Thanks to two Taobao sellers, we have a look at what is possibly a BotCon 2014 souvenir figure – Flamewar! As seen in these images, she appears to be a redeco of the Beast Hunters Deluxe Arcee mold. Flamewar has been seen as a BotCon offering before, as a redeco of Energon Arcee. This is appropriate, as much like that exclusive, this figure is both a redeco of an Arcee mold, and one that has a crossbow-type weapon.
Update: In a strange occurrence, there is also another auction from the same seller on Taobao with a blue/tan recolor of the PRID Arcee mold. It appears to have the same color scheme used for the recent TFCC Transmutate exclusive, which used the FE Arcee mold. What exactly could this be? A mold mix-up? Simply an experiment? Or could it possibly be another attendee figure?
Check the images out after the jump, then discuss and speculate on the forums!
zmclearan
Flamewar looks good but I like the current TFCC Transmutate much better.
Thundershot
Those aren't scalpers. Those are factory thieves.
LegendAntihero
obvious, scalpers are still able to get their hands on BotCon stuff before BotCon
BScorpinok75
is there a chance you'll do a classic-esq Flare-Up and/or Flamewar head if these teasers are true?
NemiMonkey
Part of me wishes Flamewar was a mass retail release or at the very least a Takara exclusive. On the other hand my wallet is giving me threatening glares knowing in advance I'm going to want this. Kind of interesting choice for the flame deco in robot mode I have to say. Me thinks who ever did the fig was being a tad too overworked and isolated.
I don't know what to make of that Transmutate. Why would they make another one albeit using the PRID mold when they just literally released a version. If this is legit they could easily have gone with Elita-1, Chromia, Moonracer, or any other character to use for that mold.
Autovolt 127
Flamewar is beautiful. I don't get the deal with Transmutate however.
D-Bot
The bag on the transmute looking BH Arcee says Botcon 2013, but the Flame War says Botcon 2014
dragon516
damn this is looks good. sharp deco and best part is i have not gotten this mold before. never into prime but will buy this for the deco alone. base on ghost of botcon past, maybe the three pack is chromia, flareup, flamewar. then again not confirmed as three pack..
tabtiurf
Flamewar looks great but I'm so over fembot motorcycles
jamarmiller
Thanks for letting everyone know !
cobra zartan
Bout time this was posted haha, its been listed on taobao for a few days now
Snake_eyes1975
I said the same shit…hilarious.
If I was not done on prime stuff, I would make an attempt to get this. I REALY like that decor…and the baroness would look killer riding it.
worldsgreatest
Both of these look really nice.
Richform4
flamewar's alt mode is HOT!!!
sh002
Cool
Kraken
That's nice. Would have been better if the orange on the bat wings was on the rear as well though. Making me reconsider one of those BH Arcee's that are hanging on the shelves.
Immortalis09
Time to get the tinfoil wrapped around my head again. I was thinking of doing this as a custom last week. Bloody Botcon telepaths.
Venksta
I really hope the PRiD version of that Transmutate is not an actual Botcon souvenir figure. It makes no sense for them to offer two versions of that character, the same year. As well, no other logical sense. I'm sure they'll have the club exclusive Transmutate for sale at the club store during Botcon anyways.
RedAlert Rescue
(Since I always plan to ignore any re-purposing of Prime moulds and to keep them as Prime toys) The colours on Flame War will complement Airachnid quite well. She also looks like a Bat Cycle to Arcee's Batgirl Cycle.
She can be a Megatron Fan girl too for giggles – and get on Knockout's nerves.
I wish they'd made Flare up too though.
I might even paint an arms Micron Arcee sword up in black and give her that too or the grey Micron blades.
And she can still hang around with Cannonball too anyway.
shellformer
I prefer the cyberverse figure's colours and I would've preferred the FE Arcee for the deluxe but that this has a bow at least makes it a good nod to the first mould used for Flamewar. I've been thinking about deciding on a Botcon exclusive to get and this would be pretty nice.