Post by fenrir72 on Jul 23, 2010 18:30:01 GMT 8
Contents:
#1 plastic container
#1 instruction manual
# 6 Seacons
# 7 biocards (1 for Piranacon) with a metallic type finish
# 4 target master base stands
# 4 target master support stands (long thingie)
# 4 target master connectors (small square thingie)
# 1 Piranacon head
# 2 robot fists (with a clickity click locking mechanism)
# 2 feet modules
# 1 chest plate (with chromed blades)
#1 chrome sword
# 10 guns
Background:
Besides Predaking and Bruticus, this bruiser has been re-issued like 5x already. Personally, he ain't one of my most wanted figs (second to Predaking but he grows on you) given he's a 'con with all the horrid colors (he was G2 before his time). But in Masterforce, he was a bad@ss gestalt! Though his limbs more or less functioned as mindless drones.
Anyway on to the figure itself.
The figure:
This review will be for the Piranacon figure itself and I'll gloss over the individual 'bots that make up the team.
Snaptrap has this pom pom effect switch on his back for twin guns mounted on his backpack. Switch the peg back and forth and you'll know what I mean.
The rest of the beasties that make him up ain't to shabby though. Above average looking mech beasts who share their Scramble City origins (limbs are interchangeable with no specific assignment). I use overbite by the way as the "target master component.
One more thing that makes this set a must buy (if you are a hardcore g1 fan and don't own one) Piranacon was never released as a set "complete". Back in the late 1980's, when fan interest was dying and to off set costs, the Piranacon set was sold sans one part (Nautilator for the US version). King Poseidon was complete if I'm not mistaken). Another thing I noticed, the original Overbite was colored violet purple while this one, well pink purple. Snaptrap's head was originally colored black
, joints now riveted and not screwed etc etc. so this isn't exactly a carbon copy of the 1988 version but amazingly close.
Now the good/ bad news ( view this objectively brothers)
1. Expect a lot of molding degradation. ('nuff said) This is like over 12 years old baring the 5th time it's been released. If it were up to me, I wished it were all smooth and all but hey that's life...........(expected)
2. Pre applied labels (a mixed bag depending on your taste, me I'd prefer applying them (it was quite fun back then). In my unit, the labels were nicely applied anyway. (depends on your preference)
3. Chromed sword (not the BBTS version btw). The original G1 version for both Piranacon/King Poseidon was pink. (Good)
4. Loose connecting joint on Snaptraps right leg. Remedied by changing a specific limb Seacon. (The original gestalts had very tight clamps.) (Bad and good depending how OC you are)
5. Reports at seibertron.com member Diem was unlucky enough to get two clunkers (one missing either Seawing's gun or Nautilator's connecting pin)
(verified with pics so HasTaks QC might have been slipping again........like henkei Starscream.................so it's like a hit or miss) Mine thankfully has no such problems. So good and bad again
The verdict:
I never owned one. Now I do! In a consumer friendly price. Sure it has a lot of molding issues (which was expected though it would have nice if this was minimized)
Plus verified QC issues don't help either.
If you have never owned one get him now! Once in a lifetime opportunity. Get him while his hot!
So I give this a 3.9/5.0..........that is my honest opinion.
Edit: I was recently informed that the BBTS exclusive will also come with a chromed sword.
#1 plastic container
#1 instruction manual
# 6 Seacons
# 7 biocards (1 for Piranacon) with a metallic type finish
# 4 target master base stands
# 4 target master support stands (long thingie)
# 4 target master connectors (small square thingie)
# 1 Piranacon head
# 2 robot fists (with a clickity click locking mechanism)
# 2 feet modules
# 1 chest plate (with chromed blades)
#1 chrome sword
# 10 guns
Background:
Besides Predaking and Bruticus, this bruiser has been re-issued like 5x already. Personally, he ain't one of my most wanted figs (second to Predaking but he grows on you) given he's a 'con with all the horrid colors (he was G2 before his time). But in Masterforce, he was a bad@ss gestalt! Though his limbs more or less functioned as mindless drones.
Anyway on to the figure itself.
The figure:
This review will be for the Piranacon figure itself and I'll gloss over the individual 'bots that make up the team.
Snaptrap has this pom pom effect switch on his back for twin guns mounted on his backpack. Switch the peg back and forth and you'll know what I mean.
The rest of the beasties that make him up ain't to shabby though. Above average looking mech beasts who share their Scramble City origins (limbs are interchangeable with no specific assignment). I use overbite by the way as the "target master component.
One more thing that makes this set a must buy (if you are a hardcore g1 fan and don't own one) Piranacon was never released as a set "complete". Back in the late 1980's, when fan interest was dying and to off set costs, the Piranacon set was sold sans one part (Nautilator for the US version). King Poseidon was complete if I'm not mistaken). Another thing I noticed, the original Overbite was colored violet purple while this one, well pink purple. Snaptrap's head was originally colored black
, joints now riveted and not screwed etc etc. so this isn't exactly a carbon copy of the 1988 version but amazingly close.
Now the good/ bad news ( view this objectively brothers)
1. Expect a lot of molding degradation. ('nuff said) This is like over 12 years old baring the 5th time it's been released. If it were up to me, I wished it were all smooth and all but hey that's life...........(expected)
2. Pre applied labels (a mixed bag depending on your taste, me I'd prefer applying them (it was quite fun back then). In my unit, the labels were nicely applied anyway. (depends on your preference)
3. Chromed sword (not the BBTS version btw). The original G1 version for both Piranacon/King Poseidon was pink. (Good)
4. Loose connecting joint on Snaptraps right leg. Remedied by changing a specific limb Seacon. (The original gestalts had very tight clamps.) (Bad and good depending how OC you are)
5. Reports at seibertron.com member Diem was unlucky enough to get two clunkers (one missing either Seawing's gun or Nautilator's connecting pin)
(verified with pics so HasTaks QC might have been slipping again........like henkei Starscream.................so it's like a hit or miss) Mine thankfully has no such problems. So good and bad again
The verdict:
I never owned one. Now I do! In a consumer friendly price. Sure it has a lot of molding issues (which was expected though it would have nice if this was minimized)
Plus verified QC issues don't help either.
If you have never owned one get him now! Once in a lifetime opportunity. Get him while his hot!
So I give this a 3.9/5.0..........that is my honest opinion.
Edit: I was recently informed that the BBTS exclusive will also come with a chromed sword.
its kinda over price for not having that, imo.
keeping the site active as a place to dump info for easier backtracking. 