The Energon Pub

by **Peridot** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:43 am

Chicago is like, an 8 hour drive from Morgantown. I'm still debating over whether it's worth it.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:12 am

First-Aid wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
First-Aid wrote:PARTY AT RYAN'S HOUSE!!!!

I like the way you think!

My mind works in warped ways...often involving large quantities of alcohol and occasional streaking. But I'll hold off on the streaking out of respect for Seibs.

That just means we'll need to find someone even more shameless than you to do the streaking. We will start accepting applications immediately, and applicants will need to tell us why they would be a good fit for the position of Party Streaker.

by **Rated X** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:34 am

I kinda wanna go, but I saved so much money this year by just going with the non attendee set and buying the rest of the figures from the club. That left over a grand to blow on 3rd party stuff instead. One of these years ill make it back to botcon.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:21 am

megatronus wrote:I think I can make this one. Chicago is super doable.

Any New Yorkers down for an anonymous, extremely awkward road trip? Looking at you, Mooncake.

Hahaha I'm thinking about this one! lol no road trip with me will be awkward! =D

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:27 pm

I'll have to think long and hard on this one, with my immigration stuff going as slow as it is. Fortunately, I don't have to dish out for a hotel as my wife has friends just outside Chicago

Like cybertronianbeast on Facebook · by **cybertronianbeast** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:56 pm

Is it possible that the hotel is already booked solid?

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:33 pm

cybertronianbeast wrote:Is it possible that the hotel is already booked solid?

Did you try calling?

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:05 pm

skywarp23 wrote:Now if I can just find transport from central WI.

Central Wisconsin ya say? I'll be heading down from Marshfield.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:23 pm

Fender Bender wrote:
skywarp23 wrote:Now if I can just find transport from central WI.

Central Wisconsin ya say? I'll be heading down from Marshfield.

Where in central WI? My dad has a place in Friendship on Castle Rock Lake and I'm up there a lot...

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:26 pm

It Is Him wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
First-Aid wrote:PARTY AT RYAN'S HOUSE!!!!

I like the way you think!

My mind works in warped ways...often involving large quantities of alcohol and occasional streaking. But I'll hold off on the streaking out of respect for Seibs.

That just means we'll need to find someone even more shameless than you to do the streaking. We will start accepting applications immediately, and applicants will need to tell us why they would be a good fit for the position of Party Streaker.

Oh believe me, I'm shameless...I was just trying to be polite. I will streak if I am pressed to do so.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:19 pm

First-Aid wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
First-Aid wrote:PARTY AT RYAN'S HOUSE!!!!

I like the way you think!

My mind works in warped ways...often involving large quantities of alcohol and occasional streaking. But I'll hold off on the streaking out of respect for Seibs.

That just means we'll need to find someone even more shameless than you to do the streaking. We will start accepting applications immediately, and applicants will need to tell us why they would be a good fit for the position of Party Streaker.

Oh believe me, I'm shameless...I was just trying to be polite. I will streak if I am pressed to do so.

Noted.

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:09 pm

First-Aid wrote:
Fender Bender wrote:
skywarp23 wrote:Now if I can just find transport from central WI.

Central Wisconsin ya say? I'll be heading down from Marshfield.

Where in central WI? My dad has a place in Friendship on Castle Rock Lake and I'm up there a lot...

Friendship/Adams is about an hour south of me on Wisconsin State Highway 13.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:36 pm

BotCon has Tweeted some interesting announcements regarding the theme and toy reveals to come for the 2015 convention:

Hey BotCon peeps! We will be revealing the BotCon 2015 set theme the week of New Years!

First and ONLY hint. It will NOT be a theme we have done before NOR will it be set in a Universe that we have used for a con set before.

Also, we will be starting the reveals shortly after we announce the theme. Ready to let you all in on the awesomeness!

To clarify. It will NOT be a con set theme we have done before NOR will it be set in a Universe that we have used for a con set before.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:45 pm

That's fantastic. So glad they're not doing SG for the millionth time.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:55 pm

I..... may wait until there is actual news to news before we news the news.

Or they give us a picture to show off.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:58 pm

It Is Him wrote:That's fantastic. So glad they're not doing SG for the millionth time.

However, they will be doing SG for next year's magazine story, in which we'll FINALLY get things caught up on the plot threads left dangling from both the text stories and "Reunification".

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:04 pm

Sabrblade wrote:BotCon has Tweeted some interesting announcements regarding the theme and toy reveals to come for the 2015 convention:

Hey BotCon peeps! We will be revealing the BotCon 2015 set theme the week of New Years!
First and ONLY hint. It will NOT be a theme we have done before NOR will it be set in a Universe that we have used for a con set before.
Also, we will be starting the reveals shortly after we announce the theme. Ready to let you all in on the awesomeness!
To clarify. It will NOT be a con set theme we have done before NOR will it be set in a Universe that we have used for a con set before.

What themes have we had so far?

2006: Beast Wars, retconed into Wings Universe
2007: Classics
2008: Shattered Glass
2009: Wings of Honor, alternate G1 Universe next to Classics
2010: Generation 2 in Wings
2011: Animated
2012: Classics vs. Shattered Glass
2013: Machine Wars in Wings
2014: Pirates vs. Knights in Wings

My only good guess would be Primax 209.0 Gamma, aka the Beast Wars Uprising Universe. Would make sense to tie into Alone Together :-?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:06 pm

Rumors/speculations are going around that it might be a new Unicron Trilogy-themed set, like a redux of Armada.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:11 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Rumors/speculations are going around that it might be a new Unicron Trilogy-themed set, like a redux of Armada.

That would be my second guess, actually. Why not lump Robots in Disguise into the mix, and make the theme the Transformers resurgence in popularity? :lol:

News Credits: 119 · by **megatronus** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:31 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Rumors/speculations are going around that it might be a new Unicron Trilogy-themed set, like a redux of Armada.

That would be my second guess, actually. Why not lump Robots in Disguise into the mix, and make the theme the Transformers resurgence in popularity?

As long as Armada molds aren't used, I could be onboard for that!

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:41 pm

megatronus wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Rumors/speculations are going around that it might be a new Unicron Trilogy-themed set, like a redux of Armada.

That would be my second guess, actually. Why not lump Robots in Disguise into the mix, and make the theme the Transformers resurgence in popularity?

As long as Armada molds aren't used, I could be onboard for that!

Agree there. However it would be kind of cool to see some Armada characters redone. Blurr would be my first choice followed by Scavenger (who's toy version sucked)

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:49 pm

megatronus wrote:As long as Armada molds aren't used, I could be onboard for that!

I thought we could be friends :-(

On a serious note, it's a good time given the molds I can assume (with no factual back-up) could be available:

- Powerlinx Starscream out of Gen. Armada Starscream
- Powerlinx Hot Shot out of Universe Hot Shot (I hate the mold, but I'm surprised this was never done)
- Scavenger out of Gen. Scoop
- Cyclonus, at long last, out of HftD Tomahawk
- Red Alert out of Prime Ratchet
- Sideways out of Gen. Chromia (new head mold would be needed, but I think this could work)
- Blurr out of Gen. Arcee (same as above)
- Galvatron out of the new Armada Leader Megatron
- Demolisher out of FoC Optimus - those shoulder pipes, right?

Lots of new Minicon options - Arms Micron molds, Gen. Targetmasters, and Gen Centuritron. Could even go crazy and do upscaled Microns, like the Race Team using Gen. Skids, CW Dragstrip, and CW Dead End.

And you could drive Minicon collectors insane and put out variants of some of the supposedly never-able-to-be-used-again molds like the Air Defense Team.

Yeah, an Armada set would be balls to the wall cool.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:06 pm

ScottyP wrote:On a serious note, it's a good time given the molds I can assume (with no factual back-up) could be available:

- Powerlinx Starscream out of Gen. Armada Starscream
- Powerlinx Hot Shot out of Universe Hot Shot (I hate the mold, but I'm surprised this was never done)
- Scavenger out of Gen. Scoop
- Cyclonus, at long last, out of HftD Tomahawk
- Red Alert out of Prime Ratchet
- Sideways out of Gen. Chromia (new head mold would be needed, but I think this could work)
- Blurr out of Gen. Arcee (same as above)
- Galvatron out of the new Armada Leader Megatron
- Demolisher out of FoC Optimus - those shoulder pipes, right?

I like all those ideas except for the Fembot ones. Sideways I'd rather see from (aesthetic differences be darned) Animated Prowl. Best motorcycle TF toy ever made, and even has Sideways's motorcycle-front-becomes-the-robot-chest look. Just needs a new head.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:08 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Sideways I'd rather see from (aesthetic differences be darned) Animated Prowl. Best motorcycle TF toy ever made, and even has Sideways's motorcycle-front-becomes-the-robot-chest look. Just needs a new head.

Oh, I like this idea. Much better than mine.