[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Cyclopswc

That Boosticus kit makes a whole world of difference for Bruticus. Too bad it's so expensive!

I thought about getting the voyager class (Not)Onslaught from Microblaze creations, but they never made in in the FOC color scheme, and after seeing it at a recent toy show, I honestly wasn't all that impressed with it. It was nice and bulky sure, but the transformation was awkward and the figure felt cheap in my hands, definetely not worth 120 bucks. While the Boosticus kit is not perfect by any means, (it can be tricky getting some pieces on and I had a few moments where I was fearful I was going to break them) it does a good job for a fraction of the cost, greatly enhances the size and stability, and more importantly, there are versions for every version of Bruticus out there, from the FOC to G2 scheme. Plus, the transport vehicle it creates when not in combiner mode is kinda neat.

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Originally Posted by Exodus

Still beats the price for buying the 3P Menasor for sure though :P

I actually prefer the look of the Hasbro Menasor over the 3P version. I know someone who has the 3P Bruticus, and honestly, it looked wimpy and dull next to the FOC version with the Boosticus kit. I felt the same about the 3P Menasor. The Hasbro one is truly a beast, and is bright and colorful, just like Transformers used to be. I just wish that it held together a little better, especially the armor bots like Blackjack, and if the pegs on Motormaster were just a little larger and pegged tighter, the whole thing would hold up better. Thankfully I had ordered nearly all of the Stunticons when HTS had their 25% off plus free shipping sale, and was able to build this monster at a fraction of the price, lessening the sting.

The most frustrating thing though, is that I watched and read several reviews from different reviewers including Shartimus Prime, Optibotimus, and Emgo, and yet none of them mentioned the stability problems Menasor had, and all applauded that despite his wierd look, he was an excellent figure. Being that many of these youtubers do get their stuff direct to review, it's caused me to question their integrity a bit, wondering if they are loving a product because they truly love it, or loving it because they dare not draw the ire of Hasbro and lose out on a sponsership and/or free stuff.

That's enough complaining though. All in all, I still am happy to have the big guy, but I wish I could have been happier. Oh well.

Just wanted to share some shots I took of the two Hot Toys I received yesterday. I'm so happy to finally have these guys!










And in honor of the upcoming MKX...

Predator Wins...
"Want some candy?"...
FATALITY!