Haslab Unicron City Mode Concept Art Revealed
Thursday, December 12th, 2019 3:11AM CST
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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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Posted by ZeroWolf on December 12th, 2019 @ 3:57am CST
Posted by ScottyP on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:18am CST
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.ZeroWolf wrote:That looks like a mess and a half. Glad they abandoned it,not everything needs a city mode!
Posted by Bumblevivisector on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:22am CST
Still, if it means they worked his monitor/brain into the final design, then maybe it was worth considering.
Posted by Dr. Caelus on December 12th, 2019 @ 7:03am CST
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
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:22am CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:26am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:36am CST
Posted by Mindmaster on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:42am CST
Posted by JasonCanty79 on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:56am CST
being a Hell Mouth style level in a game.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 8:59am CST
Posted by Evil Eye on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:23am CST
Posted by svalverde on December 12th, 2019 @ 9:58am CST
Posted by gothsaurus on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:03am CST
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.
Posted by no-one on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:13am CST
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.Bounti76 wrote:
There is some seriously awesome potential there. The first thing I thought when I saw this was: "that is some seriously metal design!"
Posted by Aimless Misfire on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:31am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 10:35am CST
They already made a Metroplex.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.
Posted by Evil Eye on December 12th, 2019 @ 11:11am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 12th, 2019 @ 11:14am CST
They made a gigantic Metroplex. They have never made a gigantic Unicron.Black Hat wrote:They already made a Unicron (a damn good one too) but that didn't stop them with this, did it?
Posted by mesh on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:28pm CST
fitting for Unicron.
Posted by Cobotron on December 12th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CST
Or worse, a robotic Caesarean section!!
But I do like a city mode. Could have been cool. Or not. We'll never know.
Posted by Crillan on December 12th, 2019 @ 1:41pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 12th, 2019 @ 6:42pm CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 13th, 2019 @ 7:05am CST
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.
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!
Posted by Crosscheck on December 13th, 2019 @ 7:29am CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 13th, 2019 @ 8:32am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:18am CST
Posted by joevill on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:38am CST
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 13th, 2019 @ 9:58am CST
They look nicer than the hastily made ones from before, though.
Posted by no-one on December 13th, 2019 @ 10:40am CST
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 inZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.
Posted by Flashwave on December 13th, 2019 @ 11:29am CST
carytheone wrote: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 inZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
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...
Posted by no-one on December 13th, 2019 @ 11:53am CST
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.Flashwave wrote: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...carytheone wrote: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 inZeroWolf wrote:...Hot Rod and Galvatron Mini Figures...What do you think of these?...
A full TF:TM set of these and a city mode would have been pretty sweet, just saying.
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on December 13th, 2019 @ 12:16pm CST
Who wants to start a betting pool on how quickly someone will accidentally inhale these?
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?
or
Posted by megamanfan on December 14th, 2019 @ 9:06pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2019 @ 11:13pm CST
Solution: Planet-sized space colony.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?
Posted by Emerje on December 15th, 2019 @ 12:34am CST
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 15th, 2019 @ 9:22pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2020 @ 5:34pm CST
Posted by no-one on January 10th, 2020 @ 5:43pm CST
That's some really cool insight in how things are done.Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.
Posted by First-Aid on January 10th, 2020 @ 8:08pm CST
carytheone wrote:That's some really cool insight in how things are done.Sabrblade wrote:New production update for HasLab Unicron.
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!
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 10th, 2020 @ 11:48pm CST
Posted by Burn on January 11th, 2020 @ 1:18am CST
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.
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!
Posted by Bumblevivisector on January 11th, 2020 @ 2:12am CST
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...
Posted by Tobias062003 on January 11th, 2020 @ 2:19am CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 11th, 2020 @ 5:05am CST
Posted by MCutter on January 11th, 2020 @ 10:24am CST
Posted by Flashwave on January 11th, 2020 @ 5:41pm CST
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