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News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:03 pm

I think this set will be coming up soon.... We'll go ahead and make a placeholder for it. :grin:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:57 pm

So... pretty... :HALUC:

War Within inspired stuff always looks pretty though. I'm a sucker that way.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:16 pm

About friggin time we saw some traction on this set. I've been looking forward to these more than their Stunitcons and Function-X line. Maybe it's because they're so damn cute.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:59 pm

Wow so much stuff from FP. And looks like everything is hitting this year?

Let's see since they returned from their vacation we have.

2012
Stealcore
Assulter
Code
Deluxe Insecticons

2013 out:
Car Crash
T Bone

2013 to be released:
FP's Dead END
FP's Drag Strip
FP's Motormaster

Quadruple U
Smart Robbin

FP's War Bugs

Steelcore's trailer? Am I missing anything? That's a lot for such a short period of time no? Wonder what's planed for next year?

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:12 pm

i really want to hear about the war bugs. has there been anything other than the picture reveals? I wonder what colours they'll be?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:28 pm

Turning the first one into MTMTE Swerve...

by **NTESHFT** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:14 pm

I want these. Just hope they won't end up a TFSource Exclusive...

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:02 pm

headsortails wrote:I want these. Just hope they won't end up a TFSource Exclusive...

That'd be better than an FPCore exclusive.

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:52 pm

These guys look great, but unless I could re-purpose them for my Neo-Classics set I just can't justify the expense unfortunately.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:59 pm

I really don't need another line to eat at my wallet right now. I had intended on passing on these guys. But, darn-it, they look gooooood. The Macross fan in me must have that Kickback!

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:18 pm

They look pretty cool, but I got a lot more to spend my money on. Unless these can be Neo-G1 in any way, I'm gonna have to pass. Sucks, since I love these molds.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:58 pm

I skipped out on the deluxe insecticons, but this I may do, we'll see how much other stuff is in the pipeline for when they get announced and released.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:49 am

I loved FPs take on the Insecticons!

So these guys are the 2nd remold of the originals but who are they meant to homage or represent? Any pics who these guys are supposed to be would be great!

Like any good mold, the company producing them need to get good milage out of them. I wonder when FP are going to remold/repaint Steelcore and into whom? :-?

mooncake623 wrote:Quadruple U
Smart Robbin

Who/What are these again? :???:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:04 am

robotmel wrote:
I loved FPs take on the Insecticons!

So these guys are the 2nd remold of the originals but who are they meant to homage or represent? Any pics who these guys are supposed to be would be great!

These are pre-Earth versions of the first team of Insecticons (the ones already released with FP), based on their War Within appearance.

robotmel wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:Quadruple U
Smart Robbin

Who/What are these again?

Those are WeirdWolf and Brainstorm homages, from the Function X series.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:48 am

Va'al wrote:These are pre-Earth versions of the first team of Insecticons (the ones already released with FP), based on their War Within appearance.

robotmel wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:Quadruple U
Smart Robbin

Who/What are these again?

Those are WeirdWolf and Brainstorm homages, from the Function X series.

Thank you News Guy!!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:14 am

robotmel wrote:
Thank you News Guy!!

by **Rated X** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:54 am

If in Diaclone colors, I'm all in. if just regular colors, Ill probably pass.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:36 am

Rated X wrote:If in Diaclone colors, I'm all in. if just regular colors, Ill probably pass.

I too hope for diaclone colours.

by **NTESHFT** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:43 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:
headsortails wrote:I want these. Just hope they won't end up a TFSource Exclusive...

That'd be better than an FPCore exclusive.

Tru dat!

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:35 pm

Va'al wrote:These are pre-Earth versions of the first team of Insecticons (the ones already released with FP), based on their War Within appearance.

Oh HELL YEA!!!

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:17 pm

I was sorta hoping for almost-new characters like the Swindle and Blast-Off repaints were vague homages to Micromasters. There were a few that could work and there are plenty of awesome colourschemes they could stick on these and make them look like great new characters.

Normal Insection colours would probably get a pass from me, unless they're a bargain discount set, but I could be influenced by Diaclone colouring.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:48 pm

Va'al wrote:These are pre-Earth versions of the first team of Insecticons (the ones already released with FP), based on their War Within appearance.

Are they though? War Within Shrapnel transformed into a flyer while Kickback transformed into a dragster. Not to mention the Backfiery mold seems to now be sporting a mono-eye.

Now, I know the Causality line has always homaged Decepticons, but is that a steadfast rule of the line? Right now we don't know if these will even be part of the Causality line. Munitioner and Explorer jumped lines. They could be stand-alones, or perhaps the start of an Autobot line to oppose Causality.

Me? I say:
Thundershred --> Flak

Stormbomb --> Bigshot

Backfiery --> Kyrios Gundam

I dunno. 8-}

by **quickmixed** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:47 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:
Now, I know the Causality line has always homaged Decepticons, but is that a steadfast rule of the line? Right now we don't know if these will even be part of the Causality line. Munitioner and Explorer jumped lines. They could be stand-alones, or perhaps the start of an Autobot line to oppose Causality.

Me? I say:
Thundershred --> Flak

Stormbomb --> Bigshot

Backfiery --> Kyrios Gundam

I dunno.

Yeah I'm still sticking to my call from a long time ago that these will be 3/4 of the Micromaster Battle patrol.

The retools lend themselves towards being great homages. Pics in the link for those not familiar with the battle patrol. http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=215&t=88406&p=1420508&hilit=sunrunner#p1420508

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:15 am

Hm. I see your points, but I think that the primary use of the molds, also given the name of the project, will be the War Within Insecticons.

This doesn't exclude a re-release in Battle Patrol deco and maybe retooling, though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:03 pm

I'm kinda hoping they're not the War Within Insecticons more than anything. I want these molds bad, but I've no use for Insecticons that don't transform into insects given that 've already got CA-03 to 05. It'll all come down to the colours. :-(