Will be getting this as well as FP's Sixknight!

 

So I guess it'll be 5 more years till the one I actually want.

 

Not bad. Between colors and tooling they did a good job turning such a menacing form heroic. I only wish they retooled the claws to be flat. If that's the straight up plastic color, I wonder if it's doable (without harming the other modes)

 

Still has the same issues with the alt modes and superfluous detail, but I do like the head and colors. Good to see this is still coming and wasn't axed.

 

Well, when I thought I could go from here without buying anymore third party figures after Hexatron. I think I might try to get this one because I don't see Hasbro doing a proper six-changer (GS or Sixshot) anytime soon. At least not one that wouldn't have some parts, alt modes, or articulation sacrificed to stay within Hasbro's budget.

 

This does look pretty good but Ill have to pass. Looks awesome tho!

 

i was just about to buy hex too, then this thread came up today

 

I don't get Third party Bots but this looks great! Score one for Victory fans!

 

Finally. We now are just getting to the first of the remolds. Still waiting on Shadowmaru.

 

Also,we need a 3rd Party Liokaiser.

 

Don't forget that Hexy/Grandus' gun-mode can be done in a G1-style as well!

(If you look closely, you will note that the wolf-head can be used as a makeshift 'trigger'; and I'm guessing the same will be true with Grandus' rhino-head).

Personally, I think the G1-style gun-mode is heaps better - I don't even bother with the standard configuration any more!

 

GLEE!!

 

Terminus Hexatron can. Grandus Hexatron is slightly different as he doesn't come with the long guns.

 

Can't wait to get Grandus on my shelf. Hopefully Shadow Maru won't be too far behind.

 

Finally. Great job MMC. Bring it on.

 

daimchoc, I realise the Continuum/Grandus guns are different to the ones Terminus has, but looking at the tank-mode pic here, I don't see why it can't pull off much the same pistol configuration i.e. with the guns mounted inside the robot-mode legs to form a 'double-barrelled' pistol. [Side note: if you or anyone else has Continuum, please confirm if this is the case or not, as I'd be very interested to know].

Or were you referring to the absence of the Terminus sword-sheaths/guns in Grandus?

Because on that note, it is interesting that they have gone the Continuum-route of ditching the swords and sheaths, when the old prototype pic included them (see below).

It probably doesn't matter much for Grandus, but if they eventually make a Shadow Maru version, I'd imagine most people would want the swords (and ninja stars), to keep it faithful to the original.

 

Slight change, like R-01C

 

Cool. Thanks for that, daimchoc!  

 

So, Shadow Maru is a repaint but what is his backstory. I can't find any information

 

He's not a Transformer. He's from the Brave series J-Decker. His original toy is a retool of G1 Sixshot.

If you'e interested in his story, he's a ninja that's part of a sentient robot police force.