#BotCon2016 'Dawn of the Predacus' Box Set Images: Tripredacus, Ravage, Tarantulas, plus Terrorsaur
Thursday, April 7th, 2016 3:08PM CDT
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(With thanks to koopakawa for the help with Predacus.)
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:11pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:29pm CDT
Posted by Amelie on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:33pm CDT
Unless they did another red toy I'm missing here as an extra exclusive?
Posted by Crosscheck on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:36pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:41pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:45pm CDT
Prowl, Silverbolt, and Ironhide are already in this comic in their G1/CW bodies.o.supreme wrote:Man this gets my mind going....It would be neat if next year they released the Maximal Elders as Magnaboss. I just wonder what vehicle modes they could choose? (Ironhide-a Prime/Motormaster retool, Silverbolt-any Airealbot limb, Prowl-CW Prowl retool) and who would be the 4th/5th members...I know it wont happen...just fun to think about though.
Posted by o.supreme on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:49pm CDT
Yes they are.o.supreme wrote:Yes but the Maximal Elders (Ironhide, Prowl, and Silverbolt) are not the same as their G1 namesakes
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:52pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yes they are.o.supreme wrote:Yes but the Maximal Elders (Ironhide, Prowl, and Silverbolt) are not the same as their G1 namesakes
He is right. G1 Ironhide, Silverbolt and Prowl became Magnaboss.
Posted by o.supreme on April 7th, 2016 @ 3:58pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT
Transmetal 2 Prowl is Chip Chase in Binaltech Prowl's Alpha BT body, redubbed "Prowl II".o.supreme wrote:Hrmm... I always thought G1 Prowl became the Transmetal Owl in BW that had no memory of his prior existence...
Posted by Railbomb on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:08pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:10pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:11pm CDT
The Sourcebook did it, then Hirofumi Ichikawa (via Ask Vector Prime) made sense of it.o.supreme wrote:*fanzone voice* "THAT... is why I hate retcons"
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:17pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:17pm CDT
Recap? Recap:
-Megatron from Robots in Disguise 2001 Megatron ($89)
-Airazor from Legends Slipstream ($49)
-Tigatron from Botcon Ravage ($49)
-Unit-3 from the Dead End/Streetwise Mold ($49)
-Reflector from the Legends class Shockwave mold (3-pack, $59)
-Golden Ticket Exclusive Flash Sentry (clear plastic Reflector)
Also present at the event are Megatron's Rubber Ducky (not in scale), Autograph cards (including a special sticker sheet for CW Silverbolt to form DotP Magnaboss with CW Prowl and Ironhide, plus BotCon Unit-3 and Tigatron), Lithographs, Pint glass, shot glasses, clothes and sunglasses.
DotP Magnaboss
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Posted by Crosscheck on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:26pm CDT
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:28pm CDT
Posted by Big Grim on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:29pm CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:33pm CDT
Reflector looks good...in robot mode. That "camera" mode is a clusterf*ck.
Airrazor looks OK I guess. Meh. I'd rather have the Slipstream version of that mold.
Unit-3 looks...alright I suppose? Eh, don't really care. Nice vehicle mode though.
Tigatron is pffffft hahahahaahaahHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by Mindmaster on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:41pm CDT
Hope I can get a hold of someone willing to get me this trip builder set...
Posted by deliciouspeter on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:58pm CDT
Tigatron be like:
Posted by SureShot18 on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:58pm CDT
But is it worth paying 100+ on eBay? I must ponder this thought.
Posted by Munkky on April 7th, 2016 @ 4:59pm CDT
Tigatron and Airazor don't look that appealing, but I like how Unit-3 has turned out. Custom Class Ratchet does make me a bit sad though, because I hoped Combiner Wars Ratchet would happen at some point....just not as a convention's custom class exclusive figure that has no paint or stickers, and I won't be able to afford one anyway. Here's hoping Titans Return (or even Prime Wars 3 whatever that will be) has room for a new Ratchet figure somewhere.
Posted by Insurgent on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:01pm CDT
Oh, yeah... and that Megatron....
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:02pm CDT
Insurgent wrote:Oh I want that Airrazor. No idea who Unit 3 is meant to be, so don't care.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Under-3
Posted by Deadput on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:02pm CDT
Insurgent wrote:Oh I want that Airrazor. No idea who Unit 3 is meant to be, so don't care. And yeah, no to that Tigatron. Reflector looks good.
Oh, yeah... and that Megatron....
Unit 3 is another name for Beast War's Under 3.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Under-3
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:06pm CDT
Insurgent wrote:No idea who Unit 3 is meant to be
You're gonna hate, yesssssssss...
Transformers Beast Wars Under-3 (Lionhead) Gallery
Somehow, the Souvenirs... I don't know, don't make me so enthusiastic. Maybe because most are more of the same (Airazor, Tigatron). Unit-3 may be the shining light in the set because of his source material.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:13pm CDT
If anyone wants to part with Reflector, keep ol' Nemmyin mind.
Posted by Insurgent on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:16pm CDT
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:19pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Insurgent wrote:No idea who Unit 3 is meant to be
You're gonna hate, yesssssssss...
Transformers Beast Wars Under-3 (Lionhead) Gallery
Unit-3 may be the shining light in the set because of his source material.
This is why it's the figure I most need from this set. Well that and it actually looks quite good on its own merits.
Posted by Va'al on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:27pm CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:34pm CDT
Dr Va'al wrote:Magnaboss stickered set.
Shit, now I want a second Silverbolt and all the limbs so I can make this. DAMN YOU HASBRO!
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:42pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:43pm CDT
Nemesis Maximo wrote:Okay, that Reflector is craptastic. Seriously, that camera mode is crap, but passes for a camera I guess; the robot modes are awesome.
If anyone wants to part with Reflector, keep ol' Nemmyin mind.
And me, the guy whose abbreviation could be mistaken for candy-coated chocolate, too! I'll happily take it off someone's hands!
Posted by Cobotron on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:48pm CDT
Hey FunPub, why does a tiger have no stripes? I was so hoping for a tiger striped Lamborghini.
...and that head sculpt looks like the dried shriveled up foreskin of a botched circumcision.
Oh well. Live and learn.
Posted by Deadput on April 7th, 2016 @ 5:50pm CDT
So damn jealous of you Va'al you lucky duck lol have fun with them.
Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:08pm CDT
NEED I say!!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:16pm CDT
Cobotron wrote:I had high hopes for that Tigertron.
Hey FunPub, why does a tiger have no stripes? I was so hoping for a tiger striped Lamborghini.
The light blue indicates he's actually based on this guy:
Transformers BotCon Exclusives Tigatron Gallery
... quite fittingly so.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:18pm CDT
Second: So Va'al, if you buy a Megatron by chance with no intention to keep, do news crew members get a discount if we are interested???
Posted by YoungPrime on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:27pm CDT
Not just the camera either. Those head sculpts and colors suck to.
I have 3 Legends Soundwaves but I doubt I'll even bother trying that "camera" mode.
Posted by Robogeek1973 on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:42pm CDT
*bats eyelashes*
Posted by Noideaforaname on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:48pm CDT
I'm gonna save those Reflector Camera pics just in case I ever buy a couple of repaints of that mold.
Posted by william-james88 on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:53pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Insurgent wrote:No idea who Unit 3 is meant to be
You're gonna hate, yesssssssss...
Transformers Beast Wars Under-3 (Lionhead) Gallery
Somehow, the Souvenirs... I don't know, don't make me so enthusiastic. Maybe because most are more of the same (Airazor, Tigatron). Unit-3 may be the shining light in the set because of his source material.
That Unit 3 is amazing. I am actually considering waiting for it to be discounted on the club website and asking a friend to get it for me then. I know the guy who chose to make it this figure and he is just so glad that this infamous toy actually has a decent toy out there now. I think its a great and fun homage and very well done. I think it looks even better than that Megatron. I mean just look at the inspiration above and the toy that came out of that:
Posted by pjn5311 on April 7th, 2016 @ 6:54pm CDT
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 7:01pm CDT
pjn5311 wrote:I actually really like the Reflector figures, being that it is a souvenir figure can it be purchased there or is it just included in the package bundles, and does anyone know the chance you could get them just by attending general admission on Saturday? Never been to a Botcon and none of the stuff really made me want to go this year but after seeing this and since it is close by is starting to change my mind.
The souvenir sets get sold at a Hasbro booth there until they run out of stock. If they still have stock after that it typically gets sold on the club site (and sometimes goes for a discount, like 2013's very unpopular set). Even if a figure gets sold out you can still likely get it in the dealer room, or by trading with other attendees, but you'll likely have to pay a markup for that.
Posted by william-james88 on April 7th, 2016 @ 7:04pm CDT
And Noideaforaname, do you find the Megatron headsculpt bad too? You arent the only one who does but I find it interesting how thats the only one people are having different opinions on.
Posted by Umbra on April 7th, 2016 @ 7:22pm CDT
Posted by Diem on April 7th, 2016 @ 7:25pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:The leftovers end up on the Club's site right? Do the souvenirs end up being teamed in a double pack or could you buy them individually?
Since they're being sold individually to begin with this year I'm sure that overstock would be sold individually too. They broke up the 2013 toys, but they also HUGELY discounted them so I think it's just because that stuff wasn't selling.
Also, to anyone who is at BotCon or who will be going and it's their first time, the Club often ends up starting a stand in the dealer room where they sell exclusives that have been returned by attendees. Some of it is actually junk, with broken or missing parts, but if you get in there quickly you'll often be able to find figures that have maybe a minuscule paint scratch, or a joint that isn't PERFECTLY firm and haggle the Club down to an amazing price for them. You might even be able to piecemeal together a perfect figure from multiple returned figures.