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shajaki wrote:

Midnight_Fox wrote:

Diem wrote:

craggy wrote:makes sense for them to be frugal, not like the 30th anniversary is going to bring out more people wanting to spend more money or anything

A bunch of people on Seibertron.com who have attended previous years ain't attending this year, so...

Also, probably a bit gun shy after last year.

what happened last year?

No idea what that's about. It was a very fun convention, a bit lower on people than usual and the dealer room was just so-so selection wise, but a great time.

[quote="ScottyP"][/quote]

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

ScottyP wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Haha nice! Never messed with the Energon mode before. Really looking forward to it.

ScottyP wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Is that what PE figures are like? I don't own much in the way of 3rd party. I spend enough on Hasbro/takara figures. I'd hate to see my bank account if I bought things like Giant, the Menasor and other 3rd party figures that looked realy nice.

Thalack wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Is that what PE figures are like? I don't own much in the way of 3rd party. I spend enough on Hasbro/takara figures. I'd hate to see my bank account if I bought things like Giant, the Menasor and other 3rd party figures that looked realy nice.

Nah PE is pretty awesome (but on the expensive side even for 3P). ScottyP is just not a fan of Warden (which is the figure he is refering to)
PE is also known for parts forming.

Yeah other than Warden, I enjoy the other PE stuff I have. Granted, it's not much (Autobot birds, black Rumble, black Kingbat) but those are fun.

mooncake623 wrote:

Thalack wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Hey ScottyP into it or no?

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/perfect-effect-deathstalker-scorponok-t100151s0.php

I'll take a super-fun Energon mold compatible with a G1 Headmaster all day long. I'm sure PE will make a nice Scorponok action figure that falls apart into twelve pieces that kind of constitute an alt mode once you're done finessing them together for 8 days.

Is that what PE figures are like? I don't own much in the way of 3rd party. I spend enough on Hasbro/takara figures. I'd hate to see my bank account if I bought things like Giant, the Menasor and other 3rd party figures that looked realy nice.

Nah PE is pretty awesome (but on the expensive side even for 3P). ScottyP is just not a fan of Warden (which is the figure he is refering to)
PE is also known for parts forming.

This is why I can't do third party. Expensive as hell. I already drop too much money on Hasbro and takara.

been thinking about it.... we're about to get an amazing scorponok update. and surfacing almost at the same time is a teaser for perfect effects take, and concept art for maketoys take.

considering they are stealing the likeness of hasbros properties, dont they realize they get away with enough? couldnt they tread a little lighter? they are stepping DIRECTLY on hasbros toes right now.

shajaki wrote:been thinking about it.... we're about to get an amazing scorponok update. and surfacing almost at the same time is a teaser for perfect effects take, and concept art for maketoys take.

considering they are stealing the likeness of hasbros properties, dont they realize they get away with enough? couldnt they tread a little lighter? they are stepping DIRECTLY on hasbros toes right now.

Relative small fry are usually not worth going after if

1) the possible damages are less than the costs of going to court
2) it can't be proven that overall sales have taken a significant hit since a certain 3rd party product went to market.
3) the design is different enough to be distinguishable from another official product i.e. they do not infringe on current patents.
4) they're not using any of Hasbro's trademarks or names.

That's all I'm gonna say, and that's all that should be said on the matter. >:oP

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shajaki wrote:been thinking about it.... we're about to get an amazing scorponok update. and surfacing almost at the same time is a teaser for perfect effects take, and concept art for maketoys take.

considering they are stealing the likeness of hasbros properties, dont they realize they get away with enough? couldnt they tread a little lighter? they are stepping DIRECTLY on hasbros toes right now.

Relative small fry are usually not worth going after if

1) the possible damages are less than the costs of going to court
2) it can't be proven that overall sales have taken a significant hit since a certain 3rd party product went to market.
3) the design is different enough to be distinguishable from another official product i.e. they do not infringe on current patents.
4) they're not using any of Hasbro's trademarks or names.

That's all I'm gonna say, and that's all that should be said on the matter. >:oP

i get all that. and i wont for a second be high and mighty, cause i have a slew of third party items. but it just seems like... c'mon guys. dont try to outshine hasbros scorponok before its even out. i dunno. maybe its just me.

Okay guys, if you wanna talk about third party shenanigans, head over to the appropriate forum. Let's keep this thread on-topic.

Thinking back on Cannonball's ship, the Tidal Wave, I personally feel that Cybertron Cannonball had the cooler looking ship.

The Kalis' Lament:

Sabrblade wrote:Thinking back on Cannonball's ship, the Tidal Wave, I personally feel that Cybertron Cannonball had the cooler looking ship.

The Kalis' Lament:

Eh, I prefer the Tidal Wave than the Kalis' Lament, despite it's lack of feasibility as a space-faring vessel.

Mindmaster wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Thinking back on Cannonball's ship, the Tidal Wave, I personally feel that Cybertron Cannonball had the cooler looking ship.

The Kalis' Lament:

Eh, I prefer the Tidal Wave than the Kalis' Lament, despite it's lack of feasibility as a space-faring vessel.

I agree, Tidal Wave is much better as a spectacle than the Lament

Also, there was a previous discussion before about the new RiD Cannonball character that appeared in the TCC magazine issue #56. Here's a look at him:



As he's "Cannonball the 8th", the issue also noted that Cybertron Cannonball is "Cannonball the 10th of Aurex 1107.23 Beta", and the new BotCon 2014 Cannonball is "Cannonball the 5th of Primax 509.28 Epsilon".

There's also mentionings of other Cannonballs in Tornado's Facebook posts.

• "Cannonball the 1st" was the Maraudicon leader who was a Decepticon Warlord back in the pre-war era.
• "Cannonball the 3rd" captained a voyage to the planet Toruin during which his crew nearly mutinied, wanting to escape to the paradise planet of Sperity (both of these planets were in The Headmasters anime).
• "Cannonball the 4th" had some sort of success in the Garyun Melee (whatever that was).

Makes one wonder what number Aligned Cannonball is. If he is part of this dynasty, that is.

Do I have to look up which franchises the streams refer to? Robots in Disguise having a Cannonball is pretty... weird, to be honest.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Do I have to look up which franchises the streams refer to? Robots in Disguise having a Cannonball is pretty... weird, to be honest.

Had to grab my own issue to get the list. All it lists are the the tech specs the Cybertron two-pack of Cannonball and Downshift released on Black Friday that describes the story "Search for the Pirate Moon" (Aurex 509.28 Epsilon), the Robots in Disguise cartoon (Viron 901.8 Alpha), and the Wings Universe portion of Generation One (Primax 1107.23 Beta).

Also, I finally figured out what made up Robots in Disguise Cannonball: Generation One Action Master Sprocket with the legs and null-rays on Starscream and some bits of Mirage. I knew there was some sort of Action Master heritage in there!

Candace and I (mostly her, though) came up with some Botcon Bingo cards. Feel free to steal them, print them, and play with some friends come convention time.

ScottyP wrote:Candace and I (mostly her, though) came up with some Botcon Bingo cards. Feel free to steal them, print them, and play with some friends come convention time.

It's posts like these that make me wish we had a "Like!" button.

ScottyP wrote:Candace and I (mostly her, though) came up with some Botcon Bingo cards. Feel free to steal them, print them, and play with some friends come convention time.

LOL someone should do a context using these. You have to take a picture of the item on the bingo card, bring it back to the person in charge of the contest. First 3 people back win prizes. Like 50, 25 and 10 bucks or something ROFL! :p

ScottyP wrote:Candace and I (mostly her, though) came up with some Botcon Bingo cards. Feel free to steal them, print them, and play with some friends come convention time.

Clever idea. Do I get to count my own fedora (which I expect to wear to the convention)?

G.B. Blackrock wrote:Clever idea. Do I get to count my own fedora (which I expect to wear to the convention)?

No way! I won't get to count myself as a drunk person in the convention space so you'll need to find another fedora as well

If your bingo boards were drinking games, we'd all be dead by Wednesday night. Jus' sayin'. We're so excited to see everybody again.

ScottyP wrote:

G.B. Blackrock wrote:Clever idea. Do I get to count my own fedora (which I expect to wear to the convention)?

No way! I won't get to count myself as a drunk person in the convention space so you'll need to find another fedora as well

ROFL!