The Energon Pub

[chuckdawg1999]

Is that playset an analog to a toy that had a release in the G1 line?

It's the bottom half of the Great Robot Base:

If they do the whole thing it's going to be huge.

They're definitely doing the whole thing. But forget huge, it's going to be expensive! Just that part is more than HasLab Unicron!

Emerje

Really? Have we officially gotten a price?

[Emerje]

Is that playset an analog to a toy that had a release in the G1 line?

It's the bottom half of the Great Robot Base:

If they do the whole thing it's going to be huge.

They're definitely doing the whole thing. But forget huge, it's going to be expensive! Just that part is more than HasLab Unicron!

Emerje

Really? Have we officially gotten a price?

Yeah, it's (or at lest that part of it) up on Takara Tomy Mall 63,800 JPY ($447.56). On Amazon Japan the price is currently slightly higher after factoring in nearly $90 in shipping costs negating Amazon discount. I'm going to wait to see if the Amazon price comes down any before I commit, it's a lot of money. This thing is the Diaclone poster boy and seeing as how it looks like it'll probably be more than Titan sized it may be worth the investment. Would look super impressive on a shelf. Amazon Japan lists it at slightly more than 20" and I don't know if that standing without a head or the length of the vehicle








Incidentally I see Amazon Japan is now offering shipping options, though they're all pretty high.

Emerje

[chuckdawg1999]

Not that I was in to begin with, but I'm out. That price is way too high.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I knew the price, but I didn't know the size, that is much bigger than I thought it would be. It's so cool

[Emerje]

Man, I'm still on the fence about getting the base. Not only is the exchange rate still good (though not as good as when it was announced), but Amazon still has a very "low" price down to about $370 and the shipping has seen a MASSIVE drop from nearly $90 to only $23 for standard shipping (which is still very fast) bringing the price to roughly $393 (if you have Amazon use their exchange rate, which might be better than your credit card's, it's $400 even). Still would like to see the rest of it before committing so much money, hopefully they show it before the release and the price doesn't go up.

I don't collect Diaclone regularly, I only have two of the convoys, but cool giant transforming robot is hard to resist wanting for the shelf.

Emerje

[Emerje]

I don't know if anyone has been following along with this, but they finally revealed the other half and it costs more than the first half DA-95! It's the DA-100 Aerial Mobile Fortress so I guess they were waiting for the milestone to reveal it. Final combined form is just slightly over 24". And because it wasn't expensive enough there's also an add on set that fills in the deck on DA-95 and makes it a little bigger.

The price breakdown is pretty insane if bought at retail with tax:

DA-95: 63,800 JPY
DA-99: 6,600 JPY
DA-100: 68,200 JPY

Total 138,600 JPY or $993







Emerje

[chuckdawg1999]

Oh My GOD!

Sometimes I think of buying one of the much smaller sets, like the van that turns into a shuttle, but then I'm like, why?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Holy. Crap.

[First-Aid]

Holy. Crap.

I'll second that. It's just magnificent. I need to debate this hard.

[chuckdawg1999]

Do these sets sell? Does EVERY collector in Japan eat insta Ramen?

[Emerje]

Do these sets sell? Does EVERY collector in Japan eat insta Ramen?

Not everywhere, but DA-95 sold out on BBTS.

Emerje

[chuckdawg1999]

Do these sets sell? Does EVERY collector in Japan eat insta Ramen?

Not everywhere, but DA-95 sold out on BBTS.

Emerje

This one will probably sell out too, who wants a bottom without the top.

[Sabrblade]

Do these sets sell? Does EVERY collector in Japan eat insta Ramen?

Not everywhere, but DA-95 sold out on BBTS.

Emerje

This one will probably sell out too, who wants a bottom without the top.

[chuckdawg1999]

Do these sets sell? Does EVERY collector in Japan eat insta Ramen?

Not everywhere, but DA-95 sold out on BBTS.

Emerje

This one will probably sell out too, who wants a bottom without the top.

Oh, I see what I did there. I was going to talk about my knees being shot from having to pay off early preorders but I think this was better.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I recently had to update my mecha shelf, and my Tridasher and Trirambler are still highlights of the shelf. I have debated getting a single warauder mech, but I have been very content with my pair of mechs

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I recently got the Ravager unit, and it is pretty neat. The feet remind me of a Bionicle design I loved as a kid, which is why I went for him. I can't wait to get the jet unit to go with it

[chuckdawg1999]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

[chuckdawg1999]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

[chuckdawg1999]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

Is that from that cartoon?

[Sabrblade]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

Is that from that cartoon?

[First-Aid]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

Is that from that cartoon?

It looks like a bus/plane made out of cheese...

[Sabrblade]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

Is that from that cartoon?

It looks like a bus/plane made out of cheese...

Do I seriously gotta bust out the classic 1994 theme song and end credits?

[First-Aid]

Looks nice but it's probably Voyager sized and $300.

It was $70, is about voyager sized, but is very intricate in design and construction. It's pretty neat the amount of stuff you can do with it

$70 is more tempting but I want the van that turns into a shuttle first.

I still want a magic bus that can turn into a shuttle

Is that from that cartoon?

It looks like a bus/plane made out of cheese...

Do I seriously gotta bust out the classic 1994 theme song and end credits?

NO, I'm just saying it looks like cheese. Dude, I'm from Wisconsin...