BotCon 2009 Brochure is now online!

Animated continuity! Very cool!

Perhaps ThunderClash will be a repainted Voyager Animated Optimus Prime with a retooled head, or a new weapon?... man, I'm excited. I love Animated.

Bleah.

I like animated alot Don't get me wrong, but they are easily available now, and they are pretty much making all the guys who even think about being in the show.

I would much rather my high priced Botcon set to be classic characters we have not seen recently or in a new way like the shattered glass set or the games of deception set.

I was actually looking forward to a wreckers set.

Oh well it could be worse and I am sure once we see them I will be happier about it.

We don't know if it's Animated for sure...

Animated (Wyatt & Co.) is doing it's best to cater to so so many TransFans from all over the fandom. I honestly do hope these are don in the Animated asthetic. It's logical it would happen considering we know that the story showcases the formation of the Elite Gaurd -- a force truly unique to Animated; this is verified by this years logo being the Elite Gaurd Symbol.

A bit off topic... I signed up for the customization class a day too late last year. I have repurposed my Armorhide into Huffer and have my music label Soundwave next to Shattered Glass Megatron... all I'm missing is Nightbeat! Is there anyone of us here that is willing to sell me thier customizing class Autobot Secret Police Nightbeat? I imagine the price will be steep considering it is indeed a custom figure. But I will do whatever I can to get him. Then my Shattered-verse set will be complete.

If it's animated.... What a waste $300 for that crap.. Worst design yet maybe those guys in the office can makke some new line that is more appealing.. Even kids don't like the crap around here!!! They think it looks to childish and their 4-9 yrs old!! Glad it's on the opposite side of the country.. I'd be pissed if this set was designed for a Botcon that I could drive to like back in 2007 when I drove to Prov., R.I.

Looks like Hasbro learned from last year. The ROTF toys will be avaliable from the Hasbro booth, Not an early release in the area. And the first release stickers are a great idea!

Now the dealers won't be able to buy up all the product and sell them at inflated prices.

Too bad I can't go Oh well. Kuribohfett, You up for next year!

I certainly am up for next year, Mr. Firebird. It is sad, though. I love the animated toys and I bet these are really awesome. Botcon always does a great job.

The first release sticker is a wonderful idea, but maybe it's a good thing I'm not going. Since that's when the toy line is released anyway, everything at every Target, Walmart, and wherever is going to be a mad house. Despite all the hatred for ROTF toys on this and other websites, they're gonna sell like crazy. Pasedena's gonna be all tore up!

All it says is Elite Guard. That doesn't have to mean it is in the Animated continuity.

Overcracker wrote:Now If I where doing this I'd want:

Energon Snowcat as Kup
Armada Prime as Thunderclash
Energon Dirtboss as Land Shark
Cybertron Scout Scattershot as Flak
Cybertron Thunderblast as Scourge

Funny you should choose Snowcat. I did a repaint of Snowcat with G1 Kup's head attached. I thought the body was a perfect choice for Kup as well. Check it out:
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For Landshark could they be pulling out the CR/RID Gelshark/Skybite mold??