BotBots Appreciation Thread

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

  1. Diamondback

    Diamondback Bitterly Clinging G1 Micromaster Malcontent

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    Right now it's going for GBP30 over in the UK, which is about 60US. Target still has it listed for shipping at $20 Li'l Woodzeez Restaurant Playset with Toy Food 31pc - Pass-the-Pasta Restaurant
     
  2. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    Dammit... you guys/gals just got me to purchase the 7-11 store. :lol 
     
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  3. Venixion

    Venixion Its always the middle of the night in Moonside

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    Do show it off.
     
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  4. Oniconvoy

    Oniconvoy The other black repaint

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    Every time I see this thread bumped, I have a glimmer of hope…

    …alas, for naught.
     
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  5. CrabGrass

    CrabGrass Shrapnel in a trench coat and sunglasses

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    "Maybe something cool will happen" - Me every time I refresh the page
     
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  6. marvel b

    marvel b Bearer of the Matrix of Smash

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    Guys, something cool might've happened! In the picture from the hasbro roundtable that showed off Slammer's tower mode, there's a bunch of possible hints to future figures in the background files (some were leaked a while ago) and among them was a file labeled "Botbots awesome"!

    Can't exactly share the pic because my break is almost over but there might be some more hope hanging in there from an official capacity!
     
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  7. Beastbot X

    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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    Gotcha covered. Right-hand middle of the screen, everyone:

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  8. Strafe

    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    I really want the convenience store one, would love to see pictures once people get theirs.

    And yeah, that's how starved we've been, a simple folder title had me going "It's happening, cue the music"

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  9. CrabGrass

    CrabGrass Shrapnel in a trench coat and sunglasses

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    Maybe If I complain more we'll get a release date for the cartoon
     
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  10. Ryan F

    Ryan F Transform and Roll Out!

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    What’s interesting to me is that, when we got all those leaked product codes back in January (the pizza and controller vehicles etc.), the two other leaks were a new Transformers Monopoly set (which was released in June), and a listing for “Dropkick Dino” (Don’t know what this was, maybe Studio Series Dino or possibly the Buzzworthy Dropkick set - either way it’s probably already been released).

    What’s the longest we’ve had to wait between a leaked listing and an eventual reveal? Because it’s coming up to a year now and these Botbots figures have yet to materialise…

    When did Series 5 come out? April 2020 or thereabouts? In four months’ time it will have been two whole years since the last Botbot came out.
     
  11. Xaran Alamas

    Xaran Alamas The Snow Guard

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    There is of course the usual caveat of Covid throwing a spanner in the works throwing off the timings.
     
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  12. Ryan F

    Ryan F Transform and Roll Out!

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    That’s true! But if the pandemic is the primary cause of the delay, it just seems odd that the Botbots line has been uniquely stymied, in a way that other Transformers lines haven’t been.
     
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  13. Xaran Alamas

    Xaran Alamas The Snow Guard

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    True! Good point yourself :) 
     
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  14. Strafe

    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    I gave Puffer a fragrant upgrade with some vapor tanks for his little cannons.
    (I’ve been calling them Stanquishers)

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  15. NemiMonkey

    NemiMonkey Sad Derpfester Noises

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    Dayum those perfume sample ladies aren't playing around anymore!

    Perfume Lady: "Would you like to try our new fragrance Summer Breeze"
    Holiday Shopper: "Oh, no thank you."
    Perfume Lady: *eye twitch* "COMMENCE BOMBARDMENT!!"
    Holiday Shopper: "wut...."
    Pipes: "eeeeeh, it's a living"
     
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  16. Deadsled

    Deadsled Energon Recovery

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  17. Max Tower

    Max Tower Well-Known Member

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    That looks like Tobin's Spirit Guide (as often mentioned in The Real Ghostbusters).
     
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  18. Venixion

    Venixion Its always the middle of the night in Moonside

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    Phenomenal photo and set up
     
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  19. Strafe

    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    Thank you! Yeah, people seemed to like that one, Soundwave is always a good choice.
    That vaulted him into the top five, even. I’ve been running one Botbot every day since March 8th and it looks like I’m gonna run out of them in January. It’s very likely the five most popular ones as chosen by the people are going to wind up being:

    5. The Great Mumbo Bumblo
    4. Abominable Soundman
    3. Coffeemus Prime
    2. Quackles
    1. Halloween Knight

    With honorable mention to Zwonkey Donkey and Slurp-a-Derp.
    Anyway, my friend drew me a Duderoni, he’s pretty neat.

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  20. There D Hood

    There D Hood Well-Known Member

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    I know we're all anxious about the cartoon's release and if the toyline will continue.

    I sent my top guy who says he knows a guy with information about the future of Botbots.

    He'll be back any minute with some good news... Right?

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