BotCon 2013 toy reveals

[CHILENO20]

Was thinking about not getting it this year but now.......

Who is going this year? Can I order with anyone? I dont mind about the box.

[Quickstrike]

http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2013/bc13megaplex.cfm

Dreadwing mould for Mrgaplex. Must admit, did not see that coming. Thoughts anyone??

Well that's weird. There are Megaplex-y things about him but just not enough for me to actually see him as Megaplex.

All up, it's not a bad set. I do still really like Strika and Obsidian.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Hm, about the only ones that I would be even remotely interested in would be Strika, and well that's it really. I like the warp paintjob that skywarp has, whether they manage to pull it off nicely on the actual toy though is another matter.

Megaplex? interesting, but I think it should have had a new head, that head isn't anyway Megatron-esque in the slightest.

[BigTransformerTrev]

movieverse Dirge was a piece of poo as a figure.

I actually didn't mind the ROTF version of Dirge - but then G1 Dirge was my first ever TF back in the day so I may be somewhat biased

[Lord_Zed]

I actually didn't mind the ROTF version of Dirge - but then G1 Dirge was my first ever TF back in the day so I may be somewhat biased

+1 on the first part, as a transformer who turns into a fairly realistic looking Harrier jet (as opposed to another Eagle or Raptor, I found ROTF Dirge a quite reasonable and enjoyable mold all things considered.

[griffin]

The last of the Boxset toy images has been posted up - Megaplex in jet mode.

[Bidoofdude]

I was hoping for a redeco of a certain Screamer, but he's... ok. Not interested this time.

[Paul Agnew]

Anyone seen the mock-up box art for the set?

http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2013/bc13box.cfm

Waaaaant! Want now!

[griffin]

The first box-set with a window. Not sure how that will work out since they use very thick cardboard for the boxes (so a window would have a fairly deep depression, unless they are using thinner cardboard for the lids this year).
It looks lazier to me... having just a single character art on the box with a window, eliminating the need for a good bit of artwork (and only featuring just one of the 12 toys for this year).
And what's the point of having a window that only ends up showing off one and a half toys inside.


FunPub have updated their site with new Obsidian images, with the darker colour scheme featured on that box mock-up. The colours are more cartoon accurate, compared to the toy colours the original images were based on.

[Gouki]

I like the look of the box, enough. But I prefer Obisidan's original colour reveal.