For our latest new site gallery, we bring you a look at one of the two Gobits from TFcon 2013! Roswell is a blue and cream colored redeco of iGear’s UFO Miniwarrior, inspired by the Gobot character Pathfinder (who also had an E-Hobby Minibot named for her, which is where this one gets her inspiration). Roswell is a bulky, chunky little robot, evoking the feel of a spacesuit, and the mold has a few cool touches including the dome over the robot head, the 50’s sci-fi style ray-gun, and a display base, to display Roswell in flight in either mode.
She is overall a very cute, fun little robot and a nice character to add to the growing collection of TFcon exclusives. Open the link below to check out our gallery of Roswell!
TFcon 2013 Exclusive Roswell GalleryTFcon 2014 – The world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th in Toronto at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers.
Sol Fury
Roswell's actually a she – like the original Pathfinder, Roswell's a femmebot
The tentacle arms are actually Arms Microns – Zori I think their name is, the one that came with Arms Micron Soundwave in Japan. The solid colored one is from the single pack, and the smokey plastic one is from the Gravity Planet Bowgun set. But I'm glad you like it, the B-movie UFO with tentacley arms was exactly what I was shooting for there
QLRformer
Awww, he's so cute and sweet and awesome!
sunstreaker1980
I'm gonna get all igears minibots and maybe this guy as well. my moms favorite character was cosmos
vrba79
Heh! That's actually kinda neat! Love the bubble helmet. In vehicle mode, it makes him look like a little dude hunkered down in his flying saucer.
Noideaforaname
Dammit, a raygun-wielding, bubble-headed, B-movie UFO-robot is tempting enough without retro tentacley robot arms.
Sol Fury
Our gallery is now online, for those who want to check out more images of this cute, fun little robot!
Roswell (TFcon 2013 Exclusive) – iGear – TFW2005.COM
philipjreed
Roswell is a great addition to the Mini-Warriors line. And if iGear wants to produce UFO in a few more colors I've got cash ready!
Sol Fury
TFcon had a pair of Gobits for their convention exclusives this year, who were redecos of iGear's Miniwarriors. Roswell is a redeco of UFO, inspired by the Gobot and E-Hobby exclusive Transformer Pathfinder.
Roswell's deco is rather cool. She pulls in influence from the E-Hobby rather than the original Gobot – I understand this was to avoid having two grey and black exclusives. Roswell looks vibrant in her blue deco, which is nicely offset against the tan parts used on the underside of the saucer. I do not own the original iGear UFO, but having compared pictures, I'd say I prefer Roswell's deco.
This is actually my first experience with this particular mold, so I'll post some thoughts on the design. I personally quite like the size and I definitely like how bulky the limbs are in their design – it evokes the feel of a bulky spacesuit, which goes along with the bubble dome helmet, which is a cute touch. I'm a little less enthused with how much the articulation is limited by the limb design, but Roswell can still strike some cool poses. The blaster is also a cool touch – it's a 50's style raygun, which is in keeping with the general vibe of the toy. Another cool touch is the inclusion of a display base, which lets you display Roswell in "flying" poses in either mode.
Overall, Roswell is a good, fun little toy, and a great little addition to the growing lineup of TFcon exclusives. The fact she's also a Gobot and can fit in with others like Fracture and Bug Bite is a real bonus.
Check out more pictures in our gallery: Roswell (TFcon 2013 Exclusive) – iGear – TFW2005.COM