The Energon Pub

News Credits: 12 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:02 am

Seriously. I think they could pull it off quite well.

They now have the molds to do some cool stuff:

Marlboor Wheeljack: Generationa Wheeljack mold
Blue Bluestreak: Universe Bluestreak mold
Red Tracks: RTS Tracks mold

Those are just a few that came to mind, but I think this would be amazing to finally have Diaclone enter the Botcon world.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

While it's a cool idea, I don't think it's a good idea for a full set because there wouldn't be (m)any new head molds. IMO the Club can be very creative at times (to the discouragement of some) and a Diaclone line is kinda straight foreward really.

Don't get me wrong, I'll get it with the rest of the rabid fanws, but I think they can do something far more creative.

News Credits: 20 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:01 am

No thanks. I appreciate the history of the brand and the part Diaclone plays in it. Early G1 is some of my favorite stuff ever. However, I simply don't care about such simple repaints for premium priced figures. I'd rather get new decos or characters that have a character history already.

Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:22 am

No, they should just slowly release diaclone repaints in the main line, most of them are decent enough they'd sell. Similar to how they've done gobot homages.

News Credits: 129 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:32 am

I could be really happy with a set like this.

Wheeljack could have a head remold as could the already "in-Universe" characters that meet/greet/fight the Diaclone characters.

News Credits: 609 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:33 am

And I still say a blue Classics Prime would be great to stick it to the KO companies.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:56 am

Screamfleet wrote:(...) Similar to how they've done gobot homages.

Hey!!! I'd say we've got an even better Botcon 2012 theme right here!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobots#Gobot_figures

Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:45 pm

I think they should continue homages to gobots and diaclone and other things, but botcon exclusives should be directly related to transformers.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:07 pm

Counterpunch wrote:I could be really happy with a set like this.

Wheeljack could have a head remold as could the already "in-Universe" characters that meet/greet/fight the Diaclone characters.

Yes! They could remold the head slightly since the Marlboor mold had a different head.

Also, in regards to gobots... This set could very easily Have RTS Wreck Gar with a remolded head for Cy- Kill.

I know a lot of people want to see the creativity of new club retooled heads, but I think the simplicity of this idea is what makes it unique. The souvenir add-on sets can get all the retooled heads, but I'd like a boxset that focused on the the roots of Transformers through the magic of Diaclone.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:24 pm

it wouldn't suck.

Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:44 pm

I'm not in favor. I'd much rather get obscure G1 characters or even Gobot redecos than Diaclone.

To each their own, though.

Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:49 pm

How about a Diakron box set acknowledging that brief time when Takara tried to sell their versions directly in America.

Red "Sunstreaker" based on the Universe deluxe mold (yeah, it's gonna look a lot like the Sideswipe version, but so what, it's gonna have a Sunstreaker head and some other color differences)

Black "Ironhide" based on Energon Tow Line (sled is important, and the Universe mold was kinda crummy)

Blue "Trailbreaker" based on the Trailcutter RTS legend (since they haven't done a deluxe)

News Credits: 7 · Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:56 pm

Could they use the movie molds that havent appeared in the movie?
Or maybe a War for Cybertron/Theme.
Armada 10th anniversary?

Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:Black "Ironhide" based on Energon Tow Line (sled is important, and the Universe mold was kinda crummy)

Shattered Glass Ironhide uses the Universe mold and Black colors

Wait,what about they remold the Cybertron Menasorhttp://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:MenasorCyb-Toy.jpg
into Omega Doom

He could with legends figures,like,Cybertron Legends Evac as Galvatron
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Cyb-toy_EvacLOC.jpg
Legends Starscream as SG Starscream
Legends G1 Optimus Prime repainted into Sattered Glass Optimus Prime
Legends Hot Shot into SG Goldbug

What do you guys think?

Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:58 pm

I just want to see some botcon convention exclusives of the following:

Trypticon,using the year 2005 cybertron ultra sized Scourge toy mold. with a new head sculpt.

Hun-gurr,using the year 2005 cybertron ultra sized Scourge toy mold.with a new head sculpt.

Rodimus Prime,Using the year 2005 Cybertron leader sized Megatron toy mold with a new head sculpt.

Sixshot,Using the year 2000 Rid Gigatron toy mold. with a new robot head sculpt & a new beast wolf head sculpt.

Jhiaxus,using the classics 2.0 ultra sized powerglide toy mold with a new head sculpt.

Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:19 pm

TulioDude wrote:
Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:Black "Ironhide" based on Energon Tow Line (sled is important, and the Universe mold was kinda crummy)

Shattered Glass Ironhide uses the Universe mold and Black colors

I misunderstood at first, and thought you meant there was a SG toy using the Universe mold. But either way, doesn't really matter since such a set's not happening, but it's a nice thought

News Credits: 4 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:50 pm

deathy wrote:I just want to see some botcon convention exclusives of the following:

Trypticon,using the year 2005 cybertron ultra sized Scourge toy mold. with a new head sculpt.

Hun-gurr,using the year 2005 cybertron ultra sized Scourge toy mold.with a new head sculpt.

Rodimus Prime,Using the year 2005 Cybertron leader sized Megatron toy mold with a new head sculpt.

Sixshot,Using the year 2000 Rid Gigatron toy mold. with a new robot head sculpt & a new beast wolf head sculpt.

Jhiaxus,using the classics 2.0 ultra sized powerglide toy mold with a new head sculpt.

The year is two thousand five...

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:I misunderstood at first, and thought you meant there was a SG toy using the Universe mold. But either way, doesn't really matter since such a set's not happening, but it's a nice thought

I dunno, one of the Options for "Rate these box set ideas" in the Botcon feedback form was for another Shattered Glass set...

News Credits: 1082 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:10 pm

Mkall wrote:
Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:I misunderstood at first, and thought you meant there was a SG toy using the Universe mold. But either way, doesn't really matter since such a set's not happening, but it's a nice thought

I dunno, one of the Options for "Rate these box set ideas" in the Botcon feedback form was for another Shattered Glass set...

Yeah, Animated Shattered Glass...

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:14 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:I misunderstood at first, and thought you meant there was a SG toy using the Universe mold. But either way, doesn't really matter since such a set's not happening, but it's a nice thought

I dunno, one of the Options for "Rate these box set ideas" in the Botcon feedback form was for another Shattered Glass set...

Yeah, Animated Shattered Glass...

If we have Animated Shattered Glass, someone is going to get maimed in a hideous fashion.

I would love another SG set. There's a bunch of stuff we could get from that that would be amazing.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:40 pm

robofreak wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Dark Optimum Supreme wrote:I misunderstood at first, and thought you meant there was a SG toy using the Universe mold. But either way, doesn't really matter since such a set's not happening, but it's a nice thought

I dunno, one of the Options for "Rate these box set ideas" in the Botcon feedback form was for another Shattered Glass set...

Yeah, Animated Shattered Glass...

If we have Animated Shattered Glass, someone is going to get maimed in a hideous fashion.

Derrick J. Wyatt asked when we would be getting Animated Shattered Glass Optimus Prime in this month's Collector's Club Mag.

That said, my friend and I voted for Animated Beast Wars(and I don't even LIKE Beast Wars, I just want more Animated). We even spent an hour building our dream box for the survey area on what you'd wanna see in the box.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:27 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:Derrick J. Wyatt asked when we would be getting Animated Shattered Glass Optimus Prime in this month's Collector's Club Mag.

That said, my friend and I voted for Animated Beast Wars(and I don't even LIKE Beast Wars, I just want more Animated). We even spent an hour building our dream box for the survey area on what you'd wanna see in the box.

I like Animated, but it really does need to go away. it's had it's run and now it's time for it to be left alone.

I don't even see the need for an Animated SG Prime after the whole Animated Motormaster thing. He's basically SG Prime with a square head.

Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:30 pm

I like animated, but repaints in animated really dont work.
The characters are stylized and meant to really represent that character. You know like megatron was made to look like a big imposing leader type, just because he's a helicopter, you cant paint him green and make him springer. That...and the big decepticon symbol on his chest.
Animated needs new molds for new character, and since they're not getting that, time to move away from it.

I'm not a big fan of the movie universe, but something that might be neat is taking the classics/universe/generations/RTS molds and put them in movie colors.
Black ironhide, silver jazz, optimus with flames, tattoo'd starscream.
Alot of those molds are just so good anyway, they'd be great to see in new colors.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:35 pm

I liked the Classics/Universe Protectobot set idea...

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Kibble wrote:I liked the Classics/Universe Protectobot set idea...

Aye, that was 1st on my list. SG was the next choice, though I don't think they mentioned if it would be Animated SG or not, probably not so as to build upon their previous line.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:34 pm

Screamfleet wrote:I like animated, but repaints in animated really dont work.

We'll have to agree to disagree, as the series set up pretty early on that Cybertronians(at least Autobots) were protoformed to standard chassis styles(see Bumblebee/Wasp/Cliffjumper and Ratchet/Ironhide) that were identical in appearance other than colors and the occasional head. I wouldn't be surprised if post-Megatron's arrest those that shared chassis styles with Optimus' team would get their alt-modes changed to the earth modes, too.

Derrick J. Wyatt and Marty Isenberg have stated that the events of the Botcon comic were written to tie into the stuff they were working on for the 4th season before it was cancelled.