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Autobot Genocide wrote:

craggy wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

daimchoc wrote:Note that Smart Robin and Brain Wave are different sizes. One's a deluxe, while the other is a Voyager.

Can somebody please remind me what FP are calling a deluxe these days

Code/Chromedome is about the height of MP Sideswipe. Bit skinnier but definitely bigger than a Hasbro deluxe that you'll find on the shelves right now.

Would you say Chromedome is worth 85 quid?

£85? Hell no! £50 is about right for these guys, the current pre-order prices for Smart Robin and UUUU is less than that, and I think it's fair.

craggy wrote:£85? Hell no! £50 is about right for these guys, the current pre-order prices for Smart Robin and UUUU is less than that, and I think it's fair.

I'll take that as a big no than i was just looking on ebay and that was the cheapest price something like £83.50 got my self suckered into wanting him pretty bad as i just got headmasters on dvd and wanted one but i'll respect your'e opinion and hold off for a cheaper one. thanks craggy.

craggy wrote:Said it in the TW thread but it makes sense to mention it here: It'd be really nice if FP did an upgrade set for their Function X line, with recoloured heads with the alternate faceplates. Stylor stands out as being quite noticeably a different piece than the main Code figure and now Brainstorm will have a mouth instead of the faceplate I always thought of him with.

I'd get behind that and then some. They're small and would only require a minor remold. They could wait until they've finished with the main figures and then put out a bundle pack with the alternate heads, at least for the Autobots. The Decepticon Headmasters didn't vary all that much between the U.S. and Japanese animations and the figures. The Autobots were all over the place.

My biggest concern right now is that FansProject won't be releasing a Highbrow or Hardhead. I may be wrong, but I can't think of anything FansProject has released that hadn't already been covered by another third party, except maybe the missile and rifle upgrade for City Commander. Highbrow is getting some help from HeadRobots while both that group and ToyWorld have done Hardhead.

Sodan-1 wrote:

craggy wrote:Said it in the TW thread but it makes sense to mention it here: It'd be really nice if FP did an upgrade set for their Function X line, with recoloured heads with the alternate faceplates. Stylor stands out as being quite noticeably a different piece than the main Code figure and now Brainstorm will have a mouth instead of the faceplate I always thought of him with.

I'd get behind that and then some. They're small and would only require a minor remold. They could wait until they've finished with the main figures and then put out a bundle pack with the alternate heads, at least for the Autobots. The Decepticon Headmasters didn't vary all that much between the U.S. and Japanese animations and the figures. The Autobots were all over the place.

My biggest concern right now is that FansProject won't be releasing a Highbrow or Hardhead. I may be wrong, but I can't think of anything FansProject has released that hadn't already been covered by another third party, except maybe the missile and rifle upgrade for City Commander. Highbrow is getting some help from HeadRobots while both that group and ToyWorld have done Hardhead.

I wouldn't be surprised to see FP announce these much later on, but yeah, as with all of these things, if you really want a character, you've got the option of getting the one announced at the time, or waiting for a mythical potential future release from someone else that may never appear. (Hasbro Arcee )

What's the chances of all of FP's head masters drop in May? according to my BBTS preorders Code,Smart Robin, and UUUU all drop in May..

mooncake623 wrote:What's the chances of all of FP's head masters drop in May? according to my BBTS preorders Code,Smart Robin, and UUUU all drop in May..

Not likely, friend. I can see Code dropping, as this is simply another wave going out to the masses. Quadruple U was originally an April release, but of course BBTS pushed it to May since we're now past the original offering date. I'd like to say UUUU (typing that makes me feel like I'm playing Magic again) will be released in May, but we simply don't have ANY other notification from FP regarding its release.

Smart Robin originally went up as a May release, I'm pretty sure that not having UUUU make its April date that we'll see SR in June or later.

necr0blivion wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:What's the chances of all of FP's head masters drop in May? according to my BBTS preorders Code,Smart Robin, and UUUU all drop in May..

Not likely, friend. I can see Code dropping, as this is simply another wave going out to the masses. Quadruple U was originally an April release, but of course BBTS pushed it to May since we're now past the original offering date. I'd like to say UUUU (typing that makes me feel like I'm playing Magic again) will be released in May, but we simply don't have ANY other notification from FP regarding its release.

Smart Robin originally went up as a May release, I'm pretty sure that not having UUUU make its April date that we'll see SR in June or later.

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Well one of the new stunticons drops in June so here's hoping we get some of these in May

mooncake623 wrote:

necr0blivion wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:What's the chances of all of FP's head masters drop in May? according to my BBTS preorders Code,Smart Robin, and UUUU all drop in May..

Not likely, friend. I can see Code dropping, as this is simply another wave going out to the masses. Quadruple U was originally an April release, but of course BBTS pushed it to May since we're now past the original offering date. I'd like to say UUUU (typing that makes me feel like I'm playing Magic again) will be released in May, but we simply don't have ANY other notification from FP regarding its release.

Smart Robin originally went up as a May release, I'm pretty sure that not having UUUU make its April date that we'll see SR in June or later.

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Well one of the new stunticons drops in June so here's hoping we get some of these in May

I believe there are two different teams working on these. The Headmasters project is totally separate from the Stunticon project. One will likely have little to no impact on the other.

And this has been bad for my wallet. (Broadside and Chromedome hit pretty close to each other for me.)

I hope we get color pics soon.

necr0blivion wrote:

craggy wrote:I'm leaning towards FPs because of the detailing, and already having Code, as well as the price difference between the first TW and FP headmasters. Really do like the TW head. That's much better seeing them together.

Said it in the TW thread but it makes sense to mention it here: It'd be really nice if FP did an upgrade set for their Function X line, with recoloured heads with the alternate faceplates. Stylor stands out as being quite noticeably a different piece than the main Code figure and now Brainstorm will have a mouth instead of the faceplate I always thought of him with.

I think both have similar amounts of detailing. But you bring up a good point about pricing - $30 more for the TW one (even though it will be larger than the FP one) becomes a factor. I still haven't picked up Hardbone because of the price.

I also like your idea for selling alternate heads down the line, would help people customize a bit more to their tastes and hopefully give FP extra sales.

I'm not convinced that FP's Smart Robin won't have a faceplate.

The more I look at the head, the more I think that the faceplace is already engineered onto the headmaster. The piece above SR's eyes sure looks a faceplate and looks like it may be a separate piece that could rotate down over the mouth. The top piece also has the same general lines/shape of the cheeks and chin of the face too. No guarantee of this but it looks very possible and is the kind of little extra that FP likes to engineer into their figures.

At TFCon c/o down_shift of TFW2005

More pics...

down_shift wrote:

It looks nice. It's not too late to add a faceplate though.

Yeah, baby! Bring these on!!

I guess we're still going to be waiting a while for this guy. White plastic = no details. Needs more faceplates.

Looks nice, but is that going to be ready by the end of July?

Mkall wrote:

Yes Definitely my favorite version of brainstorm hands down he pulls that minty fresh colour pallet off so well .

The head looks great to me even without the face plate but let see if it's true and these guys actually come with the plates to G1 them up.

The head looks good, but almost too human. I'll prolly go with the face plate.

I like the facial expression. But as others have said, it would be nice to have a faceplate. Would be cool if they can integrate a faceplate into the existing head and have both.

Very cool. Who is the red looking robot on the shelf behind Smart Robin?

Stormrider wrote:Very cool. Who is the red looking robot on the shelf behind Smart Robin?

That would be Constructbots Ironhide I think.

As for Brainstorm, I think he looks damn good. It's nice to see him in colour now, I guess that means he'll be dropping soon.

Stormrider wrote:Very cool. Who is the red looking robot on the shelf behind Smart Robin?

Constructbot Ironhide.