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News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Fri May 08, 2015 2:44 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:

BotCon 2015 box art... Packrat is the only one I think looks good

So the official, trademarked names are:

Maximal Packrat
Battletrap
Autobot Stepper
Megatron
Oilmaster

Only two need prefixes it looks like. Box looks really good, better than last year's.

The box art is terrible, especially compared to last year's. Last year's box art looked like the Botcon 2002 Expanded Universe exclusives, like cyclonus. It had a full spread detailing each character's unique atheistic, and made for a badass poster. This is not impressive, it's lazy. It might as well have the stock photography for their wanted posters. Also the perspective doesn't work either, considering it just looks like someone was using a box as an impromptu coffee table. If they really wanted to make it wanted posters, they should've made the print a scene, rather than a top down perspective. Something like this.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Fri May 08, 2015 2:53 pm

So they have Pins for everyone to collect this year.

https://twitter.com/botcon

Transformers: BotCon @BotCon · 2h 2 hours ago
So, there will be 3 different pins, different designs for fans to collect this year!

Transformers: BotCon @BotCon · 2h 2 hours ago
Usually, the Golden Ticket pin is just a gold version of the 1st day pin. This year, the GT pin is it's OWN unique pin.

by **Poyguimogul** » Fri May 08, 2015 2:56 pm

It's very g.i. joey looking.
I prefer the battle scenes of ole.

News Credits: 5 · by **Demonology7789** » Fri May 08, 2015 3:19 pm

The box makes it look like cluedo or something but still nice art

by **gothsaurus** » Fri May 08, 2015 3:51 pm

Yeah, I'll be hoping for a battle scene litho... and maybe a return to that style next year. ;-)

News Credits: 113 · by **megatronus** » Fri May 08, 2015 4:04 pm

That box is... unattractive.

by **Rated X** » Fri May 08, 2015 5:37 pm

They should have put a pink donut on the box too...

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Fri May 08, 2015 5:55 pm

I like it, but I'd have preferred funny mugshots rather then sketches (something like GotG did).

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Fri May 08, 2015 5:58 pm

Rated X wrote:They should have put a pink donut on the box too...

Opportunity missed!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:06 pm

Cheetor keeps a pretty messy desk.

Emerje

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:17 am

Think the box deco is ugly.

Website · by **MartianSpyGirl1996** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:01 am

I'm not a fan... I find it boring, just like the contents inside of it. This may go up there with '07 and '09 as one of their "bad" sets for me

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Sat May 09, 2015 2:21 pm

Looks...ok I guess? It doesn't really show them

by **gothsaurus** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:19 pm

Aw. I loved the 2007 set with the missing seeker jets Thrust, Dirge, Thundercracker.... plus Bug Bite, Huffer, Dreadwind, Alpha Trion... That was some good stuff.

But agreed... in spite of the coolness of getting some new characters, 2009 is probably my least favorite out of the box sets. I think Elita 1 and Banzai-Tron were the real winners out of that year... though the Scourge head sculpt is still probably the best we've gotten to date. That was excellent work.

But I digress...

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:19 am

Pull out your salt shaker, because you'll be needing a grain or two when you enter RUMOR Town. Seibertronian prjkt has informed us that online retailer Chimungmung Toy Shop has listed a never before seen Black version of Generations Skids! The deco is very reminiscent of one of his Pre-Transformers "Diaclone" variations, and given the company he keeps (G2 General Optimus Prime also listed this morning) it's possible that he is another Botcon 2015 Attendee Exclusive. But remember, we are still in RUMOR Town and details are minimal non-existent so keep that salt handy. Seibertron.com will keep you updated, so stay tuned!

*Picture of Black Diaclone Skids provided for comparison thanks to site sponsor TFsource*

News Credits: 3 · by **Starsaber468** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:31 am

Hojestly i think this suprised me as well as well as everyone

by **Desslok2201** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:54 am

Even if it turns out not to be true, it's pretty

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:03 am

Who could it be, though? :-?

by **Shuttershock** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:05 am

Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Rollbar?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:06 am

Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids ;;)

by **Shuttershock** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:09 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids

SG Skids is awful at learning new things and has a completely transparent back story. And his holomatter avatar looks like Arnold Rimmer.

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:27 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids

They'd have to make him veeeeeeeery interesting in his bio if he's just SG Skids.

Stepper at least had a zany deco that was all kinds of cool-looking.

And I'd have kinda preferred a SG Skids to use one of the red decos instead:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:33 am

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Who could it be, though?

Who else? Shattered Glass Skids
They'd have to make him veeeeeeeery interesting in his bio if he's just SG Skids.

Stepper at least had a zany deco that was all kinds of cool-looking.

And I'd have kinda preferred a SG Skids to use one of the red decos instead:

Alternatively he could be called "Screech", after the RotF Mudflap-inspired redeco of the G1 toy.