DNA Design DK-24 Studio Series '86 Grimlock UPGRADE: EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff

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[@spideyawesome6498]

All Grimlock wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth. He had to wait a while, but he finally got them.

[@MikuJess]

I love how there's a neatly detailed neck piece on the inside, like Hasbro designed him with clear neck pieces in mind.

[@jasonhoff2704]

I had the same thought.

[@MrSsjgoku72000]

They did. In the original reveal, the neck was transparent meant to be toy accurate. But they got some complaints that it should be animation accurate. So Hasbro changed the plastic.

[@leetri]

The instructions still show him with a clear neck, so yes, he was in fact designed to have a clear neck.

[@Serenity_Dee]

can we just take a moment to appreciate that the HasTak toy designers actually put molded detail on that interior neck piece that they would not have expected anyone to see unless they disassembled Grimlock?

[@jemman2906]

Just coming down to say the same thing.

[@leetri]

They did expect people to see it, because he was originally supposed to have a clear neck. His instructions still show him with clear neck pieces, in fact.

[@Raziel312]

I think the longer face on DNA Wheelie gives him a more mature look, which looks wrong because he's supposed to be a child. I think that's why the face sculpt of Studio Wheelie looks better. It's shorter and rounder, therefore more youthful looking.

[@corylamb7796]

I think you should check out the movable hands upgrade for grimlock, that they have on eBay.

[@imperialseiryu6989]

19:24 Grimlock : Are you Wheelie okay ? Wheelie : I am fine , I just fell on my behind.

[@JCetto.2612]

Wait... 500k subscribers? Congratulations EMGO!! Your videos are getting better and better,so you deserve this! Now, let's go go for the million and some pizza bagels!

[@gabrielc.1377]

Congratulations on 500k emgo, been here since 250k, one of the first youtubers I watched and I continue to play with toys because of you

[@nucleonegro9762]

Ok, the fact that this Wheelie can transform is a happy surprise for me

[@ShinGallon]

Yeah, I was not expecting that at all.

[@Thundagrub]

Love your vids man been a fan for some years now please don't ever stop

[@Yuji_Kaisen]

Congratulations for 500k Emgo!!!!!

[@JuanGarcia-vh7zo]

Sweet! Now I can display my Grimlock on his back like I always wanted to!

[@emgo316]

Dreams do come true!

[@jeffreypascual3934]

I saw someone review the same dna kit but didnt swap wheelies head and i told my self if emgo review this he will swap wheelies head and he did! Hoooray for swaping head.

[@khianmercado153]

Happy 500k Subs Emgo! 🎉

[@walufett]

I love that hasbro also made an upgrade for wheelie through a separate core class figure

[@KibaRanger_Kou]

I never caught in The Movie where Wheelie perches on Grimlock's robot shoulder until just recently on a rewatch. Landing on Junkion and the pov shot from inside the cockpit behind Grimlock's robot head Wheelie is sitting on his robot shoulder. Haha. I love these Studio Series toys giving the option for things that are literally blink and you miss it.

[@WarBuilder5426]

With how much detail is on that neck piece, along with the separate part for the eyes, anyone else get the feeling that we'll see a Toy accurate set of Studio Series Dinobots in the future?

[@KiLDELTA]

Yeah i think they did intend it bec the inner part of the neck is very detailed which is useless if they just paint over the neck cover... they may be releasing a special version of this figure.

[@emjay2586]

Man, I almost feel like this kit is mandatory if you get SS Grimlock

[@noriakikakyoin1423]

It really isn't the only thing worth getting from this kit is Wheelie the teeth and the sword

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

@@noriakikakyoin1423 and now that we got ss86 wheelie and you can buy standalone swords, this kit is entirely pointless now

[@ChristopherM]

I find it kind of amazing that the internal neck piece, that can't be seen normally, has a lot of molded details.

[@starscream7755]

I noticed that as well. strange they would do that

[@petspeoplestuff]

The neck piece is painted gold over smoked transparent plastic, so they can release a toy colors version by just not painting that part. Some modders have been carefully removing the paint with thinner.

[@bmeksyk]

Thank you for clarifying the nonnef kit. I thought I was going crazy because I remember you doing an upgrade on grimlock before. I particularly preffer the nonnef one

[@robotsword]

Love your videos emgo

[@Dreamyblue101]

Good stuff man

[@Freddyfan1428]

That's actually a pretty good transformation for Wheelie! It's amazing how a few extra panels can make such a difference in the look of a figure. You're right, the forearm pieces seem a little too thick but it beats having the gap. If they could lie a little more flush to the forearm they'd be perfect! The Neck piece and new teeth are awesome to have. Although how tempting was it to pose the new dino-mode hands in a "Frag you!" gesture? lol!

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

This video was pretty great

[@Squiddlewheel]

I love that box art

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Great video

[@davewire87]

It’s pretty interesting that they molded that neck piece beneath the golden piece. If I remember correctly, older promotional images showed a transparent neck so it looks like they had originally intended it to be clear. The cool thing about the new kit’s piece is that it allows that molded detail to shine through now, although I agree that having the original golden piece looks better.

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

looks cool.

[@ahmreviews9352]

Grimlock had to wait a little bit for his christmas gift but is satisfied with his gift because he got front teeth for his dino mode

[@bustedsim]

Man, at first I thought that transparent neck piece was gonna look tacky, but with that internal "skeletal" part from the original really makes it pop to the point that I'd be hemming and hawing over which one I'd prefer if I had this figure.

[@tarlison2k1]

paint the inner neck black black then do a dry brash silver if you use the inner neck

[@roaropgard8575]

Nice 👍

[@ShinGallon]

I already have like...60% of what's in this kit, all I really need is the new dino arms and Wheelie. The foot fillers were definitely appreciated, as were the dino teeth.

[@thebolt76]

The only thing I like here is the dino arm with wrist and finger articulation. The clear neck is cool and would totally go for that if they were going to do the same upgrade for all the Dinobots.

[@vgamer11]

It looks like the forearm covers are screwed together, so i wonder if you can just take off the inner sides to make them thinner.

[@Khanmanlol]

Is there an upgrade kit to change/replace his optic color from blue to red (in either robot or dino mode)? I'd love to have the feature from the Masterpiece line where Grimlock could switch between red and blue optics in either mode.

[@NemesioSr]

Good video

[@mitochondria1730]

Wonder if they’ll make one for his g2 recolor

[@klausbruessler3752]

Hi Emgo, first of all, thanks for your review, great and very informative as always! But I have one more question, can't you just take the arms and legs off DNA Wheelie and put them on Hasbro Wheelie? The ball joint from the head just fits without any problems. I just like the Hasbro chest better. Hope you understand me, I never had English in school.

[@ciaranb662]

So the Goriila glued lower teeth from Nonnef did indeed come out again.

[@danielwickstrom]

He can eat seaseum salami now lol

[@matthewelliott7294]

I'm willing to bet that if they do an upgrade kit for SS86 Slag/Slug, there will be a more posable Daniel in that kit.

[@imaclappedboy2804]

13:50 "Why Boy Unscrew Grimlock's nose?"

[@CuppaLLX]

i think the arm fillers are so thick becuase if you look atthe oither side of the arm its also thick so its made to balace and center the wrist with equal bulk on either side. Is that a good choice, well thats up to each person but i think thats why

[@eastcoastmodz5195]

The head sculpt looks like a Tiki Head to be honest. LOL

[@atmaanu4825]

"To be grimlock, or to not be, be grimlock"

[@jonathanponce9760]

You said it’s too thick but you didn’t even pop the tab into the insert on the hand lol caught you slippin😂

[@emgo316]

I did do that, but it doesn't stay in too well. it's still too thick regardless

[@veejayzee1750]

I have this kit but man, instead of the foot covers, they should've made a lighter shade of chest cover.

[@pixvoxel]

Try switching the arm pieces use the front screws.. it fits better..

[@onemansvideos2134]

It was like it was ment to be clear with the neck peice inside the gold part hmmm

[@zannusx]

I don't like the headsculpt either, I think it's the eyes that throw off the look. Glad to know you can swap in the original

[@sterlingsisemore4056]

I just hope you know that you were my holllle childhood

[@zeusthefox1585]

ME GRIMLOCK HERE TO SAVE UNIVERSE!!!

[@baratacom]

Somehow the DNA Wheelie face looks kinda menacing....

[@russellswinehammer772]

Im convinced that Hasbro deliberately leaves gaps and holes, so that aftermarket companys can make stuff. Why is the piece inside his neck so detailed when is covered by solid, smooth pieces? Looks awesome though!!!

[@eddiejravannen]

If you really want to make him G1, you should paint the neck piece silver, or chrome.

[@samcorcoran470]

I wonder if Wheeljack made the same upgrades after that first episode.

[@alaxbird4954]

I'm laughing because KZbin is recommending Transformers Age of Extinction to me with this video

[@alexaraya2018]

I always hated the way the trex head hanged on his back in robot mode.......that would be a great improvement in future versions of the toy

[@MrSsjgoku72000]

Did you actually get from bbts? Because I hace had it on pre-order and pushed back and still no idea when I'm getting it.

[@luminusprime]

I think it would look imbalanced if the fist covers were thinner because the outside forearm panels are also quite thick. Wish the neck parts were a different color, though. The day-glow yellow is a bit much.

[@michyoungie]

The clear neck is good but them not adding a clear chest makes it a miss for me as even if you get the non smoke clear chest cover they won't match. At least with the stock neck it matches with the rest of the chest.

[@Yoseikan1979]

I pre-ordered this upgrade kit on the big bad Toy store site but every time the release date is always moved. Anyone have any idea when it will finally be shipped?

[@arnavlimaye452]

WE SCREW!!!

[@joeyjanosik733]

Wait..was it me or there was a little of emgo builds stuff in the vid?

[@petspeoplestuff]

Are the arms and legs interchangeable with the squatting wheelie?

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

This may be the first time in Transformers history that a whole new Wheelie figure constitutes an upgrade!

[@akmalfakhruddin7285]

how about that foc bruticus upgrade? it comes with a better Onslaught

[@theldrakis]

parts forming...............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@willcara8773]

WE SCREW!

[@marcbrunson6986]

It's too bad they didn't allow for the Wheelie, that was in the studio packaging, to transform. It's too bad you don't have a precious to compare with the DNA Wheelie. That would probably be odd to stand like mine now is ha ha. Yes! Screwing!!

[@khronokraze]

Cool, but, I thought you did an upgrade on this before with front teeth added? Different aftermarket maker? Or, maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. I would prefer the transparent neck to be smoked like it used to be on the g1. I would just keep the original gold neck otherwise.

[@emgo316]

That was the kit from nonnef

[@anepicpie]

Does this mean my BBTS pre-order will release soon? It's been delayed since like October :(

[@jasonhoff2704]

Great review as always, but got a tinsiest of curiosities. in the Nonnef you used a little bit of glue in a few spots on his head, but in this review said glue is missing. Did you end up having to replace the figure or get a new one for this review, or something else?

[@emgo316]

I just took out the pieces I glued in.

[@jasonhoff2704]

@@emgo316 Didn't think that was even possible with gorilla glue. Thanks for letting me know.

[@mathewclay2333]

Hay emgo316 Can you please show us how to parts swap Blackout hands with Grindor hands please

[@SuperAntiPaladin]

The question is though, which kit does Grimlock upgrading better? DNA Design or Noneff Productions?

[@mwo79]

Glad to see this, the kit doesn't seem with it for me. So cancelled my preorder of it. They gap fillers I had before is good enough.

[@michaelsstopmotion3872]

20:28 lol

[@sike_ologist7655]

Wait, if I remember correctly, the last upgrade kit for this figure you got has screw hole fillers for the head, didn’t you glue those in place?

[@emgo316]

took them out

[@johndishon843]

The grim williy

[@CodedHumor]

What's your favorite variation of Grimlock, Emgo?

[@XxNuuruhuinexX]

Can you still bloosh with the added front teeth?

[@assembly_language3948]

Wish they had just redesigned the inner forearm half entirely and made it as a replacement. Other than the molded detail, those forearm pieces are crap, chonky, clunky, and barely fit, and really stand out like a sore thumb. Isnt Hastak doing a core class wheelie? Curious if it will replace the one that came with Grimlock, or will it be larger.

[@Gojiraman2005]

Didn’t you super glue the screw holes with the gap filler from the nonnef production kit?

[@emgo316]

just one. I managed to get it out

[@Gojiraman2005]

@@emgo316 oh! Cause I’m just sitting here thinking, does Emgo get two of the same figures so he can modify one of them? Lol

[@Voidwielder]

Waaiiiit... I thought you glued the teeth from the other kit in? Hows he not got teeth again?

[@emgo316]

I took them out for this

[@Voidwielder]

@@emgo316 Thought you said Gorilla Glue never comes out 😏

[@emgo316]

With enough force any glue bond can be broken 😘

[@mitchellbishop7518]

We can have him aaaaaaaa .😂😂😂

[@shadowgb]

it would have been better to design a good wheelie figure and sell him as a core class figure seperately.

[@kattoprime8435]

How'd you manage to remove the bottom teeth from the other upgrade kit? Didn't you superglue them into place?

[@emgo316]

Pried them out

[@kattoprime8435]

@@emgo316 without damaging Grimlock?

[@emgo316]

no damage

[@kattoprime8435]

@@emgo316 Fair enough

[@crimzonplays1134]

First time I've seen an Upgrade kit that feels...kinds weird? Don't get me wrong, the idea behind DNA designs is GOOD, but it's also kinda making the effort of the original toy designers (in terms of details the feet panels cover up) feel like they've been plastered over? And the transforming wheelie also feels the same way, just in a "hey, we're going to entirely replace this figure" way. Teeth I'm fine with. Am I crazy for feeling like this?

[@Big-Image]

13:39 Why does the screw hole the the neck looked damaged?

[@emgo316]

I had to dig out a screw cover I had glued in.

[@surelnuva]

Is this a new grimlock or you removed the glued-in Nonnef upgrade kit pieces?

[@emgo316]

Removed the pieces

[@surelnuva]

@@emgo316 I see, thank you for answering!

[@ruski2376]

The way I see this. They make these gap fillers to make people that complain about it to shut up haha

[@agavinshayt2399]

Upgrade kit for upgrade kit

[@corylamb8958]

Do you have the dna design shockwave upgrade kit?

[@emgo316]

yes, I just got it. I'll get to it in time.

[@corylamb8958]

@@emgo316 Good to know.

[@JasonSawyer]

Yeah, Nonnef wins this one for me, and by a good margin.

[@gojirazillasaurus6341]

Donkey Kong 24

[@DevinGates]

He can brakka and choppa

[@PhoenixFyre]

I take it this kit replaced all the nonnef kit?

[@emgo316]

Yep

[@jordanelbertnathanaelsibue7818]

Me after watching this video : where sword

[@aegis20xx7]

Definitely not a fan of those forearm pieces, I agree they're too thick. Other than that though the rest of the kit looks awesome

[@trevorzack61]

NOW IM JEALOUS MY GRIMLOCK DONT HAVE 2 FRONT TEETH