Final Pictures of Igear Toys Kup Replacement Head

I don't go for much 3rd party stuff, but this is epic want...

While I'm not the biggest fan of iGear, I am impressed they're able to offer this set for only $12 shipped. Compared to what other 3rd party items run, that's nothin'! Hell, shipping is almost that alone half the time.

^Agreed!

Kewl, looks great. I'm glad I preordered.

I cannot wait for these! and as it turns out Kup has become my favorite figure of all the recent stuff that has come out.

Fistful of Energon wrote:I cannot wait for these! and as it turns out Kup has become my favorite figure of all the recent stuff that has come out.

Love the figure, and the Kup head turned out better than I could imagine. It looks very awesome.

This is excellent. Now ship it my way!

I think iGear is on to something here. There are a lot of figures that could use 12 dollar head replacements. They could make a killing.

Man that's one nice head. I only wish I could find a Kup by now. Or any of the new guys except Scourge.

Weird enough, the back art for the TT Kup sports the old man with it's noticeable big cy-gar... and also I noticed the TT Perceptor doesn't have the chromed finishing of the dials, weapon and chest frame that is in the robot version of hasbro's perceptor ... althought the alt mode for TT perceptor is beautifully finished, not like the hasbro ones.

A new head isn't going to remedy the arm and should kibble problems. I'm sorry, but that mold is a disappointment for me. IMHO, it is one of the weakest of the 86 movie cast. He's only a few rungs better than Universe Galvatron.

Sadly, I doubt I'm going to be seeing another Kup any time soon. I will just have to live without a good rendition of the character (although the Truck mode is spectacular).

amazing heads.Im glad i got a kup so i can get these heads

Tirade wrote:A new head isn't going to remedy the arm and should kibble problems. I'm sorry, but that mold is a disappointment for me. IMHO, it is one of the weakest of the 86 movie cast.

Agreed. I hate the shoulders/arms on this figure. Both Kup and Perceptor look great but are frustrating to post at times. I found myself let down with both.

That said, I love these heads and look forward to getting them.

Ok iGear... you win this round.

I mean seriously, who would settle with the lame Hasbro head over the cygar IDW head?

WOW!!! I-GEAR we now only need a g-1 blurr custom head mold for generations blurr

I caved and bought these. The best thing is it comes with two heads. Perfect for the Kup custom I want to do using Cybertron Red Alert (I hate the baby face Kup from Botcon). I also bundled on the Arcee. It looks too good to pass on since Hasbro keep refusing to give us a G1 style Arcee (Animated is close but not enough).

OK so i ive never bought any upgrade kits before and i want these BUT how do you change the heads do you have to take the figure apart or what??? .

Messiah Complex wrote:OK so i ive never bought any upgrade kits before and i want these BUT how do you change the heads do you have to take the figure apart or what??? .

Kups head is on a ball joint. Unscrew the one tiny screw in the back of his head and it'll come right off. The new head will probably pop right on.

zodconvoy wrote:

Messiah Complex wrote:OK so i ive never bought any upgrade kits before and i want these BUT how do you change the heads do you have to take the figure apart or what??? .

Kups head is on a ball joint. Unscrew the one tiny screw in the back of his head and it'll come right off. The new head will probably pop right on.

Cheers Zodconvoy, i just put in a pre order for them.

I preordered back in January. I can't wait!!

man those are freaking sweet. glad i ordered 2.

very glad I pre-ordered. those are nice heads.

the arm kibble is a little disappointing, and ironic, since the best part of the original Kup was his arms, but I can live with it. soon my Robot A-Team will be complete!

I think these heads look great. Love the cigar *ahem* cy-gar, I mean.

When will these release? I thought it was on the 20th of this month.

I Gears website says the 31 of this month, if that's true I would say maybe mid April?

kenm2474 wrote:When will these release? I thought it was on the 20th of this month.

Igear just updated their facebook about an hour ago. They said all Kup01 orders before March 31 will be shipped out by April 2. After they ship allow a couple of weeks for delivery give or take since they are being shipped internationally.

Honestly? This looks so much better than the original proto shots. I'm really tickled with the final result. I'm anxiously awaiting this piece. Like so much third party stuff in the last year, this product just makes the retail product pop.

If you've been anxiously awaiting the release of iGear's Kup01 head replacement set, the wait's almost over. They are set to start shipping in the next few days, and it looks like they are throwing in a little bonus! In addition to the two new heads (cygar & cygar-less) and the storage box, they are also throwing in a mini screwdriver for added convenience! They've added the images mirrored below to their facebook page.

Can't wait. This is an awesome little add-on, which, like Fansproject's Sidearm, makes Crazy Devy look like a bunch of greedy pigs.

Best news Ive heard all day! the screwdriver is an awesome touch, very cool.

Pr1meSuspect wrote:I mean seriously, who would settle with the lame Hasbro head over the cygar IDW head?

Me. I want my Kup to be old, not young. I don't read the comics, so the original head is fine for me, and I think I may be the only TF fan on the planet that thinks the "cy-gar" is stupid.

Hah, that's cool, installation tool included.

So if these are shipping soon from iGear, will BBTS be getting their stock soon? I have a PoL ready to ship and this is the last item I'm waiting for. I wasn't going to wait because the Arrival Date said May, but if it's sooner I can.

ME: "That's a lot of head!"

ME TOO: "Yes, yes, very amusing...."

ME: "Why thank you."

ME TOO: "Idiot."

Now I REALLY need to decide which version I should put this on, Generations or United?

kirbenvost wrote:Hah, that's cool, installation tool included.

So if these are shipping soon from iGear, will BBTS be getting their stock soon? I have a PoL ready to ship and this is the last item I'm waiting for. I wasn't going to wait because the Arrival Date said May, but if it's sooner I can.

I've just received an email from Kapow Toys saying they're expecting to take delivery of this set within the next week and a half, and they're usually one of the last retailers to get stock. I should imagine BBTS will be getting theirs very soon.

Just paid for my Generations Kup from BBTS this morning when I saw the news on FB! Should have Kup's new head in my grubby mitts sometime next week I hope!

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Pr1meSuspect wrote:I mean seriously, who would settle with the lame Hasbro head over the cygar IDW head?

Me. I want my Kup to be old, not young. I don't read the comics, so the original head is fine for me, and I think I may be the only TF fan on the planet that thinks the "cy-gar" is stupid.

Weirdo!!

This screwdriver thing kinda pisses me off a little. I think igear could have probably brought this set to about $10 without it. I don't know about all the other members here, but I have multiple sets of precision screwdrivers.

Optimist_Prime wrote:This screwdriver thing kinda pisses me off a little. I think igear could have probably brought this set to about $10 without it. I don't know about all the other members here, but I have multiple sets of precision screwdrivers.

1) I'm sure that screwdriver did not drive up the cost by two dollars.

2) 12 bucks for a third party product SHIPPED is a great price, even for a head, particularly in light of igear's normally exorbitant rates.

--B-- wrote:

Pr1meSuspect wrote:I mean seriously, who would settle with the lame Hasbro head over the cygar IDW head?

Me. I want my Kup to be old, not young. I don't read the comics, so the original head is fine for me, and I think I may be the only TF fan on the planet that thinks the "cy-gar" is stupid.

I think the majority of the people who think it is stupid haven't read Spotlight: Kup and therefor have no idea why it is even there.

That being said, I can't wait for mine

I've got mine on preorder from iGear, just waiting for them!

Of course, I'll have to have Kup show up some time too .... OK I just shipped my PoL from BBTS

They should both show up soon.

I think this is stupid. The idea of the alternate, IDW-accurate head is good. But this is just so over-packaged it's stupid. It already comes in this huge plastic box. Now we learn a big part of that is the little screwdriver. I just want the cy-gar head, and I think $16 is too much for a head. They could just slap the 1 head on a cardback and save me $10

UltraPrimal wrote:I think this is stupid. The idea of the alternate, IDW-accurate head is good. But this is just so over-packaged it's stupid. It already comes in this huge plastic box. Now we learn a big part of that is the little screwdriver. I just want the cy-gar head, and I think $16 is too much for a head. They could just slap the 1 head on a cardback and save me $10

It's technically two heads . Haha

UltraPrimal wrote:I think this is stupid. The idea of the alternate, IDW-accurate head is good. But this is just so over-packaged it's stupid. It already comes in this huge plastic box. Now we learn a big part of that is the little screwdriver. I just want the cy-gar head, and I think $16 is too much for a head. They could just slap the 1 head on a cardback and save me $10

The heads cost $12 shipped directly from Igear and the box is not huge, it fits in Kups bed in alt mode.

And I am kind of happy about the screwdriver. I was happy with two heads and a case shipped for 12 bucks. So the tool is just a perk. Especially since I don't have one the right size and struggled to get my Hardhead head off for the HR upgrade.

If anyone from 'igear' is reading this thread, please discard any complaints others have written, you guys won with this head replacement kit. Period.

pretty classy move. well done i gear

I don't understand the complaints about the price or how it could've been cheaper...it's a 3rd party product shipped from overseas for $12! That's nothing. Overseas shipping alone is typically more than that. The Cliffjumper head costs $30 from BBTS. The Classics style head for Animated Arcee is $35. And neither of those prices include shipping.

$12 shipped! 'Nuff said...

Kibble wrote:$12 shipped! 'Nuff said...

Plus complimentary screwdriver at the last minute for those incase-you-don't-own-a-screwdriver type people.

As a Carpenter i find that well worth the 12 dollars. Hell. You have to buy a screwdriver kit that will cost 12 bucks by itself if you don't already own those tiny tiny ones to do the job for the price of this release.

It's like me buying a saw and it doesn't come with the tool that allows you to change the blade when it goes dull. It's just good etiquette.

Once again. Good work Igear.

Yes!!! A screwdriver! Im definitly sold on this set now!
But seriously, why? I was allready sold on the two heads anyway.

I love this. It looks great. Ordered it day one. I only wonder how cool this would have been with light piping in the cy-gar.

I'm just sayin'.

Emperor Galvatron wrote:I love this. It looks great. Ordered it day one. I only wonder how cool this would have been with light piping in the cy-gar.

I'm just sayin'.

That is an amazing idea!

$12 is such a steep rpice to play for two replacement heads ....really?

I love it. I preordered by in February and the price is a steal.

I remember the company who created the replacement head for City Commander was selling for $45 with a hammer. That's 3 deluxe s these days. So $12 imo is very nice and cheap