The Energon Pub

by **bfett88** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:10 pm

Oh My......

Sooooooooooooooo AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!! Pics just do do this set justice, So great in person and I only paid $135 shipped with insurance. Now I just need to get the shoulder rockets.

But I have to say I love Fansproject so much. In the past 3 months I have gotten FP Bruticus, CA 3, r and 5, Protector and now City Commander. I also have Defender Pre Ordered.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:28 pm

The Perfect Effect upgrades are boss too. I have them and the iGear set. Do you have the legit UM and armor or is it one of the KOs?

by **Swindle01** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:33 pm

135? WOW you got ripped off....
im assuming this was the original? you can get the KO version for $30 and theres easy ways to fix it. only real issue is the shoulder pads but they can be fixed so they stay on within 30 minutes

congrates on getting city commander but 135 was WAY to much

that being said he IS one of my fav tf toys of all time

by **bfett88** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:34 pm

I believe it is legit, all the parts fit really snug and are not loose. The plastic seems nice and not cheap. Other than what I have seen online that is the only way to tell if it is KO or not. Also I purchased it from a member and they said it was legit.

by **bfett88** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:35 pm

$135 shipped seems cheap to EBay prices. They usually go way more than that on EBay.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:06 pm

bfett88 wrote:$135 shipped seems cheap to EBay prices. They usually go way more than that on EBay.

I think he was just giving the KO a plug. $135 is a nice price at this point. If that was the shipped price, I think that's less than what BBTS charged with their 'restock'...

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:25 pm

If you have a legit Classics Magnus then the KO armor will not fit snugly on his shoulders. So you likely have a legit one! Congrats!

by **DJrasmo** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:26 pm

I remember seeing somewhere that the City Commander armor will fit Optimus as well...but I havent been able to verify if it fits the 06' Classic OP, or what...any way you can shed some light on this?

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:37 pm

DJrasmo wrote:I remember seeing somewhere that the City Commander armor will fit Optimus as well...but I havent been able to verify if it fits the 06' Classic OP, or what...any way you can shed some light on this?

City Commander will fit Classics Optimus because Classics Ultra Magnus is just a white Optimus. They are the exact same mold.

However, Fansproject released a version of the armor colored for Classics Optimus called Powered Commander.

by **DJrasmo** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:22 pm

Thanks for the clarification...now I have to order one ASAP to use as my default trailer for Classic OP...the ones being offered by BTS just seem to...fall short QQ.

by **DJrasmo** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:27 am

UGH...
cheapest City Commander I found: $31.95
cheapest Powered Commander I found: $159.99
Can i overcome my guilty conscience to have this set to complete the C-01 Henkei Optimus I ordered last week?

Does City Commander look acceptable on the classic prime, or will I regret it later?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:09 am

DJrasmo wrote:UGH...
cheapest City Commander I found: $31.95
cheapest Powered Commander I found: $159.99
Can i overcome my guilty conscience to have this set to complete the C-01 Henkei Optimus I ordered last week?

Does City Commander look acceptable on the classic prime, or will I regret it later?

It looks acceptable, but the armour was made to match the plastic colour of Classics UM, the legs especially look like one solid piece then.
But yes, it looks OK and still really badass on Classics Prime.

Also if you want a trailer for Classics Prime, get the FansProjects G3 trailer, it's awesome.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:23 am

DJrasmo wrote:cheapest City Commander I found: $31.95

This is most likely a KO and they have problems to say the least.

As Dead Metal suggested, THE trailer to get for classics prime is Fansproject G3 trailer. It even comes with a weapons pack for other classics figures.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/791/

http://www.toyarena.com/product_info.ph ... ack-p-2845

by **bfett88** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:04 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoyyNMbqmAI

Here is a video review of KO DIA Commander.

Also,

I know for sure I got the real thing now.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:05 pm

I got City Commander when it first came out and it is a thing of freakin' beauty. Get the missiles and rifle set too if you can find it. I gave my extra to Seibertron last year.

As far as trailers go for Optimus and Nemesis (if you have him) I recommend the G3 for Optimus and the BTS-01B Nemesis Command Center for Nemesis Prime. Both of them are worth it for their Rollers alone.

by **DJrasmo** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:29 pm

thanks for the links, Lost...but I don't see what makes this "THE" trailer for henkei classic OP (none of the pics I saw showed the "weapons pack", that might be the deal breaker).

Any opinions on the BTS mobile command base? It looks pretty sweet and has an additional add-on accessory that makes it even cooler!

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:09 pm

Both trailers are decent, but FP's is superior. In addition to the weapons and Roller it has a "stealth" mode where mirrors cover it as a way to reference Prime's trailer disappearing when he transforms. The weapons (and the tree they come in) can attach to pegs in the trailer for nicer looking storage. And there's a hitch in the back for Powered Commander's trailer. I, however, use it to tow the BTS trailer. You can also launch Roller ala the G1 traielr while Roller is simply built into the BTS trailer last time I checked. It's also on sale at BBTS, I believe.

So FP's traielr has many more features. But it's all personal preference. BTS' has that nice add-on set that makes it compatable with a slew of different Primes, but ... I don't have any of those except Classics Prime, so it's useless to me.

by **Yotsuyasan** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:00 am

DJrasmo wrote:Thanks for the clarification...now I have to order one ASAP to use as my default trailer for Classic OP...the ones being offered by BTS just seem to...fall short QQ.

I'm not saying don't go for either the DIA Commander or Powered Commander armors for your Classics Optimus. But if you are looking for an alternative that might help Optimus and Ultra Magnus be distinctive from one another, and aren't interested in the BTS Trailer (which I must say, from what I saw of it, didn't do much for me, either) then like others in this thread I might suggest the Fansproject G3 Trailer. At the risk of shamless self promotion, here is a review I wrote that includes the that trailer.

by **Yotsuyasan** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:06 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:And there's a hitch in the back for Powered Commander's trailer. I, however, use it to tow the BTS trailer.

While I'm extremely happy with Fansproject's trailer and didn't ever feel a great need to get the BTS one, I did sometimes vaguely wonder if it would fit on the extra hitch like that to form like a tandem trailer. Don't suppose you have a photo of that you can post, do you?

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:33 pm

A few years ago, not long after that set first came out a friend of mine from this board said "Trust me, you need that thing like you need air."

He was 100% right. Crazy though how the hobby has changed when we now have KO's of 3rd party stuff.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:34 pm

Yotsuyasan wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:And there's a hitch in the back for Powered Commander's trailer. I, however, use it to tow the BTS trailer.

While I'm extremely happy with Fansproject's trailer and didn't ever feel a great need to get the BTS one, I did sometimes vaguely wonder if it would fit on the extra hitch like that to form like a tandem trailer. Don't suppose you have a photo of that you can post, do you?

Here you go.

I got FP's trailer first. Then I heard someone on the board say that it, combined with the BTS one, looked like a train and all I could think about was "I like me some trains". So I bought it when it went on clearance.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:17 am

The KOs of these sets are just fine if you're wanting one to display in trailer mode only, but I wouldn't want to mess with using them in armor mode (I have one of each (original and KO) of both City and Shadow Commander so I can simultaneously display both modes).

Also, I second the recommendation of the Perfect Effect mini warrior add-ons. They're simply wonderful.