FansToys FT-15 Willy (Hound)

What's the connection with the name Willy & Hound? Same goes for the other 3rd party character names. :confused:

Willy's (or Willy's Overland to be precise) is the company that produced the Jeep for the US Army in WW2.

Looks fantastic. Still not in a position to buy. I still lack any of the MP cars (tight focus on Generations/CW at the moment).

Test shot

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This looks better than the maketoys version imo, the waist is in proportion and the feet is not just a box. Head sculpt I have to give to maketoys though. Hmm very tough decision still, I'm a fans toys fan but I'll have to wait for some in hand reviews and comparison between the two.

At first I though that MakeToys nailed it, but this one looks better to me now. Will wait and see.

Although an official version can't be too far off.

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Originally Posted by Trent

At first I though that MakeToys nailed it, but this one looks better to me now. Will wait and see.

Although an official version can't be too far off.

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I believe TT has mirage and hound ready , probably want to kill these 3p by letting them release and then they announce

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Originally Posted by Bidoofdude

Looks fantastic. Still not in a position to buy. I still lack any of the MP cars (tight focus on Generations/CW at the moment).

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You need to bail on that $h!t man!! And get on the MP and MP 3P wagon ;)

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Originally Posted by drifand

I believe TT has mirage and hound ready , probably want to kill these 3p by letting them release and then they announce

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It isn't going to hurt the 3P company's sales if they announce after the 3P toy's release.

Only way it will hurt them is if they release prototypes, have invested a lot of time and money into the project and its in production then TT release news of an official version. That is likely to kill a lot of sales other than those who have already picked it up on pre-order. I noticed that Fan Toys might be anticipating this as not-Galvatron is on pre-order for a Sept. 16 release. If I was them I'd want to get as many pre-ordered as possible.

Now on the actual topic, I will probably pick this up even though I'm confident an official version will be released. I love the way Fan Toys have created their pieces and being a little OCD I must have them all! Just not a fan of the feet...