Third Party company Mastermind Creations, via their Instagram account, updated images of the color prototype of their Reformatted R-49 Mentis (IDW Rung).
This a very nice representation of popular IDW psychiatrist Rung (and Primus himself). A very detailed robot mode which will include 7 interchangeable face with different expressions and 6 pairs of extra hands. While Rung’s mysterious alternate mode isn’t pictured here, we do also get an updated look at the Cybertronian scooter accessory as seen in the pages of More Than Meets The Eyes comic, showing Mastermind Creations’s dedication to comic accuracy.
Price and release date are yet to be revealed, but you can now click on the bar to see all the mirrored images on this news post. Let us know your impressions about this figure on the 2005 Board!
lordcryotek
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Craigmcgowan1984
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ph4zed
he must!! *twitch*
Honesty
Ahh. Rung was so good. <3
Autocracy/Stormbringer Prime sports no badge as well.
ph4zed
Yeah, I dunno… I saw that over in the other thread, I just wasn't completely sold on it. No other place for it unless I can manage to slice one in order to get it to fit somewhere else :/
Craigmcgowan1984
I put it on top of the vent for stormbringer
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ph4zed
lol ok, that explains it… the only pic I did find of him with it, it was very crooked.. I assumed it was just bad drawing skill
Mechman42
In canon he usually doesn't wear his badge. The only time he does, he intentionally puts it on crooked to piss off Ultra Magnus.
ph4zed
I only found one picture where he had one at all, so that's where I stuck it I still haven't found a *good* spot to put one on stormbringer :/
Craigmcgowan1984
I've not put an insignia on this guy yet but that looks good
ph4zed
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Mechman42
Better late than never
Agent Prime 2814
I sold my strika to a board member for about what I paid for her. She was avg selling 350 to 400. 700 is insane. Obsidian is closer to right but still a little over. I have him too and will be selling once I get more organized and find all boxes and put back in the way they came. I'm out of the whole 3rd party except upgrades and cassette for Soundwave Soundblaster blaster and twincast
lordcryotek
Damn! Those prices are insane! Strika and Obsidian are two of the few I don't have, but not for that price…
solskjaer
Great pics as always, btw, Strika and Obsidian here but the price ………….
A few things to lighten my load
and Calidus
Dr Calligari's B/S/T
lordcryotek
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Autobot Burnout
That tiny batman next to Robo-Batman is funny, I like it!
HunterGreen2005
I got mine from BBTS today. The hand and and head accessories were not tightly rounded up in the zip bags- they were loose and had a lot of give. Nothing broken or warped. Guess it’s just depends on who was working at the factory that day?
It is a descent figure, lots of personality with the accessories. Haven’t transformed him yet, but looks pretty straight forward from video.
The lack of heels really only hinder him from a V-stance, but didn’t really bother me since I will always keep him in some interesting pose.
The hands come on and off fine also and no stress marks (only tested ~half). I don’t know if there was an improvement between releases, or if it’s too early for my copy to have wear. Haven’t decided on a forever head yet, lol.
Finally, because of the MSRP, I can only recommend if you are like a medium to hardcore fan the character. I really like him, and don’t regret it at all.
However, if you are casual fan your money is probably better spent elsewhere.
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northernautobot
Yeah, mine (first release from PSX) had a lot of these issues too except an actual broken piece. And I agree, I would have loved a generic happy Rung face. Mentis is a wonderful figure to look at, but in terms of Reformatted's historical playability, definitely missed the mark for me. Especially after such stellar releases with Optus Pexus and Mnemo/Motif (and even the Exitus retool keeping the wonky Calidus hips), Mentis was a solid B/B+ in a line that had given us A/A+ after A/A+ figure for like the last three years.
And for the MMC people reading this, don't get me wrong, OMG I AM STILL SO HAPPY WE GOT A RUNG FIGURE AND WANT AS MUCH IDW STUFF AS YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE. I just would have liked to see a few extra things with Mentis that would have put him into the solidly A+ figure range.