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News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:24 pm

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News Credits: 3649 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:35 pm

metaphorge wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
Seibertron wrote:(Generally speaking, I have two of each Transformer I display, one to display in each mode. I ended up having to get three Classics Ultra Magnus figures to properly display the City Commander armor; to do this right for Rodimus & the Protector armor I'll need a total of four figures. Until the Battle in Space version appeared, I was resigned to having two Classics and two Henkei, but was hoping Battle in Space might let me ecomozie somewhat, even though I absolutely despise the painted window.)

I'm really curious as to how you display your toys. I know you make so many galleries as it is, but I think you should consider making a Seibertron collection thread in the Collection forum.

Just so you know, the spill above is from my post that Seibertron was responding to, and is talking about how I display my collection. It showed up like this because of a small formatting error.

I could share info on how I display, but I also have a small, tightly focused collection so I don't know how helpful you'll find it.

You know who's got one of the coolest displays is diablien, the owner of Collecticon.org. His displays are by character (Starscream, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Shockwave, Devastator, and possibly a few others if I recall correctly). It looks really awesome that way because it's pretty much by color.

I wish I had my stuff on display. My basement / Seibertron.com workshop looks like a storage facility gone crazy ... I've been so busy during the past two months with galleries that I haven't done a great job of keeping up with putting stuff away. I feel like it's starting to look like I'm a Transformer hoarder. Aaaarrrgghhh!!!!

News Credits: 16 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:54 pm

metaphorge wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
Seibertron wrote:(Generally speaking, I have two of each Transformer I display, one to display in each mode. I ended up having to get three Classics Ultra Magnus figures to properly display the City Commander armor; to do this right for Rodimus & the Protector armor I'll need a total of four figures. Until the Battle in Space version appeared, I was resigned to having two Classics and two Henkei, but was hoping Battle in Space might let me ecomozie somewhat, even though I absolutely despise the painted window.)

I'm really curious as to how you display your toys. I know you make so many galleries as it is, but I think you should consider making a Seibertron collection thread in the Collection forum.

Just so you know, the spill above is from my post that Seibertron was responding to, and is talking about how I display my collection. It showed up like this because of a small formatting error.

I could share info on how I display, but I also have a small, tightly focused collection so I don't know how helpful you'll find it.

Yeah, I totally jumped in halfway through this conversation and missed that detail.

Post your collection if you feel like it, I'm not going to twist your arm behind your back. But we do have a sweet collections forum if you ever feel like sharing

News Credits: 251 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:07 pm

Again, I ask, what retailer will sell this? And when will it be released to the public? Because not only do I want a Rodimus figure, a G1-colored Cyclonus, and a correct Nightstick, but I would really like to have that lil' Matrix, even though I already own the one that came with my MP Prime (that I got unexpectedly for my birthday!

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News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:15 pm

Mindmaster wrote:Again, I ask, what retailer will sell this? And when will it be released to the public? Because not only do I want a Rodimus figure, a G1-colored Cyclonus, and a correct Nightstick, but I would really like to have that lil' Matrix, even though I already own the one that came with my MP Prime (that I got unexpectedly for my birthday! ).

Um....

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Darth Bombshell wrote:
Megazarak wrote:Is that supposed to mean that it won't hit mass retail? It would seem like a lost opportunity for Hasbro not to. Can anyone actually 100% confirm anything at this point or have we still not heard enough?

I don't know. I seem to remember reading somewhere a statement from Hasbro that it wasn't going to be released in retail, but that was before I saw it in the Previews.

Haven't you heard? Sighted in stores like Walmart and Target.

News Credits: 3649 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:39 pm

metaphorge wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Again, I ask, what retailer will sell this? And when will it be released to the public? Because not only do I want a Rodimus figure, a G1-colored Cyclonus, and a correct Nightstick, but I would really like to have that lil' Matrix, even though I already own the one that came with my MP Prime (that I got unexpectedly for my birthday! ).

Um....

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Darth Bombshell wrote:
Megazarak wrote:Is that supposed to mean that it won't hit mass retail? It would seem like a lost opportunity for Hasbro not to. Can anyone actually 100% confirm anything at this point or have we still not heard enough?

I don't know. I seem to remember reading somewhere a statement from Hasbro that it wasn't going to be released in retail, but that was before I saw it in the Previews.

Haven't you heard? Sighted in stores like Walmart and Target.

That's the first I've heard of this being sighted at retail stores, though I'm sure it will be showing up at stores soon. Amazon.com and BBTS.com are the only places I'm aware of that have gotten this item in stock so far. If someone can verify that they've seen it elsewhere, I'd love to see some sightings reported on Seibertron.com.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:50 pm

Maybe JelZe GoldRabbit will be good enough to point us at the source of info....

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:16 pm

Thi is going to sound stupid, but when did the Challenge at Cybertron 3-pack come out?? I don't remember seeing that at all.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:20 pm

muswp1 wrote:Thi is going to sound stupid, but when did the Challenge at Cybertron 3-pack come out?? I don't remember seeing that at all.

Asian exclusive earlier this year.

News Credits: 3649 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:25 pm

metaphorge wrote:
muswp1 wrote:Thi is going to sound stupid, but when did the Challenge at Cybertron 3-pack come out?? I don't remember seeing that at all.

Asian exclusive earlier this year.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

News Credits: 3 · Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:41 pm

And that would be why I heard very little about this set until now. Thanks.

Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:31 pm

I like 'em. I might actually have to pick this set up, even thought I already own both molds.

Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:47 pm

I dunno about this set...I love the cyclonus but I don't think the colors on Hot Rod look even remotely like his 1980s animated self. I mean he was a purplish red color with deep orange and BLACK (not grey) boots (or lower leg lol). All the colors on this Hot Rod seem almost washed out, like he sat in the back of a car next to the window and got sun damage. Oh, and his windshield wasn't solid blue as far as I can remember...in fact in the movie it was clear.

Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:09 am

Quick question: Does anyone know if the new rubsigns are as easy to remove as the Classics ones? Hot Rod's looks OK but the one on Cyclonus is bugging the hell out of me!

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Nice galleries Seibertron BTW! The only thing I would have added is a pic of Hot Rod next to Shattered Glass Cyclonus...

Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:11 am

What's the retail price on this pack?

News Credits: 3649 · Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:18 am

Dai_Ceefax wrote:Quick question: Does anyone know if the new rubsigns are as easy to remove as the Classics ones? Hot Rod's looks OK but the one on Cyclonus is bugging the hell out of me!

EDIT:
Nice galleries Seibertron BTW! The only thing I would have added is a pic of Hot Rod next to Shattered Glass Cyclonus...

Thanks for the compliment! AS for SG Cyclonus and Rodimus, I covered this in SG Cyclonus' gallery a while back:

News Credits: 3649 · Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:20 am

SN95 Cobra R wrote:What's the retail price on this pack?

Around $22 - $23, probably $20 at Walmart/Target

Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:56 am

If I happen upon this set at my local walmart, maybe. As far as going out to look for it, well... that lighter grey plastic is really a deal breaker.

Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:27 pm

Seibertron wrote:Thanks for the compliment! AS for SG Cyclonus and Rodimus, I covered this in SG Cyclonus' gallery a while back

That's cool, I was just thinking that the new colour scheme looked to be a perfect match for SG Cyclonus. Does it look that way in hand (Just to satisfy my curiosity)?

News Credits: 3649 · Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:39 pm

Dai_Ceefax wrote:
Seibertron wrote:Thanks for the compliment! AS for SG Cyclonus and Rodimus, I covered this in SG Cyclonus' gallery a while back

That's cool, I was just thinking that the new colour scheme looked to be a perfect match for SG Cyclonus. Does it look that way in hand (Just to satisfy my curiosity)?

Not in my opinion, the yellow is too light, though the red is probably a closer match. If someone was ambitious and took the yellow spoiler from the Classics version and replaced it on the the Universe/RTS version then I'd think you'd have a much closer match.

Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:16 am

How the hell do I delete this doubled post?

Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:28 am

Seibertron wrote: ...If someone was ambitious and took the yellow spoiler from the Classics version and replaced it on the the Universe/RTS version then I'd think you'd have a much closer match.

Thanks for the prompt reply!

Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:30 am

Dai_Ceefax wrote:Quick question: Does anyone know if the new rubsigns are as easy to remove as the Classics ones? Hot Rod's looks OK but the one on Cyclonus is bugging the hell out of me!

I'm rather curious about what's behind them. That is, if these figures received the very same paint treatments as the Challenge At Cybertron ones, those rubsigns are obscuring some perfectly decent-looking faction symbols.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:30 pm

I'd almost get this set for Cyclonous,but classics Cyclonous still looks pretty good (sans the unpainted face) and classics Rodimus with Reprolabels stickers trumps this one pretty bad. Pass.

News Credits: 251 · Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:39 pm

r3devi7 wrote:If I happen upon this set at my local walmart, maybe. As far as going out to look for it, well... that lighter grey plastic is really a deal breaker.

I pray to God they don't make it a Target exclusive; my local Target is heavily unreliable and uncaring when it comes to their TF Exclusives. Like the time I was trying to look for Universe/ROTF Bruticus, they had Superion (like 3 or 4), but sadly, no Bruticus. The other exclusive I really wanted to get but sadly my Target store decided to not care about the small children was the Universe Wreckers 2-Pack, Springer Vs. Ratbat. :-(

I even asked them about these two, but they keep saying that they even though they'll get like 50 more Bruticuses in the next 2 days, 3 days later, not one Bruticus or Superion. Just goes to show that even when it's not Christmas, Santa will make sure you don't get what you want for Christmas. :lol: