Tag Archives: Botcon

Blog #2168: Toy Review: Botcon Exclusive Wasp Raider

Posted on February 13, 2022 by lmb3

Botcon Exclusive Wasp Raider Fourteen months after ordering him, I finally received my Botcon Exclusive Wasp Raider. This is the first exclusive toy from the now Fun-Publess Botcon (Perhaps Fun-Pub-Light Botcon would be more accurate). Let’s start with the box. … Continue reading →

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Blog #1982: Transformers Artifact of the Week: Botcon 2006 Faction Feud Board Wars 1st Place Medal

Posted on March 21, 2021 by lmb3

Botcon 2006 Faction Feud Board Wars 1st Place Medal Picked up this recently. At Botcon 2006 they held a “Faction Feud” between the various Transformers boards, and this medal was awarded to the winners. Sorry about the picture quality, I … Continue reading →

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Blog #1828: Botcon 2021: The Legend Returns

Posted on February 5, 2020 by lmb3

Botcon 2021: The Legend Returns When I first heard that there was activity on the Botcon website and social media accounts, my responses were swift: nausea, denial, disgust, revulsion, anger, rage, and diarrhea. Okay, that last one might have been … Continue reading →

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Blog #1293: Opinion: The State of the Transformers Fandom…Such As It Is

Posted on June 16, 2017 by lmb3

Opinion: The State of the Transformers Fandom…Such As It Is So, a few days back, Hasbro posted a video on the official Transformers Facebook account. They talked about Hascon. They didn’t really tell us much about it, but did announce … Continue reading →

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Blog #1275: Toy Review: Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 3 (Counterpunch, Toxitron, Shattered Glass Starscream)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by lmb3

Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 3 (Counterpunch, Toxitron, Shattered Glass Starscream) “…all good things must come to an end.” – Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation, All Good Things It’s over!  It’s all over!  Fun Publications has now … Continue reading →

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Blog #1259: Toy Review: Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 2 (Pretender Megatron and Pretender Optimus Prime)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by lmb3

Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 2 (Pretender Megatron and Pretender Optimus Prime) Pretender Megatron & Spacewarp Spacewarp “Awesome” is not a word often I use to describe a Fun Publications toy unless it’s followed by another word like … Continue reading →

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Blog #1221: Toy Review: Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 1 (Deluxe Fractyl, Deluxe Lifeline, Mini-Con Quickslinger, Legends Scorponok)

Posted on March 24, 2017 by lmb3

Botcon 2016 Club Subscription Service 5.0 Shipment 1 (Deluxe Fractyl, Deluxe Lifeline, Mini-Con Quickslinger, Legends Scorponok) According to Fun Publications, these were supposed to have shipped in mid December.  Instead they shipped in mid March.  Supposedly Chinese New Year caused … Continue reading →

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Blog #1188: Toy Review: Transformers Collector’s Club Only Human Arcee & Rodimus Prime

Posted on January 16, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers Collector’s Club Only Human Arcee & Rodimus Prime These figures are based on the Generation One Transformers episode Only Human.  It is the same episode that the Old Snake figure the club did last year was based on.  The … Continue reading →

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Blog #1187: Toy Review: Transformers Collector’s Club GI Joe Ninja Force / Transformers G2 Box Set

Posted on January 16, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers Collector’s Club GI Joe Ninja Force / Transformers G2 Box Set The Transformers Collector’s Club GI Joe Ninja Farce…sorry…typo…Force / Transformers G2 Box Set is supposed to be based on the issues of the GI Joe comic that set … Continue reading →

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Blog #1181: Extremely Late Toy Reviews: Botcon 2016: The Final Insult! (And Some New Years Eve Thoughts)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by lmb3

My 2016 | 2016 at Large | Goodbye Fun Pub | 2016 Botcon Toy Reviews It’s over people.  Our long national nightmare is at an end.  This must be what Europe felt like when the Black Death stopped wiping out … Continue reading →

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