Boxbomber
The Boxbomber is a fictional character and third party Transformer made by Keith's Fantasy Club in 2013.
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Keith's Fantasy Club
The Boxbomber is a third party Tranformer homage to the Generation 1 character Squawkbox.
Development
The Boxbomber was designed by toy designer David Harland.
The Boxbomber was placed up for preorder in March 2013, with an expected release in April 2013.
The Boxbomber was released in June 2013.
Reception
The WTF@TFW podcast for March 29th, 2013 selected the Boxbomber as one of the New Picture Picks.[1]
The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for March 31st, 2013 discussed the Boxbomber as part of their Third Party Roundup. The hosts called Boxbomber a Masterpiece quality toy and hoped this mean Keith's Fantasy Club would do other microcassettes in the future.[2]
In the moonbase2 podcast for April 1st, 2013 the Boxbomber set was covered in the news. One host loved them, the other thought they were too simple. They both commented on the placement on the bird head in combined mode.[3]
In the Cybercast podcast for April 6th, 2013 the hosts talked about Keith's Fantasy Club Bombomber and Rhinohorn in the news.[4]
Toys
- Keith's Fantasy Club CST-03 B-Box & CTS-04 Birdbomber (2013)
- An original third party Transformer mold by Keith's Fantasy Club. B-Box turns from microcassette to robotic ape, while Birdbomber turns from microcassette to robotic bird. Each comes with two weapons and a collector card. B-Box and Birdbomber combine into the Boxbomber.
- The Boxbomber was recolored into Black Hawk Down and SG Boxbomber.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Vangelus (March 29th, 2013). "WTF@TFW". http://www.tfw2005.com/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/853050-wtf-tfw-245-march-29-2013-a.html.
- ↑ Brian Kilby (March 31st, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/index/2013/3/31/radio-free-cybertron-304.html.
- ↑ Andy (April 1st, 2013). "moonbase2". http://moonbase2.libsyn.com (Podcast). moonbase2. http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/episode-236.
- ↑ Craig (April 6th, 2013). "Cybercast". https://www.youtube.com/user/G1Hexatron?feature=watch (Podcast). Josh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyofeHzH9lc.
External links
- Beastbox homages
- Combined forms
- David Harland designs
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- Squawkbox homages
- Squawktalk homages