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BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:32 am
by s250

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:38 am
by Burn
Snare & Talon perhaps?

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:51 am
by s250
Burn wrote:Snare & Talon perhaps?

more like skyquake and leozack

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:06 am
by Diem
Sweet.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:20 am
by Burn
s250 wrote:
Burn wrote:Snare & Talon perhaps?

more like skyquake and leozack


What a weird combination then. Be interesting to see what this year's "theme" will be then.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:22 am
by Diem
This is the first Botcon set to tempt me. Got to love the guys from mthe very end of G1.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:17 am
by Seibermore
Sweet! Their guns can combine, there cool colors, and just cool. So to get these guys I just have to well go to Botcon right? This is my first and I just got back into collecting.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:09 am
by Electron
wow this reli is my year, i lurve G2

hell yeah!!!!!!!!

love the colours, wacky :P

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:04 am
by Counterpunch
Quite nice!

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:06 am
by Venomous Prime
Dammit, I need Leozack...

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:10 am
by dragons
i expected to see new heads on thses guys not just repaints look nice i like starscream more

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:19 am
by Trikeboy
If these are Botcon, at least one will be part of the add on sets. They do look nice though.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:21 am
by Mkall
Very nice. Can't wait to get them.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:30 am
by Seibertron
A correction to the news story: Skyquake was released under G1, prior to G2. The Predators and Turbomasters were part of the last year of G1 in the UK.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:09 am
by UltraPrimal
That's cool. This set is winning me over more and more. Oviously these are not in the box set. I'm betting 1 is a souvenir and the other is the freebie figure. BotCon is supposed to reveal another figure today too, aren't they?

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:17 am
by First Gen
Meh. Guess im alone in not being very impressed by these two. I think the theme for Botcon should have been 'For one aquamarine toy set'.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:22 am
by harvester
My biggest annoyance with repaints is if they don't make a new head. I hope this is just an "unfinished preview" and they have new head sculpts. I was going to be looking for a G1 repaint of this mold at BotCon this year so if these two are in the set, Ill be leaving with 3. So far this botcon has given me a bunch of doubles, triples, and quadruples of figs I have =(

I hope the big one of the set is a less used mold

s250 wrote:
Burn wrote:Snare & Talon perhaps?

more like skyquake and leozack


Aren't the characters already announced?

"Wings of Honor Convention Set: A five-figure boxed set which includes
Kup, Thunderclash, Landshark, Flak, and Scourge, all presented in an
illustrated display box." -09 botcon brochure

or you guys thinking these might be bonus figs? If this is part of the set, Id say it's Thunderclash and Flak.


Seibermore wrote:Sweet! Their guns can combine, there cool colors, and just cool. So to get these guys I just have to well go to Botcon right? This is my first and I just got back into collecting.


no you don't have to go. If they aren't sold out yet you can order a set from botcon's site. Go there and fill out the registration form to place your order, then fax it in.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:25 am
by Overcracker
Like them. Skyquake is pretty cool. Its interesting to note that the Original Skyquake got repainted into Machine Was Starscream, so its quite appropriate that a Starscream would then get repainted into Skyquake.


I love the dark copper and bluish green combination. I wonder why Hasbro discontinued the idea of packing energon Weapons with the toys, they were really cool and had lots of play value.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:32 am
by --B--
Those look great. I like the colors on that mold, they look very well done. I'm not very familiar with the characters, but they are nice toys.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:54 am
by Mkall
harvester wrote:
s250 wrote:
Burn wrote:Snare & Talon perhaps?

more like skyquake and leozack


Aren't the characters already announced?

"Wings of Honor Convention Set: A five-figure boxed set which includes
Kup, Thunderclash, Landshark, Flak, and Scourge, all presented in an
illustrated display box." -09 botcon brochure

or you guys thinking these might be bonus figs? If this is part of the set, Id say it's Thunderclash and Flak.

These are going to be some of the bonus souvenir sets that are purchasable at Botcon, or one of them will be the free souvenir figure.


harvester wrote:
Seibermore wrote:Sweet! Their guns can combine, there cool colors, and just cool. So to get these guys I just have to well go to Botcon right? This is my first and I just got back into collecting.


no you don't have to go. If they aren't sold out yet you can order a set from botcon's site. Go there and fill out the registration form to place your order, then fax it in.

Can't do that for the souvenir sets or the free attendee figures. BBTS or ebay will be the only alternatives I'm afraid.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:41 pm
by harvester
Well I feel better about these if these are the bonus figs.

Jet versions of Roadbuster and Kup =P


if none of these are the free bonus figs, how much do they usually sell the souvenir sets for? This is my first time going so I see now that there is the main convention set, a free bonus fig, and this is the first time knowing that there are other figs exclusive to this event, and these are usually referred to as souvenir sets? Is there usually only 1 souvenir set?

or is the "bonus figure" considered the same as a "souvenir"?

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:12 pm
by Counterpunch
harvester wrote:Well I feel better about these if these are the bonus figs.

Jet versions of Roadbuster and Kup =P


if none of these are the free bonus figs, how much do they usually sell the souvenir sets for? This is my first time going so I see now that there is the main convention set, a free bonus fig, and this is the first time knowing that there are other figs exclusive to this event, and these are usually referred to as souvenir sets? Is there usually only 1 souvenir set?

or is the "bonus figure" considered the same as a "souvenir"?


$75-130

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:29 pm
by TFBuyer
First Gen wrote:Meh. Guess im alone in not being very impressed by these two. I think the theme for Botcon should have been 'For one aquamarine toy set'.



Nope. Not alone. Still underwhelmed with this year's offerings. I'm sure they'll be must-buys for someone, though.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:05 pm
by ShGarland_1383
harvester wrote:Aren't the characters already announced?

"Wings of Honor Convention Set: A five-figure boxed set which includes
Kup, Thunderclash, Landshark, Flak, and Scourge, all presented in an
illustrated display box." -09 botcon brochure

or you guys thinking these might be bonus figs? If this is part of the set, Id say it's Thunderclash and Flak.

By getting the Primus package, you get a bonus figure for going. One of these figures might be for that.

harvester wrote:no you don't have to go. If they aren't sold out yet you can order a set from botcon's site. Go there and fill out the registration form to place your order, then fax it in.

That's for the boxed set, which is can be purchased in the Iacon package if your not able to attend. To get the bonus figure I'm seeing in the brochure, you kinda need ta go. This bonus figure is part of of the Primus package, and you need to be there to pick it up.

Re: BotCon Energon Starscream repaint.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:23 pm
by waaaaghlord
harvester wrote:Well I feel better about these if these are the bonus figs.

Jet versions of Roadbuster and Kup =P


if none of these are the free bonus figs, how much do they usually sell the souvenir sets for? This is my first time going so I see now that there is the main convention set, a free bonus fig, and this is the first time knowing that there are other figs exclusive to this event, and these are usually referred to as souvenir sets? Is there usually only 1 souvenir set?

or is the "bonus figure" considered the same as a "souvenir"?


There should be around 10 figures in total, the 5 piece boxed set, the bonus attendee figure for Primus package attendees and 2 souvenir sets. These are usually 2 figure sets supplied bagged with instructions and profile cards but no boxes and are only available at the convention. Aside from leaks like this the souvenir figures arn't announced ahead of the con. If you're planning to take both sets home with you put aside around $200 on top of your other spends.