griffin's random BotCon photos.

[dirge]

the reign of dirge ends

but... but... I haven't had the chance to go on the rampage yet?!

[Pipesqueak]

I too am intrigued by the Hound/Ravage set and this whole 25th anniversary line. If Ravage will fit inside G1 Soundwave, does that mean these are G1 style toys, or are they more likely to fit in with our classics collections?

[turtle boy]

welcome back Griff. Trust you had a safe journy?

Quick, Dirge, go now while Griff's not looking

[roller]

hey man he didnt answer you right away

[griffin]

Hi Griffin, Welcome back and thanks for the great pics!

When it come to Hound and Ravage, how does that work? Is this a 'vs' set or a team double pack set? I am a bit concerned because it feels odd that Ravage plugs into Hound when they are supposed to be on opposite sides.

They are still rivals, but I think the episode had Ravage attach hiself magnetically to the back of Hound, while in cassette mode, to sneak into the Ark. And it doesn't plug into Hound, just onto the back (probably with posts into the cassette holes).

Welcome back Griffin. Thanks again for all the great info and pics!

Do you have any idea when Hasbro will be releasing images of Hound/Ravage and Cyclonus? I can't wait to see them...

Whenever they feel like getting around to it...

Thanks, sounds good - some have described it as a "super Ravage".

Did Ravage look something like this:



And I forgot to ask: what does Cheetor look like? Much like Ravage X9?

Ravage was a new mould, and still transforms into an audio cassette. Cheetor is also new, but probably wouldn't be too different to the standard 'four legs into two legs and two arms' transformation.

Welcome back Griffin !
I'm guessing the cronies were pretty damn strict when it came to ensuring that no one had any type of camera/recording device during the Classics/Animated panels

They were telling people not to take photos, and we didn't see any flashes, but it would have been possible to take photos without a flash, without being noticed. Saintly said that he came in late and started taking photos before being told not to, but if he took photos of anything interesting I told him not to post them here.

I guess those sort of presentations are the incentive to go to BotCon, but keep in mind that their presentation at SDCC last year appeared to be the same as their BotCOn presentation, and photos were allowed at the SDCC. This year's SDCC is in June I think, so we might see some of the sneak peeks online then.

[griffin]

I too am intrigued by the Hound/Ravage set and this whole 25th anniversary line. If Ravage will fit inside G1 Soundwave, does that mean these are G1 style toys, or are they more likely to fit in with our classics collections?

THe look of the toys will fit them into the Universe line (which is what the packaging will be anyway), but the added gimmick with Ravage is that it will also be able to fit within Gen1 Soundwave. These anniversary toys will look different enough to stand out a fair bit from the series their original versions are from (so Ravage is not a Gen1 style looking toy). But if you consider the SOundwave reissue as part of the Classics line (because it was in Classics packaging), this Ravage toy ends up being closely related to the Soundwave toy anyway.

[Robzy]

Do you have any idea when Hasbro will be releasing images of Hound/Ravage and Cyclonus? I can't wait to see them...

Whenever they feel like getting around to it...

Damn! That's what I thought you'd say!

[Pipesqueak]

THe look of the toys will fit them into the Universe line (which is what the packaging will be anyway), but the added gimmick with Ravage is that it will also be able to fit within Gen1 Soundwave. These anniversary toys will look different enough to stand out a fair bit from the series their original versions are from (so Ravage is not a Gen1 style looking toy). But if you consider the SOundwave reissue as part of the Classics line (because it was in Classics packaging), this Ravage toy ends up being closely related to the Soundwave toy anyway.

Awesome! Effectively Classics Hound and Ravage is great news!

[Tober]

Ravage was a new mould, and still transforms into an audio cassette.

Yeah, I got that. Sorry cos I seem to be asking the question the wrong way...

I'm more curious to know how the new mold differs from the G1 origional. Like I heard that it has more articulation but does not have the missile launchers. So does it look more like the concept VHS pic in bot mode - in that it has more articulation in the limbs and has a more realistically proportioned feline shape as opposed to the stuck-together legs and long neck etc? Does it still have roughly the same transformation sequence or do the limbs fold out a different way - maybe like comparing G1 Lazerbeak to Booster x10. Is the head shape longer like Alternator Ravage or flatter like Alternator Battle Ravage. Has he got much color detailing besides the standard black, maybe silver and/or purple highlights? Just any info you can provide.

Yes, I have alot of time for Ravage.
Pity I will most probably have to grab Hound as well.

Thanks.

[griffin]

No idea on how it relates to it. We got shown lots of future toy pictures very quickly, and the best way to describe Ravage was that it looked like it would fit in quite well with the Classics theme. The legs look independent to each other, and it looked a little more fuller than the original cassette, but not sure if it would be much more rounded if it is supposed to still fit inside SOundwave. I think the cassette mode had a lot more gaps to it, so that the cat mode looked a little more curved.