Revised Names For Fansproject Causality Series

Ok i was like this is cool and the names are pretty cool too until i saw the last one: Backfiery? i mean Thundershred and Stormbomb sound like cools names, but Backfiery? Just Backfire would have worked just as well. Oh well, he still will be Kickback too me.

Stockade wrote:Ok i was like this is cool and the names are pretty cool too until i saw the last one: Backfiery? i mean Thundershred and Stormbomb sound like cools names, but Backfiery? Just Backfire would have worked just as well.

I think it's because there already is a Transformer named Backfire, personally I would have came up with another name but, whatever, these still look sick!

Assuming this is for legal reasons. Does it really matter though. We all know who they'll be when they land on our shelves.

Backfiery just sounds silly. Whatever, they probably pulled something out of their hat fast and got back to work.

Anyhoo, I wonder if their elements will change? The brief on BBTS said Stormshred obtained the power of wind with his ninja skills, but now he's called Thundershred. No big deal, same thing right? Well... the guy now called Stormbomb was expected to get the power of thunder. It's a funny twist I wouldn't put past Hasbro, but will Fansproject let it slide.

Backfirey? Really? If it's a copyright issue, why not just come up with something different altogether. It's not like Backfire is the original toy they're immitating.

...And Thunderbomb was way cooler.

They can call it Huey, Dewey, and Louie for all I care. It's Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel and I want them.

I liked the Insecticons as a kid. They were so different in their concept of transforming Insects, like the Dinobots were different. Never had them growing up, though.

Fansprojects is terrible at it's names, but it doesn't matter. They can call it anything they like, I'll call it bought on sight.

Yeah, the stories they come up with really suck. Almost makes me wanna cancel my preorder ... NOT!!

Of course they really would need to put forth more effort if / when they release more original stuff like Glaciarbot. But if they're just gonna o not-Classics, then it doesn't matter to me what they come up with.

I have not as of yet got any Fansproject figures mainly due to lack of cash, But seriously does anyone feel they would have been better off not painting the figures?

They would then have no problems whatsoever with copyright as it is a kitbash for fans. When i look at the New Fansproject figures the insecticons they are basically them but much better made. Hasbro will see this and be annoyed with them.

norwichchris wrote:I have not as of yet got any Fansproject figures mainly due to lack of cash, But seriously does anyone feel they would have been better off not painting the figures?

They would then have no problems whatsoever with copyright as it is a kitbash for fans. When i look at the New Fansproject figures the insecticons they are basically them but much better made. Hasbro will see this and be annoyed with them.

No way in hell do I want to paint my toys.

I build a lot of models, and am pretty decent at painting miniatures, but they aren't toys. When a buy a transformer, I want to be able to tear it open and play with it immediately. A resin kit on the other hand, needs to be washed, trimmed up, assembled, filled, primed, painted, and then sealed. I don't mind taking the time to plan out kits, and put the time into them, but for me: Transformers = Toys, not projects.

I also think that it would degrade their value in a collection. These will get a limited run, and by having them all identical, they each hold their value. Once they are painted differently (and to varying degrees of skill), they immediately lose a lot of their value to me.

Besides, those who want to paint them are free to muck theirs up as much as they want!

My $0.02...