Possible new BotCon 2015 Transformers based on Generations Waspinator

Meh, probably the Virulent clones or something.

primalxconvoy wrote:My, my, what's this? Diaclone and Waspinators coming to Botcon this year?

I LOVE being right about these things.

Any sources on that you little sneak?

primalxconvoy wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:My, my, what's this? Diaclone and Waspinators coming to Botcon this year?

I LOVE being right about these things.

Any sources on that you little sneak?

Friends of friends, and all that...

Insider info, huh? Figures

Easy pass on the waspinators.

Inaction wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:My, my, what's this? Diaclone and Waspinators coming to Botcon this year?

I LOVE being right about these things.

Any sources on that you little sneak?

The red Waspy's thought to be a Warudaros homage.

I thought that was more of a deco based on the first Transmetal Wasp from '98?

TM Waspy was predominately black, gold, and green with red and blue as secondary colors. This one is predominately red with black and blue as secondary colors and no green or gold.

If they really are based on Diaclone's Warudaros, here are some names to look out for:

- Wargon (from Kronoform, the same line that gave the Dashers their names)
- Siclonoid (from Grandstand's Convertors)

primalxconvoy wrote:For me, the main colour for TM Waspy is red:

- http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thu ... -TMtoy.jpg

The main body and all its core aspects are black, though, with red only being on extended parts. This new figure is primarily red-bodied.

If they wanted to do a homage to the Transmetal, then they would have done a more direct homage like they did with the first two homaging the Fox Kids Transmetal and the Universe Halloween Horrorcon Transmetal.





Gold and green are very much important colors on the original Transmetal, while there is none on the red Waspy.

@Sabrblade

I think it's just case of a best fit, due to the limitations of the paint maps, and the inability to add chrome on just one of several toys (too expensive).

I'm fairly sure it's still a transmetal homage.

primalxconvoy wrote:@Sabrblade

I think it's just case of a best fit, due to the limitations of the paint maps, and the inability to add chrome on just one of several toys (too expensive).

What limitations? The Generations mold's bug legs and antennae are on the same sprue, and the robot forearms can seemingly be whatever color they want to be, so those parts could have easily been red. The bug head and body share a sprue, so those could have been black. And the inner body plastic and shoulders could have also been black. The bug abdomen could have been gold (chrome isn't necessary, but these days the Club is using more and more chrome). And the wings could have been green. Not to mention the Club's penchant for elaborate paint apps. If they wanted to make a homage to the Transmetal, there was very little in their way to have stopped them from doing so.

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:@Sabrblade

I think it's just case of a best fit, due to the limitations of the paint maps, and the inability to add chrome on just one of several toys (too expensive).

What limitations? The Generations mold's bug legs and antennae are on the same sprue, and the robot forearms can seemingly be whatever color they want to be, so those parts could have easily been red. The bug head and body share a sprue, so those could have been black. And the inner body plastic and shoulders could have also been black. The bug abdomen could have been gold (chrome isn't necessary, but these days the Club is using more and more chrome). And the wings could have been green. Not to mention the Club's penchant for elaborate paint apps. If they wanted to make a homage to the Transmetal, there was very little in their way to have stopped them from doing so.

He says he has inside sources, he might be right.