Warbotron - WB01 (Unofficial Bruticus)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by warbotron, Aug 14, 2013.

  1. Desmang

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    Anyone have a picture of this guy and Jinbao OS Gravity Builder? Would greatly appreciate it
     
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    He's $149.99 on Big Bad Toy Store right NOW! Warbotron WB01 Combiner Set of 5 Figures

    I'm honestly kicking myself in the face because I can't spend money on figures as I'll most likely have to move at the end of March. :cry 
     
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    How do we know this (and the Computron, for that matter) is a KO? (I believe you, not saying that, just wondering how it happened.)
     
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    Anyone have pictures of the individual figures in robot and vehicle modes next to ER figures like the Datsuns or Ironhide/Ratchet? Wondering how the scale looks, particularly for Swindle since he's a smaller type of vehicle than the others.
     
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    Does anyone know if the guns that come with the X-Ray kit work with 5mm ports?
     
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    There are some color changes (hands on mine for example) and some of the assembly was not quite as good. Nothing I couldn't fix with a screwdriver but it was just little things if you know what I mean. That's why it feels like it's not an original but it's still really nice and a step above your average KO. The price is another thing that makes me question how official it really is. I think maybe they sold the molds to someone else and they ran with it and made some more.

    Again, I can't prove any of that, just how it feels. Regardless, I'd recommend either of the sets, the price point alone makes them worth it.
     
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    I don't have the Computron re-release (had the original) but the original has diecast combiner feet whereas the re-release does not. Also, the re-release has the word Computron right on the box whereas the originals make no mention of Computron (3rd parties wouldn't dare use an official name). Not sure if the re-release box even has the word Warbotron WB03 anywhere. Feel free to correct me.
     
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    Nope I think you're dead on with that.
     
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    I just canceled my X-Ray set, so there's one available when it was previously sold out
     
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    Contact BBTS and ask them.
     
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    I'm willing to bet that if TFM didn't post about the metallic version of Havoc (Menasor) on their Weibo, a lot of the experts here would say that it is a KO.
     
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    Ah. That makes more sense. Hmm. Is it worth the asking priceice, then? Subjective, but still...
     
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    I had the original Warbotron Computron years ago but sold it and bought the re release last year (ironically by mistake as thought it was the Maketoys one). Plastic quality is same as the original and mine did have die-cast in the feet. It did come in a plain cardboard box like all other re releases also. My money on this would be these recent releases are genuine but sourced from two different places; old unsold stock they had sitting in a warehouse and a quick run using the old moulds with maybe a corner cut if some releases lacked die-cast as claimed. It's not unheard of for such a thing to make quick easy cash. Their probably sourcing some cash to finish their Hotspot and maybe secure some finances for a few other projects, this would also explain the recent Prime re release and how there was suddenly a KO of it.

    Or, and tinfoil here, they handed the moulds to Daban and agreed to let Daban use the old Warbotron name to sell them as its technically defunct now. They did a perfect 1 to 1 on the Daban copies of their Devastator, I could see such a thing happening for a quick cash injection.
     
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    Basically old-school Voyager sized: 6A8F0CCF-B3B6-47E1-92BD-1724530F2360.jpeg
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    Thanks, that scale actually doesn't look as bad as I expected. Still not sure how I feel about him being that tall in robot mode but the vehicle mode size looks fine to me.
     
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    Yeah, I know what you mean. Voyager is a stretch for Swindle, but the Combaticons (and Protectobots) are really hard to scale individually. Thats a challenge, because to me, the individual members of a team are just as important as the combined mode. That’s why I never really considered the Jinbao OSKO version: the combined scale might be good for some folks, but as for as I’m concerned a Leader class-sized Swindle is a bridge too far.
     
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    Yeah, I've been thinking a USKO of this set would be great for Swindle and probably Onslaught as individual bots, but then the others would be too small. Personally the only Combaticons I care much about having are Swindle and Onslaught (and I'm happy to use the old Universe figure as my Onslaught), but I understand most fans would want the complete set.

    Thinking about his scale more though, he looks like he'd be roughly the same size as T30 Roadbuster, and given that they turn into the same sort of vehicle, that helps me rationalize him being big a bit better. I just like the idea of him being a small, wiry kind of guy.
     
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    So I've just received the re-issue of this set, and whilst it's great and I'm pretty impressed with it; my air burst is stuck in the combiner port. Even pushing the tabs in doesn't help.

    I've taken him and onslaught apart in an attempt to get it out, but if anyone has any ideas, please could you post them!
     
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    I have the original release and the only limb that comes out easy is Vortex. I usually take a small flathead screwdriver and push the tab in with that while pulling on the limb.
     
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    I managed to take it apart with some tools.

    I also did a mod someone posted here in 2015 by opening the peg itself and shaving the plastic of the parts that hold the spring.
     
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