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This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:53 pm
by Maz
This. Is. Spartan. Mastermind Creations have finally given sections of the Transformers fandom a figure they have been craving for almost 30 years, Impactor. Of course, MMC’s Reformatted R-13 is called ”Spartan” and is based heavily on the IDW design for Impactor, as seen in Chaos Theory and Last Stand Of The Wreckers. Fans of the Marvel UK Transformers comics rejoice, the leader of the Wreckers is finally available in toy form – just ahead of the official Impactor that the official Collector’s Club will offer as a Combiner Wars repaint and in place of the never-released iGear Presser.

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All the best
Maz

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:59 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Ugh, SO on the fence over this one! Curse you, Maz! *Striker shakes fist, but accidentally clobbers himself* I'm okay! :-P

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:28 am
by Maz
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ugh, SO on the fence over this one! Curse you, Maz! *Striker shakes fist, but accidentally clobbers himself* I'm okay! :-P


Haha, if you feel that way despite my criticism of it, you know it's a must buy for you :)

All the best
Maz

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:54 pm
by Rated X
I have it in my pile of loot. But I wasn't expecting it to be as complex as you are saying it is. Im tempted to cancel my preorder for the Comotose version if its that much of a pain to transform. I spent an hour transforming their Elita 1 and almost threw her against the wall !

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:55 pm
by Maz
Rated X wrote:I have it in my pile of loot. But I wasn't expecting it to be as complex as you are saying it is. Im tempted to cancel my preorder for the Comotose version if its that much of a pain to transform. I spent an hour transforming their Elita 1 and almost threw her against the wall !


I think 99.99% of people will prefer Spartan's transformation to the fembots. For some reason the transformation of Azalea, Eupatorium, Salvia etc really stuck a chord with me when I sussed out all the tricks, I just love it now. Spartan got much easier on repeat transformations, it won;t bother most. It;s just the final step of locking all of it together is a bitch if you have not aligned absolutely everything perfectly.

All the best
Maz

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 5:31 pm
by bvzxa
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Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:13 am
by ScottyP
This article is spot on to how I feel about it. Really nice action figure of Impactor, frustrating and not great Transformer. I'm also not a fan of how the front scoop things on the tank aren't glued on. They just sort of fall off during transformation on mine.

Re: This Is Spartan - TFSource Article

PostPosted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:35 am
by Evil Eye
Oddly enough I'm not feeling this as Impactor. I absolutely love the look of him as Turmoil and will probably get that version of the mold, but this...nah.