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In a Seibertron.com Twincast first, host Counterpunch and guest Razorclaw0000 attempt to carry the show solely on their witty personalities. As always, the episode is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes in 24 to 48 hours.

This Podcast's topics include ...

• BotCon 2013 Location - San Diego, CA
• BotCon 2013 Set Theme - Machine Wars
• Transformers Legends available on mobile devices and a discussion of the artwork.
• Generations Toy Roundup
• Voyager Grimlock
• Voyager Blaster
• Hands On with Deluxe Wave 3 Ultra Magnus, Sideswipe, Kickback, Air Raid, and Starscream
• Takara Generations Skywarp
• Prime Skyquake
• Prime Capsule Microns Wave 3
• Bragging Rights

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Good show with just the two of you


after cancelling all my BBTS Pre orders, due to the fact that I just had to pay an extra $85 (€65) on my most recent BBTS order.

Redefing myself as a collector.

hoping to get a few Prime toys for Xmas, Silas Breakdown, Nemises Prime, Terrorcon Bumblebee, now I just need to find a place for them.

so Happy Holidays and hoping for a great new year

Enjoyed it guys! Wish I had been available to join in, maybe one of these days I'll tag along to dull the wit It would've been bad timing though, my Bragging Rights for the last two weeks are freakin' unfair ridiculous and everyone would've turned off the 'cast at that point.

I share the enthusiasm for Blaster. I just got Soundwave/Soundblaster today and the mold is super freakin' cool, but I really feel like it'll make a much better Blaster.

Bob's opinion of Kickback has taken me from the "looking forward to it" point to "aww, damn" point rather quickly. A shame to hear it's so bad, because it looks pretty cool in pictures.

I hope the Machine Wars theme realizes its potential. I really wanna see that FoC Starscream mold in there as Megaplex!

My Predictions:

Decepticons:
Starscream: Cybertron Wing Saber
Soundwave: Cybertron Defense Red Alert
Megatron: Energon Starscream
Megaplex: Energon Starscream
Skywarp: Cybertron Thundercracker
Thundercracker: Cybertron Thundercracker

Autobots:
Optimus Prime: Energon Rodimus
Sandstorm: Energon Bulkhead
Mirage: Classics Mirage (possibly Energon)
Prowl: Classics Mirage (possibly Energon)
Hoist: Energon Inferno
Hubcap: Energon Roadblock

I'm thinking that the reason Botcon and SDCC are so close together (both geographically and temporally) is due to some big TF Movie news that they're going to share and they want it to be consistent/around the same time for the dedicated TF fanbase as well as the much wider SDCC audience (who will actually have TV coverage a-la G4 etc.).

I just have to chime in as someone who worked at Kay Bee when the Machine Wars was released, and say that they weren't grossly overpriced. In fact it was the exact opposite.

I remember to this day these jokers first coming in and right off the bat they had the red marked down cost stickers attached to them. They were never released at whatever the full retail sticker price was under the red price reduction.

My old job had to book statewide events at a convention center... and they're booked up sometimes seven (or more) years in advance.

With Botcon getting bigger each year, and with them (apparently) scrambling to book late in the game each year — I'm sure it's a challenge to just find ANY spot to fit the bill... regardless of actual state. I'm guessing they take what they can get.

And I AM sure they take into consideration the convenience for fans on each coast — or in the middle like myself — but the other factors HAVE to play a huge role. too: rental price, availability, size of facilities, proximity to food and lodging, safety of the location (especially since there are lots of kids), etc.

As for me, I hate it being on either coast. The congestion makes it difficult getting around, and hotel and transportation pricing is inflated. Times when it's been centrally located have been much nicer experiences, and kept it from shutting out people on one coast or another. It's a good compromise, I think.

If they kept it rotating between Chicago, St. Paul, and Texas I'd be great with it.

Wait. Botcon Ratchet as a haul, that's awesome. The only Funpub Botcon figure I still need and I admit my jealousy. Replacing The Henkei figures with those though? I love you guys but those 05 versions are awful comparatively. The head sculpts alone are enough to sway me towards anything but those as good representations of the characters.

Looking forward to cracking open the new FansProject bugs and Assaulter myself. Another good show guys.