FANS HOBBY MB-15 Naval Commander (Armada Optimus Prime)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by blitzjoans, Dec 15, 2018.

  1. Peaugh

    Peaugh Hi.

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    Oh, it’s all good, was just curious about it. I had played with it quite a bit before I shot the video and I didn’t do anything I knew it couldn’t handle, so I wasn’t sure if maybe there was something that manhandled that I wasn’t aware of.
     
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  2. GR1ML0CK

    GR1ML0CK Dinobot Commander

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    Man I have zero knowledge of Armada but this sucker looks all kind of fun. I absolutely love this company. Everything comes with so much extra. So many weapons and missiles that fire. They get it, they really do. Long live Fans Hobby. I almost want to get this just to support them
     
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  3. Haloid1177

    Haloid1177 Hey, That's Pretty Good

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    So if I preorder from TFSource is that in the second batch?
     
  4. ali tavakoly

    ali tavakoly Well-Known Member

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    I don’t know. Probably
     
  5. Grendel163

    Grendel163 Galactic Transcender

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    The Chosen Prime supposedly has their's on the way. That's where I pre-ordered from.
     
  6. idkwdya

    idkwdya Nicks_Plastic_Shelf

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    I went ahead and made my pre order with TCP. I had to hop off that fence. Grew up with the Unicron Trilogy so those nastalgia threads are tugging!
     
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    Really can't decide if I should wait for the second run or not since Peaugh's idea of how to avoid the cracking makes sense and seems like it'd work. But I also have no idea how to knock out a pin if I get the replacement parts.
     
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  8. redrum2581

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    can't wait for the nemesis ver.
     
  9. ali tavakoly

    ali tavakoly Well-Known Member

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    May I have the link for your review sir?
     
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  11. Duskscream

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    I'd like to see a pic of him next to Tidal Wave, I need someone for him to fight in super mode
     
  12. Peaugh

    Peaugh Hi.

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    I have absolutely no excuse for not remembering to do this in my video.

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    Also happy to report that the LEDs in the head work with the painted eyepiece, so you don’t have to have the “dead” clear eyes in with the LEDs off.

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  13. theestampede

    theestampede Wandering Artist

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    man, I love that combined mode head sculpt.Super crisp.

    Really makes the core head that much more disappointing. I always felt Armada Prime had a very distinct head design and they didn't capture it at all, instead opting for a very generic optimus head
     
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  14. Sup3hobo

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    NICE! No need to swap out the eyes parts and you can have the best of both worlds.
     
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    Hey, I got a first run one of these coming, I was wondering if I should open it when it arrives, or should I ask for and wait for the replacement parts to arrive?
     
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    Any comparisons to the original Optimus and Megatron?
     
  17. Peaugh

    Peaugh Hi.

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    If you’re careful it hopefully won’t crack, but even if it DOES crack, it should still be fine if you’re careful. I have transformed mine several times since I first noticed the cracks and they have not gotten worse, so there shouldn’t be any reason not to enjoy it while you wait for replacements.

    I should point out that just because mine is still okay doesn’t mean that will be the case for everyone, so use your own discretion, but I think you can still enjoy it before replacements arrive.
     
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    That head light is perfect. Cartoon accurate at its finest!
     
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  19. Angry Scientist

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    Ah cool, thanks for the response, guess I'll open it when it arrives.
     
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  20. Sixo

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