X-Transbots MX-III Eligos (Cyclonus)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by jamester, Apr 5, 2015.

  1. Optimus Prime23

    Optimus Prime23 Lighting our Darkest Hour

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    Heh, that last pic reminds me of something I’ve been thinking about lately—do Cyclonus, Scourge and the Sweeps have any memories of their former selves?
     
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  2. Ravewind

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    Only in fanfiction do they either remember or not remember. In some I've read it's more like the memories are blocked/faded so they don't think of the past at all while others do have them acknowledge remembering but have moved on to their new identities but will reference past events. And then there are those that say that when Unicron remolded them they were already dead so the new cons are new beings that were just made out of repurposed dead scrap.
     
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  3. Optimus Prime23

    Optimus Prime23 Lighting our Darkest Hour

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    Robo-Frankenstein’s monsters
     
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    I went to ask for mine and discovered @ShowZStore had already given me the adjustment in points without even asking. Nice.

     
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  5. ghostfossil

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    A superior head sculpt indeed helps.
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  6. TransformerFanatic

    TransformerFanatic When a spark goes online, there is great joy...

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    Ouch. The XTB version doesn't have a neck?
     
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    Not sure what's going on with the angle on those pics, but he definitely has a neck:
    eligos neck.jpg

    He can even look down:
    eligos neckdown.jpg
     
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  9. The Happenin Rhinoceros

    The Happenin Rhinoceros TEAM MONKEY PANTS FOREVER

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    Beat me to it. He has a neck, but also a "collar" so it's less noticible since he doesn't have the FT skinny giraffe neck.
     
  10. The Mad Demobot

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    My Elios just shipped.

    Can't wait to finally have him in my hands!

    Now I just need a 2nd hand Galvatron and Scourge!
     
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    Got mine, absolutely hate the colour of the dark purple, it's not far enough away from the body colour but everything else is absolutely brilliant.

    Build is a bit step up from eligos V1. The knees work exactly as knees should, the paint is one of the best finishes I have seen on an XTB figure. It's not thick like protectobots, it reminds me of the paint on MMC opus pexus. Matte, metallic but very clean.

    It has me optimistic again for virtus.

    20220514_130537.jpg
     
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    Has anyone transformed a copy yet? How did that go?

    These first reports regarding quality seem very promising!
     
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    Would like to hear if anyone has problems with the cockpit bits breaking under the seat, or the circular pegs that lock down the external cockpit, or if those have improved. Those all broke on my version 1.
     
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  14. pezley

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    Cockpit tabs fit perfectly fine and had no issues through two transformations. Tolerances are tighter than v1 but everything works as it should. Still a slight gap in the nose cone seem though
     
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    They replaced a part that rotates during transformation on v.1 with a part that doesn't rotate on this new version. I understand that this was done to prevent breakages but they should have updated the instruction manual to reflect the change. I actually almost broke my copy after trying to extend the legs the way they show in transformation videos as well as in the manual. If you go back a few pages I believe someone posted that they cut a finger trying to do the same thing.
     
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    So just thought I'd mention that Showz ended up giving me the refund when I asked about it again. Phew, feels good to be part of the club.
     
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    Oh that's great. Happy you got it! :) 
     
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    I was hoping the head innards would allow for use of the new faces in the OG Eligos, but it's a good bit different :/

    Behold... his Armada!
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  19. Dodgy Dan

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    Blimey, that's a lot of cool Cyclonusesses...

    I've been trying to muster up the courage to sell Quietus T, but the bastard has been stood on my desk looking awesome for about a week now, and I just just know I'll regret it the second I do. I mean, Eligos has usurped his position next to Sovereign and Andras, but still...
     
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    I... I really need to stop coming in this thread. I already said I don't want to buy Cyclonus a third time!

    But damn every picture he just looks so much better now.
     
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