Mkdlmr wrote:Is Black Roritchi really worth [necessary?] picking up at that price point? I did manage to pick up DK -33 from Bigbadtoystore.
All the freaking way. To have the
COMPLETE Black Zarak, you need it. And that price point is your last chance at "reasonable". Hell, on ebay I got only 3 results! One was incomplete, the other was almost double the price from the USA.
So, yeah. Buy it now. You won't regret it. Roritchi plus the DNA Design upgrade will be the (almost) perfect throwback for the G1 original. Without the shattering gold plastics.
The only thing left after that would be the city mode gray bits. I'm using Centurion from the Centurion set to fill that role. You're free to use any other Weaponiser to do it, or some random accessories you may have.
Also, for the better look, you can skip using the extended legs parts. He look better with is stocky legs IMO, plus those parts are difficult to install. I did it, didn't liked the look, then reverted him back. But by doing so, I damaged some inner ratchet so I had to improvise a repair. My repair was not perfect, but it worked. So avoid the hassle by skipping on the bot legs extenders.
The rest of the kit is essential. The extra guns, the better scorpion legs, and all the other bits are a must.