FansToys FT-30A-E Ethereaon (Masterpiece Superion/Aerialbots)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by dalianjj, Nov 13, 2017.

  1. smkspy

    smkspy Remember true fans

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    Not digging slingshot, but I no dog in this fight. Really hope FT doesn't charge for combiner parts.
     
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    Dpuff Aka buddy

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    Nobody should ever have a dog in a fight. Thats just mean.
    DJJ 36:82
     
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  3. Cyclonus79

    Cyclonus79 Decepticon General

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    This is the first decent ( an what I believe to be the correct way ) transformation of silverbolt in combined form that I’ve seen . Definitely looks the part ! That origami though ! My god …
     
  4. j.a.f.o.

    j.a.f.o. Just Browsing/Not Buying

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  5. Roadbuster25

    Roadbuster25 Well-Known Member

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    If that is really the case then I give FT a lot of credit because the combiner peg has the same lines as the helmet on the outside.
     
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  6. Hoffman

    Hoffman Well-Known Member

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    That's not what he's saying. He's saying that the actual combiner joint exists on the combiner parts, which connects to somewhere on the jet's body. The head just folds over and fits into the void.
     
  7. mlgpapalouie

    mlgpapalouie The King of Bad Luck

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    not just that but the actual connection tabs are under the side chest boob piece things
     
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    Preordered Viper and Jester from Bombusbee. They're pretty good. I got my Quietus from them a few months ago. Only thing is they charge for shipping.
     
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  10. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Man we’re both unlucky huh….
     
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  11. mikeszekely

    mikeszekely Not Pessimus Prime

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    You too, eh? I seriously think everyone's going to wind up with it sooner or later. I mean, I was fully vaccinated and I had a booster after Thanksgiving, I've limited my social circles, and I wear a mask when I go out, but I still wound up with it. Fortunately it's been very mild for me. I had a real bad sore throat for three days, but if it weren't for that I'd have written off the headaches and the mildly runny nose as my sinuses acting up. By now I'm just a little tired, and even that could have more to do with the fact that my 6yo woke me at 6:00am after I'd stayed up until 1:00 watching hockey.
     
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  12. ssjgoku22

    ssjgoku22 Well-Known Member

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    I doubt these are every going back down in price now. Maverick is going for at least 320 USD on Ebay used. Fairly ridiculous.

    I hope Fanstoys reissues Maverick, Iceman and Goose for people that weren't able to buy them the first time around
     
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  13. KoBeWaNnAbE

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    Give it sometime and you will come across a seller who is not shooting for the moon. I recently picked up 4 Stunticons and 3 Aerialbots brand new at around $1,200 or about $170 per bot, so it's doable.
     
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    That would be sweet, but since FT announced that they are completing Superion, the prices probably aren't going down. I'll wait for a reissue as that will probably be the best bang for the buck (and they will probably reissue the first three aerialbots since they want others to jump on the bandwagon too, lol).
     
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    Anyone else notice the last 2 arm guys have less robot underneath the jets unlike the other 2 leg bots? I think it's a different designer and it's kinda jarring with the differences.
     
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  16. Curium

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    I had noticed. I had chalked it up to the fact they don't need to have the solid structure to hold the weight of the whole combiner. Keep in mind their first release, Maverick, has the least underhanging robot of any G1 Silverbot.
     
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    I had a dream last night in which FT released the remaining individual Stunticons and Aerialbots without any combining parts, and then later released a giant boxed set with all five figures and the combining parts, so that this was the only way to get the full thing. There was a long discussion on here about this being excellent business sense, as it meant that those who had given up and sold their set would feel encouraged to buy the lot, and the hardcore fans would buy it anyway. Everyone was happy!

    And then I woke up to get G1 Brawn in the post.

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  18. Nemesis Compactor

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    Somebody should make an updated "toy" version of Brawn
     
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  19. Marcelo Antunes

    Marcelo Antunes FansToys Historian/Scholar

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    Related to the head discussion, it seems that the head will be fit inside the torso of the combiner (as the arms will be turned inside the chest of the individual figures).

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  20. Destron1

    Destron1 dalianjj's new account.

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    @MotorMeister made this, where it seems to show that the chest parts that open on both bots connect to the shoulder joint, with the head resting in the middle. upload_2022-1-19_18-6-27.png
     
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