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[That Bot]

Breakdown would sell. Not so sure about Unicron. Have we even gotten a good look at the figure?

[necr0blivion]

Was anyone else expecting another deluxe-class combiner mold like Bruticus (besides Ruination)? I had kinda convinced myself we were going to get Devastator.

I believe Hasbro is using Bruticus to test the market on combiners. If it does well then we will probably see Devastator.

It's almost like they are FLOODING the market in the next few months with this set:
SDCC exclusive
FOC release
Amazon/BBTS G2-deco'ed release
Ruination (Wreckers)

I will pick up at least 2 of these sets, and hope that my purchasing power shows Hasbro I'm interested in combiner sets. From there, it's just pure speculation.

[necr0blivion]

I think there's something going on.

1.) I think the economic troubles hit them harder than we've been led to believe.

But Breakdown & Gaia Unicron would sell like hot cakes. Hasbro is leaving money on the table.

I agree with Breakdown, but not so much Unicron. Weren't the Armada versions sitting on clearance years ago? I know, it doesn't make sense, but that's what apparently happens to higher priced items.

I will say, as an adult collector who knows what's on the other side of the ocean, I get envious that Takara is releasing items that Hasbro isn't. Which is why I've now got Arms Micron figures in hand and on preorder.

[SKYWARPED_128]

I think there's something going on.

1.) I think the economic troubles hit them harder than we've been led to believe.

But Breakdown & Gaia Unicron would sell like hot cakes. Hasbro is leaving money on the table.

I agree with Breakdown, but not so much Unicron. Weren't the Armada versions sitting on clearance years ago? I know, it doesn't make sense, but that's what apparently happens to higher priced items.

I will say, as an adult collector who knows what's on the other side of the ocean, I get envious that Takara is releasing items that Hasbro isn't. Which is why I've now got Arms Micron figures in hand and on preorder.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, IMO it partly boils down to Hasbro's and Takara's different target audience, and much more importantly, marketing departments.

Personally, I do prefer Takara's approach as far as TFP is concerned.

Arms Microns that you can actually build into a (albeit barely) transforming toy is much more attractive to me than a weapon you simply clip onto the toy. It also gives you a feeling of more value for money. Yes, the Takara AM versions are more expensive, but then Japanese TF's have ALWAYS been more expensive, even if its an identical toy with absolutely no differences (Bayverse TF's, for example).

[MINDVVIPE]

What was Unicron supposed to be? leader sized? I would get it if it was Voyager sized just so that it could appear as one of his cloned incarnations. If it was a really nice leader, I might get it and simple display it in the box. It definitely has a better chance than pretty much all the repaints we're getting instead.

[SKYWARPED_128]

One question about Unicron toy; does it even transform into anything? I don;t recall him or his clones turning into anything in the final episodes of Season 1.

[Autobot032]

What was Unicron supposed to be? leader sized? I would get it if it was Voyager sized just so that it could appear as one of his cloned incarnations. If it was a really nice leader, I might get it and simple display it in the box. It definitely has a better chance than pretty much all the repaints we're getting instead.

Unicron is Voyager/Powerizers sized.

One question about Unicron toy; does it even transform into anything? I don;t recall him or his clones turning into anything in the final episodes of Season 1.

He transforms into a weapons platform that wraps around the Optimus and Megatron Powerizers. It's unknown at this time whether or not it will work with the FE Optimus figure. Unicron's robot mode, however, is stunningly show accurate. We had some pics from a show in Japan, a few weeks back. Impressive figure detail for such a small size.

[Joetx]

I think there's something going on.

1.) I think the economic troubles hit them harder than we've been led to believe.

But Breakdown & Gaia Unicron would sell like hot cakes. Hasbro is leaving money on the table.

I see where you're coming from, but what if they're so broke they can't even take the gamble? It takes money to make money. If they don't have it, they can't get it.

But both Breakdown & Gaia Unicron have already been engineered. They're not starting from scratch.

[Archatron]

Glad I preorderd Unicron too then. Really if you want to collect Prime figures and live in the U.S. all you have to do is preorder the Takara version online. It either won't be released here or will be possibly after the show is over or a major fan uprising. Pre-ordering takes the guesswork out.

[MINDVVIPE]

Glad I preorderd Unicron too then. Really if you want to collect Prime figures and live in the U.S. all you have to do is preorder the Takara version online. It either won't be released here or will be possibly after the show is over or a major fan uprising. Pre-ordering takes the guesswork out.

I don't want the minicons nor the stickers (especially). The minicons on breakdown and the vehicon aren't bad at all, but they are oversized for the vehicle mode (well for the vehicon anyway). Ah well, if these 3rd parties started to deliver on their figures, I'd be satisfied.