HeadRobots New Releases: Hothead and Iguana

Interesting... Hardhead may be a true headmaster now.

They have my interest

Yes, but there are some others I would rather see from the unproduced, still... I like.

Awesome, I may have to pick up a Universe Hardhead now.

Ok, I need that.

I need that now.

There are some universe molds I'm just not feeling, Onslaught made no sense, and didn't look that good, the added weapons and a better scaled head, has changed my opnion about this mold. Can anything be done to improve Darkmount?

Dammit, now I must buy a Hardhead!

Need a poster with Cl Magnus and this headmaster with the following line:
"Third parties - making you regret you didn't buy those lousy repaints!"

DTR69 wrote:There are some universe molds I'm just not feeling, Onslaught made no sense, and didn't look that good, the added weapons and a better scaled head, has changed my opnion about this mold. Can anything be done to improve Darkmount?

Yes, read the marvel comics.

tigertracks 24 wrote:Yes, but there are some others I would rather see from the unproduced, still... I like.

I like the idea of going from ideas that didn't see official production as well.

On the other hand, I like these better than the Snake Head...and I'd actually consider buying that one.

Better still, Hasbro could actually release some new headmasters or at least reissue some of the old ones instead of just recycling some of the characters (to mount that soapbox yet again for a mili-second).

El Duque wrote:Awesome, I may have to pick up a Universe Hardhead now.

I'd consider a second if I can find it again, just to remove the head of one and use Hothead as his master component.

Wow. I need this, too. And... meh. This is what should've been done in the first place.

Interesting.. Hardhead is one of my favorite HM's too.. I did not pick up the new one due to him NOT being a HM.. There is hope yet!

I wonder if we'll be seeing one for Mindwipe too...

I guess we'll have to see.

I wonder if we'll be seeing one for Mindwipe too...

Now that is something I'd love to see. I love bats!

Blurrz wrote:Well.. looks like I better get Hardhead before his price starts rocketing skyward..

I was just thinking the same thing. Luckily I still come across him on a regular basis around here, usually on the clearance rack.

Iguana like the cobra is pure g1 headmaster style win..

But removing a hardheads head (which contains light up electronics).. I dunno.. I imagine it will look amazing and the combined price of add-on set + Hardhead is less then most 3rd party items..but still... /sigh I guess he does become a true headmaster with the whole lacking a permenant attached head, and as the blurry picture shows pilot can ride , if a bit generic.. After I tried to be negative about this, and now I want it..

Must. Have. Hardhead. Headmaster.

Sweet! The whole reason that I bought Universe Hardhead was in hopes of something like this being produced. I'll definitely be ordering me a "Hothead".

The sad thing about this is that I am more excited about this than anything shown this past weekend, with the possible exception of Darkmount and Drift. I'm hoping that Botcon yields some better news...like "Generations" including some true "Classics" that haven't been redone since 2005 (deluxe class Jazz, Wheeljack, a dinobot, Shockwave, Blitzwing). But I digress!

Let the search for Hardhead commence. I was meh on the cobra but I really like this-a lot. And on a mold I'm not that big on too.

Good job with this one guys.

Bah, don't you make me go and look for a Universe Hardhead now. Damn you for being too awesome!

2010, Rise of the 3rd Party!!

I think I've been more excited about all the 3rd party news so far this year then ANY of the official Hasbro TF stuff!! I'm happy! Really really happy now.

ZoikS!!! Hardhead if flippin'''' SSWWWEEETTTT!!!!

Great, now I gotta get to Walmart and buy a flippin Hardhead asap.

Very cool. I can't wait to see more progress on this. I hope HeadRobots has a Headmaster type of upgrade for Energon Scorponok.

Did I seriously just drop $30 to get Hardhead, all because of a fan product? I'm crazy. I'm seriously crazy.

Sonofabitch!

Friggin' Walmart here in Canada won't be getting Universe Hardhead so that makes me want this even more!

Say... anyone down there want to hook a cold brother up?

But seriously, these guys are on the right track. Hothead and Iguana look great so far.

Down_Shift wrote:Sonofabitch!

Friggin' Walmart here in Canada won't be getting Universe Hardhead so that makes me want this even more!

Say... anyone down there want to hook a cold brother up?

But seriously, these guys are on the right track. Hothead and Iguana look great so far.

If I can find two I'll hook you up. Hopefully I can find a couple on the clearance rack. I've seen him as low as $10.00 before.

thx guys, we've been working like mad on our designs. Of course we didn't do all these new ones in just a week, we've been doing a lot of stuff simultaneously for over year.

please keep in mind these designs are just prototypes and we don't know if they'll be manufactured yet...it all depends on what happens with cobra.

you have to unscrew the existing U. HH head. there is one large screw and 2 small screws in back. that is the only simple modification for this to work. the lights are in the neck piece and will still work with the new head.

a little about large companies, they sell WAY more and their main demographic is kids. They do stuff that will appeal mainly to kids and not adult collectors...while we would be happy to sell 700 worldwide, corporations work with 30,000 + pieces sold worldwide.

the sad thing is we are using the same manufacturing process as the big-guys but producing way less, that's why we have no money for new molds.

the reason cobra was released first is that is all we could collectively afford, if you are on the fence about Cobra it would help a great deal by buying it....of course if you hate it don't buy it

thx

headrobots wrote:thx guys, we've been working like mad on our designs. Of course we didn't do all these new ones in just a week, we've been doing a lot of stuff simultaneously for over year.

please keep in mind these designs are just prototypes and we don't know if they'll be manufactured yet...it all depends on what happens with cobra.

you have to unscrew the existing U. HH head. there is one large screw and 2 small screws in back. that is the only simple modification for this to work. the lights are in the neck piece and will still work with the new head.

a little about large companies, they sell WAY more and their main demographic is kids. They do stuff that will appeal mainly to kids and not adult collectors...while we would be happy to sell 700 worldwide, corporations work with 30,000 + pieces sold worldwide.

the sad thing is we are using the same manufacturing process as the big-guys but producing way less, that's why we have no money for new molds.

the reason cobra was released first is that is all we could collectively afford, if you are on the fence about Cobra it would help a great deal by buying it....of course if you hate it don't buy it

thx

Well for what it's worth I've got one on pre-order at BBTS. All my Headmasters have their heads already, just though this was a cool idea and design. Hopefully you guys will be able to bring these two to market as well. They look really nice.

headrobots wrote:thx guys, we've been working like mad on our designs. Of course we didn't do all these new ones in just a week, we've been doing a lot of stuff simultaneously for over year.

please keep in mind these designs are just prototypes and we don't know if they'll be manufactured yet...it all depends on what happens with cobra.

you have to unscrew the existing U. HH head. there is one large screw and 2 small screws in back. that is the only simple modification for this to work. the lights are in the neck piece and will still work with the new head.

a little about large companies, they sell WAY more and their main demographic is kids. They do stuff that will appeal mainly to kids and not adult collectors...while we would be happy to sell 700 worldwide, corporations work with 30,000 + pieces sold worldwide.

the sad thing is we are using the same manufacturing process as the big-guys but producing way less, that's why we have no money for new molds.

the reason cobra was released first is that is all we could collectively afford, if you are on the fence about Cobra it would help a great deal by buying it....of course if you hate it don't buy it

thx

As one of the staffers here, let me be the first to thank you for taking the time to post here on Seibertron. It would seem everyone is excited to see what else you may have for fans in the coming months.

We've all seen and heard about how difficult it is to make a quality product and keep costs down, so none of us hold it against you for doing what is needed.

Just keep up the good work and you should be just fine!

El Duque wrote:

Down_Shift wrote:Sonofabitch!

Friggin' Walmart here in Canada won't be getting Universe Hardhead so that makes me want this even more!

Say... anyone down there want to hook a cold brother up?

But seriously, these guys are on the right track. Hothead and Iguana look great so far.

If I can find two I'll hook you up. Hopefully I can find a couple on the clearance rack. I've seen him as low as $10.00 before.

Thx for the warm welcome downshift.

A lot of our english-speaking members have been on this forum for years and of course the name "seibertron" is quite well-known in the TF-Japan community as well.

Thank you for understanding about the process as well. We do this because we love to do it and we put a lot of care into our work. we do hope we can make these available to the people who want it in the coming months

headrobots wrote:Thx for the warm welcome downshift.

A lot of our english-speaking members have been on this forum for years and of course the name "seibertron" is quite well-known in the TF-Japan community as well.

Thank you for understanding about the process as well. We do this because we love to do it and we put a lot of care into our work. we do hope we can make these available to the people who want it in the coming months

If you can get that Hardhead upgrade on the market it will sell like hotcakes. Heck just these prototype shots have people scurrying around trying to find Universe Hardheads.

Chaoslock wrote:

DTR69 wrote:Can anything be done to improve Darkmount?

Yes, read the marvel comics.

headrobots wrote:Thx for the warm welcome downshift.

A lot of our english-speaking members have been on this forum for years and of course the name "seibertron" is quite well-known in the TF-Japan community as well.

Thank you for understanding about the process as well. We do this because we love to do it and we put a lot of care into our work. we do hope we can make these available to the people who want it in the coming months

Welcome to the site, "headrobots". The staff and community here at Seibertron.com all seem to be very interested in the products you guys are making. Please keep us informed as new products become available. Keep up the great work!

Haha, believe it or not I finally saw "The Rebirth", aka the G1 Transformers Season 4 cartoon recently and was regretting not picking up a Hardhead. Now I'm regretting it even more.

ok hardhead was my absolute favorite of my childhood TFs and seeing this has just prompted my to go out and buy the repaint just to get this addon...

Okay, I was hard on these guys for being obscure, but this hits an extremely awkward point for me. Some time back I pointed out how onslaught could be repainted green and called Mega-Octane, only to be overruled by a Hardhead digi-bash. Then the Hardhead thing came true and I raged. I still bought him for the sake of his exclusive nature so I could re-sell him later. Now it looks like I may have a reason to keep him...

Curse my sudden fascination with Headmasters!

Argh, too many add-on kits! I want them all! Hardhead is apparently not getting released in Canada? Dang. Well, saves me some cash.

Okie dokes, I want this Hothead figure to happen, so I'm willing to splash out a little cash on the Cobra head.

Even though I don't have any G1 headmasters (at this stage), it'll still make a cool little battle platform for Hothead when/if he gets made.

kirbenvost wrote:Argh, too many add-on kits! I want them all! Hardhead is apparently not getting released in Canada? Dang. Well, saves me some cash.

Sad but true. At the last Q&A Hasbro Canada said they weren't putting them in stores. Same with Nebular Starscream.

headrobots wrote:
please keep in mind these designs are just prototypes and we don't know if they'll be manufactured yet...it all depends on what happens with cobra.

...

the reason cobra was released first is that is all we could collectively afford, if you are on the fence about Cobra it would help a great deal by buying it....of course if you hate it don't buy it

thx

I was on the fence about buying the cobra, but now that you've asked nicely, I think I will!

Now if they'll just release Hardhead in Japan I might consider this.

Well, I had no intentions of buying the Cobra Head figure, but he's not expensive and if my one purchase brings us closer to Hothead, then this is a well worth investment.

PREORDERED!!

o.k, this is me now officially purcahsing a universe hardhead!

I have Universe Onslaught and I love it, I passed on Hardhead because I don't buy repaints when I have originals, or I skip originals to buy the repaints that I know will happen later(Silverbolt was skipped in favor of Darkwind). If the colors are good on this guy though, i'll stick him on my Onslaught simply for the sheer awesomeness of it and my love for Headmasters, Iguanus headmaster will be gotten as well, because I dig the head design(want to try one on Snapdragon). Cobra is soon to be on the way to my collection. Headrobots keep up the good work, keep with the great prices and I guarantee pretty much everybody on here will buy pretty much everything you guys pump out. you have the potential for greatness IMO.

Great idea with making a headmaster for Hardhead. I need to pick him up soon.

The Iguana head looks cool. The name Iguana sounds familiar. Was that named used for a ActionMaster gun?


Couple questions/concerns for the creators if they're reading this thread:
1. What will the heads be made of?
2. How will they attach?
3. How secure will they be? (Lots of folks have experienced the lost Scorponok head because of insecure springs.)

Stormrider wrote:The Iguana head looks cool. The name Iguana sounds familiar. Was that named used for a ActionMaster gun?

Iguanus, the Pretender?

(or maybe one of the vehicles from MASK...)

I'm on the fence with this. I did post this idea a little while back and I'm happy to see someone tackle this! There are a couple of hurdles that have to be crossed for an instant win!

1. If the eyes still light up.
2. The quality of material and design meet playability concerns such as a leg flinging off during transformation.
3. Overall complete aesthetics of finished product such as complete unaltered transformation of original toy and proper storage placement of additional accessories.

I do like what I see and do realize that designing the head will be the most difficult part! As far as price goes... If you put in enough quality then the price doesn't matter as much, but if you have to sacrifice because of money issues that will effect quality then you might have to leave it up to the pros! Best of luck!

Prime Evil wrote:Well, I had no intentions of buying the Cobra Head figure, but he's not expensive and if my one purchase brings us closer to Hothead, then this is a well worth investment.

PREORDERED!!

I also preordered a Cobra Head, just to further help the cause of getting HotHead. A means to and end, and a cool addition to my collection too.

Figures...I passed on buying Universe Hardhead for $15 on clearance two weeks ago b/c I didn't think anybody would buy it, and now it's gone.

And now he gets an "official Headmaster head", which I was hoping for, and I don't have a Hardhead available now. I am a genius. Someone lend me their foot, because I need a swift kick in the ass...and maybe even a Randy Orton punt in the head.

headrobots wrote:thx guys, we've been working like mad on our designs. Of course we didn't do all these new ones in just a week, we've been doing a lot of stuff simultaneously for over year.

please keep in mind these designs are just prototypes and we don't know if they'll be manufactured yet...it all depends on what happens with cobra.

you have to unscrew the existing U. HH head. there is one large screw and 2 small screws in back. that is the only simple modification for this to work. the lights are in the neck piece and will still work with the new head.

a little about large companies, they sell WAY more and their main demographic is kids. They do stuff that will appeal mainly to kids and not adult collectors...while we would be happy to sell 700 worldwide, corporations work with 30,000 + pieces sold worldwide.

the sad thing is we are using the same manufacturing process as the big-guys but producing way less, that's why we have no money for new molds.

the reason cobra was released first is that is all we could collectively afford, if you are on the fence about Cobra it would help a great deal by buying it....of course if you hate it don't buy it

thx

Thank you for joining the forums and sharing this info with us.

It would be cool if this Hothead mold was gray/black so it could be used for the Onslaught universe color variation. Otherwise I'm going to have to hunt me down a discounted autobot!!