Most Over-engineered 3rd Party TF

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by rikkomba, Jun 13, 2021.

  1. wreckgar39

    wreckgar39 I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way.

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    Devil Savior Split.
     
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  2. Honesty

    Honesty honestly, Honesty!

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    @Nemesis251 @Powerbomb -

    It's a Genshin Impact character (Fischl) putting on her stocking haha : )

    @CapZat -

    I've never had any kind of chipping issues, but aye - in 100% Agreement that she is one of the nicest figures in my entire MP collection.

    Beautiful, sleek & sexy alt mode (dat head under the car tho haha), and a super slender (drool :p ), beautifully tall robot mode -- that actually has a barely-there "backpack," actual shoulder pauldron's and a chest that doesn't look like gravity and age is weighing her down.
     
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  3. Victory Force

    Victory Force Transformers Weeb

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    TFC Trinity Force is a bit of a nightmare to transform
     
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  4. deaculpa

    deaculpa Stand Alone Complex

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    nice grinder.
     
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  5. Yankee0

    Yankee0 I own one jacket.

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    Personally, I think the XTB trailer.

    I love both modes, but a somewhat convoluted transformation, a few poor clearances and (most worryingly) concerns about fragile parts breaking make it top of my list.

    Other contenders for me are FT Koot and FH Athena/Nightbeat (not a hard transformation as such but I hate the fiddly positioning to get clearance on the legs/bonnet).
     
  6. Honesty

    Honesty honestly, Honesty!

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    Thanks my man. It’s a Mendo Mulcher - made in the good ol’ US of A.

    Shoot. I better actually mention a TF that was hard to transform —

    *thinks hard* I…

    Hard? Hmm… over engineered? Hmm! I haven’t transformed Fuzz yet into car mode, but if people think it’s on FT Arcee’s level, then I actually look forward to it.
     
  7. Powerbomb

    Powerbomb Nearly done?

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    Eh. On my copy the parts clashed just like on Koot, and the chest simply fell off.

    I tried everything to get it back on,then I tried the 'other' chest. That wouldn't stay attached either.

    So I had a pink car with no front.

    And I've been transforming TF's since I was 3 or 4, they've always gotten more complex over the years, but never...NEVER, on any official or Third Party tf was the transformation as difficult and un-intuitive as on Rouge.
     
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    My vote goes to X2 Toys Furrow & Rotor

    crazy complicated for what should be pretty simple figures, and they still look kinda awful in all modes

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  9. Powerbomb

    Powerbomb Nearly done?

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    :eek: 

    I didn't know these guys existed...

    I must research them, Did they do the decepticon clones?
     
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    Nope. These 2 bombed quite hard iirc
     
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    Now you're lying hahaha, I bet you 1 Thomas that your Rouge has paint chipping
     
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    The WORSE by FARRRRRRRRRRR is FT-Rouge :mad: , I mean sweet Jehovah.

    In 2nd place is XTB Menasor trailer.


    Edit:

    In 2nd and a half place: XTB Andras FEET is a M'Fer!
     
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    G-Creation IDW optimus. I like a hard transformation, but that whole squiggly sonofabitch assembly in the chest is just mean. There's no natural indication of where things might possibly go. I know where the outside parts need to go, but I can never remember what configuration I need to move those armatures to get them that way. There should have been some sort of molded plastic guides in there to show you where to move it.
     
  14. Honesty

    Honesty honestly, Honesty!

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    I bend over backwards for no one company or official/3P or otherwise. I am quick to point out any and all flaws on even my most favorite pieces.

    The only paint chip I think I have, is so minor and small that it really wasn’t worth pointing out — it is a itty bitty spot on FT Arcee’s bonnet.

    I have zero chipping anywhere else, and my second copy is flawless.
     
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    Gee so my FOUR copies came with bad QC, how sad
     
  16. Honesty

    Honesty honestly, Honesty!

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    I really don’t know what to say?

    Clearly you see I have two FT Arcee’s in my photo. I don’t even know what you’re trying to convey with your sarcasm here.
     
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    I’m curious. Can you provide an example of this?
     
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    That I’ve personally owned: Maketoys Nosecone. Not as complicated as a lot of figures but WAY more complicated than it should have been for the size/design.

    The whole Computron set was pretty over-engineered, but Nosecone was the worst. He’s my favorite Techobot so I found it particularly annoying.

    I sold the set and never regretted it for a moment.
     
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