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TFcon 2013 3rd party not-TF toys discussion thread. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... cs-178113/

The TFcon 2013 third party panel has just wrapped up and we have all the news on what's in store for us from some of the best groups making their very own Transformer toys.

Pictures will be added shortly of the slides shown. Until then, click the title bar to see whats coming from Fansproject, Mastermind Creations, X-Transbots, Perfect Effect, Keiths Fantasy Club, Maketoys and more!!!

Hi guys. This is kicking off shortly. I'll be updating the first post with all of the info as I receive it. This won't be like Botcon or SDCC with the live feed, I'll just be updating. The front page will be updated once the panel is over. The slides from the panel will be in our possession VERY shortly so just hang tight for pics!

EchoTF
- will be making Fall of Cybertron Bruticus Kits

Unnamed Company
- making Voyager size Skyfire

Mayhem Mechanix
- "Robo Dominion Saga Unrustable Bastards" Non-TF based with a rider.
- Bike turns into robot and rider in chest piece.
- Fiction has robot cycle gangs roving wastelands.
- Mayhem Mechanics, one of the of the mastermind Creations designers. Same who designed Hexatron and most of Feral Rex.
- Will be a kickstarter project.

Ori Toy
- Acid Rain toys. Stronghold out now. More soon. Converting mechs that fit 3-3/4" figures

Fanstoys
- Nothing new shown.

Keith's Fantasy Club.
- VOLTRON redeco of Ironpaw
- doing Raindance, Grandslam, Overkill and Slugfest.
- Overkill and Slugfest will have Dinobots color redecoes
- Showing Perceptor and Magnificus
- Doing a Skybyte called "Haiku"! and doing a Captain Shark deco as well!
- Smaller scale Deluxe sized not-Perceptor tripple change toy..

X-Transbots
- Huffer and Pipes being shown
- Huffer comes up to MP-10 Optimus' waist

Renderform
- Nothing new to show

BTS
- Doing a Blaster that turns into a walkie talkie
- Senator Ratbat head design also shown for that same mold
- Triple changing Energon cubes - cube, bug, weapon
- Some will be on display here
- will be "Low Cost"
- Nova Lord box art shown, has a base mode
- Prototypes of Nova Lord's head sculpts will be on display. Possibly also his powermaster partners
- BTS was working on a Fortress Maximus, project cancelled when Encore was announced

Mastermind Creations
- Peaugh has full color test shots of Fortis and Bovis here (Jarodimus has handled them, they're outstanding)
- Will be on display
- Peaugh did a live 5-foot drop test of Bovis. Zero Damage.
- Talon pushed back to November for design changes and new features. He is a sniper -- has 2 helmets, rifle, wings act as cloak
- 6th Feral Rex bot is saber tooth tiger remold of Tigris, deco like Catilla, name is Felisaber (G1 Colors) Mostly yellow, some red
- Showing femme bots
- MMC doing a very G1-ish Perceptor. Will have toy and cartoon face. 3 modes, super articulated
- Prototype looks very good

Headrobots
- Iguana is next - finally!
- Doing an Apeface head

Perfect Effect
- IDW Fort Max - seen at Botcon

Maketoys
- Doing Scourge version of Battle Tanker -- no suprise. New head
- IDW Swerve WITH A TRAY OF DRINKS
- COMPUTRON all five shown in bot mode
- concept shown for combined mode

FANSPROJECT
- No news on release date for Steelcore trailer -- still happening
- Showing combined Intimidator (Menasor)
- Roadbuster! Very nice, a half track
- 4th and 5th Glacial bots being shown
- Wooly Rhino and deer
- Announced a Quickswitch/Sixknight

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My 2 cents:

Personally,I'd rather spend tripple/Quadrupple prices on NEW MOLDS not-TF 3rd party toys INSTEAD of spending Tripple/Quadrupple prices on Botcon REPAINTS.

BTS: I feel they hit a huge home run with their Not-Overlord,this thing is gonna be epic & no doubt in the top list of best 3rd party Not-TF toys ever created list. not a fan of the Blaster Walkie talkie nor the transforming energon cubes. That cancelled huge G-1 Fort max looked decent in all modes.

Mastermind Creations I feel hit a ton of home runs last year & this year. Their not-Sixshot & Not-Predacons are beyond home runs their grand slams---->These are all epic,They blow anything out of the water Hasbro has ever created. Their Not-Perceptor is bigger & better than the KFC Not-Perceptor. While,I'm not a fan of radical homages for 1980's TF toys/Media,I thought the Hearts of Steele Not-Shockwave was a decent radical homage toy.

FANPROJECTS 2013 TFCON Reveals: I love the not-Stunticons/Menasor. I Think the Not-Quickswitch looks decent but i'll probably like it a bit better in the MasterForce SixKnight colors. Not-Roadbuster looks terrible in both both. Not a fan of the non-TF themed 3RD party stuff like the Glacial bots & Steele core. I thought Not Springer was decent but the 30th version is better. Not-Broadside looks beyond awful in all modes. the Not-Rodimus & Not-Ultra Magnus trailer/armors,I thought were home runs. The Not-Energon Swindle & Blastoff combaticons were epic awesome.

FANPROJECTS: Function-X Deluxe sized Not-Headmasters,Not-Chromedome,Not-Weirdwolf,Not-Mindwipe,Not-Brainstorm. Personally While I crave newer homage molds for all the 1987 Headmasters--->These Function-X Not-Headmasters look too awful,Too small,Too under sculpted,Too fragile for my preferences. Clearly the Toyworld Not-headmasters are bigger & look better than the Function-X toys. The 1987 Headmasters were double the sized of the 1984 Transformers,So I feel they deserve voyager sized homage newer molds not deluxe sized homage newer molds.

MAKETOYS: 2012 Giant was pure awesome. Not-Technobots/Computron looks decent in all modes shown. Those Battle tankers trailer/armor for the RTS Optimus mold,I think looks awful & it adds no height to the figure,so whats the point. I'm not a fan of the Super tiny TF toys/characters,so creating not-legends sized Not-TF toys seems like a WASTE.

PERFECT EFFECT: IDW Fort Max. I'm not a fan of radical update homages based off the G-1 1980's TF toys/Media designs. I dis-like the IDW TF comics. So no doubt,I'd dislike this IDW not-Fort Max toy. I feel this company has more misses than hits,Their 3rd party not soundwave minions for the classics not-City Commander are EPIC awful,as they don't homage anything from G-1 & Are so fragile they break too easily in a adult fans hands.

EchoTF:- will be making Fall of Cybertron Bruticus Kits. I don't see the point of these,As the Foc Combaticons were heavily flawed sculpted designed ugly colored toys. These combiner add-on pieces look terrible & not that many add-on parts.

Unnamed Company - making Voyager size Skyfire. What's the point of this? Hasbro already created a beyond decent cartoon accurate Classics 1.0 Jetfire toy. For those who want a new mold homage based off the 1980's Jetfire/Robotech toy designs,Their are all those Masterpiece Robotech Valkyries toys.

Keith's Fantasy Club: This company might hit a huge home run if their upcoming Not-Skybyte & Not-Captain shark toys are done at the bigger voyager or 8 inch Ultra size scale-->If their done at the deluxe size scale then they'll be less Epic. I've never been a fan of any of the 1980's TF cassettes-bots,So i'm not interested in not-cassettes-bots. The Deluxe sized not-perceptor looks decent BUT IT'S TOO SMALL/Wrong size scale--->The 1985 Perceptor toy was Voyager sized,So,I feel any newer homage mold for Perceptor should be Voyager sized.

X-TRANSBOTS: I'm not a fan of the liscensed super tiny Legends/Basics/Mincons sized Hasbro TF toys. So naturally I'm even less interested in not-super tiny TF toys.

Renderform - Nothing new to show. I feel this company in the past years,Has created some decent homages parts & accessories like better homage heads & weapons/accessories. My favorite was the 2.0 Universe TRU Dreadwing head & weapons set.

HEADROBOTS:- Iguana is next - finally,- Doing an Apeface head. Rumors abound this company might be doing a full sized tripple changer figure for Apeface,If this is done at the Voyager or 8 inch Ultra Size scale this will be a home run toy. While I think all the Not-headmasters heads are super cool & well done---These are not my cup of tea since I'm only 27 years old & don't Own any 1980's G-1 TF toys to place the transforming heads on the 1987/1988 TF headmasters toys bodies.

MAYHEM MECHANIX & ORI TOYS: I feel are going are making huge mistakes in creating 3rd party toys that don't homage any older TF toys/media. At the very least if their not going to homage any older TF toys/Media,then at least try to homage other extremely popular robots toy lines. Sure a handful of TF fans might buy these but the Majority of TF fans won't--->This equals epic sales failure/doom.

Personally if a 3rd party company wants to create toys not based in the TF universe. Then at least create some stuff based off popular robot toy lines TF fans or other fans like. Create some not-brave toys that homage Takara's 1990's brave toy line. Create some Not-Voltron toys with individual robot modes & a super poseable robot Voltron gestalt. Tomy Not-Zoids that are super poseable & can transform into robot modes. Some TF Cross-overs not-Thundercats,Not-Star trek,etc..