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Cover to Botcon's "Timelines" summer special!!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:29 pm
by Prime Evil
http://www.transformersclub.com/

See there. Let the mold speculations begin!!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:35 pm
by Chosen
Magnus and Grimlock are easy.

I don't recognize the head, but that blue guy is definitely a Cybertron Armorhide repaint. Elita looks like Thunderblast, as it's one of the very few feminine molds and it's got some of the noticeable features (heels, wings, etc.). Springer (?) is too close to Magnus, and seeing the other three is almost impossible, but the grey/red one might be a Dinobot.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:38 pm
by Prime Evil
I'm thinking Magnus(der), Alita-1, Springer (Cyb Def Hotshot), Unknown with Armorhide mold, Grimmy, and 3 Dinobots. Who and what mold, still trying to figure out.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:39 pm
by Unicron's_head
The one in the sky behind Grimlock looks like Armada Starscream

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:43 pm
by Chosen
Ah, I should have focused on this being in the Classics universe a bit more. They three background guys are Mini-Cons. Black one is Strongarm, red one is Swoop, and the other is probably Knockdown.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:49 pm
by Unicron's_head
Chosen wrote:Ah, I should have focused on this being in the Classics universe a bit more. They three background guys are Mini-Cons. Black one is Strongarm, red one is Swoop, and the other is probably Knockdown.

I was just goona say Swoop

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:05 pm
by Jelze Bunnycat
Prime Evil wrote:I'm thinking Magnus(der), Alita-1, Springer (Cyb Def Hotshot), Unknown with Armorhide mold, Grimmy, and 3 Dinobots.


Huffer

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:15 pm
by Scaleface
Looks like Armorhide redeco as Huffer to me. Blue and orange mini-semi cab. Anyone know if this will be sold at stores like last years comic?

So as a sideeffect of being brought back with Nucleon Swoop and Slag become Mini-Cons? Sucks to be them!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:18 pm
by Chosen
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:I'm thinking Magnus(der), Alita-1, Springer (Cyb Def Hotshot), Unknown with Armorhide mold, Grimmy, and 3 Dinobots.


Huffer


The colors are right, but the head seems off. Purely guesswork, but I'm betting on it being a hybrid-head, allowing for use as an exclusive of both Huffer and Pipes. Same deal we saw with Ironhide/Ratchet and Cheetor/Tigatron.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:39 pm
by bionic_radical
i think its Orion Pax's friend. cant remember his name. Dio?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:40 pm
by King Henrik
being that we have magnus and springer there, whos to say thats elita-1 and not arcee? i know the head isnt right but none of them have diffrent heads that the original toys theyre made from.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:48 pm
by Black Arachnis
coreshair wrote:being that we have magnus and springer there, whos to say thats elita-1 and not arcee? i know the head isnt right but none of them have diffrent heads that the original toys theyre made from.
for Arcee it`s all wrong but it`s a perfect match for Elita-1.bout time Prime got some lovin'. :P

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:01 pm
by Scaleface
I'd prefer it was Elita-1. They need to make an Arcee as a general release toy.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:02 pm
by Kayevcee
Two years ago we had Botcon Chromia. Now we have Botcon Elita-1. Where's my Botcon Impactor, dammit? Or Botcon Straxus/Jhiaxus at least? They were major characters! Honest!

-Nick

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:11 pm
by Leonardo
Scaleface wrote:I'd prefer it was Elita-1. They need to make an Arcee as a general release toy.


Yes, they do. The time is now!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:24 pm
by XEN0
that magnus looks gundum like ish

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:40 pm
by Fananga
The red one up in the back reminds me of Powerglide if anyone.
Though gotta agree with the Elita-1/Arcee debate. Its kind of a wierd one. Arcee has had so many new looks its more of a 'token female autobot = Arcee' these days.
Could just be a modern redesign for her. If that is springer behind Magnus (green and packing a Sword) then hes looking a bit more maniacal than i remember him.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:16 pm
by Scaleface
Kayevcee wrote:Two years ago we had Botcon Chromia. Now we have Botcon Elita-1. Where's my Botcon Impactor, dammit? Or Botcon Straxus/Jhiaxus at least? They were major characters! Honest!

-Nick


Jhiaxus was a RiD toy, and 3H made a MTMTE bio for him in their magazine.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:28 pm
by Heavy B
i think i see clasics mirage over by elita 1

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:38 pm
by Darth Bombshell
Also, according to Pete@Botcon, this will be distributed through Diamond Comics Worldwide!


When? And incidentally, AWESOME! *fangasms*

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:41 pm
by Liege Evilmus
I hope Thrust and ThunderCracker turn out to be like Alt. Nemesis Prime.

Send them to every convention and then maybe we'll get a chance at owning them

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:25 pm
by Ultra Prime
I'd have to agree with the popular guesses.
Elita-1 = Thunderblast mold with retooling
Huffer = C. Armorhide mold with relooling
Springer = I just can't tell from the cover.

But I would also be suspect of these three being some of the convention exclusives that you have to be present to get.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:50 pm
by jgilkinson
cool... springer

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:04 pm
by Scaleface
I don't like the idea of CD Scattorshot as Springer. I'd rather go with Energon Bulkhead. The helicopter mode is more important to me than the jet car.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:14 pm
by bobpiecheese
Let's see...based on what I know, we've got:

-Magnus (duh)
-Elita-1 (Cyb. Thunderblast retool)
-Springer (best bet: Def. Hot Shot)
-Grimlock (duh)
-Huffer (Cyb. Armorhide)
-Strongarm
-Swoop
-Some other guy

That other guy could be anyone. Looks like a good line-up of exclusives to me.