Today we have for you the robot and vehicle images of Goldbug from the Botcon 2008 Convention exclusive box set of figures. We’ve already posted about Prime in robot mode here and his alt mode here.

 

Goldbug’s face is colored like his G1 namesake in blue, but the rest of his colors liken him more to the G1 Deluxe Insecticons. Specifically Chop Shop’s general body shape and color scheme.

  

Remember to check out Botcon.com for more information on the exclusives, the convention and all other things Botcon.

Images of G1 Goldbug and Deluxe Insecticons hail from TFU.INFO.

In the current tradition of dragging things out as long as possible before every gets to see the full set, Botcon.com posted the alt mode of the already revealed ‘Shattered Glass’ Optimus Prime based on the Classics mold of Prime. This is the first figure revealed thus far in the Botcon Convention Exclusive box set of figures.

So far I have to say that I’m liking this figure. I love all the detailing in the vehicle mode from the ‘Til All are Gone!’ to the cracked windshield. The color scheme in robot mode reminds me of Black Zarak’s scheme, particularly with the splash of gold on the crotch. Maybe not so much with the pale red, but thats what it made me think.

Botcon.com has revealed the first figure from the 2008 Convention Exclusive box set of figures. The figure is a repainted Transformers Classics Optimus Prime mold. The theme this year is called ‘Shattered Glass’ and takes place in a ‘mirror universe’ of sorts, where many things are reversed. In this case, the Autobots are the villains, while the Decepticons are the heroes. Optimus will lead the evil Autobots.

I must admit, its a bit disappointing they only showed the robot mode for this figure considering the past two years, they revealed both modes.

I know. I know. Its not Hulk 2! Its the Incredible Hulk. Regardless of how you choose to refer to this movie, it appears some images have surfaced
of some of the toys from an ad. This ad brings us our first look at Abomination, the Hulk’s foil in the new movie starring Edward Norton as the Hulk’s alter-ego, Bruce Banner. Abomination, also known as Emil Blonsky, will be played by Tim Roth. Here is a picture of what Abomination is more traditionally known for looking, along with an image with more of the ad than just Abomination.
 

Also released on Friday was the new teaser poster for the movie.

Abomination Source CHUD.com
Teaser Poster Source: Slashfilm

Powet board member Tigerpaw has shared some info with us from the Transformers Collector Club:

At 7:44pm EST tonight, a listing of the first wave of the upcoming Universe/Classics 2.0 toys was posted in the Transformers Collectors Club Forums. Also posted was news that the Seacons re-issue, and club exclusive Nightbeat toy that have been rumored, are now officially a go, with hopes that they’ll be ready in time for Botcon. Pre-orders will be in March with the figures shipping in April.

Then at precisely 7:45pm, the Master Collector servers crashed from the ensuing rush of traffic.

At 8:20 or so, the servers came back up, and I finally got a look at the post. The rundown:

Wave 1 of Classics 2.0/Universe

Deluxes:
Sunstreaker
Prowl
Tankor (Octane)

Ultras:
Onslaught
powetglide

A picture was posted of Sunstreaker but per club rules, it is not allowed to be reposted. It’s not known at this time whether pictures of the other figures will be posted or not.

We saw some design and proto images of Tankor/Octane at Botcon. Onslaught was revealed in the image above not too long ago. Since I’m also a member of the club, I logged in to see Sunstreaker and, although he looked mistransformed a bit, he appears to be a nice addition to the line.

DST has posted some news about a forthcoming wave of BSG minimates. The wave will be based on characters from the BSG: Razor movie. Here is an excerpt from the article:

While the exact mix is yet to be revealed, several different Minimates will be included in each case – featuring the following designs and a few surprises:

Cylon Pilots & Cylon Warriors – These silver Cylon Centurions were seen attacking the Colonies in several Battlestar Galactica: Razor flashbacks.

Cylon Commanders – The gold versions of these Cylons seem to have a higher capacity for battlefield tactics and guerilla warfare.

Pegasus Six – This version of Six was discovered by Kendra Shaw as it was boarding the Battlestar Pegasus. Her exact mission is unknown, thanks to Kendra’s quick thinking and deadly aim.

Freefall Cylon – This Cylon Centurion continued its pursuit of a young William Adama even after its raider was destroyed – resulting in an action-packed freefall recreated with this Minimate.

The GI Joe Collectors’ Club has posted final images of the 2008 Club Exclusive figure. The figure will be Cobra Commander in a black uniform with removable hood and cape. He also comes with his staff and a large knife.

You can get this figure for free by joining or renewing your club membership by March 15th, 2008

 

Thanks to Powet forum member Tigerpaw for the tip he posted here.

BCI has created an exclusive slipcase for the Mike Young Productions’ Masters of the Universe DVDs. The slipcase will come with the first volume as a Best Buy exclusive and be able to hold all three forthcoming volumes. The spine of the slipcase will continue the mural created across the spines of the classic He-Man, New Adventures of He-man and She-Ra Princess of Power DVD sets. Thus, of course, causing my OCD to kick in and make me finish off my Princess Of Power DVDs so there are no gaps in my DVD spine mural.

 

Remember the first volume is set to be released on February 19th. You can see details here.

You can pre-order it here if you don’t care about the exclusive slipcase. If you do care about the slipcase, then you will only be able to find that at Best Buy.

Source: He-man.org