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daimchoc wrote:

This picture makes me happy. Being able to replicate it at home will increase the feeling 100X!

Autobot Genocide wrote:@robotmel
Yep i mentioned it in my post on him , yeah his arm pit wings haha.

Bingo wings!

Down Force has seriously grown on me. A little over-seized in vehicle mode, but a good design.

Last Chance is a good looking figure but it still doesn't say 'Dead End' to me.

Crossfire 3.0 hasn't exactly turned me off of this set, but I'd really like to see a coloured sample real soon. I'm very interested to see what the rest of the trailer's going to be doing while in robot mode. Knowing FansProject it's bound to be awesomely cool.

I am really starting to hate these third party companies. I only want to collect Takara MP Transformers. And today I bought Car Crash(Breakdown), he just looks too good to pass on, they all do. Dammit third party companies! Stop making such awesome Transformer toys!!!

Son of Carl wrote:I am really starting to hate these third party companies. I only want to collect Takara MP Transformers. And today I bought Car Crash(Breakdown), he just looks too good to pass on, they all do. Dammit third party companies! Stop making such awesome Transformer toys!!!

"Don't hate, congratulate!"

And welcome to the world of 3rd Party collecting, affectionately referred to as the "Dark Side". Open those wallets wide!

I see wheels on that shield. I think he might have a base mode...

necr0blivion wrote:

Son of Carl wrote:I am really starting to hate these third party companies. I only want to collect Takara MP Transformers. And today I bought Car Crash(Breakdown), he just looks too good to pass on, they all do. Dammit third party companies! Stop making such awesome Transformer toys!!!

"Don't hate, congratulate!"

And welcome to the world of 3rd Party collecting, affectionately referred to as the "Dark Side". Open those wallets wide!

These won't be my first third party transformers. I picked up some of the iGear stuff, the coneheads, not-brawn, and I am really looking forward to not-Gears. This is just my first non MP scaled figure. I don't really have a place in my collection for these guys. I was able to resist buying the not Predacons. But after swaying back and forth for the last couple months, I finally caved and bought Car Crash, and preordered the rest.

Son of Carl wrote:I was able to resist buying the not Predacons.

That's some willpower you have to be able to resist caving on those guys.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I see wheels on that shield. I think he might have a base mode...

Didn't Menasor have a chest plate that was similar to the shield seen here....it was a car as well. Pretty sure thats what that is.

GiveMeSkyfire wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I see wheels on that shield. I think he might have a base mode...

Didn't Menasor have a chest plate that was similar to the shield seen here....it was a car as well. Pretty sure thats what that is.

Correct. In this case, it also appears to form the rear 4 wheels of the trailer in vehicle mode for Motormaster.

Just by having a look at the Motormaster pictures of his truck mode but I think he might still be able to be the furniture truck like in the IDW comics maybe just by detaching the trailer section that becomes the sword and weapons. and taking the door/shotguns and putting them on the Motormaster section.

Well that's my theory anyway

I finally got Car Crash and T-Bone in the other day. I've yet to transform Car Crash but I did mess around with T-Bone. I really think the bot modes are great. The car modes look great as well. having said that, is anyone else finding them fiddly and difficult to get tabbed in properly for solid alt modes? T-Bone really looks like a mass of panels opposed to being a solid car shape. I can't really see what I'd be doing wrong. The instructions are pretty clear about what to do. Just curious, I've yet to check out reviews of them.

Flux Convoy wrote:I finally got Car Crash and T-Bone in the other day. I've yet to transform Car Crash but I did mess around with T-Bone. I really think the bot modes are great. The car modes look great as well. having said that, is anyone else finding them fiddly and difficult to get tabbed in properly for solid alt modes? T-Bone really looks like a mass of panels opposed to being a solid car shape. I can't really see what I'd be doing wrong. The instructions are pretty clear about what to do. Just curious, I've yet to check out reviews of them.

They're EXCESSIVELY fiddly... while I love the modes, style and articulation... the transformation is a bit of a headache. But then again... I think I've thought that about all my Causality figures.

Mekatron wrote:They're EXCESSIVELY fiddly... while I love the modes, style and articulation... the transformation is a bit of a headache. But then again... I think I've thought that about all my Causality figures.

Thanks. I've been messing around with them both for a bit. I have gotten them both into their alt modes and have to agree. They rely on parts flexing a lot too which should not happen anymore. It's how figures get broken. They look nice in both modes but getting to each is kind of a headache for me too. I'm pretty happy that they look so good though. I'm excited for the rest.

Yeah, there are times I fiddle with them and somehow magically the hood comes together and it's a car! I had a video a while back about transforming the feet, if you are having trouble there. I can re-post the YouTube link if desired.

I noticed that when the arms 'telescope' in on themselves for car mode that sometimes they do not go in all the way. This means that it looks like the tabs on the arm panels will not meet the slots in the roof panel, and when you do slot them in there is a lot of tension and the panels look misaligned. My advice is to use a bit of force to make sure the arms are properly collapsed, and then the panels align up pretty well.

Fansproject do this with every figure, there is always some element of their design that either causes you to injure yourself or damage the figure. They're still awesome little figures though.

Agamemnon wrote:Yeah, there are times I fiddle with them and somehow magically the hood comes together and it's a car! I had a video a while back about transforming the feet, if you are having trouble there. I can re-post the YouTube link if desired.

I appreciate that but I got them figured out. They just really need some work to get them from mode to mode. Both modes are great, it's the getting them there... Haha!

Flux Convoy wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Yeah, there are times I fiddle with them and somehow magically the hood comes together and it's a car! I had a video a while back about transforming the feet, if you are having trouble there. I can re-post the YouTube link if desired.

I appreciate that but I got them figured out. They just really need some work to get them from mode to mode. Both modes are great, it's the getting them there... Haha!

Indeed, the journey is half the fun/aggravation. But, hey, I like golf too...

About time they posted these images! After seeing Motormaster's bot mode I bit the bullet and jumped on board, have to get him in-hand for some annoying reason

I think I can live with this size Menasor standing beside Herc and Uranos, time will tell

Please FP, don't screw us with MM's price.

Those arms still look like crap.

I suspect I'll be keeping this just till TFC or MMC take on the stunticons.

I'm surprised he's taller than Bruticus (w/crossfire add-ons). Glad we can finally see a live comparison to other combiners. The straight view of this figure is a little disappointing, wish M3 (can we call him that now) was a bit more bulkier as the central figure. The previous pictures we've seen of the prototype at an angle were very However, still excited to pick these guys up, and hope it'll be finished by end of year (I'm pessimistic about the Sept release of M3).

This is a one of FPs sets that could use an extra add-on to do something about those arms like TFC does with their gestalt sets. Something along the lines of how Maketoys did with Giants forearms would make this set that much better.

I'm not too worried about the arm connections. I love the FP Bruticus gestalt but it looks pretty awkward too in this photo, actually worse than "Menasor". I'm just ready to see everything in high detail and color... and on my shelf too!

Bruticus needs some lifts in his shoes. I never thought he needed replacing in his entirety, but he's just too small within his own size class.

Menasor's arms are his weakest point. We were spoiled by Giant, I think. If they were using the trailer for the legs they may as well have used some to bulk up the arms too. Still, I like the overall look well enough.