Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash

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In a bit of a catch-up, our fellow Seibertron.com member and YouTube reviewer chuckdawg1999 has been posting multiple reviews of ConstructBots Dino Riders figures, and we've rounded them up below for your viewing! Take a look below at Slug with Drift, Slash wth Hound and Strafe with Bumblebee, which, along with Scorn with Crosshairs and Grimlock with Optimus Prime, round off the Dinobot team so far.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Slug fits into the more tradition style of animal based Transformer. Bend it over and fiddle with the limbs for beast mode. There is some charm to it but I feel it's one of the weaker kits. Drift impresses like all the other Dino Riders and I recommend it over Slug.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I went in expecting a straight repaint of Grimlock with maybe a few new parts but Slash is an entirely new mold that I feel is one of the best Constructbot sets we've gotten thus far. Hound is my personal favorite Dino Rider and I really think the way his gun integrates into vehicle mode is fantastic.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Strafe is probably the most unique of the Dinobot builds we've gotten thus far, but weak joints make it difficult to support its weight in Dino mode. Bumblebee like the other Riders is a fun build and a great figure. I would recommend Bumblebee over Strafe or just wait for a deal on the set.

Credit(s): chuckdawg1999

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Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584048)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on June 20th, 2014 @ 10:03am CDT

Starscream's colors really remind me of his Botshot launcher set from 2011.
My take on him reappearing, is that we've seen no characters that aren't going to be in the movie. Even though there probably won't be alot, we'll probably get a few new characters. However Starscream isn't a new character, so we shouldn't just cast him as a toy only character.
Galvatron looks great though, if backwards

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584131)
Posted by william-james88 on June 20th, 2014 @ 2:42pm CDT

I am surprised no one is talking about this yet here. But I just saw the pics from Hasbro's booth at Botcon and it seems they have a rusted version of evasion mode prime all to themselves. If I recall, we were only going to get the takara release, right?

Looks like Hasbro will be releasing one too

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584138)
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 20th, 2014 @ 2:50pm CDT

Doesn't look "rusted" so much as it looks "brown".

I want to know what the other figures in that pic are.

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Posted by Shuttershock on June 20th, 2014 @ 2:57pm CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:Doesn't look "rusted" so much as it looks "brown".

I want to know what the other figures in that pic are.

I'm not sure about the others, but that's definitely DOTM Crankcase on the left.

What that means for the rest of the figures, I don't know.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584141)
Posted by Autobot032 on June 20th, 2014 @ 2:58pm CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:Doesn't look "rusted" so much as it looks "brown".

I want to know what the other figures in that pic are.

A rereleased Dread from DOTM, which will be used to replicate Savoy's vehicle in the Optimus hunt. (there were rumors that the Dreads make an appearance in the movie, but so far we've seen nothing to substantiate that. Hasbro's only including a transformable version of the vehicle so the boxset will sell.)

The other is the Sonic RS that Shane has in the film. It's Hot Shot, apparently. BotCon seems to have spoiled a hidden plot point for the upcoming film, or he transforms as a toy only and remains just a vehicle in the film. We'll find out in about a week.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584143)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 20th, 2014 @ 3:05pm CDT

What amazed me about Crankcase is that he uses the original tooling for hands, middle finger and all :lol:

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584147)
Posted by Autobot032 on June 20th, 2014 @ 3:20pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What amazed me about Crankcase is that he uses the original tooling for hands, middle finger and all

*gasp* I didn't catch that! NICE!

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584148)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 20th, 2014 @ 3:26pm CDT

Autobot032 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What amazed me about Crankcase is that he uses the original tooling for hands, middle finger and all

*gasp* I didn't catch that! NICE!

Of course it may be the same Crankcase put on display a few years back, but still, a big oops :lol:

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Posted by Deadput on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:48pm CDT

Autobot032 wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:Doesn't look "rusted" so much as it looks "brown".

I want to know what the other figures in that pic are.

A rereleased Dread from DOTM, which will be used to replicate Savoy's vehicle in the Optimus hunt. (there were rumors that the Dreads make an appearance in the movie, but so far we've seen nothing to substantiate that. Hasbro's only including a transformable version of the vehicle so the boxset will sell.)

The other is the Sonic RS that Shane has in the film. It's Hot Shot, apparently. BotCon seems to have spoiled a hidden plot point for the upcoming film, or he transforms as a toy only and remains just a vehicle in the film. We'll find out in about a week.

A dread might return because people saw the car with Galvatron and Stinger

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584187)
Posted by megatronus on June 20th, 2014 @ 6:05pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What amazed me about Crankcase is that he uses the original tooling for hands, middle finger and all

*gasp* I didn't catch that! NICE!

Of course it may be the same Crankcase put on display a few years back, but still, a big oops

I would totally get this is Dread's nails aren't trimmed.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584250)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 20th, 2014 @ 10:40pm CDT

I actually hunted down a Crankcase with the longer fingers. It was good but not worth a second dip.

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Posted by El Duque on June 20th, 2014 @ 11:06pm CDT

Gunface confirmed! By way of TAG Hobby we have new images from the latest issue of Figure King that reveal that the Transformers: Age of Extinction Deluxe Lockdown mold will indeed have the "gunface" mode seen on film. The images also reveal a new articulated Age of Extinction Optimus Prime figure, possible a model kit. Also pictured are the Transformers Cloud TFC-A03 Rodimus and TFC-D03 Shockwave, Transformers: Lost Age Battle Command Optimus Prime, Evangelian/Transformers EVA Optimus Prime. Check out the images mirrored below:

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Posted by Mindmaster on June 20th, 2014 @ 11:10pm CDT

El Duque wrote:

All the better. So that adds Lockdown to my list of Age of Extinction figures to get.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584263)
Posted by BERSEKAEL on June 21st, 2014 @ 12:11am CDT

I guess thats the secret on clear convoy and his foot's pin

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584264)
Posted by Zeedust on June 21st, 2014 @ 12:12am CDT

Well, we have a lockdown that does gunface, can we get one that does hookhand next? :grin:

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584269)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 21st, 2014 @ 12:25am CDT

I guess the gun face is ok, but is the gun going to be that big in the film? I really want that battle command Prime, if that's what the metal pins do then can we hazard a solid guess this will see a US release since all the simplified toys have them?

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Posted by reluttr on June 21st, 2014 @ 1:06am CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I guess the gun face is ok, but is the gun going to be that big in the film? I really want that battle command Prime, if that's what the metal pins do then can we hazard a solid guess this will see a US release since all the simplified toys have them?

The "ultimate" grimlock were getting also uses the metal pins in the simplified toys. When you have one "ride" him in dinosaur mode it unlocks new sounds and stuff.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584311)
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:10am CDT

DMK AoE Optimus? I guess I'll be buying something from the AoE movie line after all.

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Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on June 21st, 2014 @ 7:44am CDT

I hope his gun is well attached to his face. I'm afraid that the tabs could be loose and if I accidentally hit his face, the gun will come flying off. :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584432)
Posted by thundercat2000ca on June 21st, 2014 @ 3:49pm CDT

As someone who has preorder Command Prime I'm glad that he a voyager size, in my view he's the most movie accurate toy we'll get and there's always a small chance that the back part is detachable, although with better pics it looks like it might not be the case

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584580)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 21st, 2014 @ 8:30pm CDT

thundercat2000ca wrote:As someone who has preorder Command Prime I'm glad that he a voyager size, in my view he's the most movie accurate toy we'll get and there's always a small chance that the back part is detachable, although with better pics it looks like it might not be the case

I thought earlier pics showed the trailer to be separate.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1584614)
Posted by thundercat2000ca on June 21st, 2014 @ 10:21pm CDT

Sorry I mean the back kibble not the trailer. At first I thought it looked like it could detach.

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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 21st, 2014 @ 10:40pm CDT

thundercat2000ca wrote:Sorry I mean the back kibble not the trailer. At first I thought it looked like it could detach.

I think that platform could fold up

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1585681)
Posted by El Duque on June 25th, 2014 @ 9:58am CDT

Thanks to scans from the latest issue of Dengeki Hobby we have confirmation that Dual Model kit line is being resurrected for Transformers: Age of Extinction. Below we have prototype images of DMK03 Lost Age Optimus Prime, if other characters will get this treatment remains to be seen. Image below courtesy of TAG Hobby.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1585767)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 25th, 2014 @ 4:30pm CDT

Not sure how I feel about the Dual Model kit. I read many reports of tabs and pegs breaking off in crucial areas.

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Posted by TimothyR on June 26th, 2014 @ 1:34am CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Not sure how I feel about the Dual Model kit. I read many reports of tabs and pegs breaking off in crucial areas.

don't let a few reports fool you.. DMK's are the GREATEST thing that EVER happened to the movie characters.

DMK prime is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE piece of merch from the movies.. out of all of the toys, games, and whatever else, DMK prime is EASILY the best. hands down.

if it was possible, i wish they made DMK's for every character. and my entire movie collection could be displayed like this.

it will never happen, but it'd be a dream come true.

as for this prime.. i'm SOOO happy that it's just about the same size as the previous DMK prime. and it'll definitely be standing in my collection in place of AOE leader prime.

i just wish this thing was more accurate/more detailed. it looks like there's going to be far less parts on this than the previous version had, which is a shame because putting DMK prime together was VERY fun.

but still, i can't wait to get this, and i can't wait to see the finished/colored version.. i can't wait to see all of the chrome in the right places lol.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586006)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 26th, 2014 @ 3:02pm CDT

I wonder if it'll be the same frame as the first Prime kit

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586109)
Posted by TimothyR on June 26th, 2014 @ 11:46pm CDT

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if it'll be the same frame as the first Prime kit

judging by the shoulders, the shoulder/torso connection, the shoulder/bicep connection, the pistons on the hip connections, and the elbows.. it looks like it's either the same or VERY similar.

i'm so excited for this.. i REALLY REALLY hope we get another autobot and AT LEAST one bad guy.. namely lockdown.

i'd be happy with prime and drift, lockdown and stinger... or lockdown and galvatron.

also, it'd be REALLY REALLY REALLY AWESOME to get a couple of the dinobots in scale.. in their dino modes... or hell, even their robot modes would be cool.

i just love these things and wish there were more.

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586126)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 27th, 2014 @ 12:57am CDT

TimothyR wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if it'll be the same frame as the first Prime kit

judging by the shoulders, the shoulder/torso connection, the shoulder/bicep connection, the pistons on the hip connections, and the elbows.. it looks like it's either the same or VERY similar.

i'm so excited for this.. i REALLY REALLY hope we get another autobot and AT LEAST one bad guy.. namely lockdown.

i'd be happy with prime and drift, lockdown and stinger... or lockdown and galvatron.

also, it'd be REALLY REALLY REALLY AWESOME to get a couple of the dinobots in scale.. in their dino modes... or hell, even their robot modes would be cool.

i just love these things and wish there were more.

Maybe possibly Drift? Although if they do another one it'll probably be Bumblebee

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586300)
Posted by El Duque on June 27th, 2014 @ 9:55pm CDT

Waste Management have updated their Instagram account with a render of Junkheap in robot mode. Junkheap is a collaborative effort between Hasbro and Waste Management who will be receiving his own Power Battlers figure and makes a brief appearance in Transformers: Age of Extinction. Check out the render mirrored below:

You'll never see your collection truck the same again… Introducing JUNKHEAP: a rear-loader from our very own fleet! Watch him in action in #TRANSFORMERS: AGE EXTINCTION, out today in theaters! #WMtransformation

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586304)
Posted by Noideaforaname on June 27th, 2014 @ 10:11pm CDT

Isn't he really 3 guys? I got the impression the garbage truck split into 3 separate bots, like Reflector.
Then again, he/they were there for a split second...

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586337)
Posted by Shuttershock on June 28th, 2014 @ 12:07am CDT

...And the aptly named, "Sir Barely Appearing in this Film".

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586357)
Posted by triKlops on June 28th, 2014 @ 1:11am CDT

Weirdly looking forward to this one coming out; same feeling as Dispensor.

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Posted by BERSEKAEL on June 28th, 2014 @ 2:43am CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:Isn't he really 3 guys? I got the impression the garbage truck split into 3 separate bots, like Reflector.
Then again, he/they were there for a split second...

yes I saw it too, and Drift is a triple-changer, to bad he wasn't springer... I love this movie so much

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 28th, 2014 @ 4:04am CDT

BERSEKAEL wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:Isn't he really 3 guys? I got the impression the garbage truck split into 3 separate bots, like Reflector.
Then again, he/they were there for a split second...

yes I saw it too, and Drift is a triple-changer, to bad he wasn't springer... I love this movie so much

I wonder if one could mod the deluxe toy just a bit to give him that 3rd form?

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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 28th, 2014 @ 3:47pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
BERSEKAEL wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:Isn't he really 3 guys? I got the impression the garbage truck split into 3 separate bots, like Reflector.
Then again, he/they were there for a split second...

yes I saw it too, and Drift is a triple-changer, to bad he wasn't springer... I love this movie so much

I wonder if one could mod the deluxe toy just a bit to give him that 3rd form?

I doubt it since there's a ton of car parts involved.

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Posted by Autobot032 on June 29th, 2014 @ 6:27pm CDT

Age Of Extinction is now in theaters and with each new Transformers film, comes a slew of new Bumblebees. You've already seen High Octane Bumblebee at retail, but we've only seen the new concept Camaro Bumblebee in images with incorrect transformations and odd proportions.

Well, thanks to fellow TF fans Daim Choc and his buddies SiuGui Mok and Oscar Fung, we now have in hand images of the upcoming concept Camaro Bumblebee as seen in Age Of Extinction. Not only do we get to see the correct transformation, we also get to see all of his included gimmicks!

His featured gimmicks are as follows:
Flip out arm cannon
Flip down battle mask
Plus he comes with the spiked throwing stars we've seen in promotional images and on the CGI renders of both Bumblebee and the KSI Stinger.

He also comes packed with Generations Legends Bumblebee in a new deco and a re-purposed and redeceod Mech Tech weapon from the Dark Of The Moon toyline. You'll notice this Bumblebee has unpainted arms, while official images and the figure on display at BotCon are painted. As with previous Evolution releases, the included figure is the same as the wide release figures.

The Evolution 2-Packs are exclusive to Toys R Us stores and these first two sightings have occurred in Hong Kong. As previous releases show us, it's usually anywhere from 10 days to about 3 weeks before these items make their debut in US stores, so it won't be too much longer of a wait.

We've mirrored the images below:

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Re: Video Reviews - Transformers: Age of Extinction ConstructBots and Dino Riders: Strafe, Slug, Slash (1586700)
Posted by Shuttershock on June 29th, 2014 @ 6:42pm CDT

That's certainly better looking than it was. Looks like some good articulation for poseability, plus I can dig a return to integrated arm cannons, especially when there's no where to store it in vehicle mode.

Funny how they still can't find something better to do with the hood/window kibble. Also, it's just occurred to me that BB doesn't have door-wings with the new design, just these ninja star things.

Also funny how he, in the movie, responds to being better than the "superior" Stinger model... by changing form into looking exactly like him. Oh well, it'll make the Stinger remold easier.

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Posted by Noideaforaname on June 29th, 2014 @ 6:50pm CDT

Methinks the photographer could've cut back a little...

Too bad he's such a blatant shell-former, though I assume they're going to re-shell it for Stinger. Which strikes me as a weird concept, two identical bots with two different-but-kinda-the-same alt modes (i.e. they're both cars, it's not like one's a plane or something).

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Posted by RAcast on June 29th, 2014 @ 7:10pm CDT

Noideaforaname wrote:Methinks the photographer could've cut back a little...

Too bad he's such a blatant shell-former, though I assume they're going to re-shell it for Stinger. Which strikes me as a weird concept, two identical bots with two different-but-kinda-the-same alt modes (i.e. they're both cars, it's not like one's a plane or something).

Stinger is, I assume intentionally, very Cliffjumper-esque.

As for the Bee? I'm actually really impressed. Might have to pick this one up after all.

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Posted by Mindmaster on June 29th, 2014 @ 7:15pm CDT

RAcast wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:Methinks the photographer could've cut back a little...

Too bad he's such a blatant shell-former, though I assume they're going to re-shell it for Stinger. Which strikes me as a weird concept, two identical bots with two different-but-kinda-the-same alt modes (i.e. they're both cars, it's not like one's a plane or something).

Stinger is, I assume intentionally, very Cliffjumper-esque.

As for the Bee? I'm actually really impressed. Might have to pick this one up after all.

Yeah, I hate to admit it, but I agree: I'm tempted to pick him up as well. Out of the hundreds of movie-verse Bumblebees they pumped out in the past seven years, I've only gotten two: the first Camaro Concept Deluxe from 2007, and the Human Alliance figure. I've fought long and hard fighting the Yellow Plague, but so far, the Age of Extinction Camaro Concept Deluxe, the Human Alliance, and the Battle Blades figures are the best 'Bees there are.

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Posted by grimdragon2001 on June 29th, 2014 @ 7:58pm CDT

I kinda want this more for the legends Bumblebee than the deluxe, he and legends Clffjumper will look great on my classcs shelf

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Posted by HiddenElephant on June 29th, 2014 @ 8:46pm CDT

I have to admit, I'm finding it more and more interesting that Hasbro is including waists with peg-holes in them to support being put on a stand. Scorn has it, Strafe has it, it only too me to find the peg-hole on the dino-jaw for Voyager Grimlock.......

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Posted by Ultra Markus on June 29th, 2014 @ 9:12pm CDT

the more complicated the AOE robot designs are the more simplified the transformations of the toys get!!

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Posted by Flashwave on June 29th, 2014 @ 9:43pm CDT

I'm getting tired of buying Bumblebees... Does he have two wrist guns?

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 29th, 2014 @ 10:20pm CDT

The first AoE Bee is pretty meh. I'll get it on clearance only. However, that new Bee look BAD-ASS! I may buy the set on sight at full price if I ever see it in store. And I WILL see it. There's --gasp!-- FRENCH on the packaging! On a TrU exclusive no less! Now, if only they would do the same on their Platinums editions and MPs...

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Posted by Autobot032 on June 29th, 2014 @ 11:17pm CDT

Simplicity was mentioned, and it looks like the transformation might be a bit more involved than we're lead to believe. At least in the legs. As for reshelling, yeah, looks like that's what's going to happen with the KSI Stinger, but you know what? As long as we get both of them, I have zero complaints.

Noideaforaname wrote:Methinks the photographer could've cut back a little...

There were two, actually. Both Oscar Fung and SiuGui Mok took pictures of their finds, that's why there are so many pictures. Still, we get a good look at the figure and I'm more impressed than I was at first. The back kibble is awful, no doubt, but the mask and cannon sold me. Plus, he looks rather posable.

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Posted by The Thuggernaut on June 29th, 2014 @ 11:20pm CDT

Does anyone know what stand they used?

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Posted by Observedhalo on June 29th, 2014 @ 11:48pm CDT

My reaction when I first saw the mold in promo shots. >:oP

When I saw it in person at Botcon. :-?

When I saw this gallery. =P~

At first I was just going to get him for completion sake but I'm actually exited for him now. I would gladly buy a Stinger re-shell, but only if it has a new head. Hope the mold has two arm cannons. Hoping the TakaraTomy and Platinum edition has a more consistent paint job and the Battle Mask eyes painted.

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Posted by Evil_the_Nub on June 30th, 2014 @ 2:27am CDT

I think he's only got one arm cannon. There's a rectangular cut on his right arm that isn't on the left. I'm assuming that's where the cannon flips around.

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