First Images of Quintesson Prosecutor
Thursday, November 15th, 2007 11:23PM CST
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The Quintesson Prosecutor is part of Impossible Toys expanded Quintesson line, that was previously discussed here.
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Posted by Lapse Of Reason on November 15th, 2007 @ 11:27pm CST
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Posted by NebulanFree on November 16th, 2007 @ 12:42am CST
"Execute Them!!"
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 1:21am CST
Posted by Cyber-Kun on November 16th, 2007 @ 1:36am CST
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 2:31am CST
Posted by Sledge on November 16th, 2007 @ 2:57am CST
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 3:18am CST
Sledge wrote:But the one for sale actually looks like a Quintesson. Your pic looks like someone said "This is what the Quints would look like if I'd been drawing them."
Sorry, but you are dead wrong. It is the other way around. Their prosecutor is what someone thought a quint should look like, and not what it does look like. My pic is what he DOES look like. See below for the actual pic from the show.
Posted by Sledge on November 16th, 2007 @ 3:30am CST
Sorry, but the pic you posted looks less like the character it's supposed to represent than the one BBTS are selling.
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 3:33am CST
Sledge wrote:Wow, thanks for that. Here was me thinking a Quintesson was that little orange dude who spoke in rhyme!
Sorry, but the pic you posted looks less like the character it's supposed to represent than the one BBTS are selling.
You really think the BBTS one looks more like the anime character than the custom I posted?
Meh, to each his own I guess, however, compared to the great job done with the Judge, I just expected similar accuracy on the Prosecutor. I guess I just don't see the accuracy there, though others seem to.
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 16th, 2007 @ 3:43am CST
Bonger wrote:You really think the BBTS one looks more like the anime character than the custom I posted?
Meh, to each his own I guess, however, compared to the great job done with the Judge, I just expected similar accuracy on the Prosecutor. I guess I just don't see the accuracy there, though others seem to.
I think both your Quintesson and the Impossible Toys version look great! But since I can't have yours and I'm not willing to pay $45 for theirs, I will have to settle for neither.
Nice work by all parties, though!
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 3:46am CST
Wes Crayon wrote:Bonger wrote:You really think the BBTS one looks more like the anime character than the custom I posted?
Meh, to each his own I guess, however, compared to the great job done with the Judge, I just expected similar accuracy on the Prosecutor. I guess I just don't see the accuracy there, though others seem to.
I think both your Quintesson and the Impossible Toys version look great! But since I can't have yours and I'm not willing to pay $45 for theirs, I will have to settle for neither.
Nice work by all parties, though!
Thats unfortunate.
However, you do see my dilemma now. I was planning on selling mine and just going with a complete impossible toysset. However, I'm not too excited about the Impossible Toys one anymore. Gosh, this is a major crisis, that only a TF fan could understand.
Posted by Sid Burn on November 16th, 2007 @ 4:11am CST
Posted by Stormrider on November 16th, 2007 @ 4:15am CST
Bonger wrote:Sorry, but I was expecting something more like the pic below. I'm, actually getting more disapointed with this as the minutes pass.
I think I know what you are referring to when you say this sculpture is more show accurate, such as the color and details.
However, to me - the artist's rendition doesn't seem to fit with the Transformers style. Perhaps it is the eyes, the shape of the torso, or the colors, but something doesn't seem to right.
I prefer Impossible Toy's sculpture. His features make him look more formidable and evil.
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 4:41am CST
So, though the Impossible Toys one looks like an evil bastard, I just don't think he looks like the character from the movie as much.
Am I just notpicking again? Gosh, which one do I keep? I can't have two of them, can I?
Posted by Redimus on November 16th, 2007 @ 4:55am CST
Posted by Sid Burn on November 16th, 2007 @ 5:02am CST
Redimus wrote:Both versions have their plus points, but in the end they both suck, becuase the origanal charecter design was so god aweful.
Well that is strictly a matter of taste, I happen to love the original Quintesson designs, they complimented the series with their organic frail look. I do think that the front on pic of the mold would turn off a lot of buyers though.
Impossible should have issued better shots of the item, to show all the detail work they put in. That front on shot really leaves the impression that the face is just painted all one colour.
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 5:03am CST
Redimus wrote:Both versions have their plus points, but in the end they both suck, becuase the origanal charecter design was so god aweful.
LOL, disgrunteld Brit alert!
I personally like the character design.
And I don't want to give the wrond impression. The impossible Toys version is nice and it is even nicer that the Quints are getting some long needed love. Its jsut not quite what I was expecting and you guys got my inital gut reaction.
Now that it has had time to settle, It is a pretty decent mold though there should have been more white in it, for anime accuracy's sake. As you all might have guessed with me by now, anime accuracy is a big point.
Then again, this one does match the colors of the Judge they made which might have been a driving point in the color choices.
Still, I'm glad I got a chance to get a board member's custom shown here. They are about the same price as this one and are great little pieces.
Posted by Starscream_8_my_Dog on November 16th, 2007 @ 5:39am CST
Eh, At least Takara is working like we exist and actually seems to care.
Anyway, I'm definatly picking this up, just wondering when they start mass producing hordes of Sharkitcons cheaply,
"GUILTY OR INNOCENT!"
Posted by DevastaTTor on November 16th, 2007 @ 5:44am CST
Posted by Sid Burn on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:26am CST
Starscream_8_my_Dog wrote:Hum, and why can't Hasbro do fricken cool things like this? Oh thats right they have no idea what Transformer fans want, instead we get lame excuses like, (In whining voice) ," BUT thats hard, I don't wanna do anything thats hard."
Eh, At least Takara is working like we exist and actually seems to care.
Anyway, I'm definatly picking this up, just wondering when they start mass producing hordes of Sharkitcons cheaply,
"GUILTY OR INNOCENT!"
Yeah Hasbro doesnt do anything for collectors
except distribute Transformers all around the world at convenient retail locations so we can all buy them.
Fund and endorse comic books, cartoons, movies and advertising for transformers so the franchise stays alive.
Provides the vast majority of the concept work and character creation for the Transformers brand
Sponsors Botcon, the world's largest gathering of Transformer fans and dealers.
Sponsors Fun Publications so we can have cool Botcon and Collector's club exclusives.
Allows companies like Impossible toys to produce very similiar versions of characters Hasbro owns and sell them for profit. Allowing collectors to have access to characters that Hasbro would deem unprofitable.
And finally, sell us Transforming robots (two toys in one) at about the same price as most action figures which just stand there doing nothing.
Wow, what a lazy, whiney company
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:28am CST
DevastaTTor wrote:Not bad but I like the scientist more.
Same here.
Posted by Bonger on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:30am CST
Starscream_8_my_Dog wrote:Hum, and why can't Hasbro do fricken cool things like this? Oh thats right they have no idea what Transformer fans want, instead we get lame excuses like, (In whining voice) ," BUT thats hard, I don't wanna do anything thats hard."
Eh, At least Takara is working like we exist and actually seems to care.
Anyway, I'm definatly picking this up, just wondering when they start mass producing hordes of Sharkitcons cheaply,
"GUILTY OR INNOCENT!"
Too bad this is not made by Takara. Oh and the only Quint before this was from Energon by Hasbro, and it was Habro, not Takara that gave us an anime MP SS for a decent price.
And ofcourse, all the good stuff Sid brought up.
Hasbro bashing is just so '90s.
Posted by Sid Burn on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:35am CST
Starscream_8_my_Dog wrote:Eh, At least Takara is working like we exist and actually seems to care.
Takara only directly markets molds to the Japanese market. Ask any online retailer in North America, once they receive Takara imports, takara completely wipes their hands of the transaction. So unless you live in Japan, Takara is not looking out for you as a consumer.
I think Takara is great, they control and make possible the actual manufacturing of all transformers, as well as produce items that sometimes appeal more to the adult collector than a child. They are an integral part of the Transformer brand, but so is Hasbro. Without one, the other wouldnt work.
Posted by Sid Burn on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:41am CST
Bonger wrote:And ofcourse, all the good stuff Sid brought up.
Hasbro bashing is just so '90s.
I cant believe hasbro bashing exists to such a great degree. Talk about biting the hand that feeds.
I have bashed hasbro before, most recently for some pretty unimaginative repaints in the movie line that have failed to inspire my wallet. But there is a limit, without hasbro I wouldnt have any transformers at all.
I think the 'biggest' parts of peoples complaints for Hasbro are lack of chrome and diecast, paint apps and repaints. That is pretty small stuff considering they make TF worldwide.
Posted by Redimus on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:49am CST
Sid Burn wrote:Bonger wrote:And ofcourse, all the good stuff Sid brought up.
Hasbro bashing is just so '90s.
I cant believe hasbro bashing exists to such a great degree. Talk about biting the hand that feeds.
I have bashed hasbro before, most recently for some pretty unimaginative repaints in the movie line that have failed to inspire my wallet. But there is a limit, without hasbro I wouldnt have any transformers at all.
I think the 'biggest' parts of peoples complaints for Hasbro are lack of chrome and diecast, paint apps and repaints. That is pretty small stuff considering they make TF worldwide.
By and large I agree with you, but as you pointed out earlier, I am a disgruntled Brit.
Hasbro UK have been utterly terrible for years, and the increase in avialble tfs since the movie (as welcome as it has been) has still been limited, unevenly spread, and poorly thought out. (What is the point in putting the 5 pack of robot heros in a supermarket that serves (to my knoladge) a population that has about 3 hardcore tf fans in it. The pack has 5 charecters that are either unheard of by todays children, or unrecignisable (apart from posibly prime), and they dont transform, and arnt really posable... yeah great marketing putting that instead of proper tfs in a supermarket.)[/rant]
Anyway yeah, back to the point, dont bash Hasbro, feel free to bash hasblo uk.
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on November 16th, 2007 @ 9:34am CST
Posted by Seibertron on November 16th, 2007 @ 10:07am CST
Posted by Leonardo on November 16th, 2007 @ 10:09am CST
Seibertron wrote:I am more excited about these new Quintesson figures than I am anything else right now and they're not even from Hasbro or TakaraTomy. I think it's because I'm getting figures of some of my favorite G1 characters. I don't know what it is about the Quints but I've always really liked them. They're frikkin' sinister, twisted and ruthless. What's not to love?
Plus, they were an integral part of the Transformers' origin[s] (in the G1 cartoon). I'd imagine that elevates their status in some fans' eyes, too.
Posted by Seibertron on November 16th, 2007 @ 10:12am CST
Redimus wrote:Sid Burn wrote:Bonger wrote:And ofcourse, all the good stuff Sid brought up.
Hasbro bashing is just so '90s.
I cant believe hasbro bashing exists to such a great degree. Talk about biting the hand that feeds.
I have bashed hasbro before, most recently for some pretty unimaginative repaints in the movie line that have failed to inspire my wallet. But there is a limit, without hasbro I wouldnt have any transformers at all.
I think the 'biggest' parts of peoples complaints for Hasbro are lack of chrome and diecast, paint apps and repaints. That is pretty small stuff considering they make TF worldwide.
By and large I agree with you, but as you pointed out earlier, I am a disgruntled Brit.
Hasbro UK have been utterly terrible for years, and the increase in avialble tfs since the movie (as welcome as it has been) has still been limited, unevenly spread, and poorly thought out. (What is the point in putting the 5 pack of robot heros in a supermarket that serves (to my knoladge) a population that has about 3 hardcore tf fans in it. The pack has 5 charecters that are either unheard of by todays children, or unrecignisable (apart from posibly prime), and they dont transform, and arnt really posable... yeah great marketing putting that instead of proper tfs in a supermarket.)[/rant]
Anyway yeah, back to the point, dont bash Hasbro, feel free to bash hasblo uk.
That's not Hasbro's fault necessarily. If I understand the process correctly, one of two potential things most likely happened to get those Robot Heroes at that store:
1. Hasbro UK sales rep contacted the store to see if they were interested in picking up an exclusive Transformer item. Sales person probably arranged a meeting to go over their product line with the appropriate rep from the store chain. The sales rep then presented the possible products that the chain could exclusively have to sell. The chain most likely picked the item for whatever reason based on what they're trying to accomplish and based on how they felt the product would move on their shelves.
2. The store chain contacted Hasbro UK's marketing or sales team to find out what possible exclusives were available that they could sell on their shelves. Hasbro either said "here's all that's left that hasn't been picked up yet" OR presented them with several different types of potential exclusives that would suit their store chain.
Either way, it's just business and has nothing to do with screwing the fans over. It's just a business decision that the two companies somehow decided upon during a sales meeting of sorts. At least, based on my professional experience over the past 12 years in the career world that's how it would potentially go down.
Posted by Wheeljack35 on November 16th, 2007 @ 10:48am CST
Posted by Transformation619 on November 16th, 2007 @ 11:03am CST
Posted by TFBuyer on November 16th, 2007 @ 12:02pm CST
Posted by darth reven on November 16th, 2007 @ 12:16pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on November 16th, 2007 @ 2:14pm CST
TFBuyer wrote:Wow, I've been largely ignoring these things up until now simply because they're not "licensed" TFs...but they would be pretty sweet additions to any G1 or original-movie-era collection! I may have to cave and get some of those!
'Nuff said ...
http://seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php? ... =0&start=0
Posted by Liege Evilmus on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:03pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on November 16th, 2007 @ 6:10pm CST
TFBuyer wrote:Wow, I've been largely ignoring these things up until now simply because they're not "licensed" TFs...but they would be pretty sweet additions to any G1 or original-movie-era collection! I may have to cave and get some of those!
I would agree with you if these already had figures and these where KOs of those. But these are quality designs that both Hasbro and Takara have been ignoring and the fan base wants.
So it is something (in my opinion) worth investing in.
In short, if you're gonna cave on something unlicensed, these are a good way to go
Posted by arcane art on November 16th, 2007 @ 8:49pm CST
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/ ... mechanics/
just go to the appropriate folder and you can see all the pics. if you have any questions or comments just email me at
lots_of_great_toys@yahoo.com
Posted by Damolisher on November 16th, 2007 @ 11:33pm CST
Posted by TFBuyer on November 16th, 2007 @ 11:40pm CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:TFBuyer wrote:Wow, I've been largely ignoring these things up until now simply because they're not "licensed" TFs...but they would be pretty sweet additions to any G1 or original-movie-era collection! I may have to cave and get some of those!
I would agree with you if these already had figures and these where KOs of those. But these are quality designs that both Hasbro and Takara have been ignoring and the fan base wants.
So it is something (in my opinion) worth investing in.
In short, if you're gonna cave on something unlicensed, these are a good way to go
Yeah, I wouldn't mind having a nice little display like Seibs has going there...except I'll have to get over hating him for having that many decent-looking Sharkticons in one place. I can't win that guy to save my life!
Posted by iron maniac on November 16th, 2007 @ 11:48pm CST
Posted by Stormrider on November 17th, 2007 @ 3:55am CST
arcane art wrote:hi there, i am the guy who makes the other quintesson prosecutors(not made by impossible toys) i noticed earlier that a picture of one of my quintesson prosecutors was used and i just thought you might like to see the other photos of the prosecutor and others that i have done the link to the folder is
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/ ... mechanics/
just go to the appropriate folder and you can see all the pics. if you have any questions or comments just email me at
lots_of_great_toys@yahoo.com
I like your Kranix and Arblus
Posted by Bonger on November 19th, 2007 @ 1:54am CST
Stormrider wrote:arcane art wrote:hi there, i am the guy who makes the other quintesson prosecutors(not made by impossible toys) i noticed earlier that a picture of one of my quintesson prosecutors was used and i just thought you might like to see the other photos of the prosecutor and others that i have done the link to the folder is
http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/ ... mechanics/
just go to the appropriate folder and you can see all the pics. if you have any questions or comments just email me at
lots_of_great_toys@yahoo.com
I like your Kranix and Arblus
Having bought them, they really are excellent work. Two of my favorite customs.
Posted by Skiman on November 19th, 2007 @ 11:18am CST
Posted by DevastaTTor on November 19th, 2007 @ 12:05pm CST
Skiman wrote:Has this quintesson went for sale yet or does anyone have a link to the BBT website?
BBTS.com