Third party company 115-Utopia on Weibo have shared images of their new YYW-11 upgrade kit for Transformers Earthrise Voyager Grapple.
This new kit consists of:
- Front bumper fillers for alt mode x2
- Leg fillers x2
- Cannon grip
- Leg extender x2
While the extra filler parts and cannon grip are good improvements for the figure, the leg extenders sure got our attention. Once installed, Doubledealer becomes taller and gets a better knee articulation too. A nice alternative to improve Earthrise Doubledealer for display. We still have no concrete information on price, but this kit should be out sometime soon.
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FireFury190
Well for starters one that isn't worn down. That was the problem I had that caused the screw in one of Doubledealer's legs to be stripped. I'm still wondering what would be the best method to getting the stripped screw out since it's the one that's in the deep hole on the back of his leg.
Ocarinametal
Which screwdriver do I have to use?
OptionZero
terrible fit and finish
The JRC Designs one was the best
MegaMoonMan
I have the leg joints for free if you have a printer.
Doubledealer leg extension
Superquad7
Just curious: why do you feel this way?
Ocarinametal
What kind of screwdriver do I have to use to unscrew the leg of Earthrise Doubledealer? Without stripping the screws?
OptionZero
For knee joints that actually work, JRC designs work perfectly. Any replacements will be tough to install, though, just the nature of the area itself
cj37a
too late
I did watch the videos and issues.. so " I think " I know what to expect and how to work against the faults. … but I'll see.
For $17, I'm willing to give it a whirl.
OptionZero
I cannot recommend against this more strongly
cj37a
Just bumping this. I never saw this in my e-com haunts, but they are on E-bay from various sellers now for about $17. Try searching.
115 Studio YYW-11
Rewbot12
I think replacement parts, like that of X2 Toys CW Ultra Magnus upgrade kit for example, would be better for Double Dealer than this type of work-around.
Beauman
I've been expecting this to happen with my kit a few times now.
It does work pretty okay otherwise, other than the parts-forming being a bit of a bother.
I"ll second the request that Go-better does something for DD.
lordcryotek
Yikes. I've been thinking about uninstalling this kit and going back to my shapeways upgrade, this pushed me to do it. There needs to be a Go Better Doubledealer kit…
David Hingtgen
The side-of-leg filler just broke on mine. The hinge, was removing it from its storage position in vehicle mode. Wasn't even pulling hard or stressing it, it just seemed to be very brittle and broke "just from being disturbed". Fracture is very smooth, like how obsidian breaks.
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John TL
I finally got around to attaching the leg extensions. A little harder to get the joint out than anticipated, but it wasn’t bad at all. It would have helped if I had more finger muscle, and my hands wasn't getting sweaty. The left leg rotation is looser than the right, but overall it works very well for me. I have greater leg articulation, and the proportion looks better even though I was okay with the original height. The adapter for the missile /gun is okay. There’s some gaps between the adapter and the gun, but that’s not why I got the kit. The filler panel I didn’t use because I lose the articulation of the legs going laterally, even though a leg shouldn’t be able to go in that direction. I’m happy to have gotten the leg extension.
casacrespo
Ok I’m glad to hear that the super glue fix works for the floppy knee. I’ll be doing that to mine then!
AxlF
Received yesterday. I've read all the mediocre reviews so I knew what to expect.
Legs popped off and dismantled with a screwdriver easily. If you're popping out pins – stop! You're doing it wrong.
The right leg was perfect, the left leg was floppy but a dab of super glue sorted that quickly enough.
Pros: He's a great height now, nearly level with the G1. Also the new joint, surprisingly, makes the transformation to vehicle much easier! The legs fold into position much more easily now.
The gun position is great and reduces the stress on his arm which used to flop easily.
The add-on pieces look great in vehicle mode and OK in Robot.
Cons: I may have received a knock-off but my add-on pieces are a shade or two wrong and stand out a bit.
That's all the cons I have. I mean, it cost 13 euro. If I'd spent 30 or something, I'd be disappointed but for the cost, this is a must have imho.
Hooper_X
Underwhelming. Everything is basically fine on DD’s right leg but the left one is floppy and the “calf implant” doesn’t want to pop in snugly.
Gun handle is fine but it’s just 3D printer material so I’m worried about it shearing off in a hole.
John TL
The leg extension to DD is the only extension upgrade I actually think is necessary with the WFC line that has the options. So is it a consensus that this leg extension is garbage, and makes the knee joints looser? Asking because I saw this video review, and it looked pretty simple to install, and he claimed it was a good upgrade.
AxlF
It's in transit to me now, so I haven't installed yet. I'll post photos when I do. But yeah, taking the screws out and dismantling the leg is necessary.