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Is this only available to backers, or will it hit mass retail as well?

I’m feeling a little salty, because during the time that this monster was getting backed I was on a religious mission trip and didn’t have a single dollar to spare on any transformers, let alone a $600 one. Now, however, I’m working a good paying full time job and would jump at any chance Hasbro gives to buy this guy again (given he’s at the same price). I know a lot of people have nitpicks and complaints about him, which is understandable for the price, but good heavens for me JUST the planet mode is worth the price of admission. Anyway, does anyone know of anyway hasbro or other companies might find a way for people like me to get a second chance at owning this at a similar price as he was originally offered? And yes, I know resellers and scalpers will be reselling this on eBay for way too much. So I’m hoping for any other chance that won’t sacrifice my entire month’s paycheck.

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:Is this only available to backers, or will it hit mass retail as well?

Only backers. This thing isn't fit for mass retail standards.

I can't wait for the $100 knock off. Seriously did we really need eyes that could move or timy ships and figurines

Master Farr 1 wrote:I can't wait for the $100 knock off. Seriously did we really need eyes that could move or timy ships and figurines

Back when the backing window was open, people kept demanding Hasbro put in more and more features and gimmicks to get their money's worth out of it.

Does anyone know if this Unicron can stand in robot form without its stand? I don’t have a display cabinet that would fit the dimensions of the support stand...

Needs more kibble.

Solrac333 wrote:Needs more kibble.

Just head over to you local pet store for some.

Copyright82 wrote:Does anyone know if this Unicron can stand in robot form without its stand? I don’t have a display cabinet that would fit the dimensions of the support stand...

I believe I remember Warden saying that Unicron had some amount (whether it be full or limited) of poseability without the stand.

Sabrblade wrote:

Master Farr 1 wrote:I can't wait for the $100 knock off. Seriously did we really need eyes that could move or timy ships and figurines

Back when the backing window was open, people kept demanding Hasbro put in more and more features and gimmicks to get their money's worth out of it.

Honestly the gimmick I really wanted them to have with this one, was an eyepiece that had the quintesson ship blasting into it. That would have been great for display.

I couldn't pre-order this so I have no skin in the game, but I'd be mighty peeved to find out etailers overseas are getting this figure and I have to wait a month. I doubt that the orders from stores like Robot Kingdom and BBTS pushed Unicron over the required order goal. Nobody but the individual backers should be getting this.

Here's another one. Unboxing and building experience.https://youtu.be/JYkC8R-BH4c

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't pre-order this so I have no skin in the game, but I'd be mighty peeved to find out etailers overseas are getting this figure and I have to wait a month. I doubt that the orders from stores like Robot Kingdom and BBTS pushed Unicron over the required order goal. Nobody but the individual backers should be getting this.

I can wait to be happy next month, and I can be happy fotr those who already have their hands on it. I suffer no harm if someone else gets it sooner than me.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't pre-order this so I have no skin in the game, but I'd be mighty peeved to find out etailers overseas are getting this figure and I have to wait a month. I doubt that the orders from stores like Robot Kingdom and BBTS pushed Unicron over the required order goal. Nobody but the individual backers should be getting this.

I'm assuming shipping boxes from Vietnam to China is quicker than by boat to the US.

Silence, I eat you.

Very shiny and impressive. The fly paper strips still look bad but no doubt there will be more reviews that might show them removed. The Hastak employees...erm...third party upgrades for this thing will cost a fortune, maybe some clip on light up abs with the correct amount. Planets maw teeth should have been solid or included fillers. it's going to make Zetas look tiny at any rate.

So am I the only one that feels the guy is a bit weird the way he fondles the box and each part.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't pre-order this so I have no skin in the game, but I'd be mighty peeved to find out etailers overseas are getting this figure and I have to wait a month. I doubt that the orders from stores like Robot Kingdom and BBTS pushed Unicron over the required order goal. Nobody but the individual backers should be getting this.

I'm assuming shipping boxes from Vietnam to China is quicker than by boat to the US.

Agreed, but at the same time I don't like being outright lied to by Hasbro. Just a couple days ago they said...

We are wrapping up the final production and packaging on your HasLab War For Cybertron Unicron and will begin shipping to you in late March. The packaging and shipping process is a multi-person undertaking, and of course, we want to ensure The Lord of Chaos arrives to you undamaged!

But we can now see that that was clearly not the truth.

Look, Hasbro, we get it, there's a pandemic and shipping is delayed. Just tell the truth, tell us that you need an extra month to get these out of Asia. Don't feed us some lie about still tweaking the packaging to get it just right. Honestly, a lot of people weren't expecting this until Spring, not too many people are going to care that it's shipping in late March.

Emerje

I’m happy for all the backers. I hope it is everything they imagined it would be and worth every penny. This is the best time to be a Transformers collector!!!!!

I wonder if we'll get a Primus/Cybertron eventually. Or is he not a high-enough profile character?

After watching this I am so glad my more sensible nature told me not to drop money and back it. Maybe it is nice for some but after seeing it presented like this especially with a head that is not even connected.. Nope. I am happy that backers are getting their Unicron but it is honestly not for me.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I wonder if we'll get a Primus/Cybertron eventually. Or is he not a high-enough profile character?

This is more than likely just a one-off. Most franchises don't get multiple crowdfunded items of this high-end price.

Besides, Planet Cybertron was way bigger than Unicron in the movie.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't pre-order this so I have no skin in the game, but I'd be mighty peeved to find out etailers overseas are getting this figure and I have to wait a month. I doubt that the orders from stores like Robot Kingdom and BBTS pushed Unicron over the required order goal. Nobody but the individual backers should be getting this.

I'm fine with waiting a bit. I'm more annoyed at the maw's color change. I wonder if Reprolabels can make a sticker fix for some of it.

Sabrblade wrote:They changed the color of his maw from yellow/orange to blue.

This is a big bummer to me, as is the black plastic on his butt also. There were some design flaws that I had kept quiet about with this toy, including the panel cuts especially in planet mode with the "square" cuts around the circular "maw", which from a design or artistic aesthetic has bothered me since day one. I kept my mouth shut. But the final production piece having 2 major issues is a big bummer when we've spent this much money on this toy.

This isn't a regular retail figure that cost $20. This is a $600 toy that we made happen. It should be right ... at a minimum, we should be getting what we were shown without deviations. I expect these kind of glaring problems from the previous BotCon convention exclusives but not from official Hasbro or Takara Tomy products.

Of course I'll love this toy flaws and all. Unicron is still an amazing figure regardless. It's just a bummer to spend this much and get something with flaws on it instead of just being able to enjoy it the way we signed up for it. Hopefully someone will figure out how to show us how to paint these pieces or something ... but again, we shouldn't be having to customize a $600 figure. Or maybe Hasbro will offer up a fix for this since we all spent a lot of money on this.

Also saw in a video that it looks like Unicron's lower teeth aren't painted either but that seemed like less of a concern to me because you can take a silver sharpie to that.

Sabrblade wrote:Besides, Planet Cybertron was way bigger than Unicron in the movie.

Ok, not everything needs to be in scale. I certainly hope no one expects planet mode Unicron to be in scale with the Kingdom Autobot Ark toy. Unicron is still wildly out-of-scale. I'd gladly take a Primus toy to go alongside the Chaos Bringer.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I wonder if we'll get a Primus/Cybertron eventually. Or is he not a high-enough profile character?

This is more than likely just a one-off. Most franchises don't get multiple crowdfunded items of this high-end price.

If HasLab can do Star Wars twice then I don't see why they can't do Transformers twice. But I agree, no Primus. I'd rather see them do something like a proper stab at Fort Max for maybe $400 which is only a little more than we paid for the Encore.

Emerje