Planet X has updated their Facebook page with new colored pictures of their upcoming unofficial Fall of Cybertron Swoop figure, PX-02 Caelus. This unofficial Swoop figure is looking sharp and homages the video game figure extremely well. The pictures show off the figure in both modes as well as comparison shots with Generations Voyager Grimlock. It’s scheduled release date is early next year.
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AkioRed
Thanks for the tip! It's not available on Amazon jp but I found it on ebay, I'll order one alongside a metallic Vulcun next month. For the time being, I "fixed" it by inserting some thin strips of paper into the gaps of the leg joints. Not the most elegant of fixes, but at least Caelus can stand properly now
NothingHead
lots of people put weird things like floor polish or superglue into the joints of their expensive, third-party figures. You run the risk of mutilating or discoloring your figure, or even just tarnishing it with goopy, unsightly boogers of residue. Use Kiki’s Fix Loose Joints— it’s specifically for action figures, cleans completely off the surface with water when it is wet, flakes off clean or washes out once it’s dry, won’t weld the joint or leave boogers everywhere, etc. You can get it on eBay or Amazon, I bought one bottle two years ago and it is still half full, it’s a wonderful investment.
AkioRed
Sorry to necro this thread, but after a failed purchase I had the seller send me metallic caelus instead (had an eye on him and Vulcan for a while, but was waiting for the other dinobots to get a confirmed metallic reissue before getting them). Unfortunately, the joints are as bad as other people said, the legs and wings being particularly loose, to the point that making him stand in robot mode is almost impossible. Did anyone find a fix for it? Does the old floor polish trick work?
CybertronianFan
Finally picked up Metallic Caelus. To my dismay the joints on this one are way much more loose than the original, non-metallic's release. Also the blades that it came with suffers from the same larger hilt circumference than the fist's peg can hold, akin to the replacement blades that came with Triton. Nothing a little sanding down won't fix. I am a tad concerned about the looseness though. Not sure that floor polish will work and I don't want to mess with a superglue compound.
Zappit
Question. My copy of the rerelease has a loose shoulder. It’s loose enough that it can’t hold up its sword. What’s the best way to tighten up those shoulders?
Chareos
Thanks!
foxracing
He does, but will have to either sand down the inner fists or the hilts on the swords to allow him to hold em.
Hardly can tell but it's not exactly the same grey and clear orange.
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Metallic. The normal ones had black missiles and fully painted swords I think.
Chareos
Is the the regular or metallic version? I can't honestly tell.
Robogeek28
Yeah, but I was really hoping that the reissue would have the correct swords so I didn't hafta pick a Paddles up.
Mad Prime
If I remember correctly PX-07 Triton (= Paddles) comes with translucent swords meant for Swoop.
Robogeek28
He doesn't come with translucent swords?
foxracing
The hips aren't very tight. Rest of the joints are alright. Didn't have the first edition anyway.
Truong3016
Did you notice any improve to the mold ?
foxracing
Picked up otw to work.
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The swords on mine would not go into the fists. Used the swords that came with Triton instead.
Tiller
I really wish they would go back and fix some things up with the mold. A locking head, ankle tilts, and wrists would do wonders. Swoop is a little bit of a weak link in the set and this would be a good enough opportunity to do so. Unfortunately a shiny repaint only goes with their grimlock and doesn't really fit in with the rest of their releases, but it seems like they might be reissuing their entire dinobot line so who knows.
divinecomedy
Saw metallic Caelus during TFCon. Let's just say it made me regret having the regular version.
Chareos
Metallic Caelus looks pretty damned sharp! Anyone have a pic of Caelus with Siege Hound and/or Sideswipe? I wanted to see how well FOC Swoop looks with Siege figs.
myrrh
…oh yes, this is all that's been holding me back from going all-in on the PX dinobots!..
…my paddles won't match, unfortunately, but to be fair he was impulse-buy cheap…
Robogeek28
Regular Caelus pre-order up at BBTS.
PX-02 Caelus
And then metallic version.
PX-02 Caelus (Metallic Ver.)
CybertronianFan
So PX finally broke their silence streak for a moment to address two of my inquiries. They confirmed that Metallic Caelus will indeed come with transparent swords. The other Q relates to the remaining Dinobots getting the Metallic treatment to which they responded along the lines of all depends on the sales of Metallic Caelus.