Sooo, howabout those Botcon exclusives? A bright blue Overlord, a fairly awkward SG Soundwave, and a red SG Tracks have all been rather yawn inducing, far from being what was proclaimed as one of the top 3 BotCon sets ever. Remaining to be seen are SG Ultra Magnus (looks to be in Powered Convoy colors), SG Treadshot (boo, I want a regular Treadshot) and Metalhawk for the box set as well as others that will only be available at the show.

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Quite a let down compared to last year.

I have zero interest in stuff like Shattered Glass or the Wreckers. Just more ugly repaints. Most look like cheap knock-offs. Overlord is an uninspired reinterpretation of what was originally a very cool toy. I know that they are limited in what they can do, but it seems like there would have been better choices.

I can't believe that Soundwave's bandana will be an item that can be purchased separately. They couldn't just hand you this $0.02 item when you pick up your box set that you paid hundreds of dollars for? Silly me, why would they do this when they can charge $20 for it and probably make a little profit off the shipping costs as well.

Like the Botcon figs, tho probably won't be getting any- way out of my price range.

Did nab the new Warpath tho- really like this sculpt, with a smooth transformation and a deco that stands out among the Autobots.

I also absolutely couldn't care less about stuff like Shattered Glass. I pretty much just like the first four or five years of G1 stuff (I turned seven years old in '84 and got a lot of TF toys from '84-'87) and Beast Wars (I watched it in college in the late 90s and loved it, and picked up many of the toys). And yeah, regardless, SG Soundwave's bandana being sold as a seperate accessory is just silly.

And Generations Warpath's one of my favorite toys of 2011, Paploo.

I picked up Encore 08 Meister (Jazz) recently. I'm going to pick up Encore Ironhide, Ratchet, and Trailbreaker soon, as well as the Commemorative Sideswipe (I don't mind that its missile launcher was nerfed). I really hope Takara resissues Prowl, Hound, and Bluestreak ASAP (as well as Wheeljack, Mirage, and Sunstreaker - even if they do cost more than regular Encore reissues 'cause Takara has to reconstruct their molds). =)

I figure the Bandana was an after thought, as the toy was probably designed and tooled before that illo was made. Not a big deal. I love G1 & BW too, tho love a lot that's come since then. Cybertron was fun and Animated downright fantastic as a show and toyline. I tend to mix and match eras- Animated Ratchet is my fave of that character, and movie Fracture is a great Gobot haven't gotten a ton of the most recent toys tho- so many remakes of movie toys I already have. Looking forward to Prime tho wish I'd nabbed more of the recent Classics figs

Man...Transformers are the crack-like bane of my willpower at the moment. Especially the third-party stuff. A LOT of it looks better than what Hasbro has been cranking out. Theres an awesome third-party Seaspray thats only like 18 bucks shipped...think I'm gonna break down and order that one. And then theres a third-party Shockwave coming....and a Starscream.....I kind of feel like 2012 is the year I start selling blood and other bodily fluids to finance my toy addiction.....

I got my Encore Ironhide and Ratchet in. Now I just need Encore Trailbreaker and the Commemorative Sideswipe (and then I'll get Encore Hoist and Skids, and maybe Stepper)...

I like a lot of the third-party stuff - but (although I have very few toys on my "to buy" list in 2012) most of it's way, way too expensive for me to even consider. :b

what's up with the ZARTAN face on Soundwave?

It's a Cold Slither sticker. XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4q5OHKsN1Q

SG Soundwave's also got an "I ♥ Rock n' Roll" bumper sticker, so I guess he's a Cold Slither fan. ;b

If we don't get a Classic Shockwave this year I will weep.

Also, I would give an appendage for an MP Galvatron. I'd pay $250 for it, no questions asked as long as he is the right color and of the same quality as Prime, Rodimus and Grimlock before him.

I agree Brian, a classic Shockwave would be badass.

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