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Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed

Transformers News: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed

Thursday, December 12th, 2019 3:11AM CST

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Thanks to our very own ScottyP, we have a very interesting bit of artwork to share with you. ScottyP was perusing the Transformers Generations 2020 book this evening, which for the unaware, is an annual book released that contains information on upcoming toys. It also includes some interesting concept art by Emiliano Santalucia. This particular bit shows that the upcoming 2021 War for Cybertron Unicron figure, which was fully crowdfunded in October, had originally been planned to have a third mode, that of a city, which would have made him a triple changer. Also of note, as can be seen in the back of the photo, is the group of TV screens shown in the original animated movie.

Transformers News: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed

As always, what do you think? Why was this third mode not included in the upcoming toy? Feel free to speculate below, and stay tuned for the latest news about everyone's favorite transforming figures!
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Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046692)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 12th, 2019 @ 3:57am CST
That looks like a mess and a half. Glad they abandoned it,not everything needs a city mode!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046697)
Posted by ScottyP on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:18am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:That looks like a mess and a half. Glad they abandoned it,not everything needs a city mode!
I really really like the idea of it but yeah, overall that's a bit of a mess. Some fun concepts though that hopefully carry over.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046698)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:22am CST
I think this is a case of trying to compensate for the inherent scale issues by introducing a play pattern that would've just made said scale issues even harder to ignore. Vicious circle. I just hope no one breaks their $600 toy trying to get it into this mode if the finished product can't even do it anyway.

Still, if it means they worked his monitor/brain into the final design, then maybe it was worth considering.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046701)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on December 12th, 2019 @ 7:03am CST
It reminds me of the Chaos Marine buildings in Dawn of War. Would have opened up some head canon options, e.g., Unicron's spirit jumping to an ancient temple devoted yo him, and transforming it into a new body. I like the grabber claw over the maw, and would have been interested in seeing this thing next to the upcoming Quintesson figures.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046704)
Posted by Randomhero on December 12th, 2019 @ 7:56am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:That looks like a mess and a half. Glad they abandoned it,not everything needs a city mode!


You’re Insane. That thing looks like a cityscape straight out of Hell which is appropriate for who it is. If that was done I woulda gone in and done the crowdfund
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046706)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:22am CST
That looks less like a city and more like a partially transformed Unicron.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046708)
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:26am CST
I kinda like the city mode, hopefully if they ever do a titan class Unicron it has the bonus city mode.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046711)
Posted by gothsaurus on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:36am CST
This is exactly what I was hoping for with a detailed interior. I’m glad they are putting this much thought into it. Hopefully some of these concepts will be retained so that there may be play areas you can expose with the TVs or defenses or acid vat. Really great to see this. I hope they keep it up with the fun reveals to keep us going through the year as we wait.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046713)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:42am CST
As dumb as the concept of Unicron having a city mode is, that is probably the coolest city mode I’ve ever seen.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046716)
Posted by JasonCanty79 on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:56am CST
For me, while it is a bit of a mess. It looks like a Cyber-Doom Level. I so can see this
being a Hell Mouth style level in a game. :michaelbay:
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046717)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:59am CST
Guys... That city mode... is like something straight out of the old 3H Universe comics from OTFCC 2003, resembling the hellish landscape of Unicron's interior, right down to Unicron's maw being used as the Pit!

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Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046718)
Posted by Evil Eye on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:23am CST
Man, I'm sad that got canned. That looks really, really cool, as mentioned has very 40K Chaos vibes.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046722)
Posted by svalverde on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:58am CST
I really like the concept, I really like the "city" mode because seems to me like a judgement pit for Quintessons and all the "city" in very quintesson style with spikes and details everywhere but... I see the entire structure and I just can't stop thinking that looks like a pregnant woman in childbirth :(
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046723)
Posted by gothsaurus on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:03am CST
Aw man. It also just dawned on me the play value of being able to have the maw eat something, then it come OUT somewhere and continue through his bowels. That's a lot of play value there.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046724)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:05am CST
svalverde wrote:I really like the concept, I really like the "city" mode because seems to me like a judgement pit for Quintessons and all the "city" in very quintesson style with spikes and details everywhere but... I see the entire structure and I just can't stop thinking that looks like a pregnant woman in childbirth :(

Well that's an image that's now stuck in my head...

Also remember, these images weren't from Hasbro but the Generations 2020 book that's out in Japan, hence we we have no idea what the text says along with it, as we need someone to translate it.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046727)
Posted by no-one on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:13am CST
Bounti76 wrote:Image
Wow, that's really cool looking, but probably best they scrapped the idea. I'm of the mindset to do one thing and do it well.

There is some seriously awesome potential there. The first thing I thought when I saw this was: "that is some seriously metal design!"

Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046731)
Posted by Aimless Misfire on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:31am CST
This just goes right along with what I've been saying the whole time. Haslab should have made Metroplex not Unicron. I would have backed Metroplex.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046732)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:35am CST
Aimless Misfire wrote:This just goes right along with what I've been saying the whole time. Haslab should have made Metroplex not Unicron. I would have backed Metroplex.
They already made a Metroplex.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046737)
Posted by Evil Eye on December 12th, 2019 @ 11:11am CST
They already made a Unicron (a damn good one too) but that didn't stop them with this, did it? :lol:
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046738)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 11:14am CST
Black Hat wrote:They already made a Unicron (a damn good one too) but that didn't stop them with this, did it? :lol:
They made a gigantic Metroplex. They have never made a gigantic Unicron.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046748)
Posted by mesh on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:28pm CST
looks like an excavated turkey dinner. almost like a bad horror movie like U-turn.
fitting for Unicron. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046749)
Posted by Cobotron on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CST
Looks like an alien autopsy!

Or worse, a robotic Caesarean section!! :SICK:

But I do like a city mode. Could have been cool. Or not. We'll never know.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046766)
Posted by Crillan on December 12th, 2019 @ 1:41pm CST
Honestly, it looks like they took a chunk right out of Cybertron. If you look at Cybertron, the planet does look like a mess of buildings, roads and randomness, so I think it looks great!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046797)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:42pm CST
That actually looked like a cool concept!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046845)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 13th, 2019 @ 7:05am CST
Greetings Seibertronians! If you thought yesterday's look at the abandoned city mode was the only news about Unicron in the Transformers Generations 2020 book, then we have some news for you!

On the same page, as the aforementioned city mode, you see a photo of the Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures that are included with the crowd funded Unicron and they've been changed since we last saw the mock ups, now looking a lot more like that do in the seminal Transformers the Movie from 1986! Next to the picture is a render of their new design.

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You can also see an image comparing the size of Unicron's head to the mini figures.

What do you think of these? Do they make you glad that you got your preorder in for those who answered the Chaos Bringers call? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046847)
Posted by Crosscheck on December 13th, 2019 @ 7:29am CST
I work in healthcare. That looks like Unicron is visiting his gynecologist.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046848)
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 13th, 2019 @ 8:32am CST
Mini rodimus and galavatron are going to be that small it's interesting to see the amount of effort put into them. Will be even more interesting to see painters that can paint a grain of rice try to deco them up o.O
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046851)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:18am CST
The mini-Hot Rod has been changed into being a mini-Rodimus Prime now, based on its proportions and waist detail.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046853)
Posted by joevill on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:38am CST
This will be epic! I just hope I can find a spot to display him!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046859)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:58am CST
I don't care what they do to them, they're going into a small bag in my parts drawer so I don't lost them.

They look nicer than the hastily made ones from before, though.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046862)
Posted by no-one on December 13th, 2019 @ 10:40am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in ;)^

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046867)
Posted by Flashwave on December 13th, 2019 @ 11:29am CST
carytheone wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in ;)^

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.


Now I want a figure that transforms like Titan Omega into a game board with chance cars in his torso. Thank you SO much for that vusual of somethibg we will never have...
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046869)
Posted by no-one on December 13th, 2019 @ 11:53am CST
Flashwave wrote:
carytheone wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
I think Hasbro is setting themselves up for a mold reuse we never saw coming - Transformers: Monopoly/Sorry/Life/Clue. You know what, I'm in ;)^

A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.
Now I want a figure that transforms like Titan Omega into a game board with chance cars in his torso. Thank you SO much for that vusual of somethibg we will never have...
A game board that transforms as you play it (sorta like mousetrap). Its alt mode is a box with a handle for easy toting to a friends house.

HasLab's Really Real Gear
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046872)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on December 13th, 2019 @ 12:16pm CST
Wow. Those are way smaller than I thought they'd be. Maybe as small as World's Smallest Jaguar.


Who wants to start a betting pool on how quickly someone will accidentally inhale these?
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046920)
Posted by Ultra Markus on December 13th, 2019 @ 7:51pm CST
Decepticon Stryker wrote:Wow. Those are way smaller than I thought they'd be. Maybe as small as World's Smallest Jaguar.


Who wants to start a betting pool on how quickly someone will accidentally inhale these?

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Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046963)
Posted by megamanfan on December 14th, 2019 @ 9:06pm CST
but like... he's already a planet. you're supposed to live in a city, but he's already a planet. who would he be a city for? how would that even work with him ALREADY BEING A PLANET?
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046968)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2019 @ 11:13pm CST
megamanfan wrote:but like... he's already a planet. you're supposed to live in a city, but he's already a planet. who would he be a city for? how would that even work with him ALREADY BEING A PLANET?
Solution: Planet-sized space colony.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2046973)
Posted by Emerje on December 15th, 2019 @ 12:34am CST
That city mode would probably take up nearly an entire card table top. I kind of like it, sort of reminds me of Cybertron Primus' battle station/space craft mode. I'm sure people will be their own fan modes now that this has been brought to our attention.

Emerje
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2047059)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 15th, 2019 @ 9:22pm CST
Happy to see new and better looking mini figures. Those previous ones really didn't help sell anyone on Unicron
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2048993)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2020 @ 5:34pm CST
New production update for HasLab Unicron.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2048994)
Posted by no-one on January 10th, 2020 @ 5:43pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.
That's some really cool insight in how things are done.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049004)
Posted by First-Aid on January 10th, 2020 @ 8:08pm CST
carytheone wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.
That's some really cool insight in how things are done.


My thoughts exactly. In exchange for backing, we are getting an extremely in depth look at the production process...maybe more than we've ever seen before. And honestly, this may be the biggest perk. Fascinating process!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049015)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 10th, 2020 @ 11:48pm CST
Even though it's not named as such, can this be considered a Masterpiece Unicron?
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049018)
Posted by Burn on January 11th, 2020 @ 1:18am CST
It's been a few coffee breaks since we last heard anything about Hasbro's War for Cybertron Unicron, and now Hasbro have released the first (in what will hopefully be on-going) production update in which they discuss "tool start".

HasLab wrote:Tool start is when we begin the process of manufacturing the tools, or molds, that will be used to create each piece of this massive figure. However, before tool start, we need a tool layout. A tool layout is the plan that organizes all the pieces that make up the figure into different tools. One tool might make five small pieces, while another tool might make one big one. The number of pieces in a tool vary based on the material, color and size.


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Read more about the process and check out a short <1 minute video about the tool start process on the Hasbro Pulse website.

Whether you backed Unicron or not, this is still a fascinating look behind the scenes of what it takes to bring our beloved plastic crack to retail. Feel free to add your thoughts about this process, or just have a good old chinwag on our Energon Pub Forums!
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049022)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on January 11th, 2020 @ 2:12am CST
"...AND THE ARK SHIP!" is actually a Movie shuttle. Titanium gave us the same mix up, so at least it's tradition.

And all these years, I never realized how much Unicron's head is shaped like Darth Vader's, until seeing it unassembled on the blueprints. Adds a new dimension to the SW Crossovers Death Star; I need to remember how to transform mine again someday...
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049023)
Posted by Tobias062003 on January 11th, 2020 @ 2:19am CST
They don't even show Hot Rod. It's just 2 Galvatrons :HEADHURTS:
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049028)
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 11th, 2020 @ 5:05am CST
lets hope they are better at assembling rather than naming :) at least they aren't calling him Decepticon Unicron again...yet.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049031)
Posted by MCutter on January 11th, 2020 @ 10:24am CST
I'm just praying they actually put the assembled product through some serious real-world stress testing before deeming it ready for for full production. Stress marks and broken ratchet joints from normal use are awful on any retail figure, but if they happen on something this irreplaceable...
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049065)
Posted by Flashwave on January 11th, 2020 @ 5:41pm CST
I hope they do more reports like these... A lot more. I thunk its cool and important to show their fans what actually goes on in the design and development phase.
Re: Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed (2049067)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 11th, 2020 @ 5:43pm CST
Flashwave wrote:I hope they do more reports like these... A lot more. I thunk its cool and important to show their fans what actually goes on in the design and development phase.

Agree with this. Also keeps him in our minds while it's going, and will give us a very close look at the whole process

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