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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:46 pm

The BotCon 2007 Customizing class figure of Grimlock is to be repainted as a Transformer named Overkill, based off the original Decepticon cassette from 1987. GetterDragun notified Seibertron earlier this morning about this. GetterDragun attended the class earlier today. Hopefully we'll have pics soon.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:59 pm

Blurrz wrote:The 2007 Botcon Figure of Grimlock is to be repainted as a Transformer named Overkill.

Edit from Seibertron: GetterDragun notified Ryan earlier today about this. Hopefully we'll have pics soon.

Should have expected that. Overkill was a third series Cassetticon who came with Slugfest, a Stegosaurus. Heck, I have two customs planned with BW Dinobot and BW Neo Saberback as those characters!

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:46 pm

Don´t like that at all.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:53 pm

Well, I guess he was really the only other G1 TF besides Trypticon that had an alternate mode vaguely similar to Grimlock's.

News Credits: 2 · by **Skalor** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:01 pm

Well that's really not a bad idea. The color scheme will probably look pretty good.

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:12 pm

Well at least that's one Botcon figure that we can do on cheap. I've got T Soundwave with my Classics though so Overkill probably won't fit in his chest! Haven't actually got a Grimlock yet so now I guess I'm after two. Just can't help myself with Classics.

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:59 pm

So if we get a Classics Snarl in the future (Note, I said IF), we're gonna get Slugfest as well? That's cool. Maybe Squawktalk from Swoop.....I dunno people, I'm thinking & re-painting at the same time....................

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumbled** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:05 pm

Overkill huh? :lol:

suits a T-Rex.

News Credits: 4 · by **the purifyer** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:22 pm

Hey that's a great idea!
Wish I was going...

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:44 pm

Interesting way to keep the name under Hasbro's thumb.

by **Ramrider** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:01 pm

Hmm. It's an idea. I've got one from Energon Cruellock... goes with my repainted Battle Ravage, Buzzsaw and Laserbeak (from Divebombs) and Rumble and Frenzy (Signal Flares).

News Credits: 3 · by **Rebirth Megatron** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:16 pm

My bride to be is gonna love that. Anything Soundwave or casette based she likes. Right -Soundwave-?

by **SoooTrypticon** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:20 pm

So, do you think that was the weird colored version we saw on ebay a while back? I loved that cassette-bot so much. And his friend with the springy back!

by **Talous** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:31 pm

This could be intresting. Grimlock was the last of the classics that I broke down and bought, a repaint would look cool.

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:26 pm

Is this the figure being created in the customizing class, or an actual club exclusive?

News Credits: 4 · by **the purifyer** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:49 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:Is this the figure being created in the customizing class, or an actual club exclusive?

It's from the custom class.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:16 pm

The title and headline are very misleading since this isn't something being brought to market. Someone should probably fix that, since it's the custom class figure and from all the info I have read so far, it is molded in nearly if not eaxactly the same grey as Classics Grimlock.

News Credits: 3595 · by **Seibertron** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:07 am

Flux Convoy wrote:The title and headline are very misleading since this isn't something being brought to market. Someone should probably fix that, since it's the custom class figure and from all the info I have read so far, it is molded in nearly if not eaxactly the same grey as Classics Grimlock.

Agreed. I updated the news post title to be "The BotCon 2007 Customizing Class figure to be repainted as ..."