FansProject's Protector Armor (Not-Rodimus)

[heroic_decepticon]

My order from RK arrived! Can't wait till I get home to try it

congrats! It's a great figure and works well. City Commander is still better in my books though, heh.

[Hursticon]

My order from RK arrived! Can't wait till I get home to try it

Mine did too dude! Yippi!
You're gonna love it man!

Mine won't be here until next week.

That's sad to hear Tallest, how long ago did you order it now?

congrats! It's a great figure and works well. City Commander is still better in my books though, heh.

Indeed, he is great Heroic and as much as I love City Commander though - that huge waste of a gun puts him that micron lower in awesomeness IMO.
Regardless, both are absolutely exceptional, so I'm gonna post some pics...

3rd Party Products = Pure Freakin' Awesome!!!

[kaiden]

Also got mine today and I really like it. Its add so much to the (imo poorly designed) hot rod. having actual arms is quite nice and makes me look foward to MP Rodimus.

My only complaint is the head. comparing it to hot rod you can see why it looks so bad. the head needs some light piping eyes and not cheaply painted ones. the head also lacks the serious looking face and ends up looking like something from animated.

sidearm is very nice quality and transforms decently.

now i just have to wait for my City Commander from RK and Not-Springer from Kyle/Patrick and United Kup. Still havent decided on an Arcee & Spike/Daniel yet.

[Tallestblue]

Hursticon- I pretty much preordered him the day he was available.
However the way my pay works out I paid for him on the 23rd. But I can wait.....Sorta. BTW is Delicate Warrior Arcee a Better choice than Valkyrie?

[liegeprime]

Hursticon- I pretty much preordered him the day he was available.
However the way my pay works out I paid for him on the 23rd. But I can wait.....Sorta. BTW is Delicate Warrior Arcee a Better choice than Valkyrie?

Shouldnt be too long now TB. I paid mine by paypal on the 17th - processed on the 20th still it arrived quick - yesterday actually - but I was out when the postie knocked so I only got a little note in my mailbox - which I checked at night so I missed getting it yesterday from postie.

[Hursticon]

Needs only a kup figure and prolly add MP Grimlock so Wheelie can sit top of his head (dino mode of course heheheh) and some quints in the background mwahahahaha 3rd party products galore!!

Too right dude!
Kup, Wreck-gar, I've got MP Grimlock so check and ooh some Quints would indeed be nice!

BTW is Delicate Warrior Arcee a Better choice than Valkyrie?

IMHO? Yes, most definitely.
Though I've not got both nor have I seen both side by side in real life - I've seen a video review comparing the 2 and I've read about a zillion posts between OTCA, TFW2005 and Seibertron though and all opinions seem to go the same way:

MGT-01 Delicate Warrior -
Pros: Superior Quality, Cheaper (Seller Dependant), Suits Classicsverse figures.
Cons: Limited Production number due to this figure being hand-made by 1 guy.

TRNS-1 Valkyrie -
Pros: Suits G1 figures.
Cons: Poor Quality Construction/Paint Apps/Materials, Higher Price.

Hope that helps dude.

[Tallestblue]

it does. Now I just have to find one!

[gdmetro]

Though I've not got both nor have I seen both side by side in real life - I've seen a video review comparing the 2 and I've read about a zillion posts between OTCA, TFW2005 and Seibertron though and all opinions seem to go the same way:

MGT-01 Delicate Warrior -
Pros: Superior Quality, Cheaper (Seller Dependant), Suits Classicsverse figures.
Cons: Limited Production number due to this figure being hand-made by 1 guy.

TRNS-1 Valkyrie -
Pros: Suits G1 figures.
Cons: Poor Quality Construction/Paint Apps/Materials, Higher Price.

Hope that helps dude.

Very helpful guide! Still missing a classics arcee for my collection but probably going to wait on it since there's too much other stuff that are more of a priority.

Personally, I like the Valkyrie's box more than the Delicate Warrior but I would probably pick up the latter due to the better quality of the actual figure.

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On the topic of Protector- Ive only had time to put the armor on rodimus - Haven't properly fiddled with the trailer mode yet. I have to say It looks better in person than from the pics.

My Gripe is the head- and some people have had issue with the face. But I don't mind the face- even though it could have been done more accurately just by removing the helmet parts extending across the face/cheek back. But the real problem is the bloody engine block sticking out on the back. From the side or back view it just looks ghastly and unnatural, and even from the front the head has an unavoidable outline wrecking what is a pretty nice head.

Another issue stems from this design - and that is the chest cavity which holds the head/engine piece in Alt mode.

I wish the head was attached to a separate piece that formed the engine piece- which should slot into that cavity part allowing for a proper autobot insignia. Id rather not even have the engine block and have the back of the head protrude out in vehicle mode and have a decent looking head. Perhaps FP or another company can give us a better head to fix this.

Overall, looking at the final bot mode the armor is much needed and completes the lacking rodimus mould. I think it's an awesome figure, but while the trailer and bot mode is more complex, I think City Commander is still my fav FP upgrade kit of the 2. I can't pin it on any specific thing- although the difference is marginal.

Still waiting on Kup, perceptor and an upgrade kit for Blurr to assemble the team from the attack of autobot city from the movie!!

[kup]

Awesome! All that picture needs is a Kup and you are all set!

[Hursticon]

Awesome! All that picture needs is a Kup and you are all set!

Cheers Kup!
+ a Wreck-gar and your dead right dude!
I'll have to do a comparison shot between them and their G1 counterparts when I get those last 2 Classicsverse figures.
(Pity there's no G1 Arcee though )