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News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:23 pm

The Transformers Collector's Club wants more Transformers Fans to join or re-join the club this fall. The TCC has announced that new contests, promotions, and reveals are on the way and hope that these new perks will help you in deciding to join.

Some time next week, we will get our first glimpse at the 2011 Club Member "Freebie" Figure, Sideburn! For those that do not know, Sideburn will be repaint of Classics Rodimus and is a homage to RID Sideburn. The TCC has mentioned that this figure will be part of the "Wings-verse" and will be an Elite Guardsmen.

Also, the TCC has announced that their first contest will be announced on Monday, so make sure to check it out.

Lastly, we have also heard rumors of changes coming to the club site and the forums. The changes have also been hinted on the club forums by certain individuals. So take all of this into consideration when deciding to join the club.

by **Samurai Bludgeon** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:30 pm

well that rodimus sideburn repaint was a deal maker for me already! lol

by **Skullcrunchberries** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:34 pm

Granted I first joined two figures into Nexus Maximus, but I'm continually pleased with the figures they're putting out, and it only seems to get better. Yay for you!

by **Samurai Bludgeon** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:48 pm

O hey guys, here's a link to a hilarious video by the guys at tfcc for girls - also there is a small full-color alt mode of the blue rodimus if anyone wants to enlarge it for the post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfLxgvT-w0

by **dkreed7** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:13 pm

if i join the club now do i pay the membership fee straight away or in stages?

by **The Legend** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:36 pm

dkreed7 wrote:if i join the club now do i pay the membership fee straight away or in stages?

Straight away.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:36 pm

Guessing there's still no real incentive for foreign members then ...

Aside from a low US dollar value at the moment.

by **The Legend** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:39 pm

Burn wrote:Guessing there's still no real incentive for foreign members then ...

Aside from a low US dollar value at the moment.

Which the lower UK pound value negates. :-(

News Credits: 1 · by **vegetacron** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:36 pm

Ill prolly join after i see what they do next week. I've been kinda waiting until Botcon comes back to New England before becoming a member.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:22 pm

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:well that rodimus sideburn repaint was a deal maker for me already! lol

Ditto!

by **Vicalliose** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:55 pm

After Dion's feet, and Counterpunch's head, I think I won't be re-joining next year.

Also, I'm always unable to attend Bot-Con since I don't like airplanes and I don't want to drive forever.
Why the heck do I have to live in the middle of this frickin country?!

Samurai Bludgeon wrote:O hey guys, here's a link to a hilarious video by the guys at tfcc for girls - also there is a small full-color alt mode of the blue rodimus if anyone wants to enlarge it for the post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfLxgvT-w0

Dammit, they're putting something in my water again.

by **Rated X** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:17 am

Im joining only for Ramjet. Hopefully the Sideburn looks good. I hope they dont screw it up with silly graphics. The cheetor/blurr repaint is of no interest to me. How the hell are you gonna have a spotted leapord painted car ??? And if you take away the spots then its not Cheetor.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:15 pm

Rated X wrote:Im joining only for Ramjet. Hopefully the Sideburn looks good. I hope they dont screw it up with silly graphics. The cheetor/blurr repaint is of no interest to me. How the hell are you gonna have a spotted leapord painted car ??? And if you take away the spots then its not Cheetor.

I find it hilarious how you used "leopard" for the spotted design when the character's name clearly indicates he is an entirely different animal and, thusly, entirely different pattern. Or has leopard suddenly evolved to mean any kind of circular big cat print?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:47 pm

I renewed my membership last year thinking the free exclusive figure was going to be P/CP since we were seeing the designs so early, and Fun Pub really didn't discourage the thought at first. I opened Dion's box to get my membership card only to discover that those have been done away with, even though we were charged the same membership price. The molds of the five combiner figures were progressively getting worse to the point that the new head for Nexus Maximus was detached from the vehicle body in package. After the embarrassment that was their Bot-Con registration last year I said that's it. Then they showed the blue Roddimus as Sideburns and G2 Ramjet ...Damn! Got me again. The contests don't matter since I've never won anything in my life and I don't visit the website save for renewing my membership. If they really wanna get more members for the TF and Joe clubs, they're doing a drive over there too, here's an idea; give people like me who are fans of both a discounted rate on membership to both clubs, that includes a MEMBERSHIP CARD. I'm sure that would make quite a few people happy.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:28 pm

In an effort to get make sure all "female flesh-creatures" get their men to join the Transformers Collector's Club, the Club has enlisted the help of Megatron, aka Mega-Spice, in a great parody of the latest Old Spice commercials. The online promo, posted to YouTube, also gives us a brief look at 2011 Club Member Freebie Sideburn, which will be a repaint of Classics Rodimus. The commercial is embedded below for your viewing enjoyment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfLxgvT ... r_embedded

It may not get you to join, but it will make you wish you could ride a Seeker jet in space.

by **Liftgate** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:09 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I renewed my membership last year thinking the free exclusive figure was going to be P/CP since we were seeing the designs so early, and Fun Pub really didn't discourage the thought at first. I opened Dion's box to get my membership card only to discover that those have been done away with> <that includes a MEMBERSHIP CARD. I'm sure that would make quite a few people happy.

Exactly what would one DO with a membership card? As far as I know there's never been any botcon happenings that required it, you can't present it anywhere for a discount or anything, so it's basically useless. I certainly wouldn't want to geek out my wallet with it, there's enough cards in there already.

(don't mean to sound ornery btw, just some silly sarcasm)

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:33 am

Why cant Hasbro make Transformers cartoons like this? I mean come on!! I'm sorry i dont see TCC making this ad, i see Hasbro chipping in on their behalf. Instead of getting something on this on HUB, we get the cross-blend of Transformers movie and animated all rolled up into one!! This ad is a pure masterpiece and hasbro should redo G1 cartoons in this type graphics and continue on through headmasters and so on....

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:42 am

Except you like this as much as you do because of Nostalgia, and Hasbro is about making money off of the brand and the kiddies know their ANimated and Movie-verse styles. So suck it up, mate, we ain't the target audience. Just be happy Hasbro keeps making G1 Based toys.

News Credits: 17 · by **Pete@BotCon** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:19 am

Stockade wrote:Why cant Hasbro make Transformers cartoons like this? I mean come on!! I'm sorry i dont see TCC making this ad, i see Hasbro chipping in on their behalf. Instead of getting something on this on HUB, we get the cross-blend of Transformers movie and animated all rolled up into one!! This ad is a pure masterpiece and hasbro should redo G1 cartoons in this type graphics and continue on through headmasters and so on....

Hasbro did not chip in

by **Kohdok** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:37 am

There needs to be an Optimus Prime response:

"Transform, and ROLL OUT...into the best night of your life! So, ladies, is your man an Autobot man?" (Jacuzzi explodes into Jetfire.)

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:34 pm

Kohdok wrote:There needs to be an Optimus Prime response:

"Transform, and ROLL OUT...into the best night of your life! So, ladies, is your man an Autobot man?" (Jacuzzi explodes into Jetfire.)

Yes, very agreed.