3D DIY weapons wheels upgrade KIT FOR earthrise Prowl Smokescreen Bluestreak review!

 

Got both of these kits of Ebay. How do they fare? Take a look-see.

I'm going to make a quick disclaimer here but I had issues removing the reprolabels for Prowl (3rd pic from here). I mainly wanted Prowl's gun since the one I had was very brittle. With the exception of Prowl's reprolabels, both Prowl and Bluestreak's kits come with shoulder cannons (unique design to both), stomach fillers, pegs to cover the wheels, and a rifle for each. 

As for the reprolabels, I would have loved it just to get Prowls police badge insignia's off at least. I tried using a tweezer and even tried bending the flaps just to get some kind of peel, but no dice. I ended scratching part of the red stickers (part of his headlights). So this review will pretty much have no emphasis on the reprolabels. :(

The upgrades

Hasbro's on the top (Bluestreak's weapons are the grey ones and other is Prowls.)

The missiles are detachable. 

Upgraded. I brought Prowl's rifle out of retirement just for this review. They are almost similar in design though DIY's designs look much better and much sturdier imo. The shoulder cannons which are a novelty (since he never had it in the cartoons) at this point are a flawless design as well. It's pretty much taken after his G1 toy. The missiles are detachable and the cannons can be leveled to your liking. The shoulder cannon too has this very sturdy feel to it. It's really well done. 

Bluestreaks shoulder cannons look more simplistic than Prowl's but it is G1 toon accurate; It's also the reason why I got this one over the nonnef version. Though Nonnef's version is based more on the G1 toy so it's a win for those who prefer the toy look. What makes this one stand out imo, is the dot matrix scope on his shoulder blasters. The scope gives the weapon a very intricate looking design. To mention this once more, it captures the visual essence of his toon look. His weapons too has a hefty feel. As for his old weapon, I turned his rifle with his old shoulder cannons into a tri-blaster. Smokescreen can do this as well. Well done here.

The stomach fillers

Before

After

Ditto for Bluestreak

So I guess it was quite bizarre that Hastak decided to leave part of their torso another color. With this accessory, you can now make the colors more consistent. It's a novelty too but nice to have. 

Alt mode

Reference on the wheel before and after.

I had to carefully transform Prowl in this mode since I had a minor mishap the last time. As you can see, this is where the pegs for the wheel shine. It covers that crevice that originally came in all 4 wheels. It was nice to have and it definitely is a big plus if you are into alt mode. 

Conclusion:

The parts can be found on Ebay for now. It's the same title for this topic: 3D DIY weapons wheels upgrade KIT FOR earthrise Prowl Smokescreen Bluestreak

Its about $17 bucks for each kit but it's worth it. Especially if you could get Prowl's labels to work. I only wanted the weapons at first but everything else came in handy. 

Pick it up if you want Bluestreak's G1 toon blasters and Prowl's G1 toy blaster colors. Mahalos.