Transformers Collectors' Club FSS 3.0's Fourth Figure Arriving

grimdragon2001 wrote:

Taking a look at the latest TFSS figure Tarantulas

Mkall wrote:My main decision will be: should those spider things be left as his drones, or should he have his claws?

choices, choices...

Andrius wrote:

Mkall wrote:My main decision will be: should those spider things be left as his drones, or should he have his claws?

choices, choices...

Oh, so THAT's what those are. I gather they don't attach to the bike, huh? Are they entirely new pieces or retooled from something else?

TF_JW wrote:Have there been any issues with the handle bars since they've done the remold after Wreck-Gar's initial release?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Definitely not looking like a master of Metallikato there, 'Bludgeon'.

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Definitely not looking like a master of Metallikato there, 'Bludgeon'.

I'm sure you know this but this is based on his G1 inner body and the skull design is his pretender shell.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Definitely not looking like a master of Metallikato there, 'Bludgeon'.

I'm sure you know this but this is based on his G1 inner body and the skull design is his pretender shell.

What does his shell have to do with him being skilled at Metallikato? He would still be the same character and fight as best as he could. The pose here makes him look more like a brawler.

Besides, I'm not wearing my gi but I still know karate.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really not liking the new artwork of Impactor. It shows the right hand as a complete stump with the claw attached. I would've like to have seen the fist as well, like the left arm.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really not liking the new artwork of Impactor. It shows the right hand as a complete stump with the claw attached. I would've like to have seen the fist as well, like the left arm.

You do realize he lost that hand, or never had it in the first place, right?

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really not liking the new artwork of Impactor. It shows the right hand as a complete stump with the claw attached. I would've like to have seen the fist as well, like the left arm.

You do realize he lost that hand, or never had it in the first place, right?

The toy still has an obvious hand. And the Character can have a right hand.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really not liking the new artwork of Impactor. It shows the right hand as a complete stump with the claw attached. I would've like to have seen the fist as well, like the left arm.

You do realize he lost that hand, or never had it in the first place, right?

The toy still has an obvious hand. And the Character can have a right hand.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really not liking the new artwork of Impactor. It shows the right hand as a complete stump with the claw attached. I would've like to have seen the fist as well, like the left arm.

You do realize he lost that hand, or never had it in the first place, right?

The toy still has an obvious hand. And the Character can have a right hand.

Art always takes liberties with the figures. The original Rattrap figure's card art had his hand on fire. Compared to that, this isn't really a thing.

Flux Convoy wrote:I have every version of the Wreck Gar mold. Multiples of all the domestics and Botcon versions. No issues or breakage with ANY of them. This figure is gorgeous. So happy to see that the Micron paint apps made it after all. I do wish they had the little transparent gem bits though. My only complaint.

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Looking at the figure's hands, on the outside of each hand are some indentations sculpted to denote all the joints of each finger. On each hand is an indentation that is formed by all four fingers lining up together before veering off in different directions. I've circled this indentation below in red. On the underside of this indentation, within the inside of each hand, is where the stress marks appear, which is also pointed out in red below.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Looking at the figure's hands, on the outside of each hand are some indentations sculpted to denote all the joints of each finger. On each hand is an indentation that is formed by all four fingers lining up together before veering off in different directions. I've circled this indentation below in red. On the underside of this indentation, within the inside of each hand, is where the stress marks appear, which is also pointed out in red below.

Stress marks on the hands is a common problem. It'll stress but never break

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Looking at the figure's hands, on the outside of each hand are some indentations sculpted to denote all the joints of each finger. On each hand is an indentation that is formed by all four fingers lining up together before veering off in different directions. I've circled this indentation below in red. On the underside of this indentation, within the inside of each hand, is where the stress marks appear, which is also pointed out in red below.

Stress marks on the hands is a common problem. It'll stress but never break

The banzaitron I searched for months for, begs to disagree

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:After wielding his Microns in claw mode for a day or two, my Tarantulas already has stress marks on the insides of both of his hands. He is never holding anything ever again.

Where do the stress marks happen on their hands?

Boiling water will get rid of your stress marks.

Looking at the figure's hands, on the outside of each hand are some indentations sculpted to denote all the joints of each finger. On each hand is an indentation that is formed by all four fingers lining up together before veering off in different directions. I've circled this indentation below in red. On the underside of this indentation, within the inside of each hand, is where the stress marks appear, which is also pointed out in red below.

Stress marks on the hands is a common problem. It'll stress but never break

The banzaitron I searched for months for, begs to disagree

I'm only talking about the Wreck Gar molds. Anything else I can't say one way or another.

TF_JW wrote:I'm curious what the TFSS 3.0 figure was holding when his hands started to stress.

I haven't had any problems with the Minicons with mine. Nor the ax. But I have heard of instances where people have tried to put the wrong part of the ax in the hands and causing stress marks that way. Only that very bottom of the handle is meant to go in the hands, the rest of the handle is just slightly too wide.

Of course tolerances can vary throughout the production run, so I'm not saying that's what happened with yours. And if it was just a regular 5mm post that did it, I'd like to know. It's always worth taking note of a mold's issues for future reference.

TF_JW wrote:Hrmm. Okay, thanks!

I'm not sure there are any uses left in the mold, but this is definitely something worth considering if there are. Especially if said uses would have any additional accessories again.

Stealth Claw wrote:was thinking about joining up for the subscription club for the free figure & the other subscription figures, when the lasts I can sign up (and make the first payment) to get the combiner, and how would I go about signing up?

Sabrblade wrote:

Stealth Claw wrote:was thinking about joining up for the subscription club for the free figure & the other subscription figures, when the lasts I can sign up (and make the first payment) to get the combiner, and how would I go about signing up?

The deadline for the first payment of next year's subscription service expired back on September 1st. You'll have to turn to secondary market sellers like BBTS to get them now.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Stealth Claw wrote:was thinking about joining up for the subscription club for the free figure & the other subscription figures, when the lasts I can sign up (and make the first payment) to get the combiner, and how would I go about signing up?

The deadline for the first payment of next year's subscription service expired back on September 1st. You'll have to turn to secondary market sellers like BBTS to get them now.

Which will much easier said than done, since the pre-orders for most of the combiner (save ruckus and someone els) are already sold out, so he might have to go through even more alternative methods to get them; or hope there's leftover and buy them from botcon next year

Sabrblade wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Stealth Claw wrote:was thinking about joining up for the subscription club for the free figure & the other subscription figures, when the lasts I can sign up (and make the first payment) to get the combiner, and how would I go about signing up?

The deadline for the first payment of next year's subscription service expired back on September 1st. You'll have to turn to secondary market sellers like BBTS to get them now.

Which will much easier said than done, since the pre-orders for most of the combiner (save ruckus and someone els) are already sold out, so he might have to go through even more alternative methods to get them; or hope there's leftover and buy them from botcon next year

Ebay!

Sabrblade wrote:

Stealth Claw wrote:was thinking about joining up for the subscription club for the free figure & the other subscription figures, when the lasts I can sign up (and make the first payment) to get the combiner, and how would I go about signing up?

The deadline for the first payment of next year's subscription service expired back on September 1st. You'll have to turn to secondary market sellers like BBTS to get them now.