BotBots Appreciation Thread

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

  1. Max Tower

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    Well my repeated attempts to get a recommended Bakery Bites set off Amazon.com finally paid off I got The Chief Cherry/ Nozzlesnot/Luckanier one finally.

    [I still really want Hasbro to hurry up and publish the Bios for these ones already]

    Thick thoughts ; the Rolling Pin is OK the feet are not the best and the head cover is a bit loose, but not a bad mould.
    The Mixer is a simple but sucessful mould I like his shockwave like visage too. Looks kinda hypnotic to me.
    Luckaneer has a very odd expression on his face - but I got a decent one - his head doesn't collapse down like some of this mould does.
    Nozzlesnot ; I think might be a girl ; hard to tell. The Dalek like head piece is kinda fun, I'd be OK with this getting repainted again.
    Chief Cherry 3:14 (what does that name even mean is it CB radio slang or a biblical reference or just the time of day one eats pie?); No mould degredation anyway the arms hold on better than on the brocolli Pizza.

    Overall I'm pleased. (roll on Lawn League Amazon)
     
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  2. Michael Payton

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    It's a math joke. 3.14 is pi.
     
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  3. Max Tower

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    Ok many Thanks.

    I obviously wasn't getting that as my brain insisted on reading it as a date or a time.
    I kept thinking of some signicance with the 14th of March or 3:14pm and not seeing that. What is slightly embarassing is that I'm sure someone must have mentioned it before and i'd merrily have carried on calling them Chief Cherry Three Fourteen in the meantime.

    (chuckle)

    Oh well like they say on Gi Joe ""Knowing is half the Battle"
     
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  4. Venixion

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  5. Capirus

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    Grave Rave? No he's real. Comes in the five pack with the Grapes as a lost bot.
     
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  6. Kofi Sapong

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  8. Beastbot X

    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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  9. Kofi Sapong

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  10. Venixion

    Venixion Its always the middle of the night in Moonside

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    Cute, cozy penguins
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    Villains Rock!
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  11. Beastbot X

    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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    Dude, no. When the book first came out I posted a few sample pages, so did a few others. If those aren't enough for you, buy the dang book and support the hobby. It's 10 bucks.
     
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  12. Tygar128

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    Arent the pages in the book basically the same as the profile on the Botbots webpage? lol The extent some ppl will go to save a bucks. Asking you to scan the whole book lol.
     
  13. Max Tower

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    The Bios are slightly longer and contain additional headings.
    Don't forget that each Botbot also has it's own Role Description too such as :
    Batter Splatter : Role : Dizzy Kitchen Mixer.

    Which tells you not only what they turn into but their key personality trait too.

    The Books contain one bit of information that I think some are fishing for which is what team the Lost Bots were lost from.

    I wonder if it's possible to write to the publisher and ask them if they intend to make a volume 2 and also if they can make VERY sure to include the Lawn League & Bakery Bites and if possible the Arcade Renegades and The SDCC exclusives as well. It would make the book a bit longer - but not much longer. Failing that perhaps it's worth harassing Hasbro into putting the Bakery Bites and Lawn League bios online.

    I think if they sold them on their own EBay Outlet and shipped the Lawn League to Amazon they'd have plenty of excuse then to say they are out - as they'd be no rarer than the Arcade Renegades then.

    Another option might be to publish a varient page for Singapore, Hong Kong or Canada with the info on - even if it's not on the USA Hasbro page.
     
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    Pretty sure it tells that in the directions and the bio on the site, but yes, as other said just buy the book <_< If you can afford a 5 pack of botbots you can afford a book for the same price.
     
  15. Max Tower

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    I just mentioned the Role compenant as it's useful info that is on the instructions that people might not notice & in the case of the Lawn League / Bakery Bites it's all we have.
    The Book is worth buying if you collect Botbots I'd say.

    But it does contain some additional info that is worth knowing like that data on the Lost Bots previous teams and mention of a characters Gender in bios that didn't have that part online.
     
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    @Kofi Sapong , googled these few pages. You’ve likely already seen these, but thought they might be new to some:
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    I highly doubt this book will show up in shops here in Taiwan, but I’ll live if I don’t get it m’s’pose.
     
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    So botbots will now have a Rare chance of being gold, and there are new blind 10 packs which will have a guaranteed gold
     
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  19. Max Tower

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    Hopefully they will all be packed the same (like the Lost Bots) and there won't be any actual randomness involved. Or they will at least have a number on like the Arcade Renegades pack.

    Oh I can see such pain ahead.

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    That said I can also see some of the new designs in the packaging art including a Binocular Microscope & a Liquidiser.
     
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  20. NemiMonkey

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    Okay putting aside the headache that is le gold botbots, I spy with my little eye a microscope botbot. Going to need to snag that one for sure for my sis since she works in forensics.