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Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:20pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:32pm CDT
I have to ask, though, what version of Grimlock is that to the right od Animated Grimlock?
Posted by Ultra Markus on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:38pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:40pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:He snuck in RID Grimlock! I'm thrilled to no end by that.
I have to ask, though, what version of Grimlock is that to the right od Animated Grimlock?
the one with the finger pyramid of evil contemplation is the IDW one, The one in front is beast wars grimlock, and in the back is Energon Grimlock
Posted by Zeek99g on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:41pm CDT
Posted by The Thuggernaut on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:45pm CDT
Zeek99g wrote:It has the laser mouse grimlock?!?!
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Takara-Device-Transforming-Grimlock/dp/B0027VSGG0/ref=sr_1_18?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1402969115&sr=8-18&keywords=transformers+grimlock
I know! AWESOME!!!
Posted by Break on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:46pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:47pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:He snuck in RID Grimlock! I'm thrilled to no end by that.
I have to ask, though, what version of Grimlock is that to the right od Animated Grimlock?
the one with the finger pyramid of evil contemplation is the IDW one, The one in front is beast wars grimlock, and in the back is Energon Grimlock
I think he's cracking his knuckle or punching his palm rather than doing the finger pyramid, but IDW Grimlock was the one I didn't recognize. Thanks!
Zeek99g wrote:It has the laser mouse grimlock?!?!
There's not many Grimlocks missing. Heck, I'm surprised Shatterd Glass Grimlock isn't up there, though I suppose that might be due to him looking like Classics Grimlock except in different colors.
Posted by Samsonator on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:51pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on June 16th, 2014 @ 8:55pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on June 16th, 2014 @ 9:31pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on June 16th, 2014 @ 9:43pm CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:I think the modified on G1 Grimlock looks badass! I have never seen it before today. That should be the new Dinobot insignia from now on...'nuff said!
It belongs to the Lightning Strike Coalition. And the Fall of Cybertron Grimlock figure from Generations actually has that symbol on the toy.
As for Dinobot insignia, I'd rather they bring back, but maybe that's just me.
Posted by TK415 on June 16th, 2014 @ 9:44pm CDT
Is that Classics in the way back left?
IDW Grimmy doesn't have a toy, right?
Posted by RiddlerJ on June 16th, 2014 @ 10:18pm CDT
TK415 wrote:Which Grimlock is gray to the left of AOE Grimlock? Alternators Grimlock is on the bottom left, then who?
Is that Classics in the way back left?
IDW Grimmy doesn't have a toy, right?
I can't figure that one out either.
Action Master Grimlock?
Posted by Zeedust on June 16th, 2014 @ 10:27pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:TK415 wrote:Which Grimlock is gray to the left of AOE Grimlock? Alternators Grimlock is on the bottom left, then who?
Is that Classics in the way back left?
IDW Grimmy doesn't have a toy, right?
I can't figure that one out either.
Action Master Grimlock?
His arms seem to have tank treads, so I believe it's War Within Grimlock.
Also, yes that's Classics Grimlock in the back left, and no IDW Grimlock doesn't have a toy.
Posted by Ultra Markus on June 16th, 2014 @ 10:50pm CDT
TK415 wrote:Which Grimlock is gray to the left of AOE Grimlock? Alternators Grimlock is on the bottom left, then who?
Is that Classics in the way back left?
IDW Grimmy doesn't have a toy, right?
that looks like war within grimlock
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on June 16th, 2014 @ 10:58pm CDT
Posted by It Is Him on June 16th, 2014 @ 11:10pm CDT
Posted by Madeus Prime on June 16th, 2014 @ 11:32pm CDT
Classics Grimlock
War Within Grimlock
Alternators Grimlock
Age of Extinction Grimlock
Pretender Grimlock
G1 Grimlock
Device Label Grimlock
Fall of Cybertron Grimlock
Animated Grimlock
Beast Wars Grimlock
Energon Grimlock
IDW Grimlock
RID Grimlock
Posted by BERSEKAEL on June 17th, 2014 @ 12:23am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2014 @ 12:26am CDT
As has been said, SG Grimlock was probably omitted due to him sharing the same design as Classics Grimlock, but with different colors.Autobot tap out wrote:Um I don't see SG grim lock in this pic. Does the artist know of his existence not to be rude and all. I like the picture. there needs to be variants of it with prime, Megatron, bumblebee ultra magnusand others that have multiple namesakes
And the artist might have just been going for good guy Grimlocks.
Posted by Marcdachamp on June 17th, 2014 @ 8:39am CDT
Posted by Va'al on June 17th, 2014 @ 3:19pm CDT
IDW Rolls Out To BOTCON!
Special Guests And Special Exclusives For The TRANSFORMERS 30th Anniversary
San Diego, CA (June 17, 2014) – Celebrating all things Cybertronian, TRANSFORMERS fans will converge on Pasadena, California this weekend, from June 19th – June 22nd to attend the annual BOTCON convention! With special convention exclusives, illuminating panels, and talent-filled signings, IDW is geared up to be part of the acclaimed franchise’s special anniversary year.
Join More Than Meets The Eye writer James Roberts, on Friday, June 20th at 9 AM and Saturday, June 21st at Noon in Conference Center 104 for spotlight panels that will cover Roberts’ career and history with the Transformers. On Sunday, June 22nd at 11 AM in Conference Center 104 the Robots in Disguise creative team of John Barber and Andrew Griffith, and the Windblade team of Mairghread Scott and Sarah Stone will discuss the far reaches of the Transformers series’ at IDW, plus a few hints at what’s to come!
Fans of IDW’s Transformers books will have a chance to meet the talented creators at signings throughout the weekend at the IDW booth. BOTCON 2014 is the only convention where you can meet the teams behind all three acclaimed titles!
IDW will have three convention exclusive titles available, all celebrating the Transformers 30th anniversary. Robots In Disguise #30, More Than Meets The Eye #30, and Regeneration One #100 will feature exclusive covers at $10 each, or $25 for all three. The IDW booth will also be stocked full of Transformers comics to either help you fill the gaps in your collection or start you from scratch.
After the popularity of last year’s sold-out lithograph featuring My Little Pony and The Transformers, IDW Limited will have two brand new pieces available; DJ Pon-3 with Soundwave and Megatron with Nightmare Moon, art for both by Tony Fleecs. These prints are limited to 250 copies, and available for $25 each.
IDW’s newest sensation, the Micro-Comic Fun Pack will kick off an all-new TRANSFORMERS line at BOTCON with 4 packs featuring different characters; Drift, Grimlock, Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee. All packs contain a mini-comic, fold-out poster, stickers, and more for $2.99 each, or buy 3 and get 1 free only at BOTCON!
Follow IDW online at [url]facebook.com/idwpublishing[/url] and @IDWpublishing for updates and announcements throughout the show!
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About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and MY LITTLE PONY; Paramount’s Star Trek; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2000AD’s Judge Dredd; The Rocketeer; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; V-Wars from New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry; Ragnarök from Eisner Award-winner Walter Simonson; Winterworld, created by Chuck Dixon and Jorge Zaffino; and Little Nemo from the award-winning duo of Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio, and the multiple award-winning Artist's Edition imprint.
IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Warner Brothers are producing a film based on Ashley Wood's Lore; Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film, Kurtzman/Orci are producing a movie based on Locke & Key at Universal.
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 10:15am CDT
Picture courtesy of Botcon's Twitter.
Posted by mooncake623 on June 18th, 2014 @ 10:37am CDT
UPDATE:
And the updates keep on coming! Below we mirrored an image of an unassembled Primal Prime for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of Diablien.
UPDATE:
As more information comes in we're here to bring it to you! We have mirrored below an doc of a recording by Cybertron Knight Sub-Commander Apelinq! Take a look at the image mirrored below!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 18th, 2014 @ 10:47am CDT
Posted by RhA on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:04am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:05am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wait a tick... He's got Primal Prime's colors, stickers on the hoverboard... and translucent plastic?! I know Apelinq and Primal Prime merged into Sentinel Maximus in-fiction, so that's the explanation/excuse. I like it
Jumped the gun, updated.
Posted by Diem on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:23am CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:41am CDT
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_AaAWT ... R4bVk/edit
Alpha Lion is called Alpha Trizer in it and it mentions the Universe War and the Wreckers.
AS for the other sticker: it's Tap-Out.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:45am CDT
- Mold makes perfect sense for the character.
- Obscure character that strikes a chord with long-time fans because of his place in BotCon-related fiction, and gives fans who may have missed their previous toy(s) and find them too expensive now a chance to own a representation of said character...
- ...BUT conversely makes the toy a take-it-or-leave-it prospect for fans who (like myself) already have previous iterations of said character and can't presently afford to attend BotCon or even buy the exclusives any time soon.
So yeah, AWESOME toy...that I don't really care if I ever own. Unlike the box set, which I can't afford now, and will probably end up paying four digits for someday. In that sense, I'm effectively happier with this new Pri-Pri because I can appreciate him all I want via pics. Well played, FunPub.
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:47am CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:50am CDT
Posted by Diem on June 18th, 2014 @ 11:50am CDT
Posted by xyl360 on June 18th, 2014 @ 12:14pm CDT
As for Primal Prime, I really want him, especially if there's no painting required which, save for the silver, it doesn't appear that there is because all the blue, red and white appear to be colored plastics.
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 12:23pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I'm still waiting for a Glyph and Tap-Out from the Classics Bumblebee mold. I'm amazed Funpub hasn't done them already. I mean they're their characters and that mold is obviously available since they've used it at least once already (Bugbite).
Maybe we'll get two "Troop Builder" molds this year? The Vehicons/Clones and a couple Bee repaints.
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on June 18th, 2014 @ 12:28pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I'm still waiting for a Glyph and Tap-Out from the Classics Bumblebee mold. I'm amazed Funpub hasn't done them already. I mean they're their characters and that mold is obviously available since they've used it at least once already (Bugbite).
As for Primal Prime, I really want him, especially if there's no painting required which, save for the silver, it doesn't appear that there is because all the blue, red and white appear to be colored plastics.
Glyph I could see as a tooling, tap out (coincidentally is the name of a character in s story I am trying to do has the bodies of all three forms of Armada HOT SHOT and prime Wheeljack which I would go for the prime wheeljack body
Posted by Diem on June 18th, 2014 @ 12:39pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I'm still waiting for a Glyph and Tap-Out from the Classics Bumblebee mold. I'm amazed Funpub hasn't done them already. I mean they're their characters and that mold is obviously available since they've used it at least once already (Bugbite).
As for Primal Prime, I really want him, especially if there's no painting required which, save for the silver, it doesn't appear that there is because all the blue, red and white appear to be colored plastics.
I don't have the mold but going by photos of 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal the blue parts of the chest and calves are painted.
Posted by Mindmaster on June 18th, 2014 @ 1:35pm CDT
Can't wait to see the remaining exclusives!
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 1:51pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Can't wait to see the remaining exclusives!
Same. I'm especially hoping Flamewar and the Clones from the list are true.
My bank account is as prepped as it will ever be for eBaying this weekend...
Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 18th, 2014 @ 2:12pm CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 2:20pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:So the Armada Tidal Wave mold for troop building is out? Or is that going to be a convention souvenir set?
I don't think that was ever more than a slim chance wish. I think the rumored list is the most likely now, plus the swords and some Arms Microns(Tornado's Facebook talked about transforming weapons).
I'm thinking the Troop Builders is going to be Wingspan/Thunderclap, Pounce/Rolling Thunder, and their weapons Pillage and Plunder. Maybe a third Deluxe class, though I'm thinking a couple extra Microns/weapons will actually fill it out as the "third" figure slot.
From two different Tornado posts:
The Thunder “Twins” are racing up and down the corridors, making enough of a racket to wake all of The Pit. Even those Decepticon sparks like Trannis that are buried its deepest, darkest depths wouldn't be able to continue their slumber. The duo push their accelerators hard against their floor boards while keeping their clutches stationary. “Revving” they call it. The result is a hideous noise that saws its way through your cranial plating and into your circuit boards. It's almost like you can feel your head throbbing from the inside out, pulsing at the same harmonics as the roaring engines. Then comes the squealing of Rolling Thunder's tires and the booming of Thunderclap's turbines as the two white vehicles speed off down the passageway.
[...]
Ferak's new converting weapons have been distributed amongst the crew (and some of them already named despite having just primitive artificial intelligence – Thunderclap has named his “Pillage” while Rolling Thunder went with “Plunder”)...
Posted by UltraPrimal on June 18th, 2014 @ 2:52pm CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 3:23pm CDT
https://twitter.com/tf__tf/status/47933 ... 92/photo/1
It's a shot of Primal Prime's sticker sheet:
Confirmation of Apelinq, I'm thinking. That's him above Devcon and using the Cybertron Primal mold like Primal Prime.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 18th, 2014 @ 3:45pm CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 3:49pm CDT
Posted by Midnight_Fox on June 18th, 2014 @ 5:05pm CDT
Alpha Trizer, looks like he comes with a version of Kenzan's swords.
And Shockaract:
Posted by Diem on June 18th, 2014 @ 5:20pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 18th, 2014 @ 5:43pm CDT
Diem wrote:Alpha Lion looks okay but that Shokaract is pretty fug.
Hey, Alpha Trizer has Kenzan's swords, just like GO! Go Prime... in addition to Thundertron's regular sword on his back?
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on June 18th, 2014 @ 5:52pm CDT