BotCon 2014 Coverage: Age of Extinction Generations and Platinum Edition
Saturday, June 21st, 2014 5:09pm CDT
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Next up is the Breakout Scene set (affectionately known to fans and representatives as "Farmageddon"), which features a screen-accurate redeco of Age of Extinction Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, an odd redeco of Generations Skids as Rollbar (who is clearly based on Shane's Chevrolet Sonic RS rally car), and a blue and black redeco of Dark of the Moon Crankcase, whose deco is evocative of his Generation One namesake, and seems to be based on one of the vehicles used in Agent Savoy's convoy during the raid on Cade Yeager's farm.






Want all five of the vehicular Age of Extinction Autobots without the hassle of hunting down each individual? Look no further! We also have wind of an upcoming exclusive that will include seemingly unaltered versions of Optimus Prime (who, actually, is altered, in that he has a faceplate and a black weapon), the 2014 Camaro version of Bumblebee, Drift, Crosshairs, and Hound.


And to wrap up the Platinum Edition exclusives revealed thus far, we have a two pack of Generations Leaders Optimus Prime and Grimlock! Both figures seem to sport much more screen-accurate decoes than the regular retail releases of these figures.




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Posted by Nemesis Maximo on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:13pm CDT
While I have to hand it to Hasbro for finally giving us a proper G1 Arcee, I was hoping she'd have more IDW in her. Still looks nice, though.
Chromia looks good, but I'm not sure I would hunt for that one. I mean, if I see it, I may get it. The character just isn't super important to me.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:13pm CDT
While I have to hand it to Hasbro for finally giving us a proper G1 Arcee, I was hoping she'd have more IDW in her. Still looks nice, though.
Chromia looks good, but I'm not sure I would hunt for that one. I mean, if I see it, I may get it. The character just isn't super important to me.
Posted by Railbomb on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:14pm CDT
Posted by Convoy on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:21pm CDT
I'm crying because I'm happy.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:22pm CDT
Megatron...I'm...not sold. He'll be big for sure, but his legs are PRETTY skinny.
Posted by Noideaforaname on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:22pm CDT
"Farmageddon" is pretty neat, though Crankcase only works because "G1!" Otherwise, he's rather boring, basically the original but with bright, cartoony blue instead of grey.

Could have placed the cars better. Drift is "driving" on Hound, destroying the whole illusion.
Posted by ScoutBumblebee on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:23pm CDT












Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:27pm CDT

Posted by Convoy on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:38pm CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:42pm CDT
BOMBSHELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BRAINSTORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POWERGLIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A GREAT LOOKING MEGATRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hasbro delivers!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:46pm CDT






Posted by ILL-Star on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:48pm CDT
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Posted by Noideaforaname on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:55pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:08pm CDT

Posted by Mindmaster on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:19pm CDT
* Generation One Krok from Generations IDW Megatron (sports a new head and comes with Gatoraider, a redeco of the crocodile Arms Micron)
* Generation 2 Starscream from (surprising nobody) Classics Starscream
* Nacelle from the Classics Seeker mold (regular Seeker noggin with BotCon 2007 Thrust's wings)
* Serpent O.R. from Takara's Generations Ratbat (who is G.I. Joe Serpentor homage and an homage to Devils Due Comics' GI Joe vs. the Transformers crossover series)
* Zap with G.B. Blackrock from Generations Bumblebee mold and is an homage to a canceled Block Town toy line that Takara was going to come out with in 1995. Blackrock is a Kreon companion for Zap.
* Tarantulas from the Junkion mold, and will be accompanied by Prime Airachnid's Arms Microns (possible Airachnoid homage?)
According to our team present at the panel, there will be a seventh mystery figure to be shipped with the sixth and final figure.
Check out the mock-ups of these figures below!






The full gallery with some close-ups on some mock-ups can be seen by clicking here!
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:24pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:31pm CDT
ILL-Star wrote:Has anyone else realized that Chromia is a massive retooling of PRID Arcee?
I think it might be one of those similar designs with separate molds things, like how Energon Starscream is similar to G2 Smokescreen but they don't share any actual tooling.
Speaking of retools (and Starscream), they couldn't save either Nacelle or G2 Starscream for next year's FSS?
Posted by leakin' lubricant on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:35pm CDT