Botcon 2012 Kick-Off

Burnout · 05-04-2012, 08:57 AM

I got mine yesterday but it had two left forearms. The person I bought it from had others but would not give me an exchange. Its a great figure but the second left forearm throws it off. hopefully the club can get me a right forearm.

Dormamu · 05-04-2012, 09:32 AM

Really liking those colors. Thanks for the great review!

exclusacon · 05-04-2012, 09:43 AM

Omegax80 · 05-04-2012, 09:46 AM

Best Botcon figure of 2012. No doubt.

T16skyhopp · 05-04-2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Burnout

I got mine yesterday but it had two left forearms. The person I bought it from had others but would not give me an exchange. Its a great figure but the second left forearm throws it off. hopefully the club can get me a right forearm.

Speaking from experience, the club will not help you as a second hand buyer.

SG Roadbuster · 05-04-2012, 05:31 PM

I'm always glad to see charactors who weren't part of the 84/85 cast get some love. I'm even happier to see Action Master exclusive dudes get alt modes. I'm even happier when they use molds as awesome as rts Jazz, get a snazzy deco and give me more c clip Speakers (my fave c clip items thus far, one of these days I'm gonna hook a whole bunch of em to rts Lugnut).

I loves me some Kick Off, his baggie was the second best of the exclusive sets this year, first being Junkions

exomega255 · 05-05-2012, 01:52 PM

wow, the pictures don't do him justice. I just got mine. This is a must get from all the Botcon figures. The deco is amazing.

G1DeadEnd · 05-05-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by adambman

Maybe a bit under $100 USD before shipping, say $90. That said, I got mine off ebay still sealed in the paired bag with SG G2 Optimus Prime for about $160 and shipped from Texas to Australia for about $15.

You coult also try online retailers, and though I didn't look thoroughly into that option, on Big Bad Toy Store a few days ago, this pair was the first and at that point, only Botcon set to have sold out. That was a few days ago now though. Hopefully that helps.

Thanks so much AdamBman, I had a feeling it would be up there and unfortunately out of my price range at the moment . . . My best friend overseas (Czech) had the action master Kick Off when we were kids, then it slowly fell apart, until he had one no more, but just last year for Christmas I was able to send him a complete one from ebaY. When I saw this thread, I thought tat would be so cool if I could get this Kick Off for him . . . we'll see, I'll keep searching for one I might be able afford down the road.

Deceptigtar · 05-06-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnout

I got mine yesterday but it had two left forearms. The person I bought it from had others but would not give me an exchange. Its a great figure but the second left forearm throws it off. hopefully the club can get me a right forearm.

samething for me. i got mine and did check it till later. so i need to contact funpub.

Lumpy · 05-07-2012, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BScorpinok75

Cool review! I am glad I picked this guy up. Still hoping for Dead End and Jackpot from this mold.

I would love to see a repaint using the Treadshot head as Dead End... that'd go great with the Clubs G1 Breakdown, and Universe Dragstrip... then Hasbro just needs to release a black Rodimus as Wildrider and i'd be nearly set...

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Originally Posted by ex dtw2003

This guy looks great. Simply great.

I think my ONLY really negative with the repaints of this figure is that I'd wish they'd do something with the speakers. Do the speakers really work with all these repainted characters? Couldn't they have at least found one replacement patr to include with all the repaints they did?

yeah, i would've loved to see those remolded somehow too, but i'd rather get the new head instead... I just try to mix it up... Treadshot gets the speakers on the weapon, as does Stepper, while KickOff and Jazz get the regular weapon, and the speakers tucked away.

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Originally Posted by Burnout

I got mine yesterday but it had two left forearms. The person I bought it from had others but would not give me an exchange. Its a great figure but the second left forearm throws it off. hopefully the club can get me a right forearm.

oh lame, give them a call, see if they can help you out with that.

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Originally Posted by T16skyhopp

Speaking from experience, the club will not help you as a second hand buyer.

if that's the case, then just lie... say you picked it up at the show, and just need a replacement arm and get it sorted out... I don't think they took information for general admission peoples, so just lie and get it fixed...

I've been playing with this toy since i left the con, he's so fantastic looking, and i just love the mold... so glad I picked up 3 versions of this mold at Botcon... wish I had grabbed United Jazz as well, but now i'll have to track one down...

05-04-2012, 08:57 AM	#31
Burnout Autobot Mercenary Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,207 Location: I....don't...know. Collection Count: ALOT!	I got mine yesterday but it had two left forearms. The person I bought it from had others but would not give me an exchange. Its a great figure but the second left forearm throws it off. hopefully the club can get me a right forearm. B/S/T thread: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/items-...rade-list.html Feedback: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/junkio...ml#post7198619

05-04-2012, 09:32 AM	#32
Dormamu Tulta munille!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,320 Location: Raleigh, NC Collection Count: See the signature.... News Credits: 1	Really liking those colors. Thanks for the great review! NC@TFW (THE NORTH CAROLINA TFW SOCIAL GROUP) NC 2012 Meeting Thread

05-04-2012, 09:46 AM	#34
Omegax80 99.99% Jewish Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,914 Location: New Jersey Collection Count: Way too many News Credits: 1	Best Botcon figure of 2012. No doubt. HUGE FOR SALE Thread - Botcon, G1, Classics/Universe and MORE - MUST SELL! eBay Feedback TFW2005 Feedback Thread

05-05-2012, 01:52 PM	#37
exomega255 Emerald Green Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 9,296 Location: Long Island, New York Collection Count: Around 1000 News Credits: 20	wow, the pictures don't do him justice. I just got mine. This is a must get from all the Botcon figures. The deco is amazing. Feedback/My Sales

05-04-2012, 09:43 AM	#33
exclusacon Expert with the Scopes! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7,683 Location: MPLS Collection Count: 300+ ( 220, I really like) News Credits: 1

05-04-2012, 05:31 PM	#36
SG Roadbuster SG Wrecker Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 860 Location: webster Texas Collection Count: quite a few, really do need to count	I'm always glad to see charactors who weren't part of the 84/85 cast get some love. I'm even happier to see Action Master exclusive dudes get alt modes. I'm even happier when they use molds as awesome as rts Jazz, get a snazzy deco and give me more c clip Speakers (my fave c clip items thus far, one of these days I'm gonna hook a whole bunch of em to rts Lugnut). I loves me some Kick Off, his baggie was the second best of the exclusive sets this year, first being Junkions