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News Credits: 1 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:28 pm

looks like an excavated turkey dinner. almost like a bad horror movie like U-turn.
fitting for Unicron. :lol:

News Credits: 41 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:30 pm

Looks like an alien autopsy!

Or worse, a robotic Caesarean section!! :SICK:

But I do like a city mode. Could have been cool. Or not. We'll never know.

Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:41 pm

Honestly, it looks like they took a chunk right out of Cybertron. If you look at Cybertron, the planet does look like a mess of buildings, roads and randomness, so I think it looks great!

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:42 pm

That actually looked like a cool concept!

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:05 am

Greetings Seibertronians! If you thought yesterday's look at the abandoned city mode was the only news about Unicron in the Transformers Generations 2020 book, then we have some news for you!

On the same page, as the aforementioned city mode, you see a photo of the Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures that are included with the crowd funded Unicron and they've been changed since we last saw the mock ups, now looking a lot more like that do in the seminal Transformers the Movie from 1986! Next to the picture is a render of their new design.

You can also see an image comparing the size of Unicron's head to the mini figures.

What do you think of these? Do they make you glad that you got your preorder in for those who answered the Chaos Bringers call? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 2 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:29 am

I work in healthcare. That looks like Unicron is visiting his gynecologist.

News Credits: 19 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:32 am

Mini rodimus and galavatron are going to be that small it's interesting to see the amount of effort put into them. Will be even more interesting to see painters that can paint a grain of rice try to deco them up o.O

News Credits: 462 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:18 am

The mini-Hot Rod has been changed into being a mini-Rodimus Prime now, based on its proportions and waist detail.

News Credits: 11 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:38 am

This will be epic! I just hope I can find a spot to display him!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:58 am

I don't care what they do to them, they're going into a small bag in my parts drawer so I don't lost them.

They look nicer than the hastily made ones from before, though.

News Credits: 131 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:40 am

ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...

I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in ;)^

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:29 pm

carytheone wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.

Now I want a figure that transforms like Titan Omega into a game board with chance cars in his torso. Thank you SO much for that vusual of somethibg we will never have...

News Credits: 131 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:53 pm

Flashwave wrote:
carytheone wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.
Now I want a figure that transforms like Titan Omega into a game board with chance cars in his torso. Thank you SO much for that vusual of somethibg we will never have...

A game board that transforms as you play it (sorta like mousetrap). Its alt mode is a box with a handle for easy toting to a friends house.

HasLab's Really Real Gear

News Credits: 3 · Fri Dec 13, 2019 1:16 pm

Wow. Those are way smaller than I thought they'd be. Maybe as small as World's Smallest Jaguar.

Who wants to start a betting pool on how quickly someone will accidentally inhale these?

Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:51 pm

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wow. Those are way smaller than I thought they'd be. Maybe as small as World's Smallest Jaguar.

Who wants to start a betting pool on how quickly someone will accidentally inhale these?

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News Credits: 1 · Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:06 pm

but like... he's already a planet. you're supposed to live in a city, but he's already a planet. who would he be a city for? how would that even work with him ALREADY BEING A PLANET?

News Credits: 462 · Sun Dec 15, 2019 12:13 am

megamanfan wrote:but like... he's already a planet. you're supposed to live in a city, but he's already a planet. who would he be a city for? how would that even work with him ALREADY BEING A PLANET?

Solution: Planet-sized space colony.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:34 am

That city mode would probably take up nearly an entire card table top. I kind of like it, sort of reminds me of Cybertron Primus' battle station/space craft mode. I'm sure people will be their own fan modes now that this has been brought to our attention.

Emerje

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:22 pm

Happy to see new and better looking mini figures. Those previous ones really didn't help sell anyone on Unicron

News Credits: 462 · Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:34 pm

New production update for HasLab Unicron.

News Credits: 131 · Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:43 pm

Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.

That's some really cool insight in how things are done.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:08 pm

carytheone wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.
That's some really cool insight in how things are done.

My thoughts exactly. In exchange for backing, we are getting an extremely in depth look at the production process...maybe more than we've ever seen before. And honestly, this may be the biggest perk. Fascinating process!

News Credits: 22 · Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:48 am

Even though it's not named as such, can this be considered a Masterpiece Unicron?

News Credits: 226 · Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:18 am

It's been a few coffee breaks since we last heard anything about Hasbro's War for Cybertron Unicron, and now Hasbro have released the first (in what will hopefully be on-going) production update in which they discuss "tool start".

HasLab wrote:Tool start is when we begin the process of manufacturing the tools, or molds, that will be used to create each piece of this massive figure. However, before tool start, we need a tool layout. A tool layout is the plan that organizes all the pieces that make up the figure into different tools. One tool might make five small pieces, while another tool might make one big one. The number of pieces in a tool vary based on the material, color and size.

Read more about the process and check out a short <1 minute video about the tool start process on the Hasbro Pulse website.

Whether you backed Unicron or not, this is still a fascinating look behind the scenes of what it takes to bring our beloved plastic crack to retail. Feel free to add your thoughts about this process, or just have a good old chinwag on our Energon Pub Forums!

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:12 am

"...AND THE ARK SHIP!" is actually a Movie shuttle. Titanium gave us the same mix up, so at least it's tradition.

And all these years, I never realized how much Unicron's head is shaped like Darth Vader's, until seeing it unassembled on the blueprints. Adds a new dimension to the SW Crossovers Death Star; I need to remember how to transform mine again someday...