New Images of MakeToy Products - Powerglide(Bomber), Seaspray(Hover) and RTS G2 Optimus Prime Trailer

I like everything I see here. 2 3rd party Devastators? This will be interesting.

Also, These minibots look better than the ones we've got to see from iGear.

REAlly, another devasator? Now i really think hasbro is secretly planning a classics devastator, to be released after DOTM Dies and after the 3rd party companies releases their not-devastator It will cause an epic fan rage and Hasbro's response would be "Surprise, b*tch"

Wasn't it said that Maketoy is a division of FansProject??

I swear someone said TFSource made that claim at Botcon.

Autobot032 wrote:Wasn't it said that Maketoy is a division of FansProject??

I swear someone said TFSource made that claim at Botcon.

Yeah, they said something like that. What actually happened is Fansproject offered the designer of Maketoy's to bring their prototypes to botcon. Then after some miscommunication with the TFsource table, they were said to be Fansproject's stuff.

Seapray and Powerglide are just..

The minibots (even though I would have liked to see Scout to Deluxe sized versions of these characters) and the trailer for G2 Optimus Prime are great (I hope that versions for Toxitron and RiD Scourge are released as well).

I'm kinda peeved to see that another Devastator is being released without knowing which would be better between TF Club's and this one. (Better as in which one is bigger and/or cheaper, better posability etc.)

and with Hasbro releasing a classics version of Devastator... Nah I don't think so....

Wow... The minibots look excellent! If those pics really are of the final product, I'll most definitely be putting an order for that two-pack.
Evidently FansProject has faith in them too, if they offered to show the prototypes at Botcon. It all looks very promising! I wonder if they can actually pull off that Devastator, though...

Powerglide and Seaspray is a meh.

But...G2 Prime looks FRICKIN AWESOMEEEE !!!! Too bad I hate the original mould or not I would be all over the 3rd party add-on trailer :O...

Make this Devastator cheaper and I'd go for it

Other wise, why? You've been beat to the punch already.

Hot damn, another Devestator? Sounds like good news. Pity there isn't any other info other than a sketch.

I knew seaspray, n powerglide were going to be a 2 pack . Hopefully they can make a superion, or a computron combiners as well. wow lots of 3rd parties out there doing up-grades n minibots someone should try making some decent deluxes figures like blaster, shockwave,blitzwing,sandstorm, n alpha-trion

I do really like TANK, although I wish the extra armour could've been integrated onto RTS Prime's vehicle mode instead of stuck on the trailer. Oh well, can't have everything I suppose. I too would love a Scourge repaint of this set, and I imagine MakeToy would do it if only Hasbro or Takara would get on with repainting the core figure.

The rest are VERY G1 aren't they? Kind of a middle-ground between 1980's G1 and the Classics. Bomber and Hover are very nice looking. I would've gone for them if I didn't already have HFTD Seaspray and Universe Powerglide, but I'm very much looking forward to other Minibots if they do indeed intend to make a series of them like these.

HUMBLE REQUEST TO MAKETOY: Please do a Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, and maybe include weaponry. Please...

As for Giant? Balls! As if there wasn't enough controversy over TFClub's version. This will add fuel to the fire. If Bomber and Hover's size is an indication of MakeToy's desire to be G1 size accurate then this will undoubtedly be smaller than TFClub's. But even a passing association with FansProject should mean quality is high. This WILL be interesting.

I'm Very interested in the minibots. I'm still on the fence as to which horse I'll back, from these guys or iGear. I'll just have to wait and see when the pre-orders go up.

I like Tank. It makes me glad I got Optimus Minor. That diminutive thing didn't impress me much, but this upgrade kit may make him great.

As for the not-Devy ...

Lord Onixprime wrote:Make this Devastator cheaper and I'd go for it

Other wise, why? You've been beat to the punch already.

Basically, I agree with Onyx.

If they make it cheaper, they will find an audience, if not, people have already begun to buy into the other Devastator. I'm not gonna buy 1/2 of one then switch to the other.

Not Seaspray and not Powerglide looks awesome!

Especially Powerglide.

Jesus my wallet cannot take this! All win. I like the little guys better than the iGear. I like my minibots to be...cute. The trailer is WAY more than I expected, better have that sword though. I agree with most everyone on the Devastator. Depends on how greedy this MAKETOYS is. I have preordered an Exgraver, but I will not buy 2 Devastators. This one had better be superior in every way, to get my money from TFClub. Awesome stuff though, wow.

Hopefully their Devastator will be far more affordable. If it is, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.

It doesn't have to be as large as the TFC combiner. It could even be G1 size, as long as it's fully articulated and looks good.

That Powerglide is cute.

Another Devy, woooooo....... now I will have to hold everything back. There are too many choices now and I can only afford one, the re-issue, the Energon one, the TFC one (which is totally not affordable for me), the potential FP Crossover 3, the Hasbro secret classics.......

Powerglide is so...

kawaii!!!

But seriously the G2 Prime is seeeeeeeeeeeexy. Just gotta wait for a nemesis version

I wonder if the Constructicons are gonna be any cheaper than TFC's.

The best thing about this Devestator is that it just might drive prices down on the other one. And it gives some options to choose from. Wish there was some idea on scale, though. Betting it's smaller just might be right. The G1 Constructicons were pretty small and they're starting with small Autobots. Having a set of similarly sized villains seems logical.

How small were the minibots at Botcon? Just judging from the photos makes these guys seem about Legends class. Maybe scout?

These are amazing!

What's this talk about a Hasbro Classics Devastator?

Dead Metal wrote:What's this talk about a Hasbro Classics Devastator?

I really have no idea. Unless they are going to show up in Prime, with a toy to match later down the road, I find it hard to believe they will do a second classics Devy. I'm about as hardcore G1 fan as you will find, yet I am getting a little tired of seeing all these '84 '85 '86 bots and cons. How about some later figs? Where's the Throttlebots? Those guys need updating BAD! And the Monsterbots? Hello? Doublecross would freakin awesome!

OK, I wasn't in on the mini's before because I already have HFTD Seaspray and the Target Powerglide, but now I'm so tempted. These look so nice and in a two pack no less. I hope the pricing on these guys are reasonable. I think with so many 3rd party toys now, we should have more competitive pricing.

And I looove that Laser Prime upgrade. I just want to let Hasbro know (if they read these boards) that I bought RTS Prime JUST because I saw the upgrade kit. No other reason.

I WILL plunk down the cash to get Seaspray and Powerglide..

I just realised, this armour will actually improve RTS Preime's leg articulation, the knee joint is usually compromised by the wheel getting in the way. But here the wheels are on the side of the leg instead of the back.

Prime Evil wrote:I hope the pricing on these guys are reasonable. I think with so many 3rd party toys now, we should have more competitive pricing.

I hope so too!

Prime Evil wrote:And I looove that Laser Prime upgrade. I just want to let Hasbro know (if they read these boards) that I bought RTS Prime JUST because I saw the upgrade kit. No other reason.

I'm in the same boat, now I just have to track down one! That trailer turns RTS Prime into a total beast. The pics from Botcon looked great on the robot!

Not-Powerglide and Seaspray WILL be mine - they certainly look good enough to be FansProject so that's good enough for me.

The Devy will need to be more than a sketch to get me to cancel my pre-order on TFC. I'd love to know it would be a CHEAPER option and ACTUALLY GET MADE but until we know that kind of info then TFC may be stupidly expensive but at least we have a better than 50% chance of it becoming plastic reality.

Ah, so not FP. Well I'm definitely interested, it all comes down to price. If they make these as affordable as FP's, I'm in. I already have HFTD Seaspray though, but I suppose he can move to the movie shelf.

G2 Prime upgrade I really want but I don't really care for the base figure. I will get the upgrade if it ends up being color-scheme neutral as these pictures suggest, and hopefully HasTak will get to making a black repaint.

Devy, also definitely interested, but only if the price is right.

Dead Metal wrote:What's this talk about a Hasbro Classics Devastator?

Yeah, what's up with this? They already DID a Classic-verse Devastator and it was exactly what a new Classic-verse Devastator would be: a re-release of the Energon mold. Not that I don't like the dude, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm still utterly amazed we're getting Unicron.

As for MakeToy; very exciting. Their minibots seem to capture the original toys with modern engineering a bit better to me. The upgrade is crazy. I hope it pans out as good as the art. The build is an interesting one. It's hard to tell, but it seems to be aiming for the original toy more than TFC so we have a another dueling designs.

Gah, with two Devy's being made, will someone PLEASE make me a good Galvatron? PLEASE?!?!?!?

These guys look great. I'll take one of everything.

I agree with the comment of having the minibots a little closer to scout size (to work better with BB, CJ, &WC) and possible having actual fists but that's jut me being picky.

The trailer looks fantastic, FansProject good even. I'm not as excited about the 3rd mode with the BFG's but I appreciate the engineering that went into the mold allowing all of the pieces to be used in more than one way. Very cool.

And as for their Devy, I'll probably pick it up to. Unless, the TFC one turns out to have horrible QC issues I'll own both. After having zero Devastators in ones collection, what's wrong with having two??

Seaspray and Powerglide looking very good. 3 and 3/4 inch is GI Joe size, so about the size of a Scout class, but the designs look quite Legends-y. Somewhere between the 2 is fine with me, so long as the prices reflect that there isn't a huge amount of engineering. I'd actually thought DOTM Powerglide was ok, but that Seaspray is so nice and the Powerglide pose where he's on the flying stand, fists up like an anime character powering up an attack, that has me really interested.

Love the G2 Prime upgrade set, but with no G2 Prime's in sight, I guess I'll be passing on that. Could see me getting a Scourge repaint if one gets done by Hasbro (or maybe even a KO version. I never had Scourge, and as yet, have avoided all black Prime repaints).

Another Devastator isn't necessarily a bad thing. But I'm not in love with that wire-frame pic. Much more info needed before I even consider it.

I'd also like to second the calls for Bumblebee and Cliffjumper as part of the Minibottsu range as well as more later in the series upgrades. Headmaster/Targetmaster characters, I'd love a new Flywheels (although he sadly will still have no back-up until someone does a Trypticon) and the Throttlebots could use an upgrade too. Wouldn't mind seeing more Action Masters characters in actually Transforming versions.

Although I already own Powerglide in his Universe form, I'll get Seaspray and Powerglide if they come up with Decepticon counterparts. No, not talking about repaints of the same figures, I'm talking about brand new molds based off of Decepticons from the original show.

I was hoping Powerglide would be a lighter grey with some blue eyes but these looks fantastic. I'll gladly give my money to these guys along with FansProject. Especially if the latter is backing them. I'm very excited to see what's going on with Giant. I'm leaning towards bowing out on the TFClub version. It's just a lot of money. It skirts the line of how much I'll pay to play in the third party sandbox. Besides, I trust FP with my money and for quality work. If they're backing these guys, I trust their judgement.

Powerglide - Sold
Seaspray - Sold
G2 Prime Trailer - Sold
Devy - ....ahh...a little late to the party aren't we? Would have been so excited to see a different combiner. A Computron, or Leokaiser or Abominus.

I wonder if FP still have plans for Devastator for Crossfire 03, or if this one from Maketoy was it?

Flux Convoy wrote:I was hoping Powerglide would be a lighter grey with some blue eyes but these looks fantastic. I'll gladly give my money to these guys along with FansProject. Especially if the latter is backing them. I'm very excited to see what's going on with Giant. I'm leaning towards bowing out on the TFClub version. It's just a lot of money. It skirts the line of how much I'll pay to play in the third party sandbox. Besides, I trust FP with my money and for quality work. If they're backing these guys, I trust their judgement.

Do we know if FP are backing these guys though? Or were just offering to display their protos at Botcon for them?

Still, I expect if FP already knew about the Maketoy protos it probably means they're helping them out in some way.

I realy like the looks of G2 Primes Trailer it looks so cool hope it looks good with the United version aswell.

I also like the looks of the Miniboths they have peeked my interest

Oilspill wrote:
Do we know if FP are backing these guys though? Or were just offering to display their protos at Botcon for them?

Still, I expect if FP already knew about the Maketoy protos it probably means they're helping them out in some way.

From everything I've heard personally at Botcon and everything I've seen discussed, yes FansProject are behind them in some fashion. That's good enough for me to trust the quality of their stuff.

Argh.

Maketoys stuff looks very nice. I prefer IGear's Seaspray proto though. I hate it when the 3rd parties compete, it is hard to compare products without both items in hand.

As far as the Devastator goes, the wireframe image looks impressive, very G1. But I am guessing by the time Maketoys can have some prototype images out, Dr Crank will be out, and Exgraver will be sold out, committing people to one or the other. I have preordered Exgraver already after a lot of back and forthing, which means I am pretty much committed to Hercules. My only hope is that the competition may drive down the cost of the Hercules components.

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I am ...In ...love.......

Smart move backing these guys Fansproject. Looks to me like these guys will be a powerhouse of 3rd party awesomeness!!!!

I like everything I see here. I hope their price is at least slightly lower than TFC's Hercules. I hope they also do more mini bots. I would love to see their version of Huffer.

headsortails wrote:Smart move backing these guys Fansproject. Looks to me like these guys will be a powerhouse of 3rd party awesomeness!!!!

I like everything I see here. I hope their price is at least slightly lower than TFC's Hercules. I hope they also do more mini bots. I would love to see their version of Huffer.

I'd like that too. Gears needs some love as well. You know what I want more than that? Wheelie. I've grown to like the design and character over the past couple years. I think it'd be really fun to have him with Classics or MP Grimlock to reenact movie stuff with.

I like that tanker trailer for RTS Prime because it also forms armor pieces for the robot mode.

Here's hoping that tanker trailer can be used for 1995 G-2 laser prime. because it'll be cool to stick all that tanker armor on the robot mode.

the trailer might be able to be pulled by vehicle mode G2 Laser Pants Prime. Maybe. but using the armour? pretty much impossible for armour for one mold to be used on another like that. have you tried putting Protector on a G1 Hot Rod?

If the Apex Armor trailer really looks like the artwork, I must have it.

Flux Convoy wrote:

headsortails wrote:Smart move backing these guys Fansproject. Looks to me like these guys will be a powerhouse of 3rd party awesomeness!!!!

I like everything I see here. I hope their price is at least slightly lower than TFC's Hercules. I hope they also do more mini bots. I would love to see their version of Huffer.

I'd like that too. Gears needs some love as well. You know what I want more than that? Wheelie. I've grown to like the design and character over the past couple years. I think it'd be really fun to have him with Classics or MP Grimlock to reenact movie stuff with.

Dude, I can't believe I forgot about Wheelie! He would be a definite add to my list too......