BotCon 2011 theme is...

[Paulbot]

Do you simply order off the main website?

You register for BotCon as a "non-attendee" when registration starts and they send you the box set after the convention.

[Sky Shadow]

This is the news I expected and hoped for.

(Pretend that this sentence is the most awesome gif of James Van Der Beek imaginable.)

[optimus1]

I'm very interested in this set from the announcement of the theme, but will see how my funds go.

I wonder which molds they will use??????

[Doubledealer]

You register for BotCon as a "non-attendee" when registration starts and they send you the box set after the convention.

Thanks Paul, sounds relatively painless. Some possibilities I can see:

-Marauder Megatron (mold shown in Allspark Almanac Deuce)
-Hot Shot (mold shown in Allspark Almanac Deuce)
-Activator Earth Mode Wasp Scout
-Coneheads

Omega Supreme would be nice.

[SharkyMcShark]

Theyre not going to use new molds.

[i_amtrunks]

Great, more Animated toys I wont be able to afford.

Maybe the female Starscream clone? Any number of Bumblebee-wasp repaints... It's going to be interesting to see what other characters they can come up with using the limited number of deluxe sized toys they had (Earth mode Ironhide would be the easiest...)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Botcon exclusives are an extra $600 (give or take) worth of toys. If you're not into Animated you should be happy about the money you're saving?

The problem is just the reverse: I'm a sucker for Animated, it's my all-time favourite TF series, so these sets are gonna be hard to pass up.

[Quickstrike]

I can't think what deluxe toy they'd use for an army builder.

Autotroopers.

[Paulbot]

Autotroopers.

I thought of them but its not an existing toy. I guess they could repurpose Jazz...

Oh wait, Autotrooper was a Cyb Mode Ratchet/Ironhide remold. Yeah that could be it.

I think if they don't do something like Shattered Glass or Allspark powered (existing characters with new colour schemes), then a deluxe Bumblebee repaint as Cliffjumper would be a sure thing

[5FDP]

Animated lives on!