FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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[quote="daimchoc"]Warbot 002 SteelCore via UpgradeCommander.com - http://www.upgradecommander.com/?pid=47112947
Not cheap - 14999JPY
Not cheap - 14999JPY
Whoa, that is steep at nearly $200. Pass!
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
They probably ordered it from FP Core and just got stock in.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
[quote="Gauntlet101010"]They probably ordered it from FP Core and just got stock in.
What I was thinking-definitely a standard e-tail release.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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[quote]For the longest time now, there have been rumors of an accessory for the WB-002 Steel Core. Some may have even seen the prototype in person. Well, this thing is in development and we'd love to show some shots of the concepts and details that will go into the final product.
These of course are just the concept 3d images and details may change in production. We'll have more news on that as it comes and prototype shots as we get them.
Further to this news, I know that the bigger thing on everyone's mind has been "when will we see another release of the WB-002 Steel Core himself?". Well, we have been confirming numbers with FP and it seems like we will have another limited run of these available to the FPC community. Pre-orders are estimated to go up this Sunday October, 28th, 2012.
We are still working out details with FP on pricing, so please check back with us often over this weekend for more details. We appreciate everyone's patience in bringing these back, this was a big risk for FP as a manufacturer and FPC has had to do a lot of convincing just to be able to cover the first run. Having a second round is phenomenal for us and a true sign of appreciation from FP for the success of the first release. Of course, FP has been also been gracious enough to work with us on the trailer for this piece to complete the vision of the designers. As you can imagine, we are so happy that things have worked out the way they have.
We really thank FP for believing in FPC and the patience of the fan base in this community as we grow. We'd also like to thank all of our volunteers and people behind the scenes that have worked out bugs in the site, helped to fill our resource fall backs in customer service and fulfilment and the visionaries that helped consult on the overall direction of this idea.
Not only did this help with the launch of this web site and it's features for nominal costs, it allowed us to have a ground breaking product like Steel Core come to fruition. From the features of the site being fully customized and launched in a matter of a few months, to the 3 month promo and market turn around release of Steel Core (the very first product teasers on FPC in May, 2012 to shipping out the last unit in August, 2012). This has been a testiment to the efforts of everyone involved. Thanks again!
Both FP and FPC look forward to the future as FPC starts to realize the potential of sustainability with this project and hope to one day not rely only on the good graces of our help, but to be able to afford our own resources and run our own budgets that will develop much more than just retail products - which is the biggest vision of this group. We realize that retail is a quick way to help develop our budgets for this community, but don't want our emphasis to be taken away from the bigger picture that founded this community.
Even after all of this whirlwind of releases, what actually really surprised us was the outstanding amount of emails from new and old fans that did not even know of such releases or about the purpose of the fan site itself. As we grow, we hope to have in place more experts on our team that will help spread the word about FPC and gain more reach to other regions and facets online and even in the real world through events and shows.
We will have more news on the other side of things like site features, stories and overall direction of the member factions soon. And of course photos and developments in the WB-002 Trailer.
Watch for details on the Steel Core re-release and a big thanks to all the fans again!
[quote]For the longest time now, there have been rumors of an accessory for the WB-002 Steel Core. Some may have even seen the prototype in person. Well, this thing is in development and we'd love to show some shots of the concepts and details that will go into the final product.
These of course are just the concept 3d images and details may change in production. We'll have more news on that as it comes and prototype shots as we get them.
Further to this news, I know that the bigger thing on everyone's mind has been "when will we see another release of the WB-002 Steel Core himself?". Well, we have been confirming numbers with FP and it seems like we will have another limited run of these available to the FPC community. Pre-orders are estimated to go up this Sunday October, 28th, 2012.
We are still working out details with FP on pricing, so please check back with us often over this weekend for more details. We appreciate everyone's patience in bringing these back, this was a big risk for FP as a manufacturer and FPC has had to do a lot of convincing just to be able to cover the first run. Having a second round is phenomenal for us and a true sign of appreciation from FP for the success of the first release. Of course, FP has been also been gracious enough to work with us on the trailer for this piece to complete the vision of the designers. As you can imagine, we are so happy that things have worked out the way they have.
We really thank FP for believing in FPC and the patience of the fan base in this community as we grow. We'd also like to thank all of our volunteers and people behind the scenes that have worked out bugs in the site, helped to fill our resource fall backs in customer service and fulfilment and the visionaries that helped consult on the overall direction of this idea.
Not only did this help with the launch of this web site and it's features for nominal costs, it allowed us to have a ground breaking product like Steel Core come to fruition. From the features of the site being fully customized and launched in a matter of a few months, to the 3 month promo and market turn around release of Steel Core (the very first product teasers on FPC in May, 2012 to shipping out the last unit in August, 2012). This has been a testiment to the efforts of everyone involved. Thanks again!
Both FP and FPC look forward to the future as FPC starts to realize the potential of sustainability with this project and hope to one day not rely only on the good graces of our help, but to be able to afford our own resources and run our own budgets that will develop much more than just retail products - which is the biggest vision of this group. We realize that retail is a quick way to help develop our budgets for this community, but don't want our emphasis to be taken away from the bigger picture that founded this community.
Even after all of this whirlwind of releases, what actually really surprised us was the outstanding amount of emails from new and old fans that did not even know of such releases or about the purpose of the fan site itself. As we grow, we hope to have in place more experts on our team that will help spread the word about FPC and gain more reach to other regions and facets online and even in the real world through events and shows.
We will have more news on the other side of things like site features, stories and overall direction of the member factions soon. And of course photos and developments in the WB-002 Trailer.
Watch for details on the Steel Core re-release and a big thanks to all the fans again!
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
Gotta say... disappointed. Gonna have to get a bit more attached to the idea of an army of FP boobmasters before I get excited about a transport for them.
Granted, as an FP fanatic I'll buy it. Just hoping it "wows" me a bit more at some point...
Definitely looks like they've decided to keep Steelcore an FPC exclusive.
Granted, as an FP fanatic I'll buy it. Just hoping it "wows" me a bit more at some point...
Definitely looks like they've decided to keep Steelcore an FPC exclusive.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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Utterly disappointed with the trailer, but I might try to see if I can snag SC.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
- Motto: "Yesssssssss....."
- Weapon: High Energy MASER Cannons
I'm fairly certain this is just the bare bones of the trailer and it will have a lot more details on the actual product. It looks about right for the shape of Steelcore itself.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
It's been roughly 4 hours since FPC sent the email about SteelCore being available again.

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It hasn't been opened yet... Max order of three per address/account.
[quote]We're excited to announce that we will be opening pre-orders for a 2nd release of WB-002 Warbot Steel Core, pre-orders start Sunday, Oct 28th 2012 - 9pm CT and will be available while supplies last. This is a limited run so hurry and pre-order yours today!
Special Member Only Pricing Available when you sign up for an FPC account! Already a member? Then you are all set... just log-in before you checkout to take advantage of the special members only exclusive pricing.
Payments by credit card and PayPal will be accepted through the PayPal Payments system. Pre-orders amounts are collected in full and you have the option to cancel within 14 days of your order to receive a full refund. You can do this by sending an email with your order number to community@fpcore.com
Special Flat Rate Shipping available within the US and Canada! You can purchase up to 3 pieces for 1 low flat rate... Just $12.99 within the US and $17.99 within Canada. International Flat Rates will be $49.99 for up to 3 pieces.
PLEASE NOTE: The estimated shipping date for this run will start in the beginning of December. Because of it's close proximity to the holidays, we may see heavier volumes of mail through our shipping companies and this may affect shipping times for certain areas. If this item is intended as a gift, please be advised that if there are any delays, it will not make it in time for Christmas and we cannot guarantee this. We will be shipping all US and International orders via USPS Priority Mail and Canada Post Expedited Mail for all Canadian Orders.

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It hasn't been opened yet... Max order of three per address/account.
[quote]We're excited to announce that we will be opening pre-orders for a 2nd release of WB-002 Warbot Steel Core, pre-orders start Sunday, Oct 28th 2012 - 9pm CT and will be available while supplies last. This is a limited run so hurry and pre-order yours today!
Special Member Only Pricing Available when you sign up for an FPC account! Already a member? Then you are all set... just log-in before you checkout to take advantage of the special members only exclusive pricing.
Payments by credit card and PayPal will be accepted through the PayPal Payments system. Pre-orders amounts are collected in full and you have the option to cancel within 14 days of your order to receive a full refund. You can do this by sending an email with your order number to community@fpcore.com
Special Flat Rate Shipping available within the US and Canada! You can purchase up to 3 pieces for 1 low flat rate... Just $12.99 within the US and $17.99 within Canada. International Flat Rates will be $49.99 for up to 3 pieces.
PLEASE NOTE: The estimated shipping date for this run will start in the beginning of December. Because of it's close proximity to the holidays, we may see heavier volumes of mail through our shipping companies and this may affect shipping times for certain areas. If this item is intended as a gift, please be advised that if there are any delays, it will not make it in time for Christmas and we cannot guarantee this. We will be shipping all US and International orders via USPS Priority Mail and Canada Post Expedited Mail for all Canadian Orders.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
Site under maintenance now. I assume it'll be back up in 15 minutes or so.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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This trailer looks to be a FansProject Fail
[quote="-Kanrabat-"]YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
[quote="LOST Cybertronian"]This trailer looks to be a FansProject Fail
Much like the checkout process on the FPC site tonight. Glad I stayed up late to order this just to get tons of server errors and timeout messages.
FP, would you please just sell this through the standard online, retail sites?!?
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
YES! The website was a crawl but I finally got my order in!
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
[quote="LOST Cybertronian"]This trailer looks to be a FansProject Fail
You're basing the "fail" remark even though the images are from the initial design?
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
[quote="ZenPrime"]YES! The website was a crawl but I finally got my order in!
Yeah, finally got through as well-painful though.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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What a f**kin pain in the ass to place an order. Ruined the WWE Hell in the Cell main event to do that s**t !!!
Shades of TFCC and Renderform websites. Hitting refresh 25 times. Yes Fansproject Core you are definatally not Fansproject...
Shades of TFCC and Renderform websites. Hitting refresh 25 times. Yes Fansproject Core you are definatally not Fansproject...
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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[quote="daimchoc"][quote="LOST Cybertronian"]This trailer looks to be a FansProject Fail
You're basing the "fail" remark even though the images are from the initial design?
Indeed, unless something unexpected and cool comes from this I will either eat my words or sell my Steelcore.
[quote="-Kanrabat-"]YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
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[quote="LOST Cybertronian"]Indeed, unless something unexpected and cool comes from this I will either eat my words or sell my Steelcore.
I'd quite like a caravan full of different coloured Core figures if they did more than just keep Steel's boobs looking fabulous. Yeah, I'll get it because it's FansProject and it'll fill out Steel's back in vehicle mode, but I hope there's something a bit more interesting in the other half of the trailer.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
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I believe the consensus is that Heartmaster was Fansproject's OC/tribute to the concept of Powermasters in general, not an homage, so a redeco would not thus be an homage to a Transformers character.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
I'm saying that I don't like that color scheme and am disappointed if that's what they intend to do with Steelcore's recolor. Has nothing to do with it not homaging something else.
I suppose it'll have it's fans. I don't know what I was expecting, but ... not that.
I suppose it'll have it's fans. I don't know what I was expecting, but ... not that.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
Who says that there's going to be a recolor? That image was most likely depicting how SteelCore came about.
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
- Motto: "I once pooped an Energon Cube!"
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EDIT: What I meant to say was, whats that trailer thing all about? Is that their new add-on? Have I just answered my own question?
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Re: FansProject Warbot 002 - Steelcore Heartmaster
I wonder how many times it'll need to be said until it finally sticks...
Steelcore admittedly has a similar color scheme as Energon Ultra Magnus that was a repaint of Armada Overload. However, Steelcore is not based on either character and was created as and intended to be an original character of FPC.
Steelcore admittedly has a similar color scheme as Energon Ultra Magnus that was a repaint of Armada Overload. However, Steelcore is not based on either character and was created as and intended to be an original character of FPC.
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