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News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Thu May 30, 2013 2:39 pm

It may be the lighting messing with me, but Bombshock looks pretty good with the Marine add on. Still, I'm happy giving him Iron Army. I hope more 3rd parties do more with PCC as a concept, especially with this expanded play pattern.

by **RAcast** » Thu May 30, 2013 8:36 pm

necr0blivion wrote:What is this running-change you speak of? How would I know what to look for? I love Double Clutch's alt mode, and think he'd make a good Stunticon repaint, but his robot mode is terribly stout and unappealing. I never combined him with drones to see the result. But that picture you referenced is very nice.

Unfortunately, the only way to know is to have it in hand (or ask the person you're buying it from, I suppose). The running change has to do with how well it pegs together. There are a handful of minor changes.

First, the pegs that hold the arm panels to the top of the backpack were thickened. Second, the pegs that should hold the head panel in place were thickend, and the 'slots' on the original version were changed to holes. Third, there is a tab on the inside of the chest piece, which slides into a groove on the inside of the torso, was retooled to make it hold in place better. The first two are only important to torso mode, while the third is important to robot mode as well.

As you can see in that picture, the plate the head sits on still floats a bit even in the retooled version, but everything else pegs together VERY solidly.

To show off the original version, check out Peaugh's review at about 4:30.

by **necr0blivion** » Thu May 30, 2013 9:53 pm

RAcast wrote:Unfortunately, the only way to know is to have it in hand (or ask the person you're buying it from, I suppose). The running change has to do with how well it pegs together. There are a handful of minor changes.

Thanks, I must have one of the original runs based off this information.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:12 am

Are there images of Icepick with either set?

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:50 am

Requiem Prime wrote:Are there images of Icepick with either set?

Which one?

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Fri May 31, 2013 10:36 am

daimchoc wrote:
Requiem Prime wrote:Are there images of Icepick with either set?

Which one?

Ooo

I honestly hoped there where some with the marine, but good old muted palettes do the job either way! And his sculpt is made to get value with this.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Fri May 31, 2013 12:11 pm

I am loving the versatility of this! Has/Tak should have done this to begin with on all PCC figures.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:03 pm

hmmm, the HA repaint Icepick would look pretty nice with Chaos's black and purple limbs!

except that's a Human Alliance figure! eediota! :HEADHURTS:

shame the PCC version never got that colourscheme.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:13 pm

DrillBIT wrote:From 2ch

by **RAcast** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:16 pm

daimchoc wrote:
DrillBIT wrote:From 2ch

It's like g12 formation all over again...and I love it. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:30 pm

Now, that's an Eldedroid if I ever saw one.

RAcast wrote:
daimchoc wrote:
DrillBIT wrote:From 2ch

It's like g12 formation all over again...and I love it.

Engine-O G12? Cannot unsee! :lol:

That's "RPM Ultrazord" for non-Sentai fans.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:33 am

Sabrblade wrote:[
RAcast wrote:It's like g12 formation all over again...and I love it.
Engine-O G12? Cannot unsee!

That's "RPM Ultrazord" for non-Sentai fans.

I love me some RPM Ultrazord. It's the centerpiece of my collection display. I see the Engine-Oh G12 vibe. I much prefer the Ultrazord to G12. More humanoid and show accurate to the stunt suits in the show, while being an excellent downsized reproduction in Zord mode. Didn't need that bloody ridiculous light and sound feature, anyway.

Now, impress me with these Mobines and make a Samurai Gigazord formation lookalike.

...still gotta make room for that beast, too.

by **trence5** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:50 am

anyone know how tall of Chao Palladin?

by **NOS** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:10 am

trence5 wrote:anyone know how tall of Chao Palladin?

... did you check pages 24 and 25...?

by **guarayakha** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:31 am

While he offers plenty of playability for PCC parts, does he comes with reasonable amount of 5mm weapon ports as well? I think he'd be pretty great with the Infinity Warfare weapon sets.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:54 am

The long anticipated Maketoys MB01C Paladin / Chaos set is finally here, based on the Dreamwave Generation 1 comics The Fallen.

Toybox Collection offer their review on Maketoys Paladin / Chaos with some great photos of scaling against their Yellow Giant and Classics Bumblebee (Goldbug!).

http://www.toyboxcollection.com/reviews/maketoys_chaos/

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:38 pm

robotmel wrote::D
The long anticipated Maketoys MB01C Paladin / Chaos set is finally here, based on the Dreamwave Generation 1 comics The Fallen.

Toybox Collection offer their review on Maketoys Paladin / Chaos with some great photos of scaling against their Yellow Giant and Classics Bumblebee (Goldbug!).

http://www.toyboxcollection.com/reviews/maketoys_chaos/

This is a solid review. Glad I'm getting this set.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:58 am

Can't wait to get back to Norwich for this bad baby to show up at my door!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:09 pm

I don't mind the purple. The comic version had it too, but a bit more subtle (or, it could just be the gritty lighting that plagued the War Within comics):

If anything, the toy looks like it's actually missing some bits of purple that were left unpainted. Or even some bits of too much orange:

by **STINGRAY749** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:25 pm

Has a release date been confirmed for this guy yet? Just wondering because I hope it's released before my bday next month.

by **guarayakha** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 2:47 am

STINGRAY749 wrote:Has a release date been confirmed for this guy yet? Just wondering because I hope it's released before my bday next month.

Umm, it's been released for about a week now...

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:46 am

guarayakha wrote:
STINGRAY749 wrote:Has a release date been confirmed for this guy yet? Just wondering because I hope it's released before my bday next month.

Umm, it's been released for about a week now...

Really? Who's got in instock, because BBTS still shows it as a preorder and it hasn't shown up in my POL yet.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:19 am

xyl360 wrote:
guarayakha wrote:
STINGRAY749 wrote:Has a release date been confirmed for this guy yet? Just wondering because I hope it's released before my bday next month.

Umm, it's been released for about a week now...

Really? Who's got in instock, because BBTS still shows it as a preorder and it hasn't shown up in my POL yet.

I'm thinking all three Mobine sets may be in stock at Upgrade Commander now.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:29 am

xyl360 wrote:
guarayakha wrote:
STINGRAY749 wrote:Has a release date been confirmed for this guy yet? Just wondering because I hope it's released before my bday next month.

Umm, it's been released for about a week now...

Really? Who's got in instock, because BBTS still shows it as a preorder and it hasn't shown up in my POL yet.

Jungle and Marine list June on BBTS, Paladin July. (I hope they all don't hit at the same time.)

Depending on shipping and customs, a retailer might have some air shipped in with the rest on the slow boat from China (really!) I'm optimistic the first two will hit at BBTS in the next two weeks.