Third party manufacturer FansProject, has replied to an email by TFW2005 member Victorysabre regarding a possible Combiner Bruticus Maximus Appendage Kit and a release date for the Protector Armor. This was their response:
Thanks for the email. I are working on one for Bruticus, but it’s still ina very initial progress. We will have the update when it’s ready.
“Protector” seems not ready until 1 st quarter of 2010. Thanks
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*Board member frenzy_rumble has also recieved an email from FansProject stating the following:Protector won’t be ready til March. We are still tuning the
design of construction and details on the trailer. We have reached to the
level 3 prototype already. (CC has 5s.)*
shumworld
I'm curious to see how they're going to make the Copter-Limb-Bot look cool as an arm or a leg. As much as I like that the copter-limb-bot has the closest thing to a hand, he looks kind of silly to me as an arm or a leg; not as bad as the Jet=-Bot-Limb, but a good enough second.
nemisispringer
i hope fp create original blast off and swindle figures for brute but im not holding my breath looking at the superion price tag i doubt ill be buying it if they dont p.s. id love it if hasbro made more combining scouts i doubt it would be that hard for them to do either
mrclean08
Cool, gives me a good reason to buy that crappy Bruticus Maximus figure that is in Target.
Lumpy
exactly…it could totally happen…they'd just have to make them…how cool would it be if a new scout class mold came out that was a space shuttle, and had the connector port and even a little hand that could attach to it? it'd be freaking fantastic…
Trailbreaker77
Seriously considering getting two and that mean I would need at least one more Henkei Hotrod.
shumworld
Yeah if you think about it. E-Suprion, E-Bruticus and E-Devastator have already been released twice in different toylines. The TFclub also made one composed of a mix between Superion and Bruticus named Nexus Prime. aKa Nexus Maximus. xp
If you think about it, the AEC figures came back as repaints under the Movie line as well as the Classics/Universe 2.0 line. Whose to say they can't stop from making more Limb-bots that are compatible to the existing E-Combiners.
That's what made the Scramble City Combiners from G1 so cool.
ORIO
Thanks for that info. I'm sure it will be well worth the wait
mx-01 archon
March? Too long .
Well, if that's the amount of time it takes to make the toy as excellent as City Commander, then I hope they take all the time they need instead of rushing it out the door to meet demand.
Still, I was hoping for earlier in the year…
frenzyrumble
I got an email this morning from FP. I've deleted the non-important stuff, was inquiring about the Protector set, got this response:
Protector won't be ready til March. We are still tuning the
design of construction and details on the trailer. We have reached to the
level 3 prototype already. (CC has 5s.)
Lumpy
i would love that…i think they could totally do it…they could even make a new set or two based on the E design style then you could swap limbs a bunch more…
mx-01 archon
That's a bit beyond their scope, methinks, especially with the complexities of the combiner ports on these guys.
I suppose you could graft the existing ports onto the new toys, but there's still the issue of the ratcheting joints.
shumworld
i wished one of these garage companies had plans on making a blast off and swindle figure.
If nothing else I'd love it if Hasbro themselves decided to make new E-Limbs even though the Energon Line is gone. Just make them anyway and label them as Universe 3.0.
mx-01 archon
But then, G1 Devy looked different from the other combiners anyways .
Autobot Burnout
Doesn't he do that already? He's mainly bright neon green and purple, plus he has working hands. He's also the only combiner who doesn't have any flying vehicles in his body, either.
Lumpy
but he'll look different from the other two if he doesn't get one…
and has anyone found an asymmetric alternate transformation for superion?
mx-01 archon
Well, to be fair, Superion's G1 toy was the most symmetrical of the Scramble City combiners as well, in part due to the fact that all of his limbs are practically the same toy.
I hope the planned Bruticus update manages to maintain the asymmetry, though. Especially in light of the fact that the official configuration maps the components to where they were original on G1 Bruticus (Vortex = Left Arm, Blast Off = Right Arm, Swindle = Right Leg, Brawl = Left Leg).
And I really don't feel that Devastator needs anything. Of the three combiners, he's the most stable in combined mode as is. And his big grabby construction claws are perfect.
Lumpy
yeah, that's the only thing i don't like about the superion upgrade…i love asymmetric designs in some of my TF's and making those parts they way they did kinda takes away from that aspect…
shumworld
I hope the Bruticus limbs add-ons are compatible between the two molds who make up the limbs. So Bruticus can have both the copter/tank arms and tank/copter legs. Instead of having Bruticus with both arms being copters and both legs being tanks.
n_tel_ekt
I think that is what the set will be. Yes is will break up into armor, but looking at the size of the trailer and the illustration of the "armored" Roddy… I'd put money on the the trailer also including the weapons platform similar to the G1 toy. FP would do nothing less! (stakes flag in mutha-Effin Sand… Wich)!
Stormcrow
I was hoping they would work on Bruticus.
Really looking forward to Protector.