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News Credits: 41 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:51 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:Be interesting if they swapped the metal on Rodimus with plastic

I was just wondering the same thing.
That paint job on Galvatron looks awesome.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:42 am

Do we have a price tag on them yet?

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 4:52 am

Also from Cybertron Con 2016 in Shanghai, Hasbro has released the official stock images for the new release of the new familiar mold of Unicron - under the Platinum Edition line this time. The images show the Destroyer in robot and planet mode, with and without Kranix, plus some new artwork of him in planet mode and of his brain. Check it all out below!

News Credits: 462 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:02 am

Exact same stock photography as the Amazon figure. Looks like we're getting a straight reissue in a fancy new box.

News Credits: 25 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:52 am

I know this is probably the only unicron figure we'll get from now until the day we all die, but is it too much to ask they retool it a little bit more, like enough to get rid of the out of place glowing murder hand?

Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:29 am

I'm very excited to finally get a chance at this, as I missed the Amazon figure last time around. I can then replace the Universe Unicron that I've had for nearly 8 years now (and making me feel old, now that I think about it).

News Credits: 90 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:29 am

That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.

I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

News Credits: 79 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:32 am

Tyrannacon wrote:That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.

I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

Fort Max is a heavy retool of Metroplex, yes.

News Credits: 174 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:44 am

Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold >:oP

News Credits: 90 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:09 am

Sigma Magnus wrote:
Tyrannacon wrote:That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.

I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

Fort Max is a heavy retool of Metroplex, yes.

Alright. Thought that was the case, thank you!

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold

Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.

News Credits: 174 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:17 am

Tyrannacon wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.

That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold

Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.

It's all good, you did raise a valid point, and I think a lot more people owuld have taken to Fort Max if the msrp was lower - especially since hasbro flat out stated that it's cheaper to remold a figure...

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:18 am

Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.

News Credits: 174 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:37 am

william-james88 wrote:Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.

I never for a second thought that they would lower the cost, I just said it was theoretically less, and that fans would have taken to Fort Max better if it was cheaper out of the gate.

News Credits: 90 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:25 am

william-james88 wrote:Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.

This is the motto of capitalism.

News Credits: 15 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:04 pm

Again, the artwork from the box has sucked me in to make me want figurse I don't really need. If anyone picks up ANY of the Platinum sets and wants to sell me the boxes, I'm around!

And then there's Unicron. I just had a friend say to me the other day "I see you don't have a Unicron in your collection, did they ever make one?" I said "Yeah they did, a few variants actually." He said, "Why don't you have it?" I said, "I'm lazy."

So now I may have to get this one. I REALLY WISH they'd make one bigger than Fortress Maximus/Metroplex, like that one the 3rd party company teased on April Fool's Day.

Dang it Hasbro.

News Credits: 174 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:24 pm

Fellow Seibertronians, hot on the heels of the other Platinum Edition reveal, and after the reveal of the set last night at the Shanghai Cybertron Con, we now get official images of the Rise of Rodimus Prime Platinum Edition set. This set features a repainted Transformers Titanium Rodimus Prime, a repainted Transformers Generations Galvatron, and a Matrix of Leadership for them to fight over. Check out the images of the figures and the box art, and let us know what you think in the comments below.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:52 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Again, the artwork from the box has sucked me in to make me want figurse I don't really need. If anyone picks up ANY of the Platinum sets and wants to sell me the boxes, I'm around!

And then there's Unicron. I just had a friend say to me the other day "I see you don't have a Unicron in your collection, did they ever make one?" I said "Yeah they did, a few variants actually." He said, "Why don't you have it?" I said, "I'm lazy."

So now I may have to get this one. I REALLY WISH they'd make one bigger than Fortress Maximus/Metroplex, like that one the 3rd party company teased on April Fool's Day.

Dang it Hasbro.

Hasbro has a titan class now and wants to make one a year. I feel that its there they would do a new unicron (and then retool him into Primus).

News Credits: 15 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:15 pm

william-james88 wrote:Hasbro has a titan class now and wants to make one a year. I feel that its there they would do a new unicron (and then retool him into Primus).

But that's like..3 years away!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:21 pm

Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:33 pm

durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?

I believe he was confirmed to be metal.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:35 pm

Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:38 pm

durroth wrote:Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again

Well, at least it will go well with that Galvatron then. :p

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:54 pm

MrBlack wrote:
durroth wrote:Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again

Well, at least it will go well with that Galvatron then. :p

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:10 pm

william-james88 wrote:
durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?

I believe he was confirmed to be metal.

Damn...I only ever owned the war within Optimus and it was just a flimsy mess due to die-cast. I don't need this, especially that Galvatron and especially with Titans return Rodimus coming but I did at least want to give this Rodimus a try since I never owned it and was kinda hoping he'd be without die cast.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:54 pm

Randomhero wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?

I believe he was confirmed to be metal.

Damn...I only ever owned the war within Optimus and it was just a flimsy mess due to die-cast. I don't need this, especially that Galvatron and especially with Titans return Rodimus coming but I did at least want to give this Rodimus a try since I never owned it and was kinda hoping he'd be without die cast.

On the positive side, Titanium Megatron makes a great IDW Terminus.