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News Credits: 905 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:16 am

Our sponsor TFSource has informed us the brand new preorders for the following items:

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/2844/ - iGear PP05W Weapons Specialist

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/2845/ - iGear PP05M Medical Specialist

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/2846/ - iGear MW-01 Mini Warrior Spray

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/2847/ - igear MW-02 Mini Warrior Ranger

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Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:22 am

Not-Ironhide looks really good. If only he wasn't 120 bucks...

Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:40 am

Ironhide looks great. But the scale doesnt work for me. He should not be tall as voyager Prime. Hope KO toys hooks us up with a deluxe size version down the road.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:54 am

They look amazing. Tons of accessories. Not sure about the $120 price tag though. They'd have to be a good scale for that price to be worth it. Now the minibots, I'd pay $20 a pop for them. They look great, and they are about the size of the original minibots with much better articulation..

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:16 am

I would love to get my hands on Ratchet, but uh... I also think that it's too much. :-(

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:35 am

I preordered their Huffer.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:37 am

Gooooood looking! =P~

Me Grimlock say: That's the stuff that dreams are made of! Very expensive dreams of course! :cry:

Me Grimlock ordered first the mini warriors "not"-Seaspray and "not"-Huffer! For now (this month) Grimlock's money is empty. Me can only give a couple of cybertonium more, if they accept it!

There is so much to buy. Next month I must order "not"-long haul and the next "not"-insecticon for example. Me Grimlock don't know when me have enough money to order "not"-Ratchet and "not"-Ironhide too. So... PLEASE Guys 'n Gals... spend Grimlock some money and some brain btw. 8-}

News Credits: 11 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:51 am

You're "not" Grimlock.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:58 am

Am I the only one who thinks that these grey prototypes look better than the fully coloured production toys? Maybe its the bright colours that ruin it. Maybe these would better with darker, more metalic colours applied?

I want these.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:02 am

Lets just hope these pics arent the only thing doing these figures justice. If these come out ANTHIN like sonicron, I wont touch them.
As prime from "Prime Reviews" said so clearly on the matter:
FLOPPY FLOPPY!

Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:11 pm

BeastProwl wrote:Lets just hope these pics arent the only thing doing these figures justice. If these come out ANTHIN like sonicron, I wont touch them.
As prime from "Prime Reviews" said so clearly on the matter:
FLOPPY FLOPPY!

I hope you understand these are made by different groups.
You probably don't have any iGear seekers, the level of quality is far superior to Sonicron.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:23 pm

Awesome figs i preorderd them and i can't wait.

The scale is great in my opinion, as deluxe these characters would not work in their altmodes compared to other classics. On top of that the Autobots needed some voyagers to even it out.

No offense to both stores but if you pre-order them from the Igear shop you get free shipping and on top of that their prices are lower.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:25 pm

DMSL wrote:No offense to both stores but if you pre-order them from the Igear shop you get free shipping and on top of that their prices are lower.

Wont you have to pay customs fees though?

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:46 pm

Two things working for the reason to by from TFsource or BBTS.

Number One: Customer Service and Support are the biggest reasons.

I choose BBTS usually due to POL and Not charging your CC until it's shipped. Which is better, It means I have some time before both this 100$ figure, and this 100$ figure some out.

It means I can Pre-order PP05W (which I did the second this was posted) and I don't have to worry about missing it, and I don't have to pay for it until it's on its way to me.

I have the same logic going for TFC Not-Devy, break up that 600 figure over the course of 8 months, so I'm spending roughly 100 every month and a half and it's affordable.

No Offense to any one of the third party companies but I will not give CC information out overseas, with out some sort of Paypal transaction. Plus the difference in price is like 10$.
Then add in the customs tax, and it's worth just buying it from one of our great sponsors TFsource or BBTS.

I hope they post color pics soon.
and why hasn't BBTS taken per-orders for the PP03 seekers yet?
I still want "not Thrust"

Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:52 pm

RodimalToyota wrote:
...and why hasn't BBTS taken per-orders for the PP03 seekers yet?
I still want "not Thrust"

Who knows. :?:

The 'Not-Ironhide' looks pretty good.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:58 pm

RodimalToyota wrote: why hasn't BBTS taken per-orders for the PP03 seekers yet?
I still want "not Thrust"

A while back when TFSource put up the pre-orders for the iGear Seekers, I contacted BBTS to inquire if they would be putting up pre-orders as well. They told me that they won't be due to the product being too close on infringing on Hasbro/TT IP. I guess BBTS changed their mind with this batch of iGear figures...

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:00 pm

I have been priced right out of the 3rd party market. I really would love to have Ratchet and Ironhide, but that's WAY too much money for that kind of figure. I know that they are selling it at that price due to the cost, but it's just too much for a voyager sized figure that's not really an exlusive.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:10 pm

If "Not Ratchet" and "Not Ironhide" are basically voyager sized I think it lines them up perfectly scale wise with Masterpiece Seekers, iGear Seekers and the new MP-10 Prime (not including the original MP Prime and MP Megs.)
Only one I am unsure of is Hotrod/Rodimus Prime. From pics I've seen, it looks like Hotrod is larger than voyager.

All though $120 is a bit too rich for my blood at the moment anyway so I don;t have to worry about it!

Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:44 pm

RodimalToyota wrote:No Offense to any one of the third party companies but I will not give CC information out overseas, with out some sort of Paypal transaction. Plus the difference in price is like 10$.
Then add in the customs tax, and it's worth just buying it from one of our great sponsors TFsource or BBTS.

All your comments previous to what I've quoted are valid, except I'm unaware that TFClub is letting anyone order Hercules pieces directly from them, so you have to order from an online shop like BBTS or TFSource.

I've ordered from iGear directly in the past. They allow PayPal transactions AND I did not have to pay any additional customs taxes.

BBTS hasn't let me down yet, but this is simply a case of a cheaper price from the manufacturer. When I'm financially able, I will preorder the PP05 set directly from iGear.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:50 pm

Me "Not"-Grimlock

chosen TFscource for preorder, cause me have done very good experience with their service. Me live on the new Dinobot Island named Niddatal in Germany between an Army of cows and little swine's and one order was here within one week. That's very fast, very nice, very... YEAH! and "Not"-Grimlock was extremely happy about that. :APPLAUSE:

Since that happen, me "Not"-Grimlock is very impressed, so Me do massivly more orders from TFscource! :-$

Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:27 pm

RodimalToyota wrote:
Then add in the customs tax, and it's worth just buying it from one of our great sponsors TFsource or BBTS.

If you are in the US then yes you can save some cash there. For anyone living outside the US it really doesn't matter, they can get the charge no matter what. When ordering from Igear you do get free shipping on top of the difference in price, so it was a go for me to buy it straight from the source.

I also don't know where they ship the items from. I got my Arcee from the UK so there was no import charge there as i am also located in Europe.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:50 pm

RodimalToyota wrote:Two things working for the reason to by from TFsource or BBTS.

Number One: Customer Service and Support are the biggest reasons.

I choose BBTS usually due to POL and Not charging your CC until it's shipped. Which is better, It means I have some time before both this 100$ figure, and this 100$ figure some out.

It means I can Pre-order PP05W (which I did the second this was posted) and I don't have to worry about missing it, and I don't have to pay for it until it's on its way to me.

I have the same logic going for TFC Not-Devy, break up that 600 figure over the course of 8 months, so I'm spending roughly 100 every month and a half and it's affordable.

No Offense to any one of the third party companies but I will not give CC information out overseas, with out some sort of Paypal transaction. Plus the difference in price is like 10$.
Then add in the customs tax, and it's worth just buying it from one of our great sponsors TFsource or BBTS.

I hope they post color pics soon.
and why hasn't BBTS taken per-orders for the PP03 seekers yet?
I still want "not Thrust"

They will never have the iGear Seekers as they don't support iGear's decision to use MP Starscream's exact mold. If i am correct.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:45 pm

Sideswipe 00 wrote:
RodimalToyota wrote:Two things working for the reason to by from TFsource or BBTS.

Number One: Customer Service and Support are the biggest reasons.

I choose BBTS usually due to POL and Not charging your CC until it's shipped. Which is better, It means I have some time before both this 100$ figure, and this 100$ figure some out.

It means I can Pre-order PP05W (which I did the second this was posted) and I don't have to worry about missing it, and I don't have to pay for it until it's on its way to me.

I have the same logic going for TFC Not-Devy, break up that 600 figure over the course of 8 months, so I'm spending roughly 100 every month and a half and it's affordable.

No Offense to any one of the third party companies but I will not give CC information out overseas, with out some sort of Paypal transaction. Plus the difference in price is like 10$.
Then add in the customs tax, and it's worth just buying it from one of our great sponsors TFsource or BBTS.

I hope they post color pics soon.
and why hasn't BBTS taken per-orders for the PP03 seekers yet?
I still want "not Thrust"

They will never have the iGear Seekers as they don't support iGear's decision to use MP Starscream's exact mold. If i am correct.

Well that would make sense. I mean all the new product are molds made from scratch. While they may fall close on the intellectual PR, they definitely are not straight clones of existing Hasbro product.

"not" iron hide is supposed to be 7 inches tall, so he's the right size to be G1 scaled with MP prime, and I mean the new one, not the old one.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:51 pm

Finally, respectable versions of Ratchet and Ironhide. Wow. Too bad they want your first born in trade for them. The price tag easily makes these a pass. The mini-bots look great too. Too bad I prefer more proportionately accurate molds than mini's.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:59 pm

Oh for crap sake. Maybe I'd grab these guys for the same price as FP's Warbot (about 80), but I draw the line at $100. Did they really have to pack them so full of accessories? I mean movie Ironhide's gatling guns?! Perhaps if they'd drop some of the spare junk it would be more affordable. Not to mention how much the damn 3rd party market is growing right now. THERE IS TOO MUCH. Ugh...

I hope the people on here who are spending hundreds of dollars on fragile 3rd party toy robots are not of the same sort of nobodies I am. The stock market is plunging, the debt ceiling was raised, things look rather bleak. My neighbors across the street just had their house repossessed... I'm tightening my belt here, at the very least I should be spending my money where it's important. :-(