FansProject's Lost Exo-Realm (Dinobots)

[Hursticon]

Blam! :eek::eek::eek:
(Thanks to Peaugh (https://twitter.com/Peaugh/status/487200014045696000) :cool:)

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Webpics/BsLh1KQIcAAy71Ojpglarge_zpsf1f80e10.jpg~original

[Oberon Sexton]

Daaaaaayum. I wonder how big these guys will be... Also, 6 dinobots? hrmmmm.

[liegeprime]

Derpan? funny name derpan heheheh...

From what I can see in the pics,does this mean they have mini partners or something that transform into the bigger bots weapon?

[Hursticon]

Daaaaaayum. I wonder how big these guys will be... Also, 6 dinobots? hrmmmm.

If his height is 19cm tall, assuming that's to the top of the head? - I guesstimate that he could be somewhere between 30cm to 40cm long! :eek::D

[CBratron]

At 190mm, he should be on the tall side of classics scale.

And while it definitely has a different aesthetic to FoC, I'm not entirely sure it looks classics-y enough for me (I never thought I'd say that about Fansproject either).

[Hursticon]

From what I can see in the pics,does this mean they have mini partners or something that transform into the bigger bots weapon?

Bloody oath dude! - Taking a note from their Glacialbots! :cool:

Bloody Dino-Rider Targetmasters! :D:D:D

[liegeprime]

If his height is 19cm tall, assuming that's to the top of the head? - I guesstimate that he could be somewhere between 30cm to 40cm long! :eek::D

a foot long?!? that's a big figure... gonna have a big pricetag too if that's the case.

[Paulbot]

I'm tempted. I'm not sure who 05 is supposed to be though.

The partners seem a bit tacked on and unnecessary though - although a throwback to the original drivers.

[millhouse]

I'm tempted. I'm not sure who 05 is supposed to be though.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Paddles_(character) perhaps?

[Lord_Zed]

Oh hell's yes. An modern CHUG style dinobot, yes please!

I was considering getting the Planet X versions, but I'm not a huge fan of the game designs, this on the other hand looks pretty perfect.

[leej84]

wowwwwwww this looks so good and its sort of trying to follow the G1 look imo.. so tempting and sludge was my favourite out of the dinobots too!!

from the concept pics slag seems to follow the G1 look too but swoop doesnt???

[Oberon Sexton]

I wonder if they'll have die-cast like the FP warbots? I'm easily impressed by die-cast, lol. Gives me geewun nostalgia. :D

[ChlorHex]

Dang... I want them.
Great interpretation of our favorite dinos.
Very nice.

[spiderken17]

Bloody Dino-Rider Targetmasters! :D:D:D

This is pretty much heaven for you isn't it?:D

20cm is big for Chug which is good as the dinobots were bigger than the rest.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Oh hell's yes. An modern CHUG style dinobot, yes please!

I was considering getting the Planet X versions, but I'm not a huge fan of the game designs, this on the other hand looks pretty perfect.

I knew I had a good reason for sitting out on the MP-scaled excitement ;)

[CBratron]

Need to see pics of these in dino modes before ultimately deciding on getting these.

[autobreadticon]

Daaaaaayum. I wonder how big these guys will be... Also, 6 dinobots? hrmmmm.

theses will be around 7.5 inches, also there is a high chance these will have metallic vacumized paint apps

[llamatron]

So cool, hope the other ones come with little DinoRider Targetmaster buddies.

Really don't want to buy it though, because then I'll be obligated to get the whole set and that will run like $600+.

[kup]

I'm tempted. I'm not sure who 05 is supposed to be though.

The partners seem a bit tacked on and unnecessary though - although a throwback to the original drivers.

Maybe it's Paddles.

[Paulbot]

Maybe it's Paddles.

Was discussing this on Twitter earlier. Paddles seems to be the first guess (first official add on to the G1 Dinobot team). There's the medic in the IDW comics too who I forget.

My best guess is it will be a G1 version of an AOE Dinobot, the most highprofile of "add on" Dinobots. And of the two it'd be most likely Scorn, who is in the movie and a big dinosaur, rather than Slash, who's not in the movie and a small dino.

A spinosaurus transformer would be not too disimilar to a T-Rex, and LER-04 and LER-05 look like they have similar body shapes.

[Paulbot]

Interesting bit of speculation of TFW is that if they wanted to repaint these guys as Dinoforce, the six bots and the "riders" make more sense.

In which case the missing one might indeed be Ankylosaurus (holding a club in robot mode).

[Hursticon]

Argh! - Seriously considering cancelling my Fanstoys Soar preorder in order to get in on this line :o, Sludge is (Like many it seems :D) my favourite Dinobot and I simply can't justify getting both Classics AND Masterpiece iterations of the Dinobots for both financial & space reasons. :(

I'd still be likely to pickup a WFC/FoC & Masterpiece Sludge, in addition to going whole-hog on these FansProject Dinobots, however - I really dig that these come with Dino-Riding Targetmasters (You're damn right SpiderKen17 :D) and that they're clearly going to be of a substantial size. :cool:

Very curious to see what this mystery 6th member is though; I too reckon it's going to be an Ankylosaurus, based primarily on the seeming Club-like weapon, but also as Paulbot points out it'd work perfectly for an eventual Dinoforce/Dinoking repaint of the set. ;):)

[1AZRAEL1]

Up for preorder at bbts, listed at $102.99

[Lord_Zed]

An Ankylosaurus or Spinosaurus would both be awesome. Looking forward to this line, I just hope they are less fiddly than some of the Causality toys.



I knew I had a good reason for sitting out on the MP-scaled excitement ;)

Same, I like the various MP dinobots, but for whatever reason I'm more keen on these.

[leej84]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gINAKMd8XLY

heres the video review from peaugh

[Sky Shadow]

Fricking wowsers. Such clever packaging. That toy wins my money, but damn it that I need the TFcon version.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Was discussing this on Twitter earlier. Paddles seems to be the first guess (first official add on to the G1 Dinobot team). There's the medic in the IDW comics too who I forget.

My best guess is it will be a G1 version of an AOE Dinobot, the most highprofile of "add on" Dinobots. And of the two it'd be most likely Scorn, who is in the movie and a big dinosaur, rather than Slash, who's not in the movie and a small dino.

A spinosaurus transformer would be not too disimilar to a T-Rex, and LER-04 and LER-05 look like they have similar body shapes.Best guess I've seen is Slapper (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slapper_%28Dinobots%29). Club weapon, doesn't really look like a Sludge-type body-shape (i.e. probably not a remold, which makes sense cost-wise), with visible non-flipper-y feet on the bot-mode arms in the silhouette.
There is this not-Sludge remold from Mechaform though. (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/993798-mechaform-mf-02-paddle-3rd-party-dinobot-paddles.html)

[Defcon]

When this was announced I didn't really take much notice, I thought another new random third party having a crack at dinobots, and just ignored it :o Then I looked again and Fansproject was in the name, now I'm interested :D If one considers the masterpiece size bots, they are really big and almost double the price, this is a great alternative for someone who wants to collect within a smaller budget.

[Raptormesh]

Hmm which online retailer should we aussies use, if anyone's got experience with service and shipping costs.

[spiderken17]

They are still pretty expensive for what is a essentially a CHUG figure (albeit a large one)

[kurdt_the_goat]

Hmm, i went from "nice but not gonna sign up for what will be about 800 bucks for the whole set"... to seeing that review, and starting to think "oh hey, it'll take years for them to release the lot anyway!"... to then realising that i prefer the Diaclone version ... mostly the chest plate, which really brings out the molding and gives a much better contrast.

http://i.imgur.com/bEKFniW.jpg

... but i don't really care for the gold chrome and $ markup/difficulty obtaining ... nor that he wouldn't match the rest of the standard team members. But now if i get the standard one i'll always be wishing it had the Diaclone version's chest! First world problems :D

[Omega Metro]

Bought!:)

[liegeprime]

What a funny name for Sludge though, Columpio and the driver's name hehehe Derpan... derp! hahahaha

it's agood thing I haven't started with any of the dino releases - there was the planet x not Swoop earlier on which I thought Id get but hesitated... with all these current releases Im curious to see which one will have the best look, that's prolly the one I'll go with.

That Mechaform Paddles looks to me can pass for the 6th member in G1 style. I wonder how big is it?

FP so far always comes up with the goods but will wait and see coz usually pricing is a hindrance.

Which version is it that combines again? got any links guys?

Man I wish Encore line would resurrect and give us Encore Dinobots. I could go for that definitely!! Even though it'll be my 3rd set, it'll be brand new and shiny so why not heheh.:D

[CBratron]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gINAKMd8XLY

heres the video review from peaugh

And one from Vangelus. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFSs-A7r9z4)

[SuspectimusPrime]

Fricking wowsers. Such clever packaging. That toy wins my money, but damn it that I need the TFcon version.

For a pretty penny (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fansproject-Columpio-TFCon-2014-exclusive-deco-brand-new-unopened-Sludge-in-USA-/131240817457?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item1e8e8ff331) you can!


When this was announced I didn't really take much notice, I thought another new random third party having a crack at dinobots, and just ignored it :o Then I looked again and Fansproject was in the name, now I'm interested :D If one considers the masterpiece size bots, they are really big and almost double the price, this is a great alternative for someone who wants to collect within a smaller budget.

I don't see FP as a smaller budget option to any of the rest though. CHUG-scaled toys with G1 aesthetics is exactly what I was looking for.

For the level of quality that FP releases, their slightly lower price points can only mean they're selling at a much greater quantity (when comparing similar like for like, such as M3 vs Quantron).



Which version is it that combines again? got any links guys?


Are you referring to TFC's Starcats Dinosaur team (http://tfsource.com/tfc-toys/star-cats/dinosaur-team/)?

[liegeprime]

Thanks SP, Oh so that's the combiner team... seen in before...decent attempt,though I wish they'd move away with the Tyranno as the central body and make the Apatosaur as the body coz really... it's got a bigger body. :p

Well I bit the bullet and went and POed the FP version. That review from Peaugh with Vangelus at the back sold it for me heheheh

[kurdt_the_goat]

Some colour renders of Columpio and not-Slag & not-Swoop from FansProject's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/FansProject/108855295818799)... click for larger!

http://i.imgur.com/FRVvCwYl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/FRVvCwY.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/sz6PBCrl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/sz6PBCr.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/H2mEsUFl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/H2mEsUF.jpg)

[Hursticon]

Here's some shots of the Slag Prototype from the TFCon floor. :)

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsX4ecmCcAA7KNI_1405200685_zps5bf69a97.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsX3uhzCEAAgmXY_1405200685_zpsb673befb.jpg

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/Darkone666au/Crap/BsX6Ua4CUAAYwgv_1405200685_zps17d25678.jpg

[spiderken17]

I feel I will get some form of Dinobots and these being CHUG size (roughly) will go with all my other 3rd party stuff but its still a lot for CHUG figures x6. With Quantron and all the MP's coming out how do these companies expect nerds like us to afford them all :)

[leej84]

Very sexy

[reillyd]

Should be much cheaper than $800 Kurdt. TF source has columpio on preorder for $102, and other stores will likely be a little cheaper. Unless some of them are on a different size scale, I figure a little north of $500 plus shipping. But that diaclone verison, it's going for double that on ebay right now.


Wish I knew how many were produced, and whether to bite. I'd love to have a diaclone figure, and don't like the target master weapon on regular columpio anyway.

[llamatron]

Keep in mind that FP pricing is kind of similar to Apple in that they dictate what retailers must sell it at so it's standardized across the board. You might see maybe $1 or $2 differences but nothing major. Apparently in-store pre-orders for Columpio at ActionRobo in HK are ~$93 USD or so. Wholesale prices for FP stuff is supposedly extremely high and there is very little profit margin.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Should be much cheaper than $800 Kurdt. TF source has columpio on preorder for $102, and other stores will likely be a little cheaper. Unless some of them are on a different size scale, I figure a little north of $500 plus shipping. But that diaclone verison, it's going for double that on ebay right now.

There's 6 of them remember! $612 + shipping x 6 + exchange rate variance... i stand by my $800 lol

[kup]

Look, there is a Paddles afterall but not from FP ;)

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy165/SAMCOOL2007/2014-07/78D5D228-466B-4945-BD6A-652FACFB46CE.jpg

[Oberon Sexton]

It's almost like Hasbro is holding these third party companies at gun-point demanding they produce not-Dinobots to make 2014 the Year of the Dinosaur(s), and advertise their movie.

- "You better do it. Or I swear to God your MISB Quakewave gets it next!"
- "No! Oh God, no! Not Quakewave! His after market is gonna pay for my kids college! You monster!"
- "Do it."

[leej84]

There's 6 of them remember! $612 + shipping x 6 + exchange rate variance... i stand by my $800 lol

there are some exclusive versions on ebay right now going for ridiculous prices atm:eek::eek:

[reillyd]

There's 6 of them remember! $612 + shipping x 6 + exchange rate variance... i stand by my $800 lol

Oh dear, six you say? I just assumed there would be only five. More to love, I guess

[Sky Shadow]

there are some exclusive versions on ebay right now going for ridiculous prices atm:eek::eek:

Yeah, $200 seems to be a 'good' price for 'Diaclone' Columpio at the moment.

[Sky Shadow]

Was discussing this on Twitter earlier. Paddles seems to be the first guess (first official add on to the G1 Dinobot team). There's the medic in the IDW comics too who I forget.

Skar. I guess it could also be a 'modern' version of Fansproject's own Glacialbot, Tailclub.

[kup]

I got Cubrar (Slag) He is not perfect and has his 'What the?' flaws but still, a very good toy and I am happy with it. I like how they hide the face in Triceratops mode with a flamer 'mask'

[spiderken17]

What is the scale like to CHUG figures. I would like CHUG dinobots rather than MP dinobots if they are not official Takara/Hasbro stuff

[SuspectimusPrime]

I got Cubrar (Slag) He is not perfect and has his 'What the?' flaws but still, a very good toy and I am happy with it. I like how they hide the face in Triceratops mode with a flamer 'mask'

Happy with the outcome - excellent dino and robot modes. Whilst the plastic quality is still the FP-standard of previous releases, the 'what the' flaws do water down the FP standard for quality.

I think the most annoying transformation are flaps when first flipping the legs out from dino mode. Can't seem to find a way to fluidly transform it without a small amount of resistance (not as bad as the feet of Car Crash and T-Bone, but I dislike resistance or bending hard plastic when transforming). The other annoying transformation is getting the 'wings' over and under the chromed frill (paranoid of scratching the chrome). The hip t-socket is extremely loose on mine (almost able to spin like a helicopter's blades), so I'm not able to unplug the tail and use it for hip rotation.

A sturdy figure, with awesome movement in the shoulders. Really wished they are able to allow the Targetmaster's handle to fold back all the way down. Also, to fix the tightness of his hands when holding the weapon. Lastly, they should have done something about the sword hilt, so he's able to hold the sword properly in a slicing stance.

[Lord_Zed]

I found Cubrar awesome after Columpio, as he seemed to address almost every major issue I had with Columpio, and the joints on mine are all solid by comparison. The only issues I have are that he can't quite hold his gun secure, while they improved his grip on the sword, the smaller handle of the gun does not seem to benefit.

Also his robo lips are a little odd, like the previous toy.

Can't wait for the next one.


What is the scale like to CHUG figures. I would like CHUG dinobots rather than MP dinobots if they are not official Takara/Hasbro stuff

He stands slightly taller than a big voyager in robot mode, and is way more bulky than a voyager would ever be. Don't have a pic on me at the moment.

[M-bot]

What is the scale like to CHUG figures. I would like CHUG dinobots rather than MP dinobots if they are not official Takara/Hasbro stuff

They scale reasonably well with CHUG - possibly a little too large, but very close. They're my CHUG Dinobots.

[spiderken17]

Cool, I am leaning towards them to be my CHUG dinobots. They should be pretty big as the Dinobots were big in the cartoon. Now to find some at a reasonable price.....

[Hursticon]

So I got my back-end of 2014 PoL from BBTS in about a fortnight or so ago and decided to actually delve into it over the past week. :)

Yesterday I took some photos of my latest FansProject acquitions, in the forms of:

Columpio & Drepan
Sigma L
Cubrar & Tekour


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-V9zAgCMAAzq2J.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WG2PICYAANqP7.jpg:large


Rather annoyingly, Tekour seems to like to grip shafts with a greater amount of firmness than I'd of liked, as he refused to relinquish the tip of one of his Axe's handles and the bloody thing ended up sheering off! >_< :(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-V_z11CEAAwQJI.jpg:large


I decided to focus on Columpio for yesterday's quick shoot, as Sludge was my first ever Dinobot toy as a kid and hence is my favourite also.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WJe43CIAAPw0u.jpg:large


The thing with all 3 figures is that they're all awesome in terms of detail, paint apps and engineering; One can see a clear progression in terms of build quality and design from Columpio to Cubrar, but the former really only suffers from some looser than desired ball joints in the shoulders and hips.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WVXykCMAAbzHF.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WVYnsCEAAJniQ.jpg:large


With that said, this bloke feels great, is more sizeable than what I was expecting with plenty of mass in the right places, all whilst being able to pose WAY better than any Dinobot that preceded it (With the exception perhaps of some of the "Masterpieces" ;)).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WWGsZCcAAr32M.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WWHenCcAANikJ.jpg:large


Drepan in Bot mode suffers from the WELL publicised protruding proboscis out of his back that is honestly entirely undesirable but as a "Targetmaster" of sorts he's certainly no worse than any of the recent Power Core Combiner Minicons that were supposedly meant to fit the same role.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-WWdXzCQAA3K6x.jpg:large


His Alt mode is somewhat ill-fitted in that he has WAY too much mass to really be considered a proper blade and I think he'd off done better as a straight-up mace or morning-star but he is what he is and in the end I think I would've preferred the "Diaclone" man that came with the Convention Exclusive version of Columpio. :o


Where Drepan shines is as a "Dinorider" for Columpio in Beast mode! :D:D:D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-W0WLhCQAAyy60.jpg:large


As a HUGE fan of both Transformers Dinobots and the old 80s line Dinoriders, this gimmick hits me squarely on the nostalgia button and is a great carry-over from FansProject's original G1-inspired combiner, the RetroFuture Glacialbots. :cool:

Columpio as a Dino looks gorgeous and really nails the look of a modern Sludge brilliantly; the weapon placement, the Rifle even having a degree of transformation itself, is a complete nod to the original toy from the Diaclone-era. ;)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-W0Vc9CQAApyxW.jpg:large


Just look at this head, ALLL Robo-Diplodocus up in here! :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-W0UwCCAAAV8Pr.jpg:large


I'm absolutely in love with this figure, it's exactly what I'd hoped it'd be and apart from a slight issue with ball joint tolerances, I'd say this is the perfect modern take on a G1 Sludge if the Cartoon is more your focus and you're not after a WFC/FOC look or "Masterpiece" figure - Definitely recommended, with & without bias-glasses. :D:cool:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-W0T9KCMAALMnn.jpg:large


I'd hoped to take more photos of what I got today, been a bit busy though so maybe next weekend or something but next up will definitely be Cubrar. ;)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-W2stgCMAAhb14.jpg:large

[ChlorHex]

^Great pics and review, mate :)

I got me the convention exclusive FP Sludge and haven't opened that yet.

Cubrar's great... Really tricky to transform from beast to bot.
Hated the panels scraping each other and all that.

It's a pity your Tekour snapped... I was given fair warning of this risk from one of the FB TFs sites about this... Think it was from Daim Choc.
The trick is to pull with gradual force and not to twist, this will prevent the plastic from shearing off.
I've done it once but I won't attempt to place the weapon in Tekour's hand ever again... That grip is just nuts!