Awesome!

Love the added articulation.

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thanks!

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That looks really sweet. There's something about the gold jacket that really draws me to this figure. I might have to pick her up and do your mods to her.

"Final Faction" Accessory Sets Series 2 Review:

Tonight, I opened all of the "Final Faction" Series 2 Accessory Sets I had purchased yesterday after work. This time around, instead of vaguely themed accessory sets like the majority of those in series 1, each accessory set in series 2 is specifically intended for a specific character. These sets are a cheap and easy means of accessorizing the figures from this line (or any 3.75"/4" action figures), but are also a bit of a mixed bag depending on how you intend to use them.

The sets intended for the Alpha Team heroes are primarily made from hard plastic while the sets intended for the Kharn villains are made from soft and flexible vinyl.

Thunderbolt- this set is intended for the P-131 mech figure that is just now starting to hit across the country, but should be able to be used on the ACRM and F-DO mech released previously. The real stars of this set are the articulated missile pods. The wings are okay for what they are, but suffer from soft sculpts on the rotors and the swivel articulation points are a bit loose (at least on the 6 sets I got). I plan on using these accessory pieces as parts for custom vehicles.

Cyber Arms- this set is intended for Torn but seems like an odd choice for a shadowy spy to use. The cyber arms are pretty well articulated with ball joints at the shoulders and swivels at the elbows and wrists. There are also 4 different tiny accessories that go into the arms, 2 on each arm, but seem rather silly and poorly balanced with the overall design. I plan on using these accessory pieces for a couple of different things. The Cyber Arms themselves may end up as appendages for custom droids while the different small accessories will most likely be fashioned into various hand weapons.

Long Range- this set is intended for Scope and is full of nicely sculpted sniper styled rifles. One rifle is a modified version of the ones that make up the large double gun on the rear of the Arrow ATV. Another is a variant of Scope's standard rifle. The backpack is intended to carry multiple rifles but I cannot fit more than 2 regardless of how I try to put them in. I plan on modifying the rifles into more sci-fi designs.

Striker- this set is intended for the Kharn Brute and is full of big, bulky weapons befitting the Kharn heavyweights. The main draw of this set is the giant warhammer, which would look right at home in the hands of the "Halo" alien baring the same name as the "Final Faction" figure. The arm shield/blaster is basically a bug that the figure holds by the mandibles. There is also a great backpack creature that has 2 removable, non-firing, podlike projectiles. The arm shield/blasters will be the primary firearms for a dozen customs built off of the Drone figures. The backpack parts will end up as organic weapons for another project. The warhammers will probably end up as troll weapons in my fantasy line.

Scourge- this set is intended for the Kharn Drone. This set is a bit of a letdown aside from the great arm shield/blaster. The large gold spearlike weapon has terribly soft sculpting and is made from a very flimsy vinyl making it droop if not held upright. The backpack is an odd design in that it follows the organic designs that are so prevalent in the majority of series 2's accessories, but has mechanical buzzsaws on the end of each tendril. The arm shield/blasters will be the primary firearms for the majority of my Drone customs. The backpacks will be set aside for some future project and the gold weapons will most likely go into my Swap Shop.

Evolution- this set is intended for the Synthoid and features alternative body parts to outfit your Synthoid for a variety of scenarios. The only really good piece is the mass of green tentacles which can replace either arm on a Synthoid figure. The alternate left arm is redundant as it is just a larger version of the same type of weapon already featured in the figure's torso. The remaining parts are a tiny pair of green wings and a pair of light grey attachment parts to secure the wings to the figure's back. The wings are very disappointing as they are way too small to provide sufficient lift for something of the Synthoid's size and the attachment parts mesh very poorly to the design of the Synthoid's back. The tentacles and wings will be used for various creature customs in the future. The left arm weapons will get used for another project someday.

For the $1.25 retail price for these sets, you can amass a giant pile of accessories for less than the price of a standard action figure at Walmart or Target. At this cheap price, even if you can only use 1 or 2 accessories from each set, it is cheaper to buy the sets than to get a cast accessory from an online caster.

Series 2 is currently making its way through the distribution network to Dollar Tree stores across the country and will be plentiful in the coming weeks just as the first series continues to be.

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nice review! hopefully it will help me not go too crazy when i'm in front of them in the store!

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Picked up the alien sets yesterday.. really nice looking, and the cyberarms set which I haven't opened yet.

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If anyone is still waiting for the latest assortments of the Dollar Tree exclusive "Final Faction" figures and accessories to hit their area (like I am), they are available in bulk cases direct from Dollar Tree!

Series 3 (Riptide/Amari):
https://www.dollartree.com/final-factio ... res/338975

Perimeter Defense (missile firing creatures/robot):
https://www.dollartree.com/final-factio ... res/338973

Series 3b (P-131/Krepitus/Diabol):
https://www.dollartree.com/final-factio ... res/338974

Accessory Packs Series 2 (6 diff.):
https://www.dollartree.com/final-factio ... cks/338972

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My problem (well besides being broke) with that is the only set I really want multiples of everything in it is the Perimeter Defense sets.
They actually have the load outs for each set and it's Perimeter Defense and Accessory Pack 2 are 6 of each item per case while the Krepitus/Diabol/P131 sets are 9/9/6 instead of 8/8/8 or even 6/6/12 with P131 being the only army builder of the set. And really I only want one Riptide even if I want more of Amari.

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too many numbers in there!
so....
amari rip is 2 packs x12each
perimeter is 4 packs x6each
accessory is 6 packs x4each
kre/dia/p1 is 3 packs x9x9x6

you are right it should be 8x each and for better variety they should of put another pack in the amari case too.

i'm only tempted case wise on the perimeter set. i might end up with 4 or more of each if i see them in store.

for the other new stuff i want:
2x diabol
3x or more keptus( alien rick james)

2x long range accessory set
2x hammer accessory set
2x cyber arm set
i still need a few ruck helmets and 2x drone heads too.......

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First impressions on the Perimeter Defense figures (back to front not counting the P-131 robots in the last row):

X4 Turret has great sculpted details, but all 6 that I got have 1 or both missile launchers defective. This doesn't really matter to me as I was not going to use the launching feature (I am planning on making fixed gun barrels on them) but this will surely disappoint any child that gets a defective toy.

Huntra has incredible sculpting, all missile launchers work perfectly but have hair triggers and launch their projectiles across the entire living room. The launchers are huge and I will most likely swap them out for stingers or smaller weapons. The large launchers will be repurposed as bio weapons for another project.

Decimator is truly the most alien of the designs as it is a 3 limbed arthropod. The launchers all work and are super powerful, but I will not be using the projectiles, instead I will be sculpting large single eyes over the missile ports. The projectiles will be used for another project.

Crawlers come 2 to a pack and are probably my favorite new figures in this line. All 6 limbs have side to side motion, but the large rear legs are very loose and floppy so I will be tightening them up before repainting them. There are 2 small round ports on the rear of the body, but none of the released accessories fit into them so I would expect a future accessory set to remedy this.

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The Rumbler is kind of crap. No interior at all. All 3 wheels are only detailed on 1 side and the armor/weapons fit poorly and will require mods.

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This is my plan to make it useful. It will require extensive mods to make the additional legs fit as well as the tail, and I will need to fashion an interior for it.

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i missed you getting the rumbler. was it in store?

did you order a case of the perimeter sets?

i keep buying other crap, but need to go to dollar tree!

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van you post pics of the rumbler wheels?

does the turret spin/come apart at the waist? i want a squad of goofy walking robo beasts!

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I am at H&R Block right now but will post pics of the wheels tonight.

The X4 Turret does come apart at the "waist". In fact, all of the missile firing parts can be removed fairly easily. The X4 in particular comes apart the easiest and I believe that may be intentional as the cartoon showed 2 different types of turrets (the gun one we got and a grenade launcher variant).

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