There are those out there that say "Nothing is wrong with any of my Geewuns" and there are those that say "Mang, that looks goofy" and there are those that say "wow, I didn't realize that looked so strange until I added a Crazydevy kit".
The CDMW-24 is one such kit.
Here's a Encore Omega with Crazy Devy's signature 'minimalist' packaging.
Okay, what's the deal here? On first inspection, these parts look virtually identical to the Takara Tomy parts...why ship 4 more? Just to mold more plastic and justify the potent $35 price? (CD parts in blue)
So I tried it...I tried to assemble it with the Takara Tomy bits....A-HA...they don't work! They are the wrong
width.
This picture really explains the difference CrazyDevy engineered...(outlined in blue)
The feet parts are interesting, they prevent the feet from falling out when Omega walks...these make sense...
Okay, let's snap this guy together and get him-a-walking...
Um, he won't walk well with the wing extensions on...there's too much weight cantilevering him as he rocks, and this causes the tracks to snap back into his body.
Okay, so 'small wings' it is (the big ones look ridiculous anyway)
And here's Omega with Devastator.
He looks great. Simply put, the old way looks silly...I can't go back. This is a great mod that is WAY overpriced. I like it, but the value quotient is dodgey. Only for the hardcore collectors.
He won't walk properly with full wings, but walks well with small wings. He looks great, parts fit well, and color match is good.
The choice is up to you...