Pete Sinclair Gives More Insight Into The Toys For BotCon 2014
Saturday, February 1st, 2014 6:19PM CST
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Pete@BotCon wrote:Yes, all the toys are Pirates and Knights. There are 5 Knights, 5 Pirates (there MAY be some more Pirates in the story though), some Pirate troop builders and one Decepticon rogue who may or may not end up on the side of the Pirates.
The story is very fun, and I can't wait to announce who was behind it this year
There you go folks, a little more info you can factor in when trying to guess the BotCon toys this year.
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2014 @ 6:43pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2014 @ 7:07pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Beat me to it.
LOST Cybertronian is our resident ninja, after all.
Posted by Mkall on February 1st, 2014 @ 7:11pm CST
Posted by spongedude93 on February 1st, 2014 @ 7:27pm CST
But I like knights. And I like pirates. And I like goofy mashups. So I'm on board with this idea.
Posted by SentinelA on February 1st, 2014 @ 7:37pm CST
Posted by Rated X on February 1st, 2014 @ 8:10pm CST
Posted by Bumblevivisector on February 1st, 2014 @ 9:41pm CST
So my faint hope of the knights riding into battle on the Thoroughbred Corps are dashed in less than a week. Sigh.
Oh well, maybe next year's theme will go even more mashup-crazy and crossover with other Hasbro properties, with Mach Kick repainted into various Ponies, other random animal-alt TFs going Littlest Pet Shop, etc. If it spills over into other non-Hasbro HUB toons, maybe Bakudora as SheZow? If Ser-Ket ends up having to be a FunPub toy, it could happen.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2014 @ 9:51pm CST
I see what you did there.Bumblevivisector wrote:Oh well, maybe next year's theme will go even more mashup-crazy and crossover with other Hasbro properties, with Mach Kick repainted into various Ponies, other random animal-alt TFs going Littlest Pet Shop, etc. If it spills over into other non-Hasbro HUB toons, maybe Bakudora as SheZow? If Ser-Ket ends up having to be a FunPub toy, it could happen.
Posted by PrymeStriker on February 1st, 2014 @ 11:18pm CST
Posted by Henry921 on February 1st, 2014 @ 11:47pm CST
PrymeStriker wrote:I'm tellin' ya. That Decepticon Rogue is Axor.
Didn't he already get a toy?
So the troop builders are ALSO pirates? Well, crap. There goes my last vestige of interest.
Gonna wait until pics, but the theme hasn't drawn my interest.
Posted by PrymeStriker on February 2nd, 2014 @ 12:08am CST
Henry921 wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:I'm tellin' ya. That Decepticon Rogue is Axor.
Didn't he already get a toy?
So the troop builders are ALSO pirates? Well, crap. There goes my last vestige of interest.
Gonna wait until pics, but the theme hasn't drawn my interest.
Well, in the Aligned Continuity, Axor is a rogue Decepticon that became a Star Seeker. Just making the connection.
They could always retool something else.
Posted by Mkall on February 2nd, 2014 @ 12:57am CST
Rated X wrote:I could care less about the silly them e. If the figures homage G1 characters, ill get them. Im not fond of the whole "theme" concept. I wish they would do more gap filler sets like games of deception. I never considered that a theme, just a set of repaints people wanted including the convention exclusives.
I'm completely the opposite. I think that TFCC should not make many slavish G1 repaints, as then it'll draw the ire of collectors who think that that's the only way they'll get "Character X" that they feel is necessary.
I like themes like this because it's not necessary for collectors to go out of their way if they don't want to. And besides, unlike you, I like originality.
Posted by jON3.0 on February 2nd, 2014 @ 1:34am CST
Posted by ausbot on February 2nd, 2014 @ 1:40am CST
Posted by Va'al on February 3rd, 2014 @ 3:30pm CST
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Posted by Rated X on February 3rd, 2014 @ 5:28pm CST
Posted by Ronynus Prime on February 3rd, 2014 @ 5:36pm CST
I myself don't mind Pasadena. Hollywood is a highway bus ride away, and a car rental (if one can afford it) would scratch the itch a dead hotel lobby or early bar closing can't cure. Sure, these locations, apart from Atlantis in Florida, have not been "top tier", but it could be worse -- it could be Cincinnati, OH.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 3rd, 2014 @ 9:16pm CST
Posted by El Duque on February 6th, 2014 @ 8:54am CST
The BotCon 2014 is taking place in Pasadena on 19th-22nd June.
So the question is... Who is Squirm? #PVK
Every Captain needs a crew... #PVK
Posted by gothsaurus on February 6th, 2014 @ 9:15am CST
Posted by Tranzilla on February 6th, 2014 @ 9:31am CST
I'm calling it now...
Cannonball will be utilizing the Silas Breakdown mold with Squirm being the "organic" in place of Silas (slight remold).
Again, I would love to see recolors of the Cyberbeasts Dirgegun, Maxbee, Hellscream, and Thrust-or/-ol as his crew.
Would be a pretty nifty idea.
Posted by xRotorstormx on February 6th, 2014 @ 9:40am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 6th, 2014 @ 9:41am CST
Tranzilla wrote:I'm calling it now...
Cannonball will be utilizing the Silas Breakdown mold with Squirm being the "organic" in place of Silas (slight remold).
Tying in with the "Dread Pirate Roberts" theme... Genius!
Posted by Rated X on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:15am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:25am CST
Rated X wrote:If pirates and knights arent bad enough, now they have to throw organic characters in the mix. The one thing that made funpub comics cool was the lack of humans.
Cheap Shots had Muzzle, Quig, Lug, and Minerva, the first three being (former) binairy-bonded partners to Nightbeat, Siren and Hosehead. And Minerva appeared as a full-blown woman.
Posted by Banjo-Tron on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:39am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:41am CST
I see what you did there.Banjo-Tron wrote:More importantly, who cares. Dreadful theme!
Posted by PrymeStriker on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:52am CST
Posted by Deadput on February 6th, 2014 @ 3:07pm CST
I bet some of you will change your minds once you see them.
And the rest of you?
well...only oneself can change their own mind.
they are like sub factions! but even then that's just the theme we don't know what their group names (or individual names) are
I bet the pirates are Star Seekers.
I don't want to say the knights are those guys from IDW but I can't think of anything else.
Posted by xRotorstormx on February 6th, 2014 @ 3:25pm CST
mirageandjazz1197 wrote:Wow.....you guys are so childish complaining over Pirates and Knights when we have not even see them yet
I bet some of you will change your minds once you see them.
And the rest of you?
well...only oneself can change their own mind.
they are like sub factions! but even then that's just the theme we don't know what their group names (or individual names) are
I bet the pirates are Star Seekers.
I don't want to say the knights are those guys from IDW but I can't think of anything else.
The theme doesn't strike me and is a strange choice for the 30th anniversary but I agree. We haven't even seen the figures yet so there is no reason to start bashing it. We really know very little about the theme in general. Fun Pub can't make everyone happy and that's a fact. Some people will love it, some will hate it. I'm very curious to see how things progress. Who knows, this may be a great set
I personally have never been to Pasadena so either way I'm looking forward to it.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 3:39pm CST
...even though it is still set in the same world as the 2009, 2010, and 2013 sets, and the 2010-2012 magazine storylines, have been set in: The Wings Universe.
They are, yes. But NOT the same ones as those from the existing fiction, meaning that these ones ought to not have anything to do with Thundertron and such.mirageandjazz1197 wrote:I bet the pirates are Star Seekers.
Posted by njb902 on February 6th, 2014 @ 4:05pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:I love the sound of this theme! It's like Fun Pub is finally, at long last, going back to its roots in doing a set whose theme is true to the spirit of the very first set from 2005. No more of this "G1/G2/MW but new/different/backwards/etc." stuff that we've been getting since 2007. Just a simple concept born out of pure creative fun and imagination.
...even though it is still set in the same world as the 2009, 2010, and 2013 sets, and the 2010-2012 magazine storylines, have been set in: The Wings Universe.They are, yes. But NOT the same ones as those from the existing fiction, meaning that these ones ought to not have anything to do with Thundertron and such.mirageandjazz1197 wrote:I bet the pirates are Star Seekers.
Why?
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 4:09pm CST
Well, unless the Club creates a G1 Thundertron, that is, since this will be set in the Wings Universe (as I noted) instead of the Aligned continuity.njb902 wrote:Why?
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 9:43pm CST
So, a guy over at TFW got his TCC magazine issue recently and said it shows what Cannonball's toy looks like.
It's the Prime Robots in Disguise Deluxe Autobot Ratchet mold with a new Cannonball-esque headsculpt.
He also mentioned that the accompanying text in the magazine contained a log written by Tornado of Squadron X, in which Tornado notes how Cannonball had offered to let them join his crew, but Squadron X "saw a striking difference."
Posted by njb902 on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:37pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:44pm CST
The very first toy explored for Cannonball was Breakdown. Because on the face of it, it seems perfect.
But after playing around with the transformation, how that related to the deco, the mold layout, and the exaggerated proportions (tiny head is tiny!), it didn't really work. Ratchet was actually the third option explored, but the robot mode was just perfect for him. Vehicle mode coincidentally became another emergency vehicle which some fans may like...and others not so much.
Posted by njb902 on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:47pm CST
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:55pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 6th, 2014 @ 10:56pm CST
Posted by Tranzilla on February 7th, 2014 @ 5:25am CST
http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/uploads/1330226020_Ratchet%20new%20head%20close-up.jpg
Posted by Tranzilla on February 7th, 2014 @ 5:25am CST
Posted by Va'al on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:01am CST
Cannonball will be a redeco of Prime: Robots in Disguise Ratchet, with a new head mold!
A fan who has received the magazine describes it as follows: Vehicle mode is black with silver for the fenders, bumpers, etc, and silver stylized skeletons drawn on the sides and top. Robot mode is also mostly black & silver, with what appears to be the typical Cannonball color (not sure if it's orange, green or what with my defective eyes) on the thighs, shoulders and upper arms. Head looks like Cybertron cannonball (I.e. Cybertron red alert) with typical visor and mouth.
This still seems not to explain the alternate head found in the Ratchet instructions, pictured below.
Additionally, Jesse Wittenrich, writer of last year and this year's magazine comic, explained their choice of the mold at fellow fansite AllSpark.com:
The very first toy explored for Cannonball was Breakdown. Because on the face of it, it seems perfect.
But after playing around with the transformation, how that related to the deco, the mold layout, and the exaggerated proportions (tiny head is tiny!), it didn't really work. Ratchet was actually the third option explored, but the robot mode was just perfect for him. Vehicle mode coincidentally became another emergency vehicle which some fans may like...and others not so much.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:18am CST
Posted by Va'al on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:24am CST
Posted by megatronus on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:33am CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:35am CST
Va'al wrote:This still seems not to explain the alternate head found in the Ratchet instructions, pictured below.
We already have an explanation for that head: Arms Micron Swerve. The head design was used for a different mold, and since G1 Swerve was a retool of G1 Gears... See what they did?
Posted by Sabrblade on February 7th, 2014 @ 8:55am CST
Except that Swerve's head has different face and is Voyager sized. The head seen on the proposed "Gears" figure looks a lot more like the head seen in Ratchet's instructions (and is Deluxe sized). Though, there is at least a resemblance between the general shape of this head and Swerve's, yes, so we can probably say that the design for Swerve's head was at least based on the "Gears" head.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We already have an explanation for that head: Arms Micron Swerve. The head design was used for a different mold, and since G1 Swerve was a retool of G1 Gears... See what they did?
Here's a close up to compare:
Posted by Va'al on February 7th, 2014 @ 9:08am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Wow, one of the proposed possibilities actually came true!Va'al wrote:This still seems not to explain the alternate head found in the Ratchet instructions, pictured below.
We already have an explanation for that head: Arms Micron Swerve. The head design was used for a different mold, and since G1 Swerve was a retool of G1 Gears... See what they did?
Aha, fair enough (and yes, I just saw Sabr's response too; I take on both your points!).
Posted by ScottyP on February 7th, 2014 @ 9:09am CST
Tornado was the UK name of the G2 Cyberjet Windrazor. Silver and red seeker confirmed, but because the Classics mold makes too much sense (see: Making funpub easy money), it'll be a FoC Starscream seeker instead.
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on February 7th, 2014 @ 9:20am CST