BotCon News: Pics of Boxset!

WOOOOOO! I'll be in line to get mine shortly before my actual pickup time.

Ah, man. As if I didn't want those figures enough already...

ME GRIMLOCK JEALOUS OF PEOPLE GOING TO BOTCON AND GETTING GOODIES!!! ME GRIMLOCK SAY NO FAIR!!![/b]

That'll be going for $700+ on Evilbay.

Switchpoint wrote:That'll be going for $700+ on Evilbay.

Oh you just had to say that...

freakin sweet

Yeah, as if I wasn't already sick enough with Botcon Envy...

Man, Dreadwind is sweet...

If I could only have one of those, it would be THundercracker. If two, then T-cracker and Thrust. My Classics SS and SW are both whining about not having TC to complete the 3 seekers. I guess Ramjet will have to fill that role. Nice box set though.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, they did give Thundercracker black tailfins!

i bet youre happy you got it.

I love it. I am happy with all the jets, and I mean really happy!

Bugbite is really a niche character, and a so-so color job. Still needs a gun.

tigertracks 24 wrote:I love it. I am happy with all the jets, and I mean really happy!

Bugbite is really a niche character, and a so-so color job. Still needs a gun.

FYI: On the gun note, Cerbros' gun fits Bumblebee perfectly. I was thinking of actually making a mold and makin a few resin copies for Cliffjumper and Bugbite to use. Bumblebee can keep Cerbros' since he doesn't need it, being a head and all.

I'll see how it works out, if the cast works and holds together, I'll make some extras and put up a post for them.

Ah man that Thundercracker looks great looks G1 perfect in jet now for bot mode.Realy wish he was not a con exclusive as I was hopin' to get him out of all the seekers.But I'll admit it it's a very nice set.

Damn, I can't wait for 7.20 tonight. I have butterflies and can't sleep!!

If you see a guy staggering around half drunk in a Yankee Hater T-shirt, that be me.

HA! I'm just glad I sprang for the non-attendee package so that I could at least get the box set. Can't wait until that baby gets to my doorstep!

I hate hasbro

Megatron_Wolf wrote:I hate hasbro

I feel your pain. Hasbro hit below the belt on this one for everyone who likes these figures and can not attend, or spare a few hundred dollars for toys that are $10-20 dollars each in their earlier paint schemes.

Pretty sweet actually.

Looks like I'll have to kitbash to get all the seekers at a reasonable price... Seeing these is like getting a slap in the face, a punch in the gut, and a knee in the pills at the same time...Nice set though.

WOW. Just checked Ebay...that's insane. So... to the folks who ordered....where do you guys live. I'd like to show up to...um...congratulate you on your awesome purchase!

Wow, awesome.

Thrust looks amazing, I can't belive Hasbro went through the trouble of retooling the wings and tail and then didn't even put him out for mass retail.

God damn you Hasbro

Sportimus Prime wrote:

Switchpoint wrote:That'll be going for $700+ on Evilbay.

Oh you just had to say that...

Only for a few months.....then you'll probably never see them again.....

That really pisses me off! Those are awesome and Hasbro would have no problem selling them on the shelves. Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially the thunder cracker!

Thundercracker is perfect!

I can't wait to get mine in the mail!!!

That looks awesome. Maybe someday I'll go to BotCon.

Basketball Jones wrote:Hey, they did give Thundercracker black tailfins!

Aaand that is what makes me really happy!!!

Yeah baby! I can't wait to see that set on my door step. Until then I have to make room on my shelf. Thanks for the Thundercracker pics .

I am still very disappointed. heh, checked ebay. No way in hell am I paying those prices for them.

Damnit

I so want that set. Curse Hasbro and my lack of beingt a bloody millionaire

Only bad thing about this si that I can't afford it in any way (buying through BC or eBAy)! That and the lack of a Classics Darkwing. But I guess that Energon from anotrher cube.

This is like a smack in the face to the people who couldn't afford the damn thing

Aw, man, that makes me so sad. Thundercracker is so awesome, and he's my favorite seeker. And I'll never get him.

I cant wait to get my hands on these. Not only they are sweet but also helps to complete the seeker-con from the classic line. Well done!

i really hope they continue the classics - it's my favourite line with jetfire being close to my all time favourite toy. For all of the alternators' greatness, they're hampered by a lack of playability & relative price.

I'd like to see more cons - maybe a blitzwing...

Looking at the first day's ebay prices I'm cursing myself for not getting a loose set. Even if prices calm down a little by the time the non attendee packs go out (yeah right) they would probably still just about cover the cost of the first set, and my finances were in a reasonable (well ok, not GREAT) state when I ordered the box as well. I just didn't think I could justify the outlay when the return would be three months away. Bugbite's probably the only one of the set that's still going to be knocking around ebay for some time to come.

What is the price tag on that again???

$270ish for the box plus I had to say goodbye to another $40 for international shipping. The extra loose set's a bit less but I can't remember quite how much having ruled it out at the time. To be completely honest I'd been holding off since the last two sets are still in stock at the Collectors Club and only placed my order when it was announced that they were about to sell out.

They need to make a poster with that box art.
That is good stuff.

I absolutely have no problem with the people who could afford the set enjoying it. It's botcon/hasbro who I'm mad at. With that said... I hate you all. I WANT THOSE SEEKERS

Congrats to those who did bite the bullet. I hope they're everything they would have been if they were sold in stores.

Tacogrande is so very bitter.

VERY cool set wow!

That is sweet looking. One of these days I'll manage a trip to botcon and snag one of these sets. I figure sometimne around 2045.

I had to look............................dammit.

I think that this sucks!! Hasbro will not release the Games Of Deception gift set individually in retail. Which means that I can not pick up Ramjet, Thundercracker, and Dirge. This SUCKS!!! Hasbro you SUCK!!! The Classics line is one of the best and they wont release these cool ones, unless you spend the 600.00 on Ebay or 50.00 each when in the store they go for 9.99!! I'll say it again Hasbro You SUCK!!!

Switchpoint wrote:That'll be going for $700+ on Evilbay.

And that is what is most sad.

To me, I just see a bunch a repaints, the SAME thing I hear people bitch about on the boards on an almost non-stop basis.

Does not compute.

YouFearGalvatron wrote:

Switchpoint wrote:That'll be going for $700+ on Evilbay.

And that is what is most sad.

To me, I just see a bunch a repaints, the SAME thing I hear people bitch about on the boards on an almost non-stop basis.

Does not compute.

WHAT?? Thundercracker is NOT a repaint of SS or SW. He is a seperate character!! You sound like my mom when I was 5. "But you already have that in black, why do you need a blue one? " Gah, thats why I never got a Thundercracker. And I'm gonna take it out on you.

If you suck at repainting, it seems it would doubtlessly be cheaper to hire someone to make the seekers for you. I'm not considering it (coz I don't give a crap) but... I bet you are.