Conabus (TFC Toys)
Conabus is a fictional character and third-party Transformer homage to Headstrong made by TFC Toys in 2014.
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TFC Toys
Conabus turns from humanoid robot to robotic rhino or becomes the left leg of Ares. He is named after one of the fire breathing horses of Ares in mythology. Conabus is Greek for "tumult".
Development
Conabus is a third-party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Headstrong.
TFC Toys teased five outlines of the Ares members in robot mode on their weibo page in March 2013.[1]
Prototype images and the names of Conabus and Phlogeus were posted to weibo in July 2013.[2]
In August 2013 TFC Toys put prototype images of Conabus and Phlogeus on their weibo page.[3]
In January 2013 TFC Toys released the first color picture of Conabus on their weibo page.
Reception
The moonbase2 podcast for July 15th, 2013 discussed the TFC Toys Conabus, Nemean and Phloegus in the news.[4]
In the Fwooshcast podcast for July 22nd, 2013 images of the prototypes of Conabus, Nemean and Phlogeus were one of the news topics.[5]
The Fwooshcast podcast for August 20th, 2013 talked about TFC Toys Conabus and Phlogeus prototypes in the news.[6]
The Shattered Cast Uncut podcast for March 28th, 2014 discussed Conabus in the news.[7]
The Retro Robot Radio podcast for August 2nd, 2014 covered the release of the completed TFC Toys Ares combiner in the news.[8]
The Ares combiner and members were featured in an article in the November 2014 issue of Chi Soul Die (模魂志) magazine.[9]
Toys
- TFC Toys Ares 03 Conabus (2014)
- An original mold by TFC Toys. Turns from humanoid robot to robotic rhino or becomes the left leg of Ares.
- Conabus features Power Core Combiner compatible ports on his arms and legs, allowing him to become the torso of a combiner using PCC limbs.
Gallery
TFC Toys Conabus combined with Maketoys Missile Launcher limbs
References
- ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers-tfc-toys-ares-combiner-teaser/19695/news.html
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/tfc-toys-conabus-not-headstrong-and-phlogeus-not-rampage-177979/
- ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/tfc-toys-conabus-not-headstrong-and-phlogeus-not-rampage-new-images-178236/
- ↑ Andy (July 15th, 2013). "moonbase2". http://moonbase2.libsyn.com (Podcast). moonbase2. http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/episode-251.
- ↑ Craig (July 202nd, 2013). "Fwooshcast". http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/ (Podcast). The Fwoosh. http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/2013/07/fwooshcast-119-july-22nd-ma-crossover/.
- ↑ Craig (August 20th, 2013). "Fwooshcast". http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/ (Podcast). The Fwoosh. http://fwooshcast.thefwoosh.com/2013/08/fwooshcast-124-august-20th-i-believe-its-supposed-to-be-a-lion/.
- ↑ Oscar NJ Boi (March 28th, 2014). "Shattered Cast Uncut". http://www.youtube.com/user/shatteredcastuncut?feature=watch (Podcast). Shattered Cast Uncut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22olTbsiwv8.
- ↑ Mathew Robert Ignash (August 2nd, 2014). "Retro Robot Radio". http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRobotRadio?feature=watch (Podcast). RetroRobotRadio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31IQyQLyx-I.
- ↑ "TFC". Chi Soul Die (模魂志): p. 90-97. November 2014.
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