FansToys FT-15 Willis (Masterpiece Hound)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by dalianjj, Jun 16, 2015.

  1. Jaguaratron

    Jaguaratron Well-Known Member

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    Im sure they will release him at double the original selling price as they do with all their figures.

    Me, Im looking forward to my KO MP-47 with non disintegrating plastic for a third of the price.
     
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  2. Jaguaratron

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    Interestingly that figure has been scrubbed off Hasbro Pulse which is interesting as they didnt scrub any other entries of sold out MP figures, even older ones. Sadly for such an amazing design that figure has become an embarrassment for TT, for picking a bad factory, for doing no QA on the figures coming out and then dealing with the issue by putting fingers in their ears going "LA LA LA LA"....
     
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    Was it ever officially labelled as a second batch? or was it conjecture?
     
  4. Teletran-1

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    Chosen Prime has a ‘2nd batch’ option and BBTS had a pre-order for more MP-47’s but I don’t think they labelled it differently.

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    bit over 5 years late to the party but glad to have finally picked this guy up as I finally found out about the 3P bubble in early 2018. Looks great with his gas tank and spare wheel cover. I have an unscratchable itch for any TF figure that has their wheel transform into their leg and part of it stick out, esp if it's rubber, not too sure why, but really nice realistic touch.
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  6. WNDCHRGR

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    I don't know if most would agree, but I do about the tire showing. I also like the hint of tire on mmc sphinx/mirage.
     
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    Thanks! Got him all armed and stickered up.
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    Still plan to get another set of Autobot stickers as I used a ton of them on other 3P figs. Some others ripped too trying to get them off the sheet, didn't use those. Was the cheap set on ebay lol. Might try and find slighty higher quality ones.
     
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    Another late to the party, new to the forums and suffering the late tax! I got myself a fantoys Willis and liking it more and more. Started off really floppy but after tightening some screws it helped a bit, although his ankle is still quite loose and I have to be careful he doesn't topple off a shelf. Sorry this might have been covered in previous posts - I find the rocket launcher attaching to his shoulder really poor, it just keeps falling off. Also have the pieces on the soles of the feet (rear of the jeep in alt mode I think) will pop off. Anyone else have this issue?
     
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    Hi there I wonder if anyone can help. I just sold my copy of FT Willis and have had a picture from the buyer saying a part has snapped off. I sent it perfectly intact and just wondered if anyone can check that this part shown is in fact snapped or if it is a part that can be plugged back in. Thanks
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  10. Marcelo Antunes

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    It can be plugged back, mine is very loose and plug out all the time.
     
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    Brilliant. Thanks heaps!
     
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  12. Marcelo Antunes

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    Yep that's exactly what my Willis bottom of the feet were like. I thought about glueing it back, but then found it mostly managed to stay "plugged in" and didn't bother me enough to glue it. I was wondering if glueing back might affect transformation to Jeep mode, however I have to confess I haven't bothered transforming him yet, as he looks so cool in bot mode.
     
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  14. sodawilly

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    I glued both of mine in the first time one of them came off. No issues transforming whatsoever.

    - Gregg
     
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  15. Born with TF

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    There is a little green piece with two pegs on it that is in bag with the spare head does what is it for?
     
  16. CigarJackal

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    I think that you are referring to the gearshift.

    It plugs in on vehicle mode between the seats. On his back in robot mode, you can see the two holes it plugs into.
     
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    when will this weird notion end that Fanstoys sit on a warehouse full of stock for a potential future re-issue.

    3 figures, each at $100 a pop. run of 1000 each minimum. Where's this assumption that FT are just sitting on $300,000 worth of insecticons for a rainy day come from ? Add their other 30 or so released figures to that, we are just guessing that they are sitting on $3,000,000 worth of stock for just when they decide to maybe do a re-issue of those figures ?

    also the fact there were production changes in the design of bombshell should tell anyone enough that these arent just warehouse finds.
     
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  18. Born with TF

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    I have it for years never transform him the plastic bag with him was sealed, I’m starting to transforming al the old mold to alt mode. I just transform my BadCube warpath into tank mode it was a nightmare my fingers are in pain. But thanks gonna see if there is a peg in alt mode
     
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    Here it is from the back in bot mode

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    anyone want to offload their willis? =D