iGear Hench and UFO Saved by Reprolabels
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:24 amI have discussed my misgivings about these 2 figures at length, but suffice to say my biggest issues with these 2 guys was lack of detail/paint apps. Thanksfully the new reprolabels sets really help with that. I am in the middle of a move so have not taken pictures, but I have summarised how the stickers have helped below...
Brawn
(Pic grabbed from Reprolabels)
http://reprolabels.com/Classics/brawn.php
The dinginess of the alt mode is nicely lifted by the window stickers, which are sky blue foil and really 'pop'. Some of them are tiny and a bit annoying to fit in place, but it is well worth it. There are also headlight and tail light stickers, the tail lights are a bit odd as they wrap around the rear pillars, leaving gaps which I think look odd. You have a choice of 3 different numberplates as well.
Also, there are a couple of detail stickers which are added to the torso. As I always find with Reprolabels, some of the stickers are not to my taste (the small laserbeak), but I would really recommend this set as my opinion of the Hench figure has been changed dramatically by them, to the point where I can look at it without retching.
Cosmos
(Pic grabbed from Reprolabels)
http://reprolabels.com/Classics/cosmos-seaspray.php
The vast uninterrupted acres of putrid green have finally been broken up by some much-needed detailing for this alt mode. The 'engines' now look fantastic, with decent shading providing a convincing-looking energy source. There are a few small yellow stickers which I have not applied, because they are designed to sit on existing detailing and it is my opinion that these stickers will come off during transformation or handling. There are also 2 stickers with alien writing on them which I have not applied.
The chest area is also sorted out, with the lazy silver paint apps obscured with a choice of either cartoon or toy-accurate stickers. You also get a couple of stickers to enhance Seaspray too - These all work really well apart from the faceplate which just looks stupid. But this is still a highly-recommended set.
Anyay, I hope this helps anyone else who was underwhelmed with these 2(3) figures, because they now look much better.
Brawn
(Pic grabbed from Reprolabels)
http://reprolabels.com/Classics/brawn.php
The dinginess of the alt mode is nicely lifted by the window stickers, which are sky blue foil and really 'pop'. Some of them are tiny and a bit annoying to fit in place, but it is well worth it. There are also headlight and tail light stickers, the tail lights are a bit odd as they wrap around the rear pillars, leaving gaps which I think look odd. You have a choice of 3 different numberplates as well.
Also, there are a couple of detail stickers which are added to the torso. As I always find with Reprolabels, some of the stickers are not to my taste (the small laserbeak), but I would really recommend this set as my opinion of the Hench figure has been changed dramatically by them, to the point where I can look at it without retching.
Cosmos
(Pic grabbed from Reprolabels)
http://reprolabels.com/Classics/cosmos-seaspray.php
The vast uninterrupted acres of putrid green have finally been broken up by some much-needed detailing for this alt mode. The 'engines' now look fantastic, with decent shading providing a convincing-looking energy source. There are a few small yellow stickers which I have not applied, because they are designed to sit on existing detailing and it is my opinion that these stickers will come off during transformation or handling. There are also 2 stickers with alien writing on them which I have not applied.
The chest area is also sorted out, with the lazy silver paint apps obscured with a choice of either cartoon or toy-accurate stickers. You also get a couple of stickers to enhance Seaspray too - These all work really well apart from the faceplate which just looks stupid. But this is still a highly-recommended set.
Anyay, I hope this helps anyone else who was underwhelmed with these 2(3) figures, because they now look much better.