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UPDATE AUG 26, 2011 @ 4:41PM CDT: Amazon.com currently lists this item as "Currently Unavailable"

UPDATE AUG 26, 2011 @ 1:53PM CDT: Amazon.com currently lists this item as "In stock on August 29, 2011."

UPDATE AUG 26, 2011 @ 11:35AM CDT: Amazon.com's Unicron is currently listed back in stock.




The Amazon.com Exclusive Transformers 25th Anniversary Edition UNICRON is now in-stock and ready ship! This figure is a repaint Armada Supreme Class Unicron featuring Takara's Welcome to Transformers 2010 remolded head and a G1 inspired deco to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie in which he made his debut.

Click here for the listing on Amazon.com.

Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Unicron is the harbinger of chaos. He is the source of a deep and infinite darkness. He trolls the universe without haste or fear. Unicron devours the entire solar system with numbing precision. Unicron devours moons and stars and life itself. He cannot be stopped. Special edition.

Product Features

• Unicron has electronic lights and sounds
  
• Unicrons chest opens for missle attaks and has a super cannon with blasting missle
  
• Trap Mini Con figures inside leg and Unicron can hold up to 72 Mini-Con figures which are sold separately
  
• Unicron fires 6 missles has glowing eyes and a light up fist
  
• Planet mode

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 13 x 15.5 inches
  
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  
• ASIN: B004ZKT4KI
  
• Item model number: 34072
  
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up

CRAP ON A STICK! Do I buy it now or wait for the supposed Canadian release at Costco?

kirbenvost wrote:CRAP ON A STICK! Do I buy it now or wait for the supposed Canadian release at Costco?

How much is it supposed to be at costco?

No idea, there's very little info on it. All I heard was that Hasbro announced it at TFCon. I don't even know if it's certain.

So much for the October release. I thought I had a chance to save the money for it. Oh well.

i promise i am getting this.....it is needed for my classics.....

Show of hands.
I'll start off with I did.

Ordered..!

Order placed, scheduled for delivery on 08/31

Now to go by a green led and a soldering iron

I did, but it probably would have been a better idea to just ask in the existing topic.

El Duque wrote:I did, but it probably would have been a better idea to just ask in the existing topic.

My apologies. You can lock or delete this if you like.

Don't worry about it, just for future reference

Signed up for the Amazon credit card, used the $40 credit toward this, Unicron shipped for $19.99...couldn't pass it up even if I already have the Takara version (which is better )

And its gone! or unavailable for now! I think I picked up the last one!

Kibble wrote:Signed up for the Amazon credit card, used the $40 credit toward this, Unicron shipped for $19.99...couldn't pass it up even if I already have the Takara version (which is better )

Wow, I wish I could do that!

Razama wrote:And its gone! or unavailable for now! I think I pick up the last one!

Damn. I wonder if this was an error and it wasn't supposed to be up yet. I can't imagine there would be such a small quantity.

Razama wrote:And its gone! or unavailable for now! I think I picked up the last one!

Woah, this soon?! I'm glad I ordered as soon as I did then, cause I knew if I didn't do it now, I won't be able to get it later.

kirbenvost wrote:

Razama wrote:And its gone! or unavailable for now! I think I pick up the last one!

Damn. I wonder if this was an error and it wasn't supposed to be up yet. I can't imagine there would be such a small quantity.

I remember TRU doing similar things to hot items. They would get a first batch out, get them out of stock and wait for a second shipment to come in for online sales. Worst case scenario is having to wait until Oct for others to order it. That would suck.

I'm glad I saw this in time to get one ordered. Thanks for the heads up.

It'll be back. The only question is soon or in October when it was originally supposed to be available?

Having seen comparison images of both the Hasbro and Takara, I can see good things about both figures, as well as faults in each.

The Hasbro one has the more correct color choices, while the Takara one has the more correct color layout.

Though, the Takara one has slightly more correct use of its colors than the Hasbro one. Like, the Takara one has orange upper arms, more solidly-colored legs, orange stomach sides, a straight stripe of orange going down the center of the chest, and an overall more subtle color scheme with a correct shade of gray.

On the downside, the Takara one has a fully orange main torso (when it should have more gray in certain places), black knees, too many little silver details that are otherwise unnecessary, and a lack of paint going around the back of his head from cheek-to-cheek.

On the other hand, the pluses of the Hasbro one are its knees colored the same as its lower legs, a gray upper torso, a red Planet Mode maw, a painted Planet Mode equator, a correct shade of blue for Planet Mode, and overall more accurate shades of orange and blue.

But, it also has far too many little red and silver details that are really unnecessary, too shiny a silver, a jagged orange stripe going down his chest all zigzag-like, gray stomach sides, garish and gaudy orange and silver details are his legs, Red LED eyes when he should have green, and an overall disorienting color layout.

If only Hasbro and/or Takara had taken the positives of both versions, discarded/fixed as many negatives as they could, and attempted to give us something as closer as possible to this without further remolding or making a new figure, then this would have been an instant win.

The keyword in this is SUBLETY, as the G1 Unicron had a very subtle color scheme. He didn't look all that fancy, but he didn't HAVE to. His colors worked just fine without all these little bits of red and silver speckled all over his body. His basic colors of blue, orange, and gray work just fine for him on there on. We don't need all these little extra bits that take away form the show-accruacy of these two figure's color schemes!

argh... i always miss these!

Good thing I got my 2 pcs... One for MISB and one to play with... Wow didnt know it would go out this fast

Sabrblade wrote:If only Hasbro and/or Takara had taken the positives of both versions, discarded/fixed as many negatives as they could, and attempted to give us something as closer as possible to this without further remolding or making a new figure, then this would have been an instant win.

That'll be the next repainted version...

mackaylei wrote:Good thing I got my 2 pcs... One for MISB and one to play with... Wow didnt know it would go out this fast

Winner, the 2011 "HA-HA I Got Mine Ordered and I'm Gonna Let Everyone Know It Because I'm Insecure and I Gotta Feel Like I'm Better" Award.

There will be more Unicron figures from Amazon. It's just a matter of when.

User897 wrote:

mackaylei wrote:Good thing I got my 2 pcs... One for MISB and one to play with... Wow didnt know it would go out this fast

Winner, the 2011 "HA-HA I Got Mine Ordered and I'm Gonna Let Everyone Know It Because I'm Insecure and I Gotta Feel Like I'm Better" Award.

There will be more Unicron figures from Amazon. It's just a matter of when.

Lol what does being insecure have to do with anything... I love it when people like you get mad about it.. Good thing I posted this and thanks for the recognition.. Appreciate it

had that feeling. wasnt expecting it to be this soon

glad be reciving mine in spetember wouldnt be surprised if it shows up on bbts, or tfsource someday new not used