So I know this could go in TF General Discussion, but there are toy pics. I wanna start out and say Dairycon was so much fun. I didn't win the Jumpstarter race and I didn't win Spot, but I did have a winning day filled with fun and Transformers. I got to meet a couple Seibertron members and my daughter had more fun than me I think.
As I walked in I picked up my Dairycon exclusive, Domino.
They do a good job while not breaking anyones wallet, well at least not till the end of the convention. The deals were on and I'm glad I waited to buy any of the Henkei because I was able to pick up Starscream at a
great price without paying for shipping.
Megatron was also available but there were other things I was looking for. Walking from table to table nobody was gouging and the prices people wanted for their transformers were
so freindly.
The dealer tables in no way offer the cream of the crop as there was a special presenter, who's name escapes me(sorry). He did offer a peek into the world of prototypes and had some very nice ones to show us. Ohh! Very nice.
First he pulled out a
pre-Diaclone trainbot.
I think this was made of resin. Apparently they are almost always destroyed.
Then the Pretender shell hard copy of Submaurader.
This got me going.
Submaurader is my favorite pretender and I was drooling to get closer to it.
The cameras were flashing again when this little gem was brought out.
A G2 Dinobot, yes his chest piece was metal. Man these color variants
should be produced even if it is by a collector brand like ehobby.
I think the white is much neater than the KO 'ghost' versions.
We also got to see the Decepticon clones Pounce and Wingspan in preproduction colors, unfortunately they don't show up too well in my pics, but they are a very dark blue instead of the light blue that
we now of. Me likey.
Not only did he show us prototype toys but we got to see some
drawings of transformers that we'll never probably get as toys.
The first one was of Hooligan, sorry the pic didn't turn out.
He then showed us pics of what he said but couldn't confirm of
Megatron, Starscream and Prime.
The raffle pretty much heated everybody up as most everyone wanted to get their hands on Spot.
The toy in package looked awesome and pics don't do it justice. Nice job to everybody who made that little guy. There were only 5 produced for the convention and the last one went as an auction. While it was part of all the exclusives as a grand prize (which one was also raffled off the same) It was clearly
the driving force pushing the price above $200 dollars.
I gotta tell you. Anyone wanting a mini-Botcon that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg, next year set your sights for Dairycon. It's free to enter and it's a great time. The Dairycons can only get better each year.
