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We have some exciting news! On Friday afternoon, BotCon registered attendees will be treated to a script reading panel starring Judd Nelson, David Kaye, Venus Terzo, and Gregg Berger! To see this you must be a registered attendee, so make sure you have signed up for your Primus, Golden Ticket Primus, MiniCon or Protoform package. Also, for those who have already registered, if you have not yet added your Judd Nelson VIP Pass to your existing package you can do that today! Visit BotCon for the details and then if you need to register, add the VIP pass or do both, you can do that here.
As you can tell from the above paragraph, there has been a guest change. Unfortunately due to personal reasons, Scott McNeil had to cancel. However, Gregg Berger will now be coming! We will all miss Scott, but we are very excited about seeing our old friend Gregg in a few short weeks.
Registration will close on March 21st so there is not much time left to register. Currently there are only 30% of the Primus packages, 8% of the GT packages and 19% of the Iacon (non-attending) packages, left.
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Additional BotCon 2016 Updates - Gregg Berger Now Attending, Registration Closes March 21 and Hints to the Future of the Transformers Collectors' Club
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Re: Additional BotCon 2016 Updates - Gregg Berger Now Attending, Registration Closes March 21 and Hints to the Future of the Transformers Collectors' Club
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Comment by Bounti76
Mar 10, 2016
Soooo.....it looks like one of two things has happened. Either FunPub lost their license to the Collector's Club, or Hasbro just decided not to renew it, in order to run it themselves or license it to someone else. As for TFSS 5.0, my guess is that it had been planned before this decision, and it will be FunPub's swansong as operators of the Fan/Collector's Club. Whether it will come out late this year or finish next year is anyone's guess.
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There's a few reasons why that is unlikely:
1) They likely wouldn't be able to run a payment plan if they have to handle everything by the end of the year. And asking full payment would be too much for those on the 4.0 payment plan.
2) It'd be too close to the final 4.0 release. The first figure in a sub usually comes in the spring, it's hard to believe they'd have the resources to push out seven sub figures that fast.
3) If they were to do that then between two sets of sub figures, BotCon exclusives, the Membership figure, and store figures they'd be releasing more than two dozen figures in a year which would be exceptionally difficult for a company of Fun Pub's size to coordinate.
I think as long as they're getting people to sign up in 2016 and placing they're order with the factory they're being allowed to continue operating the sub. In reality this wouldn't be all that different from a store exclusive, just spread out over a year.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
Mar 11, 2016
G.B. Blackrock wrote:Emerje wrote:Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.
Emerje
I'm still convinced that they're going to try to squeeze those in by the end of the year. Admittedly, they'll have to move pretty quickly after BotCon to make that happen.
There's a few reasons why that is unlikely:
1) They likely wouldn't be able to run a payment plan if they have to handle everything by the end of the year. And asking full payment would be too much for those on the 4.0 payment plan.
2) It'd be too close to the final 4.0 release. The first figure in a sub usually comes in the spring, it's hard to believe they'd have the resources to push out seven sub figures that fast.
3) If they were to do that then between two sets of sub figures, BotCon exclusives, the Membership figure, and store figures they'd be releasing more than two dozen figures in a year which would be exceptionally difficult for a company of Fun Pub's size to coordinate.
I think as long as they're getting people to sign up in 2016 and placing they're order with the factory they're being allowed to continue operating the sub. In reality this wouldn't be all that different from a store exclusive, just spread out over a year.
Emerje
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Also, a fiscal year is different from a regular year. FunPub's fiscal year could end in March or April, allowing time for all the shipments to be paid for FunPub's 2016 finances. However, FunPuh's licensing may have run out on the regular year. Finances are stupid that way.
Comment by datguy86
Mar 11, 2016
Emerje wrote:G.B. Blackrock wrote:Emerje wrote:Yeah, I just read the new email before coming here. This is the first time FunPub has actually addressed the club's move directly. But it seems like they'll still be handling the Figure Subscription Service next year unless that counts as a 2016 project since you need a 2016 membership to buy them.
Emerje
I'm still convinced that they're going to try to squeeze those in by the end of the year. Admittedly, they'll have to move pretty quickly after BotCon to make that happen.
There's a few reasons why that is unlikely:
1) They likely wouldn't be able to run a payment plan if they have to handle everything by the end of the year. And asking full payment would be too much for those on the 4.0 payment plan.
2) It'd be too close to the final 4.0 release. The first figure in a sub usually comes in the spring, it's hard to believe they'd have the resources to push out seven sub figures that fast.
3) If they were to do that then between two sets of sub figures, BotCon exclusives, the Membership figure, and store figures they'd be releasing more than two dozen figures in a year which would be exceptionally difficult for a company of Fun Pub's size to coordinate.
I think as long as they're getting people to sign up in 2016 and placing they're order with the factory they're being allowed to continue operating the sub. In reality this wouldn't be all that different from a store exclusive, just spread out over a year.
Emerje
Also, a fiscal year is different from a regular year. FunPub's fiscal year could end in March or April, allowing time for all the shipments to be paid for FunPub's 2016 finances. However, FunPuh's licensing may have run out on the regular year. Finances are stupid that way.
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Comment by WiseMan
Mar 11, 2016
I asked a couple of questions once I got that e-mail from them. Here's what I asked and their reply:
Question 1: I just got the e-mail about March 16th being the last day that you can join the Transformers Club. My membership is set to expire at the beginning of September. What do I need to do to make sure that I get the TCC magazine issues that come out after September?
Answer: As far as I know we should have the magazines that come out after September available for purchase at our online store.
Question 2: Since the club is undergoing some kind of change, is there still a collected volume 6 planned?
Answer: I don’t know yet if we are going to have any more collected editions.
The second question makes me wonder about the timing of things. I asked about collected edition 6 in mid-December and their answer was that it was planned but they didn't have a date yet. A few months later and they're not so sure.
So if you want to be sure to get all of the TCC issues you would have to sign up by March 16th if your subscription ends any time after March 16th but still during 2016, otherwise you run the risk of trying to buy them through the store which might not even exist.
Fantastic.
Question 1: I just got the e-mail about March 16th being the last day that you can join the Transformers Club. My membership is set to expire at the beginning of September. What do I need to do to make sure that I get the TCC magazine issues that come out after September?
Answer: As far as I know we should have the magazines that come out after September available for purchase at our online store.
Question 2: Since the club is undergoing some kind of change, is there still a collected volume 6 planned?
Answer: I don’t know yet if we are going to have any more collected editions.
The second question makes me wonder about the timing of things. I asked about collected edition 6 in mid-December and their answer was that it was planned but they didn't have a date yet. A few months later and they're not so sure.
So if you want to be sure to get all of the TCC issues you would have to sign up by March 16th if your subscription ends any time after March 16th but still during 2016, otherwise you run the risk of trying to buy them through the store which might not even exist.
Fantastic.
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Comment by RK_Striker_JK_5
Mar 11, 2016
My subscription expires in April. Should I renew now?
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Comment by Va'al
Mar 17, 2016
The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!
A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!
If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm
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Comment by OptimalOptimus2
Mar 17, 2016
That smile. 
Re: Additional BotCon 2016 Updates - Gregg Berger Now Attending, Registration Closes March 21 and Hints to the Future of the Transformers Collectors' Club
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Sweet baby Primus that face.
Comment by Evil Eye
Mar 17, 2016
Dr Va'al wrote:The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!
If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm
Sweet baby Primus that face.
Re: Additional BotCon 2016 Updates - Gregg Berger Now Attending, Registration Closes March 21 and Hints to the Future of the Transformers Collectors' Club
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I haven't loved a BotCon figure this much since Rampage. I need to find some way to get my hands on this beauty.
Comment by Nemesis Maximo
Mar 17, 2016
I haven't loved a BotCon figure this much since Rampage. I need to find some way to get my hands on this beauty.
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Well it captures his spirit I guess.
Comment by Deadput
Mar 17, 2016
Delta Magnus wrote:Sweet baby Primus that face.
Well it captures his spirit I guess.
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The goofy grin absolutely makes that figure pop.
Also, poor Vivian.
Comment by Henry921
Mar 17, 2016
Delta Magnus wrote:Dr Va'al wrote:The official BotCon Facebook page has uploaded two new images, showing off in full the recently teased Terrorsaur figure - the free figure included in the Primus and Golden tickets for the event. Check out the redecoed and reheaded Combiner Wars Air Raid below!A BotCon first! Here is your official look at the FREE figure you receive for attending BotCon as a Primus or Golden Ticket Primus package holder. From this year's "Dawn of the Predacus" comic, produced by IDW, we are thrilled to present COMBINER WARS TERRORSAUR!
If you are planning on attending BotCon as a registered attendee, time is running out to pre-register! Order your weekend package today at http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/register.cfm
Sweet baby Primus that face.
The goofy grin absolutely makes that figure pop.
Also, poor Vivian.
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Comment by Noideaforaname
Mar 17, 2016
Visible limbs in alt mode? That's not what I want in Terrorsaur!
"He's a smirker! Mangle!"
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:That smile.
"He's a smirker! Mangle!"
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Comment by Nemesis Maximo
Mar 17, 2016
Noideaforaname wrote:Visible limbs in alt mode? That's not what I want in Terrorsaur!OptimalOptimus2 wrote:That smile.
"He's a smirker! Mangle!"
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Comment by Sigma Magnus
Mar 17, 2016
That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams... 
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Comment by Hellscream9999
Mar 17, 2016
Sigma Magnus wrote:That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams...
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BY THE THIRTEEN PRIMES WHY
Comment by Sigma Magnus
Mar 17, 2016
Hellscream9999 wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:That face, dear Primus...I think it's gonna haunt my dreams...
BY THE THIRTEEN PRIMES WHY
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Now I know why his name is Terrorsaur. Because his face is pure terror.
Comment by Autobot N
Mar 17, 2016
Now I know why his name is Terrorsaur. Because his face is pure terror.
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Comment by SW's SilverHammer
Mar 17, 2016
Man that's a really Good Filthy frank headsculpt
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Comment by Deadput
Mar 17, 2016
Dat head sculpt tho.
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Comment by Robogeek1973
Mar 17, 2016
Other than the painted mouth on the jet's nosecone I like it.
