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News Credits: 1452 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:46 am

If you've got a thing for the translucent Transformers, then let the nosebleeds commence. Third party Mastercollectors have updated their blog with the newest prototype, a crystal version of Nova Commander. The Transformer is also known as Nove Prime - originating from Don Figueroa's work in IDW's first few Transformers comics. Unfortunately the only thing that isn't clear is whether or not Mastercollectors have any intentions of mass producing this figure. Check out a few pictures of Nova Commander here...

...while the rest, including a link to an auction for the figure, can be seen at MasterCollector's blog here.

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News Credits: 32 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:52 am

It's invisible!

Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:06 am

Wow.. Looks unique

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:08 am

*(nose) BLEEDS EVERYWHERE*

dear god! that thing is bloody glorious. the only downside is that i can hardly tell where and what it is cause it blends in so well.....

but it sure is pretty.... and awesome.... pretty awesome... yeah... wow
*pulls out a tissue and wipes blood off nose*

Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:38 am

I don't often get nosebleeds but I can say one of my devy balls just exploded

Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:18 am

Looks beautiful, but isn't being 100% translucent plastic bad for the toy?

Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:43 am

they should make it out of real crystal
how pretty would that be

Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:50 am

Sweet merciful crap!! :shock:

If they made this in a coloured version I would seriously consider paying the exhorbitant amount to get it imported to Australia.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:55 am

I like it, but a colored version would be BOUGHT and OWNED!!

News Credits: 335 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:03 am

To me it doesn't make any sense as to why they did a crystal version of something they won't produce. However, that being said I love crystal figures. This one, I have to admit, it very well done.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:27 am

Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

News Credits: 129 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:33 am

Prime Evil wrote:Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

Yea, they need to release the mold for sale, or we need to stop giving them free advertising.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

STOP TEASING US ALREADY!

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:35 am

Down_Shift wrote:To me it doesn't make any sense as to why they did a crystal version of something they won't produce. However, that being said I love crystal figures. This one, I have to admit, it very well done.

Part of the reason is stated in MC's blog post:

This was used to test material - strength, ridigity, stress test etc and it came out pretty well. As with all types of resin, we had to balance between strength, flexibility and thus had to tinker with the mix ratio of the resin / pigments and the harderer. We also used a different rubber chemical mix for the wheels, to see which was a better fit for future rubberized products.

There are some design changes compared to the two earlier prototypes - primarily more screws, some joint changes. It was a challenge to get Crystal Nova bubble free,but using our internal test processes, this prototype came out quite well.

So it basically looks like it's just a test for clear resin casting as well as other design points. Clear plastic formulas have a higher level of inherent brittleness than other plastic formulas as I understand it so maybe clear resin has a similar issue. Maybe MC wanted to see if they could work out the brittleness issue.

Secondly, this prototype, like the first, is being auctioned to help finance their company so a second prototype made out of clear resin is sure to attract attention for the company and build hype for the auction.

Also, if MC ever mass produces this figure for sale then all the work being done now will lay the foundation for a base mold design.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:51 am

cool but like many of these may be to high for me

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:01 am

It's cool, but would be made of win in color.

News Credits: 21 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:24 am

im getting eriateated by these prototype images if there not planning on making figures for us to buy stop giving us pictures they do awsome job it would be surperb if the make enough money to mass produce this guy but its kinad erritating showing us prototype images of what there selling whe theres no more look forward to to buy in he future.........ok now im not making sense i lost i forogt what is was talking.

great work good luck to guys n making money off your prototype be big winner if you make enough money mass produce this figure for us to buy

News Credits: 198 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:27 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

Yea, they need to release the mold for sale, or we need to stop giving them free advertising.

This.

Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:58 pm

Very pretty but I can barely tell what I'm looking at.

Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:24 pm

DevastaTTor wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

Yea, they need to release the mold for sale, or we need to stop giving them free advertising.

This.

Agreed!

and let me add.

PAY-THE-HELL-ATTENTION hassssbro!

this THIS THIS is what we want to buy. for god sakes, your a billion dollar company you're telling me you can't make things like this?! but some random people in china can!!?

News Credits: 1452 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:42 pm

DevastaTTor wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

Yea, they need to release the mold for sale, or we need to stop giving them free advertising.

This.

Then tell me this.. why do magazines like Maxim, FHM and Playboy thrive? What Mastercollector's is doing is much like what the magazines put on their spread. Instead of women that we can't ever get, it's a toy.

I don't see any problem with me posting this.. it's nice to see something like once in awhile.

JediJerseyJoe wrote:this THIS THIS is what we want to buy. for god sakes, your a billion dollar company you're telling me you can't make things like this?! but some random people in china can!!?

You're downplaying all the work that Hasbro has done for Transformers. Hasbro produces over a hundred new molds every year. The team from Mastercollectors still haven't even put even put this together properly. On the topic of Hasbro making this toy, there's too much politics involved for Hasbro to start churning out IDW based Transformers.

Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:11 pm

Either it comes to the USA or Im jacking it! Unless its at Botcon, then Ill buy it there.

Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:20 pm

Blurrz wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:Honestly, if this mold isn't made in color, clear, or even clear color, then this is the biggest dick tease the fandom has ever experienced.

Yea, they need to release the mold for sale, or we need to stop giving them free advertising.

This.

Then tell me this.. why do magazines like Maxim, FHM and Playboy thrive? What Mastercollector's is doing is much like what the magazines put on their spread. Instead of women that we can't ever get, it's a toy.

I don't see any problem with me posting this.. it's nice to see something like once in awhile.

JediJerseyJoe wrote:this THIS THIS is what we want to buy. for god sakes, your a billion dollar company you're telling me you can't make things like this?! but some random people in china can!!?

Blurrz wrote:You're downplaying all the work that Hasbro has done for Transformers. Hasbro produces over a hundred new molds every year.

You're damn right I am. There is no excuse for Hasbro. A Hundred "new" molds, 90% of which are horriable un-articulated non-cannon marketing ploy crap that me and my molders club could design in our back yards!

Hasbro no longer gets a pass. This last 1+1/2 years has tought us 1 thing. The fandom can make better toys, then hasbro ever could.

Money of mine Fandom recived last year = over $1000
Money of mine Hasbro reicved last year = under 100
(and look at my sig! so its not like I don't buy figures)

Blurrz wrote:The team from Mastercollectors still haven't even put even put this together properly.

Give them time, they are a 2bit operation in teh backwoods of china, its not like they have a design stuido + a factory and capital on hand ready to pump these things out! Still, even if they don't the fact that they CAN and WILl make things like this is just pure EPIC WIN!!!!

Blurrz wrote:On the topic of Hasbro making this toy, there's too much politics involved for Hasbro to start churning out IDW based Transformers.

not an excuse! not an excuse at ALL!

how do you know they've tried? r u telling me that IDW is not up for trying to iron out a deal which would make them money?! Charge more for the figure to cover royalties, who cares. Make a special "collectors" line of figures, charge like $100 for it, but **** DO SOMETHIGN!!~!~!~!~!

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Blurrz wrote:
You're downplaying all the work that Hasbro has done for Transformers. Hasbro produces over a hundred new molds every year. The team from Mastercollectors still haven't even put even put this together properly. On the topic of Hasbro making this toy, there's too much politics involved for Hasbro to start churning out IDW based Transformers.

Wasn't Drift being mentioned for Universe 3?

JediJerseyJoe wrote:You're damn right I am. There is no excuse for Hasbro. A Hundred "new" molds, 90% of which are horriable un-articulated non-cannon marketing ploy crap that me and my molders club could design in our back yards!

Hasbro no longer gets a pass. This last 1+1/2 years has tought us 1 thing. The fandom can make better toys, then hasbro ever could.

Money of mine Fandom recived last year = over $1000
Money of mine Hasbro reicved last year = under 100
(and look at my sig! so its not like I don't buy figures)

5 words JJJ: We're not the target market. It sucks, but that's why 3rd parties exist now.

News Credits: 1452 · Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:31 pm

JediJerseyJoe wrote:You're damn right I am. There is no excuse for Hasbro. A Hundred "new" molds, 90% of which are horriable un-articulated non-cannon marketing ploy crap that me and my molders club could design in our back yards!

I understand your opinion, however that's totally one-sided. I know some people don't like Universe, or Animated or Revenge of the Fallen, but they still produced some solid figures. You're insulting 2009 toy technology if you're saying that the toys of now are just loads of junk.

I also think we're turning Nova Commander into a saint here. It could easily have as many flaws as other Transformers figures. One thing I could point out - unless those wings are spring loaded, those are going to have a hard time standing up, Armada Unicron for example.

Mkall wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
You're downplaying all the work that Hasbro has done for Transformers. Hasbro produces over a hundred new molds every year. The team from Mastercollectors still haven't even put even put this together properly. On the topic of Hasbro making this toy, there's too much politics involved for Hasbro to start churning out IDW based Transformers.

Wasn't Drift being mentioned for Universe 3?

IDW has a massive hard-on for Drift. Nova Prime? Not so much.