I also got X-Transbots Ground Bite in my shipment today. I don’t think I’ll be combining my Masterpiece-scale Constructicons, simply because I’m not convinced the legs can truly handle the weight of all that diecast. IMO this guy beats out FansToys in the looks department.

Being an Omnibot means everything

#XTransbots Big Load (Masterpiece-scale Long Haul) arrived this last week, and he’s a big ‘un! Solid and heavy and very cartoon-accurate in both modes.

The hardest part of the transformation by far is getting the arms tucked under the front of the truck; the rest is mostly fiddling with tiny hinges and being careful with the thumbs. Not as bad as I’d heard, all things considered.

This was the video I used in place of the printed instructions: https://youtu.be/v045vzp2onQ

Doing some robot surgery on #Xtransbots #Motormaster this evening, who came with a bunch of scuffed up parts. At least Omegalock sent me replacements!

I feel a bit like Ratchet! With more pore-ey hands!!

Bond:James arrived today from @showzstore . Missing a tyre good job X-Transbots QC 03. The loose pin shoulder joint issue from the review videos is thankfully not on mine so his arms can stay up if needs be. I did have to tighten the screw for the ab joint as it was a bit floppy but one turn of the screw fixed it. The transformation was easy to follow from the instructions.
#transformers #transformerscollection #xtransbots #doubleagent #bond #james #g1 #rebirth #punch #counterpunch #toys

Continuing on from yesterday's wee look at Fioravantia's box we now get to check out the figure!

Those of you looking for a quick capsule opinion; he's Good, not Great. He's the best version of this figure ever released in terms of detail, modern engineering and pose-ability but there is some room for improvement.

NB: please note I don't collect Masterpiece figures, nor do I have more than a handful of original-design 3P figures at this scale, so I'm reacting very much from a bog-standard retail toy perspective

First impressions are good. He's a hefty brick of a toy, feeling substantial in hand for dimensions not much larger than a Hasbro deluxe. Car mode is to die for. All his "double changer" gimmicks work well, improving on the OG toy. His transformation is relatively intuitive, with caveats, very much following the pattern of the original toy (that's a nigh-constant theme of this figure - The Original Toy But Better). There are some interesting engineering choices that do require a wee bit of thought and checking instructions to resolve (to avoid breaking the figure, mostly).

The figure has metal arms and legs accounting for most of the weight, giving him pretty good balance. Although, see Bad Points below.

He looks fantastic, and will make an excellent display piece.

But, there are some BAD POINTS.

As you can see from the photographs I was -and still am- unable to completely close one of his headlights. There's a block underneath the headlight itself that pushes the whole thing up, that won't now sit back where it started from. A small niggle that nevertheless spoils his look in both modes.

Like the original toy he has problems standing upright! His ankle joints are small, plastic and a touch flimsy and don't feel adequate to properly secure all that metal weight above. It limits his pose-ablility somewhat. He has a tendency to rock back on his heels which can lead to him simply falling over if not posed carefully. A tabbing piece here to secure the swivelling joint-piece his ankle connects to would have really helped here because his actual ankle pivots are pretty firm.

I miss Chrome on his weapons. This is something I might apply myself. Would have been nice to have not needed to.

But that's really it. I'm very pleased with him and definitely think I can now move on to completing the set....assuming X-T don't make it another two years for the next one. It's just...if Hasbro or indeed some other 3P also want to take a crack at it in a way that's less fussy and is more fun to play with and pose....I won't say no. But it's going to be incredibly hard to top this one for pure G1 homage.

Enjoy the photoygraphy. And if you're reading this shortly after I've posted it bear with me as I add FOURTEEN alt-texts.

#Transformers #Omnibot #Overdrive #Photoygraphy #XTransBots #Fioravanti

He's here!

X-Transbots' "Fioravanti" (More care needed when choosing names, folks), their take on the mysterious Mail-away Autobot, [Overdrive](Overdrive), a Diaclone figure who, like his Omnibot team mates, did not receive the full on Hasbro character bio treatment and suffered only the vaguest whispers of such for many, many years. Of course, that only added to his rare mystique....

I have the classic G1 toys in sparkling condition (yes, photos of them coming soon too) and they've long been favourites of mine but they've been revisited only once in Japanese lore (some adaptations of the Classics/Henkei range of toys circa 2010-ish) and this, right here, is the very first time any Third Party company has touched them, unlike the million Primes, Megatrons, Constructicons, Datsuns and Seekers that all 3Ps do as some kind of G1 rite of autobrand.

I've been waiting for this for the better part of two years so it's a Big Day.

Without further gibbering from me, let's get to the photos! Box First, then toy a little later on today (am still working!).

#Transformers #Omnibots #Overdrive #XTransbots

#Transformers

Any word on when the #XTransbots #Omnibots are actually going to be released? I preordered two of those a year ago, one through TFSource so it was payment up front.

... me or my son etc

Very happy with #XTransbots Crackup/#Breakdown, he looks great in both modes and is fun to transform