Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X

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wwwfrenzyrumblecom has uploaded a video review of the recently released G1 Reflector homage by PerfectEffect, PE-11 Scouting Force X. These guys may be small, but they pack a lot of heat! See his thoughts on the trio in the video embedded below.

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Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214810)
Posted by Seibertron on April 28th, 2011 @ 9:32pm CDT

Pre-order canceled!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214817)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 28th, 2011 @ 9:39pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:Pre-order canceled!

Why? What's wrong?

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214822)
Posted by Seibertron on April 28th, 2011 @ 9:47pm CDT

Lapse Of Reason wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Pre-order canceled!

Why? What's wrong?

Way too much money for something that small and unofficial. It's in scale with the rest of the Perfect Effect stuff, but it's not my cup of tea, especially for that kind of money.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214827)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on April 28th, 2011 @ 10:02pm CDT

Size really is their Achilles' heel. They're the Decepticon kids!

I've bought less for more, though. Plus, there's three of them.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214828)
Posted by Seibertron on April 28th, 2011 @ 10:04pm CDT

To each their own. I'm not knockin' them, they're just not for me.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214832)
Posted by Rated X on April 28th, 2011 @ 10:10pm CDT

OK I admit the small size sucks. But they damn sure look good so Im glad I pre-ordered. Besides the TFC version is going to suck because they compromised too much G1-ness in robot mode to make him a more modern camera.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214839)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on April 28th, 2011 @ 10:23pm CDT

The TFC one(s) actually look rather nice to me. Ultimately we'll see which is the better toy, I guess. I wish the trend of people making the same things would stop, though. Arcee, the Autoscout, Nightbirs, the trailers, the Reflectors ... if everyone concentrated on different characetrs, we'd have many more products.

The smalless makes all TFC products iffy in my book. But I do like these guys for what they are. And I really think this set took some notes from FP's not-Bruticus.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214853)
Posted by moneycon on April 28th, 2011 @ 10:35pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:Pre-order canceled!

same here....90 bucks....I don't think so!!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214866)
Posted by Anonymous on April 28th, 2011 @ 11:06pm CDT

Funny how these are over-priced, yet the TFCC Ramjet is cheap enough. :-?

I'd like to reward PE for a job well done in original design. Fantastic accessories, BTW. Everything stores in alt mode. At the end of the day - this is what PE does stylistically - and in that perspective: completely succeeds. Here's hoping they keep the production run low as a nod to the rarity of its G1 counterpart.

Hope Masterpiece Megs can hold this guy...

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214874)
Posted by morphobots on April 28th, 2011 @ 11:53pm CDT

Holy cow. I knew they would be small, but I had no idea . . . The original Reflector team towers over them. Maybe I can envision them as one pumped-up badass Minicon team.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214875)
Posted by Seibertron on April 28th, 2011 @ 11:55pm CDT

Skyfire-5 wrote:Funny how these are over-priced, yet the TFCC Ramjet is cheap enough.
I'd like to reward PE for a job well done in original design. Fantastic accessories, BTW. Everything stores in alt mode. At the end of the day - this is what PE does stylistically - and in that perspective: completely succeeds. Here's hoping they keep the production run low as a nod to the rarity of its G1 counterpart.

Hope Masterpiece Megs can hold this guy...

It's $40 cheaper after shipping. It's an official exclusive limited edition Transformers toy from the official Transformers fan club which is officially supported by Hasbro. I'll take it in a heartbeat over an unofficial toy that costs $40 more.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214884)
Posted by El Duque on April 29th, 2011 @ 12:33am CDT

I actually kind of like that they are this small. I just with their small scale translated into a small price. I'm really looking forward to these guys.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214966)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 29th, 2011 @ 7:40am CDT

I still think they fit in with classics figures. Yeah, they're small but they are basically minions to fill the decepticon ranks and at least they are bigger than the PE Rumble/Frenzy figures.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214967)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2011 @ 7:48am CDT

They look amazing.

PE makes some of the best small figures out there. What they've done with the engineering in these things is awesome.

Perfect Effect IS expensive. No getting around that. But it's obvious with all of their stuff (Ratbat aside) that a LOT of engineering goes into these things.

And in the end...they're cheaper than a lot of Mini-Cons I lust after.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214969)
Posted by Anonymous on April 29th, 2011 @ 7:54am CDT

Seibertron wrote:It's $40 cheaper after shipping. It's an official exclusive limited edition Transformers toy from the official Transformers fan club which is officially supported by Hasbro. I'll take it in a heartbeat over an unofficial toy that costs $40 more.

Fair enough. $40 cheaper for a repaint of a mold that has been used frequently to say the least, is money well spent to some. While I don't harbor it, I can respect that POV. But to me, this "unofficial product" officially kicks ass in its originality.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214971)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2011 @ 7:56am CDT

Official vs unofficial doesn't even matter to me any more.

Not even in the slightest...

Everyone is making money, everyone is getting product, and we fight to get in line to pay for it.

I'll stick to getting what's best for me. It's the only voice I (we) have any more since voting with dollars does not work.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214974)
Posted by Anonymous on April 29th, 2011 @ 8:08am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:I'll stick to getting what's best for me. It's the only voice I (we) have any more since voting with dollars does not work.

There's a new wave of TF collectors coming back into the hobby. They have $ to burn. And that's good. I think it's about time for me to bow out of it. Wasteful spending in light of current events have become something I'm willing to alter in my lifestyle. I'll stick around for the banter here on Seibertron, but I really need to let these noobs have their "Games of Deception"s and "Shadow Scyther"s.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214977)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2011 @ 8:15am CDT

Skyfire-5 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I'll stick to getting what's best for me. It's the only voice I (we) have any more since voting with dollars does not work.

There's a new wave of TF collectors coming back into the hobby. They have $ to burn. And that's good. I think it's about time for me to bow out of it. Wasteful spending in light of current events have become something I'm willing to alter in my lifestyle. I'll stick around for the banter here on Seibertron, but I really need to let these noobs have their "Games of Deception"s and "Shadow Scyther"s.

What does that mean?

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1214989)
Posted by Anonymous on April 29th, 2011 @ 8:40am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:What does that mean?

I mean that no matter how you "vote"; vocally @ cons, spending habits, or through forums like these - there will continue to be an audience that is willing to spend ever increasing amounts of money. Voting with dollars is kind of irrelevant... there's fans and non fans of Animated, Beast Wars, and Armada Trilogy. They all made money. Voting with dollars has saved only one line (at least in my flawed memory): Classics (the ultimate fans choice line).

On topic: I thought it was relevant to say this set is special because it is my last Transformers purchase in light of personal growth. It's been a fun ride, but as some will learn, it's an addiction of fantastic compulsion. You'll spend money on Games of Deception only to be pie-in-the-face'd by a Takara a la mode. They'll deal with retailers with psuedo limited supplies only to uncover a greed fueled business practice. Forgive me, but I enjoy the over reactions (nerd rage), the innuendo, the dumb jokes, and the over all Ass-Shenaneganry

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215003)
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 29th, 2011 @ 9:10am CDT

Not to attack you but I find it hard to accept your "personal growth" when most of what I've seen posted by you in recent weeks is borderline textbook trolling. So forgive us if we don't quite buy it. If you feel you've been pied in the face over figures, that's your choice to feel that way. It certainly isn't the truth of the matter though. The Botcon figures are exclusive in their way as are the Henkei releases and Hasbro releases. Feeling butthurt about it doesn't get you anything and certainly doesn't attest to personal growth. It's sort of like saying you hate the Twilight franchise and then explaining why you've seen all the movies. Just an example, no intended offense in it.

These guys look pretty nice. Smaller than I'd really like but I do like them. More than the other offering so that is. If I can find these at Botcon, I'll pick em up.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215020)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 29th, 2011 @ 9:41am CDT

For me anymore, it's not about what is official and what's not. I'm going for whomever comes up with the best representation of said characters. If it's hasbro/takara, then they get my money, if it's another 3rd party product, then they get my money. Hasbro will cater to us, but then they are also a business and will do what they see fit to expand their brand/product. Unfortunately, those visions don't coincide with mine (looking at all the movie-esque designs), enter the 3rd party groups. They cater to a specific group. They don't have the capital or marketing or even the distribution that the big hasbro/takara have. So I think hasbro is perturbed with all the 3rd party stuff and them just being a thorn in their side, but in no way are they going to overtake this market. The only way to really beat them is to make better and superior products. Cream always rises to the top!

For me, they win some battles (Warpath, Jazz, Tracks, Wheeljack, etc.) and lose some (PE Rumble/Frenzy > Hasbro Rumble/Frenzy). Even in between the 3rd party companies it's a battle like the Reflectors, in this case I'm choosing PE>TFC. I am impressed with TCF's reflector, but PE's design is more of what I want from these characters. Other may want the TFC version over PE's. To each their own, but that's what each group is trying to figure out.

This can be good and bad at the same time. I do feel that the 3rd party market is getting kinda over saturated, so at this point, I'm just sticking with the select few (listed in my sig below). I hope that competition breeds better toys for us, the collectors, the consumers.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215058)
Posted by alexison on April 29th, 2011 @ 11:22am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:They look amazing.

PE makes some of the best small figures out there. What they've done with the engineering in these things is awesome.

Perfect Effect IS expensive. No getting around that. But it's obvious with all of their stuff (Ratbat aside) that a LOT of engineering goes into these things.

And in the end...they're cheaper than a lot of Mini-Cons I lust after.

Counterpunch wrote:Official vs unofficial doesn't even matter to me any more.

Not even in the slightest...

Everyone is making money, everyone is getting product, and we fight to get in line to pay for it.

I'll stick to getting what's best for me. It's the only voice I (we) have any more since voting with dollars does not work.

Couldn't have said it any better CP. And IMO, 30 bucks a figure isn' that bad or any more expensive than their previous releases. Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215059)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on April 29th, 2011 @ 11:29am CDT

amcgrath929 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:They look amazing.

PE makes some of the best small figures out there. What they've done with the engineering in these things is awesome.

Perfect Effect IS expensive. No getting around that. But it's obvious with all of their stuff (Ratbat aside) that a LOT of engineering goes into these things.

And in the end...they're cheaper than a lot of Mini-Cons I lust after.

Counterpunch wrote:Official vs unofficial doesn't even matter to me any more.

Not even in the slightest...

Everyone is making money, everyone is getting product, and we fight to get in line to pay for it.

I'll stick to getting what's best for me. It's the only voice I (we) have any more since voting with dollars does not work.

Couldn't have said it any better CP. And IMO, 30 bucks a figure isn' that bad or any more expensive than their previous releases. Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

I got turned onto the PE stuff due to the incredible engineering in that tiny space. The development time these guys must take is amazing. I think the price is close to justified. I'd be thrilled if PE came down in price by 20%, but I'll still enjoy them for what they are.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215126)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 29th, 2011 @ 1:23pm CDT

Since we're on the topic I thought I'd add that I do find PE's products very appealing and I would buy them if I could, but I just can't justify $90 for three tiny figures. Maybe at $60 I would bite. I can't even justify two scouts for $60 (Takara Frenzy/Rumble). :-(

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215179)
Posted by moneycon on April 29th, 2011 @ 3:16pm CDT

amcgrath929 wrote: Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

Yes.
I love, as we seem to be putting it in this post, unofficial....they can do an awesome job at times.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215195)
Posted by Anonymous on April 29th, 2011 @ 3:43pm CDT

Flux Convoy wrote:So forgive us if we don't quite buy it.

Fair enough.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215221)
Posted by Blurrz on April 29th, 2011 @ 4:58pm CDT

Can't really say that they're too expensive for their size seeing as I drop huge rocks on Microns.

I dunno.. there's more lust to complete some other toy lines and get some other characters than getting a Reflector.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215229)
Posted by alexison on April 29th, 2011 @ 5:16pm CDT

moneycon wrote:
amcgrath929 wrote: Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

Yes.
I love, as we seem to be putting it in this post, unofficial....they can do an awesome job at times.

Oh, well all of PE stuff is tiny and some of the first news released on this set was that it was just going to be slightly bigger than the Shadow Warrior set.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215332)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 30th, 2011 @ 12:18am CDT

kirbenvost wrote:Since we're on the topic I thought I'd add that I do find PE's products very appealing and I would buy them if I could, but I just can't justify $90 for three tiny figures. Maybe at $60 I would bite. I can't even justify two scouts for $60 (Takara Frenzy/Rumble).

I agree these are expensive!

However, I choose to view it as it's $90 to get Reflector into my collection and not so much as trying to justify the price because they are tiny figures.

I'd like to see these doubled in size though. I'd by a larger version if there was a choice.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215398)
Posted by moneycon on April 30th, 2011 @ 8:05am CDT

amcgrath929 wrote:
moneycon wrote:
amcgrath929 wrote: Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

Yes.
I love, as we seem to be putting it in this post, unofficial....they can do an awesome job at times.

Oh, well all of PE stuff is tiny and some of the first news released on this set was that it was just going to be slightly bigger than the Shadow Warrior set.

I know, but seeing is believing.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215422)
Posted by epicvoiceguy on April 30th, 2011 @ 9:34am CDT

Finally got my Reflector in the mail after waiting at the mailbox for months, salivating on the mail man every time I thought he had a package.

This guy(s) is really cool. All three have the same transformation but talk about OPTIONS! These guys are armed to the TEETH! The camera's tripod becomes a gatlin gun that actually has a rotating turret! The badass military knifes that store on their backs are just the icing on the cake. And the 3 piece assembling sniper rifles is just freaking awesome. They LOOK just like their G1 selves but BETTER! You definitely get a TON of accessories for the price. And talk about articulated! The ONLY point of articulation that you will really miss is having wrists that turn, other than that, they are basically tiny deluxe figures! Which is my only real complaint. I knew they were small but I didn't realize they were going to be MICROmaster sized... sorry, mini-con fans.

HOWEVER, after putting them next to my Classics, they actually are in pretty good scale with them which was surprising! I just LOVE how all the accessories fit into their alternate mode, that is probably my FAVORITE feature. Oh, and my only other complaint is that the camera "button" is obviously a head when looking at it from the back. I would have thought they could have made the head where it pushed down or bent over/down to hide the face, but it really is a minor flaw in an otherwise flawless toy. And it is made EXTREMELY well for a 3rd party toy.

I'm REALLY happy and it was definitely worth the wait!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215610)
Posted by alexison on April 30th, 2011 @ 10:16pm CDT

moneycon wrote:
amcgrath929 wrote:
moneycon wrote:
amcgrath929 wrote: Was the size of these guys really a surprise?

Yes.
I love, as we seem to be putting it in this post, unofficial....they can do an awesome job at times.

Oh, well all of PE stuff is tiny and some of the first news released on this set was that it was just going to be slightly bigger than the Shadow Warrior set.

I know, but seeing is believing.

I see.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1215906)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 1st, 2011 @ 6:43pm CDT

TFSource has just recieved their stock over the weekend and will start processing orders on Monday.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1216055)
Posted by and2ng on May 2nd, 2011 @ 4:30am CDT

Just wanna post something regarding the "camera button" head. The face of the figure can be hidden by rotating the head backwards and tilting it against its body as in the pictures.

This step is in the instructions, by the way.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1216596)
Posted by ZenPrime on May 3rd, 2011 @ 11:10am CDT

Just got my shipping notice from BBTS!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1216612)
Posted by Mkall on May 3rd, 2011 @ 11:42am CDT

ZenPrime wrote:Just got my shipping notice from BBTS!

As did I. I just hit ship on my largest, and most expensive Pile of Loot ever from BBTS.

Can't wait to get them all on my shelves and post it all on the toy haul thread.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1216745)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on May 3rd, 2011 @ 3:46pm CDT

Mine has, too. And I've shipped.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1216755)
Posted by NTESHFT on May 3rd, 2011 @ 4:21pm CDT

Mine shows it arrived at U.S. Customs on the 29th, and it is still pending inspection. Anyone know how long it usually takes something to go through customs?

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1217144)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 4th, 2011 @ 2:01pm CDT

Going to be enjoying these little guys tonight!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1217305)
Posted by Anonymous on May 4th, 2011 @ 7:31pm CDT

Great review as usual jON!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1217306)
Posted by Anonymous on May 4th, 2011 @ 7:32pm CDT

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Going to be enjoying these little guys tonight!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1217336)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on May 4th, 2011 @ 9:13pm CDT

This set is hours of fun. With so many small pieces to loose, thank god there is a place for everything to store.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1217384)
Posted by Kibble on May 4th, 2011 @ 11:02pm CDT

These guys are awesome...my only minor complaint is I can't seem to fit 2's ballistic shield into his hand so I had to swap his gear with 3's...so the numbers on the accessories vs dude's themselves don't match up.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1218435)
Posted by unicron nemesis on May 7th, 2011 @ 8:37am CDT

Finally opened up my Reflector. Very ingenious!

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1218791)
Posted by Motorthing on May 8th, 2011 @ 8:54am CDT

Just got it through the mail and it's great an all but when they said "Mini" they menat Mini....not sure I could justify $90 on another set of a similar size in future however ingenoius it is.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1220153)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on May 10th, 2011 @ 7:45pm CDT

Got him today.

Absolutely awesome, here. I had a bit of trouble with their weapons, too, but got them in all right. They've surrounded my Revoltech Angirius and the battle's about to get dangerous.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1220332)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on May 11th, 2011 @ 6:43am CDT

I got my set the other night and love them very much. The camera doesn't peg together as solidly as I like, but I think there's some adjusting to do with the arm/leg alignment.

I actually want to see PE repaint them in black, "stealth" colors to get a realistic camera. They went balls out G1 slavish on the first run, let's go realistic on the second and kick TFC's crappy version right out of the water.

Re: Video Review of PE-11 Scouting Force X (1220672)
Posted by alexison on May 12th, 2011 @ 12:51am CDT

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I got my set the other night and love them very much. The camera doesn't peg together as solidly as I like, but I think there's some adjusting to do with the arm/leg alignment.

I actually want to see PE repaint them in black, "stealth" colors to get a realistic camera. They went balls out G1 slavish on the first run, let's go realistic on the second and kick TFC's crappy version right out of the water.

I'd buy it.

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