The only thing they need to do is keep up the output with their current quality and they will definitely take XTB's place as Fanstoys' main 3P competition. Love to see it, hopefully they keep it up.
Really like the shoulder mounted cannon look, didn't think of that at all. Think this set, so far, is great. Would have preferred the windshield and headlights to have been painted but that's a minor gripe for me.
TMReviews, when I saw you rotate his ankle in leg mode, it reminded me of the movie Misery. Specifically, when Kathy Bates hits James Caan in the foot with a sledgehammer to break his ankle.
The thing with Magic Square is that it seems that there’s a certain type of elegance to their MP transformations. It looks as if starting off with legends scale allowed them to cultivate engineering transformation schemes that do a great job of hiding away anything they don’t want you to see.
The leg pegs on mine are *very* tight, which makes squeezing the back of the vehicle together quite a chore. I think the tolerances did not have any allowance for the paint.
I love almost everything here but my biggest thing is the underside of the vehicle very disappointed with it doesn't hide it at all. To be frank it kind of sucks and i think they could have done it better by having that wheel bit flip around to hit the fake wheel leg as well as the Grill skirt
I wish they didn’t release the figures with the combiner parts. Sell a complete toon and a toy version of parts after the 5th figure is released . I don’t want to get stuck with the toy version parts when I want a toon version combiner.
Interesting they have him what looks like 6 wheels on his body but missed the spare tire on his back. Just a minor complaint just think it's kind of funny.
Im guessing this one will be the weakest of the set? Pretty underwhelmed with swindle after gettibg brawl. Admittedly, he'll end up being displayed in combined mode which for swindle, is his worst looking mode. I really hope someone makes an uograde kit to cover the top of the jeep when he's in leg mode? Couldn't put brawl down when i got him. Have barely touched swindle.
Troll question: Every video starts with "What's up RUclips fans?". Are you calling your viewers 'fans of RUclips', or are you referring to your viewers as 'fans, who are watching via RUclips'. Either one is awkward, lol, and it always catches my attention.
Yes, that is intentionally meant to catch your attention. I am calling the viewers fans of my channel but by virtue fans of RUclips, not meant to be anything serious
You guys flip the thing around so much I simply can't follow the leg transformation at all. I've been sitting here for 30 minutes stuck on it. Edit: nevermind. Was able to infer how everything went once I saw how the entire leg snaps into the sides. No way the instructions would have ever worked lol. Jeez.
@metimoteo Well....of course. My original comment was, admittedly, a bit of a "hot take"/ "unpopular opinion" because I was hoping get back some more nuanced responses, which there are a few here. But yes, you're correct, "don't like it don't buy it".
Hey there! Just wondering do you keep multiple modes of characters? For instance if so how do you feel this Swindle will look the best in Robot, Altmode, or combined mode?Just wanted to get your take. I think for me he will be my bot mode representation, Ocular max will transition to altmode and Zeta will remain my combiner. Awesome review!
The only thing they need to do is keep up the output with their current quality and they will definitely take XTB's place as Fanstoys' main 3P competition. Love to see it, hopefully they keep it up.
Up until 20:30 I'm thinking "he's going to forget the steering wheel" but nope, you're just too damn good! Got mine last week, he's great!
Thanks
Mine should arrive this week! He looks good. Wish they’d frosted the windshield though.
Nothing simple masking, blue paint and a spray can of frosting can't fix. Thats what I'm doing.
I *think* they give you a sticker if you wanna use it
@tanmanbaseballfan I didn't see one in the box.
No sticker
Really like the shoulder mounted cannon look, didn't think of that at all. Think this set, so far, is great. Would have preferred the windshield and headlights to have been painted but that's a minor gripe for me.
Great review. Can't wait for the comparison
Coming tomorrow!
TMReviews, when I saw you rotate his ankle in leg mode, it reminded me of the movie Misery. Specifically, when Kathy Bates hits James Caan in the foot with a sledgehammer to break his ankle.
Lol
Do you think that if Magic square keeps releasing figures in the masterpiece line that they could be a legitimate competitor to fan toys?
Absolutely
If they can get a complete Bruticus by the end of next year while getting their Dinobots the MP treatment they could easily pass XTransbots
i should getting miens next week im excited for it and this review!
The thing with Magic Square is that it seems that there’s a certain type of elegance to their MP transformations. It looks as if starting off with legends scale allowed them to cultivate engineering transformation schemes that do a great job of hiding away anything they don’t want you to see.
I love this set so far.
After watching you transform him, I may have missed a couple tabs…. 🤔
Cant wait for this to complete and them going for other bots. Give me Dinobots MS!
Anyone notice the color of their swindle is off? Mine feels very pinkish brown and dull when it should have more yellow tones in it.
Did you watch the review?
Yeah mine looks different than yours.
I asked because I talked about the color being off, pretty sure I said the camera doesn't capture the tint of the color but it looks off
The leg pegs on mine are *very* tight, which makes squeezing the back of the vehicle together quite a chore. I think the tolerances did not have any allowance for the paint.
I heard they maybe gonna make the Dinobots in Mp scale...
I love almost everything here but my biggest thing is the underside of the vehicle very disappointed with it doesn't hide it at all. To be frank it kind of sucks and i think they could have done it better by having that wheel bit flip around to hit the fake wheel leg as well as the Grill skirt
I've still never been sent the tank guy, how the hell you all getting this one. What's taking so long chosen prime.
I ordered mine from the magic square official website and got mine quickly. I think he got it from there too but I could be wrong
Magic square official site
I wish they didn’t release the figures with the combiner parts. Sell a complete toon and a toy version of parts after the 5th figure is released . I don’t want to get stuck with the toy version parts when I want a toon version combiner.
Interesting they have him what looks like 6 wheels on his body but missed the spare tire on his back. Just a minor complaint just think it's kind of funny.
He had the spare tire on his back, you can mount it there
Im guessing this one will be the weakest of the set? Pretty underwhelmed with swindle after gettibg brawl. Admittedly, he'll end up being displayed in combined mode which for swindle, is his worst looking mode. I really hope someone makes an uograde kit to cover the top of the jeep when he's in leg mode? Couldn't put brawl down when i got him. Have barely touched swindle.
Troll question:
Every video starts with "What's up RUclips fans?". Are you calling your viewers 'fans of RUclips', or are you referring to your viewers as 'fans, who are watching via RUclips'.
Either one is awkward, lol, and it always catches my attention.
Yes, that is intentionally meant to catch your attention. I am calling the viewers fans of my channel but by virtue fans of RUclips, not meant to be anything serious
You guys flip the thing around so much I simply can't follow the leg transformation at all. I've been sitting here for 30 minutes stuck on it.
Edit: nevermind. Was able to infer how everything went once I saw how the entire leg snaps into the sides. No way the instructions would have ever worked lol. Jeez.
Doesn't look good to me.. it's too toon.. nothing appealing about it at all
That's the point, it sopost to look like the g1 cartoon
Magic Square is the competitor to Fans Toys in the MP space that we need. Hopefully, they'll stick around so we can do away with X-Transbots.
I don't want X-Transbots to fail. The company has produced some great figures.
Don't like 'em, don't but 'em.
@@metimoteoagreed and they have a couple future releases im definitely interested, the more obscure characters
@@jasonbari5997Competition is good and they do make less popular characters. They just need to up their engineering and quality.
@metimoteo Well....of course. My original comment was, admittedly, a bit of a "hot take"/ "unpopular opinion" because I was hoping get back some more nuanced responses, which there are a few here. But yes, you're correct, "don't like it don't buy it".
Hey there! Just wondering do you keep multiple modes of characters? For instance if so how do you feel this Swindle will look the best in Robot, Altmode, or combined mode?Just wanted to get your take. I think for me he will be my bot mode representation, Ocular max will transition to altmode and Zeta will remain my combiner. Awesome review!