I use Apple barrel brand "pool blue" acrylic paint for the eyes. It's exactly the same color the official uses, it costs 50 cents and you can remove it if you ever need to for any reason, like resale for instance.
The God Orion KO MP44 repair guide can be found here on TFW2005 New direct link drive.google.com/file/d/1Np5C6MUPQUoyzwlNQ88t7RfwHAt4R2r6/view?usp=sharing www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/mp-44-ko.1189622/page-197#post-18332758 Need Transformation instructions? Emgo has a guide too and from both modes. ua-cam.com/video/l_H-8QrHyTg/v-deo.html
F'ing loved watching that! I got the second running the ko. His knees were improved and they fixed other things as well. I like the yellow translucent bits on his forearms vs the red. He still can't hold his gun properly. I'm very happy with my purchase. Thanks for your review
Sick intro, great voices on Soundwave and Shockwave, and all around great comparison, although I believe this mp44 KO is a pretty solid fixer-upper. Mine is arriving today, we'll have to see if that opinion changes
@@BotsandBits Painted mine's eyes with a gundam marker, looking fantastic already. Mine came missing the screw on the back of the waist to tighten/loosen however, so the back of the ab crunch doesn't lock into place. It isn't loose/floppy but it does move on it's own accord if held a certain way
Thanks for this very detailed review of the KO MP44. I think I am going to wait and see if the sliver legs version fixes any of these issues, if not I will probably get him eventually. The Takara version is WAY overpriced but I would love to just see how some of the transformation works and have a version of the mold for my collection. MP-10 is still good enough for me (and now has a lot of sentimental/nostalgia too). I wish Takara would stop re-making Prime, Starscream, and Megatron and get us a Jazz, Mirage, Springer, Kup, Astrotrain, etc. I really hate all the "cartoon come to life" rather than "real-life looking version of the character" that they have gone to lately. Even with Sunstreaker the rediculous face made me have to purchase the Spinout version just to get a decent head-sculpt! Argh! -- end rant Anyways, thanks for the review! :)
Top review mate. It’s not a bad first attempt at a KO, but no doubt THF or IT will so better versions in the next 12-months or so, like they did with Megatron.
Late to the party, didn't even know you had a review on this mofo. I got the first version MP44 KO, and enjoyed it. I even got the fourth version just after it came out (had to cancel my preorder and just buy it a month later because budget), specifically the intended MP49 Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime color scheme (there's also Ultra Magnus, Shattered Glass Optimus, Mode EVA, and eventually they even did regular Optimus). The biggest difference in the fourth version is a substantially modified backpack that removes the electronics and is a flatter profile...but the transformation is absolute nightmare fuel compared to the base MP44. God Orion's guide is absosmurfinlutely required reading, as certain issues from the first version DO carry over all the way to the fourth (ex.: there's a particular panel in the forearms that needs one section to be filed down so that it can fold properly...the hip ratchets can and WILL fail over time, which apparently plagues MP44, MP49, & MP44S as well). In fact, some of the information is helpful even for the legit MP44!! And it's funny: much like my MP10V KO, people *RECOGNIZE THIS* as Optimus Prime. I haven't seen this level of recognition with the Hasbro Earthrise mold (I have the Netflix WFC Trilogy version) at all. Wan Xiang needs to hurry up and do the damn MP44 trailer already...that was supposed to have been out a year or two ago!!😮😮😮
Hah, the pic on the right at 1:55 is from my ko...lol.. Still glad I got two ko's, not perfect but at least not the insane price of the mp44... which I didn't get out of principle.
i still can't believe there are people out there who say mp44 is better then TE-01 like even the ko which usually make improvements on figures now couldn't really fix this horrid waste of plastic
Think I'll wait year to get a better version. Would love a 4th party version that removes the backpack and audio sounds and fixes the other issues. This release seems too half baked.
Great review. I’m not an alt mode collector nor do I do dynamic posing with my figures, so the ab crunch and knee issues don’t really affect me much, however it really does seem like there are too many issues with this figure. I would like a more G1 inspired look to go with my Megatron but for now I will just stick with my old MP-10.
Why do you always make videos that disparage Takara? Although KO pretends to be of excellent quality, When you actually get it, you can see that it is cheaply made.
Why are you mad, you don't even watch my videos. Literally the first half of this video is fixing all the faults with the KO and complaining how cheaply made it is.
I use Apple barrel brand "pool blue" acrylic paint for the eyes. It's exactly the same color the official uses, it costs 50 cents and you can remove it if you ever need to for any reason, like resale for instance.
I immediately subscribed when I was called an “insignificant human”..... Shockwave knows how to promote the channel lol
You should hear him sell merch!!
CHEERS!! Thank you for doing this for people. Its most welcome to the new community of Ko ^_^
The God Orion KO MP44 repair guide can be found here on TFW2005
New direct link drive.google.com/file/d/1Np5C6MUPQUoyzwlNQ88t7RfwHAt4R2r6/view?usp=sharing
www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/mp-44-ko.1189622/page-197#post-18332758
Need Transformation instructions? Emgo has a guide too and from both modes.
ua-cam.com/video/l_H-8QrHyTg/v-deo.html
The God Orion repair guide is "No Longer Available. File is in Owner's Trash"!
@@cadsux he made changes. New direct link
drive.google.com/file/d/1Np5C6MUPQUoyzwlNQ88t7RfwHAt4R2r6/view?usp=sharing
Great review! It will seriously help people with their purchasing decision. Well done!
F'ing loved watching that! I got the second running the ko. His knees were improved and they fixed other things as well. I like the yellow translucent bits on his forearms vs the red. He still can't hold his gun properly. I'm very happy with my purchase. Thanks for your review
I forgot to add that they painted the eyes on the second batch also. No more dead eyes
Omg the loop of Starscream kicking Megatron 😂
"Exacerbate" is one of my favorite words. Thanks for using it in a review.
great vid and production as always!
I've never been happier to have grabbed a TE-01 instead.
Great vid! Total legend!
I am not going to bother buying either version. I am quite pleased with my Op Leader from Transform Element.
Wow!! Thank you! For this video!! Still waiting for mines! Definitely will be watching this video a few Hundred times!!🌟♥️
Sick intro, great voices on Soundwave and Shockwave, and all around great comparison, although I believe this mp44 KO is a pretty solid fixer-upper. Mine is arriving today, we'll have to see if that opinion changes
Cheers mate, glad you liked the extra details.
A fixer-upper for sure. Will eventually look great on your shelf :)
@@BotsandBits Painted mine's eyes with a gundam marker, looking fantastic already. Mine came missing the screw on the back of the waist to tighten/loosen however, so the back of the ab crunch doesn't lock into place. It isn't loose/floppy but it does move on it's own accord if held a certain way
I'm glad I never considered this mold as an option!
Cool video. Ratchet on elbow prob helps w/ the gun & effect. I have the real & the elbow gives out if a fly zooms by.
Haha so much anxiety seeing you trim towards your fingers instead of away! But you seemed to make it out in one piece. Good video, very comprehensive!
Haha i know its wrong, but ive been cutting up Warhammer stuff over abt 20 years and use my opposite thumb as a guide.
I'm getting the KO and hoping someone makes an adapter to use my MP-10's trailer with it, or Wan Xiang makes a trailer
Thanks for this very detailed review of the KO MP44. I think I am going to wait and see if the sliver legs version fixes any of these issues, if not I will probably get him eventually. The Takara version is WAY overpriced but I would love to just see how some of the transformation works and have a version of the mold for my collection. MP-10 is still good enough for me (and now has a lot of sentimental/nostalgia too).
I wish Takara would stop re-making Prime, Starscream, and Megatron and get us a Jazz, Mirage, Springer, Kup, Astrotrain, etc. I really hate all the "cartoon come to life" rather than "real-life looking version of the character" that they have gone to lately. Even with Sunstreaker the rediculous face made me have to purchase the Spinout version just to get a decent head-sculpt! Argh! -- end rant
Anyways, thanks for the review! :)
Great review mate! And I see a lot of potential in this fig for a custom Toy version 🤩
Top review mate. It’s not a bad first attempt at a KO, but no doubt THF or IT will so better versions in the next 12-months or so, like they did with Megatron.
I really hope they do and fixed all the problem.
Thank you so much for the video and so I don’t go fn up mine when it comes in the mail...(hopefully any day now).
No problemo, thanks for watching :)
Tip top review.
The clip issue is maybe when you can shift the arms
5:00 "Oh noo please no I don't want to be another victim"
Late to the party, didn't even know you had a review on this mofo. I got the first version MP44 KO, and enjoyed it. I even got the fourth version just after it came out (had to cancel my preorder and just buy it a month later because budget), specifically the intended MP49 Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime color scheme (there's also Ultra Magnus, Shattered Glass Optimus, Mode EVA, and eventually they even did regular Optimus). The biggest difference in the fourth version is a substantially modified backpack that removes the electronics and is a flatter profile...but the transformation is absolute nightmare fuel compared to the base MP44.
God Orion's guide is absosmurfinlutely required reading, as certain issues from the first version DO carry over all the way to the fourth (ex.: there's a particular panel in the forearms that needs one section to be filed down so that it can fold properly...the hip ratchets can and WILL fail over time, which apparently plagues MP44, MP49, & MP44S as well). In fact, some of the information is helpful even for the legit MP44!!
And it's funny: much like my MP10V KO, people *RECOGNIZE THIS* as Optimus Prime. I haven't seen this level of recognition with the Hasbro Earthrise mold (I have the Netflix WFC Trilogy version) at all. Wan Xiang needs to hurry up and do the damn MP44 trailer already...that was supposed to have been out a year or two ago!!😮😮😮
good video and thanks for sharing
Thank you, this tutorial it's what I was looking for.
If I get this I may consider hitting it with a gloss varnish. If it's $100 I don't see any risk.
Beautiful figure but it is crazy these little things you have to worry about.
Great review my friend 👍
Hah, the pic on the right at 1:55 is from my ko...lol..
Still glad I got two ko's, not perfect but at least not the insane price of the mp44... which I didn't get out of principle.
will you get the v2 one?
Probably not mate
@@BotsandBits ok
Idk. This would be a bot mode only thing for me. Still pretty happy with my Magic Square Prime, probably a pass for me. Maybe when the KO hits 60-70$
i still can't believe there are people out there who say mp44 is better then TE-01 like even the ko which usually make improvements on figures now couldn't really fix this horrid waste of plastic
Think I'll wait year to get a better version. Would love a 4th party version that removes the backpack and audio sounds and fixes the other issues. This release seems too half baked.
What KO is this?
Great review. I’m not an alt mode collector nor do I do dynamic posing with my figures, so the ab crunch and knee issues don’t really affect me much, however it really does seem like there are too many issues with this figure. I would like a more G1 inspired look to go with my Megatron but for now I will just stick with my old MP-10.
hi can you put the link of the pdf guide fix?
drive.google.com/file/d/1Np5C6MUPQUoyzwlNQ88t7RfwHAt4R2r6/view?usp=sharing
@@BotsandBits man realy thanks
Can I watch if I’m 11?
No.
You may end up permanently brain damaged, like the rest of us. Your choice.
Ok, OKAY! How on earth did you make that perfectly authentic Soundwave voice intro?
I hired the very talented Stevie P83
He redubs Transformers Seige clips with g1 voices hes somehow able to do. He also does G1 Shockwave in my vids.
can you link the forum?
www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/mp-44-ko.1189622/
production value is pure sex (your video, I mean...the KO? Not so much.)
why not to try custom the color for more realistic
Noice
Shockwave superior everyone else inferior 🌞
If it needs more fixing I not buying honestly.
The second release, with blue eyes and yellow wrists is substantially better.
Im glad i have mp44 then
Am I the only one who has had no problem at all with the knees on the official MP-44.
Why do you always make videos that disparage Takara?
Although KO pretends to be of excellent quality,
When you actually get it, you can see that it is cheaply made.
Why are you mad, you don't even watch my videos. Literally the first half of this video is fixing all the faults with the KO and complaining how cheaply made it is.