Fansproject has updated their Facebook page regarding the next release in their Lost Exo Realm series, Volar aka Swoop! For the last few months, it would appear that the retail version would be coming with a red colored G1 toy accurate torso while a G1 cartoon accurate, blue chest would possibly come separately as a convention exclusive as they did with Columpio and Cubrar. The good news is that Fansproject has listened to the feedback and have decided to include an optional blue torso in with the retail release, so fans can choose to display Volar with their own personal preference. The bad news however, is that including this optional torso has delayed the figure until mid-April.
STAFF EDIT: For even more impressive customer service, FansProject announced that Volar will also include replacement hips for your Columpio figure to address the complaint of loose hips.
Keep checking back for more updates, and join in the discussion in the third party forum.
MehWave
Sorry, sorry sorry to revive this thread, but I gotta ask, if anyone can confirm, did the blue torso really come packaged separately? I just got this guy and the blue torso was NOT in the main box. Appreciate any insight folks can give on this.
Kuma Style
MasterScale
One thing I love about the TFCon dinos is that the chrome is nowhere near as shinny in hand as it is in pictures – much more tasteful and almost… kind of semi-matte.
Rockdown
Eventually received sparkly Volar from Robotoybase. Yep, I still love this version of Swoop; Megatron and Barricade hate his ass.
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Robogeek28
Dude….I'm jealous.
foxracing
Trying to be a completionist for dinos!
ICEPnguin
Thanks… that's a lot of dinobots!!!
foxracing
Thereabouts.
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ICEPnguin
anyone have a measurement of the wingspan?
Bumblemus Prime
His soft ratchets have eroded over the years, and weren't great to begin with, and his legs are a mess in pteranodon mode, plus visible hand syndrome.
BUT he has a damn fine robot mode. Eye-catching, a sexy update in fine CHUG form, my favorite robot mode of any o the 3P Swoops.
Predakwon
If Volar had a few more sideways ratchets in his hips, he'd be perfect. But I love him. Each have small faults that would make them perfect., for me at least.
MasterScale
Here's another:
Fansproject Velos by Alt Mode, on Flickr
Rockdown
I have the Cubrar with the red head,I love it too. It's pretty close between Volar and Cubrar.
I today purchased a limited edition sparky blue Volar. Hopefully it should arrive before or on my birthday this coming Thursday.
theosteve
Yep, still love this set…though I have to admit, I wish I hadn’t been so eager to get them when they were first released, so I could have picked them up now for less than half their original price. C’est la vie.
MasterScale
Fansproject's Volar aka Swoop by Alt Mode, on Flickr
*shrugs*… I dunno… With all due respect to your opinions, I like them all for various reasons. Even my loose in the waist and mostly no ratchet joints Clumpio. And I like Volar's silhouette. It's a nice, svelte bot mode. Though, of all of them, I'd say Severo and Pinchar are at the top of the list.
They look so great together. I love the bulk of the figures. Voyager in height, but so much mass they have more shelf presence than any other voyager sized TF I own.
Chainlink
You must not have any experience with their Slag. Cubrar is fantastic and probably the best of the team.
Rockdown
Boo. I love him. After dosing him up with future floor polish he is as solid as a rock. I will probably acquire a back up copy.
OptionZero
I'm as big a Fansproject Stan as there can be but… cmon man. It's not even the best dinobot they made
Rockdown
Let there be light.
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NothingHead
Zombie thread, rarrr!
Does anybody still have the spare Columpio hips that came with Volar? I was recently gifted a Columpio, and now I have need of them..