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[Nekoman]

I have not seen any pictures, but I'm incredibly interested in this and may be joining the club for the first time. Kudos to whoever came up with Dion and convinced moi to do so.

I'm really glad they didn't do Shattered Glass or something like that. SG was fun, but I'm a bit tired of the concept by now. Classics are what I'm the most passionate about these days, so this appeals to me.

[Flux Convoy]

I'm a bit bummed the next three years aren't a sort of Dark Railracer set but that was our own speculation to begin with from the clues provided to us. I'd still like to see it and I'd certainly buy such a set but it isn't in the cards right now apparently. I can't say I'm stoked about Dion or the others either I'm afraid. To me, these are mostly throwaway characters. It'll be interesting to see if and how the club fiction for them will change my perception. The mold choice on the other hand is fine by me. I am actually pretty fond of the Henkei version I own. He's a bit fiddly to transform but fine otherwise.

[UltraPrimal]

Okay, having read all the boards I see that there are those who REALLY dig Hot Shot as Dion, kind of dig him and don't dig him. fair enough... However, anyone who thinks we just pick things willy nilly are, well, WAY off the mark. We put a TON of thought into the whole process. There are several reasons we picked this mold and this character. First and foremost, this character is someone whom we can really explore. We have said all along that the Wings Universe is a "G1esque" cartoon continuity. Lots of similarities between this one and the toon Universe. However, we did not want to be constrained by all the back story that we have with the toon so now we can have a little more fun exploring his character as well as some others. But the Dion you saw on the cartoon IS the base for our Dion. They are both Dion for sure. Long story short, the 2010 story is going to be a wild ride and we look forward to bringing it to you.

It cracks me up that the Joe fans, when unhappy, accuse us of focusing on Tf's more than Joe. The fact is there are two teams at Fun Pub, one that works on the TF side and one that works on the Joe side and they both get all kinds of attention.

Hi Pete!

Thanks for responding to thread, and I think it shows alot (positive) that you did. I, and I think everyone else here, really want to know at this point:

Will you be using the Hasbro mold, without the guns and shoulder changes, or the TakaraTomy version used in Henkei?

Also, can you throw us a tiny bone with a hint about the second purchasble figure?

First, that's Pete. Keep up the good work.

Second, God I hope it's the Takara version. This is a "collectors piece" after all and not just any old toy. So if for whatever reasons, Henkei Hot Shots guns violated US toy safety laws, they shouldn't apply here...I hope.

And third...

Also, can you throw us a tiny bone with a hint about the second purchasble figure?

I think he just did...

And to think they could of had a winner if they had done Shattered Soundwave in the Ironhide mold.

Finally, I left your last line in there, because, well, because trust me, we take in to consideration EVERY toy and the character possibilities...

[zodconvoy]

So what do we reckon for Orion Pax and Elita-1 then? Henkei Ironhide and...Animated Blackarachnia?

Animated Pre-Earth Prime.

Still working on Ariel.

They're not going to do an Ariel because they just finally did the Elita-1 from '07 this year. Between her, Alpha Trion and now Dion we have the cast of War Dawn.

By the by, if they're going to use the Universe Ironhide mold, it'll be Orion Pax. Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

[Dagon]

PErsonally, I love G1,and I don;t care how many times they (Fun Pub or anyone else for that matter) want to give us G1 style or inspired figures,that's always fine with me. But some of these super duper obscure characters,I just don't care about. The coolest thing in ages TF related in my estimate is the whole SG saga,and I wish they'd keep giving us SG figures. That's what I was hoping for from the Club this upcoming exclusive year, and I'm sure there's possibly some SG stuff coming in the future. But really, Dion? What's next? Grey painted Gears from the Immobilizer episode of the G1 cartoon? How bout a whole Botcon set of Immobilized Autobots?

@ Pete: I love the Club stuff, honestly. I think personally I was just looking forward to things that were not U Hot Shot repaints. You guys really do do good things, and should be commended for what it is that you all do. This figure, eh, sometimes people just dont like stuff,you know? There's a lot of Club bad mouthing that goes on here from time to time, mostly by people who don;t even join the Club, so you know, grain of salt. To me,this figure's like Nightbeat was. I didn't care so I didn't buy him. No biggie. Keep up the good work.