Magic Square Toys Legends Scale Devastator & Mixmaster Prototype

chinpark

I recently purchased Magic Square for the first time (the entire combaticons) so I don’t know what MS’s reissue policy is. Do they reissue past releases? I ask because I want to get MS Devy in original color but I noticed that b37 and b 38 set is sold out every where. The other two sets are available widely.

They never have 1:1 rereleases, they always have some minor changes. As seen with the A rerelease of Devastator, the plastic hues are slightly different, all of the gray paint has been replaced with silver and some painted detail on the original is absent on this one.

SushiEat

i got mine second-hand. i asked my seller about it, and they said it wasn't there when they got it brand new. is the missing hip skirt a common occurence? don't think i would have used mine very much if i had it, but it's still a bummer that it's missing  

I think it was only included as a bonus part with the first run. I remember they marketed it as a perk for those that preordered.

Does anyone have a size comparison of this set vs. the MS Menasor sets including the KOs? I just want to see my options if I'm looking for one that is as close as possible to Devy's height. I found a local retailer selling the original box set for $160 but I heard stories of breakages. That leaves the 2 KOs. I believe there's the MHZ and the BW?

Wh1tebase

Did you get yours brand new? You might've received one without any. It should be in the same set that came with the legs.

i got mine second-hand. i asked my seller about it, and they said it wasn't there when they got it brand new. is the missing hip skirt a common occurence? don't think i would have used mine very much if i had it, but it's still a bummer that it's missing  

does anyone know where the original version's (green and lighter purple) alternate hip skirts are? i can't find them in my set  

MAN! that new purple is so glorious!  

I got the entire A set recently and I really like them. They're not perfect but they're quite fun.
I think Long Haul is my favourite by far, with the arms last (Bonecrusher being dead last). They're all pretty fun though, and the transformations seem almost entirely intuitive.

There are a few problems I might post more about later but mainly just the aforementioned Mixmaster issue, Scrapper's loose ab crunch (though if you tab the waist plate into the side pieces, it will hold it okay), and Bonecrusher's totally useless neck (the ball-joint is way too big and nylon doesn't sand very well, but I'll try it again later).
I'm definitely going to put some floor polish on Mixmaster, though he really should have had a proper locking mechanism in the chest (the leg mode is only held in place by the wheels, after all).
Bonecrusher seems a bit out of place with his limited arms and less intuitive transformation compared to the others, but he's grown on me.
Oh, and the ABS parts on Hook just seem like a poor decision. They're toleranced poorly (way too tight without lubrication, still quite tight with) and painted green so they don't 100% match.

I've spent time working through cleaning all the mould flash. Only got one and a bit figures done.
It's not perfect since you're cutting soft plastic so there's room for error, but I think with enough time and care, it improves the figures overall by just cleaning up the little imperfections (and I'm OCD enough to bother with even the small stuff).

I've ordered the waterslide decals, so I guess I'll post photos when I've had a chance to apply them all (probably sometime in late December at this point).

magicube

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godotbot

Could anyone post the original and anime color constructicons side by side for me? Trying to decide if the silver paint is too grainy and if I should try and scrounge for the original, or if it's not as big a deal as I think it is.

I don't have both but honestly, it doesn't seem very grainy to me at all. Maybe on the toy waist piece for Devastator but that's it.

silverej

Yeah I think I've checked everything you mentioned. I've fully compressed both knees, the hips, I've tried alternating between Mixmaster being fully extended and compressed as well. He's just never level with Scrapper for some reason. I'll take pictures once I get home.

Edit: I hope it's my Scrapper's chest just not fully extended but I remember pulling it as hard as I could without breaking it and it just would not extend further.

There's a post earlier in this thread showing all the steps for transforming Scrapper. If you lock ALL of those parts in correctly, he should be the right length in leg mode. The only one I missed is the waist piece I mentioned before, but there's quite a bit going on. His chest doesn't slide too far and you shouldn't have to put too much pressure on it.

silverej

I just recently completed this set. I got the 'A' repaint. Is it just me or is Scrapper shorter than Mixmaster when in leg mode? My Devastator seem to always be leaning slightly to his right. I don't have pics right now and I'm sorry if this has already been brought up.

I'm aware of Mixmaster being shorter because he isn't fully extended, but I'm struggling to picture how Scrapper could be shorter. Without seeing anything the idea that makes the most sense to me is either the drop down in the knee joint or at the waist (both on the 'pants' part) being lower than on the Mixmaster side. It drops at the knee to allow a part to be pegged in there, and at the waist for forward leg movement.

godotbot

Could anyone post the original and anime color constructicons side by side for me? Trying to decide if the silver paint is too grainy and if I should try and scrounge for the original, or if it's not as big a deal as I think it is.

I posted some comparisons of Scrapper/Mixmaster with the original set here: Magic Square Devastator

And a comparison of Devastator here: Magic Square Devastator

alexdotpng

The sliding chest on my Mixmaster A repaint is extremely loose, to the point where if I move the arms at all, it causes the chest to slide upwards. My original release Mixmaster's chest seems to be holding up just fine.

Has anyone figured out a way to tighten this up?

magicube

My original Mixmaster had a loose sliding chest as well. I fixed it to a certain degree by applying a small amount of joint tightener on the railing/in between the parts of the chest.

I did the same on my first release Mixmaster and it’s held up well since.