The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:09 pm

Hellooooooo FansProject, stop fannying around with these generics AND GIVE US SOME DAMN PROTECTOBOTS ALREADY. Sheesh, why does everyone ignore the Protectobots? That TFC abomination doesnt come close. :BOOM:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:10 pm

Banjo-Tron wrote:Hellooooooo FansProject, stop fannying around with these generics AND GIVE US SOME DAMN PROTECTOBOTS ALREADY. Sheesh, why does everyone ignore the Protectobots? That TFC abomination doesnt come close.

Off topic: One of the issues I see with the Protectobots is the recognizable vehicles and scale differences. With Bruticus, Superion, and Devastator, we can hide issues of scale well in the vehicles. (Though there is that hilarious pic of a true scale Bruticus.) With the Protectobots we have a rescue helecopter, ambulance, and police motorcycle all roughly the same size. I wonder if this is the reason we haven't seen anything yet.

On topic, if this is scout to legends scale, and the bots look cool, I might be interested. I really like FP offerings, and I will definitely keep an eye on this. It's about guaranteed to have no competition.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:38 pm

Banjo-Tron wrote:Hellooooooo FansProject, stop fannying around with these generics AND GIVE US SOME DAMN PROTECTOBOTS ALREADY. Sheesh, why does everyone ignore the Protectobots? That TFC abomination doesnt come close.

In speaking with an MMC rep a while back, he mentioned that they have something in the design process, but it will take some time to come to fruition, if it happens at all.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:17 am

So, it's more G1-esque.

FPC Botcon Reveal

by **NOS** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:14 am

...

Seriously...?

... :roll:

For the first time... I'm extremely disappointed in you, FP.

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:13 am

They do look kinda... ****...

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:36 am

I think they are cute and cause waves of nostalgia to overtake me. If the price point is low enough... :-?

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:36 am

lol. The box says for ages 16+

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:48 am

NOS wrote:...

Seriously...?

...

For the first time... I'm extremely disappointed in you, FP.

Arctorro wrote:They do look kinda... ****...

They're meant to stand with a G1 collection, not a classics collection.

Not my thing really.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:31 pm

NOS wrote:...

Seriously...?

...

For the first time... I'm extremely disappointed in you, FP.

I... agree here. These look pretty bad.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:50 pm

https://twitter.com/Aerros1/status/3513 ... 44/photo/1

Certainly not my thing, but I could see some avid G1 collectors going for them.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:12 pm

Price - $30 for limbs, and $50 for the torso.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:49 pm

Dunno if I'd label them "bad." They seem to do exactly what they set out to do - create a G1 style combiner.

Of course I don't really WANT that. Nostalgia aside, the G1s don't really appeal to me.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:04 pm

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:18 pm

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:41 pm

the reviews make me really like these guys. I don't see myself getting them, but I appreciate the work put into them. They definitely do exactly what they set out to in creating a "lost" G1 combiner, but there's a lot of nice little modern flourishes as well.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:52 pm

These guys are magnificent

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:19 pm

I am more than pleased with the Glacialbots. The price, the aesthetic, the transformation, the Headmaster gimmick, THE PACKAGING.

I'm in. All in. FansProject, you've impressed me. You hit me right in the nostalgia.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:59 pm

Just finished watching the reviews. Gotta say, FP has impressed me here. Didn't expect the Master gimmick going on. It could have easily just been left out.

But ... it still isn't what I collect. Hope they do well for FP, though.

by **NOS** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:55 am

I guess my G1 aesthetic-appreciation bone just isn't as strong as others here. The review by Vangelus is nice and helps me appreciate this offering a little more... but only a slight bit. I'm still disappointed and expected something more modern.

As such, I won't be investing in this particular product, which is music to the ears of my wallet, but I can't help but wonder how cool this project could have been if it were more modern.

Oh well...

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:40 am

NOS wrote:I guess my G1 aesthetic-appreciation bone just isn't as strong as others here. The review by Vangelus is nice and helps me appreciate this offering a little more... but only a slight bit. I'm still disappointed and expected something more modern.

As such, I won't be investing in this particular product, which is music to the ears of my wallet, but I can't help but wonder how cool this project could have been if it were more modern.

Oh well...

I'm not a G1 collector myself. It's impressive how they got it designed and will also work with the scramble city G1 combiners. I have other figures in my 'to-get' list and if I have some extra money, I might get this set as well. Assuming the price doesn't change that much.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:22 pm

I could see these doing well in Japan. Those kids and collectors still buy into stuff like Super Sentai (Power Rangers) and such which haven't been 'modernized' all that much and are pretty much still just big ol' bricks but they sell like hotcakes (much better than Transformers do, which is why Takara doesn't play stingy with the paint apps

).

by **Arlekkin** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:35 am

I have to admit it I'm not a G1 collector and started to collect TFs seriously with the Classics line... but I love the whole concept of this project by FP as this is a fresh idea. At least we're getting new characters and not the same characters recycled over and over again.

The figures remind me of the brainmasters from Transformers Victory.

I hope that if these do well... Fansproject will work to make a more modern take of these characters.