TFcon Toronto 2014 is only a little over a week away and the fine crew over there have sent us a sample of their con exclusive – Masterpiece Shafter! Shafter is a repaint of X-Transbots Krank. The very erect or stiff color scheme matches the 2012 TFcon exclusive of the same name. You can check out ticket and ordering details, including how to get your own Shafter in hand to play with, over at the TFcon website.
We’ve taken some nice high res shots of our Shafter in the meantime, check them out after the break!
Scaleface
First Micromaster, then Scout size, now a Voyagers size. It keeps growing!
I can't wait for the TFcon 2020 exclusive Titan Shafter!
Thundershot
I can't wait to wrap my hands around the big Shafter! I already have the 2012 small Shafter, but it makes me feel inadequate.
Scaleface
Could you take a picture of him with some Hasbro toys for comparison? Maybe G1 Erector and 2007 movie Mudflap?
Tony_Bacala
TFW2005 played with our Shafter recently and took pics.
TFCon Toronto 2014 Masterpiece Shafter – Transformers News – TFW2005
Matty
This came out extremely well. Man.
Scaleface
Another cool piece of memorabilia you can get, a Shafter baseball hat!
Shafter High School Generals 3D Puffy Embroidered Diamond Series Fitted Cap | Prep Sportswear
Scaleface
Some other things you may not know about Shafter…
Shafter is such a folk legend in the United States…
Thundershot
Nnnnggggggghhhhhhh dammit I just ordered it. I don't own the mold, so…
CZ Hazard
Glad someone pointed out the "than/then" discrepancy. I wish people were taught in school that the only accepted length of an ellipsis is three periods: "…" and not "……………………………."
I know I'm not perfect, but that one really bugs me.
Scaleface
TFSource preorder up.
TFCon 2014 Exclusive – Masterpiece Shafter
Cheaper than ordering non-attendee from TFcon.
Thundershot
The way I look at it… I'll wait til after to see if it goes down like most of the others. If it does, great. I'll likely get it. If it doesn't, oh well, it's not a necessary purchase anyway..
Scaleface
$180 to get it delivered? Seems a tad much, but you never know if these things will be cheaper or more expensive after. Stronghold, Nightbird and Shafter ended up cheaper later, while guys like Toxin and Powered Commander went up.
Thundershot
Clearly not, because its been up for a while.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tfcon-toronto-2014-tickets-11164492297
Last option is the non-attendee package. July 4th is the last day to register.
VictoryLeo19
This is awesome. Instant preorder when available.
Scaleface
People can have typos in forums posts, that's fine, but I think it's important to point them out in bios so they can correct them before the box is printed!
Thundershot
*ever (just a typo)
*anyway (grammatical error pet peeve of mine)
Ribieconvoy
Eter since the news story was posted, that was all I could see. Didn't even get through the bio because it bugged me so much. I didn't want to point it out but it looks like you guys have done it for me
Anyways, in relation to the figure itself, I think it's really awesome that this is happening. I love the idea of a convention exclusive for the non-official cons, and this is a pretty ambitious project. Still can't believe it's actually happening.
TheDevastator
Thank you! Everyone seemed so concerned whether this was a bad joke or not that I thought I was the only one who could see that error. I feel the same way whenever a news poster gets "it's" and "its" confused on the front page; that seems to be every news poster.
Thundershot
I hope that, like past TFCon exclusives, this will be readily available for a decent price after the con.