David Hingtgen

Really, all I want are people who know planes to report on the accuracy/alt-modes of the various new things shown but not photographed---cone-head VTOL Dirge, someone I forget (another VTOL?), and Leader Starscream. It took a while for Classics Octane to be positively identified--half the reports said "bomber jet". (didn't help that they showed an A400M in the presentation)

More/better pics of future Animated toys: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/a...ed-toys-167782/

F-14 radar means F-14 nose...

Hmmmn. Monsters vs Aliens was said by many to be inferior in 3D. Up is better in 3D?

Because Ultimate BB is next to it?

Ok, NOW Leader Starscream is confirmed. Yay. US MP Skywarp pic: http://images46.fotki.com/v1517/filexABP/7...03/DSC_0936.jpg Black nosecone and silver intakes---if those parts were swappable I'd darn-near buy it just to save some repainting on my MP TC. (those 2 parts are insanely pinned--I've only seen one person that could un-pin MP seeker intakes)

Classics Jetfire repainted to Roy VF-1S: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-cus...fire-vf-1s.html I really didn't know if it should get its own thread in the "Macross Customs" forum or what. It's kinda unique---it's the opposite of 99% of other Jetfire etc customs. (kinda surprised Shin missed this)

Same here. MP Grimlock is in the "I'll pay 50 or 60 bucks, but not over 100." If never released domestically--I'll never own one. Leader Prime--still waiting for a chromed version! Or at the very least, one with as many paint apps as the first release of the 07 version. There's a LOT more grey in robot mode than there should be. PS to someone that has one---why ARE the arms so far away from the body?

I would bet they were laughing at the idea of a teleported beagle, than whose beagle it was...

Yes, Wal-Mart, Target etc has them cheaper than BBTS.

A few Botcon toy news highlights: 4th Leader-class RotF toy coming Fall of 2010. (I wonder if they mis-spoke and meant Fall 2009). Not Blackout. Wouldn't say if it is Starscream. Human Alliance Barricade. Legends Devastator coming to US in Spring of 2010, probably a giftset. I plan to import now, as I'm not waiting a year... MP Skywarp coming to US, more toy-accurate colors. MP Grimlock---not coming yet, may be a store exclusive within 18 months--they want to bring it out, just no way to do so yet.

150 is possible for a human in Star Trek----medical advances. Admiral McCoy was like 140 in TNG...

All I can say is "we told you so."

Ransack rocks, just FYI.

Generally, no. But the exact image you posted was an "event", and a plot point. I mean, it's not even hinted at on the packaging of the first wave or two of toys--therefore, they're trying to keep it secret. Thus, it's a spoiler. IMHO, almost anything that is "newly revealed" from now until release day is going to be a spoiler---there's only a month to go. Pretty much every major toy and character has been revealed. However, not all ASPECTS of every toy/character have been revealed--spoilers can still be had from characters we already know about. PS---I consider the ice cream truck a spoiler.

Typhoon: Superior to the Super Flanker and Raptor in gourmet mustard delivery. Seriously, they flew a jar of mustard over at great taxpayer expense. http://www.croatiantimes.com/index.php?id=4059

Maybe someday I'll try to edit out the lower arms (and railing), but that's probably beyond my ability.

Fine, here, best I could do at the time (they actually changed the lighting as it panned too--talk about making it hard to stitch screencaps together): (PM me if you want the bigger version)

If they want the female demographic, why not Meryl? Established, liked character with little actual screen time so far. (plus, it'd make all the "beauty" face camo work a whole lot better if they include stuff like that in the next game)

You know there are no really good pics, just the one screen cap everyone already has. (and the one composite I tried to make as the camera panned, but since she moved her arms during the scene, it's kind of a 4-armed composite)

Hopefully, Grace art.

Nora rocks. You never have to worry about "duplicate" valks with that scheme. (unlike the Roy-esque VF-0, VF-1, and every other Roy/Jolly Rogers repaint, or the many Max-esque or Hikaru-esque ones, etc)

Still unsure how much of the lower arms, but I still say about 90% of the lower legs are kibble. Kibble=anything not present on a real SR-71.

The GoBot.

Is there a pic of the underside in plane mode? From what I can make out, the lower arms and lower legs (minus the fins) do not correspond to any part of an SR-71. Just because they're black and visually blend into the "real" parts, doesn't mean they're not kibble.