We’re on to the third of our galleries of Combiner Wars Legends Wave 5, and it’s only logical to now put the focus on Chop Shop! This post has been stolen by this kleptomaniac Insecticon who just can’t resist stealing anything that is not nailed down – and several things that are!
Chop Shop is a remolded version of the 2014 release Generations Skrapnel, featuring a new head. While the original Chop Shop and Shrapnel were two different toys, both were stag beetles, so this reuse makes a lot of sense, and the new head – together with the distinct and vibrant colors – makes Chop Shop his own ‘bot. Like the Skrapnel toy he is remolded from, he features decent articulation and superb balance, and is fun to transform between both modes. The deco is not 1-1 the original toy’s deco, but has had an adaption to fit the contours of the new mold, which helps to break up what would otherwise be a very monochromatic deco. My one complaint is Chop Shop lacks a gun, but he can easily filch one from another Transformer. He’s a master thief, after all.
Steal a look at our Chop Shop gallery at the link below:
Susha
Always wanted a beet gugal, wasn't sure if black or blue. I suppose the art on the box looked better. Maybe I'll make a black chop shop if I can find another one..
With a little blue tac chop shop can hold his g1 gun. I love how u can paint into the fissures. But yes hoping maybe in a shape ways add on for the horns
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KnightHawkke
Ahh yes now I see. When it comes to using miniShop as a targetmaster, I just close it up point the feet out, call it a double barreled shotgun.. bug. Not the greatest, but it gets the job done. In bug modes you can have little peg in the port and have miniShop ride Chopshop.
tunaflash
That's why I called him a "faux-Chop Shop", who (IMO) looks at least 3x as good. The other two guys he comes with are/look awesome too. But different strokes for different folks, of course.
KnightHawkke
Hmm lets see.. Approximately 10 dollars or your regional price for a nice homage figure or 130 (at last I saw) for a whole set with some you might not want. Seems like easy math to me.
That being said.. Like I said in a previous thread the last finishing touch this figure really needed was that cylinder on the of mandibles to be replaced with more a flat and ragged tooth like end like the real Chop Shop.. That one bit of effort would have put this over the top.
Sol Fury
I found both are fine, no looseness on Chop Shop or Skrapnel.
artiepants
That mold is also a repainted Shrapnel with a new head (And still has Shrapnel's mandibles just like this one), and costs more then 3X as much…
jestermon
Are the horns fixed on this one or still floppy not a deal breaker ot anything.
Sol Fury
Oh, that's in there. A bit hard to pose him like that, but it's all in there.
I can say, hand on heart, that the review is 100% Fury. I just really, really enjoy this toy. I'm not shy about saying I enjoy something, and I certainly enjoyed this one.
Yep, that's the Unicron.com one! Glad you guys like that last little gag image!
jestermon
Man taxes might be for these.
At least he is a character in y head so I won't have to get 3 of them.
QLRformer
I prefer his RID2 version, but this is cool too.
tunaflash
It's Skrapnel with a different head. Did Hasbro write this review? You can still get the Fansproject Armored Battalion from tfsource, which would be a way better purchase for a faux-Chop Shop.
PredaConvoy
But none of the Dinobots are called Reflector..
… Oh, wait…
KnightHawkke
This is easily my favorite Legends repaint, and how do you not having him using his little self as a gun or a claw weapon? It's made for photo galleries!
With that pile of loot all he needs is a partnership with Swindle and it's easy energon!
T-Logicon
That's an interesting hybrid insignia.
YoungPrime
And the other Dinobots not called Grimlock and Reflector.
GR1ML0CK
Shockwave definitely should have been replaced with kickback!! Bruticus doesnt need a Shockwave gun. Legends shockwave is ok but come on. . I'll have FT Kickback long before hasbro decides to accommodate all of our needs.
Masktique
I will definitely be getting this guy and displaying him with the extra accessories pile on my shelf. They have been waiting just for him.
Fallout
where is that golden disk from? is that the Unicron set from way back when?
Starscream 91
Chop Shop is a nice looking figure and a good hold over till Kickback comes out. Hopefully then they can retool Bombshell into Barrage & Kickback into Ransack. Plus I'm now using FOC Brawl's gun as his and he looks better.
Bass X0
The last few new mold Legends toys to be done were Bombshell, Powerglide, Groove, Buzzsaw and Shockwave. None of which should have been replaced by a new mold Kickback. And no, they can't replace a repaint with a completely new mold.