Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update

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Thanks to the Transformers Collector's Club Facebook, we have an update on the shipping status of the 5.0 figures. The figures are still meant to ship and the club will be fulfilling all the orders placed, even though their time as the official club has ended.

They were also kind enough to share new artwork of Double Pretender Optimus Prime!

You can check out the Facebook release below, along with the new artwork!

We will still be filling TFSS 5.0 orders, selling licensed Transformers Club/Convention product and offering customer service in 2017, however our time as the official Transformers Collectors' Club ends tonight at midnight EST. Thank you all for you support over the last 12 years. Even though we will still be here, let's close this chapter with your first look at the artwork for Double Pretender Optimus Prime! (Art by Dan Khanna and Josh Perez.)

Credit(s): Transformers Collector's Club

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Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851131)
Posted by Kurona on January 8th, 2017 @ 6:37am CST

Okay, that's some awesome art. They captured the cheesy 80s pretender boxart style perfectly.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851147)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on January 8th, 2017 @ 9:44am CST

heres an update from the Sub service webpage https://www.mastercollector.com/fss/vie ... ilID=29023. In case the link dosnt work i've copied the contents below

Merry Christmas!

Due to manufacturing delays, the container will not leave China until the middle of January. This means that your first shipment should depart here by the end of February. Because of the delays, we have combined the figures into three shipments. After the first shipment we will run the billing for the second installment. We will not schedule the two installment billings until we have the container in hand. I know you are all anxious to receive the final figures from the Transformers Collectors' Club.

Thanks for your patience.

Brian

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851372)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 9th, 2017 @ 3:26pm CST

Seibertronian Grimdragon2001 has given us a further update on the shipping of the Subscription Service 5.0 figures. The figures, as we know, have been pushed back, and it now appears they will be shipping at the end of February. The figures are also now being sent in 3 shipments. You can read the forwarded email text below.

Merry Christmas!

Due to manufacturing delays, the container will not leave China until the middle of January. This means that your first shipment should depart here by the end of February. Because of the delays, we have combined the figures into three shipments. After the first shipment we will run the billing for the second installment. We will not schedule the two installment billings until we have the container in hand. I know you are all anxious to receive the final figures from the Transformers Collectors' Club.

Thanks for your patience.

Brian

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851381)
Posted by Counterpunch on January 9th, 2017 @ 4:11pm CST

FFS TCC's TFSS 5.0!

ETA?

IDK...

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851386)
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on January 9th, 2017 @ 5:01pm CST

The first ones in March, then April, and May most likely.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851389)
Posted by RNSrobot on January 9th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CST

What a joke.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851395)
Posted by TF_JW on January 9th, 2017 @ 6:20pm CST

The original projected shipping provided was the shortest/quickest timetable estimate offered by the factory.

In other words, the "nothing goes wrong/gets delayed" estimate. But since no one lives in a perfect world, that estimate was probably bound to get pushed back.

Perhaps the Club should have gone with a longer, "more realistic" time frame. But everyone was really hoping they'd be in by now.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851411)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 9th, 2017 @ 7:23pm CST

Perfect! Was kinda hoping this would happen as it gives me time to get my taxes back to pay for it.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851433)
Posted by Emerje on January 9th, 2017 @ 8:43pm CST

RNSrobot wrote:What a joke.

This really isn't a big deal. It's not like they haven't had delays before and they've always pulled through. It was pretty optimistic to expect them to do both 4.0 and 5.0 in 2016. These are still getting out faster than usual.

1.0 - June 2013
2.0 - June 2014
3.0 - May 2015
4.0 - April 2016
5.0 - February 2017 (?)

We'll probably have all of them by April, I'm fine with this.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851465)
Posted by Zeedust on January 9th, 2017 @ 11:07pm CST

I don't mind a bit of extra time to get money together for the other two payments. I really want these, particularly the Wreckage components (Wreckage is my new favorite combiner), and I'd rather get them late than not at all.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851552)
Posted by o.supreme on January 10th, 2017 @ 10:10am CST

I just hope the shipments are split so that the wreckage components are together, and the Pretenders are together, (I just want the Wreckage ones). But I fear they will make them mixed assortments, which will make them harder to get on eBay etc...

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851597)
Posted by Flashwave on January 10th, 2017 @ 12:59pm CST

o.supreme wrote:I just hope the shipments are split so that the wreckage components are together, and the Pretenders are together, (I just want the Wreckage ones). But I fear they will make them mixed assortments, which will make them harder to get on eBay etc...

The reason they don't is so that people dont just pay fir installments, get the first or second installment, then dissappearand leave FunPub on the hook for figures the person did not want. Even with this abridged version, I would bet someone else's money that theyvpair up the less popular figures eith the ones people want. And Toxitron is probably gonna be last.

1)A pretender and a deluxe
1)the oter pretender and a limb
3)Toxitron, whomever is left, and the bonus figure

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851797)
Posted by WiseMan on January 11th, 2017 @ 9:37am CST

Was the e-mail about the shipping delays sent to everyone who subscribed? I'm signed up but didn't get the e-mail and I'm wondering if I should be concerned . . .

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1851798)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on January 11th, 2017 @ 9:47am CST

WiseMan wrote:Was the e-mail about the shipping delays sent to everyone who subscribed? I'm signed up but didn't get the e-mail and I'm wondering if I should be concerned . . .

No, I had to go to the sub services site to find the email, was in the updates list

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856541)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 4:49am CST

It's been a while since we heard about these, but it looks as though the BotCon 2016 revealed Ninja Force Hologram Megatron figure is arriving in some collectors' hands! The images of the GI Joe vs Transformers crossover below are courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, and show off the two modes of the translucent Decepticon leader (from G2!) using the Combiner Wars Warpath mold. Check them out!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856543)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 2nd, 2017 @ 4:56am CST

Va'al wrote:It's been a while since we heard about these, but it looks as though the BotCon 2016 revealed Ninja Force Hologram Megatron figure is arriving in some collectors' hands! The images of the GI Joe vs Transformers crossover below are courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, and show off the two modes of the translucent Decepticon leader (from G2!) using the Combiner Wars Warpath mold. Check them out!

Wasn't that mold Megatron before it was Warpath?

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856544)
Posted by starfish on February 2nd, 2017 @ 5:22am CST

Wait, what? I've had this set in hand for weeks!!!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856547)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 6:01am CST

And thanks to fellow Seibertronian starfish, we have even more images of the TFCC GI Joe x Transformers Megatron G2 Hologram (from the Ninja Force set) AND of the MP Ratbat cassette redeco, too - as they have apparently arrived a fair while back, but everyone was distracted by other news! With thanks to starfish, check out the shared images below!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856548)
Posted by starfish on February 2nd, 2017 @ 6:08am CST

From what I can gather, this set has been sent out in batches, rather than in one fell swoop. I'm based in the U.K., and I think (for once) they sent the international packages out first!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856549)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 2nd, 2017 @ 6:17am CST

That MP Ratbat really is a nice figure. As a big fan of the G1 comics, where he was a prominent character, I'm very happy to have him in my collection. That mold of Megatron, though? Ugh.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856577)
Posted by galvatron00 on February 2nd, 2017 @ 8:56am CST

Caelus wrote:
Va'al wrote:It's been a while since we heard about these, but it looks as though the BotCon 2016 revealed Ninja Force Hologram Megatron figure is arriving in some collectors' hands! The images of the GI Joe vs Transformers crossover below are courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, and show off the two modes of the translucent Decepticon leader (from G2!) using the Combiner Wars Warpath mold. Check them out!
Wasn't that mold Megatron before it was Warpath?

Yes it was!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856578)
Posted by Va'al on February 2nd, 2017 @ 8:58am CST

itscramtastic wrote:
Caelus wrote:
Va'al wrote:It's been a while since we heard about these, but it looks as though the BotCon 2016 revealed Ninja Force Hologram Megatron figure is arriving in some collectors' hands! The images of the GI Joe vs Transformers crossover below are courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, and show off the two modes of the translucent Decepticon leader (from G2!) using the Combiner Wars Warpath mold. Check them out!
Wasn't that mold Megatron before it was Warpath?
Yes it was!

Yeah, I just wanted to spotlight Warpath a little. He gets no love.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856579)
Posted by galvatron00 on February 2nd, 2017 @ 8:59am CST

Va'al wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Caelus wrote:
Va'al wrote:It's been a while since we heard about these, but it looks as though the BotCon 2016 revealed Ninja Force Hologram Megatron figure is arriving in some collectors' hands! The images of the GI Joe vs Transformers crossover below are courtesy of Planet Iacon on Facebook, and show off the two modes of the translucent Decepticon leader (from G2!) using the Combiner Wars Warpath mold. Check them out!
Wasn't that mold Megatron before it was Warpath?
Yes it was!
Yeah, I just wanted to spotlight Warpath a little. He gets no love.

No Va'al, that's a bad Va'al!! :lol:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That MP Ratbat really is a nice figure. As a big fan of the G1 comics, where he was a prominent character, I'm very happy to have him in my collection. That mold of Megatron, though? Ugh.

I actually think I like this version of Ratbat better than the one that came with MP Soundblaster!!

What's wrong with Megatron?! Other than the barrel of the tank not being on his shoulder... :-D

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856662)
Posted by roboticplanet on February 2nd, 2017 @ 11:43am CST

A small batch of these two figures leaked out of China way back in April shortly after Botcon, where they were first on display.

Here's some more Ratbat pics I posted back then:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/t ... t.1066426/

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856674)
Posted by frogbat on February 2nd, 2017 @ 12:38pm CST

I finally got mp soundwave and would love to have this... and yep the colour scheme looks better methinks

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1856719)
Posted by dragons on February 2nd, 2017 @ 2:37pm CST

I want to see an official gijoe transformer figure transformer figure transforms and hold Gijoe figure

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859527)
Posted by Va'al on February 14th, 2017 @ 5:05pm CST

If you're still waiting for your Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service 5.0 figures, which we were told would ship mid-January as reported here, are now due to leave their point of origin this month, giving them until March to actually arrive in your hands. More information below.

This is a resend in case you didn't get this last week.

Hello Everyone!

We just found out that the ship did not sail before Chinese New Year with the FSS 5 figures aboard. It was delayed over 3 weeks and is now scheduled to leave Hong Kong on Saturday Feb 11. With everyone (in China) out on holiday for CNY, we were not informed of this until yesterday.

This puts the figures here around the first of March and we will get the first shipment out to you as soon as we can. I will keep you advised when the container arrives here.

I apologize for the continual delay.

Brian

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859530)
Posted by kurthy on February 14th, 2017 @ 5:31pm CST

At this rate, we may get them by December.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859537)
Posted by Tranzilla on February 14th, 2017 @ 6:11pm CST

So we should get them...(wait for it)...SOON!!! :-D

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859563)
Posted by ScottyP on February 14th, 2017 @ 8:03pm CST

Chances the factory being used still thinks FSS figures are for Botcon, even though Botcon is over? Close to 100% by the looks of it.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859568)
Posted by Counterpunch on February 14th, 2017 @ 8:26pm CST

ScottyP wrote:Chances the factory being used still thinks FSS figures are for Botcon, even though Botcon is over? Close to 100% by the looks of it.

That or shipping with the Joecon sets. :/

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1859577)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 14th, 2017 @ 9:21pm CST

Darn it, China! Quit delaying our figures and give'em to us already!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1862181)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on February 22nd, 2017 @ 5:34pm CST

Yes. It would be nice to get my final figures from the Club, thank you.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863708)
Posted by Kurona on March 1st, 2017 @ 11:55am CST

Courtesy of this tweet from Twitter user Autovolt, we have a new image of a figure that was once in TFCC's plans before being unfortunately cancelled - an apparently fully Cybertronian counterpart to Sari Sumdac from Transformers: Animated, presumably transplanted into a non-Animated continuity! While it is sad we'll likely never get this Windblade retool, take a look at the picture below and tell us what you think in the forums nonetheless!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863709)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:01pm CST

Hey neat! That's from that new Transformers Animated fan book that just came out in Japan. There are a few other Animated-based proposals from Jesse Wittenrich in it.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863711)
Posted by Microraptor on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:02pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Hey neat! That's from that new Transformers Animated fan book that just came out in Japan. There are a few other Animated-based proposals from Jesse Wittenrich in it.

Can you tell us about the others?

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863714)
Posted by ScottyP on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:07pm CST

Are these "we were going to for sure do these before the license got pulled" or "just pitched ideas we moved on from or weren't allowed to do" material? One of those things is very different from the other.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863717)
Posted by Immortal Starscream on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:13pm CST

now that we have a Windblade headmaster otw, I feel its not too late for this one. in fact it might be more appropriate with that mold

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863718)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:18pm CST

Microraptor wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Hey neat! That's from that new Transformers Animated fan book that just came out in Japan. There are a few other Animated-based proposals from Jesse Wittenrich in it.

Can you tell us about the others?

ScottyP wrote:Are these "we were going to for sure do these before the license got pulled" or "just pitched ideas we moved on from or weren't allowed to do" material? One of those things is very different from the other.

This is where I found out about the book, with a ton of pics from the book shown here.

This post lists all of Jesse's proposals that made it into the book:

JESSE WITTENRICH
He offers an illustration and comics in TFCC.
He is in charge of a story line in Wings of Honor
He participates in the concept of TFCC and the BOTCON item from 2010.
It is Dion that he dealt first.
The sample photograph of his interview and item which was not manufactured is placed.

AOTOBOT Sari (Body is Windblade new head)
BW Megatron (Body is ANIMATED Grimlock)
BW Optimus Primal (Body is Sentinel Prime)
Wreck-Gar (Body is PRIME Breakdown new head)
Unknown name (Coloring near Yoketron, Body is Voyager class Brainstorm, New face)

The fifth one whose name was unknown is supposed to be Yoketron himself.

Jesse then elaborated more here on the proposals that got put into the book, how some of them were for one Animated-based proposal while the others were for a different Animated-related proposal:

These are from two separate proposals. The first one was an all Beast Wars-themed set which told the story of Primal Minor searching for his missing friend. His journeys take him to a strange jungle where he finds a collective of odd semi-organic Decepticons, led by none other than Blackarachnia! The dark-hearted spider has continued her experiments and created Fractyl, Terrorsaur, Inferno, Antagony, and Megatron - an egotistical former tyrant who reminded her of her previous boss. To Minor's horror, also among the Decepticons is his friend, now renamed "Tri-Nox*", given a prehistoric beast mode, and enslaved using a control collar and brainwave bolts. The stalwart Autobot explorer must battle these Decepticons - or Predacons as they've taken to calling themselves - alone and so resorts to guerrilla warfare as he also tries time and again to break Blackarachnia's hold over Tri-Nox.

The second was Transformers Unanimated, featuring Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Sentinel Prime, Sari, and Yoketron vs. Starscream/Headmaster, Lugnut, Wasp, Elita-One, and a confused Wreck-Gar.

*Tri-Nox was going to just be a joke... until I did the mock-up and found I actually loved the results.

Note that the "Tri-Nox" mock up is not in the book. Jesse posted it himself.

Also note that since the book is a fanbook, nothing within it is officially licensed by Hasbro or TakaraTomy.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863723)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on March 1st, 2017 @ 12:49pm CST

That's so... sad. ;n;

I hope this is a hint that Sari might show up again in fiction though.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863747)
Posted by DeathReviews on March 1st, 2017 @ 2:15pm CST

Hm - that Sari Sumdac wind blade would have been nice...

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863762)
Posted by Mindmaster on March 1st, 2017 @ 2:49pm CST

Another great idea going down with the ship... really hope the successor of the Club (of there's going to be one, that is) capitalizes on this one!

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863763)
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on March 1st, 2017 @ 2:51pm CST

?!?!?! But I WANT IT!!

Was this supposed to be the secret figure in this set?

Do we even still get a secret figure?

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863787)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on March 1st, 2017 @ 3:53pm CST

Damn, that's actually a really good take on this figure.

I guess it helps that it's powered by unobtanium.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863798)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 1st, 2017 @ 4:46pm CST

I would've friggin' killed for that Sari! :evil:

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863801)
Posted by Dr Lockdown on March 1st, 2017 @ 5:15pm CST

This paint job looks utterly amazing, but then I remember just how floppy and messy the Generations Windblade mould is.

It has gotten me thinking; maybe a custom based on the current RID one would do well. Just a thought. I'll go ask Steamshield on TFW.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863845)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 1st, 2017 @ 9:20pm CST

Windblade as Sari?
Well, this could work VERY well!

But I have a better idea. Make her a titant master. On a clearly feminine body. That was my hope in Animated. But the show abruptly ended. Oh well.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863846)
Posted by Ultra Markus on March 1st, 2017 @ 9:48pm CST

i wouldve bought that sari if it been released

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863856)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 1st, 2017 @ 11:05pm CST

DecepticonFinishline wrote:?!?!?! But I WANT IT!!

Was this supposed to be the secret figure in this set?

Do we even still get a secret figure?

It was part of a proposal that never got off the ground. Scroll up to my previous post to see exactly what this was figure concept was for.

Re: Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipping Update (1863860)
Posted by Flashwave on March 1st, 2017 @ 11:46pm CST

But... The last Botcon used the Windblade md, right? It was an Airazor, I believe? I woilda passed on that Airazor since I had the original from Energon Slugslinger, but I woulda LOVED a Botcon Sari. I understand where Marketing woulda said "Airazor works better", but Sari is a figure we'll never see relwased.

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