BotCon Hot Rod Full Gallery up at AC Toys!
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 11:11am CDT
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Counterpunch addendum:
"Despite initial grumblings about the selection of characters and even the idea behind the decos...this year's set is shaping up to look quite nice (Read: will likely be expensive down the road...)."
Botcon in Cincinatti, Ohio is a mere 16 days away!
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Posted by astig on April 8th, 2008 @ 11:20am CDT

Posted by Deathsanras on April 8th, 2008 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on April 8th, 2008 @ 1:07pm CDT
Deathsanras wrote:Is it just me or does this entire Mirror Universe thing seem kind of pointless with only one Heroic Decepticon? I mean, in the "real" universe, the Autobots are often outnumbered, but never this badly.
Predacons- 3 small deceps
Megatron, Starscream - 2 very large deceps...
So not just one by any means, the 2 most dangerous/courageous now I suppose/ Decepticons...

Posted by Counterpunch on April 8th, 2008 @ 1:31pm CDT
tigertracks 24 wrote:Deathsanras wrote:Is it just me or does this entire Mirror Universe thing seem kind of pointless with only one Heroic Decepticon? I mean, in the "real" universe, the Autobots are often outnumbered, but never this badly.
Predacons- 3 small deceps
Megatron, Starscream - 2 very large deceps...
So not just one by any means, the 2 most dangerous/courageous now I suppose/ Decepticons...
Drench and his Minicon should round that group out and would make the total Decepticons = 7. (Which is what BotCon Pete told us there would be)
Posted by Nekoman on April 8th, 2008 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by The Chaos Bringer on April 8th, 2008 @ 2:59pm CDT
Posted by darkqueen01 on April 8th, 2008 @ 4:59pm CDT
Posted by Geekee1 on April 8th, 2008 @ 5:25pm CDT
I love this figure.
Posted by JustinRODimus on April 8th, 2008 @ 7:27pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on April 8th, 2008 @ 8:02pm CDT
JustinRODimus wrote:how much do you think they'll go for secondhand after botcon? i really want this but i dont wanna drop a hundred bucks on it or something.
That's about right...$75-$100 right after probably.
Posted by TFBuyer on April 8th, 2008 @ 9:29pm CDT
tigertracks 24 wrote:JustinRODimus wrote:how much do you think they'll go for secondhand after botcon? i really want this but i dont wanna drop a hundred bucks on it or something.
That's about right...$75-$100 right after probably.
Let's PRAY you're right. I'd actually pay that. Pre-Botcon prices? Checked a couple of auctions and was shocked at this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-2008-BOTCON-Exclusive-Evil-Rodimus-RARE_W0QQitemZ120243998729QQihZ002QQcategoryZ753QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
!! And this from a seller with NO feedback! With over 3 days left!!!
Yikes. I hope a lot of people are willing to sell these after Botcon...I'm realistic but not insane.

Posted by JustinRODimus on April 8th, 2008 @ 11:17pm CDT
TFBuyer wrote:tigertracks 24 wrote:JustinRODimus wrote:how much do you think they'll go for secondhand after botcon? i really want this but i dont wanna drop a hundred bucks on it or something.
That's about right...$75-$100 right after probably.
Let's PRAY you're right. I'd actually pay that.
wow, you would? really? are you rich?
Posted by OPTIMUS MAGNUS on April 9th, 2008 @ 12:05am CDT

Posted by TFBuyer on April 9th, 2008 @ 8:42am CDT
JustinRODimus wrote:wow, you would? really? are you rich?
Let's just say I support my hobby nicely enough with some free lance work. Tax return season was good to my family this year as well...
I fully realize that I could be staring at a $75-$100 figure after Botcon, but there's no way I'll get anywhere NEAR the $250+ mark for anything like that.
Posted by Deathsanras on May 9th, 2008 @ 6:10am CDT
tigertracks 24 wrote:Deathsanras wrote:Is it just me or does this entire Mirror Universe thing seem kind of pointless with only one Heroic Decepticon? I mean, in the "real" universe, the Autobots are often outnumbered, but never this badly.
Predacons- 3 small deceps
Megatron, Starscream - 2 very large deceps...
So not just one by any means, the 2 most dangerous/courageous now I suppose/ Decepticons...
Megatron was not announced at this point. And, Minicons? Why not count their weapons as Decepticons as well?
Fine. You get credit for them, but only to the same value as a G1 cassette. And I think that's pretty generous. So, 2 Decepticons take their 3 "cassettes" out for a stroll and encounter 8 evil Autobots. Still not seeing the even.
Plop them up together on a dedicated "Shattered" shelf and see what sort of balance you get.
Posted by Tigertrack on May 9th, 2008 @ 9:29am CDT
Deathsanras wrote:tigertracks 24 wrote:Deathsanras wrote:Is it just me or does this entire Mirror Universe thing seem kind of pointless with only one Heroic Decepticon? I mean, in the "real" universe, the Autobots are often outnumbered, but never this badly.
Predacons- 3 small deceps
Megatron, Starscream - 2 very large deceps...
So not just one by any means, the 2 most dangerous/courageous now I suppose/ Decepticons...
Megatron was not announced at this point. And, Minicons? Why not count their weapons as Decepticons as well?
Fine. You get credit for them, but only to the same value as a G1 cassette. And I think that's pretty generous. So, 2 Decepticons take their 3 "cassettes" out for a stroll and encounter 8 evil Autobots. Still not seeing the even.
Plop them up together on a dedicated "Shattered" shelf and see what sort of balance you get.
Hard to guess if you are being serious, or joking around here. I was simply pointing out that there are 2 very dangerous Decepticons, and 3 smaller versions of some of the most dangerous decepticons in history.
What I was saying is, there is more than one big- Megatron and Starscream.
The comic included more Decepticons, so they are more equal in it.
Relax, and enjoy yourself. This issue is only 3 weeks old. Not sure what brought you back to this now...