New 3rd Party Toys at Botcon 2014

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Mechafire, Jun 20, 2014.

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  1. Mechafire, Jun 20, 2014
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  2. Thelonicon, Jun 20, 2014
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    Forgive me for not being in the know, but didn't Botcon ban selling 3rd party stuff a couple years ago? If they did, I guess they backed off.

    Either way, I'm kind of curious. Does anyone know if the Bluster and Trench pictures are from final production versions or not? (The $5 discount promo code pictured in the gallery makes buying them a bit more tempting too.)
     
  3. GaussGunner, Jun 20, 2014
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    Best form BotCon 2014 =).
     
  4. BLOODRAGED189, Jun 20, 2014
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    Planet X <3

    there's also a little sneak peek of their Grimlock in case anyone didn't notice it
     
  5. Grimlock_13, Jun 20, 2014
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    YAY! So good to see that Planet X Sludge!!!!
     
  6. Decepticon32, Jun 20, 2014
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    Guys, let me inform you of a pretty sweet deal here. For only the cost of airfare, hotel, food, and admission you can get access to buying MMC's Shadow Hexatron in person for only an extra $15 above online prices! What a steal!
     
  7. General Tekno, Jun 20, 2014
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    Oh hey - looks like we have a TFcon/AutoAssembly exclusive revealed in there.

    Namely, the Mario/Luigi colored Bluster/Trench.

    I imagine these will sell well, like the MechIdeas shared exclusive last year appeared to.
     
  8. RedAlert Rescue, Jun 20, 2014
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    Hope that isn't the final deco for the (not)-elita-1 making it red steps all over the toes of a Firestar repaint.
     
  9. mentok27, Jun 20, 2014
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    Cool. This info shall hold me over till Tfcon.
     
  10. halfaway, Jun 20, 2014
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    MMC sludge not liking the boxy top view of the figure
     
  11. Prime Jetscream, Jun 20, 2014
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    Sludge, yessssss...

    I'm pretty sure that's Hasbro's Grimlock.
     
  12. bman29, Jun 20, 2014
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    Ok, I went to Botcon last year and saw several 3rd party pieces being sold, but they looked like a reselling of 3rd party products through other vendors. I could be wrong though, I really wasn't paying that close attention. So I'm guessing that's OK just not actually having 3rd party creator/manufacturer groups on premises I'm gathering is taboo?
     
  13. Jindrak, Jun 20, 2014
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    Pale pink Arcee is NEEDED. NAO!
     
  14. 'Zakath, Jun 20, 2014
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    Hold on: Salvia Prominon (Solus Prime) = Transmutate?

    That...fits so fucking perfectly into my headcannon.
     
  15. Autovolt 127, Jun 20, 2014
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    I'll admit Elita-1's not bad for a 3rd party figure.
     
  16. Requiem Prime, Jun 20, 2014
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    hey they are making a red and green version of... AUTOCON & TFCON EXCLUSIVE!

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Wait can those be acquired any other way? Like the botcon sets?
     
  17. SouthtownKid, Jun 20, 2014
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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo

    That's not how I was hoping Not-Godbomber would turn out at all... That is crushingly disappointing. :cry 


    That Cy-Kill is pretty dang cool, though.
     
  18. Severa, Jun 20, 2014
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    Really liking Sludge. But, is it just me or is the head of the bot tucked away in the pooper of that dinosaur? If the bots arms are the hind legs...then...?

    Aside from that, he's got wicked detail. Can't wait to see it in paint!
     
  19. Novaburnhilde, Jun 20, 2014
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    Very nice.

    I really respect all the hard work these 3rd party groups put into their figures, they all look great!
     
  20. axisvega, Jun 20, 2014
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    so, does this mean MMC is releasing the Shadow swords separately?
     
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