Coming to us via MakeToys’ website, we have some new images of the first entries in their “Manga Mech Series”: their unofficial Swerve and Gears figures, Trash-Talk and Cogwheel! Trash-Talk/Swerve is based on his much-beloved IDW More than Meets the Eye depiction, while Cogwheel is a retool of the figure into Gears.
As we had previously reported, it seems MakeToys has listened to the fans and have created a My First Blaster accessory for Trash-Talk/Swerve, based on the character’s signature weapon in MTMTE! We get our first full look at it here – it is VERY accurate to its appearance in the comic (even sporting the “My First Blaster” label on its side), and should make all those MTMTE fans out there happy. It seems it will be sold separately and will require assembly.
According to MakeToys’ website, these will be coming out next month.
Check out the images after the jump!
lilcarus
the real gun was gang molded in the various colored plastic. it was a little kit you could put together and take apart if you were bored.
on the gun just about everything pops off like so. only the yellow circles are painted.
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Agent Prime 2814
Will be extremely hard to find solo since most have it with their figures and probably don't want to break it up. As it also makes the resale value more desirable. Last time I saw it solo they wanted $75 for the mfb, but only 150 for the entire set.
GreyFox787
It's on the way from another user here – it's unpainted, so I was thinking maybe it's a 3D print? Not sure. I wasn't sure if the M.F.B. sold by MakeToys was painted or just molded in the different colors – but that's the one I'm after if I can find it.
northernautobot
The one I have is molded colored plastic, not painted. Did you buy a special version?
GreyFox787
Anyone got a lead on getting a M.F.B. for this guy? I have him on the way, with an unpainted version of it…but I'd much rather have the painted kit.
northernautobot
For reference, you can see the pinkish hue on the thighs and ribs areas:
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SWAGE66
Nope – it has the alt face, black blaster, tray, and 1 mug and 2 cups.
northernautobot
I got mine in 2018-ish, and it too has the pinkish hue on some parts. Mine was also a part of the two-pack and not a stand-alone Swerve.
Also, great to see a small number come back in stock! This is one of the best 3P figures out there IMO. Hope everyone who snagged one loves it!
Separately, huge shoutout to Agabyss at TFCon Reston in 2019 for having the MFB accessory set still available. That was the one thing I needed to complete my Swerve. Did this standalone Trash Talk come with it?
Kuma Style
Very weird. My set from back when and the set I recently bought at TFCon don't have it at ALL. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing that this issue has been spread over the years.
velencourte
Re: the overspray
My copy also has that I believe; some white bits have a bit of a pinker hue to it? I bought mine as the Swerve and Gears set from robotoybase last year, so I assume items a factory thing.
Kuma Style
Saw that this was restocked at TFSource the other day so sharing since it's gotten rare and fairly sought-after. It's just Trash-Talk loose with all of its individual accessories. At first it was listed at $15 and as of yesterday it was bumped to $36 which makes more sense considering the set with Cogwheel was originally $60. I ordered a few when they first went up.
Waited a few days to post to make sure friends got theirs now sharing. No idea of how many are actually in stock.
I did notice that the ones I bought from this restock had what looks like red overspray on the top of the hips and the feet. I'll post pics of that when I get a chance. Makes me wonder if they're factory error pieces?
Sales Link: https://tfsource.com/maketoys/trash-talk/
C16
I had to cut off Swerve's head and drill a hole in it with a couple drill bits. I think I drilled a small hole in first, then used a small ball tipped drill bit with my dremel. It fit very well.
lordcryotek
Was it an easy swap? Any mods? Might have to do this myself.
qemuel
Holy schnitzel! I've owned both of these for years now and it never crossed my mind to try this. Looks great, kudos!
C16
If you swap in the head from the Hasbro version, it's perfect.
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Bluetigatron
Oh ok then, it's all good
Rewbot12
Sorry about that. I used my phone (while the net connection was sluggish) in the the previous post I and I'm still getting used to it. I have no idea how I quoted your post from its parent thread. Must be from the autocorrect or some other feature I wasn't aware of.
Bluetigatron
Um? I think you quoted me by accident, in another thread some how?
Rewbot12
I think that's what's called "paint bleed". I also observed this in my Maketoys Quantron. It's red also transferred to a white plastic tray I left some of its parts on. Seems to only happen with red plastics upon contact with white.
lordcryotek
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