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Botcon 2013 "Machine Wars: Termination" set revealed

Postby Mkall » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:09 pm

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BotCon 2013 "Machine Wars: Termination" Set Revealed

Many know of the BEAST WARS, the fight which found Optimus Primal and his crew of Maximals battle against Megatron and his league of Predacons, with the fate of time itself hanging in the balance!

Centuries before, though, there was another war whose story is just now being told. A war that threatened the very existence of all Cybertronians, Autobot and Decepticon. This Summer, be warned friends... For the MACHINE WARS are coming!!!

With Optimus Prime and Galvatron off-line, two legendary Generals, OBSIDIAN and STRIKA, will be tasked with saving Cybertron from the invading clone army led by MEGAPLEX and his fleet of Skywarp clones. Along with noble troops such as the maintenance expert HOIST, the Autobots will need every soldier they can find if they are to save Cybertron and win the MACHINE WARS!

This amazing five-figure Transformers MACHINE WARS: TERMINATION box set features: General OBSIDIAN, General STRIKA, Clone Army Commander MEGAPLEX, Clone Warrior SKYWARP and Autobot maintenance expert HOIST. Originally a Kay-Bee exclusive line from 1997, this 2013 BotCon box set brings fans and collectors a long-awaited and AMAZING second series of Machine Wars toys. This offering will be hot, so don’t miss out!

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HOIST

With Botcon 2013 only 5 months away, the first of the figures has been revealed on the cover of Transformers Collectors Club Magazine #49. That figure is Hoist! He is a repaint of Generations Sargeant Kup with a new head and a lot more detailing than Hoist's original figure.

Botcon 2013 is in San Diego this year from June 27-30. Check out BotCon.com for more information.

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SKYWARP

BotCon has revealed the second figure in this year's convention exclusive set, Machine Wars Skywarp. The figure is reuse Transformers Revenge of Fallen Deluxe Class Dirge with a brand new head mold. Check him out in robot mode below.

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STRIKA

BotCon has revealed the third figure in their 2013 convention set, Machine Wars Strika! The figure is a redeco of the Generations Warpath Deluxe mold featuring a new head sculpt. Check out the figure in robot mode below, along with a sketch of the new head sculpt.

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OBSIDIAN

The fourth figure reveal in the Machine Wars BotCon 2013 boxset is Obsidian. This figure follows the reveals of Hoist, Skywarp and Strika. Obsidian uses the Hunt for the Decepticons Highbrow mold with yet another new head. The image has been mirrored below for your convenience.

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MEGAPLEX

The official BotCon 2013 website has revealed the fifth and final figure in this year's Machine Wars: Termination Box Set, Megaplex! The figure is a redeco of the Transformers Prime Robots in Disguise Voyager Dreadwing/Skyquake mold. Check him out in robot mode below.

Our 5th and final reveal for the 2013 MACHINE WARS: TERMINATION box set is the Clone Army Commander... MEGAPLEX! Utilizing a very popular voyager mold from the Transformers: Prime line, this figure is the perfect compliment to this years MACHINE WARS box set!

So, who exactly IS Megaplex and what is his origin? Megaplex was built by Jhiaxus as a clone of Megatron, copying the Decepticon tyrant's aggression, cunning, and battlefield skills into a brand new body ready for the modern age. Charged with leading an assault against the planet Cybertron and securing the heart of Jhiaxus' new, unified Cybertronian Empire, Megaplex uses the traits he has inherited from Megatron with chilling efficiency as he smashes through planetary defenses and culls the planet below. Check out the Con Exclusives page for this final figure reveal.

The Termination has begun! Don't miss out on this amzing MACHINE WARS box set, available exclusively through BotCon!


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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby GuyIncognito » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:10 pm

:| >:oP

I like the head sculpt and paint job, but otherwise this mold just isn't a good fit for Hoist, unless they're adding a tow hook to the mold.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby RAcast » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:14 pm

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I've gotta say, that works pretty nicely.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby JelZe GoldRabbit » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:18 pm

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GuyIncognito wrote::| >:oP

I like the head sculpt, but otherwise this mold just isn't a good fit for Hoist, unless they're adding a tow hook to the mold.


Doesn't look like there's a hook... but to the designers' defense, Hoist has been a pickup truck before: as a repurposed RiD KB Recolor Ironhide.

I called the character, just not the mold, 1 out of 2 ain't bad. Best 2 out of 3 for the inclusion of Tow-Line!
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby Mindmaster » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:28 pm

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Kup wouldn't have been my first pick as Machine Wars Hoist, but I guess it looks nice.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby bruticus1978 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:36 pm

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Does anyone know when they release what the other figures will be? Thx
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby Burn » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:38 pm

Yeah ... I can see i'll be sticking with my REAL Machine Wars figures.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby mooncake623 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:39 pm

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wow for some reason I was expecting a classics hoist... haha no idea Machine wars Hoist are those colors. Guess this solidifies my decision of skipping these this year.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby Mkall » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:41 pm

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It looks nice enough to stand on my Classics Shelf. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest.
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Re: First Botcon 2013 FIgure Revealed - Hoist

Postby craggy » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:43 pm

looked more like Trailbreaker to me. I do like the head sculpt. Not sad about missing out in this, but it looks decent enough.
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