Fansproject TFX-Defender prototype pics

[primatives]

Hey just saw this on another website thought you guys might want to see. Looks pretty good!! Can't wait for this

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/fans-project-update-tfxdefender/17139/

[Hereticpoo]

Cool figure. Its amazing that a garage company can do this stuff but the licence holder can't. Bought. :)

[Bartrim]

That looks awesome:D

[SOUNDBLASTER]

Looks very cool indeed :) I'd buy it :D

[Zippo]

Looks very nice, but perhaps a tad too close to Spinger not to cause trouble.

[mknell]

Very impressive indeed

[blackie]

noting recent prices, this is going to be VERY expensive i would think

[kaiden]

I've always wanted a decent triple changer. My favourites are Blitzwing and Springer but the G1 versions left a lot to be desired.

There is no way in hell im missing this one ^_^

[canofwhoopass_87]

Will this be a complete figure on its own? Or another appendage/armour kit?

[MV75]

What would it attach to? ;)

Anyway, looks hot, but I'd like to know a price first.

[Lord_Zed]

Interesting, it has a nice Cybertronian kinda style to it, rather than just being a space car.



Anyway, looks hot, but I'd like to know a price first.

Ditto.

[canofwhoopass_87]

It'll attach to universe springer :p

Yeh I looked at the pics more carefully...sorta answered my own question.

Arcee next!

[Vector Prime]

Anyway, looks hot, but I'd like to know a price first.

+2 on that one

[Sam]

The alternate modes look good too!

[Blink90210]

Looks good, I'm about 80% to the "I'll pay whatever price for it" stage. Might have to do with the fact that the movie line does nothing for me.

[Lint]

Pretty awesome homage to it's G1 counterpart

[Geminii]

Cool figure. Its amazing that a garage company can do this stuff but the licence holder can't.

Well, Hasbro probably could, if they wanted to sell low numbers of something at the $80 price point which might not meet safety standards, after spending decades marketing themselves as makers of kidsafe products.

[Deceptic_Optic]

Yum.... GROUP ORDER!

[Hereticpoo]

Well, Hasbro probably could, if they wanted to sell low numbers of something at the $80 price point which might not meet safety standards, after spending decades marketing themselves as makers of kidsafe products.

Jebus I wrote an essay in regards to your comment and lost it.
Summary - Hasbro can.
$80 is cheap.
Parents pay for Leader Class, Ultra Class Supreme class.
Low numbers - response - look at the Masterpiece Line.
Kiddy issue's - see below

I do agree with you that Hasbro's focus is kiddys, but across the ocean there's a company called TakaraTomy that can fill the collectors market if they got permission from the daddy. :)

[Oilspill]

It'll attach to universe springer :p

Yeh I looked at the pics more carefully...sorta answered my own question.

Arcee next!

Really, I always thought it was a stand-alone figure for 'Defender', and those resin prototype shots don't show any universe figure underneath that I can see.

Is there something I'm missing? (I don't own Universe Springer so I may be missing the obvious)

[canofwhoopass_87]

No I was just kidding, it looks to be a stand alone figure. First of its kind I believe by FP? I'm not really a follower so not 100% sure. If it is, then yeh we can expect a fat price on this - considering the recent addon kits sell for heaps.

[Oilspill]

Duh. I misinterpreted the ':p'.

Yeah, Fans Project's stuff is really good quality though, and I don't have a Springer in my collection at all, so I'll definitely be preordering this one.

Now, if they'd only make a new head for Darkwing that would be sweet :)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Defender looks sweet (and coincidentally totally legally distinct from any TF I've ever seen before), luvvin' the armored car mode.

[Geminii]

I do agree with you that Hasbro's focus is kiddys, but across the ocean there's a company called TakaraTomy that can fill the collectors market if they got permission from the daddy. :)

Yup. I carefully avoided mentioning TakTomy, as it's possible they might be able to do something of the nature. Not having a direct "in" to the Japanese toy market and relevant legalities and economies, though, I thought I'd be better off simply leaving it out of the discussion until someone with more info could step up.

Still, it's an interesting idea: reworkings of old characters in a cross between Classics and Masterpiece style. Would the resulting profits be worth a major toy company's time and resources, though?

[kaiden]

Yup. I carefully avoided mentioning TakTomy, as it's possible they might be able to do something of the nature. Not having a direct "in" to the Japanese toy market and relevant legalities and economies, though, I thought I'd be better off simply leaving it out of the discussion until someone with more info could step up.

Still, it's an interesting idea: reworkings of old characters in a cross between Classics and Masterpiece style. Would the resulting profits be worth a major toy company's time and resources, though?

Millions of happy Transformers customers? I think thats profit enough for them :p