BotCon Drag Strip Officially Unveiled

Wow.

That's pretty hideous, IMHO.

I'm offically out for Botcon this year.

Wow... that's... well... lame.

Outside of being yellow and purple and having a spoiler there's really no similarity to G1 Dragstrip. I wouldn't even qualify it as an homage, let alone a recreation. Plus the colors just look bad on that mold.

Also, I'm wondering whether I should think it's funny or offensive that they dressed a male transformer up as a female transformer and named it "Dragstrip".

Sick. And not in any good way.

*snort* O my god... The name couldn't have fit any better

I would have preferred Lockdown as Dragstrip - tall, creepy, thin, lanky. Wildrider from Arcee would have been hot. Yes, I said it.

They really should have used Blurr.....

Hmmmm, I guess there aren't going to use the Blurr mold for this set after all. Guess 2 yellow Blurr figures would be a stretch in one years time.

Interesting that Dragstrip is female. any chance she has a back story like that of IDW Arcee

BattleRoller23 wrote:They really should have used Blurr.....

Would have been my guess too.

Anybody else getting a Waspinator vibe looking at that, or is just me?

thats horrible, even with a remolded head it would still be horrible. Blurr would've made a much better dragstrip.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Wildrider from Arcee would have been hot. Yes, I said it.

Wow, and I was worried about whether Dragstrip was an inappropriate name for a female character...

Pretender Skywarp wrote:Anybody else getting a Waspinator vibe looking at that, or is just me?

I see Beast Machines Thrust so, in a way, it's not just you.

A Female Dragstrip?? or is he just in Drag

Wheeljack35 wrote:A Female Dragstrip?? or is he just in Drag

She's confirmed a she.

Looks like Drag Strip got a oil change during his retirement from g1

Pretty crazy-ass color scheme and, the last time I checked, Drag Strip wasn't a chick! Oh well, it doesn't bug me too much. I like the mold, so it's OK I guess.


Ehhhhh, I don't know about this BotCon set. I mean, each figure individually is kinda cool, but they don't form Menasor, so the figures just don't do too much for me.

Now if they did...now we're talking!

Botcon Tweet wrote:@JoshGorfain She's all woman!

...until the makeup comes off

I gotta admit that I lol'd at this one

NO... Not for me.

I'm beginning to suspect that the fandom is in universal agreement that these should have never become Botcon exclusives. Could I see them as being an exclusive for a retail outlet? yes, but it seem kinda strange that we're getting them for Botcon.

I thoroughly enjoyed getting AEC and Classics repaints/remolds for Botcon, but this is just another way of thinking outside the box.

There's is one thing to notice. I'm beginning to think that they used Arcee for Dragstrip fro a reason and not just because of the word drag in the name. Notice how she's significantly smaller than the others? Dragstrip by tradition is one of Menasor's arms so they might have opted to use a lighter figure for a possible combination gimmick?

The idea of a combiner coming out of this set is very unlikely though, but it is a nice thought to entertain. The only reason I'm thinking that's a possibility though is FP insistence on Motormaster being revealed last. It's very possibly that the Leader Class Ultra Magnus mold was retooled to allow some semblance of a combiner. Heck even Optimus would work.

I do plan on getting this set mostly so I can make an upgrade set for it. If FP doesn't make them combine then I plan on making something that will.

Overall, I'm curious to see what the rest of the team will look like.

So she a Drag and a stripper....lol
I think they should at least remold the head a lil bit

I actually love it.

BOOM BABY!

Called it!

I stick by my other picks too

love it! become a major animated toy fan, better late than never

Interesting... I like the way it looks in art form better than the toy itself... but the picture, or at least some of the colour layout, gives me an idea. Anyone know where I can find a straight lineart (no colours) version of Animated Arcee's character model?

Razorclaw0000 wrote:I would have preferred Lockdown as Dragstrip - tall, creepy, thin, lanky. Wildrider from Arcee would have been hot. Yes, I said it.

This is exactly what I thought!!! Lockdown as Dragstrip and her as Wildrider. This kind of lets me down a bit, but I want to see the others first. If they use Lockdown as Wildrider, then I'm passing- and I'll bet that's what's going to happen....

I didn't even consider Arcee's mold because she is a fembot. Why? Why would you do something like this Hasbro? WWWHHHYYY??? Its just creepy. I thought Blurr would be Dragstrip and Lockdown would be Wildrider. This is just wrong...

I called it.

Also, I want it. Gimmie.

Shadow Wing15 wrote::SICK: I didn't even consider Arcee's mold because she is a fembot. Why? Why would you do something like this Hasbro? WWWHHHYYY??? Its just creepy. I thought Blurr would be Dragstrip and Lockdown would be Wildrider. This is just wrong...

This isn't Hasbro with a silly repaint for once, this is TFCC. I admit that when I saw it, I got many jokes in my head too. I would never have picked Arcee for a repaint into Dragstrip but oh well. I'm not buying this years box set anyway so it doesn't really matter. I'm hoping the add on set will be a G2 set of the original Stunticons to go with the theme but that is very unlikely.

I love animated toys they had a real kid robot feel to them which drew me in despite how much i disliked the cartoon, but this Bot con set is just not good. I want to say other things but it would not be constructive... wow they could have copped out with 5 seeker repaints and i would have been all over it, oh well better luck next year.

I'm starting to feel worse about this set than I do about the Shattered Glass set.

I really wish they'd bring me on as a consultant for BotCon and the Club. I'd be happy to give them my resume ... it's http://www.seibertron.com.

Trikeboy wrote:

Shadow Wing15 wrote::SICK: I didn't even consider Arcee's mold because she is a fembot. Why? Why would you do something like this Hasbro? WWWHHHYYY??? Its just creepy. I thought Blurr would be Dragstrip and Lockdown would be Wildrider. This is just wrong...

This isn't Hasbro with a silly repaint for once, this is TFCC. I admit that when I saw it, I got many jokes in my head too. I would never have picked Arcee for a repaint into Dragstrip but oh well. I'm not buying this years box set anyway so it doesn't really matter. I'm hoping the add on set will be a G2 set of the original Stunticons to go with the theme but that is very unlikely.

That would be amazing.

I'm pretty sure the name innuendo was done on purpose. I mean, using a female Transformer's mold as an homage to a male TF character named Dragstrip is just a little too coincidental. But now that I think about it, even if the Arcee mold was used for Wildrider, it'd still be a bit of a dirty name. ...No, it'd actually be a little sexy on second thought, lol.

Seriously though, I'm glad no one likes the mold choices so far. That means this set will be pretty cheap to obtain. I don't have any completed Botcon sets because they're usually so overpriced and everyone is going nuts about how great they all look. I actually like the set so far because there haven't been too many Stunticon homages that worked together, ever. There have been individual Stunticon homages that look fine for what they are, but none have any cohesiveness to them. At least this set will look good displayed together.

And, I still think Wreckgar's mold will be used to Menasor.

Haven't been keen on the last couple years of Botcon sets, but this one's different. The fact that it's Animated AND Stunticons are already plus points on their own for me, so I just might bite this year.

And I know I probably shouldn't, but I find the idea of Drag Strip being made female rather amusing. Just imagine if had been Punch/Counterpunch...

I like the idea, but it's still a bit weird.

By the way, can someone remind me how you get these box set at Botcon? I've never actually gone, and I'm hoping to go this year.

I like it, quite a bit. Combining sounds a little risqué though.

Since they're busting out the Arcee mold, would you guys be game for a Paradron Medic figure as a BotCon exclusive? Or I wonder if that's what they'll use for the custom class figure. Hm ...

Jaw Crusher wrote:Just imagine if had been Punch/Counterpunch...

Donkeypunch?

Drag Strip as a chick? I'm sorry, but I just don't see the possibilities. Starscream, maybe, but Drag Strip? No way.

Seibertron wrote:I really wish they'd bring me on as a consultant for BotCon and the Club. I'd be happy to give them my resume ... it's http://www.seibertron.com.

Well said Ryan.

LAWL, I love it. This is tempting me to keep the box even more, buahahaaa.

Trikeboy wrote:

Shadow Wing15 wrote::SICK: I didn't even consider Arcee's mold because she is a fembot. Why? Why would you do something like this Hasbro? WWWHHHYYY??? Its just creepy. I thought Blurr would be Dragstrip and Lockdown would be Wildrider. This is just wrong...

This isn't Hasbro with a silly repaint for once, this is TFCC.

On the TFCC website it says "sponsored by Hasbro" and Hasbro owns Transformers. The TFCC is a shell company under Hasbro. So it is Hasbro's fault. If it is an official repaint of a Hasbro product by a Hasbro shell company, it's Hasbro's fault.

Energon Is My Drug wrote:Pretty crazy-ass color scheme and, the last time I checked, Drag Strip wasn't a chick! Oh well, it doesn't bug me too much. I like the mold, so it's OK I guess.


Ehhhhh, I don't know about this BotCon set. I mean, each figure individually is kinda cool, but they don't form Menasor, so the figures just don't do too much for me.

Now if they did...now we're talking!

If TFCC says "No, they don't combine", don't believe them. It's like my conspiracy theory about Hasbro not giving birth to Prime figures. Look where we're at now, pal. They'll figure out a way. They will figure it out...

P.S

I would have called her Mustard Strip.

Seibertron wrote:Since they're busting out the Arcee mold, would you guys be game for a Paradron Medic figure as a BotCon exclusive? Or I wonder if that's what they'll use for the custom class figure. Hm ...

I actually want a Paradron Medic, Chromia (in baby blue) and Firestar (in orange) in the worst way.

I kinda love it. She looks like the best one yet for the box set. Kinda hoping for Lockdown as Wildrider and Wreck-Gar for Motormaster.

::EDIT::
Also, it appears that I've warmed up to the set.

Do Want.

Now, do I order the non-attendee package, or do I wait for the secondary market as it seems these are being attacked by the fan-dom? Think I might get them cheaper that way?

Also find it hilarious that people are upset that Drag Strip got turned female, but it's okay that Red Alert got swapped in the toon.

Fender Bender wrote:Do Want.

Now, do I order the non-attendee package, or do I wait for the secondary market as it seems these are being attacked by the fan-dom? Think I might get them cheaper that way?

That's what I'm wondering myself. This'll be the first BotCon set I'll buy! Pretty excited actually lol!

Jesterhead wrote:

Fender Bender wrote:Do Want.

Now, do I order the non-attendee package, or do I wait for the secondary market as it seems these are being attacked by the fan-dom? Think I might get them cheaper that way?

That's what I'm wondering myself. This'll be the first BotCon set I'll buy! Pretty excited actually lol!

And I'll third that notion. I'd love to have the actual box and everything, but the way these are being nay-sayed, could we really see inflated prices on these after Botcon???

Awesome, i actually like this deco, think it works.

Dude, its Animated Stunticons. I hated Animated at first, the toon that is, but the figures grew on my cause I bought them for my son and I loved how toon accurate they were. Animated started and ended in a blip. The TFCC is most likely just trying to use molds they can get the rights too while giving an extremely loyal fan base a shot at extending an otherwise dead lineage.

I just hope I can get to Botcon.

WHAT! WHEN DID I MISS DRAGSTRIP BEING A GIRL!!!!


No offence fellow female seibertronians

Lets hope this is a joke like last years Tankor/Clench and we really get a Paradron medic from this mold!