What I like:
The new headsculpt works for me. Instantly reminded me of Mercer with a hint more personality than v1.
The parts are different. Without the sleeves, that torso looks like well padded flak vest. The pouches and belt are very well detailed, and the shin guards look like effective and light equipment for rushing through underbrush.
I know a lot of people are saying that it's a new head sculpt, but I think it's actually a recast of version 1 with more defining details, similar to the iron grenadier head from last year's con set. It looks very different because the skin tone/plastic is a different shade and the white of the eyes are painted.
Everything that has the white camo is supposed to be "armor", which to me looks a little wierd.
What I dislike:
That is a Mega-Marines torso. That means there's a big number on the back, in this case a 2. It's hidden by the backpack, but I doubt MC put the money into modifying the mold, especially after casting a new head. As it is, I've justified Mirage's number by saying he lost a toe when he dropped a knife and overcame it by making the number his trademark. But why would the three Renegades have the number 2 on their back?
The colours: I don't dislike the colours as much as many others, but I object to Mercer and Red Dog having the exact same colour scheme and Taurus being the odd man out. They don't look like Renegades if they're dressed the same.
I'm still looking forward to owning these guys. They aren't perfect, but I am happy with them.
Actually scrams, you're wrong about both the torso and the number. Blast Off has the 2 on his front torso, and was used to make Dragonsky at last year's con. However, Dragonsky used Star Brigade Duke's chest.
The renegades are using Clutch's chest, waist, and legs. There is a number 3, but it's on the right upper leg on the armor and not on the torso. The 3 isn't annoying, if you notice that there are 3 renegades. So it kind of fits in, either purposely or coincidents from MC. Clutch also had a 3 on his hat, but since his head isn't being used there isn't a 3 anywhere else.
As for the colors, the armor camo looks too light in contrast to the blue and don't mesh well together. It was also cool of MC to include an orange collar and blue pants to match the original Mercer, and they probably did the same with the other 2 renegades.
Because last year's set was so awesome (to me at least), it makes this year's set look...let's just say...not as good.
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