Here's one last Beast Machines guy from this year's BotCon set. The customization class was provided a tan and red Strika as Blastcharge to assemble and paint, and for the first time ever, BotCon sold assembled and unpainted versions of this customization class guy to anyone who wanted one. I opted for the assembled painted one, since it cost half as much as the class, and I didn't have to get there a day earlier and pay an extra hotel night, plus that frees up a spot for one more dude who hasn't done the customization class before. I can paint this guy on my own time, after all. And I did!

I wasn't in the actual class, so I didn't get the stickers that were intended for the toy, but I tried to make do anyway. I'm also still waiting for a specific color of green to arrive in the mail so I can paint the middle of the crotch, but I'm gonna be on an airplane in a day or so, so I figgered I'd take a picture and show you now anyway. Another difference between mine and the official instructions is I put a Decepticon logo on mine instead of an Autobot one. In my day, Vehicon Blastcharge was a former Decepticon who worked for the original Megatron, and I've been hankering for a toy of him in that hinted-at Decepticon form since then. And I'm not feeling terribly beholden to this year's storyline about clones and whatnot, so I have managed to break free of my MUST ADHERE TO CANON neurosis and change up his faction symbol to one that makes me happier.

All that said, this is a pretty great idea for a redeco, and I'm glad that it exists and that I can have it. Tweet

Tagged: beast machines, botcon, blastcharge