Magic Square MS-B33 Deadly (Legends Scale Perceptor)

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  1. chuckcjc

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    Nice Pics. Looks really good, and because of the angle his head looks someone decently sized.
     
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    Mine arrived today, and while I wouldn't say "perfect", he certainly looks the part. The materials still aren't as solid as something from NA, but sculpt and engineering is something they've proven very adept at. If I have any specific criticisms, the support pole for the cannon feels a bit cheap and the paint has a few minor issues, but throw him in a pose and he looks tremendous.

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    The pole is made with nylon, don't be afraid, it's very flexible.
     
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    Definitely possible, considering their two Diaclone repaints of Trailbreaker.
     
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    Thanks - he has a bit more on his plate for now :) 

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    I will have an assortment of posed hands for pegged hand figures in my shop soon (link in sig), that will be color matched to the figures they're for. Sorry to the mushroom peg homies, things would probably end up breaking.

    A good but of back and forth over the past few days here, about this figure. I'm very excited to get mine, and hope it gets here quickly from Terry, who I've jumped ship to from ShowZ.

    Even cooler is having this community of fun, passionate collectors from around the globe, who all share the same love I do for little robot people that turn into things. Maybe we could all try to remember the joy we share together in this hobby, when conversing with our fellow hobbyists?
     
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    ShowZ fanboy! :rolleyes: 
     
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    A question to everyone who knows, will MS make a Blaster 2.0?, because it is very small in relation to Perceptor.
     
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    No word yet, but it's highly likely. Just a matter of when in their internal rotation will he come out.

    Like, just before or just after NA reveals theirs? :D 
     
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    I think it is obvious that Magic Square should release its model first, so that NA will do it there, if it wants to.
     
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    Sadly the MFT version is way too big, so you can't win either way at the moment. I'm sure NA will catch up - it's always such a tough choice, as NA makes the quality I like ( areal joy to handle as well), MS more often than not has the edge in overall design. It is nice that you can just about get away with mixing and matching though :) 
     
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    Got mine in. Overall impression is good, fueled entirely by aesthetics and the engineering, which are typical Magic Square strengths. They hide the weaknesses like materials, which on this figure are ugly business. I've got a LOT of stress marks and that assembly for the scope is terrifying. There are some overly tight joints and tabs, which make you want to exert some real force to move, but if you slip and come into contact with that scope assembly, it's gonna break for sure. I don't have any photos that show anything new, but one that I thought was fun:

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    And how he'll be displayed (at least temporarily):

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    MST Percy next to my modified Mister Moon Percy. MST Percy definitely needs a bigger gun..
     
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    My god, they're Identical twins!!!

    But seriously...I like the scope cannon on the left one, and everything else about the one on the right.
     
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    Yeah, same here. I also kind of like the rounder head on the MM version, honestly. All in all, though, MST is the better figure. Plus, he's not the same height as my Optimus.
     
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    MM version? What company is/was that?

    He looks like a retooled Blaster. Which is inexplicable to me.
     
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    Mister Moon. They released him and Blaster in a two pack. I think I traded @lilcarus for him, then I did some touch up on the paint and added some chrome. He did his job well enough, but I think he's up for retirement.
     
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