Why can I not stop giggling at this comment...well done sir.

 

See when you say 'war machines' i think of 2 possibilities, either big hulking AEC moulds or realistic 'war' moulds from the Bayverse/RTS lines. I have already listed my AEC thoughts in this thread so here are some 'real vechicle' thoughts ..

A movie voyager Starscream as Megatron?
Deluxe Starscream as clones?
Universe Onslaught as Optimus Prime or Soundwave?
Movie Wreckage as Soundwave, Hoist?
Voyager Powerdive, Powerglide, Lugnut, Blackout, Skyhammer moulds
Deluxe Brawl, Vortex moulds
etc..

I know FP work within rules from Hasbro but I'm guessing rules can change from year to year.

 

hmm, who can FP use as MW Prime?

 

I am ruling out moulds where the actual windshield becomes the chest because they could not paint it in. Fake chests are ok.

 

I imagine the troop building set will be Megatron, Skywarp and Thundercracker?

That'd be freaking awesome. Perceptor into Soundwave seems like an obvious yet fantastic choice too.

 

I figured all the dead guys returning are Jhiaxus' clones.

 

wait, how bout using Beast Hunter's voyager Prime?

 

I always thought Classics Infern would work nicely.

 

You know, that would work the best of any suggestion yet. I wonder if that mold would be too new? It's supposed to be out in early 2013 and Botcon's not until June...

 

Yeah, too bad they used the mold already for Pyro. It's not impossible for them to reuse a mold... just unlikely.

 

^Hmm, I'm afraid so...  
Althought we need a mould with a 'base mode'. But I doubt that'll happen anytime soon.

this. but it's been over used if anything.

 

Umm Thanks?

I'm glad you like it.  

 

It was a compliment. Kind of  

 

He may not even be one of the characters who get a new toy. Only a few of the original twelve will and that there will be new characters not in the the original Machine Wars.

They could return to 2013's theme during a later year or possibly as a future Subscription service.

 

I hope we do at least get a Megatron and Prime updated from Machine Wars... but somehow I doubt it. I'm counting on one or two Action Master characters, too. Maybe we'll finally get Treadshot or Gutcruncher from the Warpath mold...

I still hope they club eventually does the Headmasters characters as a boxed set using the Bruticus molds..

Brainstorm (Blast Off with Blast Off's head)
Chromedome (Swindle with Roadbuster's head)
Highbrow (Vortex with new head)
Hardhead (Brawl with Twin Twist's head)
Cerebros (Onslaught with Onslaught's head)
Fortress Maximus (combined mode, new head)

 

I hope so too. Botcon 2014 box set. So some more new heads. Plus a Decepticon Voyager.

No. Screw it. Go with Energon Scorponok as G1 Scorponok. Make the box set more expensive to accomodate.

 

I like the idea of Fort Max as a combined mode. And I'd be down with that Brainstorm and Highbrow. Gotta say, though, for me the Swindle mold is dying to be redecoed as Crosshairs. It's the first mold in a while that I think would really work for that character.

It's also sort of a shame that Spinister was already done last year. While I like the Spinister figure, I feel like the FOC Vortex mold would have been a really good fit for him. It transforms in a similar pattern to G1 Spinister, so the color layout would work on both bot and vehicle mold. Ah well.

 

I think if anything, especially with SG Prime last year, FP knows big names sell, which especially helped that particular attendee toy pack, vs Octopunch and Spinister.

 

I'm not a fan of mold re-use once Botcon has done it. and I'm not a guy that demands G1 repaints.....but a million times yes to this!

 

Pete keeps mentioning the War Machines idea. So it got me to thinking about some other ideas that we could get.

For instance, in the original MW, Starscream did not share a mold with TC and SW. So what if we got a repainted Energon Wingsaber for an updated Starscream. It fits that brick idea, different alt mode than TC and SW (if they are included).

Also, maybe revisiting the Cybertron Defense Scattorshot mold and make him MW Ironhide. Fits the War Machine theme, he has two big ass cannons on his arms... it would be an expansion of characters within MW.

These are just a couple ideas I had, thoughts?