Third Party company DNA Design, via their Facebook account, have uploaded images of their newest upgrade kit: DK-25 Gear Master Accessory Series Upgrade Kit for SS-86 Jazz, Kup, Hot Rod & SS-72 Starscream.
DNA Design offer us a nice set of accessories, extra parts, fillers and more for four Studio Series Figures:
- SS-72 Starscream (Bumblebee Movie) – New hands and new mushroom connectors.
- SS-86 Jazz – Arm and legs fillers, hook and cable, a pair of big speakers for the alt mode.
- SS-86 Hot Rod – Fishing pole, fish, a sitting Daniel figurine with a rock base.
- SS-86 Kup – a pair of leaking energon effects, additional “damaged” parts for the arms and legs.
A very nice upgrade kit set for fans who are collecting the Studio Series line. This kit is expected for release by November 2021.
Check all the mirrored images on this news post and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
ziltama
DK-28 turned out pretty bad in-hand. DK-25 is a mixed bag in comparison. The Starscream hands turned out disappointingly bad and reinstalled the stock hands afterward.
Put pics and thoughts here:
General Upgrade Kits Thread
geekatron prime
This kit just dropped into my stash at TCP.
HAL237
I'm surprised DNA didn't attempt to make new forearms for SS86 Kup, with more proportionate hands and rotating wrists.
ziltama
It appears DNA copied the ZX / MSS Jazz kit. There's some controversy now. Can anyone provide a better translation than Google?
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gibdozer
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As you can see the crack starts where they cut the peice from the sprue. I never felt like I had to force mine into position. Now I don't even push it flush for fear I might exacerbate the issue.
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Tried to find the old listing, but I can't remember how it was worded. It's a tad big I think for modern voyagers but still usable. The MP10V one looks nicer, but might be a pain to mod being die-cast. I actually use it with my MPs lol.
gibdozer
Naw, I'm pretty cautious. I was posting a pick to show that mine didn't have a crack,and someone zoomed in and spotted it. It was invisible to me until then… He is a really fun figure. Post a good pic and let's get more eyes on yours.
Beauman
I searched for it, but can't find it from any of the Chinese or European sites.
I'm thinking I'll try to mod the gun that came with MP-10V.
Mattymo
it was $30 when it came out and yes it sold out quick but it did get a restock later that day for a while. Hasbro didn’t overprice it when it was revealed and listed for orders. I don’t care what some jerks put it up for on the aftermarket that doesn’t reflect what the set was when released. We all knew when it was coming out if you didn’t get it when it was announced that’s not on them or their price they had it for. Most people even got the add ons for free because they listed it for $20 instead of 30 initially
I’ve had jazz now over 5 months and he is the SS86 figure I’ve played most with. I’ve transformed him countless times and played with most a lot and I’ve yet to have any issues with his roof or him in general.
I blame user error. people need to stop being so harsh with their toys and breaking them.
gibdozer
I have all of these toys. Thankfully, there's not been anything that I really need in these sets.
I think the major concern is the stock roofs fragility, not its looks. But yeah it would take way too much work to replace.
Megatron has been around for years. I've got one in my gun bin somewhere I'll see if I can dig him up for a pic. I think it was by Dr. Wuu but its been so long I can't swear to it.
octobotimus
Jazz is the only one that seems to have anything “upgraded”. Everything else is filler to get you to pay the usual amount rather than a much cheaper amount.
Beauman
In the real world the Centurion Drone pack was priced at a ridiculous hundred and whopping ten usd outside the US if you were fast enough to pre-order in the literal two hours it was available.
Gee Won 1984
Cool set, I might pick this up. The Kup puddles would have looked better in energon colors instead of pee.
User_96283
I just want the pee puddles.
It's become so hard to urinate, but now with these I can at least pretend.
Exerus Wing
Meh…..Look like Kup pissed.
Slimaximus
Lol them thinking SS86 and SSBay belong in the same set lol
Lady Slipstream
It's so weird that this G1-based kit includes pieces for a Movieverse figure. That fishing rod for Rodimus and Jazz grappling hook look fun tho.
Seeing that Daniel ninifigure makes me wish that DNA could make a kit that includes both Frenzy and Dispensor as minifigs. They're the last missing TF1 characters missing in SS not counting some of the other Allspark mutations of course.
Maybe they could include them in a future set? I wish to see more of these kind of kits for multiple SS figures. I'm hoping for one that includes bits for TF1 Megatron and KSI boss to make them more accurate. Heck, they could include an accurate head to make Nitro Zeus too.
Crown_Athlete
No it isn't, that is a Kremer K3.
Mattymo
it was a $20 deluxe with $10 worth of accessories for a dozen figures. You call hasbro overpriced when 3P charge $15 for a single gun or sword or $20-$25 for gap fillers? Seriously?
you do know that jazz’s feet back there actually are part of the design of the Porsche that is his alt mode right?
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while it’s orange that is the same model of car as jazz
Rodimus Maximus
I was hoping someone would come up with a fix for Jazz's feet sticking halfway out his rear, but even so these are pretty cool! Think I'll snap up the Jazz kit.