RF-012R and RF-012M Renderform Hub Warrior Kits Review

[brr-icy]

These are the two newest kits from Renderform, the Hub Warriors.

All you need is the IDW Bumblebee body, there are two versions of this kit. The retro kit, with the red face and black guns, and the modern kit with silver face and metallic black guns. They come packaged in standard Renderform style.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/11480562225_028517c1ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480562225/)
Hub Warrior R Package (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480562225/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

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Hub Warrior M Package (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480578324/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

Each package contains one head and two guns

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Hub Warrior Package Contents (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480576724/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

To install the kit, you need to remove these two screws, and then pop the clips out of their grooves on the back

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Hub Warrior Install (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480667456/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

First up, the Modern kit. Both kits have fantastic light piping as you can see. The face detail is clean and crisp. Another tell tale that it's Renderform's work.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/11480579734_19b750fa6f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480579734/)
Hub Warrior M Head (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480579734/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

The gun's detail is also very clean and crisp, not overdone, and not plain

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/11480695383_7723e16f3f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480695383/)
Hub Warrior Gun Detail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480695383/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

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Hub Warrior M (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480664296/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

Next we have the Retro kit, the red face really pops on the mold, and makes for a more unique and accurate face.

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Hub Warrior R Head (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480563485/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

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Hub Warrior R (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93396493@N04/11480573454/) by brr-icy (http://www.flickr.com/people/93396493@N04/), on Flickr

You really can't go wrong with either version of the set. I'm having a hard time deciding which will be left on for display.

[UltraPrimal]

Nice, but it seems like 90% of what Renderform does is alternate heads for Bumblebee figures. I'd like to see more stuff like their Galvatron upgrade for Prime Megatron.

[CyberMnky]

Argh, if I could find it on his site I would love to order it.

[Scaleface]

I'm still waiting for BBTs to get this in stock.

Of, if rendeform needs ideas for new heads:

Sharkticon head for Sharkticon Megatron.
Swoop head for Beast Hunters Starscream
Brawl head for G2 tank Megatron
Onslaught head for Energon Barricade.

[BScorpinok75]

i might these up once bbts gets them in, they look good