Minibots and combiners are my jam... but I've got no real connection to monstructor. Thankfully boxsets don't tend to become that hard to get, so I think I'll ask for this for my birthday and see what happens.
Transformers: Age of the Primes Thread: ll First Post All Listings II Update : April 12th, 2027 Bonus Wave: Repaint fun, Beast Wars, G2, Machine Wars
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For all those wondering if anyone was going to make some third party shells:
Glad to see Nonnef is on it. I've bought several of his kits and always been happy with them. His pricing is always reasonable, though I have to admit that I can't imagine a full set of monster shells, even reasonably priced for what they are, will come cheap.
Glad to see Nonnef is on it. I've bought several of his kits and always been happy with them. His pricing is always reasonable, though I have to admit that I can't imagine a full set of monster shells, even reasonably priced for what they are, will come cheap.
The only thing I've ever gotten from him was one of the van kits (to turn the Earthrise van roof into the G1 sled), and that was only because someone near me happened to be selling one they never got around to using. And that was solid, basically the quality I expected. There's so much of his other stuff I've been eyeing (such as that Bludgeon skirt/other bits kit -- I like that he has different sized bundles of parts), but the extra hoops and cost of across-the-globe shipping make it prohibitive.
Still, if anyone was going to do these, he's one of the best options for sure. I hope they turn out great.
Still, if anyone was going to do these, he's one of the best options for sure. I hope they turn out great.
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I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Dinoking, to the point where I've been batting the idea around of getting the DNA kit for a distinct Slugryu-sure-let's-go-with-that altmode head, and some other bits like the different combiner feet (and the swords can go to the incomplete Dinobots I have).
Assuming price is comparable, I'll get these too.
Assuming price is comparable, I'll get these too.
I got his Windblade wing fillers and his Slipstream conversion and have been happy with them.
It took me a while to find a size comparison picture of Dinoking, but I found one and pasted in Monstructor for a size comparison.
He is going to be a tiny guy. I wonder what they are going to price him at.
He is going to be a tiny guy. I wonder what they are going to price him at.
That is going to be a hard sell for me given how small this guy is.
I have followed Nonnef for years. Absolutely top notch products with prices that are generally scaled to make sense with what the upgrade is for. Hell, I'm even double-dipping and getting the recently-recolored G2 Sideswipe set, even though I have the first one. Just love the colors on the new one!
I would actually love a simple shell set around a core combiner. Just compact the bots as much as possible to reduce shell size/costs. I know it won't be cost effective and might require some paint but it would be a solid capstone as I wind up my personal shopping. I do hope they're hard plastic and not rubber, though.
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I don't think Nonnef has ever worked with a rubbery material, so I would definitely count on them being hard plastic from him.
I’m finding myself both surprised and impressed that the alt-modes actually seem to capture the original toys so well (granted, the originals were barely anything). Usually, when a Pretender character is done, they try to make the new toy’s alt mode the old one’s shell. That’s not happening here.
So, yeah, they're ugly. But they're amazingly faithful to ugly original toys, and took some clear effort in remolding to make it so. I may actually get this (although that $90 price tag does give one pause).
So, yeah, they're ugly. But they're amazingly faithful to ugly original toys, and took some clear effort in remolding to make it so. I may actually get this (although that $90 price tag does give one pause).
Honestly, that's what I was expecting becuase Dinoking was around the $80 mark.
To be fair, Liokaiser does actually say Legacy on the box.
But Monstructor just as explicitly says Age of the Primes and was already being shown/discussed in that thread first.
(Still not sure Star Eagle is offically Collaborative; the package is basically an AotP box with no actual line name at all.)
6 core guys whose price was around $12 gets you 72, Dinoking was around $80 and came with completely new accessories. So I think its a completely fair price, considering everything gotten a bit more expensive.
In that case, we might as well just abandon the forum's thread structure and all head over to the Allspark's Discord toy channel. One big happy dump.
I've seen it mentioned a few times, but I don't know why new ones would need to be rubbery?
Faithfulness to the original shells?
'Course, I can't see many actually wanting that, given how the original shells decayed over time the way they did.