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Weapon: Dark Saber Sword
Ravage2031 wrote:Quick question about using TF Source. Will they charge the $150 if it hits 8000 or only if you happen to cancel?
So what they do is price the big U at $775 or whatever. When you preorder, the will charge your card $150. This counts towards that $775 that will be due in 2021. If Unicron fails, that is the only situation in which you will get that $150 down payment back. If the campaign succeeds, then you only owe TFSource $625 in 2021 when Unicron is released. If you decide you don’t want Unicron after, or can’t save up for it by 2021, even if you cancel, you WILL NOT get that $150 back (that’s the non-refundable part). Hope that helps
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Weapon: Saber Blade
Nevermind, see above post for a better answer.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"
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.'
Jumping up the charts once again today the Haslab Transformers War for Cybertron Unicron project has crossed the 5,000 backers threshold! As of this writing Unicron stands (or floats) at 5,052 backers. Unicron is in his final four days of preparation before he enters our universe fully and begins to devour all before him. In lead up to the Haslab crowdfunding culminating at 11:59 PM EST on August 31, 2019 we here at Seibertron have a few treats to help you get revved up for the Titan of all Titans arriving so make sure to stay tuned for upcoming articles featuring the Chaos Bringer himself.
For the father of the Fallen to stand on his own he still needs your support! Seibertronians, Cybertronians, Autobots, Decepticons, Jedis, Power Rangers, G.I. Joes, all and everyone in between this is the time to put in your order for what is guaranteed to be a crown jewel of any toy collection. Feel the magic, hear the roar, dynotherms connected, infracells up, you have the power! The power to make this project a reality and to be a part of a historic chapter in Transformers history for all time. Will you be one of the 8,000? Do you have the courage to stand against the mighty Unicron? Share your thoughts in the forum and don't forget, just four more days left before this opportunity is gone forever so don't wait!
And once again just to follow up on the reveal from yesterday here are the new images of Unicron's changeable chin and mini Galvatron figure. Enjoy!
You can head to Hasbro Pulse by clicking any of the images or by clicking here to order Unicron.
Motto:"Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
Weapon: Saber Blade
Triggerdick Megatron wrote:
Crosscheck wrote:Why does Hasbro insist on making Unicron that sickly yellow orange when he has ALWAYS been a very saturated orange?
The final product might be a little different as this is a prototype, have hope!
It's already been confirmed that these colors are as close to resembling the finalized deco as possible.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"
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.'
Click HERE or on any of the images below to head to the updated Unicron SDCC2019 gallery.
We're also giving you our interview with the Transformers Brand Team Hasbro's Senior Design Manager John Warden and Hasbro's Marketing Director Ben Montano. Our very own head Seibertronian Ryan Yzquierdo was on the scene to interview the two gentlemen in front of the Unicron prototype itself. But they don't just talk about Unicron, they also discuss the Studio Series and the recent G1 reissues. Here's some highlights from the interview.
- They go over the challenges of converting a sphere like a puzzle into the familiar devourer of worlds, and some of the logistics of the Haslab crowdfunding project. - They also touch on the prioritization of features focusing on articulation such as in the fingers and eyes in place of electronic light up or sound features. - They also touch on the vintage G1 reissues such as the Dino cassettes and The Sonic Iconic, everyone's favorite who raves it, Soundwave! - They remind us that Blaster and Astrotrain are still coming down the tracks so keep your optics focused on those WalMarts Seibertronians. - John states very seriously about listing Unicron in an official size class, name yet to be determined. - The Studio Series is also discussed, or the lack thereof. They say they fully intend to continue with the line and wanted to debut some of their newer products but didn't want the SDCC2019 to be too busy given all the other Siege reveals let alone Unicron. They do mention wanting to wait to show the finalized Studio Series Devastator once all the individual toys are finalized and revealed. They talk about how the gestalt mode is not just tall, but deep and extremely bulky. Very much a monster! A very different type of combiner than we've seen before.
Check out the video for the full interview. It's always a pleasure to hear people who are so passionate about the brand guiding its current vision.
Crosscheck wrote:Why does Hasbro insist on making Unicron that sickly yellow orange when he has ALWAYS been a very saturated orange?
The final product might be a little different as this is a prototype, have hope!
It's already been confirmed that these colors are as close to resembling the finalized deco as possible.
You know, if you think about it, Unicron might be yellow. In most of the scenes in which he appears in the movie, he himself is the dominant source of illumination, and that illumination is sparing. He looks dark orange in those scenes, but the lighting conditions are very dim. This toys colors would probably look amazing in a dimly lit room with sinister red accent lights pointed at it. At the very least NOT being under fluorescent lights or white LEDs would help.
Motto:"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings to randomly click things in the Admin Panel to see what it breaks."
Dr. Caelus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Triggerdick Megatron wrote:
Crosscheck wrote:Why does Hasbro insist on making Unicron that sickly yellow orange when he has ALWAYS been a very saturated orange?
The final product might be a little different as this is a prototype, have hope!
It's already been confirmed that these colors are as close to resembling the finalized deco as possible.
You know, if you think about it, Unicron might be yellow. In most of the scenes in which he appears in the movie, he himself is the dominant source of illumination, and that illumination is sparing. He looks dark orange in those scenes, but the lighting conditions are very dim. This toys colors would probably look amazing in a dimly lit room with sinister red accent lights pointed at it. At the very least NOT being under fluorescent lights or white LEDs would help.
And now I'm going to be compelled to build a custom case with specialised lighting for him.
Good thing I'll have 18 months to do this seeing as I can barely cut straight.
Crosscheck wrote:Why does Hasbro insist on making Unicron that sickly yellow orange when he has ALWAYS been a very saturated orange?
The final product might be a little different as this is a prototype, have hope!
It's already been confirmed that these colors are as close to resembling the finalized deco as possible.
You know, if you think about it, Unicron might be yellow. In most of the scenes in which he appears in the movie, he himself is the dominant source of illumination, and that illumination is sparing. He looks dark orange in those scenes, but the lighting conditions are very dim. This toys colors would probably look amazing in a dimly lit room with sinister red accent lights pointed at it. At the very least NOT being under fluorescent lights or white LEDs would help.
And now I'm going to be compelled to build a custom case with specialised lighting for him.
Good thing I'll have 18 months to do this seeing as I can barely cut straight.
We’re getting closer. I have faith. I’ve been watching the counter every day with eager anticipation. I haven’t been this anxious about a toy since I was 9 years old leading up to Christmas of ‘85 when I knew I was getting my very first Transformer Smokescreen. This thing is even more epic in person.
The new cropped angles hide the fly paper look but makes the way his wings protrude from his shoulders (rather than armada versions back) is a bit of an eye sore too. If the spike strips can be removed like armadas planet plates it will look a lot better, the more I see of it, the less I'm liking it.
Might just be me convincing myself not to want it but I've gone from wanting to order it, raising the money to order it, to trying to find a way to order it, giving up and wanting to pick it up if/when it's released to I'm not liking it enough for the money and will probably be just as happy with a robot heroes Unicron to stand on Primus.
blackeyedprime wrote:The new cropped angles hide the fly paper look but makes the way his wings protrude from his shoulders (rather than armada versions back) is a bit of an eye sore too. If the spike strips can be removed like armadas planet plates it will look a lot better, the more I see of it, the less I'm liking it.
G1 Unicron's wings came out of his shoulders. So this is more cartoon accurate than the Armada and Generations toys.
Ultimately, I just don't really want it. Even setting aside the unemployed-with-a-newborn thing, it's just the notion of spending $600 on a single Transformer that won't scale with any other Transformer in my collection. Even if it were the same price as Piranacon, I'd rather have Piranacon.
Motto:"Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
Weapon: Saber Blade
Dr. Caelus wrote:Ultimately, I just don't really want it. Even setting aside the unemployed-with-a-newborn thing, it's just the notion of spending $600 on a single Transformer that won't scale with any other Transformer in my collection. Even if it were the same price as Piranacon, I'd rather have Piranacon.
Then spend $150 now and save up the rest to pay it off a year-and-a-half from now.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"
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.'
Motto:"Tell those damned kids to stay off my lawn!!!"
Weapon: Big Cannon
Sabrblade wrote:
Dr. Caelus wrote:Ultimately, I just don't really want it. Even setting aside the unemployed-with-a-newborn thing, it's just the notion of spending $600 on a single Transformer that won't scale with any other Transformer in my collection. Even if it were the same price as Piranacon, I'd rather have Piranacon.
Then spend $150 now and save up the rest to pay it off a year-and-a-half from now.
Sure, as long as you dont mind adding another $200 to the price tag......
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