DNA Design DK-38 Legacy Menasor UPGRADE KIT: EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff

[@HollywoodWick3d]

I gave my like for the vid at "Mena-Sore" . What can I say... I'm a cheap date. Cool upgrade kit too.

[@Spidersweb855]

Same 😂

[@nicholasmaloy2441]

I've been watching emgo so long that when I click the video, I immediately like it, because I know it'll be good.😂

[@MostLikelyPeterParker]

Hey Emgo, I just wanted to tell you that when I was like 6 I use to watch your videos all the time and now that I've grown older (14) I have rediscovered your channel and you've single handedly brought me back into collecting Transformers! I hope you and your wife and cats are doing well and always will do well. Thank you for what you have contributed to this world.

[@L0rdskywarp]

We have very similar stories my man, except I used to watch him when I was like 10 and now I’m 18 and rediscovered him fairly recently

[@Freddyfan1428]

"We're gonna screw his butt... Don't! Just... don't!" How you didn't bust up laughing, EmGo... Just shows what a professional you truly are, good sir!

[@shinzero0271]

I've been going with more of a DotM-style 'jetpack' for the extra trailer pieces than a giant gun. It pegs into his back port and just needs some kinda 3d printed thrusters.

[@isaacparker7634]

You can also use the same attachment method to make a command module for a Bumblebee size fig to sit in with control levers

[@TheMonkeOfficial]

I do the same actually, and use it as a storage for the other bots extra weapons. Isn't super noticeable behind him even when posed

[@chrisjones5949]

How does this work? I found some fan mode pics that show it like a boxy set of "wings" but I can't figure out how to make it a jetpack/storage box type thing.

[@pmadi323]

I had so much trouble getting that spring installed on the thigh. Took quite a while, but it made a great difference to the figure.

[@DeeRellWill]

They should have tried to make the extra parts into a turret instead of that giant canon but something is better than nothing so I'm not complaining. Another great review and another solid upgrade kit from DNA Design!

[@jeremymoore8099]

The reason the trailer doesnt close completely isn't the sword but the new hands. They used the same offset for the hole pegs on each hand but they are different offsets. That's why the instructions have you turn the one hand palm facing in, its supposed to peg into the trailer just like the other one. But since you have to turn it The back of that hand pushes against the top trailer section. Looks like a molding mistake they caught to late so they flipped the hand rather than fix the mistake

[@lonewanderer_9312]

That new Legacy Armada Prime looks fantastic, I just worry about two things. 1 quality control, 2 availability. Cool vid emgo!

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

Just preorder it when it gets revealed if you're worried about availability

[@TheDaxter11]

@@beepbeeplettuce5890 That's assuming it _won't_ go out of stock almost as soon as its available to pre-order lol. I've seen brand new figures on Hasbro Pulse UK that go up for pre-order before coming out be out of stock on the same day they go up for pre-order.

[@MixMashCom]

Yay, finally! I hope to get mine pretty soon. Oh, and, if you can afford it, then you honestly should get all the repro labels for all of the figures for the set. I've got pretty much all of them myself and it totally makes a huge difference even for Deadend. Be careful as some of the labels can be tricky to apply like the window frames for Wildrider or ANY of the stickers that go around multiple corners, though. I also got 3d printed 'feet' through TFsafari for Deadend which I used Blutack to stick on. They look a tiny bit weird in vehicle mode but look way better in robot mode. Never thought I'd get a stunticons Menasor as a kid because he looked so boxy but, hey, now I'm glad for the whole set and the extra stuff, too. Wished that this DNA kit came with a proper gun, though.

[@mcart4762]

Not sure I like the chest plate but I dig the rest. Ordered the set.

[@NovexusNui777]

I love the kit, but Primus I wish they gave us completely new shins that allow Breakdown and Wildrider to be positioned on the front. It will make Menasor look so much better

[@nicholasblewett3945]

Yes

[@irishronin6156]

I got the front car mount upgrade and now have 6 Stunticons attached .. 2 per leg and have MegaMenasor.. or Megasor…. It does look pretty badass

[@ivinbarajas]

You quotes from one of the best films ever. A true cinematic masterpiece. “You deered to kill a king’s dare!”

[@assembly_language3948]

I love the idea of this kit, and I am thinking of getting one, but there are a few qualms I have with it. I do not like that toy accurate chest. I really wish they had given us the Toy rifle instead of trying to make that extra part of the trailer into something. An updated modern take on the toy rifle would have been sweet, especially if they could have somehow worked a smaller sized blaster into it for Motor Master. That way he could use the original sword and scale appropriate gun too. Just leave the double barrel gun thingy for Base Mode

[@Asher_Tye]

Just showed up for me today. Good to see it does look so good.

[@green-legacy]

menasore 😂 i see what mascot did there!

[@ceruleanblu3184]

If they’d made that new chest piece transformable into a core class-sized car, that would’ve been awesome, and solved its storage issue.

[@vitoldwisniewski]

You don't have to shave the thing for the sword, install a small magnet on both the sword and the thing piece to help secure it in place.

[@magnusprime27]

Tozhax has a sticker sheet for the dna upgrade set as well as all the other legacy stunticons

[@TechnicalJimActual]

I like the DNA kits for the Siege Leader Optimus & Kingdom Ultra Magnus and the Power of the Primes Optimus Primal, but this kit looks like it's more trouble than it's worth. Thanks for saving me $60.

[@DavionStar]

I might have to pick this up since I was able to collect all the pieces for Menasor. My first combiner I've managed to fully collect aside from a Go-Bots one I had when I was little. I have G1 Motor Master but none of the other Stunticons. I'll probably just keep his existing chest (I like the purple) and not bother to store the sword when he's in truck mode, but otherwise a good kit. I mostly want the sword and the hands. I think the base combiner is actually really good for what it is. I do appreciate the attempt to make the 'tower' bit a big cannon. They did what they could.

[@Kantus42]

Just upgraded mine. Not too bad, I have to remember where I put my sheet of Decepticon stickers for the new chest piece. Those thighs were not fun, lol. Great video!

[@lantisdel3093]

Everyday in everyway, The Transformers toys are getting better and better.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

Thanks for reviewing this! Just got charged for the set on TFSource, can’t wait to get it in a couple of months.

[@motormaster77]

Dear emgo 316 I say with this new legacy and dna upgrade kit looks lot more bigger then combiner wars combiners for sure

[@loganmurphy2195]

Thank you so much for all your reviews and walk thoughs, makes my life so much easier

[@emgo316]

Happy to help! :)

[@lt.creggar5903]

My Menasor has a skinny left arm, because I couldn’t find Dead End at retail anywhere. That wave never shipped to my area.

[@khronokraze]

Overall some great improvements to some of the details. I still would hope and love an upgrade that makes Breakdown into a proper Lamborghini Countach.

[@LaneBassingthwaite]

Really just needs a new front/back section. Saw a 3d printed one some time ago that looked good but would be nice to get something of DNA's quality.

[@L2Nuku]

Wondering why there are 2 dragstrips in the thumbnail :p

[@Recoverythread]

I think that was from the DNA Design product shots. When they were working on the kit Hasbro hadn't released all of the Stunticons yet.

[@leonardtolman2014]

so no fix for the constantly splaying trailer wheels? guess im still stuck with a rubber band there cause the groove by the wheels wont hold the wierd part. P.S. if you loose the short screws the ecto-1 build I P screws are the same size. lost a screw so had to use one of my many spares.

[@nighttrain357]

My kit will be here next week. I'll probably only use the hands and the sword. After comparing the figure with my udgraded Combiner Wars Superion they're currently the same size. It's just me, but I don't like the idea of a bunch or cars being larger than a set of combined jets (mass shifting shenanigans aside…lol).

[@torinkelly6458]

Yes emgo, I want this guy so bad but he is so expensive

[@jonathanwyatt6572]

It depends where your trying to get him at

[@optimusghost]

I got mine from BBTS, just waiting another bot to combine them together. I can´t wait to upgrade my Menasor.

[@ZedMazaus480]

Hey, he learned to rise! See Megatron!! Anyone can do it if they try. ...and eat pizza bagels. LOL 😮

[@markfields5214]

I like the extinction of the trailer option, but I don't mind the regular trailer. It looks like a short refrigerated trailer.

[@HelterSkelter199]

I like they put the port in the hands to hold a MP style gun with a tab but a little disappointed they didn't include one or a way to hold Motormasters cannon.

[@wartalon7]

I have spent more on transformers after find this channel over 6 years ago. Another item ordered from big bad toy store.

[@RedMetalSuit]

Do you think DNA will release a recolored upgrade kit for the new toy accurate Menasor release?

[@zannusx]

I ordered this set mainly for the hips, hands, feet, and sword. The rest of the stuff is just gonna stay in the box. Wish it had a proper gun.

[@dr.toxicgamingmadscientist]

Cant believe we still havent exactly gotten a fully fledged Menasor the way we should HAVE

[@Destructicons14]

Mine didn’t include screws, so I was installing them with the ones that I had installed before. I now have one broken hip skirt on my menasor :(

[@TheLumpyShield]

2:34 A Mena-Sword! lol

[@dolo747]

I have this figure and I place the extra trailer piece on his back ….looks like wings to me

[@demonwolf3286]

The gun reminds me of his cyclone gun from the devastation game

[@unsolvedcube6320]

3:53 I finally get the reference!

[@mrzirak792]

I'd love if Legacy had Core Class BlackJack like CW Menasor, or at least i hope there will be an upgrade kit which will let Menasor to have CW Blackjack as chest minion.

[@tkomgdotnet]

Are the hands sold separately anywhere?

[@MrMessanger]

How well does he hold the weapons with those hands

[@kharner5419]

am I the only one who thinks the little bit @19:20 sort of looks like Bender from Futurama?

[@shawnfisher4628]

Does anyone know how to contact DNA Design? Three of my parts just pop off or won't stay together. I left a message on their Facebook page. Do they have a website or a customer service page?

[@alextolliver867]

I cant wait bbts says mine should be here Saturday

[@theangrycheesehead]

Been having trouble with his hips bc even with the little posts placed all the way in and everything completely collapsed, he keeps flopping on them

[@rainydayman2k]

I'm debating whether or not to pull the trigger on this set. I do wish they'd added in a G1-styled rifle for Motormaster scaled to him. It could've been something to be worked into the "use-the-leftover-trailer-kibble-to-make-that-giant-gun" bit. The chest piece is kind of useless unless you absolutely prefer the "roller car chest" look of the G1 toy over the cartoon model, since the new chest piece can't be incorporated into the trailer, and doesn't even have an actual roller car. The rest looks good, and a longer trailer mode would be nice (though I have storage cases for weapons and accessories, so I'd just stick the sword in my Decepticon case when not in use).

[@rainydayman2k]

So, I pulled the trigger, and got the kit, so here are my thoughts: > The thigh pieces just make him look better proportioned, and they also hold the knee pegs much better than the original! > The larger feet also makes him look more proportionally "correct" to me. > The waist piece is fine. I like that the flaps are double-hinged, but there is a trade-off with the bottom diagonal grooves getting broken up. > The chest piece does look good, but much like the waist piece it comes down to personal choice. Unlike the waist piece, though, it's easier to switch (since you kind of have to for transformation). > The hands are nice. I'm not picky about my mainline figures having static fists, but it is a nice touch (and necessary to use the new sword). > The sword... kind of wants to fall apart when I try to handle it. The modular design for storage is a nice idea, but... I'm not beholden to having to have total weapons storage. I may consider just gluing the pieces together. > The pieces to turn the leftover trailer kibble into the BFG... it doesn't really work that well for me. They may have figured using two hands to prop it up would be enough, but if you want him dual-wielding, the one post just isn't enough. They could've included another piece to stick in between there and extend down to form a proper handle for his hand, which in tandem with the existing post piece would provide a stronger grip. Also, that little wedge piece is the one I have the biggest fit issue with - it really wants to pop off. All in all, it's a nice kit, but I think maybe DNA Design should revisit Menasor with a supplemental kit. Maybe include a more G1-styled rifle for Menasor that fits the new hands, maybe include a smaller one for Motormaster... and they could maybe do a head conversion kit (like with their Galvatron kits) so he can have different expressions besides his default neutral face (Menasor should definitely have an angry, roaring face!).

[@greygremlin1248]

It's cool. But let me know when a oversized version comes out

[@L0rdskywarp]

Why are there 2 dragstrip son the thumbnail

[@The_Jawnski]

I was ALMOST sold. Too bad about that chestpiece.

[@SoloAxlion]

A new Menasword? Pun deployed.

[@ShinGallon]

I'd love it if they made a kit that allows you to have the cars on the front of the legs while still keeping the knee joints facing the right way, I very much prefer that look for Menasor. Still a nice kit, that new sword is a HUGE improvement.

[@Serenity_Dee]

that's it, if and when I get bottom surgery I'm going to call it a crotch upgrade

[@manjackson2772]

Ironically moving away from your DNA's design

[@whiffyauto2108]

Dose anyone know what the deal with the clear red sword is cause mine came with it and don’t remember seeing anything about it beforehand

[@The_man_in_the_suit-l9p]

Dragstrip & dead end❌ Dragstrip & dragstrip✅

[@diegoreynoso936]

I been really debating this kit for months now

[@fulcrumagent]

Same. The trailer mode and sword is really all that matters to me

[@LaneBassingthwaite]

I grabbed it. Was 100% worth it for me. I've seen many extra height upgrades but this one is the only one to fix the feet to match. Makes him look that much better in combine mode.

[@raymonddudley36]

When you take off old parts do you put them in a zip lock bag or do you use them to customize other robots you have in your collection?

[@mikeclarke3990]

No point when they don't even release enough of the bots to make a full Menasor.

[@Marneus28]

Great kit, I got it myself for my Menasor as well. I would have preferred if they had taken all that extra plastic for those random pieces and instead just included a better gun to use instead of the dumb shit one that Motormaster comes with. Like they did with the gun for Scorponok. That would have made this set pretty much perfect. 😁👍

[@Atlas-hu9wk]

And now he has weird body proportions. Seems 3p add-ons can never really nail the hands always giving them lanky skinny hands.

[@sbrightharp]

Mine just came In today great timing

[@KitbashCustoms]

Just got my set earlier this week, it def helps a lot but the figure still has major issues, nonetheless a great kit for a great combiner

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

What major issues?

[@xhairstargetmaster6338]

Sweet been waiting for you to do this so I can make sure I put mine together right lol 😂 Ok I got a ? Dose your legs come disconnect way to easy ? If not I’m not sure why mine are so easy to pop off!

[@Athenor]

What screwdriver do you use? I am finding that as I'm disassembling and reassembling more and more toys (including DNA kits), my screwdrivers seem to strip the screws. I swear they are too "pointy" or something.

[@Athenor]

Your editing hid how unbelievably hard it was to get the crotch ratchet pieces in. I almost gave up on that step!

[@emgo316]

It was a lot easier with the tweezers

[@Athenor]

You got the back tailpiece to stick in trailer mode! Mine refuses to do that.. but I also don't have the gaps on the back where everything comes together. Maybe it has to do with positioning? (can you tell I''m commenting as I watch?)

[@theldrakis]

i think emgo should get the infinity gaunlet model kit. cause he is inevitable.

[@pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241]

I'm still bitter I got an early release with the discolored plastic.

[@spectre1999]

Hey Emgo I got a challenge for you. Next transformer toy you get that has a deluxe level to a complex level transformation try transforming it with one hand.

[@excikaisersstuff1242]

I don't get it, what prevents keepeing the new torso for the trailer mode ?

[@emgo316]

The shoulder parts don’t have hinges to fold them down.

[@excikaisersstuff1242]

@@emgo316 That's all ? that's stupid engineering. I was considering to get this kit only for the torso, but now I'll reconsider. thanks

[@brizzle805]

I just want this kit for the feet / trailer extension.

[@adamsaavedra3746]

For the first time in my life when implementing upgrade parts, I lost a screw when swapping in the new thighs. Shot off to god knows where. Oh well. I like the kit otherwise!

[@CHASEMARC]

i'm shocked that someone just didn't make a whole new trailer for him to replace the one that came with him

[@jamesborg164]

Hay I got a sesond sword with mine a red one

[@obitwokenobi9808]

Jesus, BBTS delayed the hell out of this thing. Imagine my shock when I noticed $70 was suddenly withdrawn from my bank account.

[@Shadow200001]

Not gonna get the kit cause I don't have the figure, but how sturdy are the additions and new parts? I know some of these kits are 3d printed plastic and some appear to be molded plastic. And Since I don't have a 3d printer no idea how sturdy they are, no idea on how sturdy they are.

[@Catterjee]

I got this kit yesterday. Everything feels sturdy and as far as I can tell its all injection molded.

[@Shadow200001]

@@Catterjee for some reason that trailer piece turned cannon, reminds me of that one weapon Megatron made with that stolen ruby, when Optimus and crew disguised themselves as the stunticons.

[@leetri]

DNA Design only uses injection moulding, there's no 3D printed parts. I have some of their other upgrade kits and there's basically no difference between it and the official stuff in terms of quality, and the colours are always spot-on too unlike most 3D printed stuff.

[@Random-Fandom]

Yeah, I’m not using the chest part and sword thing.

[@feedmepauld2597]

I liked it all, I just think I would leave the chest as is. The rest is great.

[@LaneBassingthwaite]

Yeah I like the new chest but I also never had an issue with the old one. The extended shoulder vents are the part of the new one I really like.

[@Denjielerizomotosierra1400]

Más kits de actualización

[@charlielewis8225]

I just got mine in today

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

I use sword and gun from combiner wars

[@ndwells]

I’m still trying to find a Motormaster

[@nathanalbaugh10]

Bought this kit for the hands alone. To me dna takes it to 11

[@alabamasaxman]

Is this worth it

[@timothyschmidt7400]

Another company just posted a cheaper version of it without some of the less useful parts on ShowZ.

[@TJJCTC]

Even though I would love to I just can't spend that much money on it.

[@phoenixliger948]

I used the wrong screws in the wrong places but it still works Hey emgo are you excited for the new power rangers movie

[@__TW__]

I didn't take that new chestpiece out of the box. It looks dumb on Menasor and it doesn't fit anywhere on the trailer in truckmode.

[@davidct1157]

God kit love the sword

[@SkyFireDrone2022]

These upgrade kits would be a lot more desirable if they didn’t cost as much as the figure

[@Nytrusdeathcyde]

nice kit tho it would have been nice if they could totsly replace the old chest plate with the new one as it is that piece seems kind of useless

[@acardius120]

Great video. Already jad mine upgraded, it made him a lot better to display.

[@IdontCareWhatUthink143]

I just want the sword for my Menasor

[@johndishon843]

Ahhh that New croch smell

[@jmess1830]

The cars floating on the calves is an eye sore. Bummer.

[@sweetvaguy20]

Is it just me or does his torso now look too small with his legs being so long?

[@TTHBLOX_]

Looks good. But over €80? Yikes