Box and Out of Box Images of TAW God Swords 01-03
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 3:31PM CDT
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Posted by Metroplex79 on September 30th, 2009 @ 3:33pm CDT
But they all look like they're compensating for something
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 30th, 2009 @ 3:37pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:04pm CDT
I'm sorry, but as cool as they look, I'm not getting them.
Posted by Munchlax on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:12pm CDT
Posted by Sonic Wing on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:17pm CDT
Posted by Hard Hacker on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:32pm CDT
Who designed this, I wish to hug them.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:33pm CDT
Posted by [JRX] on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:41pm CDT
Hard Hacker wrote:Holy carps, an RiD inspired 3rd part product?
Who designed this, I wish to hug them.
...then punch them in the face!
I totally want one for my Omega Prime, but $70?!
Posted by Convotron on September 30th, 2009 @ 4:47pm CDT
Posted by dr_n00b on September 30th, 2009 @ 6:15pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 1st, 2009 @ 6:50am CDT
Maybe the blue and purple one, but the red one is full-blown G1-inspired! The Master Sword pwns the Matrix Blade/God Fire Sword!
The gray one, however, is nothing but pure imagination.
Posted by Counterpunch on October 1st, 2009 @ 7:26am CDT
Mkall wrote:I've heard nothing but bad things about the quality of these.
I'm sorry, but as cool as they look, I'm not getting them.
Please elaborate. I'm interested...
Posted by fenrir72 on October 1st, 2009 @ 7:39am CDT
Posted by Convotron on October 1st, 2009 @ 10:24am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Mkall wrote:I've heard nothing but bad things about the quality of these.
I'm sorry, but as cool as they look, I'm not getting them.
Please elaborate. I'm interested...
fenrir72 wrote:I second CP, negative feedback? Has anyone at Seibertron actually gotten a hold of thiem swords yet? My local supplier still hasn't gotten his stock. Once I get mine I'll make an honest to goodness objective review.
Forum members Narc and Im_ruined in the "TAW-01 God Sword Now Available At Robot Kingdom" thread have reported breakages of their TAW-01 God Sword purchases.
Posted by Nujevad on October 1st, 2009 @ 11:07am CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on October 1st, 2009 @ 1:43pm CDT
Posted by Convotron on October 2nd, 2009 @ 6:41pm CDT
One thing I notice is that he doesn't handle the product with particular gingerness or care and doesn't mention fragility issues with the sword and its components. That's a relief for sure.
I really like the look of the sword in its combined form and separated pieces. The modular nature of the design is neat. I'm not really a fan of the way that the sword grip is just pegged together, it doesn't seem to be that secure. I think it'll look good with Omega Prime. It's not worth $70 in my opinion but a definite consideration should it go on sale.
Posted by Rijie on October 3rd, 2009 @ 9:47am CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on October 5th, 2009 @ 4:47pm CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on October 19th, 2009 @ 8:48pm CDT
Mkall wrote:I've heard nothing but bad things about the quality of these.
I'm sorry, but as cool as they look, I'm not getting them.
OK-I'm going to piggy back on Mkall's comments here with a 30 second review as I just received my Convoy God Sword from TFSource today.
I really had high hopes for this piece when I ordered it. Despite some mixed reviews, almost polarizing, I decided to buy the blue Convoy version. When I first got its package out of the shipping box, I noted that it was light, very light. But still, I maintained a sense of optimism.
However, that feeling quickly ebbed away when I opened the package. The clear blue plastic is very poorly done. It's scratched and finger printed as many have noted before my comments. I was able to clear some of them away with a monitor dusting cloth, but it's still not clear and the scratches remain. To put things in perspective, I bought new deodorant today and the clear blue cap that protects the gel inside was not hazy at all, perfectly clear, and scratch free-and it's a piece of plastic that probably cost 3 cents to produce and will wind up in my recycle bin. If the plastic would have been this quality, it would have been light years better.
My feelings didn't really improve during assembly. The hilt piece that snaps in to hold the blade sections was not molded correctly and wouldn't close. With some trimming/shaving with the X-acto blade and a few prayers, I managed to get it together. The hilt extensions seem a bit flimsy too and much care was used to put the three pieces together.
After I got it assembled, I did feel somewhat better about it. Posed with my classics Prime (sans Powered Commander armor for now), it does look pretty good. And I think that posed with the fully armored Prime with the G3 trailer as a backdrop, it'll probably look pretty cool. BUT, overall it's just not a 68 dollar piece. When you think of all the things you can get at this price, it's seems downright silly in retrospect to get it. But I wanted to see it and own it for myself so I knew I was probably spending WAY too much on it.
If you can wait a year or so and pick it up for 35-40 dollars, it might be reasonable for a two mode, fan produced piece. But don't pay full price for it unless you like to live dangerously (as far as breakage is concerned) and you have PLENTY of spare cash to blow.
I'll post pictures soon.