3rd Party group, Perfect Effect has updated their blog with new pictures of upcoming product. First up, is an extensive remold of their PE-DX Motobot, aptly named PE-DX02. This Motobot is an homage to the Beast Wars/Animated character Black Arachnia and was previously teased in the comic that came with the first Motobot release. The figure, shown as a grey prototype, sports spider legs in place of the boosters from the first release. Also shown, and announced for the first time, is PA-01 a new upgrade kit for Revenge of The Fallen Voyager Bludgeon. Similar to the Headrobots release, this kit will give the mold a more faithful skull head and new swords.
Check out the images after the break!
MyTea Boc
^ Awesome. lets hope RK get my pre-order out sharpish!!
amd098
it just was released in HK!
judgekane
Sooooo, I thought this was a May target date? Lol
trence5
Arrrgh – l was waiting for that Ronin kit too – but looks like its dead. I'll try to wait for this and just paint it to match Banzaitron, or if this takes too long I'll get KO Headrobots kit to paint. As price as PE stuff is…. I would like that cannon for B-tron.
Extendarr
Anybody looking for a loose Bludgeon or GDO Megatron, I have 1 of each for sale. PM me.
whitedragon17
I have all molds of the tank. Guess the first set would work for Banzai-tron.
Wazdakka
That makes the Overlord actually look half-decent, especially with the new head.
Skyfire87
That's what I was thinking too!
Sciencefriction
I don't have Botcon Gigatron, nor do I want him, but I really like this Overlord head sculpt. I wonder if it'll work on Generations Double Dealer..
Raiju
I already own the HeadRobots Blood upgrade kit but I'm in for the PA-02 Bludgeon add-on, mostly for the new guns and new heads (the HR head sculpts are alright but nothing too stellar; these look much better and have more of the IDW characteristics I'm looking for). The swords are nice too. The big cannon, I'm thinking may look better on say, PE Warden instead.
Other
You can't split the heads between the two because there's only one head with each of the faces on opposite sides but two helmets. Kinda like both of HR's Blood Kits but with an extra hat.
DarkPrinceofKaon
Pre-ordered that Bludgeon upgrade kit at BBTS the moment it went up.
I have always felt that the esthetics on this set blow Heads robot's attempt right out of the water. Those guys just couldn't sculpt a skull to save their lives!
I've literally been wanting this upgrade set ever sense we saw it back at TFCon Canada two years ago. I remember pics of it turning up along sides the first images of a prototype of Fans Projects Car Crash!
They had Erector made from I-Gears Hufer as the exclusive that year…Man, that was a convention!
Scaleface
I paid $40 for Botcon Gigatron including shipping on eBay recently too. Came from Hong Kong.
Skyfire87
I like the gigatron colors of this mold but it doesn't feel like overlord to me. Been with this head upgrade. And I like the cloud megatron coming out, but I can't see spending $100 on it. So banzaitron and g2 Meg's it is.
Orion Type61
Now all I need is for someone to make some "shoes" that I don't have to paint.
jbz
Yeah….Headrobots is pretty much dead to me unfortunately. I have several figures bought just in anticipation of their add ons, but I've since moved away from the idea.
I thought Ronin was very close though, Captured Prey had a sample last year at Botcon or TFCon (can't remember which one). I do think PE is on to something better here and with the price point, I can't say I disagree with you when comparing the sets. Also since their Skel-E-Tron set was pretty garbage IMO (non-matching blues, messed up paint on the skull face)
CodeXCDM
For 40$? I know folks aren't quite fond of the mold… but wow… that's cheap for an Exclusive…
I'd say hard to believe and yet… WAT THE… http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=botcon+gigatron&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc
One vendor had a bunch at 40… and many of the others are from 40 to 60 bucks… Folks must've *really* not cared for Gigatron.
I guess you can use the extra Bludgeon head for Banzaitron… or heck, split the set between the two figures. Give Banzai the alternate head and Cannon… Bludgeon the more familiar head and the blades.
As for Overlord/Gigatron… I guess with the eBay info above… he's easy enough to acquire… comically for about the same price as this kit.
Has HR done anything since the Drone recently? Also… given the price of their kit previously… 30$… folks will find it a hard sell compared to the PE sets… I mean you're getting a good chunk more with the PE set here.
rodimusea
I just got the Botcon Gigatron off ebay for $39, just so that I can get the overlord set to go with it. Also planning to get the Meg set to go with the preordered cloud megatron!
warriorpriest
The big gun looks like something that would work better on a gundam.
jbz
Still waiting on Ronin set I'm probably gonna do some mix matching with these and my other Headrobots set to give Banzaitron some love for the time being. Really want that red face though.