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*TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject!

Transformers News: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject!

Saturday, February 28th, 2009 3:13AM CST

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FansProject showed off a custom make prototype for their City Commander upgrade set for Classics Ultra Magnus in Power Convoy colours last year at TFCon. This version became a big hit and many fans requested it to be made as a real set. Guess what FansÜroject just announced that at this years TFCon they will be selling the armour in that colour scheme as a TFCon exclusive!
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Here is a preview image of Henkei Convoy with the Armour:

*TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject!

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Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891347)
Posted by waaaaghlord on February 28th, 2009 @ 3:29am CST
Very cool. Now all we need is a release of Classics Prime in blue. Come on Hasbro, you love repaints. Just put Thunderclash on the box and you're away.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891354)
Posted by Stormrider on February 28th, 2009 @ 4:17am CST
Is that the same headsculpt as City Commander?
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891356)
Posted by waaaaghlord on February 28th, 2009 @ 4:24am CST
Stormrider wrote:Is that the same headsculpt as City Commander?


Looks like. The face sort of looks thinner but I'm pretty sure that it's just the glare effect of being surrounded by bright red.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891362)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on February 28th, 2009 @ 4:57am CST
Thats awesome. But ill never get it. Hell, wouldnt even have a figure to put it on. My Magnus is mint in box and my Prime is well Prime.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891364)
Posted by Oilspill on February 28th, 2009 @ 5:06am CST
typh0id wrote:Naturally I adore the City Commander mold...And I respect the homage to Powered Convoy with this repaint...

But you can't deny that thing is damn ugly... :o


I'm with you there. Awesome mold, great homage, but the original Powerd Convoy has terrible colours.

Makes a cool exclusive though.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891373)
Posted by Diem on February 28th, 2009 @ 5:59am CST
I really like the look of this, but: all common sense and past experience to the contrary, I still trust the official product a thousand times more than anything fan made.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891377)
Posted by DevastaTTor on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:13am CST
An exclusive of a limited figure-hmmm. Guess I can scrap plans on trying to buy all three now. Since I live in GA, no way I can attend. And I'm simply not going to pay 2-3 times the price of the other sets just to get it from an online vendor.

FP let me down on this one.

At least I was right though, they were definitely producing the PC set, it just happened to be in very limited numbers.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891378)
Posted by Narc on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:14am CST
Geez, this is gonna cost a hand and a foot. I still want it though. It's a great mold.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891380)
Posted by DevastaTTor on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:16am CST
Diem wrote:I really like the look of this, but: all common sense and past experience to the contrary, I still trust the official product a thousand times more than anything fan made.

Do you have any of these sets? They're made just as well as most Hasbro products are now and, at least in my experience, the paint apps are better. But if you've had bad luck in the past, I can see why you'd hesitate.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891448)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2009 @ 9:28am CST
YES!

I knew this would be coming, and I knew it would be called "Powered Commander".

But, what's the use. There's no way I could get. Oh well.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891490)
Posted by UltraPrimal on February 28th, 2009 @ 11:28am CST
ZOMG! I have never been happier to be Canadian. This years TFCon is gonna rule!
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891497)
Posted by PoweredConvoy97 on February 28th, 2009 @ 11:51am CST
I cant make it to tfcon but I am getting this years collector's club exclusive.I BADLY WANT THIS POWERED COMMANDER! :evil:

I shall keep the tcc exclusive in box for anyone who wants to trade.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891499)
Posted by Swiftpaw on February 28th, 2009 @ 12:02pm CST
The set really does look good in those colors, and I like the Diaclone era reference. If I wasn't trying to save my exclusives money for stuff I don't already have versions of, I'd so go for one myself.

Too bad there's not a -blue- version of the Prime mold to go with it and make it really accurate, but still awesome.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891552)
Posted by 009* on February 28th, 2009 @ 2:02pm CST
Has anyone contacted FansProject asking if this will be the only time they make a Commander set for Optimus?
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891556)
Posted by Zeds on February 28th, 2009 @ 2:11pm CST
UltraPrimal wrote:ZOMG! I have never been happier to be Canadian. This years TFCon is gonna rule!


QFT!
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891593)
Posted by GreenLantern of Cybertron on February 28th, 2009 @ 3:57pm CST
Buying this, perhaps two
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891616)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 28th, 2009 @ 5:00pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:I need help obtaining this figure armor.

If anyone can assist me, please let me know. Any Canadians who need BotCon help, I can handle that in return.


Guess it's up to me!

I can almost guarantee that FP will also give us a taste of the Rodimus trailer armor as well. Last year we saw the original three armors plus the Classics Matrix and Megatron weapons for deluxe figures.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891624)
Posted by Mkall on February 28th, 2009 @ 5:50pm CST
Down_Shift wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I need help obtaining this figure armor.

If anyone can assist me, please let me know. Any Canadians who need BotCon help, I can handle that in return.


Guess it's up to me!

I can almost guarantee that FP will also give us a taste of the Rodimus trailer armor as well. Last year we saw the original three armors plus the Classics Matrix and Megatron weapons for deluxe figures.

I'll help out if I get my pre-reg form in before they run out. I too am hoping to see Rodimus there too.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891633)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:11pm CST
Mkall wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I need help obtaining this figure armor.

If anyone can assist me, please let me know. Any Canadians who need BotCon help, I can handle that in return.


Guess it's up to me!

I can almost guarantee that FP will also give us a taste of the Rodimus trailer armor as well. Last year we saw the original three armors plus the Classics Matrix and Megatron weapons for deluxe figures.

I'll help out if I get my pre-reg form in before they run out. I too am hoping to see Rodimus there too.



Don't worry, they won't sell out!
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891634)
Posted by Geekee1 on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:12pm CST
I will take up the CP request too, if anybody can get this set for me. Unfortunately I can't help with Botcon stuff, as I can't make it this year, but I'm sure we could work something out.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891636)
Posted by Mkall on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:17pm CST
Down_Shift wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I need help obtaining this figure armor.

If anyone can assist me, please let me know. Any Canadians who need BotCon help, I can handle that in return.


Guess it's up to me!

I can almost guarantee that FP will also give us a taste of the Rodimus trailer armor as well. Last year we saw the original three armors plus the Classics Matrix and Megatron weapons for deluxe figures.

I'll help out if I get my pre-reg form in before they run out. I too am hoping to see Rodimus there too.



Don't worry, they won't sell out!

Here's hoping
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891642)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 28th, 2009 @ 6:26pm CST
Geekee1 wrote:I will take up the CP request too, if anybody can get this set for me. Unfortunately I can't help with Botcon stuff, as I can't make it this year, but I'm sure we could work something out.


Tell ya what. I'll do my best to get what I can. Colin and the gang have really out done themselves this year.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891663)
Posted by DevastaTTor on February 28th, 2009 @ 7:37pm CST
So if I register but can't actually go, can someone pick this up for me?
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891667)
Posted by Geekee1 on February 28th, 2009 @ 7:46pm CST
Down_Shift wrote:
Geekee1 wrote:I will take up the CP request too, if anybody can get this set for me. Unfortunately I can't help with Botcon stuff, as I can't make it this year, but I'm sure we could work something out.


Tell ya what. I'll do my best to get what I can. Colin and the gang have really out done themselves this year.


Word up homes! I'd be very grateful.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891672)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 28th, 2009 @ 8:04pm CST
Geekee1 wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
Geekee1 wrote:I will take up the CP request too, if anybody can get this set for me. Unfortunately I can't help with Botcon stuff, as I can't make it this year, but I'm sure we could work something out.


Tell ya what. I'll do my best to get what I can. Colin and the gang have really out done themselves this year.


Word up homes! I'd be very grateful.


No problem, and thanks for not letting me be the only person that ends a sentence with "homes". :P
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891698)
Posted by UltraPrimal on February 28th, 2009 @ 9:24pm CST
Has anyone gotten the registration form yet? I e-mailed them and asked them kindly to send me it this morning. Why don't they just post it on their site like BotCon. I've never filled out their pre-registration before. Is it like BotCon where you have to print it out and fax it in?
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891717)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on February 28th, 2009 @ 10:20pm CST
You have got to be freakin' kidding me.

I have been anticipating this armor ever since I first saw the City Commander set, and they go and make it a slagging convention exclusive!?

Guess I'll take that Henkei Prime I was saving for it out of my pile of loot. I don't see any way I'll be able to get this for a decent price.

Crap. Couple this with the loose right foot and right shoulder tab on my Shadow Commander, and FansProject just lost a *lot* of goodwill with me.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891722)
Posted by Mkall on February 28th, 2009 @ 10:29pm CST
UltraPrimal wrote:Has anyone gotten the registration form yet? I e-mailed them and asked them kindly to send me it this morning. Why don't they just post it on their site like BotCon. I've never filled out their pre-registration before. Is it like BotCon where you have to print it out and fax it in?

I suspect that the business doesn't operate on the weekend.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891726)
Posted by Sid Burn on February 28th, 2009 @ 10:41pm CST
UltraPrimal wrote:ZOMG! I have never been happier to be Canadian. This years TFCon is gonna rule!


Yeah man, great to see the canadian fans get something special, the last exclusive (wst slag) was underwhelming
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891740)
Posted by robofreak on February 28th, 2009 @ 11:14pm CST
MagnusPrimal wrote:You have got to be freakin' kidding me.

I have been anticipating this armor ever since I first saw the City Commander set, and they go and make it a slagging convention exclusive!?

Guess I'll take that Henkei Prime I was saving for it out of my pile of loot. I don't see any way I'll be able to get this for a decent price.

Crap. Couple this with the loose right foot and right shoulder tab on my Shadow Commander, and FansProject just lost a *lot* of goodwill with me.


On the other hand though, you could consider this as a good thing. How many fan made toys are actually able to be played with and look good straight out of the box? The fact that Fans Project has sucessfully released the City Commander armor twice along with a few other upgrade sets in such a short amount of time while maintaining QC that's been better than Hasbro's lately says a lot about the company. I think the fact that they now have their first convention exclusive says a lot about their products.

Granted this, will be one exclusive that will be freakin hard to get I think it's awesome that a fan produced upgrade set managed to become an exclusive.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891754)
Posted by UltraPrimal on February 28th, 2009 @ 11:59pm CST
You know, I think this might only be an exclusive in the sense that we'll get it first. Much like most of Canada's recent "exclusives". Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I can see this been re-released later in greater quantities through online sites. Possibly even with extras like the faceplate and sword Nemesis got.
Maybe these missiles too?
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891778)
Posted by Blurrz on March 1st, 2009 @ 3:16am CST
An Exclusive is an exclusive. If they do re-release it at some other future point in time, I doubt it will be the same. Alas, I've never been to a Con before, and it looks like this is the best time to lose my convention virginity... #-o
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891884)
Posted by TFcon on March 1st, 2009 @ 8:58am CST
Thanks to everyone for your interest in TFcon 2009. We are in the process of reworking our registration form to ensure that it answers all the questions that have been presented by everyone. We hope to have that completed today after the event staff have had a chance to review it. It's expected that the reworked form will be available by the end of the weekend. Thanks for your patience as we do our best to prepare for the biggest TFcon ever!
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891885)
Posted by Stormrider on March 1st, 2009 @ 9:02am CST
Blurrz wrote:An Exclusive is an exclusive. If they do re-release it at some other future point in time, I doubt it will be the same. Alas, I've never been to a Con before, and it looks like this is the best time to lose my convention virginity... #-o


The exclusives recently from the San Diego Comic Con have not remained as exclusives: Alternator Hotrod, Alternator Nemesis Prime, and Titanium Menasor.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891915)
Posted by euphoricallydead on March 1st, 2009 @ 10:58am CST
I was really looking forward to this release. Guess I have to wait until it shows up on ebay for $500.
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (891922)
Posted by NuclearConvoy on March 1st, 2009 @ 11:13am CST
I think my chances of going to TFCon just went up :P

Now to find that much needed part-time job BEFORE summer hits...wherein I'll need me a fulltime job...
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (892996)
Posted by PoweredConvoy97 on March 3rd, 2009 @ 11:08am CST
I doubt I will ever make it to any convention and if I am able to get this figure I would need to buy classics prime first.
I want this so badly but can't get anything with expensive postage or if it is over $40. :sad:
Re: *TFCON Exclusive* Powered Commander by FansProject! (893058)
Posted by DevastaTTor on March 3rd, 2009 @ 1:46pm CST
Stormrider wrote:
Blurrz wrote:An Exclusive is an exclusive. If they do re-release it at some other future point in time, I doubt it will be the same. Alas, I've never been to a Con before, and it looks like this is the best time to lose my convention virginity... #-o


The exclusives recently from the San Diego Comic Con have not remained as exclusives: Alternator Hotrod, Alternator Nemesis Prime, and Titanium Menasor.

Yeah, I wonder if they'll have any left that will sell later online like the SDCC exclusives. However, based on that illustration that was posted a couple of weeks ago, I think it's more likely that we're going to see some color variance and different accessories on a "mass release" set.

I would be willing to bet that a mass release set will happen and will closely match the final color scheme for the G3 trailer.

I'm also going to speculate that a mass release set will be limited to something in the neighborhood of 1000 pieces. I believe that the CC set was 3000 and the NC set was 1500. It would make sense for them to release 1000 in a mass release of this set and have the 500 special TFCon versions available. IMO, that would be a logical way to wrap-up releasing this Armor.

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