Well I gotta say, I was super hyped to receive my package today, the TF inside I been waiting for a long time... and what a let down... all 3 transformers were disappointing. 2 of those I will do quick reviews.
The second on the list is the TFC 008 WING OF URANOS add-on kit.
As you guessed it its the Upgrade kit for the Uranos combiner by TFC... yes its a let down...
First problem, I don't know if its my kit only, but I dint get any instructions... its probably a mistake... but it SUCKED 'cuz some of those parts are not easy to figure out.
Ok so lets start with here a video review... sorry I struggle a lot with the figure lol
http://youtu.be/LIcVWrCCAN4
So in the box we get a loads of missiles for the jet modes... it's nice, but pretty useless since I'll pose my figures as Uranos... and not as separate jets. Good idea... but ultimately... useless... I'm not really going to show it.
Then we get 4 pistols... again they are nice, but useless since I pose my set as the combined Uranos and not a individual robots. Neither will I really show this... the guns and missiles are just novelty and feels like they've been added to make the set "more complete" not to sell people a simple Chest shield and face plate.
Now onto the goo parts:
The new gun is SUPER HUGE and looks VERY NICE. There's nothing more to say, the gun is SWEET!
Next up; the face plate is a great addition, the ugly semi-grin face was really ugly and I couldn't stand looking at his face.
Finally the Chest shield & skirt looks GREAT... but has their downside. First up the skirt barely holds in place... there is no way to make it hold tight. Seen in the video review, I press with all my might and it never clips in.
Then the Chest shield doesn't peg anywhere at all, instead there's only tabs that you fold over and in the side arms of the leader. It hold. But i feel like they couldn't done more.
Not shown in the screenshots but covered in the video are two tiny piece of plastics that you place around the neck... it took me a while to figure those out. and I wonder why those... exist... sure they seem to cover a bit of kibbles... but no one ever complained about those... its a mystery to me.
Pros:
-Face plate, I really HATED the original face of uranos and that plate really fixes that
-The chest shield looks great and fixes the floppy arms as you move the combined arms
-The gun is incredible, the looks of it in uranos hands is just amazing.
Cons:
-Missiles and guns, thought great add-on... feels tacked-on to make the whole kit worth while... but ultimately they are useless because I think that like me, most people are going to show the set as a whole Uranos... and not as separate figures... if you do show off the set as individuals robot... those missiles and guns are a Pro... but if you are like me... those add-ons are completely useless.
-The skirt barely holds onto place
-No instructions really sucked
-The kit combines into a really fugly jet thing, I skipped it in my video review and here because its just too damn ugly and useless if you ask me.
Is the set worth it? Ugh... not really... I mean the gun, the face plate and the chest shield looks GREAT and REALLY improves Uranos' looks... But all the rest just falls short. Sure the ugly face is fixed with the mask, the gun looks amazing, the chest shield really improves on the look... but now I got a bunch of missiles and guns that I'll never use, and now the previous chest shield mini-con sort of robot has become useless also.
