Best budget 3rd / 4th party figures

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by imfallenangel, Sep 8, 2021.

  1. imfallenangel

    imfallenangel Well-Known Member

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    Another I forgot to add is: Transform Element TE-MM03 Stinger Warrior Scorpion Scorponok

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    A great Scorponok.. it feels solid with it's diecast metal legs, the plastic is great, and at around the 50$ CAD with the shipping, it wasn't much more than what Hasbro deluxes are starting to reach now, but for the difference in quality, I can't complain.

    The main annoyance is that the "fly/bug" doesn't have a storage, and doesn't hold in the claw aside from just it being held as you close it, and it would fall easily... so a quick customization involved putting some wire inside the fly/bug to give it some metal content and them gluing a small magnet inside the claw. The result is that while it's not super solid, it does hold it enough to stay in place and not fall out.

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    So while I did consider getting the Kingdom one, I never saw it in stores, which pushed me towards getting this version.
     
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  2. Nem

    Nem Unironically watching ROTF 50 times for a joke.

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    This thread is great, I wish it got more appreciation. Just wondering, where do you buy most of these from? Showz? That's the only main place that I know of that sells a lot of 3rd party figures.
     
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  3. Hyoumaru

    Hyoumaru M.S.B.S. ver. 10.5

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    KBB's Hornet Agent, a KO of Newage's Flipper, basically the ideal CHUG Bumblebee.
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    I get mine from eBay, AliExpress, ShowZ, BigBadToyStore, TFSafari.
     
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    got a silly lookin face but other then that. pretty good