BotBots Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by orangeitis, Oct 22, 2018.

  1. Michael Payton

    Michael Payton Well-Known Member

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    Today's haul and my new Bakery Bytes and Lawn League Bots from this weekend.
     

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    UK Botbots blind bag cases don't have those packing flaps which is a bit of a shame.
     
  3. Choys Choice

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    Opening / playing with them one by one is a bit agonizing :D  just started with it and I am only in day 16. My big order of series 1 and 2 from the US have just arrived in my country, and am still waiting for it to be delivered to my house.

    Hopefully the Lawn 8-packs are still available in Taiwan so that the only thing I will need to worry about is the Series 3 recommended 5 & 8 packs, the arcade renegade pack number 6 and the Christmas Tree from the Blind Bags
     
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  4. Michael Payton

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    FedEx didn't show up with my new Bots until almost six in the evening, so I don't have much time to mess around with them yet. I really adore the Spoiled Rottens that I have. Having angry looking Milk and Cheese hanging out on my laptop still makes me chuckle.

    My wife's Pulse order came FedEx yesterday too, so I know I've got my Con Crew already hiding away for Christmas. :) 
     
  5. UndertakerPrime

    UndertakerPrime Unlikeable dry-skinned biped

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    Pixelfin is that hard to find? Maybe I'm just lucky.
    The first AR set I ordered was set 2, and one of my kids ended up with Pixelfin. Then a few days ago, my wife unexpectedly bought a set from Meijer, mainly for the kids but I also got my pick...and by coincidence it was the exact same set. So 2 sets, 2 Pixelfins...but no Sheriff Sugarfeet, 24K-Bit, etc.

    When they received the aforementioned AR pack, my kids begged me to go on the website and find out their personalities. They then proceeded to have Knotzel make jokes about Tutu Puffz's lack of dancing ability, Tutu throw a fit, and Cackle Corn laugh his ass off at the whole thing. :lol 
    With such strong personalities, Botbots are begging to be made into some kind of show. It's kinda annoying that Hasbro has the budget for a dumb Cyberverse show, but not for Botbots.
     
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  6. Heavynova

    Heavynova Oh, the nostalgia...

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    I've gotten two sets of the AR from Amazon, got everyone else in those sets, yet no Pixelfins. All I need to complete series 3 is that damn repainted hat...

    Would you be willing to sell one, or trade one? I'll have to see what I have up for trade, but I do know I've got some rubs, trips, and even some quads...
     
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  7. Michael Payton

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    The post office lost my Music Mob package, but Amazon customer service is going to replace it. I can't complain too much. The post office is usually the best of the three carriers in my area. The regular driver is really nice. We really only have problems when she's on vacation.
     
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  8. bearytrek

    bearytrek Unicron Backer #1...

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    yeah I just finished reading the Botbots book and there are some really nice thought-out characters in there
     
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  9. UndertakerPrime

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    I'll have to think about it. One now belongs to one of my kids (and there ain't no way in hell I'm taking it from him :D ), so I'd have to trade my own. And it's actually one of my favorite Botbot molds.
    Go ahead and PM me your list of dupes, I'll see if there's anything that strikes my fancy.
     
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  10. Heavynova

    Heavynova Oh, the nostalgia...

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    Absolutely. I completely understand not wanting to part with it though, I'm a completionist, so I get it.

    I'm actually on an extended vacation in a hospital room right now, but when I get back home in a few days I'll definitely go through my extras and see what I have to offer!
     
  11. Ryan F

    Ryan F Transform and Roll Out!

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    Sorry to hear that, Heavynova. Wishing you all the best!
     
  12. Michael Payton

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    Feel better soon, Heavynova.

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    Anyone else get a Minions vibe from these two?
     
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  13. Ryan F

    Ryan F Transform and Roll Out!

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    Previously I assumed that the speaker was a nose and that the little notches in the corners were eyes, but now you’ve mentioned it, the more I look at it, the more it makes sense that the speaker grille is an eye. D’oh!
     
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  14. Heavynova

    Heavynova Oh, the nostalgia...

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    Thanks guys! Chances are I'll be going home tomorrow, but it could be an extra day. It's been 3 already, I'm ready to go now.
     
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  15. Michael Payton

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    The bios don't suggest this, but until official media comes out, in my own head fiction these guys "see" via sound. Like Marvel's Daredevil or Rot Lop Fan from the Green Lantern Corps. (He was a Green Lantern from a race without sight, so didn't understand concepts like "green" or "lantern", so he became the sole member of the F-Sharp Bell Corps.)
     
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    Venixion Its always the middle of the night in Moonside

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  19. Michael Payton

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    I always read people making the comment about buying these in bulk and returning the duplicates they don't need. I really wonder how much that bugs Amazon. Especially when they sell five or six $30 packs and everything not makes "#6" get returned.

    They sell them again as used, based on the condition. I've got a few of the 5 packs this week that were returns. They're still unopened, but with smashed cards a bit from shipping. I think I spent $6 something on some Music Mob and $8 on a pack of Shed Heads. They've got a few of the 8 packs marked down that way too, if anyone needs anything. $6 for Grampiano and two others I didn't have yet is definitely cheaper than eBay for now.

    Definitely will not be buying the returned Arcade Renegades tho, since those won't be the pack with all 16.
     
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  20. Michael Payton

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