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Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:57 pm

craggy wrote:on the misinterpreted homage front, it wasn't until I was looking at pics of the original Pretender toys to see the similarities of Desolataur and Bloodbath that I realised King Adder was an Iguanus homage and not a Tongue Lashor one.

He is?

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:11 pm

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:
craggy wrote:on the misinterpreted homage front, it wasn't until I was looking at pics of the original Pretender toys to see the similarities of Desolataur and Bloodbath that I realised King Adder was an Iguanus homage and not a Tongue Lashor one.

He is?

Basically he's a new snakeman inspired head sculpt on the Bloodbath body, but the colors and tail piece are inspired by Ignuanus. He is a mixed homage, but a nice way to throw in another TF in a roundabout way.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:34 pm

incidentally, I really wanted him even before I realised he was an homage to a character I'd forgotten ever existed.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:10 pm

Scaleface wrote:

Damnit, I was hoping Beast Wars and that I was looking at the wrong King Adder :-(

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:24 am

The Addaltmode blog did an article on the Kickstarter. They love Desolataur and are hoping to see a figure that reminds them of the Transformers character Longtooth. https://addaltmode.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/play-with-this-too/

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:35 pm

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:11 pm

My own take on Terribull:

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:47 pm

Skull ****’s **** hilarious!!!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:03 pm

Now who does he remind me of...?

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:49 pm

Yea... I can definitely see myself going for the 5-pack if the head shots get unlocked.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:30 am

**** is awesome XD

Teribull sounds an awful lot like a less soft Dr Killinger.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:17 pm

Our goal is to make every package speak to the nature of the character. Ideally, each box will be unique, except for a few standard branding images in key places.

Here is a working concept of the MUSCULES package.

Two weeks left to make this line a plastic reality! Up your pledge amounts and/or share with your friends. Get the "wait and see" crowd to stop waiting on join in!

And remember to please leave comments on our Kickstarter page!

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:51 pm

Pledged for Bloodbath.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:36 pm

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:22 am

We have two new concepts, inspired by Thundercats Tuska Warrior and Battle Beasts Wolfgang Walrus...Count Tuskula and Lord Tangent Von Tuskuleser! PWTToo says there will be a third member of their team with a different armor, could that be the long awaited Longtooth homage?

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:13 am

Some new bios of the BMOG figures. Nice how they tied them to characters.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 4:54 pm

Lol, the last sentince for Monoscream :lol:

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:23 pm

We have the first prototype images of the BMOG Platypus design, including pictures of him being used by other figures and a "Slumberjack" combined BMOG form.

Remember that everyone who pledges at least one $55 gets a Monoscream, and for $12 you can pledge for an Atomic Splatterpus!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:19 am

A quick preview of the painted prototype, more pics to hopefully arrive tomorrow. It's just six days to the close of the campaign.

For more information, check [url="https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo"]the PWTT facebook page.[/url]

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:00 am

It was a stipid move not to have this painted in the first place.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:09 am

I feel like this group of creators has severely overestimated the TF fandom's level of interest in other toy lines.

Hardcore Transformers collectors, the kind who would be into a line of Pretender related action figures, pretty much just collect TFs.

One thing I'm realizing is that this line isn't really for Transformers fans. We were a good group to get involved with it because by an large, TF collectors tend to be spenders, but it's not a "Transformers 3rd party product" with guest appearances from other franchises. It's a nostalgia line.

To my point, there isn't a "just get the TF Pretenders" option in the pledging. I wouldn't mind the Bombburst and Skullgrin figures, especially if a paired option was there.

I think they should have marketed this to the TF fandom. They should have focused on characters with reusable parts, like Cloudburst, Landmine, and Waverider; and then gone from there. The over ambitious nature of this is injuring it.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 11:50 am

Counterpunch wrote:I feel like this group of creators has severely overestimated the TF fandom's level of interest in other toy lines.

Hardcore Transformers collectors, the kind who would be into a line of Pretender related action figures, pretty much just collect TFs.

One thing I'm realizing is that this line isn't really for Transformers fans. We were a good group to get involved with it because by an large, TF collectors tend to be spenders, but it's not a "Transformers 3rd party product" with guest appearances from other franchises. It's a nostalgia line.

To my point, there isn't a "just get the TF Pretenders" option in the pledging. I wouldn't mind the Bombburst and Skullgrin figures, especially if a paired option was there.

I think they should have marketed this to the TF fandom. They should have focused on characters with reusable parts, like Cloudburst, Landmine, and Waverider; and then gone from there. The over ambitious nature of this is injuring it.

I agree with your underlying point to an extent - the line isn't geared towards a particular fandom, and that lack of marketing focus can be considered an unforced error.

But Kickstarter has its own rules, and universalizing the line may have been their funding strategy. Not entirely sure.

I would have loved this to have been directed solely towards TF homages, but it's not like we're not getting anything out of it. Skullgrin & Blood look nice, as do the Scorponok & Fort Max tech drones, and all 4 are available now.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:14 pm

there is an option to just get the 2 TF homages

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:41 pm

Yes, just purchase one for $55 then increase your pledge amount to $110. It will pay for the other. They will send you a survey asking what the extra $55 is for and you tell them the name of the other figure.

by **Ringbot** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:22 pm

The Lost Protectors people really don’t have a clue about who is their target audience or how to reach it. They think a supposed Pretenders “homage” is enough to get to the pockets of the lucrative TF fanbase.

Hiring Frenzyrumble to paint their proto, who is known for scamming multiple TF fans, shows just how ignorant they are of the fanbase they want to milk.