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Coming soon!



According to an insider it's: SteelCore

Heart Master.

... You tease and taunt us, FP! *Opens wallet*

Oh FansProject you dirty, dirty boy!

OK, I am officially p!ssed off with 3rd party teasers. Show us your goods already!

That being said, that box does look like the type used to ship goods to retailers. Can anyone read the Japanese on the packaging? It's been said that FansProject have been keeping their cards very close to their chest: is it possible that they've elected to skip the teaser and product reveal phase and go straight to pre-order/release? That would be amazing and just the kind of move which makes FP so great.

Bringiton!Bringiton!Bringiton!

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Reveals, protos, teasers... expect them. Butthurt purists, stay away from Toronto.

RE: FANSPROJECT WARBOT 002 - STEELCORE HEARTMASTER
by Sodan-1 » Wed May 09, 2012 7:42 am
... Can anyone read the Japanese on the packaging? ...

I'm 99% sure the Japanese in the pic says 'Warbot' in Katakana, identical to WB-001 packaging.

Personally am hoping for a surprise Blitzwing or the previously hinted at Broadside. Whilst I can see the argument for this being the Heartmaster we've seen protos of, wasn't that coded HM-001 - as in their first Heartmaster?

Yup.. the visible writing shows Warbot in Japanese. Here's from the Defender figure.




ボット = bot

well this is interesting. I had no idea that they were so close to releaseing something.

People do realize this is just that Heartmaster, WWI looking thing that has no real connection to any TF character, right? Is it really that exciting?

I'm excited for anything FansProject related. I'm really happy that they are venturing into their own designs and characters. Hasbro will take do their own. I need some new blood...err oil to fill up my universe!!

As long as the aesthetics match up with classics/generations, then I'm all in.

Prime Evil wrote:I'm excited for anything FansProject related. I'm really happy that they are venturing into their own designs and characters. Hasbro will take do their own. I need some new blood...err oil to fill up my universe!!

As long as the aesthetics match up with classics/generations, then I'm all in.

At regular retail prices, sure. At 3rd Party prices...

Kibble wrote:People do realize this is just that Heartmaster, WWI looking thing that has no real connection to any TF character, right? Is it really that exciting?

Well, it looks awesome so yes the people to whom it appeals to are exited.

Dead Metal wrote:Well, it looks awesome so yes the people to whom it appeals to are exited.

ML Soundwave is better...

Kibble wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Well, it looks awesome so yes the people to whom it appeals to are exited.

ML Soundwave is better...

Kibble wrote:People do realize this is just that Heartmaster, WWI looking thing that has no real connection to any TF character, right? Is it really that exciting?

I am simply 'interested' for he moment since we haven't seen any full colour pics yet

In their last notInsecticon they showed that City Commander has been damaged beyond repair and is going to be reformatted. If this is in Ultra Magnus colors, it's going on my Ultra Magnus shelf. That'll be the 4th addition to that display this year making it the biggest Magni year ever. The others are Fall of Cybertron, Prime Legends or whatever they're called now, and Ultra Mammoth!

EDIT: I just had a thought. What if his little Heartmaster guy is all white and Optimus like? And the main figure is in Ultra Magnus colors? That would be the first time ever that a white Optimus (like guy) was made solely for an Ultra Magnus (like guy)! Role reversal!

Color art here.

http://www.fansprojectcore.com/content/ ... ming-soon#

This is a must buy for me.

looks ok. definitely a sort of Magnus-esque look to him. Not sure I'm too bothered, as FOC Magnus looks awesome. Maybe if I saw some coloured pics of the toy, I might be interested. Oh and pricing.

I don't see anything Magnus like about this figure, especially after those above images.

It's FansProject and we've been almost a year without anything "original" from them.....of course I'm going to buy it.

That said if I knew for sure what "it" was it would be a lot easier to feel excited about rather than just an instinctual want........

Blesser approves of this color scheme.

Spazicon wrote:I don't see anything Magnus like about this figure, especially after those above images.

well, I do. The colour scheme, and placement of those colours, as well as the head, in particular the crest, all look very Ultra Magnus-y. He's different enough that you could use him as a new character, but there are similarities there.

Shadow Commander Repaint?