Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:53 amThat carrier mode is huge! Now I just need to find some micro Valkryies for a cross-over! 
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:53 amRe: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:24 amSo he DOES have an axe! This guy is awesome!
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:40 amThe Cruiser mode is growing on me. I love Macross/Robotech/Japanese Mecha, so I'll probably love this. I definitely love FP products...sorry, accountant. It's going to be a crappy November. Preordered!
(Now that retail prices on regular TF Deluxes are insane, I can save money there. Maybe I'll peruse the clearance shelves after Xmas.)
(Now that retail prices on regular TF Deluxes are insane, I can save money there. Maybe I'll peruse the clearance shelves after Xmas.)
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:44 amlooks like another top notch Fans Project design. Looks like another flat rate shipping fiasco that I don't want to be a part of. Oh well.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:45 amThanks to all our fans for all the patience with so many projects going on. We have many announcements to make starting with this one. FPC will be releasing pre-orders soon for Assaulter and has confirmed with FP that members of FPC that order will receive a bonus with their figure.
After some back and forth with the manufacturer, we have confirmed that the bonus mini bots will be packaged with FPC versions of Assaulter together with the box. Due to the huge interest in these, the manufacturer has also noted that these minis will also be available with all retailed Assaulters, but packaged separately.
So the BBTS/other retailer version will have everything that the FPC one does, but packaged separately? For the same price?
Much as I want to support FPC, BBTS's pile of loot and customer service will win this for me, easily.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:02 pmAndrius wrote:Thanks to all our fans for all the patience with so many projects going on. We have many announcements to make starting with this one. FPC will be releasing pre-orders soon for Assaulter and has confirmed with FP that members of FPC that order will receive a bonus with their figure.After some back and forth with the manufacturer, we have confirmed that the bonus mini bots will be packaged with FPC versions of Assaulter together with the box. Due to the huge interest in these, the manufacturer has also noted that these minis will also be available with all retailed Assaulters, but packaged separately.
So the BBTS/other retailer version will have everything that the FPC one does, but packaged separately? For the same price?
Much as I want to support FPC, BBTS's pile of loot and customer service will win this for me, easily.
Amen, and a Boom shakalaka.
13$ shipping vs. 0$ POL shipping.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:28 pmI have a question and I would really appreciate if someone could answer it, especially if someone had the opportunity of having one in hands:
What kind of joint is in Assaulter's hips connecting the legs to the body? Is that a ball joint? or is it a ratchet joint?
I think it is a very important question because of the diecast in the legs. I don't want to believe they use ball joints in the hips, but... never know... The joints in the hips seems similar to the ones in Core Steel, which are ball joints... Assaulter needs to have ratchet joints to support poses.
Thank you =)
What kind of joint is in Assaulter's hips connecting the legs to the body? Is that a ball joint? or is it a ratchet joint?
I think it is a very important question because of the diecast in the legs. I don't want to believe they use ball joints in the hips, but... never know... The joints in the hips seems similar to the ones in Core Steel, which are ball joints... Assaulter needs to have ratchet joints to support poses.
Thank you =)
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:38 pmPre-ordered.
It certainly has a Macross vibe to it, but that's OK with me.
I look at it as a "Cybertron" mode ... and I really like Macross, so it's all good.
If some later company does re-do the character with more of an earth mode, I'd probably look to update this, and move him from my Neo-G1 shelves to my Cybertron mode shelf, which is getting a lot of love because of the WfC/FoC stuff.
It certainly has a Macross vibe to it, but that's OK with me.
I look at it as a "Cybertron" mode ... and I really like Macross, so it's all good.
If some later company does re-do the character with more of an earth mode, I'd probably look to update this, and move him from my Neo-G1 shelves to my Cybertron mode shelf, which is getting a lot of love because of the WfC/FoC stuff.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:51 pmrpetras wrote:Pre-ordered.
It certainly has a Macross vibe to it, but that's OK with me.
I look at it as a "Cybertron" mode ... and I really like Macross, so it's all good.
If some later company does re-do the character with more of an earth mode, I'd probably look to update this, and move him from my Neo-G1 shelves to my Cybertron mode shelf, which is getting a lot of love because of the WfC/FoC stuff.
Yep, that's kinda what I'm thinking as well. It's a good representation if they were shooting for a Cybertronian/pre-Earth mode for him.
I'm still not biting though simply because I don't have an itch for a pre-Earth Broadside that badly. It does look like a pretty nifty figure though.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:04 pmxyl360 wrote:rpetras wrote:Pre-ordered.
It certainly has a Macross vibe to it, but that's OK with me.
I look at it as a "Cybertron" mode ... and I really like Macross, so it's all good.
If some later company does re-do the character with more of an earth mode, I'd probably look to update this, and move him from my Neo-G1 shelves to my Cybertron mode shelf, which is getting a lot of love because of the WfC/FoC stuff.
Yep, that's kinda what I'm thinking as well. It's a good representation if they were shooting for a Cybertronian/pre-Earth mode for him.
I'm still not biting though simply because I don't have an itch for a pre-Earth Broadside that badly. It does look like a pretty nifty figure though.
Maybe some other company can create a middle piece that fits over the 2 runways and makes it look more like an earth carrier. At least they got the robot mode right. Although I would have been satisfied with a repaint of Armada Tidal Wave with a retooled head. Flip the wings out and its a plane, lol.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:06 pmRated X wrote:xyl360 wrote:rpetras wrote:Pre-ordered.
It certainly has a Macross vibe to it, but that's OK with me.
I look at it as a "Cybertron" mode ... and I really like Macross, so it's all good.
If some later company does re-do the character with more of an earth mode, I'd probably look to update this, and move him from my Neo-G1 shelves to my Cybertron mode shelf, which is getting a lot of love because of the WfC/FoC stuff.
Yep, that's kinda what I'm thinking as well. It's a good representation if they were shooting for a Cybertronian/pre-Earth mode for him.
I'm still not biting though simply because I don't have an itch for a pre-Earth Broadside that badly. It does look like a pretty nifty figure though.
Maybe some other company can create a middle piece that fits over the 2 runways and makes it look more like an earth carrier. At least they got the robot mode right. Although I would have been satisfied with a repaint of Armada Tidal Wave with a retooled head. Flip the wings out and its a plane, lol.
The carrier mode doesn't actually bug me as much (though it would have been nice). I really wanted a show-accurate plane mode. I always thought he looked cool, kinda like a gigantic Aerialbot or something. That's why his scale clashes between carrier and jet modes never bothered me, because he actually didn't really mass-shift too much on the show. He turned into a gigantic plane the size of an aircraft carrier.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:41 pmWhy are people looking for Assaulter to have a G1 look when it's obviously using a Cybertronian mode?
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:49 pmdaimchoc wrote:Why are people looking for Assaulter to have a G1 look when it's obviously using a Cybertronian mode?
I guess it's my own fault for misunderstanding the concept of what they were trying to create. I honestly thought that, like Springer (Defender), they were shooting for a homage/representation of the original G1 version of the character. It was never really clear to me that what they were going for was a Cybertronian version.
I was looking for a modern (i.e. bigger, more complex, better articulated, more show-accurate) G1 version of Broadside. Again, that's my own misunderstanding of what they were doing, and the reason why I'm not buying in on this one.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:50 pmdaimchoc wrote:Why are people looking for Assaulter to have a G1 look when it's obviously using a Cybertronian mode?
Because people have a affliction of liking old, outdated designs, and want them to be repeated every two years.
I'm digging these FP's, because they are not G1, but a completely new universe of g1 characters in new exciting designs, we haven't seen before.
Plus I'm a Mecha Fan, so the fact theres a macross shot out in that design, means double win.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:01 pmRodimalToyota wrote:daimchoc wrote:Why are people looking for Assaulter to have a G1 look when it's obviously using a Cybertronian mode?
Because people have a affliction of liking old, outdated designs, and want them to be repeated every two years.
I'm digging these FP's, because they are not G1, but a completely new universe of g1 characters in new exciting designs, we haven't seen before.
Plus I'm a Mecha Fan, so the fact theres a macross shot out in that design, means double win.
Hey, I'm all for updates, but making something look like a Macross mecha from 10 or 20 years ago isn't an 'update' in my opinion. Making it look like perhaps a more modern incarnation of an actual fighter jet/aircraft carrier would be an update, not making it look like something considered 'futuristic' back in the 80's.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:06 pmTechnically, Springer only used his cybertronian mode.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:09 pmdaimchoc wrote:Technically, Springer only used his cybertronian mode.
Yep, very true, but that's what he had/looked like in the movie/show (just like Arcee, Hot Rod and Kup).
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:40 amRodimalToyota wrote:daimchoc wrote:Why are people looking for Assaulter to have a G1 look when it's obviously using a Cybertronian mode?
Because people have a affliction of liking old, outdated designs, and want them to be repeated every two years.
1986 to 2012 does not equal 2 years.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
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Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:26 pmGAAARRR!! I can't believe they're making me wear this stoopid powdered-wig!! *rageface*
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:30 pmGlad I got him on preorder....
Still don't get why Steelcore hasn't made it to e-tail stores yet.
Still don't get why Steelcore hasn't made it to e-tail stores yet.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:35 pmdaimchoc wrote:
All right, who's the orange guy? He looks kinda neat,
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:56 pmMkall wrote:daimchoc wrote:
All right, who's the orange guy? He looks kinda neat,
He looks like he tranforms into a ball or a cheeseburger. Very odd and not from FP I'm guessing.
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:24 am... Scrounge?
Re: Fansproject Warbot Assaulter. General Release - October
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:33 amheadsortails wrote:Glad I got him on preorder....
Still don't get why Steelcore hasn't made it to e-tail stores yet.
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