Fansproject Intimidator and Motor Master Revealed

[canofwhoopass_87]

No, there isn't much is there?
I did hear a rumour though that Preorders should go up towards the end of the year, BUT, whether that means for individual figures or for a Giftset?, I have no idea.

They're at a pretty advanced stage though! Those prototypes look like they're not that far off from pre-order. Don't forget too, that the Computron silhouette has been up on MTs website since the start of the year, so this guy has been in development for quite some time now.

Fingers crossed for a giftset!

[Hursticon]

They're at a pretty advanced stage though! Those prototypes look like they're not that far off from pre-order. Don't forget too, that the Computron silhouette has been up on MTs website since the start of the year, so this guy has been in development for quite some time now.

Fingers crossed for a giftset!

You're probably dead right dude and I hope so too as these guys look friggin' fantastic! - Here-here on a Giftset.

[Lord_Zed]

The last time we saw Giant at a similar stage, he was 12 months away so I wouldn't expect to see Computron this year.

The black toys seem to be used to test the actual production model, so perhaps not to far of though.

Maketoys are the only company thus far who there is a precedent for doing a gift set, personally I prefer getting toys one at a time so I have more time to enjoy each one individually, though from a economical point of view a gift set is usually better value.

[liegeprime]

Make toys and FP seem to have the same engineering in their designs. I wonder if they share a toy engineer or something? On the off chance if MT and FP merged.... whoa!! hopefully = more awesome toys! (and hopefully more original ones )

[canofwhoopass_87]

The recently released photos of FP's not-Menasor really made me wanna fork out the moola for the set, but the shots of the big fella from behind really leaves a lot to be desired. His feet are crummy and the back of the combined figure looks unfinished, with too much "internals?" exposed.

I dunno. Having a real hard time convincing myself to buy it. Maybe the final colour photos will push me over the edge!

[kaiden]

The recently released photos of FP's not-Menasor really made me wanna fork out the moola for the set, but the shots of the big fella from behind really leaves a lot to be desired. His feet are crummy and the back of the combined figure looks unfinished, with too much "internals?" exposed.

I dunno. Having a real hard time convincing myself to buy it. Maybe the final colour photos will push me over the edge!

You're better off waiting for a proper review to decide as I've felt some regret when it came to buying a lot of 3P stuff. Though I should do this also as I had the same reservations when it came to the back panels on MM in both robot modes - yet I still bought all 4 limbs.

The problem is waiting too long to decide and then dealing with aftermarket prices.

[SuspectimusPrime]

You're better off waiting for a proper review to decide as I've felt some regret when it came to buying a lot of 3P stuff. Though I should do this also as I had the same reservations when it came to the back panels on MM in both robot modes - yet I still bought all 4 limbs.

The problem is waiting too long to decide and then dealing with aftermarket prices.

I agree. If I was unsure about these guys, in hedging against potential lost I would still pre-order all of them asap rather than dealing with the aftermarket again, almost all of FP's releases has either held or gone up in value.

I was expecting Defender to have dropped in value because of Generations Springer, but was quite surprised after a quick search. Seems like the number of bids/potential buyers might have dropped, but value still holds quite well.

[SharkyMcShark]

So I've got all of these so far, and am eagerly awaiting the Not-Motormaster preorders to go up.

Brief thoughts (in order of release)

Car Crash (Not-Breakdown) - Second best of the lot. Car mode is a Lamborghini hybrid, closest to Aventador. The transformation is worryingly tight, you're going to get scraping between the outer hood pieces and the inner pieces, which are painted red, so watch for scratching - I've got none so far but am paranoid. Bot mode is fantastically poseable and very stable.

T-Bone (Not-Wildrider) - Remold of Car Crash, but you can only really tell in bot mode. Car mode looks like a Corvette type thing with added bodywork and doesn't hold together as well as Car Crash. Transformation feels looks, especially the legs. Bot mode looks more or less the same as Car Crash but with different shoulders and chest. Gun is worrying tight in his hand - these have Prime style open hands. No stress marks yet, but I'm worried, as always.

Down Force (Not-Dragstrip) - Not even going to try and pretend I know what this car is - colours are really nice though, the aqua on the shoulders/lights really pops against the bright orangey yellow and metallic silver. Transformation is all standard except the shoulders/front of the car, which are quite finnicky and end up quite unstable in both modes. Bot mode is not as poseable or stable as the others. The weakest of the bunch, in both modes.

Last Chance (Not-Dead End) - Best of the lot. Car mode is a Ferrari FXX (I watch Top Gear sometimes, what of it?). Transformation is fairly standard, and nothing feels too tight or loose. Instructions miss a step about clicking the crotchplate back in car mode to give it rolling clearance. Both mode is a lovely mix of dark red and gunmetal. The car parts hanging off the arms lend it a slightly shellformer vibe, but overall a very nice execution.

Overall thoughts so far - the only ones worth buying on their own are Last Chance (definitely worth picking up if you're not getting the set) and Car Crash (just about worth picking up if you're not getting the set).

Lots of tiny parts and force required - I had the set of them on my desk this morning and went from robot -> car -> robot for each of them (so 12 transformations in all) and now my fingers hurt from pressing tiny sharp bits of plastic into eachother


Possibly more detailed thoughts coming later on if I can get a nice dark backdrop for the shiny black glass dining room table we now have for that photobox effect.

[Tober]

Has there been any update on when Not-Motormaster will be up for preorder?

[Hursticon]

Has there been any update on when Not-Motormaster will be up for preorder?

At this point no, annoyingly - Seems FansProject has fallen back into their silent, procrastinating ways...