The Botcon 2016 coverage continues as we have pics of a few new additions to the display cases, TCC Ramjet and Skywarp who are retools of the Armada Starscream mold, and Transformers vs. G.I. Joe G2 Megatron and Marvel Comics MP Ratbat, the former of which is a repaint of Generations Legends class tank Megatron. These pairs were discussed and the latter revealed yesterday during the Roundtable Panel amongst other upcoming exclusives from the club.
Could we finally have our first up close look at TFSS 4.0? Stay tuned to TFW for more Botcon news and check out the pics after the jump.
G.B. Blackrock
This is bordering on thread necromancy, so I'm not sure which set (there have been a few) you're referring to. These are the sets that came out since last September.
neocon
Where can I find images of crossover set packaging, or can anyone post them here?
G.B. Blackrock
Assuming you mean the Joe/TF crossover figures (I won't have any information about Joeclub stuff not connected to TFs), they haven't already been released.
I'm anxious to see those made available, too.
Chaos Prime
Okay, yea. That was the last email I got on the matter too. I think I'm just getting antsy at this point 'cuz I don't know what's going on. Thanks.
OriginalFire
So are the GI Joe figures still coming or have they already been released
G.B. Blackrock
That's probably because little information has been released. Not that we've expected any, beyond what has always been true for these figures.
The second (let alone final) payment never takes place until after the first couple of figures have shipped.
That said, here is the full text of a relevant e-mail we got in July:
Thundershot
The first payment is done. That takes care of the first two figures. The second payment will be after those first two ship out. The final payment will be after the 4th figure ships out.
Chaos Prime
I'm asking about subscription service number 5. Fun Pubs final one.
I think the first payment was what….June? July?
The next payment should be coming up, right?
Or when shipping begins.
I'm just having a difficult time finding corrent information.
G.B. Blackrock
Do you mean the service that hasn't even started mailing yet? Or the one that's just recently completed?
If the one that hasn't started yet, I assume that they'll follow the pattern of having payment only after the first shipment, although it does seem likely that both payments #2 and #3 will be right on top of each other.
If the one that's just finished, the final payment should have happened some time ago. Before the final figures were shipped.
Chaos Prime
Hey quick question, and I apologize if this is in the wrong thread, but this is direct from a google search.
When is the final payment for the subscription service?
flux convoy
How would it have been any different than Ravage, really? Not much, I'd say.
PoweredConvoy
Yeah it would be cool, but not sure how you'd get all that black shading on the figure. Tape mode might end up very weird.
flux convoy
That Blackcat deco would have been amazing on an actual cassette. You're crazy, Randy.
Starscream 91
This set already sold me with Megatron, Cobra Commander, and Scarlett. Wasn't interested in Ratbat as he was a Masterpiece but I've accepted that if I got this he would be my CHUG Ratbat till they make him in Titans Return or something. But then you throw in Blackcat and Toaster! Hell to the yes, give me that!
bradforj
I really wish the club would have included a rail gun accessory for us to put on an original HISS in place of the turret on top. The HISS with rail gun is easily the most recognizable COBRA vehicle from the G2 crossover comics.
Fortress Prime
from HISSTANK
new picture of the set from joecon
JoeCon 2016 Comic G.I. Joe Ninja Force and Transformers – HissTank.com
Predakwon
Wow, looking at the TFwikis for Toaster and Blackcat, I'm impressed.
PoweredConvoy
The set was always going to be Scarlett, Cobra Commander, Biggles-Jones, Megatron, and Ratbat.
Having Blackcat and Toaster as accessories is a way of getting them into the set without adding the extra cost of a fully fledged figure.
Think of it as a little extra bonus to the set. That rather than coming with another G.I. Joe gun or sword, it comes with two new characters that are accessories to what's already present in the set.
Plus Blackcat's color scheme would have made for a really weird / bad looking cassette.
Randy
flux convoy
They didn't create them. Using non transforming toys for Transformers characters is dumb. I thought it was dumb with Afterbreaker and just as much so, here. I'm totally on board with the characters. Just not the toys used. I'd rather have nothing than not doing it right. Toaster was always a toaster, right? Not that it's a great toy but wouldn't Ejector be a better choice? You know, because he's a toaster.