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Haze Arquebus

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Gizmoboy

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Platypus Prime said:
I and a friend who has the Titan took pictures of them side by side when POTP Predaking came out. It illustrates well the problem a lot of 3rd party combiners had, despite being shorter, the LACK of hollowness actually impairs the posability as the joints of the heavier built one didn't hold up it's weight well. The hips kept collapsing as we tried to do this. Still, it was a great display, even if it was hard to actually pick UP Feral Rex. Lots of slide-ey parts...
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You are correct about that. I didn't buy either of Hasbro's titan combiners because I already owned Hercules and Feral Rex. Both of which are fantastic display pieces, but as mentioned, do suffer from their own weight.
 

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I think that's where I get confused as to the people who start arguments on the various options. They exist because different people want different things. Hasbro Predaking is a MUCH better toy for actually doing toy-things. Feral Rex was a great centerpiece, but for letting a kid actually try to play with it? I'd have been terrified for the figure and the kid both, and that's why it got sold off during the crisis mess. Titan Devestator stuck around as I have no worries about my nephew playing with it, it's gone to his place multiple times and it's Tonka-like construction has probably saved it many times over.

I've heard Hercules was a lot less 'fragile/fiddly', though. I've never handled or seen one in RL myself. Did it have as many mass/support issues?
 
Gizmoboy

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No, he's pretty stable. He just is heavy duty so having him balance well in different poses can be tough. Again, a great centerpiece but maybe not the best for a kid to go running around the house with.
 
Sciflyer

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Platypus Prime said:
I think that's where I get confused as to the people who start arguments on the various options. They exist because different people want different things. Hasbro Predaking is a MUCH better toy for actually doing toy-things. Feral Rex was a great centerpiece, but for letting a kid actually try to play with it? I'd have been terrified for the figure and the kid both, and that's why it got sold off during the crisis mess. Titan Devestator stuck around as I have no worries about my nephew playing with it, it's gone to his place multiple times and it's Tonka-like construction has probably saved it many times over.

I've heard Hercules was a lot less 'fragile/fiddly', though. I've never handled or seen one in RL myself. Did it have as many mass/support issues?
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TFC Hercules was a very good set - for it's day and time. I went in on it and overall, was impressed. He remained in my display for years, until Takara's Devvy overtook him and I sold him off. He was one of the first to market though, and other companies have done other things since his release. I still have Feral Rex and I love the way his combined mode looks. I haven't had him out on display in years though, and I skipped on the Hasbro version (just not my cuppa).
 
Shadewing

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I wish the colors on the new one were a bit darker, but I do like that they kinda homaged the TR version by keeping the tread legs; technically they're there on the g1 toy but not as the entire "boot". I'm basically gonna have them be Pre-Earth and Post-Earth bodies.
 
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Sorry, no jokes on this one, except maybe on me as I never expected anyone would want to see the Safari Ltd Armored T-Rex and Triceratops I added to the Dinoforce set in better lighting. I don't have a light box, but I tried it with a white floor-mirrored shelf and an LED stick light. These are, as I noted, as-is. They weren't altered in any way. The fact that the Rex has a stegosaurus tail and the triceratops has an anklosaur tail is just as they came, weirdly.

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Edit: And I STILL think having the bots as Core class should have let a G1 shell set happen, but no, we get 3rd party weapons packs...
 
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Platypus Prime

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Is the clear Starscream that fragile? If I still had my Ghostbusters (lost to last years various emergencies) I'd have ordered that set in a heartbeat!
 
LordGigaIce

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He seems to be holding up rather well after a few hours but this much clear plastic will always put me on edge.
 
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