BotCon 2014 Coverage: Hasbro Display Galleries of Upcoming Generations
Friday, June 20th, 2014 4:45PM CDT
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Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 20th, 2014 @ 4:56pm CDT
I can't put into words how in love with that figure I'm in.
Posted by LeL on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:02pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:10pm CDT
View the preview gallery below, then view the full gallery of Age of Extinction's Generations and Robots in Disguise galleries at their respective links!
Posted by KirbyForce1 on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:30pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:37pm CDT
Not much new for Rescue Bots. However, Dinobots Bumblebee, Boulder, Chase, and a smaller version of Optimus Primal were on the scene! View the gallery for the Rescue Bots here!
Next we have some Kre-O! Not much was shown, though we have some nice looks at upcoming Micro-Changers and the Grimlock Unleashed set. The Kre-O gallery can be viewed here!
Finally, we come to the Loyal Subjects, makers of the super adorable Super Deformed Transformers. The Loyal Subjects will be featuring new three-packs available at San Diego Comic Con 2014: Shattered Glass Dinobots, Autobot Cars, and Decepticon Coneheads! The Shattered Glass Dinobots set will include Grimlock, Snarl, and Slag; the Autobot Cars set will feature Generation 2 Sideswipe, Smokescreen, and a translucent Mirage (imitating an invisible effect); and the Decepticon Coneheads will feature translucent versions of, you guessed it, Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge! Their gallery can be viewed here.
Posted by autobot1979 on June 20th, 2014 @ 5:43pm CDT
I wanna see Stinger now ...
Posted by kirbenvost on June 20th, 2014 @ 6:03pm CDT
Posted by xyl360 on June 20th, 2014 @ 6:30pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on June 20th, 2014 @ 6:33pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 20th, 2014 @ 6:39pm CDT
MenaceRX wrote:Please please please let that last Grimlock box be a MP level movie Grimlock.
It's actually the packaging of the SDCC 2014 Dinobots exclusive, which can be converted into Mount St. Hillary and the Ark.
Posted by Peridot on June 20th, 2014 @ 7:36pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on June 20th, 2014 @ 8:03pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 20th, 2014 @ 8:08pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 20th, 2014 @ 8:43pm CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on June 20th, 2014 @ 10:18pm CDT
Posted by durroth on June 20th, 2014 @ 10:22pm CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:damnit i was hoping the prices would go down but i guess not, looks like ill be limiting my transformer purchases even more and hoping for sales & coupons. Any word on if the 4th wave of kreo will ever be released? Ive been keeping an eye on TRU & target but neither have had any kreo blind packs in months. Only one i want is rodimus but at this rate ill probably never find one.
They're at walgreens.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 21st, 2014 @ 2:01am CDT
durroth wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:damnit i was hoping the prices would go down but i guess not, looks like ill be limiting my transformer purchases even more and hoping for sales & coupons. Any word on if the 4th wave of kreo will ever be released? Ive been keeping an eye on TRU & target but neither have had any kreo blind packs in months. Only one i want is rodimus but at this rate ill probably never find one.
They're at walgreens.
Checked 2 walgreens & a buddy of mine checked another, they had nothing
Posted by ALCblackout2498 on June 21st, 2014 @ 2:58am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:57am CDT
ALCblackout2498 wrote:...but does anyone have any tips on how to get masterpieces easier?
If you are desperate for Masterpieces, online shopping will be your best friend. If you don't live in Japan, most Masterpieces are only available online, with American releases being exclusive to Toys "R" Us these days. Last year was Soundwave (with friends) and Acid Storm (who is still shelf-warming as we speak), the year before Optimus Prime (with all his accessories) and Thundercracker. Soundwave and Optimus Prime particularly were insanely difficult to find, and both of them go for buttloads of money online.
Long story short: online shopping is your best bet.
As well as any info on the release dates of prowl and sunstorm?
It's weird, actually. Sunstorm's placard says "NOW", yet we've yet to have any confirmed sightings. On the flip side, Grimlock's placard says "July 2014", and we've had several reports of him showing up already. Prowl's placard says "August 2014".
Posted by Megatron Wolf on June 21st, 2014 @ 2:43pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on June 21st, 2014 @ 2:44pm CDT
Posted by shocksound96 on June 21st, 2014 @ 5:47pm CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 21st, 2014 @ 6:01pm CDT
Posted by amtm on June 22nd, 2014 @ 1:28am CDT
Mindmaster wrote:The Masterpiece figures Hasbro will be pumping out this year will be Prowl, Sunstorm, and a reissue of Grimlock. ]
Any indication of pricing on the Hasbro masterpiece Prowl?
Posted by Autobot032 on June 22nd, 2014 @ 3:26am CDT
amtm wrote:Mindmaster wrote:The Masterpiece figures Hasbro will be pumping out this year will be Prowl, Sunstorm, and a reissue of Grimlock. ]
Any indication of pricing on the Hasbro masterpiece Prowl?
If I remember correctly, the computer scan said $59.99.
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 22nd, 2014 @ 10:36am CDT
Posted by jamz8240 on June 22nd, 2014 @ 10:53pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 30th, 2014 @ 8:45am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on June 30th, 2014 @ 9:44am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It's such a shame that that beautiful packaging had to be destroyed in order to get the toy out.
Mine's had its bubble knifed open, still looks very nice. Beast Wars had some sturdy packaging!
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 30th, 2014 @ 1:45pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 30th, 2014 @ 2:38pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:So i've been looking around online, is it fair to say Botcon Cannonball has acute Gold Plastic syndrome, exacerbated by the Misassembly?
What are you talking about? I find it highly doubtful he has GPS, as it takes years for it manifest and Hasbro has all but eliminated it by avoiding the types of plastic affected.
I will admit the Prime Ratchet has some rather precarious areas, most notably the hinges the windshield pieces are on.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 30th, 2014 @ 2:47pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:So i've been looking around online, is it fair to say Botcon Cannonball has acute Gold Plastic syndrome, exacerbated by the Misassembly?
What are you talking about? I find it highly doubtful he has GPS, as it takes years for it manifest and Hasbro has all but eliminated it by avoiding the types of plastic affected.
I will admit the Prime Ratchet has some rather precarious areas, most notably the hinges the windshield pieces are on.
ScottyP twitter wrote: Oh good GPS already on my @Botcon Cannonball. Ffs
Counterpunch Twitter wrote:My @BotCon Cannonball is breaking at one of his misassembled knees. This shouldn't happen. These figures are too expensive for this
Scotty's twitter
Posted by ScottyP on June 30th, 2014 @ 2:53pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 30th, 2014 @ 3:02pm CDT
It's not that I don't think it's GPS, it's just I hate it when people grab the worst case scenario from the get-go. It could simply be weak plastic or too big of a ball joint. >:oP
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 30th, 2014 @ 3:07pm CDT
GPS breaks often leave a powdery residue and shards of plastic (though not always), the result of the plastic actually physically crumbling.
GPS breakages don't need to involve any excess stress or force on a toy—simply handling a toy can cause the breakage.
GPS breaks often have rough, uneven edges with no stress lines around them. This is important—usually when plastic snaps it snaps cleanly (as is common with clear plastic), or it bends first (leaving a torn-off piece, or clear stresses around the break). If a break is uneven, with different colours and textures in it, yet there are no stress fractures around the wound, and especially if it leaves a powdery residue as well, it's almost certainly a GPS break.
Posted by ScottyP on June 30th, 2014 @ 3:09pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Huh, that's peculiar. But I wouldn't say it's GPS per se just because it's gold colored plastic. I've had PCC Skyburst and its repaint Darkstream break on me in much the same way, but the plastic was black.
It's not that I don't think it's GPS, it's just I hate it when people grab the worst case scenario from the get-go. It could simply be weak plastic or too big of a ball joint. >:oP
As someone that's run into GPS plenty of times before, this was just like it. It wasn't a grab at straws or being overly negative, it's a, for now, assumption based on evidence. Time will tell though.
Posted by ScottyP on June 30th, 2014 @ 3:10pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Well, scotty, if you don't mind me asking, did the breakage have any of these symptoms of gps proper
Yes.
Posted by Seibertron on July 1st, 2014 @ 12:27pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Huh, that's peculiar. But I wouldn't say it's GPS per se just because it's gold colored plastic. I've had PCC Skyburst and its repaint Darkstream break on me in much the same way, but the plastic was black.
It's not that I don't think it's GPS, it's just I hate it when people grab the worst case scenario from the get-go. It could simply be weak plastic or too big of a ball joint. >:oP
As someone that's run into GPS plenty of times before, this was just like it. It wasn't a grab at straws or being overly negative, it's a, for now, assumption based on evidence. Time will tell though.
It looks and sounds like just a bad toy or a bad example. I had a clip on the black plastic of his backpack break as well so I already had to get an extra one from eBay. I thought that was odd but now that I see that you had a different piece break on him it looks like it's a case of poor plastic quality.
Gold plastic syndrome takes at least a few years before it becomes a problem. Transformers Star Wars Chewbacca was a perfect example. Initially it was fine, I thought we were past the GPS ordeal. I do his gallery a few years later and Chewwie's leg shatters. The "shattering" into little pieces is a big indicator of GPS whereas a crack is just poor plastic.
Posted by Seibertron on July 1st, 2014 @ 12:30pm CDT
1. One of the yellow leg clips on IDW Generations Bumblebee snapped the first time I transformed him
2. The upper left leg ball joint sheared off on Generations Skids when I tried popping the legs off to do the leg swap.
I wouldn't even blame Fun Pub for this. Just seems like lesser quality plastic is being used.
Posted by Seibertron on July 1st, 2014 @ 12:34pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Scotty's twitter
If the issue is the crack in the upper leg there, that's just a regular plastic break. GPS would have shattered and the leg would no longer be attached to the ball joint. If it was GPS, the plastic wouldn't be bending at the split and a piece would have shattered off. Plus the age thing is the other issue (still waiting for HFTD Leader Class Starscream reports to start coming in one day).
Also the golden "swirls" are missing from Cannonball (which are absent from the pic and from my Cannonballs as well), where you can see them in the Chewbacca GPS pics.
Posted by Seibertron on July 1st, 2014 @ 12:41pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 2nd, 2014 @ 10:04am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 2nd, 2014 @ 12:05pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Apparently you can't use GPS as a colloquialism for "garbage plastic that cracks for no reason in a similar manner but maybe not exactly like late 80s - early 00s gold colored plastic". K. >:oP
All we're saying is plastic breaks can have a multitude of causes, and Gold Plastic Syndrome is a rather loaded one, given its inevitability and randomness, and the fact it can make a figure crumble just by looking at it funny. Besides, not all gold plastic is susceptible to GPS, but you may already know that.
Still, I would ask around and see if there are others who have similar problems with similar breaks. That's a sign that either genuine weak plastic or a mold defect is involved somewhere, then the cause can be investigated.
Posted by Flashwave on July 12th, 2014 @ 1:31am CDT
Midnight_Fox wrote:Very sad that Nightracer ended up on the Club's cutting room floor.
What nightracer? Assuming she was to be a TFSS release? What mold, did they say? (Presumably taking Zap's place?)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 12th, 2014 @ 6:51am CDT
At the BotCon Retrospective Panel, they showed us 20 concepts for BotCon/Club figures that never came about. Nightracer, Flamewar, and a third black & green Decepticon fembot (whose name I didn't catch) from Animated Arcee was one of the 20 dropped proposals.Flashwave wrote:Midnight_Fox wrote:Very sad that Nightracer ended up on the Club's cutting room floor.
What nightracer? Assuming she was to be a TFSS release? What mold, did they say? (Presumably taking Zap's place?)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2014 @ 3:41pm CDT
Is he going to be for sale, or is this some sort of unfinished prototype? Considering all the white.
Posted by magnusalpha on July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:31am CDT
Posted by shajaki on July 28th, 2014 @ 1:25pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 28th, 2014 @ 2:14pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Is this Loyal Subjects Ramjet?
Is he going to be for sale, or is this some sort of unfinished prototype? Considering all the white.
Their convention exclusives are for sale online https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/transformers
Posted by Va'al on August 20th, 2014 @ 2:22pm CDT
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