Zeta Toys BB movie Blitzwing

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by octobotimus, Aug 9, 2019.

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Are you interested

  1. YES!!

  2. eh.... could go either way.

  3. NO, stay away from it.

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  1. Blaque_Ravage

    Blaque_Ravage The Beast From The East

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    Agree, I feel the same way.
     
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  2. XaxisGuy

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    The missile on the gun are unpainted black as well smh. Well those missiles weren’t in the movie so it’s a bit more acceptable to me. I wonder why they couldn’t put grey on the cockpit in front of the face? It’ll be accurate on both bot and jet mode. And like I said many times, WHY THE FUCK DID THEY PAINT OVER THE CANOPY! Other than that, the fairly clean yet weathered paint is really nice. I can add the gold accents and bit more weathering myself if necessary.
     
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  3. GX9901DoubleX

    GX9901DoubleX Just a passing through rider...

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    I was seriously considering placing an order for one, but after viewing these videos and hearing what these guys have to say about it, which is kind of amusing hearing some of their frustrations ("Zeta never disappoints with their ability to disappoint you", LOL!), I'm going to pass for now. Maybe if a second run correct some of the problems I'll look at it again.
     
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    I still believe Zeta will make things right but for now I'm glad I picked MA. Funny how things turned out and which one has a better qc
     
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    So, my wings and face arrive today, and I'd already put the bot into (wingless) plane mode, and have now transformed him back to bot, so have had him in both modes already, and here are a few thoughts:

    -Yep, wings are loose as heck in bot mode - they're fine in plane mode, as they connect at 3 points, but in bot mode it's just one. I'm going to try nail polish as a fix - yeah, I shouldn't have to do this on an expensive toy, but it doesn't massively bother me, personally.
    -Similarly, the mini-wings on the shoulders are pretty floopy, but they will hold in place for display.
    -The one thing that actually bothers me - he has dead eyes. (I haven't tried the electronics yet, I'm sure they help, but who leaves electronics on for more than a few minutes at a time?) Normally I would fix this myself with a Gundam marker, but the eye piece seems to be glued in place, which is frustrating!
    -The springy thigh bits....why? They're not a big problem, I just don't understand why they move at all. I might just glue them in place, but I'll have to figure out if that would stop the transformation first.

    They're my main criticisms so far. Other than that, it's a great looking toy, the materials are fantastic, articulation seems pretty strong (though I haven't messed around with it that much yet), the legs hold together well and all the joints (outside of the wings) are toleranced well - unlike Sun Of The Empire's test shot review, the thighs on mine will happily hold the legs out fully to the side. I'm looking forward to playing around with it more after work, though I can already say this isn't a toy I'm going to transform very often! :D 
     
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    So it seems loose wing and stuff would be expected in every copy.
    Do you think the shoulder flaps can be fixed easily?
     
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    I'm gonna wait for a second batch to buy this
     
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    Probably with some nail polish, but it'll be difficult to get it into the joint.
     
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    Update: Just put a couple of coats of nail polish on the main connectors. I'll give them 24 hours to dry properly, but from a quick test fitting, they're much more secure now.
     
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    Why is nobody posting new pics of this guy?
     
  11. primetime77

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    for me, with the wonky plane mode everything else had to be right for me to overlook it. with the cockpit deco issues and now QC...i think for me its a pass now. hopefully someone makes a better one at some point. for those that are still in, please enjoy and share pics!
     
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    I wonder if we could remove the grey paint from the Canopy somehow? That’s one of my main complaints aside from the QC issues and I think it’ll improve the look quite a lot.

    I’m still not sure whether to buy this or not so I’m gonna wait for more reviews.
     
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  13. Blaque_Ravage

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    Same and that seems to be the decision for most. It’s a beautiful looking figure and damn I want it!!! But the QC on the wings and shoulder wings is a bummer so I rather wait too and maybe the small details like cockpit side windows will change too.
     
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    I was gonna buy this figure on my birthday but I the second batch wouldn’t come for some time I think. Maybe I should just go with the first batch since I can fix the wings and all but then again, the improved paint would be very nice.

    [EDIT] I looked through TFW and it seems that paint can be removed from Clear plastic using Isopropyl Alcohol with 70% purity.
    So maybe I ( and everyone else who wants to remove paint from canopy ) could put masking tape on the paint you want to keep and then rub the paint off the canopy using this alcohol.
    But I’m not 100% sure if this is a safe method or whether it would work. I’m not knowledgeable in chemicals as much as others.
     
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  15. ghostyurei

    ghostyurei Oops! My bad…

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    From the sound of it you guys either cancelled or are waiting for it to arrive stateside.
    I totally got this for my own birthday even though it will arrive long after and I intend to do just this except will clean the whole canopy piece and repaint it. The alcohol should be safe for the translucent plastic, but definitely don’t use thinners with acetone, it will dissolve the plastic.
     
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    I see, I suck at painting so I will only remove the paint from certain areas haha. For me my birthday is in a month so I will order it then. Hope this paint removal thing works!
     
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    Feels like the BumbleBee movie line is cursed.
     
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  18. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    By having too many options? I’m used to basically every MP figure these days having early bad QC and then being ok on release. Even TW prime ended up having no QC issues for me. But regardless the BB toyline in 3p has had some knockout figures from many different companies. So idk how it’s cursed.
     
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  19. Illiterate Scholar

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    I guess it depends on how you look at it. There are a lot of options, but it's always about which flaw you can accept over the other. I'm not looking for 100% perfection, but it feels more like 50/50 for everything I've seen so far. Though I guess this figure's flaws do sound like something that can be addressed further down the line.
     
  20. Easterburn

    Easterburn Your friendly neighborhood Digibasher

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    Don't quote me on it, But I feel like Zeta Blitzwing is in a rush because MA Blitzwing already steals their spotlight.
     
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