So it seems like there aren’t a ton of upgrade kit options for Studio Series Slug yet, right? I have seen one weapon kit from MW and one gap filler kit (not sure which company that’s from). What are folks’ preferred kits for this guy? Mostly interested in filling in his feet and getting him a sword…

 

JRC Design is actually one of the earliest to put stuff out for Slug/Slag AFAIK.

https://www.jrcdesignstore.com/product-page/sword-for-slag-slug
https://www.jrcdesignstore.com/product-page/slag-slug-foot-fillers

Chinese groups on eBay have replacement gold/silver horns, and there's various other sword designs out there too. Most fillers are about the same though, minus some kits offering a long, thin piece for the Triceratops mode limbs that JRC does not.

 

Awesome, thanks! Haha, I actually just received some other JRC stuff today, it’s nice! Lambo spoilers, Cyclonus sword, some peg adaptors, etc. Didn’t realize he did a Slug kit, might be picking that one up too. Much appreciated!

 

I got the Matrix Workshop weapon sets for him and Grimlock and they look great and use JRC for the feet filler which also works perfectly minus not having fillers for the dino mode feet. I have the silver horns on order because the waffle horns are just inexcusable

 

In urgent need of some advice here. Has anyone tried buying upgrade kits from Taobao through shipping agents? I ordered the ZX Datsun kits and they're saying they're restricted for shipping and won't let me use any of the available options because they're 'weapons replicas'. I only have 20 hours left to try to return them, or else I'm stuck with $40 worth of items I might not be able to ship. Is there any way around this? It's the only way I can even justify getting the sets, because the prices on eBay are ridiculous.

 

Need to give my hands a break trying to modify / repaint the Go Better Sunstreaker set for Cordon (finally found a great color match, though).

Anyhow, Dark-Ism Shattered Glass Megatron head is getting restocked. Mandarake has already:
まんだらけ通信販売

If you live in Japan or use a proxy service, Moon Place says they will get restock soon.:
Dark-ism（ダークイムズ） - TF 系 TOY 専門店【MOON BASE】 ムーンベース トランスフォーマー　通信販売

 

Movable Shoulder interface Turret Missile Upgrade kit For Kingdom AUTOBOT MIRAGE | eBay

New kit for Kingdom Mirage put up by sweetmall-1. No idea which group is behind it.



Claim to fame is a hinged shoulder cannon connection so you can angle his missile launcher up and down. Also includes two nylon cannon turrets and a transparent blue missile. Ordering everything will set you back ~$34 USD.

 

Did I miss something on those wheels? Honestly, they're not great looking, but I think I prefer them over the stock...

 

Not sure if it's just the resolution of the pics, but the wheels in those pics look pretty rough and all over the place texture-wise, even for 3D-printed items.

 

It's the newest fad for 3d upgrades: nylon parts.

With a few exceptions, the surface finish is terrible. However, the 2 main benefits: much stronger than normal 3d prints and not white.

 

Anyone have any good recommendations for Earthrise Seekers nullrays?

 

I've been using the Nonnef ones that he made for the Siege mold. They require a slight modification (there's a bulb on the 5mm post that needs to be sliced off to work with the ER mold), but they work pretty well

 

Nice.
They need to be painted though?

 

Ah, they don't offer purple, darn.

 

Hmm. Not feeling those Mirage wheels, but I'd tentatively be interested in seeing what one of my "preferred partners" has in store for him.

(that'd be Nonnef and Go Better, although I just put my first order in from JRC and am pretty hyped for it!)

 

Great! Thanks so much! Will check these out as well.