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Overcracker wrote:I could have sworn I saw comparison pics with 2010 Unicron and the Original Armada Unicron somewhere, But now I can't find them.

But yes, at around 60 bucks this is a must ye. Not so much the 150 for the Takara version. Though package was very cool.

Right through here in the other Unicron thread, I already provided a link to TFW2005, who showed some pictures of the three orange Unicrons...

Christ....

I don't know what or who to believe anymore about the LED color for the eyes. One thread says that Hasbro said they will glow green. Another thread shows an in-hand toy's eyes glowing red.

WTF? Can we get a definitive answer on this or not FFS?

If they still glow red and there is no pictorial tutorial on how to switch them out, I will NOT be buying.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Janus Prime wrote:Do we have a price on this yet? If it´s under $100 I will make, I mean, I´ll ask my brother to buy it to me for Christmas. Otherwise I would feel guilty.

IIRC, $59.99.

Just a few posts up! ...and it seems I made a new page. Go figure.

The price puts me in a dilemma. I want both MP Rodimus Prime and Unicron, and I'm going state-side in October. It's one or the other....

Unicron will only be sold via Amazon.com so unless you're staying for a while, it'd be tough to pick that one up in person. Rodimus Prime, on the other hand, depends on whether or not they're on the shelves.

Kibble wrote:

GetRightRobot wrote:I would like to see this next to the Tak 2010 version, but from what I can see in this picture, IMO, Takara wins.

I'd like to see comparason pics as well to see if it warrants yet another purchase. I agree that I think I probably like Takara's better, but had I known this was coming, I probably woulda skipped dishing out $150 for that version and just went with this instead. While Takara's is most likely better, it isn't anywhere near $90 better.

QFT!

Had I known this was coming I'd have saved the $$$ on Takara Unicron. But as this is pretty reasonably priced for such a large figure, and an exclusive to boot, I'll probably pick him up.

Seibertron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Janus Prime wrote:Do we have a price on this yet? If it´s under $100 I will make, I mean, I´ll ask my brother to buy it to me for Christmas. Otherwise I would feel guilty.

IIRC, $59.99.

Just a few posts up! ...and it seems I made a new page. Go figure.

The price puts me in a dilemma. I want both MP Rodimus Prime and Unicron, and I'm going state-side in October. It's one or the other....

Unicron will only be sold via Amazon.com so unless you're staying for a while, it'd be tough to pick that one up in person. Rodimus Prime, on the other hand, depends on whether or not they're on the shelves.

Toys 'R Us is just a town away, and I'm staying for 3 weeks at the very least. Plus, my in-laws who I'll be staying with still have part of my haul from last year. So I'm covered

Thanks to Alldarker for the link. Takara's looks the best, but this might be worth picking up to keep in alt mode.

looks just like the sdcc 2011 exclusive.so why call it an amazon exclusive??!!

freakzero1981 wrote:looks just like the sdcc 2011 exclusive.so why call it an amazon exclusive??!!

Because there wasn't an SDCC 2011 exclusive. It's an Amazon.com exclusive that will be sold later this year.

Kibble wrote:Thanks to Alldarker for the link. Takara's looks the best, but this might be worth picking up to keep in alt mode.

This is the better version, with darker colors. The Takara version had a variety of paint problems most noticeable with the wings and the face. I went through four that all had varying levels of paint chips on each of their faces. Hopefully the face paint problem is resolved with this version.

Seibertron wrote: This is the better version, with darker colors. The Takara version had a variety of paint problems most noticeable with the wings and the face. I went through four that all had varying levels of paint chips on each of their faces. Hopefully the face paint problem is resolved with this version.

Can we get some images side by side sometime soon? I'm still stuck on weather I should pick this one up or not. I shall maintain and not open my Takomy Unicron, but I just need some more pics if not now soon.

freakzero1981 wrote:looks just like the sdcc 2011 exclusive.so why call it an amazon exclusive??!!

Umm....

This was shown at SDCC, but not sold. It was displayed to get us ready for release in October as an Amazon.com exclusive.

Nemesis Destron wrote:

Seibertron wrote: This is the better version, with darker colors. The Takara version had a variety of paint problems most noticeable with the wings and the face. I went through four that all had varying levels of paint chips on each of their faces. Hopefully the face paint problem is resolved with this version.

Can we get some images side by side sometime soon? I'm still stuck on weather I should pick this one up or not. I shall maintain and not open my Takomy Unicron, but I just need some more pics if not now soon.

NOTE: Image not mine.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:

Seibertron wrote: This is the better version, with darker colors. The Takara version had a variety of paint problems most noticeable with the wings and the face. I went through four that all had varying levels of paint chips on each of their faces. Hopefully the face paint problem is resolved with this version.

Can we get some images side by side sometime soon? I'm still stuck on weather I should pick this one up or not. I shall maintain and not open my Takomy Unicron, but I just need some more pics if not now soon.

NOTE: Image not mine.

This image clearly shows the other big issue that I had with the Takara version which was the horrible "racing" stripe he had down the middle of his chest that ignored the molded lines. The Hasbro version follows the molded lines which makes it look more natural and not just an added on paint stripe.

I can't clearly tell in this pic, but it looks like the "light up" hand is a similar shade of gray/silver as the left hand.

Guess I'll be buying another Unicron.

No sense in getting upset. There's a Unicron out there for everyone now.

Though...this many re-releases so quick after one another is getting a little...



Uni-corny

Seibertron wrote:I can't clearly tell in this pic, but it looks like the "light up" hand is a similar shade
of gray/silver as the left hand.

Looking at the other pics, and the ones at tfw2005 from the link kindly provided by alldarker, it looks like the hand is a darker smokier gray plastic than the Takara, closer to the Original Armada hand, perhaps to more closely resemble the other hand when not lit up, however it seems to still be translucent to some degree.

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:NOTE: Image not mine.

This image clearly shows the other big issue that I had with the Takara version which was the horrible "racing" stripe he had down the middle of his chest that ignored the molded lines. The Hasbro version follows the molded lines which makes it look more natural and not just an added on paint stripe.

I can't clearly tell in this pic, but it looks like the "light up" hand is a similar shade of gray/silver as the left hand.

True, I don't like the plain stripe and the glass hand, however I must say that the drybrush look to Takara Unicron makes him look much better than the Amazon version, if they were to use that technique on the Amazon version, it would be the best ever. However they did not, so that's a bummer...

This is making me wish I didn't have the Armadacron, then again, I still love Armadacron anyway, the idea of a planet turning into a robot is so awesome to me, and i love having the toy.

As long as the eyes are finally proven to be green, I will buy him. If they are red, I hope someone puts up a video or pictures of how to switch them out. Otherwise, forget it.

The silver paint on the Amazon version is nice, but other than that, he seems more of a "toy" than the Takara version (keeping in mind that I painted both hands silver).

User897 wrote:As long as the eyes are finally proven to be green, I will buy him. If they are red, I hope someone puts up a video or pictures of how to switch them out. Otherwise, forget it.

If indeed necessary, switching the LED in Unicron's head from red to green is relatively easy, if you are handy with a soldering iron and have a green LED available (not hard to find). The wires are very thin and easy to damage (especially when screwing his head back together), though, so you might need to replace them too (also not too hard). I also replaced the LED in his hand: ecqually easy to do.

I'm gonna figure out some way to cough up the cash for this.

Kibble wrote:

GetRightRobot wrote:I would like to see this next to the Tak 2010 version, but from what I can see in this picture, IMO, Takara wins.

I'd like to see comparason pics as well to see if it warrants yet another purchase. I agree that I think I probably like Takara's better, but had I known this was coming, I probably woulda skipped dishing out $150 for that version and just went with this instead. While Takara's is most likely better, it isn't anywhere near $90 better.

This and MP Rodimus are why I'm glad that I can't afford the Japanese releases. MP Grimlock too, although I hadn't quite learned my lesson yet and got the Takara version.

User897 wrote:Christ....

I don't know what or who to believe anymore about the LED color for the eyes. One thread says that Hasbro said they will glow green. Another thread shows an in-hand toy's eyes glowing red.

WTF? Can we get a definitive answer on this or not FFS?

If they still glow red and there is no pictorial tutorial on how to switch them out, I will NOT be buying.

Someone from Hasbro apparently said they would glow green in the final version, and that previous in-hand one was a test shot with red LEDs instead. Who knows if this is fact...

But why is it so important? It's not like you can display it with the eyes lit up, you'd kill the battery pretty quick. If the figure is otherwise a purchase, I don't understand why wrong-colored LED eyes is a dealbreaker. A lot of people take the batteries out to protect the figure from corrosion anyway.

If it's really that big a deal, switching them out shouldn't be that hard, but you will need to have soldering skills to disconnect the red LEDs and replace them with green. If you're not confident that you can do this, I wouldn't attempt it.

I only want the Kranix figure. My Armada Unicron is good enough for me. Especially considering I paid about 70 for him and Primus together.

kirbenvost wrote:This and MP Rodimus are why I'm glad that I can't afford the Japanese releases. MP Grimlock too, although I hadn't quite learned my lesson yet and got the Takara version.

I much prefer the Takara Grimlock. Sharper Teeth, pointy sword, and sharp claws (again, keeping in mind that I painted the sword fiery orange). Other than the crown, MP takara Grimlock is superior. Worth the price difference? to me it was, but probably not for everyone.

Is it me or are the yellow paint apps the same on Amazon Unicron as on Armada?

MINDVVIPE wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:This and MP Rodimus are why I'm glad that I can't afford the Japanese releases. MP Grimlock too, although I hadn't quite learned my lesson yet and got the Takara version.

I much prefer the Takara Grimlock. Sharper Teeth, pointy sword, and sharp claws (again, keeping in mind that I painted the sword fiery orange). Other than the crown, MP takara Grimlock is superior. Worth the price difference? to me it was, but probably not for everyone.

Well to be fair it was a gift, but I feel bad it cost so much when the Hasbro one came out soon after. I ended up getting the 3rd Party crown for it, and I never use the other accessories. Dulled tips don't bother me, so I would've gladly bought the Hasbro one if I didn't already have the Takara one.