BotCon 2009 brochure is now online!

[lcz128]

If they're classics figures - then hell - I'd love to get one of all - but I... don't have a credit card

aaandd.... are we starting to speculate on the moulds they would use?

Have a few ideas... but unsure if this is the right section

[iceburn]

Seems like the theme will be Animated:

my bad guys..it might not even be repaints of Animated toys.
i had a quick look before i left house in the morning for house hunting and thought it's animated because of the logo

at a closer look now and discussion with jay, the Autobot insignia seems Universe so let's wait and see

[blackie]

damm, now im going to have to get them if theyre not animated :S
and i was going to stop buying for a while.......

since this is my first botcon as a collector, do we get to see some of the figs before ordering, or do we order knowing the characters and just hope we like them?

[Paulbot]

My two cents:

Elite Guard is an Animated term
Autobots and Decepticons never lived alongside each other in G1 without the war.
Animated Ultra Magnus would make a good Thunderclash
Animated Deluxe Cybertron-mode Optimus Prime would make a good Kup
Animated Lockdown has a vehicle mode that could be a Landshark
Animated Deluxe or Voyager Megatron turns into wedge like flying vehicle that could be made into a Scourge

For me, Flak's the only one a clear Animated toy doesn't spring to mind.

[jaydisc]

I (very disappointingly) don't think it's Animated. From what I've heard from a few sources, Botcon can't use CURRENT lines/figures.

Also, Brian's post Jan 6th:

OK, while we are working on finalizing the convention details, brochure and registration forms, we wanted to start the speculation game:

"For one young Autobot..." is all we have revealed so far. While we tend to guard the convention sets and souvenirs closely, I want to let you know that we are very excited about what we have waiting in the wings!

The set we have planned features a team of select Autobots never before featured in G1 in this way. The timeline we are spotlighting is new, yet very familiar...

Let the games begin!

So I think it's definitely G1/Classics/Universe Elite Guard, thus.... not Animated

I think we're going to get YET ANOTHER Cybertron Defence Scattorshot in Flak, Energon Mirage/Dreadwing would make a cool Scourge, and I got nuthin' for the rest.

[Sky Shadow]

For me, Flak's the only one a clear Animated toy doesn't spring to mind.

Blitzwing in tank mode. (Shockwave in tank mode would also work, as would Leader Bulkhead, but he'd be too big and expensive for the set.)

[Kyle]

I wouldn't mind a Universe/Classic Scourge, now that we already have Universe/Henkei Galvatron and Cyclonus.

Kup is win-win either way as Animated or Universe!

[GoktimusPrime]

I wouldn't mind a Universe/Classic Scourge, now that we already have Universe/Henkei Galvatron and Cyclonus.

As a Transfan I agree but I wouldn't blame HasTak for not doing it. When I first saw Scourge in 1986 I thought his alt mode was meant to be a boat. It was only later that I found out that it's meant to be - a flying boat.

Not this cool but d:

[griffin]

If they replaced the diecast with plastic in the Titanium Scourge, I think it would make a great Universe toy to go with Galvatron and Cyclonus. Pic attached...

[Kyle]

If they replaced the diecast with plastic in the Titanium Scourge, I think it would make a great Universe toy to go with Galvatron and Cyclonus. Pic attached...

They look great together!