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Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada

Posted by william-james88 Jul 25, 2016 at 1:44pm CDT 26,316 views
It has been a while since we heard of the Platinum Armada of Cyclonus set. It has been available online for a while, not at the greatest price, but now it has hit Canadian retail. It was found in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for $79.99 CAD, which is around $60 USD, so not as ridiculous as other sets have been. For those unaware, this set features a new sweep headsculpt that was never used before. In Canada this is a Toysrus exclusive, while it is a Target exclsuive in the US.




Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada
Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada
Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada
Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada

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Re: Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada (view post)
Comment by rickdraco Jul 25, 2016
This makes me jealous, as a Brit. $79.99 Canadian? Toys R Us UK have it on their website for a horrifying price.. £99.99!!! That's the equivilant of an eye watering $131.26 US!!! Or $173.53 Canadian.
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Comment by Kurona Jul 25, 2016
rickdraco wrote:This makes me jealous, as a Brit. $79.99 Canadian? Toys R Us UK have it on their website for a horrifying price.. £99.99!!! That's the equivilant of an eye watering $131.26 US!!! Or $173.53 Canadian.

Well, if you're wanting it; a certain UK site has it for a pretty incredible price on pre-order
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html
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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 25, 2016
Woah. So this set is already at the "sale" price instead of the usual 110$? Kinda amazing! I wonder if the price will remain this way or if it will go back to 110$ after a while?
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Comment by joeprime276 Jul 25, 2016
Wow, that Cyclonus set is intriguing. Especially for $60 USD!
Do we know what the price is for the upcoming set of the "Autobot Heroes"? I can't quite make out what the paper says in the picture.
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Comment by william-james88 Jul 25, 2016
joeprime276 wrote:Wow, that Cyclonus set is intriguing. Especially for $60 USD!
Do we know what the price is for the upcoming set of the "Autobot Heroes"? I can't quite make out what the paper says in the picture.

That set is around the 150$ price point.
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Comment by joeprime276 Jul 25, 2016
Thanks WJ! That's a bit steep for me considering it's all reissues but if it goes on sale down to $120ish then I may have to go for it. The only figure I have from it is Magnus
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Comment by william-james88 Jul 26, 2016
joeprime276 wrote:Thanks WJ! That's a bit steep for me considering it's all reissues but if it goes on sale down to $120ish then I may have to go for it. The only figure I have from it is Magnus

Reusing molds has never figured into prices. I mean think about it, Hasbro got away with selling the same Leader Seeker mold 3 times last year in different colours and they were all priced as high as Ultra Magnus.
The way Hasbro sees it, they have 3 deluxes (60$) a voyager (25$) and a leader (45$) plus premium deco on all of em (so add another 20$) and you end up wth 150$. Way cheaper than any botcon set also made up of redecos.
If the only figure you have from this set is Magnus, then this might be the set to get.
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Comment by Logan. Jul 28, 2016
Platinum Edition Unicron from Cybertron Con 2016 (Thanks to 52Toys)

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Comment by Kurona Jul 28, 2016
Fellow Seibertronians, courtesy of fellow user Logan79 we finally have a picture of Platinum Edition Unicron, being released later this year! The images comes from Twitter user @52. Listings having first appeared on sites like BBTS around a month prior, we had yet to receive an actual image of this figure's deco - but now Cybertron Con 2016 has provided us with the answer, appearing to homage the 1986 Movie's colours very closely. Check out the image below and tell us what you think!

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It is almost exactly the same as the previous Amazon release since they are, after all, homaging the same colour scheme - but there do appear to be slight differences.

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Most notably in the torso... then again, could just be the lighting.
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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 28, 2016
That looks almost exactly like the Amazon one from a few years back. The blue looks a little lighter, but it could just be the lighting. Are we sure it's not just a placeholder for the real one?
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Comment by Kurona Jul 28, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:That looks almost exactly like the Amazon one from a few years back. The blue looks a little lighter, but it could just be the lighting. Are we sure it's not just a placeholder for the real one?

They are almost exactly the same - they are, after all, homaging the same colour scheme - but there do appear to be slight differences.
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Most notably in the torso... then again, could just be the lighting.
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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 28, 2016
Kurona wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:That looks almost exactly like the Amazon one from a few years back. The blue looks a little lighter, but it could just be the lighting. Are we sure it's not just a placeholder for the real one?

They are almost exactly the same - they are, after all, homaging the same colour scheme - but there do appear to be slight differences.


Most notably in the torso... then again, could just be the lighting.
Besides the aforementioned blue looking a bit lighter, I don't see any differences between the two.
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Comment by Kurona Jul 28, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:That looks almost exactly like the Amazon one from a few years back. The blue looks a little lighter, but it could just be the lighting. Are we sure it's not just a placeholder for the real one?

They are almost exactly the same - they are, after all, homaging the same colour scheme - but there do appear to be slight differences.


Most notably in the torso... then again, could just be the lighting.
Besides the aforementioned blue looking a bit lighter, I don't see any differences between the two.

Crotch plate appears to be tan and there's a brown spot on the bottom of his left (our left) leg half-sphere thing.
... there's really not much, yeah.
Re: Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jul 28, 2016
Kurona wrote:Crotch plate appears to be tan
Bad lighting.

Kurona wrote:and there's a brown spot on the bottom of his left (our left) leg half-sphere thing.
The Amazon one had that spot:

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Comment by Insurgent Jul 28, 2016
I never got the amazon one. May try to get this guy. I have the armarda one reprolabelled up, but I do like the new head and the lack of transclearant hand.
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Comment by Sabrblade Jul 28, 2016
Insurgent wrote:I never got the amazon one. May try to get this guy. I have the armarda one reprolabelled up, but I do like the new head and the lack of transclearant hand.
Hard to tell in that lighting, but it still looks smokey translucent to me.
Re: Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada (view post)
Comment by Insurgent Jul 28, 2016
Well, it's not obvious anymore. That's the main thing.
Re: Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada (view post)
Comment by shajaki Jul 28, 2016
I love's me some Unicron. So the fact that he's exactly the same (or damn near) as Amazon, is a huge let down.

Re: Transformers Generations Platinum Armada of Cyclonus Set Found in Canada (view post)
Comment by Kibble Jul 28, 2016
I know one thing that will be drastically different...the price! Wasn't the Amazon exclusive like $60? Seems the trend these days is to ridiculously price the 'Platinum' releases. I expect this one to be at least $100.
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Comment by Randomhero Jul 28, 2016
It's practically the same. I ended up just selling my, instead of planets he collected dust on the shelf. Unicron just doesn't wow me anymore. For anyone wanting it, enjoy! It's a solid figure and a gray retool and redeco!
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