New combiner from Maketoys- MYCM-04 aka not Defensor?

[Tfiguy]

Here's a link to a story that popped up in my feed-
I can't wait to see it for real!

https://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/story.php?story_fbid=827191520626075&id=586853757993187

[kaiden]

its named Guardia apparently. also your link doesn't work

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/maketoys-mtcm-04-guardia-defensor-announced-180154/

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u528/L45TN7/Guardia2_1401502484_zps83c1de3a.jpg

[ChlorHex]

Maketoys like FP produce one of the best 3P Transformers interpretations...
their attention to detail differentiates their products from the other 3P.
I'm looking forward to this... although in saying that, my wallet won't! :p

[Defcon]

wow this is going to be great! :)

[Trent]

Poor TFC :p

[canofwhoopass_87]

This is great news. Will bring variation to the table and promote competitive pricing!

[Hursticon]

Poor TFC :p

Hehe! - You're not wrong! :p

Well, I'll be doing my best to grab this mob when they occur :D - Love Defensor and MakeToys & FansProject execute my preferred aesthetic of design and engineering; Computron, Scorponok, Defensor... Bring 'em on lads! :cool:

[KalEl]

KEEEEENNN

[Tfiguy]

its named Guardia apparently. also your link doesn't work

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/maketoys-mtcm-04-guardia-defensor-announced-180154/

http://i1320.photobucket.com/albums/u528/L45TN7/Guardia2_1401502484_zps83c1de3a.jpg

Oh whoops, I obviously must have done something wrong. He looks pretty cool though. I'm in!

[Hursticon]

Oh whoops, I obviously must have done something wrong. He looks pretty cool though. I'm in!

Not so much that YOU did something wrong, dude, it's just that in order for someone to view what you linked to one has to be logged-in to Facebook - As someone who doesn't use Facebook, I'd never of been able to see what you linked to. ;):D

So, no harm - no foul. :cool:

[kaiden]

Not so much that YOU did something wrong, dude, it's just that in order for someone to view what you linked to one has to be logged-in to Facebook - As someone who doesn't use Facebook, I'd never of been able to see what you linked to. ;):D

So, no harm - no foul. :cool:

no, i have facebook. i think its his personal feed and not a direct link.

anyway, I hope the limbs are made interchangeable and I'd be interested in seeing if they'll attempt Gaia+God Guardian.

[Hursticon]

no, i have facebook. i think its his personal feed and not a direct link.

I'm just going off of what I'm being presented with:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/Fcbok_zps84454a23.jpg


...but you could be right :), as I don't have or use Facebook in order to tell properly anyway. :p

[Tfiguy]

I'm just going off of what I'm being presented with:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/Fcbok_zps84454a23.jpg


...but you could be right :), as I don't have or use Facebook in order to tell properly anyway. :p

Yeah man I screwed that one up but ah well luckily Everyone else's pics are showing.

[CBratron]

Man I hope I don't need to pay for this until next year.:(

[kaiden]

Man I hope I don't need to pay for this until next year.:(

most likely. there aren't even preorders for computron and we're pretty much halfway thru the year.

[Lord_Zed]

Cool news, I was getting kinda tempted by TFC's Groove, but I'd rather go with Maketoys based on the strength of Giant (still currently my favourite 3rd party combiner). However I do wish someone would try their hand at Abominus or Piranhacon.

[STL]

Cool news, I was getting kinda tempted by TFC's Groove, but I'd rather go with Maketoys based on the strength of Giant (still currently my favourite 3rd party combiner). However I do wish someone would try their hand at Abominus or Piranhacon.

Yes please!

The bad thing about Guardia is he probably won't be here to next August given we saw initial pics of Computron last July and aren't getting him to this August :(

[Sinnertwin]

And still no Terrorcons ... :rolleyes:
:p

[Lord_Zed]

Yes please!

The bad thing about Guardia is he probably won't be here to next August given we saw initial pics of Computron last July and aren't getting him to this August :(

And that's optimistic at best, given Computron was announced yonks ago before that. :)

While TFC may not make the best 3P combiners on the market I have to admire their ability to churn them out quickly, also Unique Toys in that regard.

[Hursticon]

And still no Terrorcons ... :rolleyes:
:p

The eventual Seacons, Terrorcons & Monstructor will be worth the wait I reckon, if MakeToys and FansProject's previous efforts are any indicator ;) - That wait IS painful however. :o

[spiderken17]

Awesome. I agree Maketoys and FP make the best combiners.
I will be getting this Defensor as I would only get the TFC one if there was no other alternative. Makes me wonder whether I should get Uranos or will Maketoys or FP make a version? We need another Bruticus as well I reckon.

[Defcon]

Awesome. I agree Maketoys and FP make the best combiners.
We need another Bruticus as well I reckon.

With Bruticus, I really hope the masterpiece line beats any more 3rd parties to the punch. There are enough 3rd party combiners out now, to really push an official release.They, the designers of the masterpiece line have mentioned in an interview of a desire to do more decepticons. So I'll be happy to wait.

[Hursticon]

With Bruticus, I really hope the masterpiece line beats any more 3rd parties to the punch. There are enough 3rd party combiners out now, to really push an official release.They, the designers of the masterpiece line have mentioned in an interview of a desire to do more decepticons. So I'll be happy to wait.

I'd very much like to see TakaraTomy offer a "Masterpiece" Bruticus although I wonder if people would prefer it to be scaled to Classics figure or the Masterpiece figures? - This is derailing the topic of this thread, but an MP-scaled Bruticus would be incredibly large to say the least.

[spiderken17]

incredibly large and incredibly awesome. :)

[kaiden]

I'd very much like to see TakaraTomy offer a "Masterpiece" Bruticus although I wonder if people would prefer it to be scaled to Classics figure or the Masterpiece figures? - This is derailing the topic of this thread, but an MP-scaled Bruticus would be incredibly large to say the least.

It would be slightly bigger than MMC and TFC combiners. I held up MP Red Alert as that would be my preferred alt mode for him and its a bit longer than Tantrum/Headstrong.

[Trent]

It would be slightly bigger than MMC and TFC combiners. I held up MP Red Alert as that would be my preferred alt mode for him and its a bit longer than Tantrum/Headstrong.

Basically Warbotron size.

[Tfiguy]

incredibly large and incredibly awesome. :)

Here, here!

[ChlorHex]

Basically Warbotron size.

I'm all for massive bots... Just don't know where I'll find the space to display them.
I still want them tho :p

[Tfiguy]

I'm all for massive bots... Just don't know where I'll find the space to display them.
I still want them tho :p

Where there's a will there is a way brother!

[Gofigure]

I'm glad I'm building a new house

[CBratron]

More Guardia pics from TFCon I found on NTF-Archive.de (http://www.ntf-archive.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12183) It's mostly Quantron pics but I found the Guardia stuff quite interesting.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/cbrate/10439486_520614361371405_9103564551309573209_n_zps d36cc2b5.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/cbrate/10458341_520614358038072_6369359128992754070_n_zps eba0bf03.jpg

[liegeprime]

With Bruticus, I really hope the masterpiece line beats any more 3rd parties to the punch. There are enough 3rd party combiners out now, to really push an official release.They, the designers of the masterpiece line have mentioned in an interview of a desire to do more decepticons. So I'll be happy to wait.

If they ever figure out how to produce the ir own official version of the conehead seekers using the old mould of MP 11 then they'd have more seekers already - 3 of em. in fact with just a small retool for each. Which I'll be all over POing...:D:D

[Hursticon]

Some Prototype figure shots from TFCon's floor. :cool:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsXyofJIAAANQlO_1405200598_zps0ff0edd7.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsXydVvCcAAWzGQjpglarge_zps0fa6aadd.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsYAzclIEAA5FoFjpglarge_zps7f8df366.jpg

[Hursticon]

Thanks to TFW2005 (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tfcon-2014-3rd-party-panel-part-2-180695/) for these:

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/TFCon-2014-Panel-190_1405198943_zps818fca33.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/TFCon-2014-Panel-192_1405198943_zpsca5d90a2.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/TFCon-2014-Panel-193_1405198943_zps2d8e6289.jpg

[Trent]

Lovin Groove's alt-mode :cool:

[leej84]

just beautiful. maketoys combiners are just wow!

[canofwhoopass_87]

Looks alright overall, but those "tennis racket" snow shoes he's rockin for feet aren't very appealing.

[Tfiguy]

wow he looks awsome!

[bassbot]

Very awesome... First Quantron, now Guardia...

[Lint]

Not really feeling it but can't quite pinpoint why. Changing Streetwise's alt mode into a muscle car (while the rest still seem faithful) bothers me but it can't be just that.

[STL]

Not really feeling it but can't quite pinpoint why. Changing Streetwise's alt mode into a muscle car (while the rest still seem faithful) bothers me but it can't be just that.

I felt that too with Streetwise. Saw First Aid and was a lot happier.

[kaiden]

Not really feeling it but can't quite pinpoint why. Changing Streetwise's alt mode into a muscle car (while the rest still seem faithful) bothers me but it can't be just that.

Streetwise seems to look a lot like TFC's version and that really makes it less appealing. The foot mode also looks awkward.

[Lint]

Streetwise seems to look a lot like TFC's version and that really makes it less appealing. The foot mode also looks awkward.

If you're talking about the car hood flopping out I think its a G1 tribute thing. I actually wouldn't have minded if they turned it upside down, but once again the muscle car grille just wouldn't look right as the 'toes'.

I have to say though, the CG mockup of Groove as a leg looks sweet. I find Groove's bot and alt modes reminding me more of Cybertron Lugnutz though (whom I think was roughly inspired off Groove anyway). Colours may change all this :)

[kaiden]

If you're talking about the car hood flopping out I think its a G1 tribute thing. I actually wouldn't have minded if they turned it upside down, but once again the muscle car grille just wouldn't look right as the 'toes'.

I just don't like him being bent in half for foot mode.

[Lint]

I just don't like him being bent in half for foot mode.

Didn't really notice that till now! Thanks for pointing that out, now I can't ignore it and it bothers me too :eek:

[CBratron]

Don't look at the other foot then.:eek:

[kaiden]

Don't look at the other foot then.:eek:

i don't mind it for groove as i feel he's supposed to be that way. but i prefer streetwise and in cases where first aid is also a leg, unbent. much like breakdown and wildrider for menasor.

[spiderken17]

First 2 are up for preorder. These are coming as individual robots this time. I guess Maketoys realised people don't have $500 to drop all at once.
I'm pumped!