Never one to be left out, third-party manufacturer Fans Toys has released preliminary design renderings of FT-21 Berserk, their upcoming version of the classic G1 triple-changer, Blitzwing.
This figure should come as no surprise as many board members have been clamoring for Fans Toys to take on this iconic character since they branched out into vehicle-based figures. This is Fans Toys second attempt at a vehicle-based design and their first attempt at a triple-changer.
There is limited information about this project, but given Fans Toys reputation, it is certainly one to keep an eye on.
Click through for more pictures of all three modes and be sure to check back as more information develops.
Bubbah
I freaking love this! Thank you for sharing it. Having grown up on this movie (first movie I ever saw in theater), this is just awesome!
boomerdave
Not only did he have a Polaroid, someone went and did it with an HD camera:
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(Video of them doing it at top of article)
Furb
I only have dough to proof
Dead End14
At least if you've got a Polaroid to proof it.
Bosserbot
If you can pull a 4G inverted dive with either one, that's still impressive
David Hingtgen
Yeah, but Blitzwing's a MiG-25, not a MiG-28.
luckyman76
By the wording I am trying to understand if you conflated the price and preorder issues together. They are separate. Getting away with high prices is one issue. The preorder issue, I would agree with you if say this was a preorder for FT Devy from 7 years ago. However, Berserk like Outrider and Chomp had preorders from years ago with completed prototypes and went to preorder at stores like The Chosen Prime with MSRP at $145. That involved FT not something dubious. This has been a more common occurrence with XTB/KFC but they usually had been good about holding off on official preorders until something was actually coming out. The exception would be their God Ginrai set. Those two remaining preorders and Berserk are my oldest preorders. For me, its not a problem because my preorders are not paid up front like you mention. I do have installment preorders on Taobao for my future FT figures.
Fortynickel
I for one am glad that dalianjj continues to keep up with foreign relations.
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Markus76
Their latest figures have been sketchy at best in my experience. I didn't get their Scourge, but the Jazz and Mirage were not built very well. Especially Jazz which has one of the most dumbfounding engineering choices I've ever seen. Two screws with no nuts sticking in slider grooves holding the entire front part of the car/top part of the robot on.
karamazov80
Yeah. Even if FT never gets around to doing this figure I'll be pretty satisfied with what I have now. But that extra level of quality you get from Fans Toys would be great to have with this character.
Subotnik
What did they get away with? They’re not the ones taking preorders for product that doesn’t exist and hasn’t been officially put up for sale. That’s on all the suckers willing to throw money at any listing an online store offers, no matter how dubious.
Powerglide70053
Also I think Bandit is the opposite..and they realise pitchforks and mobs will find and destroy them..so it can never be released
Powerglide70053
I think they've made the most perfect figure in Berserk..and then realised that they can't release it till the very end as every other figure will look poo poo in comparison. I'm happy to hold out till 2060 but my memory and motor skills may start to vamouse after that..but when it's released, boy it's gonna be Ark of the Covenant feel to it
ShmoopsMcGoo
So he's #1 on their list…or you are
Dpuff
Still doin better than me. I asked them after tfcon where the fuck Bandit is and all i got back was
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luckyman76
Ya, heard that same sh1t from them last year about Berserk. They have trains and they have a schedule and if they piss us off over Berserk, Bandit, and Fort Max they DGAF. I get where they are coming from but its like their prices. They have been getting away with it so they don't care until it doesn't work.
luckyman76
That's the same for me of my PO from TCP at $145. I know its BS and I also have a Taobao PO because the US price will be about $300.
4249david
Cheers. I'll take that to mean I'm not getting a reply.
Or, they're diligently researching and comparing and changing their plans before reporting back.
Futureye
I wrote to them yesterday around noon, so they replied the same day I wrote.
4249david
None taken.
I actually tried to use very clear English, and didn't criticise it. I explained that we all know purple is very difficult to capture in pictures and people are unsure what the colour would actually look like. I asked them to check the pantone numbers and tell me the one closest to what they're planning to use. That way there's no confusion, etc.
Desperately trying to not sound like I really want them to change it to toon purple!