BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!!

Saturday, March 31st, 2007 2:30pm CDT

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All the details are in the Botcon 2007 brochure on the Botcon website site. This year's set includes Thundercracker, Dirge, Thrust, Dreadwind, and the mysterious new Bugbite!

Check it out at http://www.botcon.com!

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REGISTERED ATTENDEE PACKAGES

The Primus Package ($279 for club members or $329 for non-members) consists of the following:

Games of Deception Convention Set: A fivefigure boxed set which includes Decepticon Seekers Dirge, Thrust, Thundercracker, Dreadwind and the newest Decepticon, Bugbite, all presented in an illustrated display box. Also included with the set is a certificate of authenticity, tech specs and figure weapons.

Convention name badge and convention pin.

Convention program with comic.

Admittance to the sales room including the Private Sales Room Experience on Friday and Early Bird privileges on Saturday.

Admittance to the Awards Dinner.

Admittance to all convention panels/seminars (tours additional).

BONUS FIGURE: Primus Package attendees will receive an extra surprise convention piece not available with the non-attending package. This extra piece will not be sold and is our gift to you for making the trip. (You must pick up your convention package in person.*)

Limited Target gift set which includes a Target Transformers comic book, folder and a Target "Transformers Gift Card In Disguise"!

One entry (per person, not per package) in the free trip give-aways drawing on Sunday at 3 pm.

You will receive your convention items at your assigned registration pick-up time.

The pre-convention sight-seeing tours and Transformers Movie pass are available for an additional charge (one movie pass per person).

The Mini-Con Package ($75 for members or $85 for non-members) consists of the following:

Admittance to the Awards Dinner.

Convention name badge.

Admittance to all convention panels/seminars.

The pre-convention tours and Transformers Movie pass are available for an additional charge (one movie pass per person).

This package can only be purchased in conjunction with the Primus Package and is offered so that accompanying family members can join in the fun. Each Primus Package is limited to one additional Mini-Con Package.

The Protoform Package ($105 for club members or $155 for non-members) consists of the following:

Convention name badge and convention pin.

Convention program with comic.

Limited Target gift set which includes a Target Transformers comic book, folder and a Target "Transformers Gift Card In Disguise"!

Admittance to the sales room including the private preview of the sales room on Friday and Early Bird privileges on Saturday.

Admittance to all convention panels/seminars.

The pre-convention tours and Transformers Movie pass are available for an additional charge (one movie pass per person).

This package does not include the Awards Dinner event or Primus Package figures.

The Iacon Package ($279 ppd for club members or $329 ppd for non-members) is for those who cannot attend the show and consists of the following:

Games of Deception Convention Set: A five-figure boxed set which includes Decepticon Seekers Dirge, Thrust, Thundercracker, Dreadwind and the newest Decepticon, Bugbite all presented in an illustrated display box. Also included with the set is a certificate of authenticity, tech specs and figure weapons.

Convention pin.

Convention program with comic.

Does not include the secret bonus attendee figure.

Items will be shipped three to four weeks after the show to your home address. (Use the BotCon registration form to order this package.)

Additional Package Details:

The first 100 Primus or Iacon Package registrations will receive a special Transformers cloisonné lapel pin.

In addition, 200 pieces of the five-figure convention set (in poly bags, no box, no certificate, etc) will be available for $179. Only Transformers Collectors Club Member Primus or Iacon Package holders can take advantage of this offer and sets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a great way to increase your ‘bots for maximum display impact without having to take your figures out of the display box. Our special convention figures will NEVER be sold at retail stores and are extremely limited. This extra set is limited to one per Primus or Iacon Package purchased.

Just as in past years, there will be a limited number of souvenier figures available at the show. Registered attendees will have the first buy opportunity starting on Thursday night at registration pick-up.

Package confirmations will begin mailing in May. Packages are limited so sign up early!

Credit(s): AgentX

This article was last modified on Saturday, March 31st, 2007 3:04pm CDT

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Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69845)
Posted by 1337W422102 on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:34pm CDT

Hasbro, you dumb mother(#&$(s. Besides for Dreadwind and Bugbite, I would have bought all of those had they been released in stores. Same for the Ironhide and Ratchet figures from a few years ago. Fans AND the kids you aim your products at will buy these if they're in stores. Damn it.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69846)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:34pm CDT

NOOOOOO!

Now I'll never get the rest of the Classics Seekers.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69849)
Posted by TheMuffin on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:38pm CDT

Seriously though. Did anyone not see that coming from a mile away?

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69851)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:43pm CDT

Scaleface wrote:I don't blame Botcon for this, but Hasbro are morons. People would have bought all these figures at normal prices. Now instead of $60 at Walmart for 4 Deluxes and 1 VOyager, we have to pay $329 for them!

To quote their site: "Here is your chance to complete your Seeker set while grabbing the best BotCon convention set to date.... Our special convention figures will NEVER be sold at retail stores and are extremely limited."

I can see Bugbite and Dreadwing as Convention exclusives, but the remaining 3 seekers should have been in stores! They could have made Sunstorm a Con exclusive."

I'm still trying to pick up the Timelines guys on discount on ebay, NOW THIS... CRAP.

For those who care to display your displeasure, the email address for Hasbro is Hasbrotoyspr@hasbro.com

Bitching to hasbro wont work. They dont care. The movie figures are comeing out and im sure the classics line is no more.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69853)
Posted by City Commander on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:45pm CDT

I so want those figures.
I hate this. How the hell am I supposed to afford this?
Hasbro must really hate the international market.
I am really starting to hate them.
Time to get disgruntled. To the ODB!!!

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69857)
Posted by Ultra Prime on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:47pm CDT

I have to admit I saw this coming a mile away. The question is how much will the set or at least the three remaining seekers (TC, Thrust & Dirge) go for on Ebay? There will be plenty of people wanting to make some $$$ off of this set via Ebay from people who can't afford to go to Botcon like my self. This truly does suck @$$!!

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69861)
Posted by Slovman on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:49pm CDT

That just figures.

Well, congratulations to the privileged few who have the coin to drop and the ability to go. Your Classics 'Cons will no longer be completely outgunned.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69862)
Posted by Windracer on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:51pm CDT

Darn. I have Skywarp and Starscream, I'd love Thundercracker at the very least.

Stupid Hasbro... First Airrazor and Astrotrain now this. Do they not understand that they'd probably make more money selling these repaints on store shelves instead of overpricing them at a Transformers Convention?

Oh well. Here's hoping they learn eventually.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69863)
Posted by 1337W422102 on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:53pm CDT

I'm still hoping for a "Best of BotCon" toyline someday, made up of BotCon exclusives from years gone by. Maybe THEN Hasbro would see how much money there is in these toys.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69865)
Posted by Bonger on March 31st, 2007 @ 2:55pm CDT

I'd hate to imagine what these would fetch on ebay considering the 6 figures would average out to 50 a piece. I dunno, like 100 bucks each loose/600 for the boxset MISB?

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69872)
Posted by Archibald Witwicky on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:00pm CDT

And now I'm justified not buying the Classics Magnus/Skywarp set.

I knew I was going to have to pay RapeDollars™ if I wanted a complete seeker set. Now I don't have to worry at all.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69878)
Posted by Seibertron on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:07pm CDT

--B-- wrote:I wonder how much the set is.

This blows, as I can't go to Botcon and won't overpay for the figs after the fact. Oh well, unless someone who is going could ge me some, I'm "Stuff" Outta Luck.

I updated the post above to include this information for everyone.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69879)
Posted by FlameStrike on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:09pm CDT

As angry as I am about this, I can't say I didn't see it coming months ago. I knew something like this had to happen to prevent me from getting a complete set of Seekers.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69881)
Posted by Seibertron on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:10pm CDT

Ultra Prime wrote:I have to admit I saw this coming a mile away. The question is how much will the set or at least the three remaining seekers (TC, Thrust & Dirge) go for on Ebay? There will be plenty of people wanting to make some $$$ off of this set via Ebay from people who can't afford to go to Botcon like my self. This truly does suck @$$!!

There's a set available that you can buy if can't attend. At least they made the Seekers part of the set so that people can buy that. I had a pretty damn good feeling that this was going to happen. Now I'm just curious to see who the other 4 or 5 exclusive figures will be that you can get at the show.

Very excited about Bugbite. The Bugbite eHobby figure is one of my favorite exclusives from the past few years. This will be great to own both of them.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69887)
Posted by Slovman on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:15pm CDT

Windracer wrote:Do they not understand that they'd probably make more money selling these repaints on store shelves instead of overpricing them at a Transformers Convention?

That's my question as well. They would absolutely make more money on these by releasing them to the general public. Just releasing Thundercracker alone would probably satisfy most fans.

I realize it's important for conventions to have some incentives to go to them, but I think this is a little extreme.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69889)
Posted by Archibald Witwicky on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:15pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:There's a set available that you can buy if can't attend.

For RapeDollars.™

$329 for five figures and membership to a club I couldn't be less interested in?

Rofflesauce. Especially considering these figures are all so basic that most people could easily repaint the original releases and come up with something that looks identical for considerably less.

Especially if they go on Clearance when the movie toy line hits. And considering how the pegs in my area are still crammed full with Classics, I have no doubt they will.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69890)
Posted by Maldroth on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:16pm CDT

yeah I kinda knew they were going to do it. At least the seekers are in the box set that is easier to get for non-attendees rather than being souvoniers.

So the figures are:
Darkwing a repaint of Jetfire
Bugbite a repaint of Bumblebee
Thundercracker a repaint of Starscream
Dirge a repaint/remold of Ramjet
Thrust a repaint/remold of Ramjet

yep that's five

So speculation on the others?

Sunstorm a repaint of Starscream
Nemesis Prime a repaint of Optimus Prime

and then likely three others since its usually the bonus attendee figure, and then two sets of two souvie packs.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69894)
Posted by GetterDragun on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:21pm CDT

shockwaveuk wrote:That instills several kinds of rage in me. Just when I was thinking what a good job Hasbro had been doing lately too.

Seriously, if it wasn't for BotCon, then there would not be these new figures. I would prefer to have a chance at buying these figures then to not have them at all. So to all the whiners, I am sorry these are exclusives, but it's better than nothing.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69896)
Posted by Archibald Witwicky on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:26pm CDT

GetterDragun wrote:
shockwaveuk wrote:That instills several kinds of rage in me. Just when I was thinking what a good job Hasbro had been doing lately too.

Seriously, if it wasn't for BotCon, then there would not be these new figures. I would prefer to have a chance at buying these figures then to not have them at all. So to all the whiners, I am sorry these are exclusives, but it's better than nothing.

Err, no?

If they weren't exclusives Thundercracker and atleast one of the Conehead repaints would've almost certainly seen general release.

While it's impossible to say without any shadow of doubt, we're talking about really easy to make repaints of characters that nearly the entire fanbase has been requesting for months.

We're not talking about Rare/Con-Original characters that not that many people have interest in. We're talking about Primary G1 villains.

I'll even give you that MAYBE the Ramjet mold wouldn't have gotten a repaint, but thats pretty unlikely considering it was a remold.

But Thundercracker would've been a guarenteed release if not for this set.

While I'm FINE with convention exclusives and think they should always do them, having them be of really popular characters that people have been demanding since the inception of the line is incredibly foolish on Hasbro and also incredibly unfair to the fanbase as a whole.

Re: BotCon 2007 Exclusive Set Revealed and Registration Now Available!!! (69897)
Posted by GetterDragun on March 31st, 2007 @ 3:30pm CDT

Archibald Witwicky wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:
shockwaveuk wrote:That instills several kinds of rage in me. Just when I was thinking what a good job Hasbro had been doing lately too.

Seriously, if it wasn't for BotCon, then there would not be these new figures. I would prefer to have a chance at buying these figures then to not have them at all. So to all the whiners, I am sorry these are exclusives, but it's better than nothing.

Err, no?

If they weren't exclusives Thundercracker and atleast one of the Conehead repaints would've almost certainly seen general release.

That's like saying if my uncle had tits he'd be my aunt.

Fact: There were no plans for additional classic figures.

Fact: BotCon got approval to continue a portion of the line for an event providing us with characters we would have never got.

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