Fansproject TFX-Defender prototype pics

[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 ''.

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