If that guy was Blitzwing or Astrotrain I woulda been all over it.
Sixshot is nice in robot mode but all the alt modes are crappy looking and I also wasn't too impressed with the previous MMC product I bought ( HoS Shockwave ) so I'll be giving it a miss.
Yeah, Sixshot is cool and all, but the later characters don't have that same cachet the season 1/2 'bots, and even the ones from the movie, have. I'll probably pass as well, nice as he looks.
Wow, Fan Toys Quakewave looks great! I'll probably wait for reviews from people who have it in hand though. Will definitely keep an eye on BBTS and TFSource to see if they are getting these in. I think the fact that they kept this project quiet and the quick turn around was smart on their part. Though with the licensing issues (not sure what's going on) I doubt Takara Tomy would have been able to block this release like they did with Soundwave.
Wow, yeah, these latest pics look really, really nice. The legs look a lot better, for one thing.
I can live with the hose attaching in the front of the arm, to be quite honest. I think I read that they'll make an alternate part to switch that up and make it cartoon accurate, though... it'll be available with a different figure, which is too bad, but still - nice that they'll be making the extra effort. Or seem to be planning to, at any rate.
Correct, the only one that feels noticeably different is Faith Leader but that's partially because most people are used to the diecast present in the MP01 mold that it originated from.
The idea that iGear products use the kind of cheap plastic found on dollar store KO's is a myth.
I think they've abandoned the scaled down MP05 and may be looking at doing a new design instead but it's getting lost in the shuffle as they also have the following on the table,
Impactor ( My most wanted 3rd party figure. )
More Mini Warriors ( Windcharger, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper & a bigger Huffer please. )
PP04 Bumblebee & Cliffjumper ( I think this will be shelved in favor of Mini Warrior versions. )
Classics scale Dinobots ( Meh. )
Wasn't the Classics Dinobots rumour before they started with this whole PP-scale thing?
I seriously doubt they'll deviate from their established scale at this point. They aren't Hasbro, after all.
I've had an iGear Faith Leader and Thundercracker (whatever he is called). Faith Leader is pretty good, quality-wise, but I think the TC is below Hasbro's equivalent MP-03 mold figures. Didn't feel fragile, just felt a bit "cheaper" somehow IMO. Not a huge difference, but I think a difference was there.
Hmm, I've got the Coneheads. They don't feel cheaper to me, but maybe they're different from their other Seekers.
The plastic seems generally harder... and perhaps more brittle as a result, I suppose. Hasbro and Takara plastic feels a bit softer and maybe more "forgiving", in terms of safety and potential breakage.
This is based on no understanding of plastics whatsoever, though.
He was my favorite Transformer growing up and the new version looks brilliant. Hope this doesn't start me collecting others. 
