TFC Toys Star Cats Rescue Team to Receive Protectobot Repaint?
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 11:07pm CST
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Now we have little more information on the potential repaint from ACToy's Hsaio Red, who's been the source of almost all of the images and information regarding the Dino-Combiner team and Star Cats team. According to his post on ACToys the set will receive a Protectobot repaint limited to 1000 sets. Concept sketches have also been posted of a Defensor head and chest, the other concept drawing in the image is for the Dino-Combiner's head.
We've mirrored the previously seen Hot Spot redeco image, concept Defensor head sketch, and a few images of the molds that would be used below form ACToys. Could this work as the Protectobots with the right colors and maybe some new head molds?






Credit(s): Hsaio Red of ACToys
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Posted by Mkall on November 16th, 2011 @ 12:07am CST
Posted by dinogeist on November 16th, 2011 @ 1:03am CST
the star cats rescue vechicle combiners isn't on my 2012 buy list because it wasn't designed after a TF toy/character. it was designed after another toy lines robot toy/character.
These 3rd party TF toys are not cheap. combiners are really exspensive. when I buy 3rd party TF toys,I weigh all the scales with the negatives & positives then make a decision to buy or not buy.
Posted by Sodan-1 on November 16th, 2011 @ 7:17am CST
The Protectobots are the only Autobot combiners I've ever owned, and a limited run (and therefore probably highly expensive) repaint of a set not originally intended to be them just isn't something I can get behind. A good looking set all the same.
Posted by Requiem Prime on November 16th, 2011 @ 8:37am CST
Also, the sketches of heads I like the lower left corner for the dino-combiner. It aludes to War Within Grimlock, which looked powerful without looking monstrous. The one we saw before was too skull-like.
Posted by rpetras on November 16th, 2011 @ 8:53am CST
It would not be terribly hard to modify the tanker truck into a fire engine either.
It does not appear that he tanker or the goofy shoulder cannons have anything to do with the transform, so those could go. Pop them off, pop on a ladder and viola!
The police car, ambulance and copter would work as-is, just the mototcycle is too futuristic, but he'd be OK. If he could swap spots to be a leg that would be better.
I could be pretty happy with this.
Posted by El Duque on November 16th, 2011 @ 10:02am CST
rpetras wrote:Not too bad.
It would not be terribly hard to modify the tanker truck into a fire engine either.
It does not appear that he tanker or the goofy shoulder cannons have anything to do with the transform, so those could go. Pop them off, pop on a ladder and viola!
The police car, ambulance and copter would work as-is, just the mototcycle is too futuristic, but he'd be OK. If he could swap spots to be a leg that would be better.
I could be pretty happy with this.
The tanker actually has a ladder across the top, it's just not very visible in the images I posted. I assume it's supposed to some sort of futuristic firetruck.

Posted by Rated X on November 16th, 2011 @ 10:03am CST
Posted by waaaaghlord on November 16th, 2011 @ 12:16pm CST
Posted by Scaleface on November 16th, 2011 @ 1:46pm CST
waaaaghlord wrote:Depending on how these guys size up against the 6" Titaniums I can see this working as a War Within set of Protectobots.
The individual limbs are about as big as a 6 inch titanium, the tordobot is LARGER!
Posted by Maldroth on November 16th, 2011 @ 8:21pm CST
Posted by robotmel on March 15th, 2012 @ 11:25am CDT

With the latest news from TFC Toys and their Technobot sketches, does anyone know what evolved from the Star Cats/Protectorbots repaints which where rumoured some 6 odd months ago?

I'm happy to give those guys space in my display cabinets if they make it to production..!

Posted by Mkall on June 29th, 2012 @ 10:52am CDT




Posted by zodconvoy on June 29th, 2012 @ 12:22pm CDT
Easy pass.

Posted by Blurrz on June 29th, 2012 @ 1:09pm CDT
Posted by xyl360 on June 29th, 2012 @ 3:05pm CDT
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on June 29th, 2012 @ 7:28pm CDT
Posted by Scaleface on September 16th, 2012 @ 8:11am CDT
Posted by robotmel on April 9th, 2014 @ 10:05am CDT

Seibertron user and all round nice guy Paul Grant/Sir Toys has confirmed this project is still happening and he will be taking pre-orders shortly for not only not-Protectobots/Star Cats but also the Dino-combiner project too!
Reporting via the TFW2005 boards, Paul says he should have these in the coming months and pre-orders will be up on his SirToys.com website soon!


Posted by Tsutsukakushi on April 9th, 2014 @ 10:28am CDT