The Energon Pub

For all Canadians (and maybe americans), my TRU has brought the Platinum sets over to the collector corner where the electronics are. So they are no longer with the rest of the Transformers.

It's pretty stocked:

I've NEVER seen any of those Platinum sets at my local TRUs. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place.

I'm going to my local Laval TrU tommorrow and I just hope they refilled the CW section with protectobots.

Robot Kingdom now has preorders for two new platinum sets:

Platinum Series "Year of the Monkey" Exclusive Air Attack Optimus Primal.
119.90$ Start Shipping on 1st October 2015.

Movie 4 Platinum Edition Generation Dinobot 5 Pack G1 Colour.
109.90$ Available on 1st October 2015

It should be kept in mind that Robot Kingdom's prices will be a close, but not necessarily a 100% accurate, portrayal of MSRP on those.

However, these prices tell us that the Dinobot 5 Pack will be the same price or less than the Platinum Autobot Unite 5 Pack or the Platinum Movie Dinobot 5 Pack of last year. We also know that Optimus Primal will be priced between the 2 Year of the Goat released as he is more expensive than G2 Prime but less than MP Soundwave.

We also now have new stock images of the Platinum (G1 deco) Dinobot 5 pack which have been mirrored below.

Well that means the Air Attack Primal will probably be over $200 in Canada That'd definitely be a no.
Those Dinobots on the other hand look pretty good. I wouldn't have used the same color layouts, but something tells me these will be the only classics Dinobots we'll get for a long time
I also wonder how possible it is to switch AOE and This Swoop's torsos out. I prefer toon colors on Swoop

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Well that means the Air Attack Primal will probably be over $200 in Canada That'd definitely be a no.
Those Dinobots on the other hand look pretty good. I wouldn't have used the same color layouts, but something tells me these will be the only classics Dinobots we'll get for a long time
I also wonder how possible it is to switch AOE and This Swoop's torsos out. I prefer toon colors on Swoop

Who's the genius who came up with that pricing on Primal? I can imagine it might do alright at $50, but $110? That's just moronic.

I'm not familiar with the mold of Primal, but it sure doesn't seem worth it at that price point.

YRQRM0 wrote:I'm not familiar with the mold of Primal, but it sure doesn't seem worth it at that price point.

It's absolutely not worth that much. That toy originally came out in 2002 as a TRU exclusive and was a whopping $30.

If I saw that on the shelf for the £80 the exchange rate might have us expect to be the UK price, or less, I would buy it. If it were to come here though, recent pricing suggests TRU would have it at at least £120.

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:

YRQRM0 wrote:I'm not familiar with the mold of Primal, but it sure doesn't seem worth it at that price point.

It's absolutely not worth that much. That toy originally came out in 2002 as a TRU exclusive and was a whopping $30.

its an ok figure dont know how much he was when series first came out in ape mode he goes up to mp prime chest, with electronics, and one disk fire from his chest, with light up features and voice clips from show if they did not take them out of this version.

but buying online forget to add taxes, and shipping handling to checkout price still expensive but buying him in store will be cheaper than to add shipping and handling and tax to order online recipet

dragons wrote:

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:

YRQRM0 wrote:I'm not familiar with the mold of Primal, but it sure doesn't seem worth it at that price point.

It's absolutely not worth that much. That toy originally came out in 2002 as a TRU exclusive and was a whopping $30.

In ape mode he goes up to mp prime chest, with electronics, and one disk fires from his chest, with light up features and voice clips from show if they did not take them out of this version.

Oh I'd bet money this version will be gutted of any and all electronics. It wouldn't shock me if the disc launcher is gutted too.

william-james88 wrote:Robot Kingdom now has preorders for two new platinum sets:

Platinum Series "Year of the Monkey" Exclusive Air Attack Optimus Primal.
119.90$ Start Shipping on 1st October 2015.

Movie 4 Platinum Edition Generation Dinobot 5 Pack G1 Colour.
109.90$ Available on 1st October 2015

It should be kept in mind that Robot Kingdom's prices will be a close, but not necessarily a 100% accurate, portrayal of MSRP on those.

However, these prices tell us that the Dinobot 5 Pack will be the same price or less than the Platinum Autobot Unite 5 Pack or the Platinum Movie Dinobot 5 Pack of last year. We also know that Optimus Primal will be priced between the 2 Year of the Goat released as he is more expensive than G2 Prime but less than MP Soundwave.

We also now have new stock images of the Platinum (G1 deco) Dinobot 5 pack which have been mirrored below.

If those Dino's can't combine then I'm not interested!

Stuartmaximus wrote:If those Dino's can't combine then I'm not interested!

What reason would reissues of the AOE Dinobot molds have to combine?

Sabrblade wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:If those Dino's can't combine then I'm not interested!

What reason would reissues of the AOE Dinobot molds have to combine?

I don't understand that whole combiners dinobot thing. Since when are they combin... (see optimus, mirage and co. as combiners in CW) ...Oh... anything goes it seem.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:If those Dino's can't combine then I'm not interested!

What reason would reissues of the AOE Dinobot molds have to combine?

I don't understand that whole combiners dinobot thing. Since when are they combin...

Since this abomination:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:If those Dino's can't combine then I'm not interested!

What reason would reissues of the AOE Dinobot molds have to combine?

I don't understand that whole combiners dinobot thing. Since when are they combin...

Since this abomination:

I thought we made it clear to never speak of that thing again.
And though the set doesn't come with all the figures to do it you *kind of* can make a Dinobot combiner from the AoE Dinobots:

(Found this with a quick Google search of AoE Dinobot combiner)

RAcast wrote:

dragons wrote:

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:

YRQRM0 wrote:I'm not familiar with the mold of Primal, but it sure doesn't seem worth it at that price point.

It's absolutely not worth that much. That toy originally came out in 2002 as a TRU exclusive and was a whopping $30.

In ape mode he goes up to mp prime chest, with electronics, and one disk fires from his chest, with light up features and voice clips from show if they did not take them out of this version.

Oh I'd bet money this version will be gutted of any and all electronics. It wouldn't shock me if the disc launcher is gutted too.

Does this parade really need to be rained on any further?

Railbomb wrote:[SNIP!]I thought we made it clear to never speak of that thing again.
And though the set doesn't come with all the figures to do it you *kind of* can make a Dinobot combiner from the AoE Dinobots:

(Found this with a quick Google search of AoE Dinobot combiner)

That's pretty awesome! Too bad it requires so much external supporting.

If those were legion class, I would buy them right the way even on that price... so far that movie got a big lack of production.

It may have just gone up although it could also have been up for a while but UK based online Transformer trader Kapow Toys have their pre-order up for the Transformers Platinum Generations Dinobots 5 Pack in G1 colours for £109.99 with free UK delivery.

http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers-platinum-g1-dinobots-set.html

Unless a set of Toyworld dinosaurs fall in my lap this G1-headed set could well become my Neo-Classics Dinobots!

RAcast wrote:

Railbomb wrote:[SNIP!]I thought we made it clear to never speak of that thing again.
And though the set doesn't come with all the figures to do it you *kind of* can make a Dinobot combiner from the AoE Dinobots:

(Found this with a quick Google search of AoE Dinobot combiner)

That's pretty awesome! Too bad it requires so much external supporting.

There was another, slightly blurry, image of it that had no support but since this was the clearest it's the one I used. I would try to come up with something with the guys it gives you in this new boxset but I never got the voyager Grimlock during AoE. Kind of looking forward to messing with him for the first time!

Woah, I cant find that perceptor and blaster set on target's site. Has it sold out?

william-james88 wrote:Woah, I cant find that perceptor and blaster set on target's site. Has it sold out?

I found it. It's still there. Still full price.
http://www.target.com/p/transformers-preceptor-and-blaster/-/A-17077093#prodSlot=medium_1_3

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Woah, I cant find that perceptor and blaster set on target's site. Has it sold out?

I found it. It's still there. Still full price.
http://www.target.com/p/transformers-preceptor-and-blaster/-/A-17077093#prodSlot=medium_1_3

they call him "Preceptor" for crying out loud, how was I supposed to know. How the hell did you find it?

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Woah, I cant find that perceptor and blaster set on target's site. Has it sold out?

I found it. It's still there. Still full price.
http://www.target.com/p/transformers-preceptor-and-blaster/-/A-17077093#prodSlot=medium_1_3

they call him "Preceptor" for crying out loud, how was I supposed to know. How the hell did you find it?

I searched Transformers, then sort by price - high to low. they were the 3rd or 4th listing.