First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark

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It might be April 1st but we are far from ever fooling around. Transformers Insider, Energon Pub member and established seller KOToys has posted an in-depth gallery of the upcoming 2010 Botcon Exclusive Repaint - Autobot Spark. The theme for this year's Botcon is Generation Two (G2) and this figure takes after G2 Autobot Pyro. Spark uses the Universe Inferno mold. Check out some of the pictures below...

Transformers News: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark

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Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060391)
Posted by gema on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:07am CDT

Nice...but not my cup of tea. still nice though. Thanks for the news mike, better than any other place right :grin:

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060394)
Posted by goshjosh95 on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:10am CDT

Thanks for sharing, KO. Man, was hoping they did a retool of Pyro's head to look like his G2 self (Prime-ish).

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060397)
Posted by Trikeboy on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:31am CDT

Thank god, I don't have to drop serious cash to get this years boxed set. G2 does nothing for me... but I would take the unreleased G2 combiners. Why are they both mistransformed in vehicle mode? The feet should fold up so the sole is facing upwards.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060399)
Posted by Dead Metal on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:38am CDT

Man this not having a remolded head is well not that grate.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060404)
Posted by kotoys on April 1st, 2010 @ 3:55am CDT

Trikeboy wrote:Thank god, I don't have to drop serious cash to get this years boxed set. G2 does nothing for me... but I would take the unreleased G2 combiners. Why are they both mistransformed in vehicle mode? The feet should fold up so the sole is facing upwards.

oh ya your right, i did these in the last 1/2 an hour of my lunch, missed that on the transformation. I'll add a complete transformed alt mode later tonight for ya. Thanks for the heads up. Actually I sold off most of my classics cause im not realy a fan of sooooo many exclusives ahm ahm... so ya not really looking at classics much these days and am extremely busy teaching and dealing with the store and especially KOLD

And u'r all welcome, ill try to drop some cool stuff off here once in a while for everyone

gema wrote:Nice...but not my cup of tea. still nice though. Thanks for the news mike, better than any other place right

that's right bro, there's brains here, they wont get us mixed up

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060413)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2010 @ 5:13am CDT

Awesome. Who is the black repainted C-Jetfire? Another piece in the set?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060414)
Posted by Mach on April 1st, 2010 @ 5:24am CDT

tigertracks 24 wrote:Awesome. Who is the black repainted C-Jetfire? Another piece in the set?

that's toy hobby japan dark skyfire

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060419)
Posted by Shadowstream on April 1st, 2010 @ 5:39am CDT

Nice hoax guys, thanks for the laugh. On the other hand if this really was what Pyro is going to look like then I guess I'm glad I'm not going to Botcon. Seriously if I picked this guy up and he didn't have a new head mold I would be SORELY disappointed.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060423)
Posted by Razorclaw0000 on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:07am CDT

I like it. It looks like the neon has been toned down ever so slightly, and it's really awesome. The paint apps temporarily fooled me into thinking it was a new head for a while, so I'm happy.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060424)
Posted by Geekee1 on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:12am CDT

Love it. I don't think this one needed a remolded head, I'm sure whichever ones do get remolds in the set need it much more than this one.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060425)
Posted by ang3l3s on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:17am CDT

thanks for the 411, no new head, no room on my shelf!!

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060426)
Posted by Nekoman on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:20am CDT

Looks decent, lack of a retooled head kills it though. Why is his face yellow?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060427)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:21am CDT

Ha, FP is slow...

Time to go to the club boards to see indignation in action.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060430)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:33am CDT

I like everything about this EXCEPT he doesn't have a remolded head. Booooo!!!!

Oh well, we need another reveal from FP!! Thanks for the pics KOtoys!

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060440)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2010 @ 6:57am CDT

Mach wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Awesome. Who is the black repainted C-Jetfire? Another piece in the set?

that's toy hobby japan dark skyfire

Cool, I don't have mine in hand yet, but I thought it had more greys on it, and was less black. I am happy to be wrong on that count.

And I am digging Spark BTW. New head or not.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060445)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 1st, 2010 @ 7:13am CDT

I don't have a problem with the colors, but don't they look kind of washed out there?

I hope that's just the lighting.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060451)
Posted by dragons on April 1st, 2010 @ 7:22am CDT

so this what transfromers look like if they got transproted to 60's with hippie colors i dont like it its bright looks like tsomething you may see in austin powers spy who shagged me movie trilogy

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060452)
Posted by HighPrime on April 1st, 2010 @ 7:25am CDT

I really like how they colored the head. IMO, creators did such a nice job, it didn't need a remold. I almost thought it was a remold until compared next to Inferno.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060458)
Posted by Jeysie on April 1st, 2010 @ 7:47am CDT

Daaaww. I dunno what it is about the coloring that makes him seem this way, but he's so adorable. I just want to pinch his cheeks and tell him he's a cute widdle Optimus-Prime fanboy.

...why do I get the feeling that's probably not the reaction they'd be hoping for?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060463)
Posted by GuyIncognito on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:00am CDT

I have to admit, it's growing on me.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060466)
Posted by Rated X on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:05am CDT

Damn I really dont like him or that orange race car they showed last month. I really hope they give us some Decepticons...

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060469)
Posted by Mkall on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:16am CDT

I cannot wait for the G2 box set.

This guy is cool, IMO.

Also, let's drop the inter-site politics please.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060471)
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:24am CDT

I don't think he looks that bad.

Still, I'm surprised an Artfire repaint never appeared.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060474)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:27am CDT

RiddlerJ wrote:I don't think he looks that bad.

Still, I'm surprised an Artfire repaint never appeared.

I love black repaints, but I am kind of glad they went with this way out there version.

HASBRO still has a chance to do their own exclusive store repaint, or Universe whatever repaint of Artfire. And for fun they could throw in a repaint of Cyclonus TM Nightstick.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060476)
Posted by Dead Metal on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:36am CDT

tigertracks 24 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:I don't think he looks that bad.

Still, I'm surprised an Artfire repaint never appeared.

I love black repaints, but I am kind of glad they went with this way out there version.

HASBRO still has a chance to do their own exclusive store repaint, or Universe whatever repaint of Artfire. And for fun they could throw in a repaint of Cyclonus TM Nightstick.

I bloody hope so.

Well I think in the right lighting the painted face will look like a face plate but oh man his own Prime like face would have been awesome.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060480)
Posted by kirbenvost on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:54am CDT

The COLORS! MY EYES! THEY BURN WITH...nostalgia. :grin:

I'm actually surprised G2 used so much of the pinkish red and the purplish blue, not to mention the pink windows. He looks like a big version of my lovingly-glued-back-together G2 Flash.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060484)
Posted by DevastaTTor on April 1st, 2010 @ 9:05am CDT

I actually really like this a lot.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060486)
Posted by mick1122 on April 1st, 2010 @ 9:19am CDT

GuyIncognito wrote:I have to admit, it's growing on me.

Don't you mean glowing on you?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060502)
Posted by Cyber Bishop on April 1st, 2010 @ 10:17am CDT

Not for me... Pass.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060509)
Posted by Vicalliose on April 1st, 2010 @ 11:03am CDT

Eh... I've never really been to botcon. I Wish I could, but they're always too far away to drive, and my whole family hates flying.
Still, if this figure isn't getting a new head mold, I would be disappointed if I actually could go to botcon.
Without his mouth plate, he just doesn't fit the 'wannabe prime' motif he's always had. :-?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060518)
Posted by Kryptikore on April 1st, 2010 @ 12:04pm CDT

Wow this is hot garbage! I'm sorry, but that is one sad excuse for Pryo/Spark! What happened to the origanl color scheme? That blue on the arms should have been darker and the face...the face... I have no problem with the mold being used, but surely they could have painted or used better colored plastics then that!

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060520)
Posted by Cheetron on April 1st, 2010 @ 12:07pm CDT

I like him. I was afraid the colors would look horrible on him but they sure don't seem to.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060534)
Posted by Anonymous on April 1st, 2010 @ 12:39pm CDT

He has a kool aid cannon! :lol:

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060538)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 1st, 2010 @ 12:50pm CDT

It's been over a week since FP first put up their pic of Pyro's alt mode.

Since then, no pics of his bot mode or of other characters.

:APPLAUSE:

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060559)
Posted by Mkall on April 1st, 2010 @ 1:40pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:It's been over a week since FP first put up their pic of Pyro's alt mode.

Since then, no pics of his bot mode or of other characters.

They snooze, they lose. I think this is the first time we've had broken the Botcon Theme and first toy in it's completeness before they do.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060560)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on April 1st, 2010 @ 1:42pm CDT

Can't wait to get this set! My Botcon set has been shaping up rather nicely over the past few weeks, BBTS will have sets for sale right? For those who can't attend?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060570)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 1st, 2010 @ 1:57pm CDT

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:Can't wait to get this set! My Botcon set has been shaping up rather nicely over the past few weeks, BBTS will have sets for sale right? For those who can't attend?

You can order a non attendee set from the club itself. It'll be cheaper. Whenever that form goes up though...

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060572)
Posted by Seibertron on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:04pm CDT

I'm bummed this doesn't at least have an Optimus Prime head put on this mold. Hopefully whoever they're saving the new head molds for will be a better choice than Pyro, though I can't imagine why you'd waste the opportunity on a Voyager class figure.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060573)
Posted by Seibertron on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:06pm CDT

kotoys wrote:Here is Botcon 2010 - G2 PYRO

Bot and Alt Mode Photo Gallery

Thanks for sharing this with us, kotoys. We really appreciate it!

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060574)
Posted by Julie85 on April 1st, 2010 @ 2:07pm CDT

He actually looks pretty cool. I was disappointed when I first heard about the G2 theme, but now I feel a little better. I'll be buying him regardless since I live about an hour away from this year's Botcon.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060604)
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on April 1st, 2010 @ 3:36pm CDT

Prime Evil wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:Can't wait to get this set! My Botcon set has been shaping up rather nicely over the past few weeks, BBTS will have sets for sale right? For those who can't attend?

You can order a non attendee set from the club itself. It'll be cheaper. Whenever that form goes up though...

will it include the box? What exactly is a non-attendee set? None of bagged figures? Does have the certificate?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060635)
Posted by Mkall on April 1st, 2010 @ 5:08pm CDT

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Prime Evil wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:Can't wait to get this set! My Botcon set has been shaping up rather nicely over the past few weeks, BBTS will have sets for sale right? For those who can't attend?

You can order a non attendee set from the club itself. It'll be cheaper. Whenever that form goes up though...

will it include the box? What exactly is a non-attendee set? None of bagged figures? Does have the certificate?

Yes. The non-atendee set is the basic box set. None of the Bagged Figs. It has a certificate.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060661)
Posted by craggy on April 1st, 2010 @ 7:54pm CDT

I actually think the Pyro colours look much better on that mold than the original ones.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060669)
Posted by Swiftpaw on April 1st, 2010 @ 8:19pm CDT

Oh man, the colors! A fitting choice for the mold I suppose, but that is glaringly painful to look at. Hope they pick some other characters with a bit less outlandish paint schemes

... Oh wait, G2 theme.

If they want to do G2, give us a Hooligan and Space Case to go with Skyjack! Or the laser cycles or something.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060710)
Posted by prmlove1 on April 1st, 2010 @ 10:58pm CDT

I thought this color looked pretty crappy also but then I looked at the original figure and this version actually looks descent as long as the pink isn't so bright. Off the subject I went to the TFCC club forums and alot of people have been asking for a Jhiaxus figure. What does the Gen. 2 Jhiaxus look like?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060731)
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 2nd, 2010 @ 1:58am CDT

I still have nothing great to say here. I'm surprised at just how much deco he has. He's got quite a bit more than Botcon figures tend to get. Either that or it's spaced well enough that it just seems that way. He'll have a place in my Classics collection though. Despite the opinions of the OGs.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060757)
Posted by Blurrz on April 2nd, 2010 @ 3:57am CDT

Overall I think Pyro is quite nice, but I just don't feel it can be that centrepiece. It'll be interesting to see which other figures are made to compliment his scheme.

Counterpunch wrote:It's been over a week since FP first put up their pic of Pyro's alt mode.

Since then, no pics of his bot mode or of other characters.

Is that odd? What usually happens with the Botcon reveals?

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060787)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 2nd, 2010 @ 6:21am CDT

Well "normally" we got a figure reveal per week for both alt mode and bot mode. I think the fans were getting kinda restless this year so they just gave us Spark's alt mode. I still want another figure reveal this week, but they havn't promised us one like they have done in the past so I think it might be another bit or so until we get more pics from Fun Pub.

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1060795)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 2nd, 2010 @ 6:40am CDT

prmlove1 wrote:I thought this color looked pretty crappy also but then I looked at the original figure and this version actually looks descent as long as the pink isn't so bright. Off the subject I went to the TFCC club forums and alot of people have been asking for a Jhiaxus figure. What does the Gen. 2 Jhiaxus look like?

Jhiaxus has only been made as a repaint of BM Jet Storm.

Some G2 toys and characters to choose from...

Re: First Looks at 2010 Botcon Exclusive Autobot Spark (1063709)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 11th, 2010 @ 4:25pm CDT

Here's a quick FYI for those not on the club boards regarding Spark, this is a resonse from Pet@Botcon regardin if we were going to get either an update or brochure this past Friday (04/09/10).

Pete@Botcon says, "Next week. We have already shown two. Don't want to reveal it all too soon. We'll probably put up another figure and the Spark robot mode NO ONE HAS SEEN yet."

So does that mean we get a new head? (like I hoped he would)

And Pete also mentions that we WILL see a brochure before the prereg goes up. So for those that are hittin the refresh button on the Botcon page, you can give that "F5" button a rest...for now.

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