The Energon Pub

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 12:37 am

ToaLeePrime wrote:Will this payment date only apply to backers from hasbro pulse, or third party sites as well? I preordered mine through Mightyape (only way to buy it in New Zealand that I've found) and they haven't charged my card yet.

Hasbro Pulse

News Credits: 4 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:57 am

ToaLeePrime wrote:Will this payment date only apply to backers from hasbro pulse, or third party sites as well? I preordered mine through Mightyape (only way to buy it in New Zealand that I've found) and they haven't charged my card yet.

Third party sites will pay on your behalf and charge you at a later date. Whether that's soon, or when it actually ships, should be spelled out somewhere in the site's product listing.

In other news, the numbers for Unicron seem to have settled at 140.825% funded, which if that's exact translates to 11,266 units sold. The HasLab page is still showing double that, 281%, and I'm a little surprised they haven't fixed that bug yet. Maybe nobody has noticed it.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:06 am

King Kuuga wrote:In other news, the numbers for Unicron seem to have settled at 140.825% funded, which if that's exact translates to 11,266 units sold. The HasLab page is still showing double that, 281%, and I'm a little surprised they haven't fixed that bug yet. Maybe nobody has noticed it.

Still seems to be changing a little, it was 282% early this morning (around 3am). I'm surprised they're allowing cancellations, doesn't seem we'll be getting a final number until the end of the month.

I didn't want to use a credit card to pay for Unicron so I went with a payment service I've used before that was recommended by Amazon (Affirm). The total came to under $700, I still get the benefits of ordering directly from Hasbro (free shipping, earliest arrival, bonus comic), I get 12 months to pay, and I can pay it off early with no penalties and a lower final price. Almost went with TFSource or BBTS until I realized neither one was honoring their normal shipping practices. No way was I paying a total of some $800 when all is said and done, I don't care if I do have a year and a half to save.

Emerje

Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:56 am

Since they blew past the 8000 and have significantly more patrons, I hope they may be able to work in a few bonus surprises. Ideas below:

molded interiors for iconic brain/TV room, acid vat, pincer security (ie. areas revealed in transformation)
corkscrew spaceship
eye accessories (as if removed)
poster (as shown on kickstarter page)
actual comic (with cover shown for digital bonus)

Anyone else have any doable ideas that wouldn't blow the budget? I'd see these as very doable, since they will have to create molded design for the back of panels... or very tiny or cheap (a piece of paper, etc.)

News Credits: 1 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 12:03 pm

- Better colours
- Galvatron's ship, Quintesson ship, and Junkion ship
- Mini Megatron (to bargain with Unicron)
- Mini ghost Starscream

News Credits: 2 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:48 pm

Skip external extras and add transparent red abs that light up.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:55 pm

I know some people online (perhaps hasbro themselves), have already encouraged people to look forward to what's next... Still the crowdfund projects are a gamble. Not sure how many overall there have been I only know of one successful SW one (sail Barge), Unicron, and a sadly failed Cookie Monster....

I imagine maybe next year there will be anotgher SW crodfunded project, but I would not expect another TF one at leats until Unicron is done and delivered. Honestly, the only other possible one I could see would be Cybertron/Primus at that scale. There are already over-sized novelty statues of characters like Prime & Megatron that go for more than 1K, and the demand for these seems to be very limited.

Other than Primus, I cant think of another project large enough to warrant a crowdfunded campaign. Now if it were something smaller...Like say a Titan Class Raiden super-detailed(scaled at 18 inches to be the same size as Devastator and Predaking) for $250-$300, I'd be up for that.

Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:07 pm

I'd certainly take a Primus (AKA Cybertron) next.

I think if they brand it and mention it frequently AS the Transformers home planet of Cybertron, it will help it sell. I don't think as many fans are familiar with the lore and Primus. I'd also certainly pair him against Unicron and show that as a big showdown.

After that, maybe a giant Ark playset that features the volcano and ship embedded that opens to reveal a control room on the other side (Castle Grayskull/Snake Mountain style). Could include sky-spy, sick bed where prime dies, etc. Could have some glowing or light piped magma at the bottom.

AND maybe include some orange ramps so the whole thing could tie into Omega Supreme and Metroplex and Fort Max.

Dang, I'm sold already.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:37 pm

What I'd like is a Cybertron globe. In scale with Unicron, of course. But it won't transform because in G1, the planet don't. Instead, the globe would be insanely detailed, full of LED lights, can plug into the wall socket like a lamp.

That would be wicked cool.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:52 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:What I'd like is a Cybertron globe. In scale with Unicron, of course. But it won't transform because in G1, the planet don't. Instead, the globe would be insanely detailed, full of LED lights, can plug into the wall socket like a lamp.

That would be wicked cool.

A piece of furniture made to look like Cybertron? Sounds cool to me.

Besides, we are technically getting a new Primus toy in the last waves of Siege.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:06 pm

transformers_va wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:they use UPS (WORST shipper)
Umm.. have you used the USPS?

Yep, and UPS is far worse. 3 times the cost, and they frikkin suck at drop off. can't tell you how many times i have had to wait 2 or 3 days to get something cause UPS sucked.

Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:34 pm

Burn. You are quite a killjoy there. The design isn’t finalized. They could add anything they want as long as they don’t take away from what is advertised.

Anyone else have some fun speculation?

News Credits: 226 · Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:32 pm

Is that better? I'll be sure to choose my words more carefully next time.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:55 am

gothsaurus wrote:Burn. You are quite a killjoy there. The design isn’t finalized. They could add anything they want as long as they don’t take away from what is advertised.

Anyone else have some fun speculation?

Speculation is fun but I fear you may be setting yourself up for disappointment if you hope that there will be additions/changes.

So feel free to spitball ideas, just bear in mind the liklihood that anything will change.

Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:37 am

You're right. I'll have fun speculating with my friends offline, send HasbroPulse a PM, and leave you all out of it. I don't want anyone getting their hopes up for a poster or anything.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:50 pm

I am not a third party collector- I'm very picky about them because of the ridiculous cost compared to HasTak. That being said, if a third party does Cybertron's moon's to scale with this figure, I might be in on it. However, I'm not sure if there is enough market for something like that either, even for a third party product.

Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:57 pm

A lot of stuff we're talking about will probably be done as 3rd party add-ons even if Hasbro doesn't toss them in. A miniature Cybertron globe? Somebody will probably put that up on Thingiverse or Shapeways.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:13 pm

Plutoniumboss wrote:A lot of stuff we're talking about will probably be done as 3rd party add-ons even if Hasbro doesn't toss them in. A miniature Cybertron globe? Somebody will probably put that up on Thingiverse or Shapeways.

It'd have to be a big globe to scale with this unicron :lol:

Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:48 pm

I was personally thinking about printing out sections of Cybertron terrain that fit around the base of the existing stand.

News Credits: 226 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:59 pm

Plutoniumboss wrote:I was personally thinking about printing out sections of Cybertron terrain that fit around the base of the existing stand.

That would work quite well actually.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:32 pm

Plutoniumboss wrote:I was personally thinking about printing out sections of Cybertron terrain that fit around the base of the existing stand.

Indeed, good luck if you attempt and please share pictures

Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:36 pm

Well first I'd need the product in hand to design around it, so it's going to be a while. I mean, I could use the images and dimensions already shown, but I'd go through the entire process and when the final product comes there'd be minor errors that I'd have to go back and fix.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:20 pm

How about a play rug like those that have roadways and towns on them, but instead of Earth ones, this rug would have Cybertronian roads and buildings on it?

Unicron could stand on the middle of this rug while other toys with car modes could be placed around him on the rug's roadways.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:28 pm

Sabrblade wrote:How about a play rug like those that have roadways and towns on them, but instead of Earth ones, this rug would have Cybertronian roads and buildings on it?

Unicron could stand on the middle of this rug while other toys with car modes could be place around him on the rug's roadways.

Hell, I'm not in on Unicron and I'd buy that.