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News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:15 pm

I just got my 3 pack today and its a sweet set. doing a 3 part review blog for it with pics if youd like to check them out

Part one: Rodimus (Hot Rod) is up now
http://grimmysreviews.blogspot.com/2010 ... lange.html

Hope you guys enjoy it and i'll let you know when the next 2 parts are posted

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:40 am

Great pictorial review.

I can't wait for my 3-pack to arrive from TFSource!

A lot of people dislike it but I'm loving the animation colours on Hot Rod, as well as Galvatron and Cyclonus.

News Credits: 129 · by **Counterpunch** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:20 am

grimdragon2001 wrote:I just got my 3 pack today and its a sweet set. doing a 3 part review blog for it with pics if youd like to check them out

Part one: Rodimus (Hot Rod) is up now
http://grimmysreviews.blogspot.com/2010 ... lange.html

Hope you guys enjoy it and i'll let you know when the next 2 parts are posted

Nice work.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:40 am

Thanks guys :grin:

http://grimmysreviews.blogspot.com/2010 ... lenge.html

the next part is here, Galvatron's review.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:12 am

Nice work so far. Some of your pictures are a little blurry but only a few.

Rodimus actually looks like a great toy, aside from the painted windows. Makes me really regret having to cancel my preorder.

Galvatron unfortunately looks terrible. They should've gone with a darker grey at least, but I guess they were going for G1 toy homage. Which means they should've left out the orange joints. :p

Looking forward to seeing Cyclonus!

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:53 am

Great work!! I wouldn't mind getting this set, but the animated colors on Hotrod and Galvatron are killing me! Cyclonus is a win though!

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:04 pm

I wait for it to come to Target. Seems like the rpice of $54 + Shipping is too high for 3 $11 not-so-repaints. If I'm going to spend that much it will be a true exclusive, like both sons of cybertron sets. I got the animted one now I'm waiting for the clearHenkei Hot Rod one.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:34 pm

http://grimmysreviews.blogspot.com/2010 ... ge_10.html

And now the star of our show, Cyclonus! really the best of the group. im still getting the hang of photography so please excuse a few blurry shots. thanks for all the support. now to think about what my next review set will be

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:55 pm

Now I love the color of that Cyclonus. That is almost exactly the same color as the G1 toy more so than the Classics version. Though I want Henkei, I think I will get this version. So I have to buy two boxes when they come to Target. Nice review and pics.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:32 pm

Does anyone else get the feeling that the Classics 3-Pack coming out a few months (hopefully) before the Protector might be Hasbro realizing the cross market sales? It seems like a mighty huge coincidence that they reissue a now 4 year old mold for no apparent reason at this time.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:48 pm

I can think of one good reason to do this now. To commemorate the 25th anniversery of "Transformers: The Movie" which came out in 1986 I believe. The color schemes on the figures point to this reason. If this is the case I hope to see more figure packs like this one.

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:51 pm

zodconvoy wrote:Does anyone else get the feeling that the Classics 3-Pack coming out a few months (hopefully) before the Protector might be Hasbro realizing the cross market sales? It seems like a mighty huge coincidence that they reissue a now 4 year old mold for no apparent reason at this time.

I agree with you that it's not a coincidence, but a way for Hasbro to make some money. I like it though because a lot of people passed on Classics Rodimus when it came out.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:27 pm

Well, we are celebrating TF 2010 and all.

If I see this in stores I just might get it. But I already have both the Classics and the Henkei versions of all of these, so it's no big loss for my if I miss out on them.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:03 am

Oh wow, Cyclonus looks amazing! The shade of purple, silver painted face and other details just look perfect. I really want this set now, I hope it comes out in Canada.

Thanks for giving us a look at this set!

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:12 am

If this does end up as a Target item like we think (know?), what would be reasonable? Thirty to thirty-five dollars? That's about the most I'd drop on these.

News Credits: 86 · by **Powered Convoy** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:31 am

bvzxa wrote:Now I love the color of that Cyclonus. That is almost exactly the same color as the G1 toy more so than the Classics version. Though I want Henkei, I think I will get this version. So I have to buy two boxes when they come to Target. Nice review and pics.

The purple is quite a bit different from the original toy's purple. The original toy's purple was closer to the Universe version, only a bit lighter. This new one is lighter than that with a lot more blue to it.

zodconvoy wrote:Does anyone else get the feeling that the Classics 3-Pack coming out a few months (hopefully) before the Protector might be Hasbro realizing the cross market sales? It seems like a mighty huge coincidence that they reissue a now 4 year old mold for no apparent reason at this time.

Absolutely not. Hasbro could care less about such releases. I think it's because the Movie will be 25 years old soon and these figures were never recolored in a mass release (only Henkei & BotCon/Club related recolors).

Randy

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:14 am

Snow Galvatron would have been so much nicer if he didn't have the giant orange glowstick. A really wonderful set that I'll eventually obtain to complete my Cyclonus Armada. *shakes fist at Cyclonus mold exclusives*

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:15 am

I agree with those who have said that the 3 pack is simply for the TF 2010 celebration. It's just serendipity that has the Protector add on release date several months away from the 3 pack release.

I've got to find my G1 Cyclonus so I can compare the repaint to the original and see how the colours match up.

News Credits: 86 · by **Powered Convoy** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:10 pm

Blurrz wrote:Snow Galvatron would have been so much nicer if he didn't have the giant orange glowstick. A really wonderful set that I'll eventually obtain to complete my Cyclonus Armada. *shakes fist at Cyclonus mold exclusives*

Well the colors are meant to resemble the cartoons closely, so an orange cannon is accurate.

Randy

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:30 pm

The 2010 tie in doesn't really work in the States as for the US audience the Movie was 2005, Season 3 was 05-06 and Season 4 was 06-07. Transformers never made it to the far and distant year of 2010

And to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Movie, it's about a full year early.

The figures look great (well Hot Rod and Cyclonus do) and we're all planning to buy it and I think that's all that matters to Hasbro!

by **Optimum Supreme** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:26 pm

Nice review, cool pics, but I prefer the original decos for all three of the figures (yes, even Cyclonus), so I'd definitely pass on this set. If I didn't already have them, I'd be grabbing this up, even with stinky Galvatron in there.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:54 am

Flux Convoy wrote:If this does end up as a Target item like we think (know?), what would be reasonable? Thirty to thirty-five dollars? That's about the most I'd drop on these.

http://www.hasbro.com/common/documents/ ... EA6FFF.pdf

^ These are the 2010 instructions for Rodimus, from the 3-pack. Hasbro wouldn't post these on their US website unless he was coming to the US, I just can't imagine another reason why.

And Target is confirmed. It was said during one of the panels or a Q&A, something like that.

We just don't have an in-store date.