FansProject Causality Insecticons Revealed!

With less than a week until March and still no pre-orders, does anyone think it's likely that the Causality line will be sticking to the release schedule listed on FansProject's site?

Sodan-1 wrote:With less than a week until March and still no pre-orders, does anyone think it's likely that the Causality line will be sticking to the release schedule listed on FansProject's site?

I suspect we will soon see some final pics of Warcry/Flameblast and then preorders will go up for late March (for Warcry) & sometime April (for Flameblast). Just guessing though. You'd think there wouldn't be too many production issues/delays since they are just retools, but you never know.

These look awesome...some.

Just incredible, You couldn't possibly ask for any better.

This is so weird, because I am frankly not impressed.

Why are they so blocky? Why such simple transformations?

Why not go for full-on beast modes? With insects, and their segmented exoskeletons, it's much more appropriate and easier too.

was this to be a combiner?

So much awesome! I'm loving the robots, their altmodes are beautiful, and even the new names too! Relative, yet unique and interesting.

They're trying some new things too. Thunderbomb horn and front legs are a pair of sai and sickles utilizing their own multi-purpose clip-system. Utilizing their abilities to make supremely posable figures all three have ninja themed weapons. This is taken a step further on the their webpage using the kanji for wind, thunder, and fire (tied to their names) to link to the HD images.

This is what I love Fansproject for. They don't just make a toy and walk away, these guys are showmen who take a design choice to heart! I wonder if the last two will be pirate themed?

=SEX

Oh my frickin' gawd!

These guys are sick!! FP did an awesome job on these guys, but i wonder how tall the insecticons will be? same height as munitioner and explorer? or a little smaller?

Nice! Very nice! Very, very nice! Between these, the PE Reflector set, and the Hasbro sweeps, it's going to be a good year for my Decepticon shelf.

Love Dragon wrote:Why are they so blocky? Why such simple transformations?

Why not go for full-on beast modes? With insects, and their segmented exoskeletons, it's much more appropriate and easier too.

I think everyone learned back in Beast Wars that full on beast modes are hidious and lead to rediculous looking transformers. Part of the appeal in the original Insecticons and even the Dinobots was that they resembled insects and dinosaurs but you're have to be a "Gentle Jack" to not figure out there were robots.

I think the blocky look is working very well on these figures, and I was their biggest critic when the first images came out.

TeletranPrime wrote:was this to be a combiner?

Nope.

Amazing as always. Still, I'll have a hard time forgiving FP for their structural failures on the Bruticus set.

Also, look open hands! They playing catch up with Hasbro now?

can't wait to buy them, them.

My army building instinct is making my wallet scream.

Oh HELL YES!

These look very nice indeed, however unless I find a better paying job I think I will have to skip these and hope for Hasbro versions in the future as I need to save for Project Deva.

complete boner.

nothing but net.

I love them all!!! So many cool details: the ninja theme most of all. And knowing FP, their paint jobs will be topnotch as well.
I can't wait to have all three on my shelf.

When I see the blank, gray prototypes of 3rd parties toys, I usually love them. But as soon as I see the colored and painted pictures, they turn into a lot of "meh..."

That never happens to me with FansProject! The final images always impress me and the colors are great. Simply can't wait to pick up these guys!

Nice. Very nice.

Unfortunalty, not in the budget, but really nice none the less.

Although, I have to admit, no stinger on the top of Not-Bombshell, no pinchers on the back of Not-Shrapnel, and no giant shoulder wings on Not-Kickback kinda ruin it for me. I'm all for updates, but those are just oddly important to me for those characters.

Down_Shift wrote:

Love Dragon wrote:Why are they so blocky? Why such simple transformations?

Why not go for full-on beast modes? With insects, and their segmented exoskeletons, it's much more appropriate and easier too.

I think everyone learned back in Beast Wars that full on beast modes are hidious and lead to rediculous looking transformers. Part of the appeal in the original Insecticons and even the Dinobots was that they resembled insects and dinosaurs but you're have to be a "Gentle Jack" to not figure out there were robots.

I think the blocky look is working very well on these figures, and I was their biggest critic when the first images came out.

TeletranPrime wrote:was this to be a combiner?

Nope.

I agree with Down Shift about FP Insecticons and the way they look, the blockyness does work with them and gives them a touch of G1 inspiration.

Drool.

Those pictures made my jaw drop! Amazing! Simply amazing!
Man, I really want to see these guys take on the Dinobots now!

Yeah, these are to be preordered on sight. The only thing that concerns me would be the coloration but I fully expect FP to knock it out of the park like always and for about half what any other 3rd Party company would charge.

EDIT: I just noticed the colored illustrations in the background. Seriously, who do I have to give my money to?

I should just start calling FP "FTW" because that how if feel about all their products. Just seriously tap my bank account to your payroll and do your normal deductions with ANY product you do. Save us all the trouble.

Looks like I have my assassin squad with these new insecticons!!

They are GLORIOUSLY blocky.

Anyone thinking we'll see Venom/Barrage/Chop Shop/Ransack repaints?

two small gripes/nitpicks:

1. Shrapnel's pincers not resting on his shoulders & Bombshell's horn not sticking out of/over his head, visual attributes that, imho, are as key to their respective characters as the shoulder vents & tummy cockpits are to the seekers

2. Shrap & Kickback having face plates? I understand FP's giving these figs a ninja theme, but still...

Otherwise, these figs are made of win!

Crikey. These are too awesome. I only hope they stagger the releases so I can afford them.

One of each please!

They look very nice.

Cue the McDonald's jingle, because I'm lovin' it.

g2grimmy64 wrote:two small gripes/nitpicks:

1. Shrapnel's pincers not resting on his shoulders & Bombshell's horn not sticking out of/over his head, visual attributes that, imho, are as key to their respective characters as the shoulder vents & tummy cockpits are to the seekers

2. Shrap & Kickback having face plates? I understand FP's giving these figs a ninja theme, but still...

Otherwise, these figs are made of win!

I was thinking about this myself, but looking closely, it seems that Shrapnel's (Stormshred's) pincers do rest on his shoulders. They reattach on to his arms to form the claw weapons, but you could just as easily leave them where they are attached in insect mode, which would give him his G1 silhouette. Thunderbomb's lack of the iconic cerebro-shell stinger is a bit of a shame, but for Backfire I'm wondering if the wings can rotate up in bot mode ala G1 Kickback. Note that all three are very G1 in the shoulder/chest designs (except the cockpits, which I don't miss).

Also, I'm wondering if the differences allow FP to remould them inthe the G1 Deluxe Insecticons Ransack, Barrage & Chop Shop? The pic of Backfire in alt mode does bear a remarkable resemblance to Ransack. I put together a pic here:


I reckon repaints/remoulds into the deluxe insecticons for sure!

TheCrookedMan wrote:They are GLORIOUSLY blocky.

Anyone thinking we'll see Venom/Barrage/Chop Shop/Ransack repaints?

Are you thinking what I'm thinking B1?

Anyone else want a FansProject release of Devastator now? Nonsecticons will be preordered on sight. Can't wait to read the Causality comics.

Many certain design aspects of these things resemble that of Gundams now that I think about it. I'm not an expert though, so I'll just wait for my bro to chime in later and tell me what they all look like.

Speaking of Gundams, these figures also have hinged wrists in the same fashion as allot of new Gunpla kits these days. This amount of articulation is something Hasbro will never be able to accomplish on their budgets.

My only nitpick, I think the Insecticons are friggin' lame! I don't think I can afford to pass these up only to regret it later, though. I'm so conflicted...

Definitely regretting not picking up the Reissue Insecticons now.

Bombshell was alway my favorite Insecticon, but I think the only one I'm gonna get is Shrapnel. I've always loved robotic stag beetles, and the other two just look too kibbly. It's for my own good anyway...$$$

Bought, bought, and bought. Just give me the preorders.

Hasbro who?

Oilspill wrote:

g2grimmy64 wrote:two small gripes/nitpicks:

1. Shrapnel's pincers not resting on his shoulders

I was thinking about this myself, but looking closely, it seems that Shrapnel's (Stormshred's) pincers do rest on his shoulders. They reattach on to his arms to form the claw weapons, but you could just as easily leave them where they are attached in insect mode, which would give him his G1 silhouette.

Like so (excuse the crappy photoshopping):

omega666 wrote:Hasbro who?

Don't give them an excuse... these and Devy are not in my possession yet!

Except for Kickback, those are some pretty thin homages.

Warcry and Flameblast had remolded heads to distinguish them from Swindle and Blastoff, right?

Maybe they'll do the opposite with Bombshell and Shrapnel? I mean, really, you need at least 5 Insecticons for the combiner to not seem silly anyway. 3 Bugs, a truck, and a spaceshuttle is just too random. But then, that would only work if Kickback is the torso...

Which ones? Which ones? Do I get the HOS version or the FP, FP has better details and has got the original design, but HOS will be undoubtedly cheaper, FP has made us lots of good quality custom TF’s in the past, HOS is a newer company, but my story line does not require insecticons, how ever my story line does require a enemy train bot,
“DING” “DING”
THE WINNER IS……… HOS

I guess I'll be putting in some overtime at work now so as to pay money back into my credit card for these guys. I look forward to seeing their color scheme and the possibility of these guys being released later as Not-Chop-Shop, Not-Barrage, and Not-Ransack. I wonder if that means FansProject would create a Not-Venom to complete the set.

Caelus wrote:Except for Kickback, those are some pretty thin homages.

Warcry and Flameblast had remolded heads to distinguish them from Swindle and Blastoff, right?

Maybe they'll do the opposite with Bombshell and Shrapnel? I mean, really, you need at least 5 Insecticons for the combiner to not seem silly anyway. 3 Bugs, a truck, and a spaceshuttle is just too random. But then, that would only work if Kickback is the torso...

These are not combiners, at least that's what those "in the know" have been saying about this line.

They are beautiful. Time for me to start checking robotkingdom regularly for preorders. I hope these guys don't go over the original pricing on the Explorer & Munitioner. $50 apiece is a good price, but any more and I would cringe as I press the preorder button.

godzillabot wrote:Which ones? Which ones? Do I get the HOS version or the FP, FP has better details and has got the original design, but HOS will be undoubtedly cheaper, FP has made us lots of good quality custom TF’s in the past, HOS is a newer company, but my story line does not require insecticons, how ever my story line does require a enemy train bot,
“DING” “DING”
THE WINNER IS……… HOS

Don't hurt yourself. Buy them both Although, we haven't seen anything new from the HOS version in quite some time.

So far I am completely sold on the Causality line. I'm very excited to see what the last two spots will be.

These seem oddly simplistic for FansProject, but they still look fantastic. Definitely worth a buy.

These will be preordered as soon as it opens.

Autobot032 wrote:These seem oddly simplistic for FansProject, but they still look fantastic. Definitely worth a buy.

No more so than Munitioner and Explorer were. Same scale, same price, same level of sophistication. Same awesome.

Jaw dropping awesome. I don't think I've ever liked the looks of a figure(s) so much even before it was painted.