2 fixes i figured out! 1: If your arms don't want to stay tabbed in and fall out with all and any movement, then tighten the small screw on his back on the armature the arm is fastened on, on mine like Emgo's was comming untabbet when positioning the arms, it will still happen to a degree, but tightening the screws on his back helped loads with this issue. 2: if you for any reason have a loose ratchet in the lower leg area, take off the screw hole covers, which fell out on its own in the revieuw and tighten the screw in there, it will tighten the ratchet in the leg that's attached to the black plastic, not too tight or else it might break. Mine was loose and tigtening that screw helped me with any stability issues i had with the figure. 3: shoutout to emgo for another stellar revieuw! and for once i had the figure before the revieuw came out! yay me. XD
Predaking was always my favorite combiner. Also, Divebomb was always my favorite part of Predaking. So when I saw this... AAAHHHH, ITS SOOO GOOOOOOOD! P.s. Spellcheck and autocorrect have not been nice to me writing this.
@emgo316, Matt here. I've watched this video numerous times over periods of time after getting my figure of Firmament and might be able to help you. When you mentioned in the video of not knowing how to take him apart to locate screws and such to try to help with the combiner peg, your starting point is the two grey pieces on his chest, next to his shoulders, right above the yellow part of the chest. Those pieces are pegged in on either side. You'll have to work your way from there to nearly take him apart (literally having his waist up in parts and his waist down, just a pair of legs.) Might have to try WD 40 or something to help or whatever may work 4 you to loose the ratchet joint in the combiner peg. Still working on mine, but hopefully, this helps..
You know, if the Rampage of this set looked like a Zoid, then Divebomb looks like a Super Sentai villain in his robot mode. This might be the first Predaking who can hold his sword in an upright pose, but with those rachets, will he ever be able to lower it again?
God I want these guys to do the Terrorcons next! I missed out on Ordin; but would love to see Abominous get the same shine they've granted to Predaking!
in all honestly, that crab/hands bot is actually the coolest thing ive probably ever seen any combiner bot do with the hands instead of just storing them on some other bot or of to the side in the drawer of lost parts
Thanks for the review emgo316, I learned 2 new things about this toy At 8:16 the tab for probably a stand, cool I didn't know about this At 24:56 the screw cover. Actually, when I received mine this little piece was laying around and I couldn't find where it came from. Again thanks for the review, is an awesome transformer! BTW, I read other reviewers having difficulty with the joints and some recommended using silicone-based oil (1 or 2 drops), I haven't tried it on mine but I'll plan to do so later on.
I know we've fixed the Gold Plastic Of Death issue, but still, every time I see a toy with that much gold on it there's a part of my tiny goblin brain that starts shrieking in terror ...
it's refreshing to see Divebomb get so much goodness! Him, and really the flying combiner members, and pretty much most bird bots always kinda get the shaft. Not many have known how to do them justice, until this guy right here.
The reissues seem to have fixed the tightness issues with the combiner joint. It could just be mine, but I'm able to flip out the joint without using a tool.
you're right - the combiner peg is insanely tight. My only solution was to use some o-ring lubricant to lower friction. it's still really tight, but it's safe for plastic and much easier to extend and retract.
i have been laughing at the crab hand gimmic for ten minutes now. I have a feeling that I will watch this video in the future and still laugh at crab hand. I love these vids.
I can not wait for this to be done. It’s gonna be one badass bot. I saw a pic of what they had planned for the whole group and looks like there is a gorilla also I can’t wait for that.
Damn that is a swag ass bird man! The folded wings on his back look like one of those big fur cloaks. If you only get one guy from this set; make it Divebomb. (Unless Razorclaw ends up being cooler)
I don't have this guy yet, but I have the other two and I definitely encountered the same problem with the combiner posts/ports being too tight. Here's what worked for me: silicone shock oil. It's made for RC cars so it won't damage the plastic. A few drops around the sides of the joint followed by a bit of wiggling to work it in and it moves a lot more easily now. A drop or two can also get rid of the squeaking on some of those tighter hinges. Don't go crazy, though, as too much will affect the joint's tightness.
Thats sick! I absolutely love the aesthetics and poseability and engineering it the set thus far. Where is the best places to acquire the set and flight stands and figure stands for transformers ect?
Regarding the hand-crab, couldn't one of the 'bots have come with some sort of whip (perhaps Razorclaw, as revenge against lion-tamers)...? Then, instead of a crab, we could use the whip as a tail and have a scorpion, which would make a bit more sense. After all, crabs tend to only be found near water, and pose little threat to anyone with closed-toed shoes. Unless this is supposed to be the aquatic element of their attack force...? Plenty of land-based animals, Firmament/Divebomb as their air force and... the mighty _Handcrab_ as their navy...? Don't come at the Predacons by sea, or they'll... I guess, mildly inconvenience you? Ruin your nice day at the beach? Chase you away by nipping at your heels? Kill you, but only in the unlikely event that you eat them and have a serious shellfish allergy? It just feels like a scorpion - or maybe using some of the other combiner-kibble to build an abdomen on the back and calling it a spider - would be a bit more on-brand for a team of lethal killing machines.
When I pose all 3 in robot mode it is so impressive and a BEEFY AF team, even megatron wouldnt fck with this Predaking, he has a pet crab for god sakes
I love how this looks. Though I think it would have been cool if those huge awesome talons had formed the hand instead of it being a separate thing. I know that means breaking tradition and symmetry but they are right there and I think it would've been cool
With the size of it’s wingspan, you might want to put that one in the back when you eventually do a full group comparison. Also, this has to be said, but the hand definitely looks a little “crabby” from my perspective.
Just got this figure and, man is it mind blowing Having landbull and ferocious I was expecting a lot from this figure, and it delivered So far personally this is my favourite cang toys figure, really a shame though that the combiner peg is overly tight
When I first saw this this guy, my first thought was that they made Woody Woodpecker a robot. Then I realized, he would have two toes on the backs of his feet if he were based on a woodpecker. 😅😅
transformers with a bird-ish alt mode have never looked this good (I like gigapower's swoop and kingdom airazor too but there is no competition)! The proportion & transformation designs of the beast mode are amazing and I hope this figure can set an example for future designs.
Would a ribbon under the shoulder post (fixed in place with the screw on the end) like you see in some battery compartments make any difference?.... given you have to mash it the first time to get it in there.
Interesting. From the looks of things, it's technically feasible to hypothetically move the arms into place without moving the wings. ...not easily, mind you, but it looks feasible. Which is a good thing, in my opinion, if so. Could even apply that in stop motion vids if so. Though, it'd certainly be more of a hassle to transform it that way.
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The dev team: “How many articulation joints should the beast mode have?”
The design artists: “yes”
@MerlinKMX294, brilliant 😂😂
Bruh :V
Honestly, with the chest plate, calf thrusters, shoulder thrusters... this is the most Gundam transformer I can remember.
*Looks at mastermind’s Nova Prime*
And the wings
Iron Trans Star Saber is a close contender.
Perfect Effect's Megadoragon
Star Saber in general is the closest TF has gotten to Gundam
This set keeps getting more and more impressive. Can’t wait to see the full predaking
The secret final member of the Predacons, a seldom-used crab named Lucky, a.k.a., Citizen Snips.
Futurama reference
Teddy Roosevelt: CITIZEN SNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPS!!!
The two hands make a crab.
I use to have a pet snapping turtle that I named citizen snip.
@@TheSturtyT nice
The eagle armor of wonder woman never look better
2 fixes i figured out!
1: If your arms don't want to stay tabbed in and fall out with all and any movement, then tighten the small screw on his back on the armature the arm is fastened on, on mine like Emgo's was comming untabbet when positioning the arms, it will still happen to a degree, but tightening the screws on his back helped loads with this issue.
2: if you for any reason have a loose ratchet in the lower leg area, take off the screw hole covers, which fell out on its own in the revieuw and tighten the screw in there, it will tighten the ratchet in the leg that's attached to the black plastic, not too tight or else it might break. Mine was loose and tigtening that screw helped me with any stability issues i had with the figure.
3: shoutout to emgo for another stellar revieuw! and for once i had the figure before the revieuw came out! yay me. XD
*review
That armour mode really reminds me of Deathscythe Hell from Gundam Wing Endless Waltz.
Predaking has always been my favorite combiner. Ah man, Cang Toys is knocking it outta the park. I can't wait to see the full team.
Really reminds me of Zoids way too much and I absolutely love it!
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was related to the Beast Wars Mega Doragon, but this is so much better. This Predaking is going to be MASSIVE
I just see the video and I'm like: damn, that looks amazing. Then I see it's from Cang Toys, and I get more excited
The Aztec warrior vibes are real.
Predaking was always my favorite combiner. Also, Divebomb was always my favorite part of Predaking. So when I saw this... AAAHHHH, ITS SOOO GOOOOOOOD!
P.s. Spellcheck and autocorrect have not been nice to me writing this.
@emgo316, Matt here. I've watched this video numerous times over periods of time after getting my figure of Firmament and might be able to help you. When you mentioned in the video of not knowing how to take him apart to locate screws and such to try to help with the combiner peg, your starting point is the two grey pieces on his chest, next to his shoulders, right above the yellow part of the chest. Those pieces are pegged in on either side. You'll have to work your way from there to nearly take him apart (literally having his waist up in parts and his waist down, just a pair of legs.) Might have to try WD 40 or something to help or whatever may work 4 you to loose the ratchet joint in the combiner peg. Still working on mine, but hopefully, this helps..
You know, if the Rampage of this set looked like a Zoid, then Divebomb looks like a Super Sentai villain in his robot mode.
This might be the first Predaking who can hold his sword in an upright pose, but with those rachets, will he ever be able to lower it again?
If these had been the Predacons in Marvel #25 Megatron wouldn't have survived that issue.
Impressive transformation i love your transformers twisting i love Transformers like this one
I'm glad u did the hands transformation
As per usual - MOST EXCELLENT
God I want these guys to do the Terrorcons next! I missed out on Ordin; but would love to see Abominous get the same shine they've granted to Predaking!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMGO316
There is nothing intuitive about this transformation, but I still got a BIG sense of satisfaction after transforming him.
in all honestly, that crab/hands bot is actually the coolest thing ive probably ever seen any combiner bot do with the hands instead of just storing them on some other bot or of to the side in the drawer of lost parts
Thanks for the review emgo316, I learned 2 new things about this toy
At 8:16 the tab for probably a stand, cool I didn't know about this
At 24:56 the screw cover. Actually, when I received mine this little piece was laying around and I couldn't find where it came from.
Again thanks for the review, is an awesome transformer!
BTW, I read other reviewers having difficulty with the joints and some recommended using silicone-based oil (1 or 2 drops), I haven't tried it on mine but I'll plan to do so later on.
This guy looks more like Rodan than an eagle
Yep
Can't wait to see see the full combiner.
With these beast modes, I'd be hard pressed to combine them.
I know we've fixed the Gold Plastic Of Death issue, but still, every time I see a toy with that much gold on it there's a part of my tiny goblin brain that starts shrieking in terror ...
I would love it if Cang Toys took a shot at making the Terrorcons aswell these Predacons are just amazing!
TFC's Lucifer (Cutthroat) looks amazing and it kind of borrows some transformation elements from this one.
I can't explain how much nostalgia comes form your intro
it's refreshing to see Divebomb get so much goodness! Him, and really the flying combiner members, and pretty much most bird bots always kinda get the shaft. Not many have known how to do them justice, until this guy right here.
Maybe it's meant to be called Furnmanment, it sure seems like a vast predatory bird.
Vast, underrated comment
Serious Gundam Deathscythe Hell vibes with that armor mode
Ok, this one is my favorite so far
That little transclearant piece on the chest reminds me of the Wing Gundam.
Liked this figure way more than I expected to.
the wing armor mode reminds me of the icarus megazord from wild force
Definitely my favorite of the bunch so far...
I've waited for this video for so long
I wanna see this guy and the Rampage repainted as Laserbeak & Ravage.
Divebomb's head looks like a Seeker so maybe a Starscream repaint aswell.
The trick to the combiner post is to push the release tab on post and pull simultaneously. It's still hard ass hell to pull but it works.
Wow, now THAT bot looks amazing in both modes imo.
I thought, for a split second, that emgo was going to spin him....lol
The reissues seem to have fixed the tightness issues with the combiner joint. It could just be mine, but I'm able to flip out the joint without using a tool.
That is a very Gundam-esque robot mode. Reminds me of Epyon from Gundam Wing
you're right - the combiner peg is insanely tight. My only solution was to use some o-ring lubricant to lower friction. it's still really tight, but it's safe for plastic and much easier to extend and retract.
Face sculpt makes me think "in another life, he'd have been the greatest of the Seekers"
i have been laughing at the crab hand gimmic for ten minutes now. I have a feeling that I will watch this video in the future and still laugh at crab hand. I love these vids.
I like how this version of Divebomb reminds me of Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Not have you see the mini dive bomb on show z store it’s sooo cool and it’s a smaller version of this and dam didn’t expect this to be so recent
I can not wait for this to be done. It’s gonna be one badass bot. I saw a pic of what they had planned for the whole group and looks like there is a gorilla also I can’t wait for that.
Awesome review as always Emgo. I will be using this to help me transform my own copy once TCP sends it my way.
I want this but good god who has the shelf room? Lol
I wonder if the crab is a reference to Beast Wars because Rampage and Razorclaw, both showed up in that and they were crabs
Great review Emgo, thank you very much for trying to give us a solution on how to pry out the combiner peg. I ask you that some time ago!
Damn that is a swag ass bird man!
The folded wings on his back look like one of those big fur cloaks.
If you only get one guy from this set; make it Divebomb. (Unless Razorclaw ends up being cooler)
Mr. Bird Head looks like an Egyptian god. LOL
"IN MY WORLD HE SAYS CAW FREAKING CAW!" -Emgo
The only thing I find myself thinking about this big bird is TA KA TA KA TOOKI TOOKI TA KA TA KA! LOL!
I don't have this guy yet, but I have the other two and I definitely encountered the same problem with the combiner posts/ports being too tight. Here's what worked for me: silicone shock oil. It's made for RC cars so it won't damage the plastic. A few drops around the sides of the joint followed by a bit of wiggling to work it in and it moves a lot more easily now.
A drop or two can also get rid of the squeaking on some of those tighter hinges. Don't go crazy, though, as too much will affect the joint's tightness.
Thats sick! I absolutely love the aesthetics and poseability and engineering it the set thus far. Where is the best places to acquire the set and flight stands and figure stands for transformers ect?
TFSource is the best place to go for accessories in my opinion
These designs fit TFP pretty well and I absolutely love it, I wish I could afford them but oh well lmao
"You already did, didn't you."
Regarding the hand-crab, couldn't one of the 'bots have come with some sort of whip (perhaps Razorclaw, as revenge against lion-tamers)...? Then, instead of a crab, we could use the whip as a tail and have a scorpion, which would make a bit more sense. After all, crabs tend to only be found near water, and pose little threat to anyone with closed-toed shoes. Unless this is supposed to be the aquatic element of their attack force...? Plenty of land-based animals, Firmament/Divebomb as their air force and... the mighty _Handcrab_ as their navy...?
Don't come at the Predacons by sea, or they'll... I guess, mildly inconvenience you? Ruin your nice day at the beach? Chase you away by nipping at your heels? Kill you, but only in the unlikely event that you eat them and have a serious shellfish allergy?
It just feels like a scorpion - or maybe using some of the other combiner-kibble to build an abdomen on the back and calling it a spider - would be a bit more on-brand for a team of lethal killing machines.
When I pose all 3 in robot mode it is so impressive and a BEEFY AF team, even megatron wouldnt fck with this Predaking, he has a pet crab for god sakes
I would love to see the cang toys take on the dinobots
I love how this looks. Though I think it would have been cool if those huge awesome talons had formed the hand instead of it being a separate thing. I know that means breaking tradition and symmetry but they are right there and I think it would've been cool
You know I just realized that the crab would be a reference razor claw and how his name was used for a beast wars figure that was also a crab.
I'm kind of surprised that Megs didn't say Divebomb could poop on Starscream...
Emgo have you seen the combined mode two tantrum for legs from facebook
Looking for suggestions of an inexpensive but good quality stand to display my Cang Toys Firmament figure when it’s in bird mode.
With the size of it’s wingspan, you might want to put that one in the back when you eventually do a full group comparison. Also, this has to be said, but the hand definitely looks a little “crabby” from my perspective.
try a thin cloth ribbon to wrap around the connection and pull it out
He is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!!!!
39:39 the wings of gold, Divebomb.
Just because of the wings, if you collected all five of these guys, they'd take up at least an entire shelf.
Wasn't this guy one of the fracture's mini-cons in Robots in Disguise (2015)
Random name placement to keep trademark
wonder how will be the figures of the dinobots
I think the body of predaking is out it’s called king lion or something like that just so you know
I’m aware. Just waiting for my preorder to come in.
Just got this figure and, man is it mind blowing
Having landbull and ferocious I was expecting a lot from this figure, and it delivered
So far personally this is my favourite cang toys figure, really a shame though that the combiner peg is overly tight
Could you review Iron Factory's Bludgeon next?
No interest in it. Sorry
"LaserBeak jealous!"
When I first saw this this guy, my first thought was that they made Woody Woodpecker a robot. Then I realized, he would have two toes on the backs of his feet if he were based on a woodpecker. 😅😅
This thing has more thrusters and flight-control surfaces than the Mark II Ironman Suit.
They should've made those chrome parts on the combine mode hands diecast
So shiny! I may have to grab these guys. Will very much depend how good Predaking looks.
His armor mode reminds of power rangers wildforce I think it was called where the red bird bot could do that with his wings.
I love animal transformers with egyptian god modes like this guy has.
Same i like these kinds of transformers like that one he reviewed it was Megatron that had a giant dragon mode can't remember its name.
@@ruiner3630 i think you're referring to Perfect Effects Mega Doragon
@@carlojohnbuena5522 yea that I love that figure
transformers with a bird-ish alt mode have never looked this good (I like gigapower's swoop and kingdom airazor too but there is no competition)! The proportion & transformation designs of the beast mode are amazing and I hope this figure can set an example for future designs.
he is no bird he is THE PHOENIX
are you going to get the menasor DNA dk upgrade kit
I tried WD40 on some joints on ratchet joints on my MMC Prime. It does the trick for me.
Any advise if one of the elbow joints is loose? Like the joint on the upper arm side is not holding completely the weight of the arm.
🤔🤔🤔boy a esperar a que salgan en fans toys algun dia tendran que salir 🙄🙄🙄🙄😔😔😔😔
Would a ribbon under the shoulder post (fixed in place with the screw on the end) like you see in some battery compartments make any difference?.... given you have to mash it the first time to get it in there.
I'm wanting to purchase/collect them all but not sure where to buy them from? Any suggestions?
Interesting. From the looks of things, it's technically feasible to hypothetically move the arms into place without moving the wings. ...not easily, mind you, but it looks feasible. Which is a good thing, in my opinion, if so. Could even apply that in stop motion vids if so. Though, it'd certainly be more of a hassle to transform it that way.
OMG I can't wait to see the predaking version
My god he's a big boy
When "doin' the most" becomes an action figure.