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Since the announcement that Machine Wars will be next year's theme for BotCon 2013, everyone has the same question in their little heads; what molds will be used to create the characters in Machine Wars?

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This thread is designed to voice the opinions to Energon Pub regulars on what molds will be used to use as characters for the enigmatic Machine Wars series. Remember to keep it clean, respect fellow users, and type away as many possibilities your little pea-brained brilliant minds can process!

I'd like to see either Cybertron Defence Red Alert as Soundwave or Universe Silverbolt as Starscream, but I suspect we won't see both due to cost.

If they choose to do non-MW characters, I'd love to see what The Club could do with the Hailstorm/Mindset mold.

We don't really have much to go with. We will see some older characters, not all, but we'll also get new characters. And last I heard, no A/E/C or Unicron Trilogy molds will be used. so that pretty much excludes Soundwave as an ICBM Tank.

I think Megaplex is sure to return, as well as Megatron himself (hello? Easy repaint!), but which jet mold? Same question for Starscream and the Seekers.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We don't really have much to go with. We will see some older characters, not all, but we'll also get new characters. And last I heard, no A/E/C or Unicron Trilogy molds will be used. so that pretty much excludes Soundwave as an ICBM Tank.

I think Megaplex is sure to return, as well as Megatron himself (hello? Easy repaint!), but which jet mold? Same question for Starscream and the Seekers.

Where did they say they weren't going to use any UT molds this time around anyway? I mean, let's be honest here, cost isn't an issue, with what they charge for the things. They could easily use any existing mold, I'm sure, and still make a grand profit.

I've taken the image and somewhat boosted it. Here are the results:



Now, we all know who these guys are: Soundwave, Megatron, and Starscream, respectively. But what molds are they? We'll start with Soundwave.




For Soundwave, there aren't many ICBM carrier (or similar vehicles) Transformers around. We have Stalker, the original Machine Wars Soundwave, Doubledealer... and Cybertron's CDF Red Alert. Since Red Alert is the more poseable of the bunch, it would make sense that his mold be used as Soundwave.



I understand that this mold is already shared by fellow BotCon exclusive Darksyde Megatron, but it's the only one that really makes sense.



Megatron (or Megaplex) seemed a little trickier to deduce. After sifting through memory, toy galleries, and even toys off my own shelf, I have concluded that Megatron/Megaplex shares a mold with none other than Energon Starscream.



Reasoning? Compare the BotCon poster's central character to the image of Energon Starscream above. Their wings are an almost perfect match.

Same as Soundwave, I am aware that this mold has been previously used to make Classics Leozack and Lyzack. But again, the comparison is uncanny.



Starscream is the trickiest. As of the typing of this post, I still haven't figured this one out. In due time, I'll find something.

If they don't use Unicron Trilogy molds, what could they use that doesn't have hindered articulation?

PrymeStriker wrote:If they don't use Unicron Trilogy molds, what could they use that doesn't have hindered articulation?

What makes you guys so sure they'll even be made to begin with?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:If they don't use Unicron Trilogy molds, what could they use that doesn't have hindered articulation?

What makes you guys so sure they'll even be made to begin with?

Maybe not, but I want them to.

This time around I'm finding my self not too interested in the Botcon story, so I'm going to just sit back and wait to see who/what gets made for the set. I'd like to add myself to the small but seemingly growing number of voices saying that the Club may not be putting out a set of remade original MW characters, but rather a completely new group, something akin to the Star Seekers in Prime.
Maybe we're going to get a whole new group/faction rather than the same old junk redone. I think it'd be cooler to get some new fiction/characters than another Soundwave and Megatron, despite both of those guys being Botcon rarities.

*Bump* Ow, my head...

After some cleaning, I came up with some ideas of possibilities:

1) Sandstorm: DotM Skyhammer
This is one I'm hoping will come out. The vehicle mode matches, it's not a licensed vehicle, if anything they could leave the MechTech weapon out if it's too troublesome otherwise. If this comes to pass, it'll confirm my suspicions even movie main line molds can be used. Have I mentioned I really love the mold?




2) Hoist/Hubcap, maybe even RiD Tow-Line: Movie Longarm
Longarm has been repainted into RotF Hoist (who I repurposed as Classics Hoist for now), plus the head has G1 Hoist written all over it. MW Hoist was repainted into RiD Tow-Line, and since Side Burn appears in the Wings Universe (the story is set after G2: Redux), I don't see why Tow-Line shouldn't.





Well, a proper start's finally been made. Any other ideas?