Just got my first order of plastics (from 3 months ago) from Dusty!!!
Including Grip Attacker, Hasbro Bistool, Phantom Force MDBS, Draciel MBD, and a White Gabriel G!
I shall now RAMBLE!
Okay, so first thing I did was try Grip Attackers Base. I can see why it earned it's reputation, there is absolutely no comparison between storm grip and Grip Base, the latter is just a level above. It's on par with Uriel 2's tip, they have similar surface area etc.
10bBistool, on the other hand, only impressed me with how well it flew through the air. I guess it isn't meant to handle attack, but man, nothing on a proper compact for that. I can see how it worked in hasbro stadiums and such, but ugh.
That said, I can see it doing well, if, say,
it's in a hasbro stadium against an uncustomised dranzer V2...
It's not a bad combo at all, and I may well keep it together, but it is
not the godly be-all-and-end-all combo it is too often made out to be. Beywiki's "how to beat 10bBistool" section is probably the most accurate part of the discussion, seeing as it is very weak to decent attackers (in cases where fully-focused compacts would have a significantly better, if still unfavourable chance), and zombies.
White Gabriel G's AR isn't bad by any means, but I can see why it has more recoil than it's non-SAR'd TT counterpart (mine is not here yet, but yeah), at least in right spin. I can also see why it was so popular despite being larger than the other common choices, given it's shape in left spin. I will have to try something more comparative with War Lions AR and SAR versus Twin Horn (Hasbro) with War Lion's SAR at some point, but I actually really, really like it, as long as it's in left spin.
I think I will go customise and play a little more, these are just first impressions, and I have more parts to play with :3
Oh, also Voltaic Ape is one of the coolest looking beys ever. Jus' sayin.
Couple of notes: Draciel MBD's base is quite good, a pleasant surprise, and Bearing Stinger's shaft just falls out of Burning Kerberous's Casings, much like Wolborg 1's. I should now have all of the Bearing SG's, bases, and shafts, IIIRC, so I should be able to work out some kinda compatibility table or something when I have time.
Wow, MDBS's shaft is basically identical to Wolborg 1's, in shape, angles, etc...It's got a tiny bit more plastic at the top, methinks, but that's it...
Also, just like Wolborg 1's shaft, it doesn't stay properly in wolborg 2's casings.