The guy that took these pics ( TCracker at TFW ) also did a brief review,
Okay, here it goes in a nutshell
- Solid
- Sturdy
- Quite a number of parts that is die-cast
- Some joints are scary tight but in a good way, so you know that it is a figure that does not flop around
- Paintjob is great, without any overspray
- Overall well built
- There are parts that are fiddly especially the legs (the area where the gun handle grip compresses and folds to form the legs) But I need to qualify my statement that I just got the figure and I have yet tinker with it more.
- The parts that are plastic are very sturdy
- There are some spru marks on some parts, but that is not the fault of the design but more on the factory on how it was handled.
Conclusion – If you thought this was like Ollie (aka Wheelie), forget it. The quality of this figure is MILLION MILES better than Ollie. When you pick him up, it will make you feel that you are picking up a premium figure not just a run of the mill item.
XTransbot has come a long way in defining their products and I can say Apolloyon is one of their best yet. The plastic quality is on par with other reputable 3rd party companies and believe me, I just did a drop test in him, he is still fine
Dimples are not noticeable in person.
As for the quality, quite difficult to place him actually. He is up there with the better ones.
It is not fair to compare with with Quakewave because he has more moving parts compared to Quakewave. Fanstoys Quakewave transformation is basically a robot folding up to a space magnum. While Apolloyon needs to be like a gun in real life. Hence here will be some parts that are thin.
But plastic quality is a mish mash of many other companies. I see FP (the thigh and shin areas), I see some parts have FansToys plastic sturdiness (especially the abs), the fingers feel like KFC Transistor fingers in terms of quality, if you get what I mean. They are a mish mash but in a good way.
