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Sabrblade wrote:What would be the point of making a Kup out of Orion Pax when theGenerations Sergenat Kup figure is already a great Kup figure?

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Sabrblade wrote:What would be the point of making a Kup out of Orion Pax when the Generations Sergenat Kup figure is already a great Kup figure?

It's like asking why Hasbro whould make a new Optimus Prime figure every 3 months. Is it really necessary?

Besides, show me a Kup in mainline fiction that looks like Generations Kup. The Orion Pax body is much closer to Kup's look.

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Sabrblade wrote:What would be the point of making a Kup out of Orion Pax when the Generations Sergenat Kup figure is already a great Kup figure?

Homage to the E hobby Orion pax. Instead of pax being made from kup, kup is made from pax.

hinomars19 wrote:To me, this looks very, very nice!!
This is the kind of thing I think should come out of Botcon; Obscure characters, references or homages!
I like it!

And the attendee figure is...


Yes, I'm kidding.

am I the only one that really likes the mold and am disappointed I wont be getting them?

Tranzilla wrote:And the attendee figure is...


Yes, I'm kidding.

Meanie.

Optimizzy wrote:am I the only one that really likes the mold and am disappointed I wont be getting them?

Nope. Count me in that camp too

Tranzilla wrote:

hinomars19 wrote:To me, this looks very, very nice!!
This is the kind of thing I think should come out of Botcon; Obscure characters, references or homages!
I like it!

And the attendee figure is...


Yes, I'm kidding.

(thought you were serious for a second )

As nice as that looks, anybody wanting do do Thunderclash has no excuse anymore-CW Optimus/Motormaster mold or It didn't happen!

I can do without this guy.

Rated X wrote:I can do without this guy.

Thank you!

BotCon 2015 non-boxed set exclusive breakdown:

Custom class figure - Galva Convoy

Attendee freebie - Zaptrap w/ Beet-Chit (Diaclone redeco of Skrapnel w/ blue redeco of Chop Shop)

Souvenir 2-pack - General Optimus Prime and Sgt. Hound

Souvenir 2-pack - Diaclone black Skids and red Hoist

Souvenir 4-pack - the four Waspinators.


So, two figures based on unreleased G2 figures, one based on a Lucky Draw figure, four based on Diaclone figures (five if you count Beet-Chit separately), one based on a late Beast Wars redeco (which doubles as a SG figure), one based on an unreleased Universe (2003) figure, and one whose deco inspiration is still unknown.

Sabrblade wrote:BotCon 2015 non-boxed set exclusive breakdown:

Custom class figure - Galva Convoy

Attendee freebie - Zaptrap w/ Beet-Chit (Diaclone redeco of Skrapnel w/ blue redeco of Chop Shop)

Souvenir 2-pack - General Optimus Prime and Sgt. Hound

Souvenir 2-pack - Diaclone black Skids and red Hoist

Souvenir 4-pack - the four Waspinators.


So, two figures based on unreleased G2 figures, one based on a Lucky Draw figure, four based on Diaclone figures (five if you count Beet-Chit separately), one based on a late Beast Wars redeco (which doubles as a SG figure), one based on an unreleased Universe (2003) figure, and one whose deco inspiration is still unknown.

Yeah, really didn't miss out on anything this year.

Attendee freebie Zaptrap w/ Beet-Chit on eBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Botcon-2015-Attendee-Exclusive-Bonus-Zaptrap-COMPLETE-YOUR-BOX-SET-/141672141242?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20fc5151ba

I like how out of all diaclone figures, the went with red hoist. Not police sunstreaker or something. Still, pink waspy's where it's at.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:I like how out of all diaclone figures, the went with red hoist. Not police sunstreaker or something. Still, pink waspy's where it's at.

How is red Hoist any worse or less likely than police Sunstreaker?

Our very own Seibertron is in St. Charles right now for Botcon 2015, and has sent us in several images, including the cover, from this year's convention exclusive comic "Cybertron: Most Wanted".

The convention comic also doubles as the program for the convention each year, and the pages also detail some of the souvenir figures and merchandise available for purchase at the show. Thanks to these pages, we now have details on some of the exclusive figures that will be available. These include:

• A "Generation 2" themed two pack of figures, limited to 1,100 pieces, which Seibertronian Sabrblade reports to be the previously seen Generations Roadbuster repaint as General Optimus Prime, as well as a toy named "Sgt. Hound".
• A "Diaclone" themed two pack of figures, limited to 1,500 pieces. Sabrblade also informs us that this set is comprised of the previously seen black repaint of Generations Skids, as well as a mostly red repaint of Generations Hoist.
• A "Waruders" four pack of Generations Waspinator repaints, limited to 2,000 pieces. Images of this set are available below!
• An "Earth's Most Wanted" set of Kreons, limited to 900 pieces. Images of this set may also be found below. As you can see, some fun characters from the old Generation One Transformers cartoon, like Autobot Spike and Doctor Arkeville, and even Sentinel Prime and The Headmaster from Transformers: Animated are in Kreon form in this fun set.
• The Convention T-Shirt, hat, and uncut card set that are available for purchase at the show.

A limited amount of this merchandise will be available in the coming weeks on The Official Transformers Collector's Club's website, but only if these don't sell out this weekend at the show itself!

Sound off on these new Botcon goodies by replying to this thread, and keep it locked in here to Seibertron all week and weekend for the latest Botcon 2015 happenings.

....must..have...Donny Finkleberg..action...figure......

Black Skids is Burnout, Red Hoist is Lift-Ticket.

The yellow Waspinator is based on the Fox Kids Transmetal Waspinator.

The purple/black Waspinator is based on the unreleased Universe (2003) Halloween Horrorcon Transmetal Waspinator.

The red Waspinator is based on Diaclone Warudaros.

The white Waspinator is based on... I don't know what.

Our Botcon 2015 coverage continues tonight, with a special Seibertron.com Gallery of Zaptrap with Beet-Chit, this year's Botcon Attendee Bonus figure. Primus and Golden Ticket package holders can pick up this figure at the show whenever they pick up the rest of their registration package and boxed set.

Some sample images of this Diaclone inspired red repaint of Transformers Generations Legends Class Skrapnel are below, and as you can see, this awesome bonus figure also includes a blue repaint of Generations Chop Shop, and an unnamed red and silver repaint of Generations Reflector. Be sure to check out the entire gallery as well!







Planning on scouring eBay for this figure to complete your Botcon 2015 toy set? Sound off below by replying to this post, and keep it locked in here to Seibertron all week and weekend for the latest Botcon 2015 happenings.

Sabrblade wrote:The red Waspinator is based on Diaclone Warudaros.

Was that ever confirmed by an official source? That strikes me as a very far-fetched theory otherwise. Far easier to believe it's homaging the red/gold TM2 Waspinator.

Also, I'm rather disappointed that there aren't new heads for the waspy army.

Well,I like it better as Shrapnel.

So I guess we're not getting a Flywheels from Generations Blitzwing after all.

RiddlerJ wrote:So I guess we're not getting a Flywheels from Generations Blitzwing after all.

Some members of funpub have said, on other sites, that they either dislike the mold, or find it too "difficult".

Mkall wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The red Waspinator is based on Diaclone Warudaros.

Was that ever confirmed by an official source? That strikes me as a very far-fetched theory otherwise. Far easier to believe it's homaging the red/gold TM2 Waspinator.

Four others of these figures are all Diaclone homages.

The Waspinator 4-pack is called "Waruders".

There's no gold on the red Waspinator.

The two Waspinators based on known Waspinator decos both have their decos laid out in pretty much exactly where each color was on the original, so a proper Transmetal Waspinator homage would likely not be as half-baked as this one would be if it were meant to be based on Transmetal Waspinator.

The red Waspinator has all of its colors laid out in accordance to the deco layout of Warudaros with an overall red body, black on the upper torso surrounding dark blue details, gray/silver shoulders/hands/lower torso, striped thighs, teal/blue forearms, and dark blue translucent plastic.

Oh in case anyone was wondering, rumor has it *cough TFW cough* claims Sgt Hound is generations Scoop.

Wow, those are amazingly obscure characters... and Sentinel Prime.

Seriously, this is basically a "bottom of the barrel, last guys you'd ever expect to get toys" set, but then there's Sentinel Prime, which is just hilarious. "You promised you wouldn't laugh!"