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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    Strike previous, Snorg looks like an '80s Walkman.
     
  2. bearytrek

    bearytrek Unicron Backer #1...

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    the eyeviewer becomes the cannon on his arm ala Megatron...the film reels turn and fold onto his back the way most older motorcyle transformers stowed their wheels as backpacks...
     
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  3. Diamondback

    Diamondback Bitterly Clinging G1 Micromaster Malcontent

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    Just ordered two sets, hope at least one is right.
     
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    BB Shockwave Behold, Gagatron!

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    Nice! Yeah that reminds me of the Super Gobot motorbike who had his wheels on the back.
     
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    Hey Did the botbots 1.5 Series Color changers Have 8-packs? because Color Change 8-packs are starting to arrive in U.S ports. According to Panjiva, but the 5 packs have the same Product codes, so I don't know if this is a mistake or not.

    Hasbro Inc., 16047 Mountain Avenue, Chino, CA 91708, USA | Buyer Report — Panjiva
     
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    CrabGrass Shrapnel in a trench coat and sunglasses

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  7. Diamondback

    Diamondback Bitterly Clinging G1 Micromaster Malcontent

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    That would be the Lawn League. Do you have a Panjiva account that you could look up a few things perchance? :) 
     
  8. Jtprime17

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    Unfortunately no, but I can try to manipulate the search function to try and display the info you're looking for if it exist. (If it's a older manifest).

    If it's a newer one it should just pop right up.
     
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  9. Diamondback

    Diamondback Bitterly Clinging G1 Micromaster Malcontent

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    Thanks--I was hoping I could find somebody to look up manifests on Micromasters and Mattel Jurassic World. :) 
     
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    When opening my lawn league packs and reading the names on the back of the card, I was trying to piece the names together without seeing the insructions first. Most of them were obvious, but two surprised me. I'm almost wondering if maybe Bumsprout and the Pollinator got their names swapped? Just with Pollenator's appearance of an unshaven like face and wearing what seems like overalls....that made me think of a stereotypical bum right away.
     
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  11. Beastbot X

    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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    I'm pretty sure "bum" in this case refers to butt, so his name is basically "Butt Sprout", which is fitting since that mold has a plant coming out of its butt.
     
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  12. Strafe

    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    This is the resplendent view from the pinnacle, the Botbots thread has reached its apex. We did it, fellas. And ladies.

    So I was brainstorming potential Happy Meal Botbot repaints, many of which should be obvious. I was trying to figure out if I could paint a candy corn to look like a chicken McNugget or Grimace or both, and was trying to come up with a few off the beaten path ideas to fill out the roster. Would Songwave/Pucksy work as a pickle? For now, I’m calling him “Dillhouse”.
     
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    BB Shockwave Behold, Gagatron!

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    I am surprised how some figures are getting their fourth repaint, while others never got one. Like, we have 4 lollipops but only one ice cream bar?
    Also, I hope somewhere down the line we get some "Fridge Friends" - remolded from the Spoiled Rottens. Milk carton, loaf of cheese, ham, maybe some sausages and an eggholder carton?
     
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    Beastbot X Old skool. In a lot of ways.

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    I was totally serious writing that previous post, but darnit now I can't breathe I'm laughing too hard.
     
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    Strafe Secretary of Balloon Doggies

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    Started from the bottom, now we-

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    Hmm. Here.
     
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    I'd suggest the Bum in bumsprout can also mean bad, broken, misformed or otherwise lacking in the proper function.

    So basically his name means that they are a 'malformed growth'.

    I just had a thought... I wonder if anyone has thought to contact the people making the T-Shirts and other Botbots merchandise and ask them if they've been supplied with materials related to the colourchange figures (such as the bios?)

    As I doubt asking Hasbro would get you anywhere. Though it might be worth pestering them to add them now they are technically out in the USA.
     
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    Have any new shirts been made since the initial batch?
     
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    In Soviet Quintessa, the pie eats you!
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    UndertakerPrime Unlikeable dry-skinned biped

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    Dammit, Yakov Smirnoff, get out of this thread!

    :p 
     
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    Glad someone got the reference. :D 
     
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