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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 18:45:18 GMT
Megatron/Gigatron doesn't so NO! Well he turns into a giant hand, so I imagine that will play into the fiction in some way! I'd be disappointed if it doesn't latch onto the combiner in it! There is a lot of red. Makes me wonder whether we'll get one more red figure for an all-red combiner. I wonder if any combiner limb could make an Inferno! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:05:49 GMT
You know when you come in half way through a conversation...?
SOMEONE TURNS INTO A GIANT HAND?!?!
What the blazes are you people talking about?!?!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:14:16 GMT
It's the RiD Megatron mold, he was a 10-changer, with modes including an elephant, a dragon, a giant hand and a thingy.  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:16:02 GMT
Now, see, now I know you're just making this up. Those are photshops are something. There is not a Transformers who transforms into A HAND!!! IT'S RIDICULOUS! You and Ayres are in on this together!
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:16:32 GMT
Which one's supposed to be the hand?!?!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:18:47 GMT
Which one's supposed to be the hand?!?! The hand is clearly top right, are you drunk?  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:25:32 GMT
Errr... oh.... oh ok.... yeah.... fair enough.... hand.... -like.....
(wish I was drunk)
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:25:57 GMT
Goodness Shockprowl, next thing, you'll claim that you don't know which one is the boat mode!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:27:40 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 19:28:01 GMT
Phil's been digging online .... news.tfw2005.com/2016/01/18/botcon-2016-predacus-full-reveal-307934Known Botcon 2016 Exclusives:
Boxed Set: Predacus
1) Voyager Sea Clamp (CW Scattershot new head)
2) Deluxe Cicadacon (CW Skydive w/ stock head)
3) Deluxe Ramhorn (CW Nosecone w/ new head)
4) Deluxe Tarantulas (CW Rook w/ new head)
5) Deluxe Ravage (CW Breakdown w/ new head)
Attendee Freebie:
1) Unknown CW Deluxe figure w/ new head.
Souvenirs:
1) TM3 Megatron (RiD Mega/Galvatron retooled/painted as TM2 Megatron)
2) Unknown Maximal (non-CW mold)
Troop Builder:
1) Unknown CW Legends figure
Golden Ticket Bonus:
1) Unknown CW Legends figure
- Troop Builder cast in different color plastic.
- NOT a Beast Wars character.
Custom Class:
1) Unknown CW Deluxe figure
- "Alternative" head (not available at US retail)
- 1984-85 character There's some names here we've not heard before: www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/1060393-botcon-2016-commercial-starring-david-kaye-post13333761.htmlTo answer your question, they probably did 1800 of Megatron as he's going to be the one highly in demand anomaly. Just based on GB Blackrock's spreadsheet, I get the impression these are the likely numbers this year for all exclusives:
Box Set: 1600
Bagged Set: 250 (confirmed)
Megatron: 1800
Tigatron: 1200
Unit 3: 1000
Arcee: 1200
Reflector: 1400
Bluestreak: 800
Terrorsaur: 1400 I'd said Tigatron for a while. Arcee ? From Legend Blackarachnia as a homage to the 2001 exclusive which was paired with Tigatron. Unit-3 ? ? ? Bluestreak ? Read more of the thread and it suggests that's the custom toy and it's BLUE Bluestreak as a CW toy leaving Silver Bluestreak free to be done as a later CW Boxset |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:28:10 GMT
And what bizzar Japanese cartoon is this from?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 19:29:34 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:29:58 GMT
And what bizzar Japanese cartoon is this from? From Car Robots, which was released as the original Robots in Disguise in 2001. Great show! Same show Sky Byte (the shark) is from |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 19:31:34 GMT
You need to see it. Especially Sky Byte Saves The Day!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:31:42 GMT
Bluestreak ? Read more of the thread and it suggests that's the custom toy and it's BLUE Bluestreak as a CW toy leaving Silver Bluestreak free to be done as a later CW Boxset That's interesting. I had heard Ratchet would be the custom toy, but it makes more sense it would be something like Blue Bluestreak which is far less likely to get a mass release!! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 2, 2016 19:32:26 GMT
Oh the Brothers! One of which was Prowl! And and and X-Brawn! And and and, er, Sideblast...?
Ahhhh.... Ok. Some things are falling into place.
See? I do know stuff... kind of....
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 19:34:06 GMT
You need to see it. Especially Sky Byte Saves The Day! It has problems. The first dozen episodes are pretty rubbish in that they try to desperately make the comedy Predacon characters threats (which they clearly are not). Once the Decepticons come on the scene, the dynamic improves a lot. The dub's a lot of fun, but the music sucks a lot of the energy out of it (the original had a fun pop-like score, the US version replaced it with dull synth). It's worth watching one or two good eps, not the whole thing. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 19:43:21 GMT
A google for "Botcon 2016 Unit 3" gives me BotCon 2016 commercial starring David Kaye - Page 17 - TFW2005.com
www.tfw2005.com › Transformers › Transformers News and Rumors
3 Feb 2016 - BotCon 2016 commercial starring David Kaye ... Have any Botcon toys ever been redone later? .... 4) Unit 3 from CW Deluxe Streetwise But I can't find the text itself in the thread! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 20:08:13 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 20:10:22 GMT
Anyone sensible is probably calling him 'Under 3' Phil, if you are google searching
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 20:20:05 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 20:38:15 GMT
I'm expecting that with a big lion face tampo on it
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 2, 2016 21:02:41 GMT
I can sort of see the joke here: Beats Wars Prowl was a lion, and CW Prowl is a Streetwise repaint so make it a Streetwise repaint.
Similarly Tarantulas was a Motorbike, Rook was a replacement for Motorbike Groove as a limb so let's make Tarantulas a Rook repaint.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 2, 2016 21:03:28 GMT
Oh god maybe?
I just assumed it was sort of the closest to the Clocker mold!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 3, 2016 19:05:10 GMT
You need to see it. Especially Sky Byte Saves The Day! It has problems. The first dozen episodes are pretty rubbish in that they try to desperately make the comedy Predacon characters threats (which they clearly are not). Once the Decepticons come on the scene, the dynamic improves a lot. The dub's a lot of fun, but the music sucks a lot of the energy out of it (the original had a fun pop-like score, the US version replaced it with dull synth). It's worth watching one or two good eps, not the whole thing. Ignore Bluestreak. RID is a fun cartoon from beginning to end and you should watch the whole series. -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 19:08:55 GMT
What the But anyways, I am right and Ralph is wrong. I still like RiD v1 and it's one of my fav TF cartoons, but it's weak until the Decepticons show up! And they replaced a great soundtrack with something boring and generic. A version that is the US dub but with the Japanese music would be far far better! |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 3, 2016 19:23:42 GMT
Nowt wrong with RID. It's all good.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Apr 3, 2016 21:41:51 GMT
Aye. The only problem with the series is the bit between the start and the end of the credits...
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 21:55:08 GMT
Booooo bad llama!!
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Post by Toph on Apr 3, 2016 22:39:21 GMT
The only problem with the series was what came after it ended.
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