{"id":31855,"date":"2020-07-28T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=31855"},"modified":"2025-10-07T18:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:21:53","slug":"transformers-botbots-inky-inkerson-exclusive-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/transformers-botbots-inky-inkerson-exclusive-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformers BotBots Inky Inkerson & Reci P. Cooker exclusive reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Hasbro brought a Transformers BotBots<\/i><\/a> exclusive with them to San Diego Comic-Con last year: the \"Con Crew\" set, which featured 'bots from three different factions: the Line League, the Fantastic Fuelers, and the Meet n' Greets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here we have something you're sure to find at a comic con: a book. This same mold has been used five times now, but at least its colors keep changing: first it was blue, then pink, then white and tan, then red, with this one being black. The pages are white, and there's a strap holding the book closed - this must be one fancy deluxe edition! That would certainly explain why it's so extraordinarily thick. The cover suggests the comic is about Autobots vs. Decepticons, so apparently Transformers<\/i> exists as a brand within the world of BotBots<\/i>. How recursive!<\/p>\n

BotBots<\/i> are meant to be easy to convert. Here, you open the halves of the book cover, then pull the entire body down from within the head. So simple!<\/p>\n

Don't miss your chance to meet the legendary Inky Inkerson. The guest asks that no one bring up the movie adaptation to the graphic novel because the book, as always, is far superior.<\/i><\/p>\n

The face of this BotBot is sculpted with large round circles on it, so every version of the mold has been wearing glasses. Inky Inkerson's eyes are half-closed behind the lenses, creating a look of impatient annoyance that's furthered by his small, frowny mouth. The majority of his body is black, making any particular details are to see, but he's got light gray hands to match his face, and his hips and legs are bright blue. His only articulation is balljoints at the shoulders - a situation that's not great, because the book kibble hanging off his head makes him incredibly back-heavy and nearly impossible to stand without leaning on something.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Between Series 1 and Series 2 of the Transformers BotBots<\/i><\/a>, there was a bonus series. Call it \"Series 1½\" It was intended to be a Toys \"Я\" Us exclusive, but their closure<\/a> meant that couldn't happen (in the US - TRU Canada still released them). Eventually Amazon picked them up, meaning the Bakery Bytes<\/a> were at last let loose upon the world!<\/p>\n

Hasbro is definitely getting their money's worth out of this mold. Of course, it's super easy to repaint a book and make it a different book - in Series 1 it was a non-descript blue, in Series 2 a red fantasy book, in the SDCC set black with a graphic on the cover, in Series 3 a pink diary, and here in Series 1½ it's a cookbook. The cover is orange, though it's only on the front: the spine and back are unpainted white. The image on the cover is a pot tossing a whole-ass pepper and onion into the air; the art style is a little rougher than expected, like it was originally meant to be smaller but got blown up to this size. There's a sculpted flap holding the book closed. Since many cookbooks are spiral-bound, they could have painted a few diagonal lines along the spine to fake the effect.<\/p>\n

BotBots<\/i> are meant to be easy to convert. Here, you open the halves of the book cover, then pull the entire body down from within the head. So simple!<\/p>\n

None of the Series 1½ figures appear on the website or in any of the official merchandise, so there's no biographical information for them other than what we can glean from what little art there is on the packaging. The stock image of Reci P. Cooker is just recolored from every other illustration of this mold, but the group shot shows him lovingly stroking a larger book, so we can assume he either loves knowledge or he's got a macro fetish.<\/p>\n

The BotBot's face is molded with glasses, which here are done as solid blue lenses. The face itself is ecru, with a big smile painted on. The \"hair\" is unpainted white, as is most of the body, but they did paint him some little shoes and include a black apron, which is a wonderfully smart thing for a chef to have! The stock illustration makes him look like he's wearing a black shirt and white tie, but this is better. We're still disappointed so much of this toy is bare white (especially the hair). And of course the reality of this mold is that the kibble makes him back-heavy.<\/p>\n

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Reci P. Cooker is available either in the blind-packed portion of a Bakery Bytes 5-pack, or in either of the Lawn League 8-packs.<\/p>\n

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