New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender!

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Seibertron.com sponsors BigBadToystore.com and TFSource have received samples of FansProject's soon to be released Warbot, aka Springer. Our sponsors have thus updated their pre-order pages with new images of this highly anticipated figure. We have what seems to be the final product and a nice glimpse at Defender's packaging. Check it out below!

Check out BigBadToyStore's Defender page here, TFSource's facebook page here and FansProject's website here.

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Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056864)
Posted by Blurrz on March 22nd, 2010 @ 2:54pm CDT

Amazing.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056865)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 2:54pm CDT

Love what I'm seeing so far. HasTak take note: this is how a modern Springer should look like.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056869)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:10pm CDT

I can't wait to get this figure. He'll look great with my classics.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056870)
Posted by Dread_Wing on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:10pm CDT

Not quite as nice as I had imagined it would be, still it is exponentially better than any version of Springer Hasbro has some up with. Fansproject continues to fill the (rather large) gap in the collector's market.

I see a big blank space waiting for a Reprolabels

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056876)
Posted by Starscream on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:19pm CDT

Yay, I will have this in my hands by Wednesday

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056877)
Posted by alldarker on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:21pm CDT

Simply awesome in all modes! I really like the futuristic looks the alts have, and the botmode looks perfect. I can't believe this has metal parts too! I always wanted G1 Springer most of all the triplechangers, but this one beats the crap out of that one. And yes, it does seem to have room for Reprolabels.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056881)
Posted by Starscream6 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:29pm CDT

this completely made my day!!!!

i cant wait :KREMZEEK:

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056882)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:32pm CDT

I'm less impressed with the deco that I should be. It's pretty plain. On the bright side, it looks like he can dual wield pistols.

I may actually do some Repro labels for him if they make a set.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056884)
Posted by kirbenvost on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:45pm CDT

Hmm. Surprisingly I'm also less impressed than I thought I'd be. I think it has to do with the colors looking just a bit washed-out. Perhaps it's due to the photography. Not to mention the pose they put him in isn't very exciting. I'm still pretty stoked, hopefully he turns out for the best.

I'm liking the helicopter mode the most so far. Bot mode is alright, could be sweet with some better action posing.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056886)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 3:47pm CDT

God DAMN but that is a sexy beast!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056895)
Posted by Name_Violation on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:06pm CDT

Dread_Wing wrote:Not quite as nice as I had imagined it would be, still it is exponentially better than any version of Springer Hasbro has some up with. Fansproject continues to fill the (rather large) gap in the collector's market.

I see a big blank space waiting for a Reprolabels !

Couldn't have summed it up better myself.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056900)
Posted by DevastaTTor on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:13pm CDT

Wow, that paint is disappointing. It seems so pale. The head also seems to lack any real contrast.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056904)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:17pm CDT

Real colors will always be slightly dissappointing compared to one's own imagination. Especially after such a long wait.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056914)
Posted by Jenus on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:38pm CDT

Damn, and here I was really looking forward to this guy but he seems to be lacking his main color "Green" they should have used a mixture of a light and dark green instead of gray or even they could have changed the light gray into a darker gray just like Hasbro did with the variant of Scattorshot. I wonder why Fansproject didn't show these pics off back in January to show us and get some feedback from the fans. All I can say is I hope it looks good in person if not it will probably be sold to a fellow collector.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056915)
Posted by Blurrz on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:38pm CDT

Packaging images over at TFSource;

http://www.tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/984/

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056919)
Posted by Dread_Wing on March 22nd, 2010 @ 4:44pm CDT

The TFsource facebook images show that the colours are nowhere near as washed out. Looks pretty damn cool.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140992&id=100983336710&ref=mf

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056931)
Posted by Shadow Run on March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:02pm CDT

What the SCRAP?!?!? Where was this kind of engineering when they first came out? And is it just me, or are third party companies doing a better job than the actual manufacturers? Time to step up your games here people.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056933)
Posted by City Commander on March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:08pm CDT

Looks absolutely fantastic. Will be ordering mine as soon as the cash flow comes in!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056949)
Posted by LiKwid on March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:28pm CDT

Great......Just great :-x

Trying to save money for Botcon and they have to go ahead and drop images for this guy.... #-o

Dammit!!!!!!!

Way better than i had imagined..I'm glad they went for a kind of toned down green..Looks great...may have to sneak this one in under the Gf's radar :-$

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056957)
Posted by Vicalliose on March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:38pm CDT

Meh, the yellow is a little too lemony fresh for me. Kinda pokes the eye. I was hoping for a sort of dulled blaze orange.

Perhaps this has something to do with the die-cast construction? :-?

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056961)
Posted by Doctor McGrath on March 22nd, 2010 @ 5:49pm CDT

Looks beautiful. Im on Fansproject's wagon all the way. Bring on the Bruticus sets and Protector!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056972)
Posted by ang3l3s on March 22nd, 2010 @ 6:48pm CDT

Im gonna wait for a review but i liked the artwork colors bteer, they changed up the alt modes why nit head in the darker greys, the mold and head sculpt look pretty good though.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056981)
Posted by mechabooks on March 22nd, 2010 @ 7:01pm CDT

Sooooooooo glad I preordered this. Can't wait to get ma mitts on it! :grin:

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1056990)
Posted by ang3l3s on March 22nd, 2010 @ 7:16pm CDT

I wanna know how much die-cast is on this guy b4 i take the plunge

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057001)
Posted by Magnus510 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 7:50pm CDT

. . . sold!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057010)
Posted by goshjosh95 on March 22nd, 2010 @ 8:22pm CDT

Hell-to-the-yes.

Can't wait for BBTS preorders to get filled.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057028)
Posted by Slayershoop on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:01pm CDT

ang3l3s wrote:I wanna know how much die-cast is on this guy b4 i take the plunge

It's kinda been shown on the box and in promo pics... three pieces, his chest and his coptor tail

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057034)
Posted by Down_Shift on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:14pm CDT

Well I'm quite thrilled with this. I think he looks all kinds of bad ass. Like Chuck Norris is 70, but could still eat a hand grenade kinda bad ass.

I too, like CP am slightly skeptical of the die-cast. I mean don't get me wrong I love die-cast, it really turns my crank, but it may make the figure top heavy and overall shitty to display in dynamic poses. I mean I want springer jumping all over the place.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057045)
Posted by Gandalf on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:35pm CDT

Awesome! Now that's Springer!

Yes, I definitely agree the colors should be a bit darker, but in the end I'm still very excited for this guy. I've been saving cash for months. And don't worry Hasbro, if you ever decide to make a G1 style triple-changing Springer, I'll buy yours too.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057047)
Posted by Blurrz on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:37pm CDT

Down_Shift wrote:Well I'm quite thrilled with this. I think he looks all kinds of bad ass. Like Chuck Norris is 70, but could still eat a hand grenade kinda bad ass.

I too, like CP am slightly skeptical of the die-cast. I mean don't get me wrong I love die-cast, it really turns my crank, but it may make the figure top heavy and overall shitty to display in dynamic poses. I mean I want springer jumping all over the place.

Yeah, we don't want Transformers Titanium rehashed on a $90+ figure for us Canucks.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057056)
Posted by Down_Shift on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:54pm CDT

Blurrz wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:Well I'm quite thrilled with this. I think he looks all kinds of bad ass. Like Chuck Norris is 70, but could still eat a hand grenade kinda bad ass.

I too, like CP am slightly skeptical of the die-cast. I mean don't get me wrong I love die-cast, it really turns my crank, but it may make the figure top heavy and overall shitty to display in dynamic poses. I mean I want springer jumping all over the place.

Yeah, we don't want Transformers Titanium rehashed on a $90+ figure for us Canucks.

Don't remind me... I went to TFSource's website and have you seen how much they're selling the Snowman Armor for now? $99! I was going to order it today with Defender because it was only like $40 or $50 but now I can't justify it. :sad:

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057057)
Posted by Blurrz on March 22nd, 2010 @ 9:57pm CDT

Our dollar is par with the US but we still get served a nice cup of poison cappuccino thanks to the good bastards at border customs. I'm sure FP's stuff will show up at TFCon, so i'm in no rush.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057077)
Posted by Darkman20xx on March 22nd, 2010 @ 10:40pm CDT

Definitely on the fence regarding this one. Really need to wait on a review before I pull the trigger on this one and hopefully that won't be too late. Maybe it's because I brainwashed myself into liking the Universe version as my classics Springer but these pictures are really not doing it for me. Probably setting too high a standard to gauge FP but this looks like ass to me compared with the greatness of what they are doing with Bruticus. That's the beauty of Transformers though because you never really know what your going to like or not until you play with it.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057096)
Posted by Enygma177 on March 23rd, 2010 @ 12:20am CDT

I must say that I do like how this guy looks in all three modes. Might have to go ahead and take the plunge and pick him up.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057107)
Posted by Autobot032 on March 23rd, 2010 @ 1:27am CDT

*sighs*

I am sorely tempted into buying this guy. I don't even like G1 and I have to say that that kicks ass. Hard.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057139)
Posted by Flux Convoy on March 23rd, 2010 @ 5:42am CDT

Dread_Wing wrote: I see a big blank space waiting for a Reprolabels !

This was my second thought. My first? It was dirty.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057159)
Posted by Requiem Prime on March 23rd, 2010 @ 7:23am CDT

It's Springer. A triple changing Springer... who'd have thought. Interesting, the guy was never redecoed into other characters, so I don't know how their going to spread the love of this mold besides saturating the market.

He's a little blank, and I was hoping for a heavier saturation scratch that, the inbox close-up is exactly what I wanted to see. In that case he doesn't need as much reprolabels to pretty him up as I thought. (I'm just sayin', I'd still get the reprolabel kit).

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057162)
Posted by --B-- on March 23rd, 2010 @ 7:40am CDT

Finally, my "Wreckers" shelf will have a Springer!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057165)
Posted by Counterpunch on March 23rd, 2010 @ 7:42am CDT

I'm not going to lie, these pics have made me a little hesitant.

Of course, I'm going to get him, but now the burden of awesome is on the toy. Looking at the panel movement, I'm wondering if this toy is going to feel appropriately "solid".

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057179)
Posted by munkimus prime on March 23rd, 2010 @ 8:16am CDT

That looks great I'm just glad I preordered it.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057189)
Posted by ang3l3s on March 23rd, 2010 @ 8:46am CDT

I read somewhere that it is 6", if so thats a lot of dough for 6" compared to an mp skywarp at walmart for less, just saying.

I realize that they are a small company but.........

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057190)
Posted by Counterpunch on March 23rd, 2010 @ 8:48am CDT

ang3l3s wrote:I read somewhere that it is 6", if so thats a lot of dough for 6" compared to an mp skywarp at walmart for less, just saying.

I realize that they are a small company but.........

But what?

Complete your argument. Explain how lower production numbers and a lack of major industrial captial do not equate to significantly higher prices.

I'm surprised that this wasn't in the $125 range.

I know the price is easy to choke on but still. These companies have a lot to go through to make this all happen.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057217)
Posted by City Commander on March 23rd, 2010 @ 9:20am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:
ang3l3s wrote:I read somewhere that it is 6", if so thats a lot of dough for 6" compared to an mp skywarp at walmart for less, just saying.

I realize that they are a small company but.........

But what?

Complete your argument. Explain how lower production numbers and a lack of major industrial captial do not equate to significantly higher prices.

I'm surprised that this wasn't in the $125 range.

I know the price is easy to choke on but still. These companies have a lot to go through to make this all happen.

Be thankful you have so many online stores stocking it. I just had to drop £65 to get mine; that's $97 US compared to your $79.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057229)
Posted by kirbenvost on March 23rd, 2010 @ 9:58am CDT

Dread_Wing wrote:The TFsource facebook images show that the colours are nowhere near as washed out. Looks pretty damn cool.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140992&id=100983336710&ref=mf

That's what I was hoping, it was just the photography!

goshjosh95 wrote:Hell-to-the-yes.

Can't wait for BBTS preorders to get filled.

I just paid for my preorder today!

Blurrz wrote:Our dollar is par with the US but we still get served a nice cup of poison cappuccino thanks to the good bastards at border customs. I'm sure FP's stuff will show up at TFCon, so i'm in no rush.

So far I've ordered 3 Piles of Loot from BBTS, and only been charged duties once, and it was under $20 for a $200 box of toys. Just don't get it shipped through UPS. NEVER through UPS, they rip you off with their customs fees.

Edit: Never mind, I just found out I have to pay $30 on $200 worth of toys. #-o

I still stand by my preference of couriers though, UPS would've charged at least twice that much.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057256)
Posted by GEEWUN on March 23rd, 2010 @ 11:32am CDT

Well.... His feet look slightly weird, but he is still an awesome figure!!!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057290)
Posted by Convotron on March 23rd, 2010 @ 12:30pm CDT

It's great to see some photos of the painted figure and the in-package photos look great. The colours do look quite vibrant.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057309)
Posted by Vectorshot on March 23rd, 2010 @ 1:39pm CDT

I can't wait for mine to arrive! I already have a space for him on my display shelf for him along with my version of the Wreckers. I wish that they would do an updated version of Tracks or Omega Supreme. A version of Omega based on Don Figueroa's Transformers Ongoing designs would be hot!!!!

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057319)
Posted by Prime Evil on March 23rd, 2010 @ 1:58pm CDT

Vectorshot wrote:I can't wait for mine to arrive! I already have a space for him on my display shelf for him along with my version of the Wreckers. I wish that they would do an updated version of Tracks or Omega Supreme. A version of Omega based on Don Figueroa's Transformers Ongoing designs would be hot!!!!

Just outta curiosity, what's your wreckers line up consist?

Mine:
Univ Countdown= Perceptor
Cyb Wingsaber as himself
Univ Hardhead as Bulkhead (for now, he'll be Hardhead again if Headrobots does a Hardhead)
TFCC WoH Flak as himself
Univ Overload as himself
GF Dark Fangwolf as Warwolf (kiiiiinda like Snakeyes, but not really)
Energon Strongarm as himself
Univ Roadbuster as himself
and finally Springer

Roster is subject to change just like regular Wreckers.

These guys are the equivalent to the G.I. Joe in my TF verse.

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057324)
Posted by dragons on March 23rd, 2010 @ 2:06pm CDT

i realized something some parts are mdae of metal correct will the metal part rust as shown on mp megatron.?

i dont know my metal to well is mp prime made up of same metal as mp megatron or differnt types i dont know.

not sure if i mentioned this why does the box have japanese writing on it? on the back of box

Re: New Images of FansProject's Warbot Defender! (1057338)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 23rd, 2010 @ 2:38pm CDT

My pre-order has been paid.

I cannot wait for him to arrive.

This is FP's big test, here.

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