TFC Protectobots

[Trent]

It would appear after they finish Uranos, and the Ares, TFC are going to tackle the protectobots. From TFW, there appears to be a Streetwise prototype. But it seems TFC are moving away from the traditional alt modes as Streetwise is a Mustang. He does a very good impersonation of movie Barricade.

Apparently streetwise is a large deluxe sized figure. So hopefully he will fit in the classics scale theme. Although it would also be cool to have the possibility of the vehicles scaling with the MP cars.

Good to know that they aren't persisting with that Star Cats recolour for Defensor. And hopefully that dino-combiner they have will die with it








And here we get an idea of size against TFC's other projects. On a side note, HOLY CRAP Nemean is huge

[1AZRAEL1]

Damn. I may want this.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Been waiting too damn long for a 3rd party Defensor. Just wish it wasn't TFC. Their colour and design don't appeal to me

[lancalot]

that leg piece didn't take much imagination /engineering ... ...they should of flip it the other way around and used the bonnet as the feet would been heap better ...

[liegeprime]

Sure hope there's another alternative 3rd company doing theire version... TFCs are just too BIG.....Ever since I got Maketoys Giant - Im more basing him as the Benchmark for height wise for these 3rd party gestalts.

[Defcon]

Just a prototype by the looks, but I think that Streetwise looks rubbish.

[KalEl]

tfc stop making me poor!

[Hursticon]

Sure hope there's another alternative 3rd company doing theire version... TFCs are just too BIG.....Ever since I got Maketoys Giant - Im more basing him as the Benchmark for height wise for these 3rd party gestalts.

I echo Liege's sentiments also, I'm also not the biggest fan of the design/engineering aesthetic that TFC employs...

TFC's Predacons look like a step in the right direction, their Aerialbots however are not - lets see where they go with the Protectobots.

[Iriorne]

that leg piece didn't take much imagination /engineering ... ...they should of flip it the other way around and used the bonnet as the feet would been heap better ...

It's probably an homage to the way that the G1 version connected, and possibly a way to enable scramble city combination. Assuming they go the route of non-integrated forearms, it should be fairly easy to include a few standard connector ports into each bot so they can each form a lower leg/upper arm. If they do it right, you might even be able to connect them both right-way-up and upside-down.

It should at least keep all the people complaining about FansProject Intimidator's non-integrated legs and gappy elbows happy.

That said, I'm also not really a fan of TFC's designs. I think they look a bit blocky and simplistic, and mostly are just too darn big.

[Sam]

Right choice for combiner, but perhaps wrong choice for scale.

Still, Autobot combiners by third parties are rather lacking, and it's about time someone brought the hurt to my Maketoys Giant, so will wait and see.