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Yep, Hasbro went for the more cartoony look I guess. I can weather it myself with a bit of brushwork and/or blackwash so I'm not too worried about that (and that's only if it looks absolutely terrible in person). I probably will paint the hand though. I never did like the glowy hand gimmick on Takara's either.

As for pricing, I think they're pushing Unicron at around $60 (think I read that in the announcement, though I could be wrong) and Rodimus Hot Rod should be around $50 so they both should be quite affordable (at least compared to Takara's).

You guys can disagree with me if you want, but I dig the "cartoony" look Hasbro does. That's where the whole thing started with me to begin with- the CARTOON. I know I'm getting it when it come out. Did they say when it will be released?

xyl360 wrote:Yep, Hasbro went for the more cartoony look I guess. I can weather it myself with a bit of brushwork and/or blackwash so I'm not too worried about that (and that's only if it looks absolutely terrible in person). I probably will paint the hand though. I never did like the glowy hand gimmick on Takara's either.

As for pricing, I think they're pushing Unicron at around $60 (think I read that in the announcement, though I could be wrong) and Rodimus Hot Rod should be around $50 so they both should be quite affordable (at least compared to Takara's).

I bought 2010 unicron for $135 SGD (that's 110 USD) im betting alot that unicro would be $169.90 Cos that's the price of ultimate class... as well as DOTM UOP, yes apparently my toys R us has it on display but not on slale.

As for rodimus, well grimlock was $169-190 something like that. and takara's rodimus sells for $210 here

Takara's are always marked up though, especially since import fees have to be paid. I don't know where you hail from, but I'm in the US, so I won't have any customs to pay on the Hasbro figures, that's why I'm estimating the lower prices (they should be very close to MSRP here). If you're in any other part of the world (Europe, Australia etc. etc.) I'm sure you will have to pay a higher price because of the international import fees etc., which really does suck for collectors in other parts of the world because you have to pay such fees whether you buy Hasbro or Takara versions.

As for the cartoony look headsortails, I agree, I really don't mind it at all, and like I said, I'll just have to see it in person to decide if I'll paint it (and I probably won't, only the clear hand to make it match the other one, I don't care for light up gimmicks because I never use them anyway). Either way, I'm just glad we're getting one from Hasbro, because Takara's is now nigh impossible to find, and badly overpriced when you do find it.

$60-$70 US still works for me, it's still far better than what I would have to pay for the Takara version.

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gavinfuzzy wrote:

xyl360 wrote:Yep, Hasbro went for the more cartoony look I guess. I can weather it myself with a bit of brushwork and/or blackwash so I'm not too worried about that (and that's only if it looks absolutely terrible in person). I probably will paint the hand though. I never did like the glowy hand gimmick on Takara's either.

As for pricing, I think they're pushing Unicron at around $60 (think I read that in the announcement, though I could be wrong) and Rodimus Hot Rod should be around $50 so they both should be quite affordable (at least compared to Takara's).

I bought 2010 unicron for $135 SGD (that's 110 USD) im betting alot that unicro would be $169.90 Cos that's the price of ultimate class... as well as DOTM UOP, yes apparently my toys R us has it on display but not on slale.

Unicron is Supreme, a Class below Ultimate. The price may be bumped up a bit from the previous set price of $50, so expect the $60 to $70 range.

hmm... in asia retail stores price it the same. I did not collect Tfs when armarda was in stores, but i think it's $160 at the least. TFA prime was $199 And yes, ultimate prime is definately $169 SGD.

Keep in mind that im in Singapore. not the US.

gavinfuzzy wrote:
Keep in mind that im in Singapore. not the US.

Ah, yeah, that's rough. You'd obviously know the pricing trends in your part of the world far better than I so I can't argue with you on that point, and you're facing import fees either way, which I'm sure factors into higher pricing .

So who is that repaint of Terradive and Unicron, is he the same scale in size?