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 Aug 14 2009, 01:31 PM
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 "One down, two to go." Group: Citizen Posts: 7,960 Joined: 6-May 03 From: New York Member No.: 2,807 Faction: Free Agent  |
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Aug 14 2009, 01:43 PM
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Why don't Pac-Man wanna eat eyes? Group: Citizen Posts: 2,601 Joined: 2-April 06 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 8,070 Faction: Autobot |
Don't know if want.
On the one hand, I really like having add-on junk. On the other hand, I only bought Classics I guess I'll have to see how the final figure looks, really. -------------------- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over.
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Aug 14 2009, 01:50 PM
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 The world suffused with sound  Group: Supporter Posts: 16,488 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
You'll have plenty of time to decide. I don't think the kit's due out until November/December-ish, and by then, we'll have a ton of full-colour pics to gauge opinions with.
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Aug 14 2009, 02:06 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 474 Joined: 13-August 04 Member No.: 4,918 |
I must have this. I've been waiting for the Protector to come out. I hope his trailer turns into his battle-sled/base thing, because it looks like there are a lot of pieces left over from the trailer, according to the concept art, after you make Rodimus. Head, arms, legs, chest, and crotch piece these pieces don't look like they make up that entire trailer/back end. Regardless I am hyped, and I want to know what's going on with the Defender (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-silverbolt.gif)
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Aug 14 2009, 02:11 PM
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 Group: Supporter Posts: 30,376 Joined: 2-July 03 From: The Heartland of America Member No.: 3,109 |
I can dig it.
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Aug 14 2009, 02:11 PM
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The world suffused with sound Group: Supporter Posts: 16,488 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
Oh, I'm definitely expecting a big weapons platform or something for him. The actual armor seems to account for very little of his mass. The chest/codpiece is only the centremost part of the camper overhang, and the arms seem to come from a small portion at the top of the smokestacks. The boots are the rear fender and a small chunk of the surrounding area. That leaves a huge block of unaccounted parts.
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Aug 14 2009, 03:16 PM
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 Sea anemone. Can't unsee. Group: Supporter Posts: 11,387 Joined: 22-December 02 From: Mission, Kansas, USA Member No.: 1,841 Faction: Maximal |
Looks like fun, though. You're probably right, y'know - they'll mimic the G1 toy robot mode as much as possible, so ... slightly ganglier robot + a cannon on a roving dinner plate.
In any case, I look forward to seeing color images. I'm intrigued. I didn't get Magnus, so I had no interest in City Commander, but Hot Rod/Rodimus fill a certain spot in my childhood, so ... I might consider this. |
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Aug 14 2009, 03:35 PM
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 THIS SPACE FOR RENT Group: Citizen Posts: 6,035 Joined: 21-December 01 From: Miami Member No.: 62 Faction: Free Agent |
I just realized, this might make Rodimus Prime as tall as Classics Prime, after this upgrade. I don't care, I'll take Toolsheddimus Prime.
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Aug 14 2009, 03:53 PM
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 Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 4,093 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(C16 @ Aug 14 2009, 04:35 PM)  I just realized, this might make Rodimus Prime as tall as Classics Prime, after this upgrade. Yep. It'll bring him up to Voyager-height, just as City/Shadow/Powered Commander took the Classics Prime mold up to Ultra-height.--------------------  |
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Aug 14 2009, 04:58 PM
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 Group: Supporter Posts: 3,986 Joined: 5-March 03 From: Plano, TX Member No.: 2,444 Faction: RIBFIR |
The render and the prototype picture aren't the same. They don't both do the same thing with the exhaust pipes on the trailer...I like the render better.
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Aug 14 2009, 05:03 PM
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 CHAOS! You got a one way ticket to CHAOS! CHAOS! Group: Citizen Posts: 14,021 Joined: 29-December 02 Member No.: 1,873 |
QUOTE(TheMightyMollusk @ Aug 14 2009, 01:21 PM) QUOTE(Rosicrucian @ Aug 14 2009, 01:16 PM) QUOTE(TheMightyMollusk @ Aug 14 2009, 01:14 PM) Not feeling it, based on this image. Gonna wait till there's a physical prototype. There's a prototype. Click on the image in the link to see it.Didn't notice it before. Still, on a sports car, the giant box looks very tacked on, it doesn't at all match the style of the base toy. So, still not feeling it. They probably should have angled the front-top of the trailer down so it was more wedge-shaped like the car. |
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Aug 14 2009, 05:05 PM
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 Now where did I leave that darn key! Group: Citizen Posts: 4,366 Joined: 22-October 03 From: Northeast, Pennsylvania Member No.: 3,770 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(HeyMickey @ Aug 14 2009, 01:39 PM) I agree with TMM. The proto looks too much like a sportscar backed into a toolshed. Maybe the finished product will look more cohesive. :/ I think that's because the trailer is unpainted plastic. The illusion should work much better once the colors match, and if City Commander is any indication, the colors *will* match. Heinkei Rodimus and Classics Rodimus are the same base color, so it shouldn't matter which you plug into the armor. This is still on my buy list. |
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Aug 14 2009, 05:22 PM
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 The doctor is in. Group: Citizen Posts: 13,243 Joined: 29-April 03 From: LOL DICKS Member No.: 2,784 |
I hope the DIA Commander ordeal doesn't prevent TFcon for seeing about getting a Protector exclusive armor for next year's TFCon. Maybe a Crystal release.
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Aug 14 2009, 05:24 PM
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The world suffused with sound Group: Supporter Posts: 16,488 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
I'm not sure a crystal Rodimus would be such a great idea. Given the inherent fragility of translucent plastic, I'm not sure if Fansproject has quite the engineering know-how to compensate for that.
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Aug 14 2009, 05:28 PM
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 Mine is an evil grin! Group: News Manager Posts: 29,999 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 268 Faction: RIBFIR |
A Shadow Protector would be nice though, if they could somehow make it compatible with both SG Rodimus and Wildrider...
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Aug 14 2009, 05:35 PM
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Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 4,093 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(NightViper @ Aug 14 2009, 06:28 PM) A Shadow Protector would be nice though, if they could somehow make it compatible with both SG Rodimus and Wildrider... I don't know if they'd go for it though. Universe/Classics Nemesis Prime was very widely available even though it was a convention exclusive, due to Hasbro having made them in plentiful numbers and sold the extras online. SG Rodimus is much harder to get your hands on due to his limited run, as is Gentei Wildrider.-------------------- |
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Aug 14 2009, 06:02 PM
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Mine is an evil grin! Group: News Manager Posts: 29,999 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 268 Faction: RIBFIR |
Yeah, that's why I said it would have to fit with both of them. That's pretty much the only way they'd even consider it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-hotrod.gif)
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Aug 14 2009, 06:37 PM
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CHAOS! You got a one way ticket to CHAOS! CHAOS! Group: Citizen Posts: 14,021 Joined: 29-December 02 Member No.: 1,873 |
QUOTE(Rosicrucian @ Aug 14 2009, 06:35 PM) QUOTE(NightViper @ Aug 14 2009, 06:28 PM) A Shadow Protector would be nice though, if they could somehow make it compatible with both SG Rodimus and Wildrider... I don't know if they'd go for it though. Universe/Classics Nemesis Prime was very widely available even though it was a convention exclusive, due to Hasbro having made them in plentiful numbers and sold the extras online. SG Rodimus is much harder to get your hands on due to his limited run, as is Gentei Wildrider.and seeing how rare Classics Ultra Magnus is now that the armor is out, just imagine that on BotCon Rodimus... then again, there were only 500 Powered Commanders for TFcon, weren't there? What was the production run for BotCon Rodimus and Henkei Wildrider? 1,500 BotCon sets? (boxed + bagged) Hrm, that's still a huge chunk of them. And Canadians are more likely to have the BotCon one than the Gentei one. |
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Aug 14 2009, 06:37 PM
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 HE TELL ME DRILL WILL PIERCE MUFFINS! Group: Citizen Posts: 12,109 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Knoxville, Tn Member No.: 7,060 Faction: Autobot |
This has the potential to look really neat. But then again I had a little troulbe justifying City Commander to myself, and Magnus is one of my all time favorite characters. Hot Rod/Rodimus's cool, but I don't know if he matters enough to me to actually seriously consider this.
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Aug 14 2009, 07:11 PM
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Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 4,093 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
QUOTE(RavageX-9 @ Aug 14 2009, 07:37 PM) then again, there were only 500 Powered Commanders for TFcon, weren't there? What was the production run for BotCon Rodimus and Henkei Wildrider? 1,500 BotCon sets? (boxed + bagged) Hrm, that's still a huge chunk of them. And Canadians are more likely to have the BotCon one than the Gentei one. Trouble is, that's assuming that everyone who got one of those two figures would buy the theoretical "Shadow Protector." Not really assured at all.-------------------- |
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