Repugnus

One day last month, I went through the tackle boxes that I keep all of Transformer and G.I. Joe accessories in.  I have about 6 or 7 of them and they come in handy for keeping track of my weapons, landing gear, and miscellaneous stuff.  It seems that over the years, I managed to accumulate parts for Transformers I've never owned.  I ran across Landmine's gun and sword, parts to make a few more seekers, and a gun for Repugnus.  That was a good find, since Repugnus is on my list of Transformers to buy and I know that it's a lot cheaper to buy a figure sans accessories.

I created saved searches on eBay for every Transformer I need to get to get to my magic number of 400 with notifications for each new listing that comes up.  A couple of weeks ago, I lost out on a Repugnus for what seemed like a great price of $25 with free shipping.  Last week, I found one with a starting bid of $15.  I won it at $17, which made me nervous.  The description stated that it was in good condition, minus the gun, and decals had never been applied.  What made me worry was that there was nothing noted on the state of the sparking action and in my haste to get Repugnus at a dirt cheap price I forgot to ask the seller before the auction ended.  I won the auction on Monday, the seller didn't ship it until Friday, and I received it yesterday.  That was pretty fast.  I opened him up and the his sparking action works and he's in practically brand new shape.  I can't wait until the stickers arrive from Reprolabels.

When my wife saw him, she asked if he was supposed to be a cockroach.  According to her, Repugnus' head is very roach-like.  I'm quite impressed with his monster mode.  Articulation!  The colors really go well together.

I do have a question about the pack on his back.  What's it's purpose?  Is it a jet pack, a remnant from a cancelled third mode?

"I'll form the foot!"

His robot mode is equally impressive.  He still has leg and arm articulation.  Overall, a great purchase.  I can't believe that I've seen this guy go for over $80 complete.  Is a gun really worth $60?