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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:20 pmAuto Bot wrote:I'd sure love to get that Chevy Aveo toy!
What's the Nissan deal? I haven't heard of that yet.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:24 pm
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:29 pmAuto Bot wrote:What car can Megatron possibly be?
Another new mold, a Cadillac XLR, was also planned. According to Hasbro at BotCon 2006, the toy would have been Megatron, but when it was decided to put the Alternators line on an indefinite hiatus, the Cadillac Megatron plans never went beyond the early planning stages.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:36 pmneliz wrote:Auto Bot wrote:What car can Megatron possibly be?
An Escalade?
Heck .. maybe even as a Skids retoolAnother new mold, a Cadillac XLR, was also planned. According to Hasbro at BotCon 2006, the toy would have been Megatron, but when it was decided to put the Alternators line on an indefinite hiatus, the Cadillac Megatron plans never went beyond the early planning stages.
I just like my Megatrons a bit more badass..
XLR:
Escalade (scale model):
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:10 pmPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:26 pmPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:50 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:02 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:53 amRetread wrote:There were hints of a mustang repaint around the same time as the cadillac rumours. But I'm not sure if hasbro ever decided what character it was going to be?
It takes longer to transform it than to repaint it. I think a Soundwave alt. would be cool but Animated already has a scion Soundwave so there he goes. The only one I would care to see is Megs and maybe Ironhide but he'll most likely turn out badPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:04 amAuto Bot wrote:Such a beautiful in Botcon? What a waste.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:39 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:45 amTheMuffin wrote:Whatever happened to that Blackarachnia Alternator? Didn't we see pics of an S2000 that was supposed to be her?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:05 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:16 amTheMuffin wrote:Nah. I saw that figure after Decepticharge came out. She was silver and purple.
In 2005, the mold used for Alternators Decepticharge was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese Binaltech line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "Wildrider", but they ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appeal to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, with the toy's name being changed to "Black Widow", Takara's name for the character. Though a bio and story chapter were written to accommodate it into the Binaltech fiction and Photoshopped images released through an online retailer revealed the intended color scheme, Takara ultimately decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming Binaltech Asterisk toys) would be too repetitive. How the story would have dealt with this time-displaced character addition has not been revealed, and it is doubtful it ever will be. Binaltech author Hirofumi Ichikawa is unlikely to reveal confidential work-for-hire pieces, since he still works for Takara. Furthermore, plans to release the toy as part of a different line were never picked up again.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:29 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:49 amPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:41 pmAuto Bot wrote:But it's limited. Basically, only to the people who can attend.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:41 pmneliz wrote:Auto Bot wrote:But it's limited. Basically, only to the people who can attend.
No, not really.
those items are still put up for sale on hasbrotoyshop.com if I'm correct. that means, that scalpersites like BBTS will put them on sale worldwide as well so they're basically available for triple the price.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:55 pmAuto Bot wrote:I thought Hasbro has a policy not ever to produce any toys made available at Botcon?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:28 amneliz wrote:Auto Bot wrote:I thought Hasbro has a policy not ever to produce any toys made available at Botcon?
No they don't
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:35 amAuto Bot wrote:So what Botcon exclusive toys have been massed produced by Hasbro for the general market so far?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:57 amneliz wrote:Auto Bot wrote:So what Botcon exclusive toys have been massed produced by Hasbro for the general market so far?
none? HBTS only sells leftovers meguess..
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:38 amAuto Bot wrote:neliz wrote:Auto Bot wrote:So what Botcon exclusive toys have been massed produced by Hasbro for the general market so far?
none? HBTS only sells leftovers meguess..
So that means... Hasbro has a policy not ever to produce any toys made available at Botcon
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:09 amTheMuffin wrote:That saddens me. I love the color scheme.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:15 amRedimus wrote:Nice colour scheme, but that mold as a femcon? I think not! If people whinged about Override being a female in the US (and I think that mold really suited a female charecter) what on god's green earth would they have said to that?