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News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:45 pm

Wow that's pretty good. He looks better than prime

News Credits: 150 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:56 pm

Skowl wrote:Ugh, that head just doesn't mesh well with the rest of the body.

It's not supposed too.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:00 pm

I'm sorry, but that is awesome. I love it. Of course, black and yellow usually ARE awesome.

News Credits: 23 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:31 pm

Do you people not read news? I don't know how everyone thinks that Goldbug was gonna be used with the Cls BB mold. This has been stated on other sites as well. Not only that, but I'm glad that they didn't use the same mold that they have already used last year. Each years set should be different from the previous year. We have a 4 lines to go through in A/E/C and Cls. Hopefully, they'll avoid a good part of Armada...

News Credits: 668 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:37 pm

STEEEEERIKE TOOOOOOO!!!!

Prime was bad, worse than this.
Still, this isn't one of BotCon's better figures.

News Credits: 1082 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:47 pm

Looking at the chest--it looks like an ant's head: yellow mandibles, black eyes, and silver 'cheeks'.

Purposely done? Happy accident? Or is it the wine I am drinking?

*EDIT: I am quite happy that the rumor of Cyb Hot Shot used as the mold is true. It is much better than the Classics BBee mold, and is different like the original G1 BB is a different mold than the G1 Goldbug!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:50 pm

Vehicle mode looks better than the robot mode. I think.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:54 pm

Great idea gone bad. Prime was too femine colored to look anybit EVIL. And Goldbug, I mean that's awesome that they're using the Goldbug name/character, but it doesn't look Decepticon enough...or is that Autobot enough?

But maybe the rest will shock and awe us.

News Credits: 1452 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:39 pm

Damn.. that looks sweet. And it's Animated Style too.!

Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:58 pm

You guys are PRICKS! Whining because he has his G1 head! Seriously! This is how he looked! You act like they owe you something, but they don't! Botcon is a gift that a lot of great franchises don't even get and you have the nerve to complain! That toy is awesome! I so wanna go this year but i can't! It makes me sick to hear you all whining!

News Credits: 129 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:03 pm

This figure rates as "Hot Sex" on the coolness gauge.

The blue head and details were genius.

News Credits: 668 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:12 pm

Thunder_breaker wrote:You guys are PRICKS! Whining because he has his G1 head! Seriously! This is how he looked! You act like they owe you something, but they don't! Botcon is a gift that a lot of great franchises don't even get and you have the nerve to complain! That toy is awesome! I so wanna go this year but i can't! It makes me sick to hear you all whining!

Thank you. Thank you for giving me a reason to report you.

Don't call us pricks, don't call us whiners. We're entitled to our opinions, just like you, difference is...we don't try and use our opinions so they offend others. (which you seem to enjoy)

Take some of your own advice and quit whining.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:14 pm

Counterpunch wrote:This figure rates as "Hot Sex" on the coolness gauge.

The blue head and details were genius.

Truth incarnate.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:16 pm

I like it and I'm glad there's no stupid battle damage like o Prime. Hopefully Jazz turns out cool

News Credits: 60 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:21 pm

Somewhat unrelated topic, if Takara had done the same for Orion Pax, you know, slightly remolded Blurr's haed and stuck in in Kup's body, now that would have been a near accurate replica.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:25 pm

It's nice, just not hundreds of dollars nice.

I for one like the blue, but to each their own.

News Credits: 104 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:10 pm

Thunder_breaker wrote:You guys are PRICKS! Whining because he has his G1 head! Seriously! This is how he looked! You act like they owe you something, but they don't! Botcon is a gift that a lot of great franchises don't even get and you have the nerve to complain! That toy is awesome! I so wanna go this year but i can't! It makes me sick to hear you all whining!

Name calling is not cool around here.
We are entitled to our opinions and if we do not like it we can express them without forcing them on others.

Again IMHO I think he looks like ass and it makes me glad I did not purchase an Iacon set this year (last years was so far superior IMHO)..

News Credits: 26 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:23 pm

Thunder_breaker wrote:You guys are PRICKS! Whining because he has his G1 head! Seriously! This is how he looked! You act like they owe you something, but they don't! Botcon is a gift that a lot of great franchises don't even get and you have the nerve to complain! That toy is awesome! I so wanna go this year but i can't! It makes me sick to hear you all whining!

I like the head its very G1ish but it doesn't go with that body

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:54 pm

Head's a shade or two to bright a blue but otherwise I'm really impressed. I think I'm almost jealous of the people getting this set now. Can't wait to see Jazz and Grimlock now.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:09 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:Again IMHO I think he looks like ass and it makes me glad I did not purchase an Iacon set this year (last years was so far superior IMHO)..

Well, it makes me feel better to have the site admin on my side...I was starting to think I couldn't post around here in these threads...

It's a neat idea, and maybe it will grow on me, and this is completely moot now that Iacon packages are gone for non-attendees....but I'm just not feeling this set. Glad so many others seem to be enjoying it, though. Maybe if I like one of the future pieces I can pick one up off a member...

It still gets me that packages are sold out with only 2 figures being shown so far... :???:

News Credits: 38 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:15 pm

I'm starting to worry that they'll run out of boxsets before I can register on Wednesday.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:47 pm

That looks pretty sweet.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:53 pm

Goldbug looks better than I thought he would.

I can't wait to get my boxset!

News Credits: 3 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:57 pm

I'm not going to botcon, and I don't like exclusives, but so far, I like this set. Not thrilled with the colors on Prime, but it's a good mold, and Goldbug looks great!
This is shaping up to be a nice set, especially when you consider the convention-only figures (even though, I guess technically they're not part of the set).

News Credits: 32 · Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:59 pm

Goldbug looks pretty badass. I agree that he does look an ALOT like Stealth BB. He's even got the AllSpark blue. Which kind of sucks since there are 2 figures, although different molds, are very similar in color scheme and character. It kind of ruins the exclusivity. The blue head was jarring to me at first, but it's starting grow on me. He sure has alot of black on him. More black than gold. Maybe they should call him Blackbug instead.

I see they have a pic of Prime in vehical mode up now too. It almost saves the figure for me. Still pissed that we got this and ComicCon got Nemesis Prime. :-x

I like the motto. "Till All Are Gone." They just squeeze the G in there. Funny how I never thought of that. They'll probably explain in the comic why Prime is so heavily damaged and Goldbug looks like new. Maybe he's ultimately defeated in a big brawl like the Battle of Autobot City. :-?