adamassc wrote:Hopefully you just got a bad one. Doubleclutch is one of the PCC I'm most looking forward to for his Crankcase+rallybots=kinda Menasor look.
My Bombshock has messed up leg connectors, so it's prolly just a lemon like you think.
El Duque wrote:My Rallybots set has the same issues, including the Drag Racer Drone not auto-morphing properly. This however can be fixed. Look at the bottom of the Drag Racer, the plastic tab should be coming though the hole in the bottom of the car. Mine was stuck inside the vehicle rather than extending through. Just reposition the tab so that it is coming all the way through the hole and this should fix the problem of it not wanting to stay fully transformed in leg mode.
Mykltron wrote:I found Bombshock to be garbage so I returned him for a refund. Then I found other complaints about him along the same line so I figure it's a general issue with the drones. Even if they worked I was utterly underwhelmed by the thing once it was open.
Valandar wrote:Mykltron wrote:I found Bombshock to be garbage so I returned him for a refund. Then I found other complaints about him along the same line so I figure it's a general issue with the drones. Even if they worked I was utterly underwhelmed by the thing once it was open.
I had the opposite experience.
My Bombshock and drones were actually very well done and nicely solid. It was the jets that were POS's for me.
El Duque wrote:I have all four of the 5-packs and Doubleclutch is definitely the weakest in my opinion. I would rate them; Bombshock, Mudslinger, Skyburst, Doubleclutch. In fact Doubleclutch even fails as a stand alone figure.
To me most of the problems with these guys come from the automorphing limbs. Had they went with a traditional transformation process for the drones that left you with an articulated limb the figures would be considerably better. I'm fine with the drone concept, but if the drones are only going to transform into limbs they should at least turn into really good limbs. We kind of ended up with the worst of both worlds. They sacrificed overall quality for a cheesy gimmick.
Dagon wrote:El Duque wrote:I have all four of the 5-packs and Doubleclutch is definitely the weakest in my opinion. I would rate them; Bombshock, Mudslinger, Skyburst, Doubleclutch. In fact Doubleclutch even fails as a stand alone figure.
To me most of the problems with these guys come from the automorphing limbs. Had they went with a traditional transformation process for the drones that left you with an articulated limb the figures would be considerably better. I'm fine with the drone concept, but if the drones are only going to transform into limbs they should at least turn into really good limbs. We kind of ended up with the worst of both worlds. They sacrificed overall quality for a cheesy gimmick.
I agree, but so far I only found Bombshock. Left the Arielbots at the store, that combined mode just looked awful.
I really, really really want to love these figures. I think the idea is terrific, I like the concept as a concept. I don't mind the drones at all, and I like Bombshock as an individual figure. But yeah, the automorph doesn't work that well on a few of Bombshocks' drones and they aren't articulated at all. And they got loose, first time they morphed on mine.
My issue is this: the drones are named teams, right? But why? Bombshock has Combaticons, such and such has Rallybots. But the drones aren't bots or cons at all. I'd be ok with the combined form being called Combaticon or Rallybot or Arielbot, with the commander still retaining an individual name. But they gave a team name to a bunch of non-sentient vehicles.
I'm hoping that these first wavers are going to be improved upon in the future.
El Duque wrote:Dagon wrote:El Duque wrote:I have all four of the 5-packs and Doubleclutch is definitely the weakest in my opinion. I would rate them; Bombshock, Mudslinger, Skyburst, Doubleclutch. In fact Doubleclutch even fails as a stand alone figure.
To me most of the problems with these guys come from the automorphing limbs. Had they went with a traditional transformation process for the drones that left you with an articulated limb the figures would be considerably better. I'm fine with the drone concept, but if the drones are only going to transform into limbs they should at least turn into really good limbs. We kind of ended up with the worst of both worlds. They sacrificed overall quality for a cheesy gimmick.
I agree, but so far I only found Bombshock. Left the Arielbots at the store, that combined mode just looked awful.
I really, really really want to love these figures. I think the idea is terrific, I like the concept as a concept. I don't mind the drones at all, and I like Bombshock as an individual figure. But yeah, the automorph doesn't work that well on a few of Bombshocks' drones and they aren't articulated at all. And they got loose, first time they morphed on mine.
My issue is this: the drones are named teams, right? But why? Bombshock has Combaticons, such and such has Rallybots. But the drones aren't bots or cons at all. I'd be ok with the combined form being called Combaticon or Rallybot or Arielbot, with the commander still retaining an individual name. But they gave a team name to a bunch of non-sentient vehicles.
I'm hoping that these first wavers are going to be improved upon in the future.
Agreed, it would make more sense to me if it were Bombshock with power-up combat drones, or something like that.
Burn wrote:Because i'm the sort of idiot that insists on having one of each mold (preferably the original) I "treated" myself to Double Clutch today even though i'd been keeping an eye on this thread for what others were saying.
Unlike noodles, i'm NOT a fan of the PCC concept. I think it sucks. Plain and simple. Double Clutch and the Rallybots did nothing to change that opinion for the positive, if anything, it made it more concrete.
Like others I had the same problem with Drag Racer Drone but quickly worked out the fix for it. The legs aren't so bad once you can get them to balance. The arms however are bloody awful. Getting them on is a task in it's self. Tuner Drone went on without any hassles but when I put Race Car Drone on, Tuner and the entire shoulder fell off the ball joint! And then getting those shoulders to plug in is a worthless endeavour as they pop out so easily.
I'll say this though, once you get the legs sorted out they do a better job of standing up than Skyburst does.
All in all, not impressed. If you're a casual collector, just avoid it.
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