After a long wait, a copy of the Transformers Collector’s Club Magazine has reached the hands of the fandom. Thanks to a thread over on The Allspark, it has been revealed that the theme of the BotCon 2013 set is…
Machine Wars!
As announced at BotCon 2012, this year’s story takes place in the TFCC’s Wings of Honor universe after the events of their Generation 2 stories. What toys could possibly be included in this set? For that matter where and when will BotCon 2013 be? Swing on by the ongoing thread and speculate away by clicking the discuss link below.
UPDATE: According to The Allspark user, Walky, the comic inside the magazine itself also gives a bit of a teaser on just who may be in the set.
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Bass X0
Cool. A break from Shattered Glass…
…hey, you said toys, not fiction!
Edgewise
I love that idea too! I had first thought FP could use these molds as the Wreckers, but then Hasbro did it.
But maybe besides a Botcon set, this could possibly work as the figures for another year of the Figure Subscription Service. Possibly add in FOC Grimlock with a new head as a Decepticon(Overkill? Trypticon? Snapdragon?). I wonder if such a line-up would be more interesting than the mixed bag they're doing with the first year.
Trying to do another 5-piece "5-year" combiner as the membership/incentive figure doesn't seem like a great idea though.
Lumpy
I agree man, i think that's so cool. I used to love White Mochas thread, one of my favorite things ever.
Insane Galvatron
Well, he suggested the Headmasters and I like the idea enough to digi-bash it. No chance it's gonna be in 2013, so we're looking ahead!
Liokaiser
You guys are awesome. We haven't seen next years set yet and we're already thinking about 2014 set.
Insane Galvatron
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-fan-art/731854-botcon-2014-ideas.html#post8693778
I'm working on it!!
Autovolt 127
That actually would work real well actually. FOC Headmasters could be a neat idea.
mrduce1018
Pete keeps mentioning the War Machines idea. So it got me to thinking about some other ideas that we could get.
For instance, in the original MW, Starscream did not share a mold with TC and SW. So what if we got a repainted Energon Wingsaber for an updated Starscream. It fits that brick idea, different alt mode than TC and SW (if they are included).
Also, maybe revisiting the Cybertron Defense Scattorshot mold and make him MW Ironhide. Fits the War Machine theme, he has two big ass cannons on his arms… it would be an expansion of characters within MW.
These are just a couple ideas I had, thoughts?
Kaijumaster
I'm not a fan of mold re-use once Botcon has done it. and I'm not a guy that demands G1 repaints…..but a million times yes to this!
Star Saber
I think if anything, especially with SG Prime last year, FP knows big names sell, which especially helped that particular attendee toy pack, vs Octopunch and Spinister.
WhiteMocha
I like the idea of Fort Max as a combined mode. And I'd be down with that Brainstorm and Highbrow. Gotta say, though, for me the Swindle mold is dying to be redecoed as Crosshairs. It's the first mold in a while that I think would really work for that character.
It's also sort of a shame that Spinister was already done last year. While I like the Spinister figure, I feel like the FOC Vortex mold would have been a really good fit for him. It transforms in a similar pattern to G1 Spinister, so the color layout would work on both bot and vehicle mold. Ah well.
Bass X0
I hope so too. Botcon 2014 box set. So some more new heads. Plus a Decepticon Voyager.
No. Screw it. Go with Energon Scorponok as G1 Scorponok. Make the box set more expensive to accomodate.
Thundershot
I hope we do at least get a Megatron and Prime updated from Machine Wars… but somehow I doubt it. I'm counting on one or two Action Master characters, too. Maybe we'll finally get Treadshot or Gutcruncher from the Warpath mold…
I still hope they club eventually does the Headmasters characters as a boxed set using the Bruticus molds..
Brainstorm (Blast Off with Blast Off's head)
Chromedome (Swindle with Roadbuster's head)
Highbrow (Vortex with new head)
Hardhead (Brawl with Twin Twist's head)
Cerebros (Onslaught with Onslaught's head)
Fortress Maximus (combined mode, new head)
Bass X0
He may not even be one of the characters who get a new toy. Only a few of the original twelve will and that there will be new characters not in the the original Machine Wars.
They could return to 2013's theme during a later year or possibly as a future Subscription service.
Pete Sync
It was a compliment. Kind of
Autovolt 127
Umm Thanks?
I'm glad you like it.
[Wing_Saber-X]
^Hmm, I'm afraid so…
Althought we need a mould with a 'base mode'. But I doubt that'll happen anytime soon.
this. but it's been over used if anything.
Thundershot
Yeah, too bad they used the mold already for Pyro. It's not impossible for them to reuse a mold… just unlikely.
Insane Galvatron
You know, that would work the best of any suggestion yet. I wonder if that mold would be too new? It's supposed to be out in early 2013 and Botcon's not until June…
Shatterpoint
I always thought Classics Infern would work nicely.