Yeah, the hasbro version would be ok if it was just 1 member missing, but the fact they've removed 2 members, and one of those is Leozack who is the leader of the group, kinda put me off the hasbro version. I agree, the price can be a bit off putting. I must admit, I normally don't go for third party combiners for that very reason. But this is the only way we're going to get a proper looking modern version of Lio Kaiser, and as I said earlier in the thread, it's still ultimately gonna be cheaper than trying to get a proper G1 Lio Kaiser.
Guess I'll give an actual review-ish of them.
I'd say there are two negatives to Leozack, but that could also just be QC on mine.
His hands are impossible to get out of his arms when going into robot mode, due to the fingers getting caught behind the hinge for the arm flap, though Emgo didn't seem to have any problem in his video. Had to use a little flat thingy to gently prise them past it. And his front landing gear can't be deployed, as it looks like the hatch has been overtightened in a closed position, so I can't get it open. THough that should easily be fixable with a screw driver (again, Emgo had no problem on his version).
I guess you could say his brest animal head not locking together in any way could be a criticism, but it generally holds itself together well enough. But yeah, he oozes personality. I haven't put any of them in combined modes yet, as I want to save that until I have the set, but I have looked at Lio Kaiser's head (you have to for jet/robot transformation) and the headsculpt on the combiner is outstanding.
What's nice is that the instructions say you have to put his wings fully swung up behind his shoulders, but you can leave them in a slightly more splayed appearance like he had in the show and it just makes him look so better IMO, and they are stiff enough to hold that position.
His jet mode is excellent as well. Sure, he's doing the robot under a jet like most jetformers do, but he's a nice large jet and though is similar to Hellbat (though his legs do transform very different), he's got small improvements over Hellbat, like having some leg panels that fold out and over to cover up the end of his wrists and lock everything together nicely.
Jaruga is nice enough. His wheels just hang off the back of his arms, but unlike Leozack's combiner ports, these wheels are quite large and obstructive. And his shoulders/elbow joints make a loud squeaking when I pose them. His legs are nice ratchet joints though. His dune buggy mode holds together pretty well, though his missile racks don't clip in, they just fold over and rest on the back of the vehicle. He's an ok dude, excellent colour scheme and buggy mode is fun, but I'd say the weakest of the 4 we have so far. I would say Jaruga is a buy for the team kinda guy, whereas Leozack would be a good choice if you just wanted one person.
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If I come across any QC issues with my bots, i'll let you all know 
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