Topic: Dollar Tree/Family Dollar Exclusive "Final Faction" 3.75" Line.

[Starchaser]

I just finally found the "bugs" in my area (last Saturday). I agree that they are actually pretty cool. Now I guess I'll have to check again.

[Starchaser]

I haven't seen these in the wild yet, but did find the General Diabol figure today at one of my local Dollar Trees. There was no Krepitus, so I'll have to keep a look out. I am excited for the Wave three dragonfly and blades sets, but agree with you the armor seems a bit lame.

[The Spectre]

Look at this "Final Faction" prototype that never got produced!

This is what the P-131 was SUPPOSED to be!

[Tamer]

Now that would have been one nice mech.

Guess it couldn't meet with the price point they needed.

[The Spectre]

Tonight, I got the newest accessory packs and I have opened everything but the Dragonfly and Assault packs and here are my impressions of this wave:

The new, softer, flexible material flat out SUCKS. Most parts have some degree of malformation right out of the package, but that is nothing a dip in boiling water won't cure. There is also a ton of mold flash and bits of sprue still attached to many of the pieces (the Cyborg and Razor sets are the main offenders here) that will need to be trimmed. Of the 3 sets I have opened so far, none are great as-is, but all contain very useful parts for future custom projects. Even the leg braces from the Cyborg set have plenty of useful pieces that can be cut off and used elsewhere. As individual toys, they are not great, but as cheap sources of customizing fodder, they are FANTASTIC!

Tomorrow I will open the Assault and Dragonfly sets and do a review.

[Tamer]

Nice, time to get this on the front pages.

[The Spectre]

I finally opened the Dragonfly and Assault packs this morning. The soft, flexible material is particularly annoying on the Dragonfly as the pieces just will not stay together and will need to be glued. There are going to be a lot of unhappy kids that buy this. There is also a huge issue with the soft plastic causing warped parts, particularly with the tail joint which is only anchored on one side of the post. All 6 that I got have the post warped almost 45° making the tail joint super loose and extremely crooked. They will need a hot water dip to reshape and I will make a cap for the unsupported side to increase stability and prevent future warping.

The Assault set fares a bit better as the pieces are more squat allowing for less warpage aside from the missile and its launch rail. Just about all of the pieces in this set are useful as-is, especially the helmet. I may get another 6 sets just for more of the helmets. There is a notable variant for this set- the pieces are cast in 2 different shades of dark green, with the different colored parts in each set (i.e.- the gatling guns will have 1 of either of the 2 parts cast in each shade). If you buy 2 sets with the differently colored parts on opposite pieces, you can swap parts to make full sets in solid shades instead of mixed (although packing mistakes can happen- 1 set I bought had 5 of the wheels in 1 shade and 1 in the other instead of all 6 being the same). This set is the best of this wave overall, in my opinion.

[Tamer]

Nice review Dan.

[The Spectre]

Nice review Dan.

Thanks

[The Spectre]

Looks like the Dollar Tree exclusive "Final Faction" line will be getting some new additions coming soon!

These are most likely going to be redecos of the previous releases based on the silhouettes, a move that makes financial sense as the manufacturer can maximize the usage of molds that they have already paid for, but there may be some new surprises planned. No word on when to expect them as of yet, but as soon as I know anything I will spread the news.

Some people are already fretting over the "limited edition" wording, but with how widely stocked all of the previous releases have been and continue to be, I am not worried about it.

[Tamer]

Nice, on the front page.

[The Spectre]

Looks like more "Limited Edition" repaints are on the way for the Dollar Tree exclusive "Final Faction" line.

[Tamer]

LOL. Bet I know where they learned that lesson from.

Off to share on the front page.

[The Spectre]

A canceled "Final Faction" item:

Kharn stasis pod.

[The Spectre]

Another canceled "Final Faction" item:

How cool would this have been?

'If you don't control your mind it will control you or someone else will control it for you.'
 
Let's travel down deep  into one of the many layers of The Kharn Hive. Houser created the Hive having many layers and levels to it ,the further down you go the more ancient and grotesque the Kharns become, with The High Queen being at its most treacherous, vile deepest level.
 With that being said get a firm grip of your thoughts while we take a look at Valkoroth an ancient mind controlling Kharn that the High Queen uses  to mind control her strongest opponents.
Valkoroth is all but decomposed but some of his ancient power still remains and is still used to control the minds of others to benefit the High Queen along  with the seven other queens. He is awakened only by queens of the hive .

The Creation of this creature was influenced and inspired by
* 1980's MOTU playset
* 1986 Transformers The Movie
* Inumanoids

 *This project was to big and would have exceeded price point so it was canceled.