Fans Toys FT-07 Stomp (Sludge)

[Tober]

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[leej84]

Epic!!

[VERT]

Nice :)

[Sharky]

that is a nice looking sludge

I may need to order this one

[Initial_G]

Totally Awesome news for the day. Can't wait till pre-orders are up :)

[Gofigure]

Oh crap.....

Giga or fans giga or fans just keeps going around in my head

[Raider]

It's glorious!!! :D Can't wait for it to come out.

[kjavis]

Oh crap.....

Giga or fans giga or fans just keeps going around in my head
ditto, haven't got any yet so once I choose a side im binded, leaning towards giga because of the size factor but its 1giga vs 4ft so far, hope giga gets their next dino out soon

[leej84]

funny how they changed their approach a little with the dino leg hanging out in robot mode with stomp... surely they could of engineered it somehow to hide it like all the other not-dinobots they produced so far

[Crimson Prime]

Really hoping an Aussie seller gets the pre-orders for these, I'd much rather not pay a ridiculous shipping price on top of the ridiculous exchange rate to US$ again.

[CBratron]

funny how they changed their approach a little with the dino leg hanging out in robot mode with stomp... surely they could of engineered it somehow to hide it like all the other not-dinobots they produced so far

The tail folds into the legs. On Scoria the tail was hidden in the backpack (giving room for the dino-legs) but Stomp has a significant amount of dino-neck to hide so stashing the tail there wasn't an option.
Dino-tail on the outside or dino-legs on the outside. I think they made the right choice.

[Trent]

funny how they changed their approach a little with the dino leg hanging out in robot mode with stomp... surely they could of engineered it somehow to hide it like all the other not-dinobots they produced so far

Actually I'm betting they couldn't engineer the legs on the inside. Hey had significant problems designing this one so I bet the only way to make it work was to have the dino legs on the outside.

[spiderken17]

Really hoping an Aussie seller gets the pre-orders for these, I'd much rather not pay a ridiculous shipping price on top of the ridiculous exchange rate to US$ again.

I imagine TFidu will have it as they have the others.

[Tober]

funny how they changed their approach a little with the dino leg hanging out in robot mode with stomp... surely they could of engineered it somehow to hide it like all the other not-dinobots they produced so far

Sludge's G1 cartoon character design sheet has the feet on the outside. He is the only Dinobot that does.

[ITZTRU]

Sludge's G1 cartoon character design sheet has the feet on the outside. He is the only Dinobot that does.

yeah that's the first thing I started googling when i saw dino legs on the outside in robot mode of FT's model. In some of the G1 clips I've just watched, the dino legs aren't too prominent in bot mode but the outline of the dino legs are definitely there. Enough to agree with Tober.

[leej84]

Sludge's G1 cartoon character design sheet has the feet on the outside. He is the only Dinobot that does.

ahhh! now that i had a closer look, that little bulge on he side of the calf in the cartoon i guess can pass as the dino leg. At least it looks like its collapsed in half way unlike gigapower's not snarl, i just cant unsee that big dino front leg lump lol

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

This looks like it'll do nicely for my purposes, though I'd like to see the Giga Toys version as well.

I hope they include the rocket launcher as an accessory.

[Tober]

For reference, from The Ark Compendium book

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/ark%20-%20page029-sludge_zpsceypryn4.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/ark%20-%20page029-sludge_zpsceypryn4.jpg.html)

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[Bidoofdude]

Yet another (yes) masterpiece I can't afford at the moment. One day, one day.

[loophole]

Finally my favourite dinobot and he looks awesome!!

[STL]

Probably going to stick with FT. Too many QC issues from Guttur so far even though I like the look much better.

[Crimson Prime]

I imagine TFidu will have it as they have the others.

He's up on there now, very happy.

[Hursticon]

Finally my favourite dinobot and he looks awesome!!

Mine too Loopy and I'm VERY much considering picking this up as my only 3rd Party Dinobots MP. ;):cool:

As I'm looking for the most cost effective avenue, would you guys say that TFI is the best place to Preorder Sludge through? - Is their $200 asking price in AUD and does it include Postage? :o

[Tober]

Mine too Loopy and I'm VERY much considering picking this up as my only 3rd Party Dinobots MP. ;):cool:

As I'm looking for the most cost effective avenue, would you guys say that TFI is the best place to Preorder Sludge through? - Is their $200 asking price in AUD and does it include Postage? :o

Postage is an extra $16.

[Hursticon]

Postage is an extra $16.

Well, I guesstimated that it'd be $21 AUD if it didn't include postage, so that's pretty reasonable given the exchange rates - That IS in AUD right?

[Tober]

Well, I guesstimated that it'd be $21 AUD if it didn't include postage, so that's pretty reasonable given the exchange rates - That IS in AUD right?

Yep, $16AUD. :)

Bot + shipping is about $250AUD from Chimungmung.

[Hursticon]

Yep, $16AUD. :)

Bot + shipping is about $250AUD from Chimungmung.

Yeah, and I bet it'd be notably higher from RobotKingdom too! ;)

Thank you very much, Tober, for clarifying that for me - Now to give the TFI feedback thread a good perusal. ;):D

[Otter]

Order placed with TFI. So looking forward to this guy. My favourite dinobot after Grimlock.

[Hursticon]

Placed my 1st ever Preorder with TFI Downunder today, and it was for none other than FansToys: Stomp (Sludge). :D

As Sharky said when he preordered his today also, this should make for an interesting 1st purchase with TFI and an AWESOME self-Xmas present! :D:cool:

[xlojnr]

I hope that this one is released close to its estimated release date for you guys!

I'd be lining up other presents though - if you want something to open on Christmas day, as FT's track record with release dates doesn't look too good.

In other news, this little extra will be included for first wave orders:

posted by Dalianjj on TFW2005
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/27516114d1431347174-fanstoys-ft-07-stomp-masterpiece-sludge-ft07-14.jpg

[High_Q]

In other news, this little extra will be included for first wave orders:

Jar Jar, is that you?

[UltraMarginal]

I am really liking these Fanstoys Dinobots, I wish I had the budget.

[Tober]

More pics. No updated release date tho...

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[1AZRAEL1]

Wow. Just wow. I need to get my not-Snarl to catch up yet

[Trent]

That's impressive! The resemblance to the G1 toy is amazing.

[Megatran]

More pics. No updated release date tho...

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/AUST_Tober/th_FT07--002_zpscaaxtzoa.jpg (http://s273.photobucket.com/user/AUST_Tober/media/FT07--002_zpscaaxtzoa.jpg.html)
Talk about compromise position. :D