So....How big is the broad side of this barn?

Hello Transformer fans this review is inspired by a recent online order to Shapeways. Now this review is not what I purchased, I shall leave for a later but it is an add on of another kind. I am no stranger to add on kits or accessories, if you recall my review of FoC Ultra Magnus with the KFC KP-01UM kit. I have a few others that I could mention but this is not why were here.

This review is for Make Toys add on for their version of IDW's Swerve named Trash-Talk, but with the Hasbro release of an official Legand's Class Swerve I figured, why not?

The blaster comes in a nondescript brown box. The front with a simple line drawing and on the back the assembly instructions. Opening the box you quickly find out this is a model kit coming in on 4 different sprues. This kit has no real instructions outside of the pictures but I did read that no glue would be required.Once I started piecing the parts together that statement could not be any more accurate. All the parts fit well with each other and snuggly. Now in the end there were couple of pieces I did end up gluing together but that is no real fault of the kit. The piece that sits on top of the barrel I felt needed a touch of glue just to hold it in place better The second part I needed to glue was my fault. One of the six coloured bulbs near the rear of the blaster, I had accidentally trim down the stem slightly too much and in doing so that piece never fully sits in the corresponding port causing it to fall out.

The blaster is a awesome representation of the version given to Swerve in the IDW comic book series. The main body has painted pieces as well as a tampographed "My First Blaster" on the side. Once all pieced together I could not wait to have Swerve hold it and oh no, it fits loose in his hand. On further research I find that Trash-Talk has 4mm hands, while Hasbro has their traditional 5mm. How did I fix that problem? I did what any great handy man would do and reached for a roll of Duct Tape! Cutting a piece of duct tape the same length of the 4mm handle. I started to wrap the handle and sadly I cannot recall how many times around but I was able to make up the 1mm difference.

With a touch of glue and tape Swerve has a handy little weapon to wield while Flanker is off flying on a mission of his own, or Swerve can go all gangster while attempting to blow away Decepticons with dual blasters.....that is if he actually hits anything.

TheRealRonin
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