BotCon 2013 News: Transformers Collectors' Club Roundtable: Rampage, Transmutate, Chromedome, Treadshot, and Ironfist
Saturday, June 29th, 2013 5:44pm CDT
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Panel: Brian Savage, Pete Sinclair and Lanny Lathem
Showed us some control art / deco sheet for all BotCon 2013 exclusives.
Talked about Tech Spec art by Josh Burcham, who also drew this year's BotCon comic.
Showed us the development of the box.
Next year's club subscription incentive figure is ... Beast Wars Rampage from the First Edition Megatron figure.
Also going to do a stand alone Club exclusive for 2014 ... Transmutate from the First Edition Arcee figure. The comic that ties Rampage and Transmutate together will show you the character Transmutate would've become.
Box from Transmutate will have a spot for Rampage, similar to Runamuck and Runabout.
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No pictures yet ... 3 that they are going to make: Chromedome from TFP Wheeljack with new head, Action Master Treadshot from Warpath, and Ironfist from FOC Roadbuster.


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Posted by Mindmaster on June 29th, 2013 @ 5:59pm CDT
Using First Edition Arcee as Transmutate? Clever, given that Transmutate's voice actor was Susan Blu, voice of the original Arcee.
Not sure how I feel about the next round of TFSS figures. I'll have to see Chromedome first before I make my judgement. Done some research on Treadshot: I like how that will look. Not sure on Ironfist either, but we'll see.
Posted by hinomars19 on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:09pm CDT
Blimey, I said something positive today

Posted by Henry921 on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:15pm CDT
And looks like I'll be renewing my subscription next year.

Posted by megatronus on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:16pm CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:19pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:26pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:28pm CDT
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Not sure that I am feeling Rampage or Transmutate.
Perfect: that means if you renew your membership, you can ship it to me, and I don't have to pay $40 for a membership. Perfection!

Posted by craggy on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:33pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:35pm CDT


Posted by Mkall on June 29th, 2013 @ 6:36pm CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on June 29th, 2013 @ 7:15pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on June 29th, 2013 @ 7:24pm CDT
LOST Cybertronian wrote:So is the sub 2.0 only 3 figures or are those just the ones they revealed with more coming at a later point? Last year, they showed all six with mock ups at the panel.
It will be 6 figs, but they only had 3 ready. The others they wanted to do, Hasbro called dibs on.
Posted by Mindmaster on June 29th, 2013 @ 8:44pm CDT
Mkall wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:So is the sub 2.0 only 3 figures or are those just the ones they revealed with more coming at a later point? Last year, they showed all six with mock ups at the panel.
It will be 6 figs, but they only had 3 ready. The others they wanted to do, Hasbro called dibs on.
When you mean "Hasbro called dibs on", do you mean figures among the Generations lineup that are planned to be released to the general public?
If there's supposed to be three more, that makes me hopeful: these three are okay, but I was hoping for a multiple-continuity cast, like the first run had.
Posted by Mkall on June 29th, 2013 @ 9:53pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Mkall wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:So is the sub 2.0 only 3 figures or are those just the ones they revealed with more coming at a later point? Last year, they showed all six with mock ups at the panel.
It will be 6 figs, but they only had 3 ready. The others they wanted to do, Hasbro called dibs on.
When you mean "Hasbro called dibs on", do you mean figures among the Generations lineup that are planned to be released to the general public?
Correct. Doubledealer was the example given.
Posted by Mindmaster on June 29th, 2013 @ 10:02pm CDT
Mkall wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Mkall wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:So is the sub 2.0 only 3 figures or are those just the ones they revealed with more coming at a later point? Last year, they showed all six with mock ups at the panel.
It will be 6 figs, but they only had 3 ready. The others they wanted to do, Hasbro called dibs on.
When you mean "Hasbro called dibs on", do you mean figures among the Generations lineup that are planned to be released to the general public?
Correct. Doubledealer was the example given.
Ah, I see.
Kinda glad they didn't take Doubledealer. Didn't want to shell out more money for that specific character. Like I said before, with Doubledealer in the mix, this gives me a perfect excuse to get Sandstorm: Springer can duke it out with Blitzwing, and Sandstorm can duke it out with Doubledealer. I like to keep my teams even.
Posted by gavinfuzzy on June 29th, 2013 @ 10:08pm CDT

Now I want depth charge to go with all the other BW stuff comming.
Ugh.
Ah well, I'll sub back next year.
Posted by Metrosuplex on June 29th, 2013 @ 10:39pm CDT
As mentioned by someone else, the smaller deluxe size is a bit cheap. Rampage is supposed to be BIG!!!!! Oh well.
Posted by xyl360 on June 29th, 2013 @ 11:24pm CDT
I was the one saying that they'd never even really acknowledge the Beast Wars again. I'm happy to be wrong. Crow never tasted so good, bring em' on and keep em' comin'

Posted by ILL-Star on June 29th, 2013 @ 11:46pm CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on June 29th, 2013 @ 11:53pm CDT
Metrosuplex wrote:I'm thinking of joining up for a Rampage! Kind of bummed it isn't the BW Rampage on the right (as the figure needs the GIANT claws)... but still not a bad exclusive.
As mentioned by someone else, the smaller deluxe size is a bit cheap. Rampage is supposed to be BIG!!!!! Oh well.
Yeah he's supposed to be big but remember that he's a Beast Wars character. Big for them is a deluxe class figure when talking scale wise. I'm not one to go on and on about things needing to be in scale, I was just trying to point out their logic.
I actually would want this done in the voyager mold though as I made a flying crab thing out of the voyager Megatron already and I don't know if it will or how well it will work with the deluxe version. It kinda reminds me of the Baund Doc from Z Gundam. I also thought that Megatron would be good as Beast Wars Scorpinok when I came up with my fan mode and Rampage certainly works for it too.