decepticons...oh well...maybe someday hasbro will release good versions of all 3...er 6. LOL