Sabertron Toys

BOTCON GRAND FINALE (PART 2)

SabertronToys — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:30:31 +0000

We start the day waiting for the Weird Al Autograph Session @ 6:30AM!

Weird Al making his way to the convention center

Weird Al Signing SabertronToys.com Jersey (BAD PICTURE)

Weird Al Shaking My Hand (BAD PICTURE!!!)

I’d like to thank the nice lady who took these pictures for me when I could not! Weird Al was very nice to everyone and he was much taller than I thought he would be in person. It was cool to see him mingling around us at the Party At Paramount. It was worth the couple hours of waiting. I had him sign the SabertronToys.com jersey & this:

Original Transformers Animated Movie signed by Weird Al, Gregg Berger, Stan Bush & Vince Dicola

Got to hang out with some of my favorite Transformers & friends!

In Insane Amount Of Tattoos!

Frenzy!

Saber with George & Ayleen from Toy Break!

Saber with Slick & Mrs McFavorite from Open Your Toys Podcast!!!

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BOTCON GRAND FINALE (Part 1)

Saber — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:21:18 +0000

Arcee & Saber (Muah)

This is a very, very, very, very, very, very x infinity short version of my Grande Finale Botcon Daily Diary. I am blogging this right before I go to the PARTY AT PARAMOUNT!!! I won’t get back to the hotel till close to 1:00am and I leave early for my flight back to Florida tomorrow. ;(((((

This is only Part 1……Part 2 (The LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Version) will be posted tomorrow, PROMISE!!!

TO EVERYONE I MET AT BOTCON, I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAD A BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SEE YOU ALL AT BOTCON 2010!!!!!!!!!!!

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Stan Bush, Vince Dicola, Gregg Berger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman & Mark Ryan!!!

Saber — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:01:20 +0000

Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Transformers Movie Writers) Signing my poster & SabertronToys.com Jersey!

HUUUUUUUUUGE DAY AT BOTCON TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! LOTS OF AUTOGRAPHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saber with Perceptor & Optimus Prime

Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Transformers Movie Writers) Signing SabertronToys.com Jersey!

Gregg Berger (Voice of Grimlock, Skyfire, Long Haul, & Outback) he signed my SabertronToys.com Jersey but I forgot to take the picture! Me Sorry, was star struck!

STAN BUSH (Transformers Animated Movie Singer) signing SabertronToys.com Jersey!

VINCE DICOLA (Transformers Animated Movie Producer) signing SabertronToys.com Jersey!

MARK RYAN (Voice of Movie Bumblebee) signing SabertronToys.com Jersey!

Alex Milne (Comic Book Artist) Signing my SabertronToys.com Jersey!

OTHER STUFF THAT WAS SIGNED!:

Signed by: Stan Bush, Gregg Berger & Vince Dicola

Signed by: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman

Signed By: Mark Ryan, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci

Signed by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci

DISCLAIMER:

“The following blog post was made strictly for my wife to see that there are actually girls that come to Botcon Conventions (Because she didn’t believe me.) I am hoping that this will fuel her to come to the next Botcon(s)! Also hoping that slowly but surely she will begin to collect Transformers too!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Saber with The Baroness!

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Exclusive Figures! ROTF Figures! Official Club Gear! First Issue Seals! Empty Wallet! Wo oW!

SabertronToys — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:29:36 +0000

I can only describe this in 2 words: Wo oW!

Looks like I will be sleeping on the floor tonight, and that’s fine with me because these figures were worth the price of admission. Although I have negative $0.00 to my name, it’s nice to know that the one who dies with the most toys has a good chance of winning.

From L to R: The patient line; the impatient line

The left line is for people patient enough to wait one whole day to get their Convention Sets. An absolutely amazing display of will power.

The right line is for impatient people who had to have their Convention sets months ago. These are people that kind find will power in the dictionary.

OK ENOUGH BS, HERE IS WHAT I GOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MMMMMMMMMMMMM

YUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYY

TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTYYYYYYY

Exclusives: Banzai-Tron/Skyquake 2 pack, Razorclaw/Elita-1 2 pack, Sweeps 3 Pack. And no I am not taking them out of the package until they reach home!

DELIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCIIIIIIIIIIIOUS!!!!!!!

TCC Club Member's Only: Heatwave

NIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ROTF First Issue Stickers

SSSSSWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

WO OW

RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDD

UUUUUUUUUUUUBER!

IT'S NOT COMPLETE! IT NEEDS SIGNATURES!

YYYYYYYESSSSSSS!!!!!!

A Very Sexy Hotel Display

WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKED!

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK FOR UPDATES TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!

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Saber Goes To Hollywood…

SabertronToys — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:35:19 +0000

Saber & Botcon Brandie

We started our tour of Hollywood at the Ford Theatre. THE BEATLES PLAYED HERE!!!!!!

Saber & Manga

Saber & Jason

Saber & Captain Jack Sparrow (THIS PICTURE WAS FOR MY WIFE, I SWEAR!)

Saber & Darth Maul

Yes, Saber definitely went to Hollywood…

I’m starting to believe the rumors that “Revenge is Coming.”

And What’s Hollywood without a picture of the Hollywood sign behind a hazy, smoggy, asthma filled sky?

STAY TUNED FOR TONIGHT’S UPDATE FILLED WITH EXCLUSIVE SOUVENIERS, OFFICIAL CLUB STORE GEAR & ROTF FIGURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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CONVENTION SET PICKUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SabertronToys — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:56:28 +0000

WE RULE! From L to R: Bradley, SABER, Jason & Nate

Yes, we definately rule. It doesnt hurt to be 1ST IN LINE EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The crowd anticipating…

WE’RE GETTING CLOSER! But of course I’m closer than everyone else because……I’M FIRST IN LINE!!!!!!

YES FIRST IN LINE I WAS!!!!!!!! CONVENTION SET I HAVE!!!!!!!!

Bradley and Jason carefully inspecting their sets…

Justin proudly displaying his convention set & tattoos.

The tattoos took the better part of 1 year and 75 hours!!!!!!

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Sabertron Toys holds Universal Studios Hostage…

SabertronToys — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:15:29 +0000

The Men, The Myths, The Legends: Botcon Brian Savage & Saber

Ahhh, yes, it was definately a cool zone. Not often do you see two people this important in one place. This photo is about as epic as Prime vs. Megatron!

Oh, so you noticed the Botcon 2009 official Tshirt & Hat too?? You don’t think I actually offerred Brian double to give me the tshirt and hat on the spot do you? DO YOU?

Well, I did. YOU WOULD HAVE TO!

Botconites Anticipating The Universal Studios Tour:

What’s Botcon without Sabertron Toys Official Promotional Frisbees?!!?!?!?!

Universal Studios Pics:

Saber has entered the ball, the red carpet, and the building.

It took law enforcement only 15 minutes to give me a well deserved beat down upon entering the park.

Enter Rodney King Line, Here: _________________________

How to defeat a Great White Shark:

1) Trick it to come on to land;

2) Hang it by a rope;

3) Wait for it to die;

4) Then KICK IT’S BUTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some pics of Fellow Botconites:

Ollie & Raza

Nate…All 6′ 8″ of him

OK GOING BACK TO THE CONVENTION CENTER TO PICK UP THE EXCLUSIVE FIGURES BOX SET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Giant F**cking Saber Arrives In Pasadena, CA!

SabertronToys — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:13:44 +0000

I have arrived in Pasadena, CA!

BOTCON 2009 WOO HOO!

I’ve begun to hand out frisbees and flyers…

I’ve met some great people so far, and had a long conversation with Nate, a newly found Botconite!

So it’s 100 degrees in the sun and 50 degrees in the shade, and of course, I didn’t pack a jacket, argh.

Here are some pics of the venue:

Going back out in a bit to do some window shopping!

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Transformers Review : Darkwind

SabertronToys — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:09:41 +0000

Well, it looks like the rumors are true. After hundreds and thousands of blog entries, & countless hours of sitting around talking Transformers at campouts, the truth about Silverbolt’s “alternative mode” have been revealed. Oh, and for those of you keeping score, Darkwind is an homage to a Generation 1 figure called, Darkwing, which when combined with Dreadwind, forms Dreadwing (whew). With that being said, Silverbolt’s “South Beach Metro Repaint,” Darkwind, “comes out” in a time where an “alternate mode” lifestyle is more acceptable than it was back in the 1980’s when the original Silverbolt, with those curiously questionable, iconic lips were first molded. “Darkwind’s” new paint job is an eyebrow raising, pastel purple, mixed with shades of pastel blues, with a strike of pastel yellow, and yes, even some pastel grey!!! Hasbro must have worked overtime coming up with this color scheme… My guess is that Hasbro got so bored collecting the thousands of shipments of Toys R Us Exclusive Silverbolts that sadly either went unbought or were crushed on display shelves by those 50 lb white elephants also known as Unicron! Anyway you slice it, Darkwind’s Silverbolt mold remains exactly the same, so if your a big fan of the first one, you’ll be a fan of this one…but you may have trouble finding shelf space for him (on purpose). Mojito’s anyone?

ALTERNATE MOLD

Darkwind’s jet mode is a sporty SR-71 Blackbird look which makes him pretty realistic. His legs blend right in and almost magically disappear when in jet mode, but his arms, on the other hand, are not easily explained as they remain popped out with some silly little wings to make them look more official. Attention electronic fans, Darkwind is chalk full of Buzzes, Blips & Bulbs! Although I’m not a big fan of electronics on any of my Transformers, anytime you can make your bot make a “Transforming” noise during Transformation, I’ll make a seriously big exception. Darkwind is very easy to transform and I found the “Transforming” noise very delightful as his eyes glow red when converting him to robot mode. The rest of the electronic s lights (turbo thrusters) & noises, (shooting / thrusting), I could do without, but if your a fan of electronics, SR-71’s or G1 Darkwing he’s for you.

Saber’s Mold Rating: 5 Saber Points

COLOR

Fans of the G1 Darkwing, he’s baaaaaaaack! Personally, I like my color schemes to be identical to what the bots alternate mode is supposed to look like. For example, a police car is supposed to look like a police car, ala’ Barricade, a planet that devours other planets is supposed to look like a planet that devours other planets, ala’ Unicron, and so on. I’ve never seen a pastel fighter jet, but at the same time, I’ve never looked for one either. They must be parked at the Transformers Cantina on South Beach? Nevertheless, if you see Darkwind in the skies above you, fear not, it could just be the Utah Jazz’s new team travel jet!

Saber’s Color Rating: 1 Saber Point

POSEABILITY

I love me some head turning bots! Darkwind has the ability to “look where he shoots.” His arms move nice and freely which is very helpful when posing him on your shelf. Darkwind’s major obstacle is that his legs have to stay a little past shoulder width apart to keep him from falling over. You can blame the Martinis from Club Cybertron if you want, but don’t wait for Darkwind to stand straight when he’s hungover either. If you move any one of his legs 2 “clicks” forward or 2 “clicks” back, Darkwind’s disco tech at 6:00am alternate mode kicks in, and you’ll have to call him a cab.

Saber’s Poseability Rating: 3 Saber Points

WEAPONS/ACCESSORIES

Darkwind comes with a rifle that has some sort of a triangular base that shoots out a pastel blue “Electrostatic Bolt!” His rifle connects underneath his cockpit in alternate mode, perfect for blasting your unsuspecting sibling our spouse! With all of that being said, I am a fan of weapons that shoot, but Darkwind’s gunlooks more like Neptune’s Triton as opposed to a rifle.

Saber’s Weapons / Accessories Rating: 2 Saber Points

SABER’S SUMMARY

If you’re a completist, like I sadly am, you will collect all 3 versions of Transformers Classics Universe: Silverbolt, Henkei: Silverbolt & Darkwind. In my opinion, if you had to choose one of the three, pick up the Henkei: Silverbolt version for the simple fact that his paint scheme is a much better representation of the Generation 1 Silverbolt.

Saber’s Total Rating: 11 Out Of 20 Saber Points!

Stay Tuned for Saber’s Next Review: Transformers Animated Samurai Prowl!

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