DX9 D12 Gabriel (not Omega Supreme)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, May 28, 2017.

  1. generalgrevious

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    yeah i love this big boy . he is so cool to look at on the shelf and the presence he gives off as he is a big boi. i was messing around on the RTS and shipping to ohio was 221.00. so in total of $500.00 no thanks. i`m glad i got him last year from toydojo for around 300 then.
     
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  2. Lord Mechatron

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    Considering how much I paid for all my other figures, really kicking myself for being such a cheapskate when it came to getting a 2nd copy from BBTS lmao. By the time I said F it, he was sold out SMH. Truly a excellent piece. If it ever came down to it and I need to sell off my collection for whatever reason, this is a figure I'll never get rid of.

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  3. Roadbuster25

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    I feel like this figure was dismissed by a large portion the TF community overall. One complaint was toon accuracy and diminished wing size. I am happy the wings are not huge because it takes up too.much space. The accuracy part is in the eye of the beholder. He looks accurate to me in bot mode.
     
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    Speaking of wing size. I'm looking at @Lord Mechatron's picture and looking at my Gabriel and the wings look so narrow in his picture. In person the wings don't look that way to me. I think they are a perfect size just judging by actually looking at it. Oh well, people who passed up on this were foolish for many reasons.

    FT Omega is nice, even though it's way too thin in side profile, but i'm very happy I got Gabriel instead. It was (and is) a damn good bot that was relatively easy on the wallet. My only regret with Gabriel is not buying two or even three of them to do Guardian repaints. Now if only they'd release that real Guardian version.... :drool: 
     
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    really, i have not seen that at all. in fact i have noticed lots of people who absolutely love this bots.

    this bot was a giant killer when it dropped. so many people have praised this bot and switched over from good old wobble wobbles.
     
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  8. Alph

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    The ends of Omega's wings are supposed to be just about in line with his shoulders. Terminus's wings are way longer than they're supposed to be.

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    The only way to make the wings truly accurate would be to use faux parts to increase their width, but in terms of positioning the DX9 version is much closer.
     
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  9. Sinestro00

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    Other than some minor nitpicks about the face sculpt and color and the shoulder pieces being the same mold rather than having mirrored detail, Gabriel is the more accurate OS compared to the the FansToys attempt… for me, at least. I voted with my wallet, but only after the price was reduced to what is a ridiculously low price by today’s 3P standards. That made it easier for me to overlook my perceived flaws.
     
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  10. less than throwaway

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    Because I'll always take the opportunity to bring it up if there's a connecting reason to:
    Don't forget that BBTS put that $180 listing up in November 2019 for either a December or January ETA. Then just quietly updated the ETA to the next month and the next month until literally a full year had passed and they shipped out November 2020.

    They also still to this day have a pre-order listing of ToyWorld's Dinobots in a box set.
     
  11. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    I dismissed the BBTS sale because I didn’t Believe it would ever ship out. The one time they actually shipped a PO out apparently. FFs
     
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  12. King Nergil

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    Those parts look better on Gabriel, but chest and hips (no matter how ugly and bad they might be) on TG are more toon accurate. There even are sceengrabs that prove his shins are accurate, even though they were a bit longer most of the time. FT 100% nailed the face, DX9 only 90%. - Don't get me wrong, Gabriel is the better toy and a much nicer one too, and if I were to make a decision now I would buy Gabriel instead of TG, but TG definitely is closer to the toon.
     
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    I'm looking at the screencap I posted above and Gabriel's shins are practically 1:1, Terminus's are way more rectangular than the toon and lack the prism shape on the edges.

    Terminus's face is too organic looking compared to the toon. Gabriel has the angular ridges on the face, Terminus's face looks human. For some reason Fanstoys just hates giving faces angular ridges (Terminus, Apache, and Rouge should all have them, but have more organic faces instead).

    The yellow face covering is also inaccurate, it should just be clear.

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    The top of Terminus's chest is one place it definitely gets closer, however Gabriel gets the rest of the torso closer. With the hips, DX9 Gabriel's hips are closer in that they come together more cleanly, Terminus has huge gaps between his groin and legs. The surface of Terminus's thighs are also more complex, in fact Terminus just has a lot more complexity to his torso design overall, and a lot of translucent plastic, which has the effect of making it look less toony.

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  14. King Nergil

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    I don't agree with everything you've written. Seeing the faces side by side again evidences how much better the FT sculpt is, angular ridges or not. It's still closer to the toon. DX9 didn't even get the colour right. And don't let's go further down looking for particularities. We could start taking apart Gabriel's ventilator and end up seeing how his feet have the wrong shape to be toon accurate. Omega also doesn't wear (or need) Gabriel's jockstrap. - Just to be sure who's more screen accurate, why not also compare both bungholes? ;) 

    Edit: One last thing. When we talk about Sunbow our reference shouldn't be those ugly model sheet that sometimes have almost nothing in common with the animation. I this case there are so many screengrabs where Omega's shape and presence look so much more like Terminus rather than Gabriel. With that being said, I repeat, Gabriel is by far the superior toy.
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  15. ph4zed

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    TG came with both, so...

    Anyway, where's mah damn blue Guardian repaint, DX9!?
     
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  16. Primeconvoy1

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    This! I'm hoping if DX9 is only doing repaints of existing molds, they would do the Guardian robots. Would love to get a Dark Guardian repaint thrown in there as well.
     
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  17. Alph

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    Oh, was unaware, haven't seen it in any pics or videos.
     
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    Yessss! I passed on the blue TG because how could DX9 pass on such an easy repaint for some extra cash on an existing mould? But noOOooooooo :( 
    Yep! I'm sure there are a bunch of people who got TG and didn't realize it was in there because it was clear plastic stuffed deep inside white styrofoam lol AFAIK, only a small number of us over in the TG thread put it on or took pics with it.
     
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    TigerBlade Prepare for extermination

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    Still the centrepiece of my Autobot collection. Surprising thing to say about a DX9 figure.

    The FT diehards are missing out.
     
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  20. UtahRobotInDisguise

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    I went back and forth for months before choosing. Was going to go with WFC Titan OS, just from the price point, but always thought the DX9 one looked a lot better than all the offerings, including the FT OS. When BBTS had the $179 price it was too good to pass up. Easily one of the best toy purchases I made. Even my wife loves it. He’s a phenomenal figure. Absolutely recommend him to anyone.
     
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