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Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:29 pm

just installed this on my Whirl, looks amazing in a Rob Leifeld kind of way haha. if youve gotten stuff from Venksta you know what to expect. theres a little mold release powder on everything, and its not as sharp as fansproject, but it is a really standout upgrade nonetheless. it doesnt fix the molds otherwise glaring problems, but hey i have a classics Whirl now! woo!

News Credits: 3 · Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:30 pm

GetRightRobot wrote:
unicron nemesis wrote:This being a garage kit, I think we can expect quality to be quite different from usual HeadRobot products. I too expected the quality to be better. What I'm really interested in is the DX Blood kit.

Me too! Love me some Bludgeon!

Forget the DX set, I want them to actually release the Voyager version that was scheduled for this month!

News Credits: 5749 · Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:15 am

If you were one of the lucky few who managed to get a pre-order in for Headrobots' MegaToyFan exclusive limited run Gyro resin upgrade kits for the TRU exclusive ROTF Whirl, keep an eye on your mailbox. The sets have shipped, and YouTube member DoctorPrime has uploaded a video review of the kit. His review is embedded below.

Our own unicron nemesis has also posted some images of set.

Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:45 am

Mkall wrote:100! Wow, that's kinda restrictive, moreso than the FP Cliffjumper upgrade kit.

But I got in, thank Primus.

Hooked up

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:18 am

Dammit. I missed this one. I could have used a Whirl for my Classics especially in that mold. I love that mold.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:52 pm

Here are some photos I took

Definitely looks much better on the figure than on it's own.

Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:22 pm

Blackstreak wrote:Dammit. I missed this one. I could have used a Whirl for my Classics especially in that mold. I love that mold.

i wish i had picked up a second. but yeah, that whole set was very underrated. the bludgeon looks just like the inner robot of the original pretender toy, and whirl has that weird style evocative of the original bots quirkiness. regrettably hes a bit floppy, but a more than adequate stand in in any collectors classics shelf.

News Credits: 9 · Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:20 pm

got my kit in the other day
here are a couple of fliks i took of it with some photoshop funk

http://www.flickr.com/photos/triklops/5906093645/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/triklops/5907582364/

Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:48 pm

Huh.....thats why my video got so many views, lol. Thanks guys!!

DrPrime

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:09 pm

Upgraded Whirl, to add to the Wrecker crew
Before

After

News Credits: 5749 · Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:20 pm

I still need to sand down the peg on the small gun to make it so that he can actually hold it in bot mode. Pretty happy with this overall.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:33 am

El Duque wrote:I still need to sand down the peg on the small gun to make it so that he can actually hold it in bot mode. Pretty happy with this overall.

I agree. I had to do a little sanding but i was rather pleased with the set and what it did for the figure.

Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:00 pm

I got an extra one, i will probably put up on ebay....or wait till my Bludgeon set comes in and sell them together.....but i love my set on my Gyro( WHIRL) it looks so much better with out the stormtrooper head :APPLAUSE: