New Images of the Upcoming Fansproject Protector Armor and Sidearm

barnicles! dirty barnicles! im starting to give in on this! too bad i have challenge at cybertron hot rod

The more I see of this kit, the more I dislike the head sculpt, and the more I believe the Classics toy is better off without it.

Epic!

btw, viewtopic.php?f=4&t=71408

Do the wheels on the trailer not touch the ground? It just looks odd to me in that first pic.

amcgrath929 wrote:Epic!

btw, viewtopic.php?f=4&t=71408

Wondered how I missed that until I saw it wasn't posted in the right forum. News credited now though.

It Is Him wrote:The more I see of this kit, the more I dislike the head sculpt, and the more I believe the Classics toy is better off without it.

His head makes him look something like a Mexican wrestler. I kind of like it, though. Sets him apart.

i'm still VERY on the fence with this release. Some of it looks great and other things don't. It;s not as complete a success to me visually as City Commander was.

DevastaTTor wrote:

amcgrath929 wrote:Epic!

btw, viewtopic.php?f=4&t=71408

Wondered how I missed that until I saw it wasn't posted in the right forum. News credited now though.

Sorry about that.

Im in love..Im so ordering 2 of these..... Im somewhat surprised though by the color, it's alot more accurate than I thought it would be...

Looks like a hell of alot of fun to mess with. I'll be using Henkei Roddy with the set as the orange hood will break up the red more in alt mode (not to mention the classics' flames don't seem to fit - barring an included decal sheet) . So umm... whats the word on the production of Shadow Scythe? I sense a delay - no prob they made good on their promise for Protector under the tree this year.

Awesome, looking forward to receiving mine when these start shipping. I still wish it could come out later because Christmas is a terrible time, but that's okay.

Cant wait to get my hands on this. My Rodimus needs an upgrade bad. Im likin sidearm a lot too. Very nice.

Head is weird. Knee joint is now one quarter of the way down the leg. Joint for spreading arms is in the middle of the bicep.

Pass.

The head is odd, but no more so than City Commander. It'll grow on me.

I didn't notice the wheels didn't touch the ground. Ouch. Well, since I didn't notice that anywhere before, maybe it's just on this one product. It's not a deal breaker.

The proportion problems are inherent in this type of thing. CC's shoulders bother me as well, in terms of proportion. But I'm used to seeing these sort of things on TFs. Still MUCH better than Titanium Rodimus (who is my Rodimus Prime ... for now).

As thorough as FP is I doubt the wheels don't touch the ground. Not sure what's going on in the pic, but I'm not too concerned about it.

If Fansproject repaints it to match the Challenge at Cybertron Rodimus's red color, ill buy it. They would be stupid not to, half of the Rodimus's out there are bright red. Didnt they repaint the city commander set in dark grey then again in black and purple ???

I'm loving the new way the trailer transforms into the fixed cannon station. Looks a lot less top-heavy. However I am disappointed that it doesn't appear as though Protector's Roller (can't remember it's actual name) can be deployed straight from trailer mode. A minor technicality.

The head is a little odd, but I agree with Gauntlet101010. When you think about it, City Commander's head wasn't perfect. It kind of had a pouting supermodel look to it. Getting quite excited for this set now.

Rated X wrote:If Fansproject repaints it to match the Challenge at Cybertron Rodimus's red color, ill buy it. They would be stupid not to, half of the Rodimus's out there are bright red. Didnt they repaint the city commander set in dark grey then again in black and purple ???

They repainted it for the Nemisis prime repaint of the mold(Shadow Commander), then an exclusive red, blue, and yellow repaint for TFCon(Powered Commander), and then lastly, a somewhat controversial repaint of the TFCon exclusive with chrome bits for the Japanese market(DIA Powered Commander).

So it is possible to see more than just the Shadow Scythe repaint out of this mold.

I'd have to agree. With as much money that went into the metal mold, they've gotta get as much out of it until it breaks. FansProject scans all boards from all countries. There is a desire for a laser sword version re-release (think: CC missiles/rifle rebox or pouch kit) and the Fun Publications Side Burn has Sentinel Prime upgrade homage written all over it. I just hope FansProject doesn't end up with more variations than they can sell. I'm buying both Protector and Scythe because I have the figs for 'em. Its gotten too pricey, so my collecting days are drawing to a close. You gotta remember this is a group of fans that have invested their own money with a minimal profit gain. The only thing I would buy instantly from them would be a Devastator upgrade - Then I'm calling it quits.

I cannot wait for this to be under my tree on christmas day.

What with the TFCC Sideburn being released, a blue repaint of the Protector is almost inevitable. Sideburnimus Prime will be awesome. Do it Fansproject Do it, I know you want to.

hmm. i'm getting it for Challenge At Cybertron Hot Rod. Maybe a bit too light, but worst case scenario, I end up selling it on. There's still a good likelihood that it'll be ok. Hot Rod(imus) isn't exactly one for a consistent colour-scheme now anyway, is he?

Not-Firebolt looks pretty darn nice, glad I'm getting that. For the price of the thing, I think more Targetmasters would sell well.

A lighter Hot Rod might look funny in vehicle mode witht he thing, but I don't think it'd look too bad in robot mode.

And people might be right; they may make another one. They are FANSprojects after all. And if they don't perhapse the KO people will.

I dunno why people are surprised by the gun platform. This is basically a better City Commander. The BFG is a flaw withing CC that Roddy shares. I don't think you could have something like a trailer that becomes ALL of the armor without it being overly bulky.

Yes Protecter looks Awesome but I want to see more pics off the Sidearm in robot mode.

It doesn't look like any of the wheels are touching the ground Hot Rod's wheels included, so the figure might just be sitting on top of something in that picture.

Rodimus Minor wrote:Yes Protecter looks Awesome but I want to see more pics off the Sidearm in robot mode.

BBTS just updated their pics yesterday with the clearest Sidearm photo to date. LINK!

zodconvoy wrote:

Rodimus Minor wrote:Yes Protecter looks Awesome but I want to see more pics off the Sidearm in robot mode.

BBTS just updated their pics yesterday with the clearest Sidearm photo to date. LINK!

And he looks lovely. I count 12 separate parts in that little targetmaster. That's impressive.

zodconvoy wrote:

Rodimus Minor wrote:Yes Protecter looks Awesome but I want to see more pics off the Sidearm in robot mode.

BBTS just updated their pics yesterday with the clearest Sidearm photo to date. LINK!

Thanks for the link Zodconvoy he looks great

snyarf! that's a nice Targetmaster. I wonder if it's only $10 because it's an add-on for Protector of if FP could make more of this quality at that price? If so, Fracas me up, FP! (and make a bunch more while you're at it, Kup could do with a Targetmaster and if they went the Mini-con triple changer route, I could see loads of them being done. Heck if it was possible for them to do it, I'd be willing to bet one a month for a year or so would probably sell!)

edit: BBTS's pics also appear to have Challenge at Cybertron (or the 2pack) Hot Roddy Rodimus Prime in the Protector armour and it looks pretty nice. not a perfect match, but as good as official stuff is sometimes.

i supposed for fracas FP could remold sidearm a bit???u know,add a 3mm clip to attach to scourge head..owh and for kup too..

What are the chances of a clear armor to go with crystal roddy???

ang3l3s wrote:What are the chances of a clear armor to go with crystal roddy???

Not high but it might happen but it won't be cheap

Got mine today....




Without the head scuplt, Roddy is more handsome!


Head on!

Mach wrote:Got mine today....

That's awesome, Mach! Did you get Sidearm too? I'm dying to see the crossbow mode!

zodconvoy wrote:

Mach wrote:Got mine today....

That's awesome, Mach! Did you get Sidearm too? I'm dying to see the crossbow mode!

I did.... But is midnight for me here.... So I can only play with the side arm tomorrow.... Post some photos on it then....

Mach wrote:I did.... But is midnight for me here.... So I can only play with the side arm tomorrow.... Post some photos on it then....

Sweet! Looking forward to them.

Mach wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:

Mach wrote:Got mine today....

That's awesome, Mach! Did you get Sidearm too? I'm dying to see the crossbow mode!

I did.... But is midnight for me here.... So I can only play with the side arm tomorrow.... Post some photos on it then....

Wow you are so lucky what site did you get it from I am so jelouse

Rodimus Minor wrote:Wow you are so lucky what site did you get it from I am so jelouse

He's in Malaysia so any number of ways we can't.

It's cool though. I won't have the money for it until the 17th anyway so BBTS can drag its heels.

n im getting him next week~!!yay!!!

my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

I should think so, since most places won't charge your credit card until it arrives.

I had a preorder on BBTS for Encore Omega Supreme. Logged in one day, found it was processing, and within the hour I had confirmation that it had arrived and been paid for. However, interestingly, the status on the site wasn't changed from "preorder" to "in stock" for several days.

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

What site

Rodimus Minor wrote:

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

What site

Kapow. who, WeatherManNX01, charged when I placed the pre-order.

craggy wrote:

Rodimus Minor wrote:

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

What site

Kapow. who, WeatherManNX01, charged when I placed the pre-order.

I pre-orderd mine off Kapow but mine hasn't changed yet

craggy wrote:

Rodimus Minor wrote:

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

What site

Kapow. who, WeatherManNX01, charged when I placed the pre-order.

Aha.

And this is why I stated that "most" (and thus not "all") do not charge.

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

craggy wrote:

Rodimus Minor wrote:

craggy wrote:my order was changed to "processing" I wonder if this suggests the delivery is in?

What site

Kapow. who, WeatherManNX01, charged when I placed the pre-order.

Aha.

And this is why I stated that "most" (and thus not "all") do not charge.

TF online pre-ordering, it's a funny old game.