Platinum Edition Conehead Seekers 3-Pack Now Available At Target.com

Of course it's a Target exclusive and guess who just pulled out of Canada...thanks Hasbro.

Wheeljack808 wrote:Of course it's a Target exclusive and guess who just pulled out of Canada...thanks Hasbro.

What are you talking about?! It's already a walmart exclusive in Canada (it was written in the news article). We've had these guys way before the americans did, to the point where it was beleived most of these platinum sets were made for distribution outside of the states, like GDO markets and Canada.

This is huge news since it means that these sets are getting american distribution (Insecticons before and now the seekers).

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

fenrir72 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

Insecticons: 3 different molds
Seekers: 3 of the same base mold

Looking forward to this set. Gonna grab it off Target here soon, got a handy-dandy 5% off reward coupon thingie and maybe even some leftover giftcards from the wedding (though I may have to get permission to use those )

william-james88 wrote:There are a bunch on ebay from Hongkong and China, priced very decently. I think that's where Scotty P got his, right?

Yeah me and Chuckdawg both got 'em off eBay. Weird set, doesn't even have a slipcover, just a window box. I love it though.

Cobotron wrote:Anybody seen/heard anything about where to acquire the Astrotrain-Blitzwing set?
That's the one I'm after.

Yeah! Just where in the heck is that one?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

Insecticons: 3 different molds
Seekers: 3 of the same base mold

Aside from packaging and the extra 3 energon cubes, no different from the Hasbro pressing a few years back and at a dfifferent price range. Same as the previous HB Commemorative series which were overpriced and gutted due to safety issues also shelf warmed. 3 different molding I infer should be an issue of degradation because all were released in same quantities. Not one mold got pressed more than the other.

So.......another stupid mistep like the piss colored Laser Optimus Prime.....another overpriced flopster.

Either that or a Hasbro Asia executive thought that the world market is the same like that in China where the fans are simply TF cRAzy! You price it high in the Middle Kingdom and you get instant sales. You price it ridiculouly high in other parts of the globe and you get shelfwarmers.

Kind off no longer applicable but the Insectrons were priced much lower than the Seekers when they were sold as TF in Japan back in 1985. Maybe we can speculate that the mold restoration costs for the bugs may also be a factor(?).

Calvatron wrote:Hey, i don't often purchase toys these days but have always loved the seekers. Can anyone tell me if the platinum seeker three pack is still made of metal where the orignal 80's versions were, or are they all plastic? Also, othere than the missles are there any other drastic changes i should knownabout before buying these. Thanks, the product descriptions i've read on store haven't helped me figure this out

They are made of metal like the G1s are. The big difference aside from the missiles are that you have to put the stickers on the wings yourself. I believe they were pretampo'd back in the day.

Calvatron wrote:Hey, i don't often purchase toys these days but have always loved the seekers. Can anyone tell me if the platinum seeker three pack is still made of metal where the orignal 80's versions were, or are they all plastic? Also, othere than the missles are there any other drastic changes i should knownabout before buying these. Thanks, the product descriptions i've read on store haven't helped me figure this out

The last three Seekers, Thrust has his missile launchers gutted. And the decal sheet is slightly different than the original as they are all in one decal sheet.Which is slightly low resolution printing fonts. Aside from that, all are the same.