By way of 2005 Boards Podcast member Gogdog via Twitter from TFcon 2012 we have a nice in-hand look at the TFC Toys DLSR (Dynamic Link Scout Robots) aka unofficial Reflector for you. According to Gogdog these look good in person, with the black and purple molded in and the rest of the details done in paint (at least on these test shot versions). The camera lens contains a LED for a light up function, and the back, arm, and leg panels have different mold details.
Read on and check out all the images as tweeted by our very own Gogdog! Or if you prefer, check out these two videos from the good people at Preorder66!
PlanckEpoch
After I got PE Scouting Force X, I totally forgot about this. I wish I still forgot about these as they don't look anywhere near as good as Scouting Force X!
CZ Hazard
I think it's an absolutely amazing camera mode, but the figures just don't scream Reflector to me.
Looks like they'd fit in with the real gear range real well. That's not an insult, I love that range.
Raiju
Neat, but not for me at the moment. If TFC decides to release this in a more G1 accurate color deco, I may consider it. For now, I'm perfectly happy with PE-11 Scouting Force X.
daimchoc
I wonder if they'll do a flash and replacement lens add-on?
seeker311
official pics
NGW
Eh..yeah doesn't look nearly as awesome as the other third party Reflector.
shiftypenguin
Wow… I'll stick with my PE Reflector, thank-you-very-much.
GinoPuppy
pre orders on bbts now. $124.99
wish they were g1 colors. getting it anyway though.
also the first 2 of 5 tfc aerialbots are up on bbts too. $99 each
tb-1599
I never got the PE set. I really like this one so its a buy for me.
soybean56
These will be the same price as the Scouting Force X but 3-4x as big. Sold!
Dream Warrior
Dunno if it's been mentioned yet, but the feet are backwards on the 2 smaller bots in these pics and vids.
I like these. While I'll miss all the awesome little weapons that come with Scouting Force X, I still love these bot modes and especially the realistic alt mode of this set. TFC's got my money.
G1Jetfire
The Camera mode looks good. Bot modes need improvement.
G.I.EDDIE
With a little bit of clever molding or painting, they could keep the outside camera shell black, and more of the interior robot parts more G1 colored…
As is, it better be cheap for me to only want it to display in disguise mode
Raiju
Perhaps. Just look at FP's G3 trailer, and thing is awesome (so awesome I'm getting a 2nd one).
sh002
purple?
pass
jbz
Funny how there's such extreme opinions on this set. Maybe it won't sell that well and get on clearance on BBTS/TFsource
soybean56
Can't wait for these to come out! I like that they're not slavishly copying G1.
opt1musaber
Damn, what a pity. Was gonna get these…Sigh of relief for my wallet though!
YoungPrime
Exactly… They're too generic, too purple and too…boring looking.
PE wins.
Hasbro still loses if you catch the meaning…
Tanafor
I think it's an awesome take on G1 Reflector. I prefer by far these colours and marvelous alt mode to the outdated G1. I also like the robots but, although not as simplistic as Perfect Effect, they are still quite simple.
That said I would pay $60 tops, not $95.5 as RK lists.