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With BotCon 2012 just around the corner we thought it would be a great time to add some galleries featuring exclusives from BotCons past! Below you will find the Seibertron.com galleries for BotCon 2010's boxset exclusive Sky-Byte and convention only troop builder Sharkticon set. All make use of the Deluxe Energon Sharkticon mold with Sky-Byte receiving a brand new head mold. The troop builder Sharkticon set is a straight redeco, but each was given a unique Tech Spec and bio: Land Shark, Air Shark, and Sea Shark. Enjoy the galleries by following the links or images below.


Sky-Byte (Deluxe Class, Exclusives)
Convention & Club Exclusives






Sharkticon: Sea Shark (Deluxe Class, Exclusives)
Convention & Club Exclusives






Sharkticon: Land Shark (Deluxe Class, Exclusives)
Convention & Club Exclusives






Sharkticon: Air Shark (Deluxe Class, Exclusives)
Convention & Club Exclusives

The splashes of water are a nice effect.

So outside of their bio-cards, what exactly is different about each of the Sharkticons enough to warrant 3 galleries for them, besides the fact you were crass enough to splash water on one of them?

Dear Mr. Seibertron,

You, sir, are a jerk for taking such amazingly stellar pictures of such toys as these. Normally, I would pass them over, thinking, nice, but I don't need them. But now, my face hurts from your evil counterpunch. Thanks a lot. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to check eBay for a less-than-an-arm-or-leg rate for these sweet-looking figures. You should be proudly ashamed of yourself, sir.

Sincerely,

The broke guy

Shadowstream wrote:So outside of their bio-cards, what exactly is different about each of the Sharkticons enough to warrant 3 galleries for them, besides the fact you were crass enough to splash water on one of them?

Each character regardless of toy gets its own gallery. Despite the fact that the three toys are completely identical, each represents a different character or drone type if you wanna get technical. Same thing with the BotCon 2009 Sweeps. The BotCon 2005 Virulent Clones however represent clones of a single being, so only one gallery for them.

Think of it this way, the three galleries combined give us a far more detailed look at the toy.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Each character regardless of toy gets its own gallery. Despite the fact that the three toys are completely identical, each represents a different character or drone type if you wanna get technical. Same thing with the BotCon 2009 Sweeps. The BotCon 2005 Virulent Clones however represent clones of a single being, so only one gallery for them.

Think of it this way, the three galleries combined give us a far more detailed look at the toy.

Quite frankly you're the last person I wanted an answer from in regards to criticisms about the galleries, and furthermore I'm not swallowing that as an excuse for more than 1 gallery.

Shadowstream wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Each character regardless of toy gets its own gallery. Despite the fact that the three toys are completely identical, each represents a different character or drone type if you wanna get technical. Same thing with the BotCon 2009 Sweeps. The BotCon 2005 Virulent Clones however represent clones of a single being, so only one gallery for them.

Think of it this way, the three galleries combined give us a far more detailed look at the toy.

Quite frankly you're the last person I wanted an answer from in regards to criticisms about the galleries, and furthermore I'm not swallowing that as an excuse for more than 1 gallery.

We've had the same kind of discussion with the distinction between Action Master accessories and Action Master partners, which both serve the same function. What constitutes a character and what doesn't?

Hey, how Seib takes pics for his galleries is his business. I'm just thankful that he takes such time and effort (and expense) to bring us these in-depth looks at figures that I'd otherwise not see and enjoy.

C'mon people...a little more "glass half full" would go a long way. Show some appreciation!

So my opinion is moot and I have no place to judge? Typical.

Shadowstream wrote:So my opinion is moot and I have no place to judge? Typical.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I decided to have some fun with these since each one was supposed to be unique and has its own unique bio card. I even went so far as to do things in the gallery to differentiate each "type" of Sharkticon: Air Shark is dry but the background has water on it (I was picturing the figure flying over water), Land Shark has no water in its gallery, and Sea Shark has water on the figure and on the background (kind of like it was either submerged in water or had just come out of the water).

Not sure why there's a debate about how or why I did this. I did, I had some fun with it, enjoy the pics!

Every unique character gets its own gallery. The only exceptions to this rule are the Action Master partners (because of the inconsistencies within that series) and Masterpiece Starscream's Dr Archeville (for obvious reasons).