I got mine today. There are a lot of parts to work with here. Since I did not have time to work with each individually, I put him together to form the new Bruticus. No real flaws, but I agree with some about the pegs, and the waist issue The minicon pegs make for some odd fiddling in the legs with the waistpiece. Swindle is pretty sturdy, but Blast-Off feels like if you make one false move, the poor guy may break. Not that he feels like he's brittle or KO-ish, but the parts have a delicacy that needs to be addressed. Do not handle Blast-Off with force, he will break.
The overall presentation is nice, heavy, and big. He's bigger than Superion with the add-on kit. He's broader with the new arm-connector configuration. I too don't like how the hand connector placement is. I already notice it kinda slides out a bit when doing any poses or adjustments. Yet it stays in place, intriguing. I have him next to my Snowman-Superlink Superion....he's now a head of Superion.
I would place the big gun in the Vortex hand, and place the sword in the Blast-off hand.
Now do I really like him, you bet your stars I do. More impressive than the Superion add-on. New figures and expansion parts remind me of resin add-on parts for Gundams, very freakin cool
So don't be a fool, it will add value to a now valuable piece.