BotCon at-show toys & merchandise

[griffin]

The leaked list proved true...

The items, for as long they are available...
Knight 3-pack (Apelinq, Flare-up, Alpha Trizer (Trion)) - US$139
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Pirate 2-pack (Shokaract, Brimstone) - US$82
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Clone 2-pack (Pounce, Wingspan) - US$95
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Kreo 6-pack (BotCon Fractyl, Gigatron, Landshark, G2 Breakdown, Rattrap, Shattered Glass Rodimus) - US$49
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Unpainted Custom Class figure (Primal Prime) - US$75
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2014 Comic w/ Program Guide -US$5
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2014 character cards (two sets of 9 - for Autographs) - US$5 EACH set
(also available as 2 uncut sheets for US$25)
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Chase character cards (one of the four are randomly included with each set of nine above).
I would like to know the meaning or reasoning behind three of them.
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Oversized character cards (4 only) - US$10 EACH
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Litho poster - US$15 (no autographed version this year)
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I would love to say that I will be posting up some more photos tonight, but we've seen how that didn't happen after the last time I said it two days ago... :o

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Thanks for the Pot up Griff.

Man they are a hodge podge set of figures this year. I guess it works OK for a pirate theme of picking characters from all over the place, but some of those figures look horrid. Apelinq and Alpha Trizer just look really awful to me.

[Deonasis]

I cannot believe this is what they want to sell, surely there are major external forces at play that result in them mostly producing crap but nope, FP says that rarely happens. :(

I don't feel a cohesive pirate theme and i don't feel the 30th Anniversary connection outside of Scorponok (who i do agree with).

I need to see some Hasbro panel and cabinet display pics for good therapy.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I find the Pounce/Wingspan concept incredibly cool. Just did a search and realised that unfortunately it's not entirely original/unique (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/702639-vehicon-elite.html).

Too bad they didn't go as far as changing the headsculpts to match with G1, which would have fully differentiated it from the above custom. The giant pirates insignia on it also isn't very appealing.

[i_amtrunks]

Other than the hunter and clone packs, they'll be trying to offload these guys for years.

Sad waste of the 30th anniversary. Surely Hasbro has to take this in house or take a lot more control over what is produced? This is a terribly lacklustre effort and no way to entice new fans into attending, especially on the back of the next few films.

[Hursticon]

The clones are an absolutely brilliant use of those TF:Prime Vehicon molds, what a pity it is that they should be ruined by FunPub's big, dumb & ugly "ShatteredGlass-come-Pirates" faction logos...

...should've been stickers. :o


But hey! - With all these Exclusive Transformers figures being sold, at least G.I. Joe fans can rest assured they'll continue to have a few more Cons! :rolleyes:

[reillyd]

I cannot believe this is what they want to sell, surely there are major external forces at play that result in them mostly producing crap but nope, FP says that rarely happens

What, it rarely happens that they sell, or rarely they don't produce crap?

I kind of like the closure of getting 3H lion Alpha Trion, and am going to hunt one down, but zero interest in the other sets

[Verno]

Another year, another BotCon, and another line of pitiful repaints spun together with poor storytelling in an attempt to pass them off as somehow desirable.

Happy 30th Anniversary.

[griffin]

Photos on TFW of the display case of FunPub toys (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2014-exclusive-figure-display-photos-180427/) - mostly BotCon, but also Transmutate, Chromedome and Treadshot... which haven't been released yet in the Subscription series. Just no close up photos of the Kreo figures though...

The Kreo 6-pack have no instructions, so some are proving tricky to put together when all you have to work with is a small image on a piece of paper in the pack.
I will try to get a few extra photos of the Kreo in the display case from different angles if I can, to help those getting sets from me.

[Mythirax]

I a photo of the new Movie Bumblebee on tfw (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/sneak-peak-at-the-botcon-hasbro-cases-180432/). I got to admit, I'm really digging how he looks in that low-res photo. I'd love to see a better shot of him. Unless he's already had photos somewhere and I've missed it?

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Those clones look pretty nice...though I have to agree about the faction labels being a bit of an eyesore.

[CHILENO20]

This year's sets are so uneven. The box set is so-so and the clones are awesome (got myself a set thanks to a friend) but the others are a bit bleh. The Pirate set sucks and the only 1 worth from the Knight set is Flareup. FunPub really dosent care what its target audience wants. So much to choose from yet so narrow minded.

[Krayt]

Well Crap....

Nothing sold out except for Custom class figure, so all can be got from the club store...

Damn impatience tax of $200 this year :-(

[griffin]

The 7 at-show figures didn't sell out before the show ended, but they only had a case and a half of each... so probably won't be in-stock for long on their site (unless they had more kept in reserve).