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RhA wrote:Hasbro's stockphotography is reliably awful.

This is why I'm waiting for in-hand pics and/or a review.

I will more then likely be collecting all of the FOC figures, however this bruticus COULD have done better. I love the cybertronian version but him combined looks messy. His limbs stick out too far from the shoulders and hang too low, it makes his arms look bottom heavy and if he were to actually walk, his knuckles would drag on the floor like some special needs caveman.
The video game version of bruticus is stocky and BRUTE, very proportionate. This toy does not reflect that. I would imagine Bruticus as a towering god, very menacing. Stick this guy next to the fans project bruticus and you would see how goofy he looks in comparison.

I will be 100 percent, be picking this set up, however I just wish they put in a little but more solid work into him. Maybe it's just crappy transformation or the pic that was taking, so im rather anxious to get my hands on him to see how he is IRL.

these pics however gives me some hope



in this pic below u can see how awkward his arms would bend

Onslaught being a Voyager definitely would've helped. 'Course, the in-game Onslaught doesn't look to be much larger than his comrades.

I'm curious as to how Brawl and Swindle will look as arms. Again, waiting for in-hand pics...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:Onslaught being a Voyager definitely would've helped. 'Course, the in-game Onslaught doesn't look to be much larger than his comrades.

I'm curious as to how Brawl and Swindle will look as arms. Again, waiting for in-hand pics...

Is that even confirmed? I never saw a proper molded fist inside either Swindle or Brawl, and since they never switched in the cartoon and thus nobody would even think of switching them out...

Here's a pic I had handy. Right inside Swindle's calves.



I also remember Brawl's combiner mode hands having the Ninja Turtle-esque 3 fingers. I'll try digging the photo of it up later.

I can see the scramble function working. This hand on the right is pointed while the other is a fist. He's also more proportionate in this pic

I'm sure through mixing/matching and mistransforming/correctly transforming, you could get him to look decent if you really tried. I still want a video review to come out to see for sure however, just how good you can make him look without customizing him.

Also, Swindle is upside down in foot mode...
But he's posable! I really want him to have the shoulder cannons though! If you can clip that gun onto his back, I'll be a happy camper.

BeastProwl wrote:I really want him to have the shoulder cannons though! If you can clip that gun onto his back, I'll be a happy camper.

I don't wanna give anyone's hopes up if it isn't true, but look closely...





There's pegs & notches that seem like they accept Onslaught's gun. Again, pure speculation, not to mention a dash of wishful thinking. But hey, Shockwave has a gun arm mode, so why not?

his hands are so small and weak! wow..

reminds me of this commercial

atomicgoofball wrote:his hands are so small and weak! wow..

reminds me of this commercial

I love that, good one dude! I was never a fan of the G2 combiners which explains my little appeal to the retail set...as a combiner. But IMO they make great individual soldiers these Combaticons so that's how I will have them and then have my combined SDCC Bruticus ready for mayhem...'nuff said!

Nemesis Destron wrote:

atomicgoofball wrote:his hands are so small and weak! wow..

reminds me of this commercial

I love that, good one dude! I was never a fan of the G2 combiners which explains my little appeal to the retail set...as a combiner. But IMO they make great individual soldiers these Combaticons so that's how I will have them and then have my combined SDCC Bruticus ready for mayhem...'nuff said!

The retail set isn't G2, the Amazon one is. The retail one is the Energon-colored set.

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