Fansproject to re-release Explorer & Munitioner? (New Color Scheme)

process · 01-30-2013, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Transbot90210

Was the asian release delayed? Maybe FP needs to wait until they get one in hand to match the colour?

It's been out for a few months. FP's just a little behind, as usual.

brr-icy · 01-30-2013, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Transbot90210

It is more a matter of being an FP collector than the gun itself.

agreed, hope they do a cc add on like release

axiom · 01-30-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by process

I don't think it's exclusive to TFsource.

I was referring to the price. If you buy both from TFS, you get a discount ($119 each + free shipping). Haven't seen that on BBTS ($129 each PLUS shipping).

PyjamaPrime · 01-30-2013, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Transbot90210

It is more a matter of being an FP collector than the gun itself.

That, and being an articulation junkie. I may be ignorant of WST figures, but I'm sure they don't have enough articulation for me. They ARE just scaled down G1's, right?

CodeXCDM · 01-30-2013, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by edgs2099

They did say Quake is the FIRST of the extra goodies. A chest isn't out of the question. The old set owners would doodie though, so if it went that way, I'd imagine there would be a small upgrade set for sale.

Yea... if there's more than one item to the set... it'd be nice if they sold them separately for those that either don't want to or can't shell another 100 bucks on the whole set...

Same goes for those guns they made on the FP Deluxe Insecticons... Wasn't that interested in the redecos... but the added bits that easily make the Ninja Insecticons a lot more G1-friendly? Yea... wanted.

PyjamaPrime · 01-30-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CodeXCDM

Yea... if there's more than one item to the set... it'd be nice if they sold them separately for those that either don't want to or can't shell another 100 bucks on the whole set...

Same goes for those guns they made on the FP Deluxe Insecticons... Wasn't that interested in the redecos... but the added bits that easily make the Ninja Insecticons a lot more G1-friendly? Yea... wanted.

Now that you mention that, City Commander did do that, where the re-release had the new missiles and the gun, then the people who got CC first could buy JUST the upgrade. So hopefully FP will sell that stuff separately for the people who already have the set

edgs2099 · 01-30-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CodeXCDM

Yea... if there's more than one item to the set... it'd be nice if they sold them separately for those that either don't want to or can't shell another 100 bucks on the whole set...

Same goes for those guns they made on the FP Deluxe Insecticons... Wasn't that interested in the redecos... but the added bits that easily make the Ninja Insecticons a lot more G1-friendly? Yea... wanted.

Yeah, I've watched some sales of just the bonus guns from that 3-pac. I'm not sure if I'll ever pull the trigger.

Paarthurnax · 01-30-2013, 06:04 PM

Why are they calling him Quake when there is an actual G1 character with the same name? Usually 3rd party companies don't use actual Hasbro/Takara names.

And why is everything related to Shockwave called Quake? There is an actual G1 character named Quake that transformed into a tank. WTF??? That's like calling everything related to Optimus Prime "Motormaster". It really makes no sense.

Evenflow80 · 01-30-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Paarthurnax

Why are they calling him Quake when there is an actual G1 character with the same name? Usually 3rd party companies don't use actual Hasbro/Takara names.

And why is everything related to Shockwave called Quake? There is an actual G1 character named Quake that transformed into a tank. WTF??? That's like calling everything related to Optimus Prime "Motormaster". It really makes no sense.

Isn't the phrase shock wave associated with an earth quake? Thus quake wave. I guess.

Polenicus · 01-30-2013, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Paarthurnax

Why are they calling him Quake when there is an actual G1 character with the same name? Usually 3rd party companies don't use actual Hasbro/Takara names.

Quake is a common term and therefore can't be exclusively copyrighted, so while Hasbro would nail them if they made a 3rd party Quake toy that looked like Quake and called him Quake, the intellectual property infringement is less glaring by giving that name to not-Shockwave, who was never called 'Quake' by HasTak. By the same token, they could make said 3P Quake toy and call it 'Shockwave'.

Still not legally SAFE by any stretch, but a little less overt poking of the tiger (Basically, if you make it look at ALL like you're making a sanctioned Hasbro product, they WILL come down on you. Stuff like this further identifies this as an unauthorized 3rd party custom)

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Paarthurnax Dragonborn Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 273 Location: East TN. Collection Count: A few hundred	Why are they calling him Quake when there is an actual G1 character with the same name? Usually 3rd party companies don't use actual Hasbro/Takara names. And why is everything related to Shockwave called Quake? There is an actual G1 character named Quake that transformed into a tank. WTF??? That's like calling everything related to Optimus Prime "Motormaster". It really makes no sense.