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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:41 pm

BBTS just added the pre-order for Defender(Springer)! Pre-order done!

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... icture=out

News Credits: 1 · by **mattyc1007** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:45 pm

That Is'nt a bad price tag :-?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:50 pm

Once again FansProject has delivered a product for a lower price than I had anticipated. When got our first glimpse of CC I figured it would go $150.00 maybe more. With Defender being a compelete figure with die-cast I was figuring on at least $100.00. Glad to be wrong.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:02 pm

Done.

Now we play the waiting game.

The waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:15 pm

Counterpunch wrote:The waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Hells yes! To the Hungry Hungry Hippos that is.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:19 pm

pre-ordered!

I'll take a hippo

I'm kinda surprised to see this up before the Rodimus upgrade, but I'll take it!

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:35 pm

Preordered.

I can't wait, although I just bought a BotCon Springer a few weeks ago, so I'm not quite sure what I'll do with him.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:36 pm

El Duque wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:The waiting game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Hells yes! To the Hungry Hungry Hippos that is.

Surprised you didn't suggest Rock Em Sock Em Robots... :-P

but I'm down for Hungry Hungry Hippos...or Monopoly...

Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:39 pm

Are those metal parts on him?

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:51 pm

Mine.

Every time my preorders go to zero something comes out.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:06 pm

Every time you place a pre-order a seeker gets his wings!

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:21 pm

El Duque wrote:Every time you place a pre-order a seeker gets his wings!

Take that Christmas movies!

I pre-ordered 900. Everyone else can suck it.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:40 pm

lol well i'll p'o the other 36 then :wink:

Hope Defender is a perdy shade o green :mrgreen:

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:41 pm

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Are those metal parts on him?

Yes, he does include some die-cast parts.

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:06 am

I got my Preorder in

Even with the surprise diecast, Defender is still pretty affordable.

News Credits: 6 · by **Jenus** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:16 am

Come on Hot Rod upgrade kit now all we need is you and for TFSource to put up their pre-orders for Springer. =P~

by **DoubleOScorpio** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:26 am

Woo Hoo! I've been looking forward to Spring...err...Defender since the first pics were unveiled at TFCon. One step closer...preordered! Thank you FansProject for what looks to be a sweet addition to my Classics collection.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:20 am

$78.99? Man....well, it's preordered. Now I just have to save $100 by April... If it was anyone else but FP, I'd have to seriously think about spending that much, but I have faith it will be high quality.

Why the heck is Defender coming out before Protector anyway?

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:51 am

I've got him preordered. I forsee all the extra addons that plagued City Commander such as a show accurate head. Where is Protector and those mini Megatron's.?

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:52 am

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I just bought a BotCon Springer a few weeks ago, so I'm not quite sure what I'll do with him.

Since getting U Springer my Botcon Springer has been standing in for Sidetrack alongside Flak (U Overload) and Sunrunner (TRU Wingblade). Just need a military themed repaint of CDRA as Bigshot to complete the Battle Team.

Also got a preorder in. Once this guy's in hand I guess U Springer will be heading over to the Cybertron shelf, and when I get round to grabbing a Cy Evac he'll end up with the Classics toys standing in for Blazemaster alongside Treadshot.

Trikeboy, FP have said that the Matrix and mini Megs were just promotional mock ups and won't be seeing release.

by **CaTZ** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:55 am

I made this based on FP's previous concept art for Defender

just though I share it here

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:52 am

Yeup. Priced like I thought he'd be. I'll be buying this guy and all his different repaints/incarnations as well.

Now we need more defender pics, or at least a progress report please.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:12 am

waaaaghlord wrote:Trikeboy, FP have said that the Matrix and mini Megs were just promotional mock ups and won't be seeing release.

A little bit of me just died. I really wanted them for my classic Starscream. Oh well.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:07 am

I want to pre-order but I don't know what my finances will be like in April.. Crap..

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:10 am

Ordered. $80 (far lower than feared) seems to be their magic number. And you know the colors are going to shoot for the art.

Can I get a squeal with glee?