New Image of Impossible Toys' Arcee Bot Mode UPDATE

Pure win!!
What do we think the price tag on this will be $100US to start?

Ah there's a woman!!

Ah she's a woman to meeeeeee...

Talous wrote:Pure win!!
What do we think the price tag on this will be $100US to start?

Compared to the upcoming HOS Prime figure (Knight Morpher Commander), I would say less then $70? The Knight Morpher Commander is around $85 or something. And it has more features compared to this Arcee.

WoW!!
Arcee gain a little wheight or is just my eyes?

She looks like she's been riding the "matrix of leadership" a bit too long, if ya know what I mean.

I like the alt mode. I wonder if it'll be able to conceal kibble well on the underside. I can't wait to see more progress on Arcee.

It looks better than I thought it would...I'm definitely considering it now. However, there are three more things I need to before I decide to get it:

-Size (hopefully it's a deluxe, but for some reason it looks smaller...)
-Paint aps
-Price (I really don't want to pay anymore than 60 for a deluxe figure)

She must take care of Daniel a lot, she's developed those motherly curves

Can't wait to see it in color...if it's not too expensive, I'll get it.

Would a cheaper version of Arcee be a repaint of Blurr with a re-molded head and chest be easier?

Gotta say, I don't like it very much.

zodconvoy wrote:Now thems some birthin' hips! Serious;y, Between this and Fansprojects City Commander & Protector upgrades and full on Springer & Wreck-Gar figures, season 3 is finally getting the love!

lol, you can say that again about the birthin' hips.

It looks promising, but I'm not sure unless they can do something about those hips. I bet if they could figure out some sort of joint that slides inwards to narrow that area a little it would look great. Let's see how it turns out, anyway.

Looks promising, but ... yeah, colors and scale would be nice. Presferrably besides a classics Hot Rod.

Looking good. the hips could use a bit of trimming, and that head looks out of proportion, but until colours show up I won't know for sure.

I know this isn't an official product, and these 3rd party developers can only spend so many resources on these figures, but it looks like it is going to have a VERY basic transformation. Like, literally, stand vehicle straight up, fold down legs, push top of car down to cover up gap between car and seats and fold out arms basic. from the pictures, it looks like her back is going to be the entire car, and her robot body is pretty much visible fully underneath.
I'm not sure if its because Impossible Toys' designer(s) can't develop a more complex transformation due to cost or pure inability. I'm just hoping that they are going for a G1 style transformation on the figure instead of a modern flip out 30 panels, rotate 90 degrees clock-wise and bend over backwards style. I really hope this is under $30 personally since it just looks so... Scout class, in both size and transforming ability.

If she is the size of G1/Classic Hot Rod then she is a must buy for me.

iFail wrote:I know this isn't an official product, and these 3rd party developers can only spend so many resources on these figures, but it looks like it is going to have a VERY basic transformation. Like, literally, stand vehicle straight up, fold down legs, push top of car down to cover up gap between car and seats and fold out arms basic. from the pictures, it looks like her back is going to be the entire car, and her robot body is pretty much visible fully underneath.

Given that the Spike/Daniel space suit figures consisted on a one step, fold in half transformation, the apparent simplicity of this isn't a surprise.

Tformers got some info straight from Impossible Toys about their Arcee figure.

Tformers contacted Impossible Toys for more info. Heres what they had to say.

UPDATE: We followed up William from Impossible Toys to get some more information on the project:

TFormers: What size / scale will it be?

William: The size is about 13 cm, we made the scale to fit perfect with the 86 movie toys and classics/universe,

TFormers: Do you have a price or release date for this yet?

William: Not yet but we are aiming for the end of the year as right now we are in the prototype stage, the photos you see are just the prototype so we can test the parts fit and make any changes needed based on fan feedback and areas that need to be improved.

TFormers: Will the item be assembled or a model kit?

William: This will be a 100% finished product that you can take out of the box and play with,

TFormers: Will it be painted like G1 Arcee?

William: The main colors are pink and white.

I would also like to add these are prototype pictures and they did not turn out great do to it being white, So it is hard to see much of the details and articulation as we did not paint it due to moving parts will cause friction, And some parts might need to be improved so many things can change from now till we reach the final product. So at this point we are more concerned with function and getting things right.

Thanks Venksta, I've added it to the news.

idk with Animated Arcee coming out, I don't see the justification in buying this at all.

Powermaster Jazz wrote:idk with Animated Arcee coming out, I don't see the justification in buying this at all.

I do, I much prefer this design asthetic to that of animated.

Mkall wrote:

Powermaster Jazz wrote:idk with Animated Arcee coming out, I don't see the justification in buying this at all.

I do, I much prefer this design asthetic to that of animated.

Plus, this is "G1" Arcee. If you want an Arcee for your Animated collection, then just wait for Hasbro's figure. But if you've been waiting for a G1 style Arcee for over 20 years, then the wait is almost over. That also does mean if you want a Classics Arcee, don't hope for this one to meet all of the Classics line's requirement. As from the two photos, Impossible Toys is targeting this for the G1 line.

I much prefer the "other" custom Arcee headmaster figure.
Remember this?
http://www.transformerland.com/female-transformers.html

Mkall wrote:

Powermaster Jazz wrote:idk with Animated Arcee coming out, I don't see the justification in buying this at all.

I do, I much prefer this design asthetic to that of animated.

Variety is the spice of life, right? Some people will prefer the TFA Arcee, others will prefer the G1 stylings like Mkall, and some like me will want both.

sideswipe6520 wrote:I much prefer the "other" custom Arcee headmaster figure.
Remember this?
http://www.transformerland.com/female-transformers.html

I remember seeing photos of that custom Arcee a while ago. It's so awesome. Did anything ever come of it?

3.25" inches tall? That's not even in scale with a Star Wars figure. Big pass now.

Convotron wrote:

Mkall wrote:

Powermaster Jazz wrote:idk with Animated Arcee coming out, I don't see the justification in buying this at all.

I do, I much prefer this design asthetic to that of animated.

Variety is the spice of life, right? Some people will prefer the TFA Arcee, others will prefer the G1 stylings like Mkall, and some like me will want both.

sideswipe6520 wrote:I much prefer the "other" custom Arcee headmaster figure.
Remember this?
http://www.transformerland.com/female-transformers.html

I remember seeing photos of that custom Arcee a while ago. It's so awesome. Did anything ever come of it?

That one has been available for a couple years now. I think there is two ways to get her. Unassembled and assembled. Not sure about the price, but I think I read $300 for unassembled and $600 for assembled. The design is pretty good. But I'm not sure about the actual casting jobs. As one thread on TFW2005 I saw of someone who bought the unassembled kit, they claimed parts didn't fit properly. They ended up resculpting most of the kit do to the problems of the casting.

DevastaTTor wrote:3.25" inches tall? That's not even in scale with a Star Wars figure. Big pass now.

Shes actually 13cm tall. Thats about 5.15". Around G1 HotRod's height.

Convotron wrote:

sideswipe6520 wrote:I much prefer the "other" custom Arcee headmaster figure.
Remember this?
http://www.transformerland.com/female-transformers.html

I remember seeing photos of that custom Arcee a while ago. It's so awesome. Did anything ever come of it?

Here's the quick run down on that A.R.C. figure.

1.) It was produced in small numbers, at high prices, by A Rabid Squirrel Productions. (Owned by Hal Zucati, Google him, or ask around the fandom.)

2.) It's a cheaply made, garbagy garage kit. (It's pure trash, the modifications needed to make it work are astounding. Some pieces (by capable 'bashers) had to be rebuilt from scratch.)

3.) Ever wonder why you never see many, if any on eBay? (A good portion of people never received their item. Others spent so much time and effort on fixing it up and putting it together, the resale of it wouldn't recoup their costs. And so on.)

If you're ever offered a chance at getting an A.R.C. figure...run.

EDIT:

Venksta wrote:That one has been available for a couple years now. I think there is two ways to get her. Unassembled and assembled. Not sure about the price, but I think I read $300 for unassembled and $600 for assembled. The design is pretty good. But I'm not sure about the actual casting jobs. As one thread on TFW2005 I saw of someone who bought the unassembled kit, they claimed parts didn't fit properly. They ended up resculpting most of the kit do to the problems of the casting.

Crap. Beaten to it.


As for Impossible Toys' version, 13CM roughly amounts to 5.1 inches in length. So she'll be between the height of a Scout and a Deluxe.

EDIT: Crap. Beaten to it, again.

Venksta wrote:

DevastaTTor wrote:3.25" inches tall? That's not even in scale with a Star Wars figure. Big pass now.

Shes actually 13cm tall. Thats about 5.15". Around G1 HotRod's height.

If she's more expensive than IP's current offerings, she's not worth it. For example: Non-posable, "Homies"type rubber figurines a little smaller than a Scout, and a set of three of those...$60.00+ (The Animated Humans 3-Pack)

So Arcee, I'd imagine will be up there in price around HOS Prime. (The master figure/kit, the most expensive one.)

I have a feeling that after the initial hooplah wears off, BBTS will be up to their ears in these and they'll have to clearance them to get rid of the rest.

Don't get me wrong, this is an impressive offering, and IP (I hear) makes good stuff, but their prices are way too high for what they offer. Especially when you see fellow companies like them producing items of the same or better quality and the price is worth it.

DevastaTTor wrote:3.25" inches tall? That's not even in scale with a Star Wars figure. Big pass now.

Sorry, my bad. That's 5.2 inches. My math was a little off. I've fixed the story

Real Devastator has let us know that third party toy make Impossible Toys has updated their site with a new look at their upcoming G1 Arcee figure. One of the new images give us a clear look at her unpainted bot mode. The other image, of her alt mode, is the same or similar to the first one we saw recently when we first heard this was in the works.

Is it me or was everybody not paying attenion? There have to be people who know this....
Somebody already made an TF G1 Arcee toy prototype a few years ago (around 2004 I believe). No, it's not officially made by Hasbro, but whoever did the job made a damn good Arcee!

Copy this link and check this babe out! She looks way better than this prototype!

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ssto ... arcee.html

PS: I hope I don't make a fool out of myself now but we'll see.

Nightwalker wrote:Real Devastator has let us know that third party toy make Impossible Toys has updated their site with a new look at their upcoming G1 Arcee figure. One of the new images give us a clear look at her unpainted bot mode. The other image, of her alt mode, is the same or similar to the first one we saw recently when we first heard this was in the works.

Is it me or was everybody not paying attenion? There have to be people who know this....
Somebody already made an TF G1 Arcee toy prototype a few years ago (around 2004 I believe). No, it's not officially made by Hasbro, but whoever did the job made a damn good Arcee!

Copy this link and check this babe out! She looks way better than this prototype!

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ssto ... arcee.html

PS: I hope I don't make a fool out of myself now but we'll see.

Thats a famous custom among those that know of it. I think Impossible Toys used it as inspiration for their version. Even the custom has some what wide hips. I heard the designer of this custom works for Takara now.

It's too bad that the A.R.C. figure didn't work out. It looked good in the promotional photos but I guess it ended up being a poor production.

kirbenvost wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:Now thems some birthin' hips! Serious;y, Between this and Fansprojects City Commander & Protector upgrades and full on Springer & Wreck-Gar figures, season 3 is finally getting the love!

lol, you can say that again about the birthin' hips.

It looks promising, but I'm not sure unless they can do something about those hips. I bet if they could figure out some sort of joint that slides inwards to narrow that area a little it would look great. Let's see how it turns out, anyway.

i love big hips on my women

tom brokaw wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:Now thems some birthin' hips! Serious;y, Between this and Fansprojects City Commander & Protector upgrades and full on Springer & Wreck-Gar figures, season 3 is finally getting the love!

lol, you can say that again about the birthin' hips.

It looks promising, but I'm not sure unless they can do something about those hips. I bet if they could figure out some sort of joint that slides inwards to narrow that area a little it would look great. Let's see how it turns out, anyway.

i love big hips on my women

That's right! And it's a good indication that other curves are bigger as well.

If a woman doesn't have cushion, I don't want her.

does anyone remember (this was back around '01 '02) someone had custom made a Fortress Maximus and even 2 hand made micromasters one was Rodimus and the other was actually springer who actually worked as a triple changer???????

I have been searching for the pics of that for close to 3 years now. I wish I knew the name of the site so I could way back machine it.

sideswipe6520 wrote:does anyone remember (this was back around '01 '02) someone had custom made a Fortress Maximus and even 2 hand made micromasters one was Rodimus and the other was actually springer who actually worked as a triple changer???????

I have been searching for the pics of that for close to 3 years now. I wish I knew the name of the site so I could way back machine it.

I believe you're talking about Don Figueroa.

He made a massive Fort Max, a few years back.

There was a dude in Montreal who made a massive transforming Metroples with lights and everything. I'm not really sure about the micromasters though

Down_Shift wrote:There was a dude in Montreal who made a massive transforming Metroples with lights and everything. I'm not really sure about the micromasters though

Aenemis.

Mkall wrote:

DevastaTTor wrote:3.25" inches tall? That's not even in scale with a Star Wars figure. Big pass now.

Sorry, my bad. That's 5.2 inches. My math was a little off. I've fixed the story

LOL-and I thought it was my terrible metric conversion skills.

the japanese fan/engineering genius who crafted that Arcee proto is indeed working for Takara now. His name escapes me but IIRC he is now reponsibel for a lot of TFs one of which was the binaltech series.

As for this incarnation, there was one posted in Rabid Squirrel's site (no not the headmaster POS) but made by another japanese designer...which was more kawaii looking, now that one will sure kick @ss! IP on the other hand, well let's wait and see (not too credible with their proto shots and the final product)