Botcon Reveal #4 is here!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Grimlockimus, Apr 21, 2015.

  1. Matty

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    Swing and a miss for me, personally. It just feels like a stretch and misses some key traits of the DOTM Megatron.
     
  2. Bass X0

    Bass X0 Captain Commando

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    i think the story will be able to save the set. i agree that as it is now, its just a ragtag bunch of random figures from different continuities.
     
  3. ParaChomp

    ParaChomp I am what I am

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    Nice use of the Breakdown mould, I really like the colour scheme.
     
  4. Snoopy Magnus

    Snoopy Magnus THE FLYING MONKEY!

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    Ahhhhhhh!!!!! This one would be a home run except for that damn chrome and the colors of the microns!!!!
     
  5. Grimlock_13

    Grimlock_13 Currently facepalming at your post

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    Not horrible but not great either. I like the first three so getting the set is still a possibility for me.
     
  6. Cal

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    Awww, no Flywheels? Why would you make Battletrap without Flywheels? That's like Sonny without Cher. Suddenly my opinion of this set has dropped a few notches.
     
  7. Bass X0

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    Well, Heavyweight has to be pink because its a homage to the G1 cartoon. And Boombox seems to represent G1 Megatron's fusion cannon. And Scalpel is white because movie Scalpel was white.

    There are still the souvenir sets to come.
     
  8. Megatronus

    Megatronus Decepticon

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    Sick. I love it! Gotta go to Botcon.
     
  9. GreednGluttony

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    He'll probably be part of a souvenir set
     
  10. Matt_M

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    I'm using him as G1 Roadblock.
     
  11. edgs2099

    edgs2099 Optimistically realistic. Moderator

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    So, 1 for 4 so far.
     
  12. robwhit1

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    I hate the movie figures but this is a good way tribute them without using one of those awful figures.

    I am a little confused by the "not another Megatron" comments. I don't recall too many (any?) Botcon Megatron figures. So I was glad to see him. I could understand if it was Prime as we seem to get some verion every other year.
     
  13. User_136440

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    I really like that. I appreciate the G1/movie mashup on the head sculpt. Interesting take on Megatron all round, and creative use of microns :) 
     
  14. thewiredknight

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    Not a fan of it being Megatron but I am really loving the color scheme. Though I'll be honest, I'm not feeling the synergy of the set atm - mostly the two I like enough to have in a collection are Stepper and Packrat.
     
  15. Cracka J

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    Really like the idea of this and the story. Too bad the rest of the set doesn't follow the same continuity as a split from DOTM. They could have had something really cool with a post DOTM alternate universe decepticon set.

    Instead I'll have to find a way to just snag a megs at botcon.
     
  16. Snoopy Magnus

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    i think it is more of a "megatron" fig rather than a botcon fig. botcon figs are supposed to be more of a exclusive, hard to get or a "far out there" character that you would normally not find in the stores. we can all go out and get a optimus, megatron, jetfire, motormaster and so on right now but i cannot go out and find a star upper, sprocket, omega spreem or a raiden.
     
  17. matrixprime

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    Wow what a let down. So far Battletrap is the only interest and not really worth paying $350 for a Primus Package. Think I'll just do the dealer option and continue to purge.
     
  18. Timothy.R

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    Still waiting for my TFP breakdown.. This is far more annoying than cool. For me anyways.
     
  19. General Tekno

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    I think Megatron can be summed up as "He looks okay, and if I was going to Botcon I'd probably want him, but I can't be bothered to get one middlemanned/on the aftermarket."

    It's a good mold and a clever idea/decent execution but just isn't doing it enough for me to want.
     
  20. Bountyan

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    pretty much summed up my thoughts...if I could find a good cloak for it maybe I'd be more interested.