New Color Images of TFC Toys F-15 Eagle

Honesty

 

I love old threads when they’re *rightfully bumped* like this thread has. Warms my heart.

This guy + his “official addon” + @echotransformer ’s parts + SXS head is pure bliss. He will always be my one and only “voyager” Superion.

That's awesome, glad you're still enjoying it!

GrimLocke

Someone should take the “NEW” out of this thread’s title now that it’s over a decade old.  

I love old threads when they’re *rightfully bumped* like this thread has. Warms my heart.

This guy + his “official addon” + @echotransformer ’s parts + SXS head is pure bliss. He will always be my one and only “voyager” Superion.

echotransformer

The main change to the proportions was to move the legs further out, and add some bulk to the thighs…there is some change in height but it's not drastic (less than 0.5")

Here's an old photo I had quick access to…these are actual parts, but I 'digibashed' the paint onto them.

Note the crotch flaps which help elongate the waist.

EDIT: Let me know if you need better pictures and I can take mine off the shelf and snap a few new ones.

Gotcha, gotcha. How does he look without the crotch flaps but with everything else on? And can the crotch flaps themselves sit a bit higher? Thanks. Also, (and this is a bit more of a general question) but do you have to partsform off your backpack upgrade, your thigh upgrades and the Wings of Uranos upgrade kit for transformation?

IronPrime2169

Appreciate the glowing review, but pictures would help me visualize whether or not they tinker with the proportions.

The main change to the proportions was to move the legs further out, and add some bulk to the thighs…there is some change in height but it's not drastic (less than 0.5")

Here's an old photo I had quick access to…these are actual parts, but I 'digibashed' the paint onto them.

Note the crotch flaps which help elongate the waist.

EDIT: Let me know if you need better pictures and I can take mine off the shelf and snap a few new ones.

IronPrime2169

Last necrobump, does anyone have pictures of him with just the echotransformer’s leg extenders on? I want to see if adding them makes the bot look too disproportionate or not. Also, I’d love to see how he stacks up to the original Warbotron Bruticus with the aforementioned leg extenders. Thanks again!

Highly recommended. Looks fantastic. No photos, but grab them. They only add a little bit of height and makes him look Great next to UT Abominus & Warbotron Bruticus.

IronPrime2169

Ah, gotcha. Could I just get a picture of the thighs so I know where to access them? Don’t want to ask you to disassemble your copy but I just need a reference lol. And thank you so much for the references, but don’t go to too much trouble!

See above

Thunderstang

I didnt really find a guide, I just took the thighs apart and added a couple washers cut from a credit card behind the spring. I remember it being a little of a pain as the spring is already really stiff, and the extra shim made it a little harder to get the leg back together, but it solved my Gestalt issues and I have transformed them multiple times without issue. And Sure, as for WFC I have the Seekers, Reflector, Omega Supreme, Skyfire and a few others but that would give you a voyager, deluxe, comander, and titan reference

Ah, gotcha. Could I just get a picture of the thighs so I know where to access them? Don’t want to ask you to disassemble your copy but I just need a reference lol. And thank you so much for the references, but don’t go to too much trouble!

Thunderstang

My experiences to answer your questions:

1.) They have stood up well, no noticable yellowing on mine, however there were a few fixes I had to perform. Silverbolts hips need stiffened up to suport the Gestalt properly, I used an old credit card and cut out disks to increase tension from the ratchet spring, did the trick and is holding up great. Sand down the wing pegs that hold them to the plane for alt mode for Slingshot and Fireflight, after recieving mine brand new, I pegged the wings in all the way and one of Fireflights broke when transforming. Sanded down the pegs on the others and have had no issues.

2.) They feel about as solid as other 3p figure to me, notibly Toyworld and Generation Toy. In Jet mode they are solid like a brick, in robot mode the kibble starts to get in the way. On Skydive and Airraid the Nose cone on the back likes to flop about as the connection gets loose. Some floor polish helps but it is such as loose joint to begin with. I use the butt flap to essentially hold the nosecones up. the tailfins are also really thin and some have reported stress marks, mine are fine but just be carefull. Also the missles form the upgrade kit can get annoying as the are able to come of of the arms that peg under the wings.

3.) Can provide when I get home. I have some WFC guys and some masterpiece as my collection is a weird hybrid.

4.) I feel $150-175 for the set now a days is a decent price, especially if it has the Wings of Uranos upgrade kit. Anymore and you will start to feel buned as you can get better sets for that price. If you want biger, the Ju Jiang set is really good as that replaced my Uranos as superion, kept Uranos for bot modes as they scale nicely with CHUG in bot mode. I can recomend them as they are fun and really simple to flip backand forth from jet to robot, also helps that the SR-71 is one of my favorite planes, just note that the engineering is now a decade old and it does show compared to newer 3P.

Thanks for all of your help! I’d appreciate some pictures with the WFC guys in all three modes, but whatever works for you works for me. Just one more question: is there a specific guide I can follow to fixing Silverbolt’s hips for the gestalt? I’m new to modding figures and not 100% comfortable with it yet lol.

Heylo, sorry for thread bump. I’m looking into maybe purchasing one of these, and I have a few questions, if y’all don’t mind.

1. How have these guys stood up to the test of time? Any notable QC issues that have worsened overtime? Any fixes I might need to perform?

2. How would you guys say it feels to handle these things? Anything particularly annoying?

3. Could I get some comparison pictures in individual and combined mode with some modern figures (I.e. WFC & Legacy stuff)?

4. Finally, would you guys recommend these things, and around what asking prices should I stick to?

Thanks so much!

mstyger87

hey dude i happen to have a good picture of him next to Menasor with the upgrade set if that helps

Thanks for that. That’s exactly what i was after