Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Will posted that, not me.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
william-james88 wrote:While the Transfomrers Platinum Autobot Intel Ops set, featuring a rerelease of Blaster, Perceptor, Ramhorn and Steeljaw, has been out for a while, there hasn't been an in depth analysis to what this set offers over previous rereleases. The new slide feature has not been covered correctly elsewhere with reviewers making the dreaded mistake of not following the instructions.
Since he is now sold out at this product's exclusive retailer in America, it seems a lot of folks now have this fun new collectible and I will list the main differences with this release and go in depth for the new slide feature.
Firstly, while the box art is awesome...
... no one has yet to comment on the dumb grin Blaster has. I guess he does really enjoy pummeling Decepticons, as his bio says.
While the quality is not terrible, the grey plastic used for Blaster has the similar flecks found in the the plastic used for contemporary Transformer toys. You can see the reflection from the camera's flash:
The grey plastic is also a shade more brown than the original release.
Also, while the original mold indentations for the date and copyright are found on the figure, there is also a contemporary trademark stamp found all across Blaster's upper back.
A significant difference over the original Perceptor is that his gun can no longer fire, which is customary for many reissues. However, unlike the previous reissue, there has been a slight change so that the missile will not fall from the gun when inserted for poses. If anyone knows if these missiles can still fire when entered in the original gun, please let us know in the forum.
Also, Perceptor has an Autobot logo sticker in his abdominal area which is absent from the stock photo in the back. This reminds me, all stickers are preapplied.
Now onto the New Features!
The main difference between this and previous releases of the Perceptor figure is the inclusion of a whole new accessory for his microscope. He comes with six microscope slides which have diverse sci fi imagery, ranging from fractals, solar flares and technorganic cell as well as a blueprint for Optimus Prime.
These six slides can be held by a case which can close.
This case, in the open formation, can be attached to Perceptor's back. It has four pegs which match with the already existing holes found on Perceptor's back.
Now, for viewing the slides themselves, I haven't found any review that has done this correctly. This is not how you are supposed to place the slide:
While you might think that they are made to fit on the chest plate (which still works visually if you want to pose him in microscope mode), this won't work and the instructions instead indicate that they must fit over the smaller mirror.
The slides indeed fit snugly over the mirror due to a molded indentation on the slide. The slide can only fit on the mirror when it is upside down.
The gimmick actually works since Perceptor retains his ability to be a working microscope. Here is a messed up view of what you might see.
Woah, let's back up a bit. Ok, so here is the tecnorganic cell slide placed on the mirror:
And here is how it looks under the microscope. You will notice that it is reflected upside down.
Now let's look at the Optimus slide.
Here is what it looks like under the microscope.
Hopefully this helped highlight the new feature as well as explain how to get the most out of this set. I know I am having a blast (pun intended)!
Hellscream9999 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:carytheone wrote:Go ahead, try and get some sleep tonight. Blaster will be there, watching, waiting, plotting....
As I am getting ready for bed....
Then you definitely won't want to see that rhinox digibash...
HA! Found it - regretted it immediately:
That mustache gave me nightmare's for days
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:carytheone wrote:Go ahead, try and get some sleep tonight. Blaster will be there, watching, waiting, plotting....
As I am getting ready for bed....
Then you definitely won't want to see that rhinox digibash...
HA! Found it - regretted it immediately:
That mustache gave me nightmare's for days
I am so glad that I did not see that until just now. i would not have slept
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
cruizerdave wrote:I don't know about any reissues, but the G1 Perceptor's gun never launched missiles. Unless you got the Japanese version. There's even a part of his instructions that state the missile launcher is only designed to hold missiles, not launch them.
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Thanks for the great pictorial review William-James88. Finally, someone explained and demonstrated Perceptor's new specimen-slide feature. It's interesting as a novelty and I'm glad that it is unobtrusive. We need more G1 re-issues like this set. Well done Hasbro!
nycPrime wrote: I could be wrong but there doesn't seem to be that much interest in this figure at this price point
Well a flurry of activity led to a presold preorder for Trypticon Reissue
william-james88 wrote:nycPrime wrote: I could be wrong but there doesn't seem to be that much interest in this figure at this price point
Quote from Premium Collectibles:Well a flurry of activity led to a presold preorder for Trypticon Reissue
nycPrime wrote:Thanks for the info. Ultimately I'm still comfortable passing on this at the current price. I'll give it until Cyber Monday to see if Amazon discounts this at all.
Optimum Supreme wrote:That stamp on the back of Blaster is distractingly ugly. Especially the CE thing. Was this even sold in Europe? I seem to recall reissue Ramjet having a similarly obtrusive stamp somewhere.
william-james88 wrote:nycPrime wrote:Thanks for the info. Ultimately I'm still comfortable passing on this at the current price. I'll give it until Cyber Monday to see if Amazon discounts this at all.
I truly hope it works out for you. I was waiting till black friday/cyber monday as well and it didnt work for me since amazon pulled it from amazon.ca to provide stock in the states. If I cant get it at a decent price, I hope at least a fellow seibertronian does
nycPrime wrote:william-james88 wrote:nycPrime wrote:Thanks for the info. Ultimately I'm still comfortable passing on this at the current price. I'll give it until Cyber Monday to see if Amazon discounts this at all.
I truly hope it works out for you. I was waiting till black friday/cyber monday as well and it didnt work for me since amazon pulled it from amazon.ca to provide stock in the states. If I cant get it at a decent price, I hope at least a fellow seibertronian does
Thanks. For what it's worth, Amazon currently has Trypticon at $159.94 (6% off retail).
william-james88 wrote:nycPrime wrote:william-james88 wrote:nycPrime wrote:Thanks for the info. Ultimately I'm still comfortable passing on this at the current price. I'll give it until Cyber Monday to see if Amazon discounts this at all.
I truly hope it works out for you. I was waiting till black friday/cyber monday as well and it didnt work for me since amazon pulled it from amazon.ca to provide stock in the states. If I cant get it at a decent price, I hope at least a fellow seibertronian does
Thanks. For what it's worth, Amazon currently has Trypticon at $159.94 (6% off retail).
But I am assuming that isnt down enough right? What is the price you are hoping for?
nycPrime wrote:I still would have to pay almost 9% sales tax. I'm trying to be good and not buy everything under the sun, so don't really have a target price. I may bite at a sub $150 price all in.
william-james88 wrote:cruizerdave wrote:I don't know about any reissues, but the G1 Perceptor's gun never launched missiles. Unless you got the Japanese version. There's even a part of his instructions that state the missile launcher is only designed to hold missiles, not launch them.
Thanks to you and Fenrir for the precision, I made an edit in the news postAutobotAlvaron wrote:Thanks for the great pictorial review William-James88. Finally, someone explained and demonstrated Perceptor's new specimen-slide feature. It's interesting as a novelty and I'm glad that it is unobtrusive. We need more G1 re-issues like this set. Well done Hasbro!
Thank you so much, your comment made all the time dedicated to this review well spent. I am very surprised that none of the new functionality was adressed in any other review. These are well established toys, many know how they are, so what I found really important was to see what was new and I was quite impressed with how Hasbro made the extra accessories fit retroactively on the figure. Granted, it isn't a perfect pegged fit since the slides are heavy for Perceptor to carry, but it is a great effort on Hasbro's part. I feel this was a perfect way to rerelease these legendary toys.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
Ironhidensh wrote:If only we could get real dinobot generations figures, without having to go 3rd party.
Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:If only we could get real dinobot generations figures, without having to go 3rd party.
Saying that is like beating a dead horse at this point, because this is probably the best they can (and most likely will) give us.
Ironhidensh wrote:If only we could get real dinobot generations figures, without having to go 3rd party.
william-james88 wrote:Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:If only we could get real Dinobot generations figures, without having to go 3rd party.
Saying that is like beating a dead horse at this point, because this is probably the best they can (and most likely will) give us.
I think they work quite well for Generations Dinos. With the exception to Swoop and Grimlock of course, but we already have a Generations G1 Grimlock, and the new TAV Swoop is a great G1 Swoop homage.
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