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Dinobots have been the talk of the fandom since it was revealed that Grimlock and company would be featured in next year's Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Now we have some Dinobots (or would it be Dino-nots?) from the third-party front. Some new prototype images of TFC Toys' Dino-combiner have surfaced on ACToys. All five figures are revealed in dinosaur mode, as well as their combined form. Like TFC Toys' Hercules set, the Dino-combiner will also feature individual weapons that combine. Even if you're not a fan of the set's combining gimmick these figures look as though they could serve as good individual Dinobots. Of course that will depend heavily on their final colors.

Just in case you're wondering who the other combiner is in image three, it's another TFC Toys project based on Star Cats Rescue Team, a Chinese cartoon. While not a Transformers related project, it appears a Denfensor-ish repaint may be in the cards based on the last image mirrored below.

that pretty cool. why cant hasbro buy the rights to produce some of these 3rd party figures, most of them are better than what hasbros putting out these days and it would save the fandom some money. Not to mention make hasbro more money.

I really think its time with the know how these companies have that all these combiner pieces start getting built into the figures. I would rather not have feet and hands that have to be set off to the side.

OK, but I'd prefer an upgrade set that would allow you to combine the orginal G1 toys into such a mode.

How about a drone dinosaur that becomes all the pieces for G1 Dinobots to combine?

Oh wow! That's really pretty cool. Nice to see an actual 3D model of the plans we've seen.

MR Optimus Prime wrote:How about a drone dinosaur that becomes all the pieces for G1 Dinobots to combine?

i think drone pieces are lazy and they all suck, look at the failed PCC line and any other drone bots. They suck.Keeping them individual and all transforming adds value.

And for people complaining about NOT having add on pieces. Its much better to have add on pieces that fit, then once again the lazy and UGLY Energon combiners that do not have true hands or feet. Its why 3rd parties make upgrades for them.

This combiner looks pretty good especially since its coming from a 3rd party. It could use a larger head, unless this isnt the final product. The feet are actually cool, like the Predacons feet cannons but with 3! cool. What I wanna know is what the combiner is to its left in the pic? A DEFENSOR??

Cybershark wrote:What I wanna know is what the combiner is to its left in the pic? A DEFENSOR??

El Duque wrote:Just in case you're wondering who the other combiner is in image three, it's another TFC Toys project based on Star Cats Rescue Team, a Chinese cartoon. While not a Transformers related project, it appears a Denfensor-ish repaint may be in the cards based on the last image mirrored below.

El Duque wrote:

Cybershark wrote:What I wanna know is what the combiner is to its left in the pic? A DEFENSOR??

El Duque wrote:Just in case you're wondering who the other combiner is in image three, it's another TFC Toys project based on Star Cats Rescue Team, a Chinese cartoon. While not a Transformers related project, it appears a Denfensor-ish repaint may be in the cards based on the last image mirrored below.

lol, Yea I seen it after I hit send, I was being lazy reading, thanks.

I also think the Dino former could be larger it seems rather small as well as the head could be larger too. And it needs some kind of chest shield. Just what I think.

Eh, never really cared for a combining dinobot team. And I could definitely live without a 3rd party recolor of something not Transformer related wannabe Defensor. Custom 3rd party products are starting to feel like Knock Offs of Transformers characters to me (more detailed updated articulated KO's but still KO's). Don't get me wrong, I love my City Commander, and when I have the rest of Hercules I will probably love him too. The Cygar upgrade for Kup and the upgrade for movie Screamer are all great. But the Ironhide/Ratchet, Huffer/Seaspray/Powerglide and other thing (sorry for only using iGear products) seem like updated, articulated KO's to me. So do the two Devastators. But the upgrade sets like CC, Protector, Leader SS jets/saw, Cygar, and Tanker don't feel like KO's to me, just improvements. Anyway, that's just my two cents.