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william-james88 wrote:In any case, I dont know if its been shared here what kind of head that tiger head is. The pictures dont show it too well, but here it is from the sides:

Ah, space restrictions...

CW Reflector.

Please and thank you.

Just wanted to post another "fail". For everyone who thought we could build a Maganboss from the molds we got at retail, the club delivered and you now have an official Magnaboss made from CW limbs using their exclusive stickers:



Happy?

william-james88 wrote:Just wanted to post another "fail". For everyone who thought we could build a Maganboss from the molds we got at retail, the club delivered and you now have an official Magnaboss made from CW limbs using their exclusive stickers:



Happy?

It looks like a Robot Chicken animation.

Woah woah wait wait wait... The Dragon heads on megatro have no eyes painted? WHAT THE ****!!!!!!!!



89$ and no eyes, 89 $ AND NO **** EYES!??!!??!

I am now wondering if this is a deal breaker, what do you guys think?

william-james88 wrote:Woah woah wait wait wait... The Dragon heads on megatro have no eyes painted? WHAT THE ****!!!!!!!!



89$ and no eyes, 89 $ AND NO **** EYES!??!!??!

I am now wondering if this is a deal breaker, what do you guys think?

Sounds like stickers are needed.

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Woah woah wait wait wait... The Dragon heads on megatro have no eyes painted? WHAT THE ****!!!!!!!!



89$ and no eyes, 89 $ AND NO **** EYES!??!!??!

I am now wondering if this is a deal breaker, what do you guys think?

Sounds like stickers are needed.

**** this ****!

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Woah woah wait wait wait... The Dragon heads on megatro have no eyes painted? WHAT THE ****!!!!!!!!

89$ and no eyes, 89 $ AND NO **** EYES!??!!??!

I am now wondering if this is a deal breaker, what do you guys think?

Sounds like stickers are needed.

**** this SHIZZLESNIT!

Well..I mean yeah it's lame. But! I just stickered MP Shockwave so I'm OK with that.

But those stickers would be sad and tragic, so I'm not OK with that.

Tangent: Why so many stickers?!

Oh wait. G1 had stickers. Redacted without redaction!!

Back on topic: BotCon exclusives! Yay!

Has anyone else had problems with their Megatron's paint? I opened mine and there was a huge scratch on both of his wings and some smaller ones elsewhere. I hope there's still some tomorrow so I can get a replacement.

itscramtastic wrote:Tangent: Why so many stickers?!

Oh wait. G1 had stickers. Redacted without redaction!!

Back on topic: BotCon exclusives! Yay!

You have to pay for the stickers though, they dont come with the figure. And do we know if its only eye stickers this megatron gets or are there others?

Wow, that Magnaboss does NOT look great. The face Stickers completely ruin it. Too bad they couldn't snag the head mold for Takara's Computron to give out as a bonus at Botcon or something. Hell, the pre-existing colors for UW Computron already work for Magnaboss (Gold face, Blue eyes, Brown/Magenta helmet).

But here's the real question:

Do stickers and two new limbs a new official combiner make? Can I expect a Seibertron Gallery of this Magnaboss and his goofy face?

As an addition to the gallery we posted earlier from BotCon 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring the exclusive event souvenirs from the Dawn of the Predacus theme - Megatron, Unit-3, Tigatron, Airazor, Reflector - so why not complement it with their official bios and artwork? Check them out below as they're added to the main gallery over here.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Tangent: Why so many stickers?!

Oh wait. G1 had stickers. Redacted without redaction!!

Back on topic: BotCon exclusives! Yay!

You have to pay for the stickers though, they dont come with the figure. And do we know if its only eye stickers this megatron gets or are there others?

What if there's little stickers on the existing sheet for the Magnaboss that has Megatron's eyes?!

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Tangent: Why so many stickers?!

Oh wait. G1 had stickers. Redacted without redaction!!

Back on topic: BotCon exclusives! Yay!

You have to pay for the stickers though, they dont come with the figure. And do we know if its only eye stickers this megatron gets or are there others?

The sticker sheet with the eyes is the same one as Magnaboss, $5.

Dang it. Now I want Megatron too. To go with Reflector. But not cause they go together.

I have my reasons...yeeeesssssssssssssssss!!!!




Ahhhhhh farts.

Dr Va'al wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Tangent: Why so many stickers?!

Oh wait. G1 had stickers. Redacted without redaction!!

Back on topic: BotCon exclusives! Yay!

You have to pay for the stickers though, they dont come with the figure. And do we know if its only eye stickers this megatron gets or are there others?

The sticker sheet with the eyes is the same one as Magnaboss, $5.

I NINJA'D Dr. Va'al!! With a guess!!

Congrats on the doctorate BTW

Dear doctor vaal, can you tell us what you see as a faction symbol in Megatron's spark crystal? If it's not the predacon symbol, maybe Ryan should take a pic and post it. We are getting conflicting reports online.

Also I hope I do not sound too immature but paying for that sticker sheet if you want some eyes is pretty lame.

william-james88 wrote:And Noideaforaname, do you find the Megatron headsculpt bad too? You arent the only one who does but I find it interesting how thats the only one people are having different opinions on.

I... think I assumed that was an existing head. So obviously that one's actually decent. The others are all kinda doughy and mis-sized.

That flat cat head is something unholy. I literally flinched in horror at the sight of it.

william-james88 wrote:Dear doctor vaal, can you tell us what you see as a faction symbol in Megatron's spark crystal? If it's not the predacon symbol, maybe Ryan should take a pic and post it. We are getting conflicting reports online.

Also I hope I do not sound too immature but paying for that sticker sheet if you want some eyes is pretty lame.

I don't think it's immature. I mean, (a) this has been a highly anticipated figure since it was teased, and certainly a figure that most if not all the fandom has wanted since it's concept was revealed after 3H lost the license. So this should've been all out, balls-to-the-walls beautiful. (b) With this being FunPub's last BotCon, you'd think they'd want to end with a bang, and this is a missed opportunity IMO. (c) If you're already paying $90 for the figure, surely the cost to make the new head and paint-job is recuperated after only one or two sales, enough to justify INLUDING THE DETAILS ESSENTIAL TO A FIGURE HAVING EYEBALLS!!!

Dick move, FunPub. Dick move.

Some thoughts about this year so far:

I really like the Predacus combiner as a whole. the Tripredacus council figures are great, Tarantulas and TM3 Megatron are awesome, I'm really glad to have Ratchet, and the Slipstream mold fits Airrazor better than the Slugslinger mold.

On the other hand, I really don't care for Ravage's head. I also hate that Tigatron a) has a tiger head in his pre-beast form, b) his 2006 figure was better, and c) does he even need a pre-beast form at all?

The Reflectors are decent, but nowhere in the same league as TM3 Megatron.

TM3 Megatron, though... Why the Dinobot spark crystal? Why the lack of painted eyes? Granted, I can fix both of them, but for an $89 figure, I don't think I should have to.

Terrorsaur's great, but why didn't they give him a Hand/Foot/Gun?

Why the living hell didn't FunPub test the credit card machines until four hours into the start of the show? In 2016, and with a ROOM full of dealers who can use credit cards, there's no reason to accept that.

Also, what was up with the comic? It seemed a bit hackneyed.

Definitely some mixed feelings so far. I hope the show gets better as the weekend goes on. I'd hate for the last Funpub Botcon to go out with a fizzle.

Trouble with the POS systems again? Will these people never learn?

What's the duck's alt. mode? Any bio on him yet?




I kid, I kid

Gearslide wrote:Wow, that Magnaboss does NOT look great. The face Stickers completely ruin it. Too bad they couldn't snag the head mold for Takara's Computron to give out as a bonus at Botcon or something. Hell, the pre-existing colors for UW Computron already work for Magnaboss (Gold face, Blue eyes, Brown/Magenta helmet).

But here's the real question:

Do stickers and two new limbs a new official combiner make? Can I expect a Seibertron Gallery of this Magnaboss and his goofy face?

He has fiction backing him (the club comic) and he has precedent (BW Magnaboss), and since BW Magnaboss was declared to be made of the G1 Silverbolt, Ironhide, and Prowl, then yes, I think this can be considered official. It doesn't have to be in the same universe as Combiner Wars but it's a thing.

Psychography wrote:On the other hand, I really don't care for Ravage's head. I also hate that Tigatron a) has a tiger head in his pre-beast form, b) his 2006 figure was better, and c) does he even need a pre-beast form at all?

I know the show originally intended for all the Beast Warriors born from protoforms (except Rampage) to have been born on Earth, but a lot of us think it makes more sense for them to have been Cybertronians converted to protoforms as a form of hypersleep during their transportation, and I believe some official fiction has adopted this idea. So that's somewhat of a justification for a pre-beast Tigatron. Granted the figure doesn't look very good.

TM3 Megatron, though... Why the Dinobot spark crystal? Why the lack of painted eyes? Granted, I can fix both of them, but for an $89 figure, I don't think I should have to.

Agreed.

Why the living hell didn't FunPub test the credit card machines until four hours into the start of the show? In 2016, and with a ROOM full of dealers who can use credit cards, there's no reason to accept that.

Oh dear. What's going on?