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Concept Art for Transformers Power of the Primes Rodimus Unicronus by Ken Christiansen

Posted by Va'al Jun 13, 2018 at 3:03am CDT 14,705 views
Friend of Seibertron.com and artist and toy concept designer Ken Christiansen reached out to us to share his vision for the recently release Rodimus Unicronus figure from the Transformers: Power of the Primes line, Lemmy moustache and all - and we've mirrored the image below for your viewing and comparing pleasure!

Christiansen also mentioned what changes went into the redesign, and showed off a comparison with Emiliano Santalucia's design for the original 'mold' and concept of the evolving Rodimus Prime, which we've also included below. Check it out!

Rodimus Unicronus!!!

I designed the new head and chest emblem, and gave the Power of the Primes Rodimus a new color scheme.

So I'm mostly taking credit for someone else's work, I did the redesigns over the great Emiliano Santalucia's original designs for Rodimus - check out the originals here!


Transformers News: Concept Art for Transformers Power of the Primes Rodimus Unicronus by Ken Christiansen

Transformers News: Concept Art for Transformers Power of the Primes Rodimus Unicronus by Ken Christiansen

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Comment by WreckerJack Jun 13, 2018
Survivefan23 was fortunate enough to find Alchemist Prime with Submarauder & Alpha Trion with Landmine at their local Walmart in Laurel, Mississippi. This wave has been tricky to find but it seems that it is getting more widespread. Our very own xrotorstormx and bounti76 report finding this wave at their local Walmart stores. If you need any figures from this wave it looks like a good time to roll out to the store and do some hunting. The picture below was provided by fellow news staffer bounti76 to show us what he purchased at his Walmart. It is tricky to make out but it looks like these figures cost 4.93 each.

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Comment by Blitzwing is bae Jun 13, 2018
I also found these at a walmart in long beach yesterday! lol
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Comment by DecepticonFinishline Jun 13, 2018
.... I just assumed these would be skipped.

This distribution is SUCH a mess. Like... It's always had it's bad points since I started collecting... But this is just awful.
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Comment by Flashwave Jun 13, 2018
Can confirm. I found and purchased a single pair of Landmine and Submaurader at the Meijer and Mooresville, IN. I had seen a case there during the initial run, but that was bought out. This was very likely a restock and not returned merch.
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 13, 2018
All of Wave 2 will be restocked sooner or later, if we are to believe Hasbro's Facebook post. I'm glad, I want my Volcanicus to be completed,not to mention I got a Sinnertwin and Pretenders lacking team mates :BANG_HEAD:
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Comment by Survivefan23 Jun 13, 2018
I was going there to pick up Battleslash & Roadtrap. I wasn't expecting to find them. I got my mom to let me get both.
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Comment by kurthy Jun 13, 2018
Yeah, I found a case of them at Walmart in Iowa City on Monday, logged them in the sightings.
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Comment by o.supreme Jun 13, 2018
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:All of Wave 2 will be restocked sooner or later, if we are to believe Hasbro's Facebook post. I'm glad, I want my Volcanicus to be completed,not to mention I got a Sinnertwin and Pretenders lacking team mates :BANG_HEAD:


Well that is something. Bravo for them acknowledging the shortage. Whether or not this comes to fruition with retailers is another story but...at least it's something. Unlike TR Deluxe wave 5...no explanation for that... :-?
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 13, 2018
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:All of Wave 2 will be restocked sooner or later, if we are to believe Hasbro's Facebook post. I'm glad, I want my Volcanicus to be completed,not to mention I got a Sinnertwin and Pretenders lacking team mates :BANG_HEAD:


Sinnertwin? No, I meant Rippersnapper :BANG_HEAD:

Since Wave 3 is shipping, anyone attempted an Abomenaticus or Destron Super Scramble?
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Comment by Cobotron Jun 13, 2018
Anybody have a link to Hasbro's Face Book post? Maybe it was news and I missed it. Been off the grid for a minute.

I'd like to see what they said, and don't face space. :-P
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 13, 2018
Cobotron wrote:Anybody have a link to Hasbro's Face Book post? Maybe it was news and I missed it. Been off the grid for a minute.

I'd like to see what they said, and don't face space. :-P


It's not on the front page, rather it's in the post with the Wave 3 Terrorcon announcements:

Official Transformers Facebook page

The post in question reads:

Hasbro wrote:Hi Transformers fans! We’ve heard that Wave 2 of Power of the Primes sold out relatively quickly, but they aren’t extinct yet. Consumers can expect to see these out again in stores and online in the U.S. this Summer.
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Comment by Black Bumblebee Jun 13, 2018
I originally found mine at freaking Kroger, and have seen none since.
KROGER, for crying out loud.
Ugh.
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Comment by Emerje Jun 13, 2018
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The post in question reads:

Hasbro wrote:Hi Transformers fans! We’ve heard that Wave 2 of Power of the Primes sold out relatively quickly, but they aren’t extinct yet. Consumers can expect to see these out again in stores and online in the U.S. this Summer.

That might be the best thing I've read all day. I like that the didn't just say Deluxe either because there's still a bunch of stuff I need from this wave.

Emerje
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Comment by william-james88 Jun 13, 2018
You can't say Hasbro doesn't listen to us, as this statement we now have clearly shows. The Official Transformers Facebook page was flooded with comments regarding the lack of Power of the Primes Wave 2 product in stores. This was in response to Hasbro posting that Wave 3 was coming soon, leaving many fans worried that Wave 2 was going to be skipped by the stores they frequent.

Hasbro saw all these comments and responded in the same facebook thread with the following:

Hasbro wrote:Hi Transformers fans! We’ve heard that Wave 2 of Power of the Primes sold out relatively quickly, but they aren’t extinct yet. Consumers can expect to see these out again in stores and online in the U.S. this Summer.


There are a few things to take note here. Firstly, this just refers to the US, specifically. Also, while this is good news, Hasbro had given the same statement regarding the Seige of Cybertron set from Titans Return last year, which never did get restocked by the exclusive retailer, BBTS.

The big takeaway here is that Hasbro does indeed listen to us and try to comfort us every way they can. Our distribution woes are not getting unnoticed.

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Comment by william-james88 Jun 13, 2018
Hey does anyone have issues with Rippersnapper not closing the back of his legs in shark mode? I am having real trouble here.
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Comment by Qwan Jun 13, 2018
william-james88 wrote:Hey does anyone have issues with Rippersnapper not closing the back of his legs in shark mode? I am having real trouble here.

As in like, the front and back halves of his shins don't close up fully in shark mode? Yeah mine has the same problem. It helps a bit to make sure that the "fronts" of his shins (on the back in shark mode) are pegged in; the kneepads nestle into the shark's back very particularly and that makes a world of difference to the gap. But sadly, I've not yet found a way to close the gap completely.
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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jun 13, 2018
william-james88 wrote:Hey does anyone have issues with Rippersnapper not closing the back of his legs in shark mode? I am having real trouble here.


That's a problem I'd love to have..........................sigh..................

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In the meantime, haters gonna hate.
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Comment by Blitzwing is bae Jun 13, 2018
Survivefan23 wrote:I was going there to pick up Battleslash & Roadtrap. I wasn't expecting to find them. I got my mom to let me get both.

I have put my mom in that same situation many times! lol :BANG_HEAD: :BANG_HEAD: :BANG_HEAD:
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Comment by Wolfman Jake Jun 13, 2018
Qwan wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Hey does anyone have issues with Rippersnapper not closing the back of his legs in shark mode? I am having real trouble here.

As in like, the front and back halves of his shins don't close up fully in shark mode? Yeah mine has the same problem. It helps a bit to make sure that the "fronts" of his shins (on the back in shark mode) are pegged in; the kneepads nestle into the shark's back very particularly and that makes a world of difference to the gap. But sadly, I've not yet found a way to close the gap completely.


Just don't go making fun of Rippersnapper's thigh gap. He's VERY sensitive about that nowadays. ;)
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Comment by DecepticonFinishline Jun 14, 2018
william-james88 wrote:You can't say Hasbro doesn't listen to us, as this statement we now have clearly shows. The Official Transformers Facebook page was flooded with comments regarding the lack of Power of the Primes Wave 2 product in stores. This was in response to Hasbro posting that Wave 3 was coming soon, leaving many fans worried that Wave 2 was going to be skipped by the stores they frequent.

Hasbro saw all these comments and responded in the same facebook thread with the following:

Hasbro wrote:Hi Transformers fans! We’ve heard that Wave 2 of Power of the Primes sold out relatively quickly, but they aren’t extinct yet. Consumers can expect to see these out again in stores and online in the U.S. this Summer.


There are a few things to take note here. Firstly, this just refers to the US, specifically. Also, while this is good news, Hasbro had given the same statement regarding the Seige of Cybertron set from Titans Return last year, which never did get restocked by the exclusive retailer, BBTS.

The big takeaway here is that Hasbro does indeed listen to us and try to comfort us every way they can. Our distribution woes are not getting unnoticed.

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That's all fine and good... But when they were NOT stocking Wave 2, we (or at least I -) got an ASSton more Wave 1. So... Now those are all just going to shelf-warm like crazy.
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