(fan-custom) TFC-004 Gear-of-war weapon set

[Gutsman Heavy]

And if they're going to go to all the trouble of making a new cassette (which is a great idea) why did they make it something random and non-representational instead of something... well... good?

*Ahem*

[TheDirtyDigger]

*Ahem*

What's that from, Gutsman?

[Sky Shadow]

What's that from, Gutsman?

Oh... it's apparently an auto-scout cassette from the G1 cartoon episode 'A Prime Problem' (which I haven't watched since the nineties, but I'm surprised it turns out that Soundwave has another tape, since it seems like the sort of thing that would come up more often in discussions of the cassettes and thus have a higher online presence and fan-following rather than me finding out about it now). I withdraw my "why did they make it something random and non-representational". I'm not convinced that I withdraw my "instead of something... well... good" though, but I guess we'll see when it's more than a digital image.

[griffin]

I'd always hoped that Hasbro or Takara would do an Auto-scout, even if it was only in a short scene of one episode. I mean, surely the toy pre-existed somewhere for Sunbow to use it on the cartoon, and I'd hoped to find the pre-TF toy, or an official release of it in TFs.
It's almost tempting to get this (unofficial) one just for the heck of it...

[Robzy]

I withdraw my "why did they make it something random and non-representational". I'm not convinced that I withdraw my "instead of something... well... good" though

Sorry, I have to agree with the others... an Auto-Scout figure would be TOTALLY AWESOME!!

I remember when I first saw that G1 episode when I was a kid, and I hoped that there would be a toy of it... but sadly it never came

Until now...

[Zippo]

Loving the set, and I can even by-pass the oversized missles due to the awesome'ness of the rest of the set.

So Kyle, you doing orders, have pricing and timing??

[Kyle]

Loving the set, and I can even by-pass the oversized missles due to the awesome'ness of the rest of the set.

So Kyle, you doing orders, have pricing and timing??

Have already asked my friends to look into this. As soon as they get back to me with the relevant info I'll let everyone know.

[orionpax1]

Have already asked my friends to look into this. As soon as they get back to me with the relevant info I'll let everyone know.

That would be cool you can put me down depending on price of course

[snazzbot 101]

Sorry, I have to agree with the others... an Auto-Scout figure would be TOTALLY AWESOME!!

I remember when I first saw that G1 episode when I was a kid, and I hoped that there would be a toy of it... but sadly it never came

Same here. I remember liking that I could actually tell it transformed from a cassette. The cartoon robot modes were always stylised but to my mind real world Transformers would look more like the toys (so Bumblebee should have a big, bonnet feet, not shrunken yellow sneakers).

And yes, I am aware of the impracticality.

As for the set, Autoscout's a win (obviously), the size of the missle launchers aren't a deal-breaker, while Inferno's ladder... I don't know. In alt mode it seems to replace the water cannon, while in robot mode it seem to complement it.

[GoktimusPrime]

The cartoon robot modes were always stylised but to my mind real world Transformers would look more like the toys (so Bumblebee should have a big, bonnet feet, not shrunken yellow sneakers).

Yes! Toy-accuracy FTW!