Third-party group Dr. Wu has updated via ACTOYS with yet another upcoming product by them, this time being of a replacement face for the FansProject Protector armor set, giving the toy a smoother and more traditionally-styled face. One that won’t stop staring at the text of the news story.
Dr. Wu is also producing Non-Transforming Sharkclones, and a light-up Unicron head for the Armada mold or it’s various reuses.
UPDATE: TFW2005 member Bountyan has updated us on this item, informing us that there will be two versions sold: one with a normal face (The one shown here in this news story) and one with “Glasses”, which is presumably based on the visor that Rodimus used in the 1986 movie.
GrimlockAutobot
For those of you that have already received yours can we please get an official review?
Wyvern
Sweet. Mind taking a pic of him with your CC?
sodawilly
Got my kit in the mail today. I used the visorless face and MAN what a difference. The new face is much cleaner and now makes it look more like a "TF" face.
– Gregg
RedAlert Rescue
It's OK but it's not really something I'd want to pay $18.00 for just 2 faces.
As I have said before the irony is that there's nothing wrong with the Original face all you need do is insert a slither of rubber at the top of the face inside the helm and the eyes sit better in the helm and the chin sits lower at zero cost.
I still say if anything needs a new head or face it's the City Commander and DIA Commander. But I'd be just as happy with a new neck attachment to allow easy use with the Junkion Blacksmith heads.
TheGame2K5
$10 id prob toss it in my POL but $18 is getting a bit much for 2 faces, not even complete heads.
sodawilly
lol
aprim
I really don't see much of a upgrade here. Pass for now.
Bountyan
Already sold out on BBTS? So much for people saying "not worth the upgrade, the regular face looks decent enough."
Wyvern
The sodawilly City Commander mod!!!!
sodawilly
Mine should be arriving shortly. So glad I ordered this. Now my Protector will have a more Rodimus feel just like the mod I did for City Commander. =)
– Gregg
Autobot78
i think its well worth it, looks so much better imho
ki1983ng
^ Pics or review please?
Dread_Wing
Got my Dr Wu face today, and I am very pleased with it, nice sculpt and it is slightly longer so conceals the chin-neck quite well without denying Rodimus a neck.
Transbot90210
Well shills will reply that it is due to increased overseas shipping cost overhead and employee wages. I just say it is because BBTS has always been the most expensive site for new goods and people still shop there so they continue to do so.
Although the mighty Hercules has taught many of us to leave our comfort zones and use other reliable sites and save a ton of money. A 20 buck cash grab on each Herc figure left a bad taste in peoples mouths because you can not peg $20 on shipping and I laugh and any who would even attempt to. lol
kibble
I was waiting for this to be listed at BBTS to send along with my POL, but for $18, fuck that. I was expecting it to be $12-14 at BBTS…why they have to charge twice what RK does is a bunch of shit.
Transbot90210
$17 with shipping is still a dollar less than BBTs without shipping. How can it not be worth it?
process
It's $17 and change to me from robotkingdom. With PoL, it's not worth getting it from robotkingdom unless I'm getting something else from there.
Bountyan
BBTS.
$9.90 is even better but I I'll probably buy from BBTS with a PoL so I don't pay seperate expensive canadian shipping for it.
jerminator
$18 where? On Robot Kingdom…it says they're $9.90.