FansProject Powered Commander To Be Reissued With Chrome

Wow, this is...annoying. Seriously FP? Why do the exclusive in the first place? As one of the people who spent $160 CAN on this, I'm a little peeved. Not hugely peeved, if the toy ends up selling for the same price or higher, I'll be fine, but peeved nonetheless!

I don't know, I'm just going to let it go, the chrome would've ruined it for me anyway.

erm......what? i think i misunderstood wtf was goin on there, ignore

I think you guys are really missing this point of this release. FP went out of their way to release an exclusive version of PC that was color matched to the U.S. release of classics prime. This new release will be color matched to henkei prime that is why it features chrome. If you mix and match and put henkei PC on classics prime it wont look right. That is why Tfcon PC remains an exclusive.

If Fp made the decision to do this I'm sure it is for a good reason. If they needed the additional revenue to fund some of the awesome projects we saw at the con then so be it. I will continue to support this company as I can.

I consider it different to tell a fan that they have no intention of releasing a mass-market PC and then changing their minds because of the public outcry; than to simply state that no more CC based armors would be ever produced because the molds had been destroyed. Not only that, but also that these PC armors would be the last of the lot.

A big difference.

Now who can tell if they also said the truth about the Cliffy upgrade kit? Are those molds also dead or will they "resurrect" them again in a few years?

Actually, that price was only for those who had pre-registered. Once you got there and wanted one, it was $160 USD/CAN.

Yes you did misunderstand. I stated that Frenzy_Rumble had written before the statement you quoted the info I was alluding to. Just reread it, and thx for the ignore, I guess I just shouldn't have tried to clarify the point

I dont think anyone is pissed about the toy itself(hell as some one who cant afford one right now on Ebay I love this news)

but many people (myself included) were told that Powered Commander would only be at TFcon (it was even brought up in the TFW podcast I believe) so naturally people who got them thinking it was something special are now a little peeved.

But what if they really did dismantle it though, only to put it back together again? That's what I'm getting at as a possible scenario.

I can't speak for others but I already wrote that I don't mind the armor rerelease. In fact I'm probably going to buy it as well.

What does irk me is how they went along doing it. Good product yes, but also bad decision making and P.R.

also if they did want to milk it for more money (and I'm all for that) they could have given Magnus a 2nd run with the new neck from shadow commander and the missiles from PC

its the fact that something that was promised to be an exclusive is now not even if they changed minor colours they went back on their word

Ah, excuse me.

Don't worry. Given Takara's track record last year they'll be releasing all the Botcon bots with a slightly different deco in six months. That'll drive down the value of the botcon figures to match your extra PC. =D

I guess it all depends on whether the molds really are destroyed or not. If FP is planning to ship the chromed version this month, they could have had the toys made before they made the TFCon version. It could be that after being used for 4 production runs, the molds have degraded significantly and have effectively been destroyed.

Fun Pubs has stated that the molds they use for their custom heads/parts are made of lower quality material and degrade much more quickly than Hasbro's molds. This could be the same issue with Fans Project.

As long as they make some changes, be it paint or remolding or both, I have no issue with FP making another release Powered Commander. Then again I didn't flip out or punch holes in the wall when Takara announced the Thundercracker, Skywarp, Dirge, Thrust exclusives either.

I knew this thread sounded familar

No comment, I just the love the polar opposites the two posts above represent.

I have to say that's a crappy move for your friend to pull. He should honor the agreement he made with you.

how did I know there'd be a post like this.

Bro, if they dismantled the mold then why just not say that when asked at TF Con? Why instead say ot was destroyed? Destroyed means never to be used again, so it was easy to assume that no other CC armors would be coming from them.

The only way I can see a way around it, is if like Automorpher's source stated that both PC armor variations were stated by FP to be intro'ed simultaneously. They probably made both limited batches and later destroyed the mold, all before TF Con. This could go in hand with stating the PC variation as being a Japanese Exclusive.

Again, pure speculation until we get more info from RL tomorrow from his sources.

erm.....what?

Hmmm...so maybe I WILL get a 3rd set.

It looks like the video game world is leaking into the TF world.

"Final Fantasy isn't a PS3 exclusive anymore! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!"

"Powered Convoy isn't a TFCon exclusive anymore! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!"

That makes no sense. No one buys a regular release game as an exclusive investment. I'm not taking sides here, but your argument is childish and very much not thought out very well.

FF13 Versus is, WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I guess next time your friend asks you to pick up something, you'll probably remind him of this situation and get money in advance.

I had a similar thing almost happen, a guy promised to buy a shattered glass prime for $120. This was before Botcon, neither of us knew what it would be worth or how popular. I agreed. After Botcon he kept telling me he could get SG prime for $80 or so. I explained to him that if it had been selling for $400, I'd still sell it to him for the $120. Luckily he bought it and a friendship didn't strain over it.

Not only that but it generalizes differing opinions and demonstrates a lack of reading comprehension.

In other words: FAIL

Sorry I cleaned up the post. The two posts above the line you quoted go from "OMG how could FP do such a thing, I'm canceling my pre orders" to "OMG I love FP for doing this". They just made me

So disappointing.
I thought I was going to have something exclusive, a first for my collection. Instead its a test run prototype with cheap materials.
At least I got the TFcon sticker and lies. How's that for value added?

TFCon PC is still exclusive. He' comes with TFCon stickers doesn't he? And non-chromed parts? Parts you can't get without Chrome in the "Henkei" version? Also, the packaging may end up being different. Although, I bet the instructions and stuff are all the same.

lol i know wot u mean. oh well thats what the con goers get for payin too much and the scalpers for trying to extort everyone for them

I see your point but they told us Powered Commander was a show exclusive and we would only see PC at TFCon making a 2nd powered commander even if they mix it up a tad is still going back on that

I think the internet just exploded.......

I got all three, so it's just another one that I'll have to buy.

oh noez!!!!!!!!!!! Teh internetz xplowderd!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell yes!!!

So if they called it something else, would you feel differently? There seems to be some kind of threshold that needs to be passed with the number of changes to the figure before some people are ok with it.

Perhaps they reacted to all the negativity that came about when it was announced as a TFCon exclusive and feel like they need to correct that even if it creates another problem.

I wonder if this was the intent from all along and the TFCon organizers were aware of it?

Exploded and imploded at the same time me thinks....

I doubt they'll include the TFcon sticker either. A sticker is all that distinguishes the old collectible Pepsi Prime, so there's that.

Well, I am now glad that my Canadian cousin wasn't able to find anyone willing to pick me up a set. I was hoping to sell it to pick up some other stuff that I needed, but probably wouldn't have gotten it in hand yet. But outside of my selfishness, this is too bad. As much as I hated missing out on some good exclusives in the past, this is somewhat misleading to the fanbase. It is kind of poor to release something this close to the exclusive version. Although I guess the TFCon is technically a "foreign release".

A made a point a while back on another site that the "TFCon Version" or whatever they put on this one was a little strange, and that it led me to beleive that there would be another release and I was poo-poo'd. Who's laughing now? Actually not me, this is too bad for the fans who like protection of exclusives.

effin seriously?

i love the mold, i have city commander / shadow commander, and got powered commander for 230$ shipped, but this is just rediculious.

what's next a shattered glass version for my shattered glass, or a clear version? seriously you are effin killing me.

im not purchasing this.

Many lulz.

i never picked up the exclusive, and am still not interested in this set...

what i want is FP to make a new prime trailer that'll attach like armor, but look different from magnus...and then i can have a powermaster prime with magnus...

i'm actually surprised they haven't made a SG version yet...then people with an extra prime could have SG magnus in their collection...

honestly a name change and a change in the way the colours are layed out would do it for me. I just want the first PC to still be unique even with a mass production edition

Maybe just slap Production Power Commander on it (since it seems the TFcon PC was the first prototype) and then play with the colours of the panels so that it looks unique

don't give them any ideas

this henkei version better come with different accessories ie - shoulder missles, and energon box.

I don't like it, but could get over it with a few more color changes, and a total change in the accessories. Such as no energon case or rockets. Something like that. Exclusives deserve having things that non exclusives don't. Other than non chromed parts (which seems NOT better).

haha one can only hope

Im not surprised all companies does this, another fine example is ehobby Sunstorm, he was very very expensiv but now he cost cheapest I have seen 39.99 + shipping. most of ous who bought Sunstorm the time in aftermarket he was in the hundreds.

I dont care really, these days If I want an exclusiv I buy it straight away and not waiting.

Since ehobby did Sunstorm to milk money probbaly, then they can really milk money by relesing Astrotrain again...

somebody said the powered convoy will be mass released about a month and half before it was released.

You'd be surprised. Not me, personally, but it does happen.

Truthiness.

Quiet, you.

15 of the lulziest pages I have ever read. Bravo.

Sounds like this will be a good extra for Henkei Convoy, so count me in.

Don't have time to go through 15 pages of posts but I have a question.

Why not rerelease the Ultra Magnus armor? It seems popular if eBay prices are any indication. Seems like there's still demand for it.

exclusive means pay a shit load for a toy when it first comes out, then have it reissued with some different paint apps, have it cost a ton less. Its reverse appreciation. nothing is exclusive.

I am not really interested, I have city commander and that is enough for me.

That said, I think that if the chrome version had been the Con Exclusive version and the non-chromed version the general release, almost everyone would be happier.

The superior version would have been the one people paid more money for, and everyone would have the option to get the inferior version.

That's probably something they're considering, if not the Ghost and Black Starscreams as well.