BBTS has D.I.A Commander up for Pre-Order
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 8:43AM CDT
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BBTS has the D.I.A. Commander up for preorder.
This is not the TFCon version of Powered Commander, but rather the Asian market remake with colors more patterned for Henkei Convoy and select application of chrome.
Pre-Order price of $119.99
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail
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Posted 14 hours agoPosted by First Gen on June 9th, 2009 @ 9:04am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:RodimusConvoy13 wrote:BBTS has the D.I.A. Commander up for preorder.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail
$119.99. Not a bad price at all!
BBTS has 995 of them for Pre-Order.
Lesson learned: Don't believe anything FansProject has to say.
Damn. 995 Plus whatever Kapows got and who knows what other retailer.
Yeah, I got the CC armor, probably not gonna let that go, but I'm glad I at least got my money back on my PC armor. I won't be ordering this set and will probably think twice since FP has clear issues with business.
Posted by Mkall on June 9th, 2009 @ 9:30am CDT
Posted by videriant on June 9th, 2009 @ 9:42am CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on June 9th, 2009 @ 9:50am CDT
videriant wrote:Guess I was wrong about this being limited.
Well, had this been a Has/Tak exclusive, you would have been correct.
It really seems like FansProject and even BBTS in this instance have bought/made more of these things than they'll be able to deal with.
Posted by Dead Metal on June 9th, 2009 @ 10:03am CDT
I mean seriously Shadow Commander was limited to like half of the City Commander run and you can still find that at a lower price then this one how do they expect this will sell?
Posted by Ravage XK on June 9th, 2009 @ 10:14am CDT
He He.
Posted by videriant on June 9th, 2009 @ 12:56pm CDT
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 9th, 2009 @ 1:32pm CDT
so I am wondering..
should I just keep my TFCOn version and buy the City commander version at 199.00 or should I buy the chromed version for 119.00 and get the FP G3 TRAILER..??
I would rather have the Ultra Magnus CC armor so I got both of them standing next to each other, brothers at arms.. but from a collection stand point, I'm still not sure what I want to do.. I mean 199.00 is allot of dough and I still need to get the Prime/Ultra Magnus 2 pack..
I haven't been into Classics till I saw the Sideswipe, and the Other Cars..and this armor upgrade..
what scares me is I pay 199.00 for a TFCON city commander figure upgrade, and then end up FP releases a Chrome version of CC for the japanese market.. for 80 bucks less..
Posted by robofreak on June 9th, 2009 @ 1:51pm CDT
I just want to have all 3 armour on display.
However, I am concerned that TFcon only had 500 armours, while there are an estimated several thousand of the Henkei version. This makes me wonder just how many of these were actually produced.
Here's my theory:
Franproject (Making a call to the factory):We need 500 aromour sets in the following colors
Factory guy 1: Understood. (Guy writes down 500 for the production count)
Factory guy 2 (stumbles across order form): That can't be right. (adds 2 more 0's)
Fansproject: Holy crap! What are we going to do with all these extras?
Posted by videriant on June 9th, 2009 @ 2:47pm CDT
I think the superion add-on set runs from $45-$50 (check BBTS) so $60 for it isn't a deal. If it's $60 for the G3 trailer then that'd be cheaper then the $80 BBTS is charging.
Magnus is going to set you back $200+ either way. It's a nice toy for $100 but $200. . .
Have you considered just buying a G3 but passing up on both the Magnus AND D.I.A.?
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 9th, 2009 @ 2:50pm CDT
I just did this drawing.. I hope you guys like it..
Posted by Dead Metal on June 9th, 2009 @ 2:52pm CDT
skywarp-2 wrote:LOL.. nice scenario! city commander set this Friday..yeah it's expensive.. but It's limited and it's Ultra Magnus, and not prime.. the DIA version for the Henkei is nice and all, but it's the same one I bought for 200.00 and is just in chrome.. so I would rather have another Armor upgrade that matched the TFCON version I bought.. so i can pose them together as Brothers in arms..which I like..
I just did this drawing.. I hope you guys like it..
Hey that's pretty good!
I like it.
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 9th, 2009 @ 2:56pm CDT
"Optimus!! I need you in here, It's time to scoop the cat litter box again!"
Posted by zodconvoy on June 9th, 2009 @ 6:52pm CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on June 9th, 2009 @ 7:09pm CDT
skywarp-2 wrote:I just did this drawing.. I hope you guys like it..
That's pretty sharp. We all need to color one in and submit them to FP. Perhaps we can all have a hand in designing the next dozen or so "exclusive" armor sets.
I've ordered one... but I feel dirty doing so. I hate that there's so much controversy swirling around about this set and FP right now. They do such great work but really screwed the pooch here IMO.
I'm also really surprised that they're making so many. Seems like too much of a good thing.
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 9th, 2009 @ 10:24pm CDT
DevastaTTor wrote:skywarp-2 wrote:I just did this drawing.. I hope you guys like it..
That's pretty sharp. We all need to color one in and submit them to FP. Perhaps we can all have a hand in designing the next dozen or so "exclusive" armor sets.
I've ordered one... but I feel dirty doing so. I hate that there's so much controversy swirling around about this set and FP right now. They do such great work but really screwed the pooch here IMO.
I'm also really surprised that they're making so many. Seems like too much of a good thing.
yeah, I Suppose.. the only thing that angers me is that I paid allot for the TFCON version..and they go and do this.. but that's not a big deal since I will be getting the G3 trailer, and possibly the city commander and magnus figure.. so all is good for now then atleast..
on a side note, I may color one of these my own way to see what it would look like.. if they did a different version..
Posted by zodconvoy on June 9th, 2009 @ 11:19pm CDT
Hell, the more people buy it now at the inflated prices, the more likely Takara is to put out a more accurate all white Magnus with red eyes and a blue mouthplate!
Seriously, the complete Classics Ultra Magnus is a truly awesome figure. Get one.
Posted by MagnusPrimal on June 9th, 2009 @ 11:22pm CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on June 10th, 2009 @ 7:28am CDT
Of course, since they're pre-orders, that number could go back up again. Hell, even though I really want it, I'm actually having second thoughts about my pre-order since I already have the CC and NC sets and am getting the G3 trailer too.
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 10th, 2009 @ 7:43am CDT
videriant wrote:skywarp,
I think the superion add-on set runs from $45-$50 (check BBTS) so $60 for it isn't a deal. If it's $60 for the G3 trailer then that'd be cheaper then the $80 BBTS is charging.
Magnus is going to set you back $200+ either way. It's a nice toy for $100 but $200. . .
Have you considered just buying a G3 but passing up on both the Magnus AND D.I.A.?
actually what I'm thinking of doing is just going for the CC upgrade, and buying a 2 pack with prime and UM..then getting the G3 and passing up the D.I.A. version..
In my mind, the CC is not chromed and would match my PC Prime better..
as for the G3 I think i saw a preorder for it on BTS for 79.00 so I suppose it's more expensive then i thought it was gonna be..
what i like is I'll be able to pose the 2 together, and in vehicle mode, Prime will have his trailer and armor in tow, while Magnus will have his armor in tow..
I don't think i want the nemesis version.. it just seems like a waist to have that, especially when i need to concentrate on getting the seekers and other villains...
Posted by Counterpunch on June 10th, 2009 @ 8:12am CDT
skywarp-2 wrote:actually what I'm thinking of doing is just going for the CC upgrade, and buying a 2 pack with prime and UM..then getting the G3 and passing up the D.I.A. version..
In my mind, the CC is not chromed and would match my PC Prime better..
You know...whoever gave you that advice must have been very, very, clever. I'd wager that they were very handsome and most likely charming as well.
Posted by Dead Metal on June 10th, 2009 @ 10:25am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:skywarp-2 wrote:actually what I'm thinking of doing is just going for the CC upgrade, and buying a 2 pack with prime and UM..then getting the G3 and passing up the D.I.A. version..
In my mind, the CC is not chromed and would match my PC Prime better..
You know...whoever gave you that advice must have been very, very, clever. I'd wager that they were very handsome and most likely charming as well.
I don't remember giving him that advise.
Posted by skywarp-2 on June 10th, 2009 @ 1:02pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:skywarp-2 wrote:actually what I'm thinking of doing is just going for the CC upgrade, and buying a 2 pack with prime and UM..then getting the G3 and passing up the D.I.A. version..
In my mind, the CC is not chromed and would match my PC Prime better..
You know...whoever gave you that advice must have been very, very, clever. I'd wager that they were very handsome and most likely charming as well.
Yes, I would wager he is very photogenic, especially with Benjamin Franklin..
thanks man!
Posted by Nexus Prime 79 on June 10th, 2009 @ 8:54pm CDT
Posted by DevastaTTor on June 11th, 2009 @ 10:31am CDT
Nexus Prime 79 wrote:Ordered D.I.A. (DO it again) convoy to go with cc and sc .Thinking of repainting one of my spare primes blue for that true pc look . Opinions?
If you've got the chops for a Prime repaint, sure, why not then. I'd like to see it if you do. Go for it.