Thanks to the Botron War Facebook page we have some final color images of their 3rd figure in their WB01 combiner (Unofficial Bruticus) WB01-C Sly Strike. No other details are currently available other then these new images. Check out the additional images after the break and then join in the discussion with the link below.
spark crusher
which is better quality, official or the 1:1 ko?
Hougangkid
From what I heard, the YueXing is 1:1 simplified KO with diecast and limited articulation.
You can maybe search the KO thread for more info:
KO Warbotron Bruticus
Have never seen or heard of it. You have a link where you bought it from? Can't find anything online.
shovelchop81
If you have the space yes, you get a lot more bot for your buck and tolerances are better but like Hougangkid said, if you want to mess around with it often the regular size might be better for you, kind of depends on how big you are too! LOL.
They made an oversized set for the Jinbao too, that's why I said I had both versions, comes with the metal chain too.
XxsnipersnakexX
Hey guys.
I keep my Warbotron on display, after years of display, decided to play with it a bit. Somehow I kinda broke Fierce Attack. Was wondering to replace him with this Yue Xing – Decepticons Warbotron Bruticus, it said 47cm of Height.
https://shopee.com.my/Transformers-…uticus-(47cm-of-Height)-i.96827973.2299954562
I want to use its Fierce Attack as a replacement. Now the issue is, does anybody know if that version is the same version or its one of those oversized version? I need something like Wukong which was 1:1 last time.
Hougangkid
IMO, if you can get the original for the same price as the Jinbao OS, I feel you should go for it.
I got the Jinbao OS, and while its size is impressive to look at, I find it hard to handle and mess with at 18". Plus I have Gravity Builder at 15", and I much prefer that size, in terms of both individual bot and combined mode. The OS individual bots are just way too big too, for my taste. I'm also not a fan of the glossy plastic of the OS. Not counting the size, I feel the original looks way better.
In the end, I caved and got the Wukong 1:1 KO, which cost more than Jinbao OS. But at least I enjoy the size more, it scales better with what I have, and it comes with 6 extra Gundam guns and accessories.
While it's true that Jinbao OS has better tolerances overall, mine has weak hips and ankles, and still collapses from time to time, even after I tried to tighten them. So YMMV.
The arm ratchets are very strong though. That's one of the thing Jinbao fixed, cos the original had weak arm ratchets.
TLDR – If you value looks and scale, get the original, since it's the same price.
Which accessory kit are you referring to? The Shockwave with the extra weapons that can combined into a big gun? I have that, but it doesn't really fit the Jinbao OS as it's meant for the original. Unless you mean Jinbao have their own version, which I've not seen.
Stykthyn
Normally i try to keep it chug scale. I just love the look of the guy and he's been on my list. I don't think there's any added value in it being an original warbotron. All things being wall equal the ko is better?
shovelchop81
I've got both, (OS is used for over sized so this might get a bit confusing lol) The Jinbao OS KO is great and fixes some of the issues the original had tolerance wise, it's also a lot bigger and is made of equally good plastic. You can/could get the accessory kits for both which I have too. It really comes down to what size do you want?
Stykthyn
Is the original still worth getting? I have a chance at one for the same price as the jinbao ko. Should I just get the OS set?
ThrustJan
Fierce attack is always one of my favorite 3rd party Onslaught in truck mode ,misses just much bigger missiles to be perfect .In bot mode "Brawl"and "Blast Off"are my favorite of Warbotron set,and transforming them was rather easy .I have the original set for some weeks,not Jin Bao and they stand very well.
Fierce Attack is little menacing in bot mode also for his face, but combiner is a beast ,and this is important.
Autobot Hound
Yes! Onslaught is always improved with guns. Lots of guns. The bigger the better, lol.
I think he'd agree with this!
Hougangkid
Ah, I see. I thought they were custom guns. My next question would have been where to get them.
They work well tho, especially since Onslaught doesn't have a proper gun. That's why I'm getting the KBB KO of Warbotron's X-Ray (Shockwave) for the extra guns, just for Onslaught.
Autobot Hound
Thanks!
That's… a good question, lol.
I moved and I think in the process a lot of weapons got mixed up. I likely just put weapons back where I thought they belonged but I have a lot of stray weapons floating around now that I need to rematch to their original owners. (One of these days I may make a thread on this site for ID help…)
I have a bunch of Combaticon sets and just looked up some of them… and aha! Ok, Blast Off is actually holding Zeta Blast Off's gun. It happens to fit perfectly into his hand and stays there very well. Since my Zeta BO is permanently in shuttle mode, I may let Warbo BO keep it.
I'm not sure about Onslaught's gun, but again it's likely from one of my Combaticon sets. (Maybe someone here recognizes it?) BO is the only Zeta I have, and I have no UT Combaticons, but I have most others I think. Official and third party. Iron factory War Giant is awesome, isn't he? I love those smaller guys too.
Ok, I guess some of us got flimsier Jinbaos then. My Warbotrons are like yours- they just feel so much more solid to me.
Hougangkid
What weapons are Blast Off and Onslaught holding?
Nice pics, BTW. Was thinking of doing that with my Wukong & Machine Boy KO's, my Jinbao and my IF War Giant.
My Jinbao had weak combined hips and ankles as well, which I had to fix. I much prefer my 1:1 KO's compared to the OS Jinbao. They just look nicer and has a better feel to it. Jinbao, for all it's better tolerances, looks cheaper with the glossy plastic compared to the 1:1's.
18 inch Combiners are also too big for me to mess around with and pose. 15 inches is probably the max for me. Anything bigger is just too unwieldy.
Autobot Hound
Could be! Hard to know, I haven't seen any other sets, just mine.
And- you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed 'em.
ShadowOfSilver
This was my second 3rd party purchase after Fansproject's Munitioner/Explorer sets. Great alt mode shot!
Yeah the scene has gotten a lot smaller lately with less reveals and buzz. I'm glad I was able to get into 3P right as this guy became mainstream.
ShadowOfSilver
Thank you so much!
I'm making that second picture my new wallpaper as it really does it for my nostalgia. I've owned the original WB as well as two of Jinbao's sets, both being much sturdier than the WB so maybe you got a bad QC one? I know KOs tend to range in that area. My biggest issues on the original were that a lot of tabs and pegs didn't like staying on whereas Jinbao's feels better. I'm glad they fixed the combiner ankle ratchets too. That said, thank you again for sharing!!
Autobot Hound
Got out today… lots of wind so I took photos in the garden, lol, where it's a bit more protected but could get a bunch of figures spread out. Have G1, Warbotron, and Jinbao.
Realized a bit late that G1 Onslaught didn't have his chestplate so he looks a bit naked. XD
I love, love, love the light-piping in the Warbotron guys. You can see not-Onslaught's red eyes glow in some pics and I never get tired of taking pics of not-Blast Off- I think he just really has a cool look to him. The Jinbao set has extremely limited light-piping in comparison. To me it's the inferior set, but I also paid a lot less money for it, so I suppose I got what I paid for!
The Jinbao figures are much flimsier- I have trouble getting them to stand well. The Blast Off and Onslaught Jinbaos have especially weak thighs that are always collapsing -very hard to get them to stand in 'Bot mode. Brawl too, I had to really finagle his legs to get him to stand upright. One of these days, my intention is to transform the Jinbao set into Bruticus and keep them like that- hopefully Bruticus can stand, at least.
Sorry if anything's mistransformed- took some of these guys out of storage and propped them up, but haven't double-checked to make sure everything's transformed as it should be.
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FiVE1ZERO
To me personally,this was my Golden era of the hobby. I really miss that feeling of seeing a new reveal/silhouette of a combiner/bots almost every week or so lol. I remember being so excited regardless if I was in on or not. Nowadays it's more of a "Meh" feeling w/o the excitement. Gr8 pics @waflhaus91.
Honesty
Nice pictures.
Yeah, this guy still looks fantastic. As long as you’re not trying to shoehorn him into a MP collection, he looks equally awesome next to his other similarly built/aesthetic brethren.
waflhaus91
Seeing this thread get updated made me wanna get mine off the shelf for the first time in a while. This was my first 3rd party purchase and easily one of the best purchases I made collecting.
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Swindle is easily my favorite of the set.
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