The Intergalactic Highway

As most of us know, the BotCon '06 5-toy box set will feature the pre-Earth, Cybertronian forms of the Axalon team (Primal, Rhinox, Rattrap and Cheetor) and BW Dinobot (who will be made in his original allegiance, a Predacon). As reported before, the toys will be redecoed (and remolded in some cases) from toys from the currently-running Cybertron line, and two have been identified (one official, the other unofficial but pretty obvious). As a refresher, Beastbot had reported on BotCon Primal and Rattrap in this thread:

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And for those of you not-so-familiar with the Cybertron-series toy designs, here's an easy access to a listing with clickable links:

http://www.tfu.info/series/cybertron.htm

So with Crumplezone being used for Primal and Ransack for Rattrap, this leaves the pre-BW forms of Cheetor, Rhinox, and Dinobot yet to be revealed.

Chances are most likely that they'll use Override for Cheetor. His entire attitude is focused on speed, speed, speed, and Override's mold looks workable enough to be a Cybertronian race car. The shape of Override's head probably won't even need retooling, given a close-enough resemblance to the Fast Cat. Here's a link of Override:

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Override/override.htm

Right now, I'm almost betting that Rhinox will be derived from either Red Alert (as had been shown in a old Photoshopped *.sig by TFW2005 member Neomarsala), or possibly Landmine. Alvarez hinted in the TF Club Boards that he got some ideas for the BotCon set's Cybertronian forms from cues in the show, and mentioned the first BW episode where Rattrap called Rhinox a "big bulldozer". It could possibly work; swing up the 'dozer wheels on his back, and they could double as built-in versions of his "Bad-@$$ ChainGuns O' Doom" (they've even got buzzsaw blades).

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Landmine/landmine.htm

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/RedAlert/redalert.htm

As for Dinobot... This is the hardest one of them all. But for some reason... I'm sort of envisioning a slight remold of EVAC (with the helicopter blades corresponding with BW Dinobot's rotary-blade shield), and being given an extra sword, borrowed from Vector Prime's mold. I could be way off-base, but you never know what could work. Still... pre-Earth Dinobot as a helicopter? Hard to say... unless perhaps you rework his Cybertronian pre-BW name as "Dynobot"....

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Evac/evac.htm

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Vector ... rprime.htm (scroll halfway down for a clear pic of Vector Prime's sword)

So, any suggestions from the rest of you?

Outtsyder

I think Mudflap would work pretty well for Dinobot, if he's the other one who gets a head remold-- he's got a sword, and he's big like Dinobot should be.

Outtsyder wrote:As for Dinobot... This is the hardest one of them all. But for some reason... I'm sort of envisioning a slight remold of EVAC (with the helicopter blades corresponding with BW Dinobot's rotary-blade shield), and being given an extra sword, borrowed from Vector Prime's mold. I could be way off-base, but you never know what could work. Still... pre-Earth Dinobot as a helicopter? Hard to say... unless perhaps you rework his Cybertronian pre-BW name as "Dynobot"....
Outtsyder

I thought DinoBot's name pre-BW was Dynamo. It says the names in the music video "Du Hast" by Rammstein, which was made for a Botcon convention. *shrugs* all well.

Oh and THANK YOU!!! When I first saw Landmine I thought that Richard Newman would be perfect to play him and Vector Prime would sound awsome with DinoBot's voice. Thank you so much to suggesting the forms as Pre-BW bods. *is really greatfull can't you tell*

Anyways, thanks for the heads up Outty. I've already seen Primals and RT's too. Sweet.


WW

Wicked Woman wrote: I thought DinoBot's name pre-BW was Dynamo. It says the names in the music video "Du Hast" by Rammstein, which was made for a Botcon convention. *shrugs* all well.

Ah, now that I did not know (obviously meaning I never got to see the video). Heh, even us 22-year veterans can learn something new.

Outtsyder

*blinks* DB has an actual recorded pre-Wars name? Hey, Wicked Woman, would you happen to know anywhere that you could be able to find that AMV?

*still in shock*

You just use a program like BearShare and search 'Transformers Beast Wars' or just 'Transformers'. That's how I got it. But you can search any downloading site you know of and type in the same search name.

The song is 'Du Hast' by Rammstein so you should look for Transformers - Du Hast.

*It'll only show the original names for DinoBot, Terrorsaur and Tarantulas though*


WW

Well I really think CD Hot Shot would make a GREAT Rhinox. A big armored truck works well for Rhinox and it'd look great in green and tan.

Secondly, I have a hard time thinking of something for DB, Vector Prime himself might actually look pretty cool but not quite on for DB.

As for Cheetor I really want him to be one of the other speed cars as I HATE Override's mold. Wouldn't mind seeing him as either Hot Shot, Blurr, or Crosswise though.