Thanks 2005 Boards member and Fans Toys spokesperson, dalianjj, we have an extensive gallery of Fans Toys FT-28 Hydra (Masterpiece scaled Sixshot) Test Shot.
This is a very impressive take on the great G1 Decepticon sixchanger. A very clean and neat design which is very similar to the G1 animation model in all his modes. Besides his classics guns, he will include 2 cool ninja swords. If you want to get an idea of his size, there are comparison shots with other Fans Toys releases like Fans Toys FT-18 Lupus (Masterpiece Weirdwolf) and Fans Toys FT-16 Sovereign (Masterpiece Galvatron).
This is Fans Toys first test shot for this figure. According to dalianjj, the final product will have more paint details. You can now click on the bar to check out all the images, then let us know your impressions on this new 3P alternative to Sixshot.
lordcryotek
Glad to see he found a good home with someone, will say he was floppy from the second I bought him, barely touched the thing!
BronzeLeagueHero
Picked up a copy of hydra recently. Had a lot of loose joints but I was able to fix most of the problems. Made a post in radicon customs but I'll share it here as well:
1. Elbows and Bicep Swivel
Two screws later and the entire forearm assembly comes off at the bicep swivel, which gives access to the elbow joint as well.
I applied a single layer of PTFE tape around the bicep swivel, then hit it with dielectric grease/ptfe grease to reduce the wear and tear. This significantly increases the bicep swivel tightness and prevents it from flopping around, but I noticed some slight bulging from the extra thickness of the peg.
I applied some PTFE grease to the elbow joint to prevent the secondary elbow joint from activating before this one. Makes the wheel on the forearm less likely to untab and come out.
2. Thigh Swivel
Disassembling the thighs with 3 screws on the side lets you access the thigh swivel and the knee joint.
I applied some PTFE grease here as I noticed the thigh swivel would "catch" on the plastic edges of the hip joint and lock up the thigh rotation. The grease stops this from happening and the thigh swivel is still tight.
3. Knee Ratchet Fix
A lot of people have complained about his knees, and truth to be told it's a legitimate issue. There's too much weight in the calves/lower legs for the small ratchet joint Fanstoys used.
Two screws allow you to disassemble the knee ratchet after you have removed them from the disassembled thigh.
I had some silicone spacers lying around, but metal washers or anything that can fit in this confined space will work. I cut them to size, placed them around the screw post on the bottom, then reassembled the knee ratchet. The spacers compress the spring further and increase the tightness of the ratchet. Afterwards the knees felt very good to articulate.
I decided to not eliminate the side-to-side looseness of the knee joint, but I suspect some superglue thickening and/or floor polish thickening can help solve that.
4. Knee Panel
For lack of a better term, the "knee panel" refers to the fold out panel on the side of the legs.
One screw holds the entire panel into place and controls how tight/loose it is. I applied a single layer of PTFE tape to the screw before re-installing it and it tightened the joint extremely well.
5. (optional) Full Range Waist Swivel
This is a permanent modification to the figure and cannot be undone. However, in my opinion it was worth it and it is nearly perfectly hidden without a keen eye.
First, take off the crotch piece by removing these two screws here, the ones sticking out from their screw holes. They are hidden underneath the back flap that normally locks in the legs in wolf mode.
The crotch piece should now detach alongside the front skirts.
The crotch piece interferes with the waist rotation, so to remedy that issue I used a high speed rotary tool (a Dremel) to shave down the plastic. Luckily, the plastic molding underneath the top of the crotch piece has a plastic wall that's aligned with the waist swivel.
Shaving down the crotch with the rotary tool, then using a file and some sand paper to clean up and make the plastic sit flush, not only allows the waist to freely rotate, but doesn't leave behind a hole that needs to be covered. Without someone comparing two Hydras directly to each other it's nearly impossible to see the difference.
As a result, Hydra now has full waist rotation and can make use of that ratcheted waist swivel.
As a side effect, he also has a better ab crunch. But it doesn't work better than before, rather once you go past the normal limit of the crunch it snaps fully down with no positions in between. Modifying the crunch requires removing pins that hold in the side skirts however.
After these 5 fixes I'm much happier with Hydra. He can hold poses much better than before and doesn't have as much of a problem with looseness and floppiness than previously. 4/5 of these fixes can be done with basic supplies and a Phillips head screwdriver so I encourage you to try these fixes for yourself.
Bnz Toy
Great TC display!
Shepard Prime
Coming from someone that has a decent amount of space for his collection but not quite that amount of space I envy you being able to do this. Lol
Turbine027
And it pains me a bit that I “can’t” because I do have multiple G1s for all the triple changers
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Curium
I haven't actually done it, but I keep thinking about having a different Sixshot for each mode. G1, Hydra, Hanzo, Fuuma, Terminus Hexatron. I guess Titans Return could work for one mode since I'm out of other molds (above Legends scale). Still need 1 more for his 7th mode.
Surely you could fit 5 more in that box to have all the alt modes without compromising the look of the display.
Turbine027
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For the longest time I was between Hydra and Hanzo… ultimately went with FT but I still think both work well enough in bot mode.
Honesty
I just want another one for my MP/G1 shelf. Maybe they haven’t ever reissued it because they plan on a tweaked v2 or v1.1 mold in the future? Just wish he wasn’t like $300+ on the AM.
BIOMEC
I rather have a v2… FT has to produce something that is better than GC's Fuuma for me to buy it
Honesty
The irony of me commenting here and the last post being my own before this one
Sold off my Hydra and now wish I had another, lmao. Can afford to buy him in his after market price, but would really rather not. Wonder why FT has never reissued him?
Honesty
I just put my Hydra up on eBay. Not sure if I priced it a little too high though.
And agreed. G-Creation’s is so much better in my eyes (personally of course). I know it’s IDW versus G1 and all, as you said, but he’s interesting as hell.
DrCalligari
I had him for a month or so when he first came out and flipped him for G-Creation Sixshot. I know he's not a G1 design but damn if he isn't more interesting in just about every way.
lordcryotek
I'm waiting for a better MP Sixshot, though I don't know if that day will ever come. Hydra is beautiful to look at and I really don't have anything negative to say about his aesthetics, but he just can't do much more than kinda stand there with his knees being so shitty. Plus the transformation is a pain because of how much force it takes to detach his arms. I dunno, I wish Ocular Max would give him a go, Sixshot should be fun to flip back and forth but Hydra just isn't.
Honesty
Thanks for the quick/reply my man. So the listing prices I see are pretty on the mark at least. But that’s new, I think, and with box and stuff.
I’m not in-love with this guy anymore. And have been thinking of *possibly* off loading him.
DrCalligari
I usually see it around $300 to $350.
Honesty
How much is this guy worth nowadays? Wish I never tossed the box.
I see some listings on eBay but just about every single one of them (*if not all of them*) are from China/likely some being scams.
Motor_Master
Fan dub or British dub?
Enfin
I suggest watching the dub The Galvatron voice is memorable as is Annoyed Fortress/Cerebros and Salty Wheelie
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