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Wasp-shot23 wrote:

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
A repant and remould in the UK, nobody else worried?

I certainly am. Do you think this is hasbro uk's small way of saying sorry to us fans?

I was more thinking it was a sign of the impending apocalypse.

Now that I have a a couple of independent opinions, I'll get that reference post on page 5 updated asap.

Did Mr.O say he'd found "Blight"?

Edited for spelling.

Wasp-shot23 wrote:

Pretender Skywarp wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Is it just me, or does Cloudraker have remolding done to the top rotors? The Classics Divebomb mold has a single piece rotor, but Cloudraker has a two-piece one.

You sir, are a bloody clever sod

I hadn't noticed that at all and I was stood there looking at the two side by side!

A repant and remould in the UK, nobody else worried?

I certainly am. Do you think this is hasbro uk's small way of saying sorry to us fans?

More like to prevent the rotor from snapping off. I'm still amazed they went through the trouble...

I was just coming on to report about Bodyblock being different.

I picked up some today.

1 x Brimstone - Woo Hoo, Dragoyell you have a bit of competition.
1 x Bodyblock - Noticed the plastic change right away
1 x Blight - Looks Identical
1 x Knockdown - Looks Identical
1 x Makeshit - Looks Identical
2 x Backstop - Both in bits in the pack, and assembled incorrectly.

Pretender Skywarp wrote:

Wasp-shot23 wrote:

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
A repant and remould in the UK, nobody else worried?

I certainly am. Do you think this is hasbro uk's small way of saying sorry to us fans?

I was more thinking it was a sign of the impending apocalypse.

Now that I have a a couple of independent opinions, I'll get that reference post on page 5 updated asap.

Did Mr.O say he'd found "Blight"?

Edited for spelling.

yes I believe mr o did mention a blight.

Yeah, sorry for the tardiness. Blight looks identical but for the silver bit under the exhaust pipe. The box version has the word Takara in raised lettering on the left hand side whereas the sweets version lacks this but says Hasbro on the right, it's not much but it is a difference.

Yea on the original it says Takara on one side, and Hasbro (And something else) on the other.

On the Blindpack one it just says Hasbro.

Phill_D, welcome to the thread and thanks for the update on "Blight", my Backstop ws in bits too, I don't think they can package him properly otherwise.

Some good "wasping" there buddy

Either of you two gents got a pic of Blight?

Hold on

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... 466a1a20ea

Mrs O has grandly **** it up, so you will have to look here.

Mr O wrote:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=51922&id=100000216788611&l=466a1a20ea

Mrs O has grandly **** it up, so you will have to look here.

Thanks for that mate, I see exactly what you were saying now.

Since this is only a copyright/stamping difference and there are no deco changes as we've seen with the others (which is what we've been recording), I'm not tempted to call this a variant in line with our list.

What do you guys think?

As an aside, why have WE got them?

I'm not sure I'd call it a variant, it's certainly not enough to make it worth hunting down. As for why we've got them I put it down to overstock as a result of incompetent distribution combined with the perfect stocking filler impulse buy effect. To coin a phrase.

I'd say what I said before: an apologetic offering from hasbro uk but I prefer the "sign of impending apocalypse" idea.

It had been confirmed a few months ago that they were meant to be Hasbro Asia exclusives.

Strange that they have UK fizzy sweets however, when Asian blind-packs like that tend to have those flavourless mint style sweets.

Has anyone tried contacting The Little Factory to see what their side of the story is with them?

Phill_D wrote:It had been confirmed a few months ago that they were meant to be Hasbro Asia exclusives.

Strange that they have UK fizzy sweets however, when Asian blind-packs like that tend to have those flavourless mint style sweets.

Has anyone tried contacting The Little Factory to see what their side of the story is with them?

Yes, I emailed them last week to see if they could assist with supply or photos of repaints, not had anything back at all. Using the feedback from Mr.O, I'm not calling Blight a variant as he hasnot been repainted. I'll edit the page 5 post asap.

All samples have now been found and the list is complete, leaving Mini-con collectors three UK exclusives to find. Now if we can just get that Generations 8pk too ;-p

Anyone able to help me out with the green dragon yet?

Counterpunch wrote:Anyone able to help me out with the green dragon yet?

Haven't found it yet but if I do it's yours. I should be picking up a few more on Tuesday.

Alrighty then. We have all variants found out and one of them is even a remold.
Yea should be enough to write a new article.
I'll be stealing the pics and the info and write something up.

Dead Metal wrote:Alrighty then. We have all variants found out and one of them is even a remold.
Yea should be enough to write a new article.
I'll be stealing the pics and the info and write something up.

Not really stealing is it? I'll look forward to the article sir!

Page 5 post updated with the Blight info and thanks to all.

DM, looking forward to that article, please feel free to change the names of those variants if you want. I was trying to be descriptive so people knew what they were looking for, if you (or any of you for that matter) have any better ideas then go for it!

You may remember the article we posted last week concerning the new Transformers Universe Mini-Con blind packs that have been found in the UK. Well apart of being, as of yet, exclusive to the UK we do know that there are variants.

There is one variation each Mini-Con has setting it apart from the original release and that is the Copyright stamp. The original versions of these Mini-Cons had a TakaraTomy and a Hasbro Copyright stamp, while these have just a Hasbro Copyright stamp. A Minor difference but it's still a difference, if you care for it.

However there are 3 real variants, one of which is not just a repaint but also a remould!

What follows is the complete list of Mini-Cons that are available in the set, including the variants and mis-assembled figures.

Note that this list is based on figures that have been found and that there may be a chance, a very slight chance, that there are additional variants. Should this be the case we will update you on this!

Safeguard Team

Flatfoot - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).
Heavytread - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).
Makeshift- No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).

Overcast Team

Boltflash - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).
Cloudraker - "Remoulded Rotor/Vibrant Green" Variant found 12thDec2010 .
Skyhammer- No known variant found at time of writing, but all samples misassembled (Sample found).

Landslide Team

Backstop - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).
Bodyblock - "Orange Suspension" Variant found 12thDec2010.
Knockdown - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).

Ransack Team

Blight - No known variant at time of writing (Sample found).
Brimstone - "Green Dragon" Variant found 07thDec2010.
Supressor - No known variant at time of writing (Sample Found).


Here is another good look at the UK exclusive variants

Brimstone:


Bodyblock:


Cloudraker:


If you're a Mini-Con collector living outside of the UK and are interested in owning the variants you can ask our UK board members if they want to help you out, you can do this by clicking here and posting in the thread!

Another grate thank you for Wasp-shot23, for pointing out the release of the blisters and finding the first Variant, JJelZe GoldRabbit for his extensive Mini-con knowledge and keen eye, Mr.O and Phill_D for providing comparisons and second opinions as needed, Pretender Skywarp for organizing and putting together the list and providing two more variants!

And of course to all those who competed in the hunt for the variants.

Mr O wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Anyone able to help me out with the green dragon yet?

Haven't found it yet but if I do it's yours. I should be picking up a few more on Tuesday.

Awesome.

Thank you very much. Let me know if you need anything tracked down in the States.

Come on DM you gotta mention "wasping"! Lol.
It's all the rage in Europe...

I'm interested in buying or trading for any of these variant minicons if anyone is selling. Please let me know.

have yet to get to the shops to look for them, but if I get any of those in the pics I'll let you guys know.