dlx Brawn, Ratchet, Lockdown

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Re: dlx Brawn, Ratchet, Lockdown

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Hmm, I bought the ROTF Lockdown figure mostly because of his Animated counterpart, but by then Wal-Mart and Target started pulling the Animated toy line off their shelves, so I had to settle for ROTF Lockdown. Luckily the toy was great enough that I felt that he was completely worth it. I don't regret getting this guy: his creepy eyes and hook are just awesome, and he's the tallest figure of the bunch that I have so far. A solid hook would have been brilliant-- but also would be a safety hazard for kids, considering they might try it on each others' eyes.

He tends to lose his EMP while in his alt mode, but that's most likely because it's a free-standing mod and doesn't have some kind of restraint to hold it down. There is an issue with his arms popping out of their sockets. I've had to strengthen the ball-and-socket joints with some sticky note paper, since installing wiring would have prevented fluid movement. Still, it can't be worse than the Scalpel figure.
andersonh1 wrote:The car resembles no real-world model that I'm aware of.
I did some searching, and I suppose that Lockdown's ROTF figure most closely resembles a heavily modified 1980 Corvette coupe.

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Re: dlx Brawn, Ratchet, Lockdown

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Metallikato wrote:
andersonh1 wrote:The car resembles no real-world model that I'm aware of.
I did some searching, and I suppose that Lockdown's ROTF figure most closely resembles a heavily modified 1980 Corvette coupe.

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Very nice. Works for me.

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Well that's a hell of a first post.
BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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That is one of the few movie toys I am honestly tempted to keep.

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Helluva good one, yeah. Welcome aboard, new guy!

I'm interested in how this arm fix works. Just cram sticky note paper in there? I'd love to fix that issue, since it's really the only flaw with that otherwise excellent mold.
Dominic wrote: too many people likely would have enjoyed it as....well a house-elf gang-bang.
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It sounds like he is using the note-paper the same way one might use a thin layer of nail polish or glue to fix the problem. The paper fills out the ball/socket, tightening the joint.
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Ah! New person! Is it the Metallikato I've seen on DeviantArt? >_>

Edit: It is! Cool!
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And THAT's what happens to new members. Bam!

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