BotBots Appreciation Thread

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

  1. Vector Oracle

    Vector Oracle Heroic Captain of Cowabunga

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    Removed Miss Mixed, Game Older, and Wilderness Troop #3. Still waiting on the 8-pack mystery bubbles.
     
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    oh my god, there's stickers? that changes everything.
     
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    We have always used this thread for swapping and buying botbots.
     
  4. Venixion

    Venixion Its always the middle of the night in Moonside

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    I'm jealous of your 3D glasses owl. :D 
     
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    I just got my claw machine pack, I got:
    Milton,
    Snotty Stem,
    Skitter Chatter,
    The Cobbler,
    Blurray Murray,
    And Gold Dexter
     
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    Hey, did anyone notice that the smores guy is misassembled? His feet are on his head, haha! An easy swap but strange.
     
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    Thanks a ton for the info! So all we've got is the Goldsferatu Gumball pack left then.

    Because of the fact that the checklists have gold around their boxes, I expect Disaster Master and Burrito Favorito to be in that pack as well as Crumbly Yumbly, who is seen in the one in the demonstration video for how to open the pack.
     
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    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    My claw set is out for delivery, but a quick last minute shopping jaunt during lunch yielded result!

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Capirus

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    Got one of each pack. I ordered some more now knowing for sure that there are two varieties. Here's what I got.
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  11. Beastbot X

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    Interesting, no Burrito Favorito in ANY of the 4 packs, despite his checklist box being gold...

    So Gumball Machine pack #2 is:
    -Goldsferatu
    -Movie Munchster
    -Crumbly Yumbly
    -Disaster Master
    -Smore N'more
    -Fancy Flutter


    Anyways, lookie what arrived with my mail today (along with the rest in their 8-pack):
    [​IMG]

    I found the Lawn League 8-pack that I needed on eBay for a kinda expensive, but still reasonable price (given the costs of importing), a few days ago. Grass Guzzler's little cutter blade on the bottom of his alt mode can rotate around, I was NOT expecting that-- I love little touches like that! Anyways, at long last...

    2019 BOTBOTS COMPLETION ACHIEVED.
     
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  12. bearytrek

    bearytrek Unicron Backer #1...

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    so that must mean the other gumball pack has the macaroon, tent, tickets, cookiee, gold cupcake & smores and that means all 4 packs are must get (for now)?
     
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  13. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    Seen a few single series 3 packs in target while getting dog food...

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    Opened em' just now...

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    No series 4 in sight, but I think I made out pretty good!

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    Cant go wrong with an army of quackles! :D 
     
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  14. vvvTheONEvvv

    vvvTheONEvvv \/ He Thinks He's Smart.

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    See @Capirus post 2 above yours... o_O  :lol 
     
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    bearytrek Unicron Backer #1...

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    was that the one up for $50 a week ago?

    I guess the burrito is the one gold bot in the 8 packs then?
     
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    It's an armada!
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  18. Strafe

    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    Oh man, those are terrific. Above all, I’ve desperately wanted the trowel (spade?) from that set. The lawnmower is too cute to not repaint in the future.
    Bask in my envy.
     
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    All of these special packs are must-get, it seems, even if you don't care about the Gold Botbots. Assuming these don't show up in the 8-pack blind bubbles, only 1 pack has The Cobbler, only 1 has Frostfetti Frostyface, only 1 has Crumbly Yumbly, and only 1 has Mr. Memory Banks.

    Yeah, $50 was the price I paid for it + shipping. Near the upper end of what I was willing to pay, but it was worth it to finally finish all of the 2019 Botbots since it increasingly looks like we're not getting the Lawn League packs any other way. Honestly given the cost of importing and the increased cost of the packs in Taiwan (I think they're the equivalent of $20 there), $50 wasn't that much more.

    Also regarding Burrito Favorito, I think you misunderstood me-- on the checklist,, every check box has a color outline around it. All of the ones with gold outlines around them are SUPPOSED to be in the Gumball/Claw Pack assortment. Indeed, every other one with a gold outline around the check box is in at least one pack in this assortment-- but apparently not Burrito Favorito, who so far is only in the single-pack assortment. Whether he's also in an 8-pack blind bubble or not remains to be seen. Burrito Favorito himself is not gold.

    The gold Bot that will be in the 8-packs, by process of elimination (and according to the check box outline color), is Game Golder, the Game Over redeco.

    The trowel/spade Mucker Von Diggs is the only one of the three where the color change paint works, as well. (It goes from a very dull/dark to a very light brown.) I rubbed and rubbed the other two-- the flowers on the Pollinator, the dirt on the top of Grass Guzzler's motor-- no change I could see.

    I could easily see Mucker Von Diggs getting a redeco in a future Series for the Wilderness Troop, but Grass Guzzler's a bit more of a ??? I guess he might fit in with the Home Rangers, maybe? Although the rest of them are indoors...
     
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