By way of 2005 Boards Podcast member Gogdog via Twitter from TFcon 2012 we have a nice in-hand look at the TFC Toys DLSR (Dynamic Link Scout Robots) aka unofficial Reflector for you. According to Gogdog these look good in person, with the black and purple molded in and the rest of the details done in paint (at least on these test shot versions). The camera lens contains a LED for a light up function, and the back, arm, and leg panels have different mold details.
Read on and check out all the images as tweeted by our very own Gogdog! Or if you prefer, check out these two videos from the good people at Preorder66!
I'll keep my PE Reflector. Only appeal of this to me is the incredibly realistic alt mode. But the bot modes don't do it for me; they don't even look that much like G1 Relector. Only similarity are the green chest bits.
exclusacon
They're ........ok.....will keep the PE version .....for now...
Alucard77
This makes me sad, TFC fail on this.
Outsider4Life
ummm, no thanks not in my collection. PE reflector is superior to this. I wouldn't mind an oversized PE Reflector though.
cryotek
Not even close. Easy pass.
TigerBlade
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Originally Posted by Outsider4Life
I wouldn't mind an oversized PE Reflector though.
There is one.....kinda. Not as much articulation tho.
Something about this is not clicking for me. I'm thinking its the robot deco.
Outsider4Life
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Originally Posted by TigerBlade
There is one.....kinda. Not as much articulation tho.
do you mean that rainbow colored ko? that would take a lot of customizing to make it any good. I've seen some amazing customs people made with the ko, but I am not that skilled at customizing.
Timesynch
Once again, awesome alt mode. No question about that. But the character-original take on these guys in bot mode leaves something to be desired. Not that they look horrible or anything, but they just don't appeal to the G1 design purist in me (I suppose I'm not alone on this). Good effort by TFC though.
jamarmiller
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Originally Posted by Bountyan
.................. they don't even look that much like G1 Relector. Only similarity are the green chest bits.
exactly my thinking
Dont know why they just didnt do it in animie correct colors
Incepticon
It's a nice "realistic looking camera that transforms device-bot", but hardly anything that should be considered "Reflector".
Hyperoptic
I'm sticking with PE
Sonscreen
Didn't expect them to look so good.
NothingHead
They do look really good.. This is a tough decision; neither this nor the PE version is perfect, but they're both really awesome in different ways..
optics
Not feeling that black. I understand why, for the camera, but still not feeling it for the bot modes.
kraven
Yikes... The last time I saw something this bad was Sonicron... This isn't that bad but still...ehhhh....
The alt mode is kinda cool though
TFao
Altmode is staright WINNING... Botmodes, not so much.
Astronut
With all the great things shown today, I'm afraid these have been pushed far down my want list. Gotta make some sacrifices to afford 3 god damn 3rd party combiners + Hexatron + Assaulter ++++
CodeXCDM
And I bet if they released them in proper G1 Colors... a good number of folks stating otherwise would bite. I'd not be the least bit suprised if they did re-release a G1 Schemed version soon after for that matter.
I think they look pretty good. The alt mode, in particular is fantastic. The bot modes' sculpt could've possibly been made to be a bit closer to the G1 figures I guess. I'm sure someone will cast Reflector heads for this as soon as it's out. Watch.
The only thing that would make this better would be if all the camera bits formed the crazy/cool weapons the PE Reflector set had.
metal-lifter
I really like the look of these guys. I kinda like the fact that they don't look exactly like the G1 Reflector. The only thing I'm worried about is the price
Ellamin
I like it, now, if they cost less than a real DSLR, I'm interested.
jbz
I think these look great. i don't mind that they don't look like the G1 figs. sometimes that's not a bad thing.
TCJJ
I'll be honest. I don't like them. It's not the colours (although they don't really work for me), nor is it the fact that they aren't accurate to the G1 designs (that isn't a minus for me at all, unlike some people). I think it's the simplicity. Sure, the Hercules figures are simplistic, but you get Hercules out of it, and they have plenty of little gimmicks.
I have the Perfect Effect Scouting Force X guys, and what I like so much about them is that, despite the robots all being identical (apart from the colour on their wrists), after equipping them with all their accessories, they look drastically different and unique, whilst still being somewhat uniform.
Here, we have two robots who are identical (apart from accessories, it appears, but the accessories look kind of bare-bones and boring), and a third that is unique but also kind of lacking.
Now, this is just my opinion, but I think the Perfect Effect version strikes a much better balance than the TFC Toys one. I also can't stand the TFC alt mode. I much prefer the Perfect Effect camera, as it looks a bit less realistic, but also a bit less like a camera knock-off, yet still passable as a camera. If that makes sense.
mooncake623
would look better if all the black parts are white no?
TigerBlade
I'm sure someone will paint these up to be cartoon accurate at some point.
iron maniac
uh no. Nice looking for camera robots but they are not Reflector, sorry.
PE it is for me, glad I didn't wait around for these to come out before I bought them.
Tanafor
I think it's an awesome take on G1 Reflector. I prefer by far these colours and marvelous alt mode to the outdated G1. I also like the robots but, although not as simplistic as Perfect Effect, they are still quite simple.
That said I would pay $60 tops, not $95.5 as RK lists.
YoungPrime
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Originally Posted by cryotek
Not even close. Easy pass.
Exactly... They're too generic, too purple and too...boring looking.
PE wins.
Hasbro still loses if you catch the meaning...
opt1musaber
Damn, what a pity. Was gonna get these...Sigh of relief for my wallet though!
soybean56
Can't wait for these to come out! I like that they're not slavishly copying G1.
jbz
Funny how there's such extreme opinions on this set. Maybe it won't sell that well and get on clearance on BBTS/TFsource
sh002
purple?
pass
Timesynch
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Originally Posted by jbz
Funny how there's such extreme opinions on this set. Maybe it won't sell that well and get on clearance on BBTS/TFsource
Perhaps. Just look at FP's G3 trailer, and thing is awesome (so awesome I'm getting a 2nd one).
G.I.EDDIE
With a little bit of clever molding or painting, they could keep the outside camera shell black, and more of the interior robot parts more G1 colored...
As is, it better be cheap for me to only want it to display in disguise mode
G1Jetfire
The Camera mode looks good. Bot modes need improvement.
Dream Warrior
Dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but the feet are backwards on the 2 smaller bots in these pics and vids.
I like these. While I'll miss all the awesome little weapons that come with Scouting Force X, I still love these bot modes and especially the realistic alt mode of this set. TFC's got my money.
soybean56
These will be the same price as the Scouting Force X but 3-4x as big. Sold!
tb-1599
I never got the PE set. I really like this one so its a buy for me.
GinoPuppy
pre orders on bbts now. $124.99
wish they were g1 colors. getting it anyway though.
also the first 2 of 5 tfc aerialbots are up on bbts too. $99 each
shiftypenguin
Wow... I'll stick with my PE Reflector, thank-you-very-much.
NGW
Eh..yeah doesn't look nearly as awesome as the other third party Reflector.
seeker311
official pics
daimchoc
I wonder if they'll do a flash and replacement lens add-on?
Timesynch
Neat, but not for me at the moment. If TFC decides to release this in a more G1 accurate color deco, I may consider it. For now, I'm perfectly happy with PE-11 Scouting Force X.
Sidbeckett
I think it's an absolutely amazing camera mode, but the figures just don't scream Reflector to me.
Looks like they'd fit in with the real gear range real well. That's not an insult, I love that range.
PlanckEpoch
After I got PE Scouting Force X, I totally forgot about this. I wish I still forgot about these as they don't look anywhere near as good as Scouting Force X!