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BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display!

BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display!
Friday, May 29th, 2009 11:18PM EDT
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Hasbro had the holy grail of the Transformers hobby on display for all to see in their massive Transformers display area this year. G1 Unicron was on display not just in robot mode, but also in planet mode as well which begs the question: "just how many of these things are there?" G1 Unicron was never made and the prototype has only been seen a few times before. Check out G1 Unicron in all of his round glory here.

BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display!
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Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928658)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:24pm EDT
HOLY COW! That's slaggin' awesome!!!!

He's HUGE!!!

How big is compared to the Fort Max toy?
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928664)
Posted by capellamusic on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:35pm EDT
Was this figure ever released? I never saw it before... If it was never released I'd say that now it's a good time as 25th anniversary "reissue" :) .
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928665)
Posted by Mkall on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:35pm EDT
way past awesome!

Maybe they're planning a limited release? :P
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928669)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:37pm EDT
capellamusic wrote:Was this figure ever released?
Nope. Never got passed the prototype stage.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928670)
Posted by Phenotype on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:39pm EDT
That thing is freaking hideous.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928672)
Posted by Zeds on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:41pm EDT
Thankful it was not produced. Unlike the Beast Wars Neo Unicron which should have been:

http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=5715&mode=flat
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928674)
Posted by WolfDawg on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:41pm EDT
I wonder why there's no Beast Wars II Unicron in that display.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928687)
Posted by omega666 on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:57pm EDT
Pretty neat! At least it was a FULL planet and not half a planet.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928689)
Posted by ultraconvoy on May 29th, 2009 @ 11:58pm EDT
I remember this was sold to a collector for 11,000 many years ago.
I heard also there are a few made.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928691)
Posted by Trikeboy on May 30th, 2009 @ 12:02am EDT
My god, it's full of stars.

Anyway, I have seen many pictures of that toy but have never, ever seen a size comparison. Armada Unicron was much bigger than I thought he would be an this guy dwarfs him. Amazing.

capellamusic wrote:Was this figure ever released? I never saw it before... If it was never released I'd say that now it's a good time as 25th anniversary "reissue" :) .


I second that, if properly coloured (obviously). Would be great to have a toy I have wanted since 1986. Failing that, a proper G1 style Unicron would suffice.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928697)
Posted by Brakethrough on May 30th, 2009 @ 12:08am EDT
See what happens when you overdo it on those fatty gas giants?
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928707)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 30th, 2009 @ 12:25am EDT
Hasbro its time to release the beast. You didnt give it to us in the 80s so its time to give it to us. Theres still a universe line (supposedly) and there a more G1 reissues on the horizon so you have no excuse.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928718)
Posted by Samsonator on May 30th, 2009 @ 12:52am EDT
Wow, for the first time ever, a display of the unproduced G1 Unicron that actually gives us some idea of the proper scale of it, I am impressed.
Granted by today's standards that thing is an ugly brick, but what a magnificent piece of Transformers history. What's next? Digging up the old Transtech protos?
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928721)
Posted by Ultra Markus on May 30th, 2009 @ 12:57am EDT
from what i remember when i was a kid there was supposed to be a movie promotional contest
were you could have a chance to win a unicron toy maybe that was supposed to be it
and then it never happened.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928722)
Posted by D-340 on May 30th, 2009 @ 1:09am EDT
BEHOLD UNICRON......Devourer of PIE!

For a G1 toy ol' Uni ain't bad, but a little too round. It does tower of Armada Unicron though, and that's pretty sweet.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928760)
Posted by Stormrider on May 30th, 2009 @ 2:23am EDT
Hello Tela-tubby
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928767)
Posted by OhioBot on May 30th, 2009 @ 2:51am EDT
It looks to be in remarkably good shape for a 23 year old prototype. Its definitely been cared for. Scary thing is, I would so plunk down the cash for a reissue of it. Any molds or such are probably long gone??
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928768)
Posted by Dead Metal on May 30th, 2009 @ 2:52am EDT
My god that thing is gigantic!
Suddenly I want one.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928779)
Posted by dabattousai on May 30th, 2009 @ 3:24am EDT
If there is a Hasbro Q&A session, they should tell them to pull that sucker out and pull out a Fortress Maximus to show sizes. I too think Hasbro has something up their sleeve. I wouldn't be surprised if those were just made for Botcon and that they might make an announcement of releasing him just for a G1 celebration or something. I would pay $100 for it :grin:
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928786)
Posted by emeraldbeacon on May 30th, 2009 @ 3:49am EDT
Wow. He makes Energon Optimus Prime look slim.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928792)
Posted by Powermaster Jazz on May 30th, 2009 @ 4:11am EDT
For some reason he reminds me of Dr Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928816)
Posted by TheAllSpark on May 30th, 2009 @ 6:21am EDT
See what happends when you don't have a healthy diet? 8-}
Oh boy! That sure was a ugly toy
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928821)
Posted by Mechastrike on May 30th, 2009 @ 6:35am EDT
no offense to anyone but I think i'll pass. the figure is not cartoon accurate and it's very bulky (no pun intended). but at least it's finally released.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928894)
Posted by typh0id on May 30th, 2009 @ 10:31am EDT
Mechastrike wrote:no offense to anyone but I think i'll pass. the figure is not cartoon accurate and it's very bulky (no pun intended). but at least it's finally released.



No, man..it's NOT released...This is just a prototype they've had for over 20 years...They show it off at conventions every so often but it's never been put into production...



I have to say though, I had NO idea it was that big...I would have LOVED it is as a kid even though it looks stupid (a lot of TFs back then did and we didn't care)...Hell, I'd buy it now just to have...
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928959)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 30th, 2009 @ 1:08pm EDT
Okay, so if Hasbro's got this prototype, I wonder who has this prototype:

Image
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928977)
Posted by SpacerAM2 on May 30th, 2009 @ 1:34pm EDT
Reminds me of the first prototype Unicron. Looks just like it. I like the Armada version Unicron robot more. Despite of the indian dot on his forehead. Even if he has a half planet mode. Plus the Armada one has his ring wings like in the original Tf movie.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (928998)
Posted by Dead Metal on May 30th, 2009 @ 2:10pm EDT
Sabrblade wrote:Okay, so if Hasbro's got this prototype, I wonder who has this prototype:

Image

Takara, it's theirs. This would have been a different release of the toy, coming with a "moon" type canon, which kinda looks like TFArmada Unicron's minicon, which orbits via an electric engine around Unicron in Planet mode.

But one thing strikes me as weird, the one they have displayed must be brand new. As the other one belongs to a collector, and has a slightly different colours, plus this one here looks brand spanking new...... why?
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929022)
Posted by Hard Hacker on May 30th, 2009 @ 2:50pm EDT
It actually looks like Orson Welles.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929065)
Posted by H0rdak on May 30th, 2009 @ 4:34pm EDT
Hard Hacker wrote:It actually looks like Orson Welles.



HAHAHAHA!!!!! :APPLAUSE:
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929326)
Posted by original sin on May 31st, 2009 @ 12:43am EDT
That is one of the ugliest pieces of crap I have ever seen.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929332)
Posted by Sabrblade on May 31st, 2009 @ 12:56am EDT
original sin wrote:That is one of the ugliest pieces of crap I have ever seen.
Well, what did you expect? It's from 1986 for cryin' out loud.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929333)
Posted by original sin on May 31st, 2009 @ 1:05am EDT
Sabrblade wrote:
original sin wrote:That is one of the ugliest pieces of crap I have ever seen.
Well, what did you expect? It's from 1986 for cryin' out loud.


The G1 Seekers weren't bad, neither was Soundwave.

Hell, there were a few G1 figures that didn't look half bad.

This thing looks like a kindergartner designed it.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929348)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on May 31st, 2009 @ 1:58am EDT
It may be totally ridiculous, but I'd still buy it (well depending on the price). These high-rez pics show off the details much better than the other pictures of it and in that way it's more impressive than I would have thought.

But I'd rather have BWNeo Unicron. He might be smaller, but he's sculpted better.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929781)
Posted by dragons on May 31st, 2009 @ 9:06pm EDT
wow if he does get a production figure made they need to do alot owrk to make him look pretty looking the rings in planet mode look like legos very block plant win over bot mode need alot improvments in bot modes.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (929810)
Posted by zodconvoy on May 31st, 2009 @ 10:38pm EDT
I'd pay over $100 for that toy even if it were released as a super premium, adult collectors only excutive, online, whatever the hell else they try to put in my way G1 Unicron. Hell, I'd buy two! Everyone on this board who was old enough at the time would have gladly gone without Christmas, birthdays and cake for a year to have gotten this in 1986.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930111)
Posted by noctorro on June 1st, 2009 @ 1:57pm EDT
Common sense says: "Ugly brick, probably heavier then myself"

The rest of me says: "F*cking AWESOME!!! It has that g1 sprit all over it!"

I'll pay 200 euro's (283,16 USD) for one! Really I would.

I really hope they will release this and get a few on ebay. No matter the price they will be sold out in a short amount of time, trust me.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930123)
Posted by capellamusic on June 1st, 2009 @ 2:16pm EDT
noctorro wrote:I'll pay 200 euro's (283,16 USD) for one! Really I would.

I really hope they will release this and get a few on ebay. No matter the price they will be sold out in a short amount of time, trust me.


Please don't give Hasbro/TakaraTomy price ideas... I don't want to pay 200 EUR for it... :P How about $50 USD in a 25th anniversary commemorative edition with the Marvel comic in which he appears for the first time? :P Now that would be a guaranteed buy (for $50 USD Hasbro, $50!! :P).
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930340)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 1st, 2009 @ 7:59pm EDT
capellamusic wrote:
noctorro wrote:I'll pay 200 euro's (283,16 USD) for one! Really I would.

I really hope they will release this and get a few on ebay. No matter the price they will be sold out in a short amount of time, trust me.


Please don't give Hasbro/TakaraTomy price ideas... I don't want to pay 200 EUR for it... :P How about $50 USD in a 25th anniversary commemorative edition with the Marvel comic in which he appears for the first time? :P Now that would be a guaranteed buy (for $50 USD Hasbro, $50!! :P).
Just getting this thing released to the public would take a miracle!

But getting it released at $50 USD would just flat out be a blessing from above.

Either that or Hasbro would be beyond uber-desperate to get rid of it.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930351)
Posted by capellamusic on June 1st, 2009 @ 8:13pm EDT
Sabrblade wrote:Just getting this thing released to the public would take a miralce!

But getting it released at $50 USD would just flat out be a blessing from above.

Eitehr that or Hasbro would be beyond uber-desperate to get rid of it.


Yeah, I know... I completely agree with you.
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930658)
Posted by Forgotten on June 2nd, 2009 @ 10:02am EDT
That thing is definitely fresh off the press, there is no way it's that fresh looking being 20 years old. And I don't know if it matters but did anybody else notice the clear rubber bands on the one in robot mode's shoulders, just like one that you RIP out of the new packaging. But I must just say.......I WANT!!!!!! I'd give up my Megatron collection(well maybe my Starscream collection instead) to have that sucker adorning my shelf. =P~
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930749)
Posted by capellamusic on June 2nd, 2009 @ 12:24pm EDT
Forgotten wrote:That thing is definitely fresh off the press, there is no way it's that fresh looking being 20 years old. And I don't know if it matters but did anybody else notice the clear rubber bands on the one in robot mode's shoulders, just like one that you RIP out of the new packaging.


You're right, it has rubber bands as if it has been taken from a new package! Could this mean it's... it's... it's going to be released??? I want it!! I really hope they release it as a commemorative 25th anniversary package, at an affordable price...
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930782)
Posted by Counterpunch on June 2nd, 2009 @ 1:31pm EDT
It was beautiful to see in person.

:mrgreen:
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930798)
Posted by Forgotten on June 2nd, 2009 @ 2:14pm EDT
Counterpunch wrote:It was beautiful to see in person.

:mrgreen:

Damn your black heart!!! :P I wanted to go but just couldn't get up the finances. THIS ECONOMY SUCKS MONKEY NUTS!!!!
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (930803)
Posted by Counterpunch on June 2nd, 2009 @ 2:27pm EDT
Forgotten wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:It was beautiful to see in person.

:mrgreen:

Damn your black heart!!! :P


Heard that several times over the weekend...
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (931173)
Posted by mattyc1007 on June 3rd, 2009 @ 5:07am EDT
Yup, Im keeping my Micron Legends version
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (931237)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 3rd, 2009 @ 10:12am EDT
mattyc1007 wrote:Yup, Im keeping my Micron Legends version
Are there any differences between that version and the U.S. Armada one?
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (931720)
Posted by mattyc1007 on June 4th, 2009 @ 5:00am EDT
Sabrblade wrote:
mattyc1007 wrote:Yup, Im keeping my Micron Legends version
Are there any differences between that version and the U.S. Armada one?


Dont know, I havnt got the armada version. The only things I can think of, is paint differences and plastic quality like most usualy arguments from hasbro vs takara wars. the box was a win, the art and the fact he will sit back in there with moving. more funny enough when I got him a few years back MISB, i got him for a bargain price of £31.00, thats less that the american version and hell lot less that the universe one :mrgreen:
Re: BotCon 2009: G1 Unicron on display! (931751)
Posted by Counterpunch on June 4th, 2009 @ 8:21am EDT
Sabrblade wrote:
mattyc1007 wrote:Yup, Im keeping my Micron Legends version
Are there any differences between that version and the U.S. Armada one?


There are a few paint variations between the two, note that I did not say additions or improvements, just differences.

The Japanese version is perhaps half a shade lighter in color. Which isn't so much a planned thing as it was a production related thing.

There are no quality differences.
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