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Insomia beckoned me to the computer and I saw some pics at Tformers tonight.

I was never a fan of the Energon Hot Shot mold so I was shocked (and rather surprised) that FP's retooling for the Transformers Club Nightbeat figure actually removes a lot of the suck.

The Hot Shot head really didn't do anything for the body at all but this new head sculpt definitely looks tons better.

Even in the alt mode It really does look like a totally different toy.

Amazing with a little work and a color palette change can do.

Alas, Botcon Richochet still leaves me apathetic.

Now just like the Movie Jolt repaint, I think the car looks great.

Those colors work so well but then once transformed, he just looks so awkward with the black head and hands.

He looks like a total Big Lot Chinese knock-off to me.

Now Richochet, aka the robot originally known as Stepper, is pretty much an exact inverse of Meister, aka Jazz.

Obviously, I didn't remove the flame sticker or anything but you can see from a simple Photoshop invert that they are opposites so to speak. (Jazz would look kinda cool with the blue flames.)

And even though I'm not a fan of that robot at all, I still think that the original Stepper deco would had been far more pleasing to the eye than what they are doing.

The whole Earth-3 theme doesn't do anything for me toy-wise, and I'm just not seeing much in Botcon Richochet to love.

I mean, FP more or less regurgitated Botcon Jazz without varying much from his G1 appearance so I can't figure out why they just didn't do the inverse here for Richochet too like the original Stepper.

If they didn't do any strange wording on him, then at least he could be used as a "Classics Richochet" for those who get off on the Classics stuff.

For the attendee figure, I guess I wish they'd have done something really unique and special since the volume is so low. Something to make you feel like you really get something for the effort and money you put out to travel and then spend hours in a line.

Hell... in retrospect, last year's translucent blue Mirage looks far more exciting than this year's figure. But I love the Mirage mold so that doesn't help me be objective here at all.

Oh well.

I just can't get over the knock-offishness of it.

And Botcon Blurr ?

Sorry. Double plus ungood bot there for me. I'd forgotten about the Armada line until they dredged this one up.

Once again though, the car alt mode looks great. The lightning paint deco is fantastic and the blue on the black is surprisingly sharp.

If for some reason these guys to make it to The Domicile without being sold off, if I even get Blurr, they'll definitely be in car mode all the time.

TJFT!

Well I sent out all the emails with the prices of the toys and such.

I based the priorities as best as possible on the emails and blog comments you all posted.

Please don't be mad at me if you didn't get an email. There was only so much stuff I could get.

Next year if we go we'll do a Primus package for Giga and have twice as many chances to get extra stuff.

If I decide to sell my personal stuff I'll use the next names on the list too in case you are still looking for stuff.

Oh yes. I also now own a hollow yellow ball that has a stand.

Someday... I'll tell you the importance of this in Splintered.

If he had been done clear with just maybe translucent blue wheels and some minor translucent paint apps like the two chase Super Spychangers I would totally love him

But really, he's rather lame.

Botcon 2007 Mirage is the 1963rd Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Huffer is the 1962nd Transformer that I've acquired.

I think he'll remain in the bag.

Forever.

I love the colors and all but there's nothing to get me worked up about this one.

I'd rather have found the Galaxy Force Exclusive Dark Fang Wolf.

Botcon 2007 Weirdwolf is the 1960th Transformer that I've acquired.

He gets a grade of A.

For boring as shit.

Botcon 2007 Dreadwing is the 1959th Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Thrust is the 1958th Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Thundercracker is the 1957th Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Bugbite is the 1955th Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Dirge is the 1955th Transformer that I've acquired.

I bought him because he was being sold.

Pepsi Optimus Prime is the 1938th Transformer that I've acquired.

Apparently after all this time they can't decide on Alpha Trion's minicon's name.

Since I loved the original Roots name in Galaxy Force I'm just gonna call it that.

Botcon 2007 Roots is the 1937th Transformer that I've acquired.

He really is love.

Anybody who disagrees has got to be a total wanker.

After 20+ years we finally got him!

Botcon 2007 Alpha Trion is the 1936th Transformer that I've acquired.

Botcon 2007 Springer is the 1935th Transformer that I've acquired.

Beast Wars Tigatron (Botcon 2001 Exclusive) is the 1920th Transformer that I've acquired.

Umm...

Hmm...

I know you want me to say something about it.

However, all I will say is that it is what it is.

And if you like what it is then so be it.

Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahah!

I'm sorry.

I'm so very very sorry.

Botcon just keeps getting better and better and better.

Um....

So the dinner at Botcon has been canceled and replaced with a typically sorry excuse of an event.

My god Fun Pubs... you so totally fucked up last year. Did you have to go fuck it up again?

Oh wait. Yes you did.

Party food?

You people really don't have any concept of event planning do you?

I've given you all the benefit of the doubt these past few years and honestly, no, you do not have any concept of true event planning.

I made the mistake of not avoiding the horror of last years's non-sit down casino night bullshit.

Not this year.

We've got a car rented.

We are so going to go out and find us a nice restaurant and have a dinner like adults.

I'm just too fucking old for this hobby's peripheral crap like Botcon.

So my Gay Robot Convention confirmation arrived today.

We're confirmed for the Gay Robot Movie and the Hasbro tour, hopefully the later one.

I was sort of hoping at the very least for a "hugs and kisses from Fun Publications" but alas, I did not get that.

Oh. And get this.

I came hope to a package from Hasbro and I figured maybe it would be one of the many crack pieces on order with them.

Did I get any crack?

Hell no!

I can't believe that Hasbro's fulfillment company actually packaged up and shipped only the 2 stupid free magnets.

That's like... a major waste on so many levels.

I was just thinking.

I know there's a lot of collectors who like the new movie toys.

I don't think there's as many of them as there are people who like the Classics line but on the whole, a lot of the bitching has now quieted down since the crack-du-jour will be hitting shelves soon and addicts need their fix.

However, I'm wondering what Botcon 2008 will be like because odds are the movie toys will be the source of repaints for next year.

While there's been all kinds of bruhahah over this year's Seeker repaints I just don't see how much excitement will be generated next year over repaints.

And with Hasbro already repainting the flick figs into homages of their old school color palettes, that can't even be done for the Botcon set.

There are so few actual figures being released in this line there won't be much choice so I could even see FP doing fewer figures but doing the larger ones even.

That is unless Hasbro does release the regurgitated Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, Nemesis Prime, Cliffjumper, etc. from these in the main release line.

I can't see collectors going to Botcon giving a shit about the real gimmicky iterations at the different price points either. That could never justify the cost of a Primus package and certain for a non-attending package.

I'm actually excited for next year to see what FP can come up with that doesn't devolve into massive bitching and whining after the previous 2 years rather outstanding work.

And no, I don't think the Real Gear stuff would work but I could be wrong. You've at least got a G1 Reflector homage in there. The others could be new characters completely.

There are the Binaltech/Alternator molds though.

Oh future... what do you hold...