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I agree the kibble is compact. Stacked like Pringles, yo! Man alive, this guy is so hard to resist.

Scramjet wrote:I agree the kibble is compact. Stacked like Pringles, yo! Man alive, this guy is so hard to resist.

Give in, I hear there is a "doghouse" fan-mode for when the Mrs. finds out.

Haha, Cary! He's hard to resist, then I see the price again and I'm like "I'm good" as I have no where to put him. $500+, for me at least, would be reserved for G1 stuff, which I still wouldn't buy. I've realized there's not that much enjoyment in these things for me.

That's just me though, and I'm glad that people ARE backing it and I can't wait to see THEIR pictures/videos of him!

Scramjet wrote:...and I'm glad that people ARE backing it and I can't wait to see THEIR pictures/videos of him!

I already have tickets for the vicarious train, I hear it's going be a good ride

The detachable head and swappable face is kinda nice, but not something I'd ever use.

But I can kinda see how a setup would go. There's two CHUG ghost Starscreams and a few Scourges you could use to have a small display while Unicron's body is in planet mode.

But it isn't something that moves the needle for me. That said I backed it a few weeks ago.

Posted to the official Transformers page on Instagram today is a short video showing Global Design Manager John Warden giving everyone the opportunity to ask their Unicron questions to be answered next week. Click the link HERE to go to the Instagram page and post your question, but everyone should probably take a moment to scroll through the questions already asked as there appear to be multiple variations of the questions that have already been posed in our own forums, some voicing their frustrations with tact, others not so much so reader beware.

Even though the video is quite short John again mentions even more reveals soon to come...



If you haven't sounded off about Unicron yet then come on in and join us. We want to hear from you and what you think about this project! Tell us what you think the next features to be revealed might be in the forum.

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I'd love to see this, if only Instagram had a competent sign up system.

what would be cool is to have just the head but make as big as the titan class figures and make it like a playset base so regular figures can fit inside of it

Mindmaster wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Removable head and swappable face are nice and all, but (really hate to be that guy) what about a, well, swappable beard? I mean, everyone wants the beard, right?

...right?

This is one of the reasons why I’m hesitant on this. To me, Unicron must have a beard, it’s one of the signature things about him.

Well maybe a 3rd Party can produce an Add On piece or maybe a special type of pen with the proper ink that simply goes on and wipes off for one's own preference...I'm just sayin'.

Ultra Markus wrote:what would be cool is to have just the head but make as big as the titan class figures and make it like a playset base so regular figures can fit inside of it

There is also this enormous Unicron Head (approximately 23.5 inches tall) that Art Storm made back in 2015:

He looks like he was photographed just before a sneeze.

the only question I would have asked is time I need more time I literally just got a raise at work I want to pay off some back bills and then I'm going to purchase two of these things please extend the time

Is it weird that I really hope it gets backed, even though there's no way I'd ever be able to afford it?

Also, some people posting on the Instagram Q&A really have no idea about how much it costs to manufacture anything.

I know KO and zeta toys are going to be making third-party close ones but I really want the official instead of the knock-offs. the reason why is because my son lives at his house and he lives at his mom's house. And she doesn't buy him anything just me

more news to come? wtf? there is 14 days left. also what is the official backer count including outside north america?

We won't know proper backing numbers till all the third party sites submit their numbers to hasbro. The figure we have is just those backing on pulse.

Has Hasbro actually responded to any of the questions yet? It's been up for almost a full day now.

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:

MeGrimlockKing2018 wrote:This while a nice feature to mimic the end of the 1986 movie but why couldn't Hasbro have taken the Armada Unicron and retooled into this version that does all this AND can form a COMPLETELY round planet mode

Huh?

He wants smaller and cheaper I'm guessing.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:

MeGrimlockKing2018 wrote:This while a nice feature to mimic the end of the 1986 movie but why couldn't Hasbro have taken the Armada Unicron and retooled into this version that does all this AND can form a COMPLETELY round planet mode

Huh?

He wants smaller and cheaper I'm guessing.

And to have retooled it to feature a perfect sphere alt mode.

PRECISELY

Lore Keeper wrote:Has Hasbro actually responded to any of the questions yet? It's been up for almost a full day now.

As the article and the video say these will be answered next week. Not sure exactly which day.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Burn wrote:

megatronus wrote:

MeGrimlockKing2018 wrote:This while a nice feature to mimic the end of the 1986 movie but why couldn't Hasbro have taken the Armada Unicron and retooled into this version that does all this AND can form a COMPLETELY round planet mode

Huh?

He wants smaller and cheaper I'm guessing.

And to have retooled it to feature a perfect sphere alt mode.

PRECISELY [/quote]

I'd rather have a new mold than start with the Armada base, but I agree that I'd rather it be smaller and cheaper. Unicron can never scale anyways, so having him be even Titan class doesn't really matter that much to me, I'd take a figure the same size as the Armada one with some major updates. It would also be more fun to compare them afterwards too, and he might still scale nicely with Primus in Cybertron mode. Not to mention, this guy literally can't fit on any shelf I have, I want him but at the same time I don't because of just how huge he is. I guess I'm just not in the target audience..

If Unicron's head is detachable, has anyone wondered if they have a more accurate G1 cartoon head tooled up with a proper goatee and smaller horns? Seeing the head detaches just makes me want an alternate head that is more cartoon accurate, perhaps one with an interchangeable eye feature so that you can replicate the shattered eyes from the end of the movie.

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:what would be cool is to have just the head but make as big as the titan class figures and make it like a playset base so regular figures can fit inside of it

There is also this enormous Unicron Head (approximately 23.5 inches tall) that Art Storm made back in 2015:

yeah i have seen that one im not sure if its a sculpted piece like a statue or if it has electionics inside for light up eyes but its still less expensive than the haslab unicron

$799.99. And it’s a lamp. That doesn’t transform.

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:what would be cool is to have just the head but make as big as the titan class figures and make it like a playset base so regular figures can fit inside of it

There is also this enormous Unicron Head (approximately 23.5 inches tall) that Art Storm made back in 2015:

yeah i have seen that one im not sure if its a sculpted piece like a statue or if it has electionics inside for light up eyes but its still less expensive than the haslab unicron

I know it was an accepted thing by Beast Wars, but teeth on Transformers really creep me out. It is just wrong

A mouth and even lips to drink Energon - I’m on board. Teeth? On a Transformer? That’s a straight up people eating device imo