Additional In-Hand Images pf Platinum Edition Unicron

Okay, now that we can see it in good lighting, the blue is definitely a few shades lighter than on the Amazon version, but that seems to be the extent of the differences, new packaging aside.

Very quick and rough comparison.

At most they're using different shades of paint. The applications, it seems, are the exact same (aside from the eyes which are red instead of green unless I'm looking at the light-up feature wrong)

Kurona wrote:Very quick and rough comparison.

At most they're using different shades of paint. The applications, it seems, are the exact same (aside from the eyes which are red instead of green unless I'm looking at the light-up feature wrong)

But that's an old stock photo on the right. The real toy didn't fully look like that.

I'm very surprised they left the electronics in. I'll be sticking with my Armada version though.

Might be beating a dead horse here but, you think we'll ever get a new unicron mold? Like, a BIG one? Because as much as I like the Armada Unicron's overall look...I feel he needs an update already. And with Has/Tak's capacity to heavily retool existing molds into other characters (Optimus/Magnus, Metroplex/Fort Max) I can easily see them getting a Primus out of a potential Unicron mold.

BeastProwl wrote:I can easily see them getting a Primus out of a potential Unicron mold.

Not to mention a new Darth Vader/Death Star Transformer (Or would it be Kylo Ren/ Sarkiller Base?)

BeastProwl wrote:Might be beating a dead horse here but, you think we'll ever get a new unicron mold? Like, a BIG one? Because as much as I like the Armada Unicron's overall look...I feel he needs an update already. And with Has/Tak's capacity to heavily retool existing molds into other characters (Optimus/Magnus, Metroplex/Fort Max) I can easily see them getting a Primus out of a potential Unicron mold.

i would like to see a new planetformer mold. The titan class has given us potential, and i wish they would take advantage of it!

Does anybody know if there is a version of this guy that has light up green eyes? Thanks!

Sharkticon Soup wrote:Does anybody know if there is a version of this guy that has light up green eyes? Thanks!

All versions have red LED's simply because they're the cheapest to get.

So the Takara Tomy version is still the best version. Good to know, I chose correctly.

Emerje

Yuck, those blue legs look awful. Glad I got the Amazon version years ago, still the best in my book.

Frankly, my personally repainted Armada Unicron does the job just fine. I'll grab a pic or something soon.

Well %&*#
The hand is not solid as speculated. And his eyes are in fact not green. I was going to pay whatever premium I had to to get this bugger, now I don't even know if I'd grab him if I found him locally. That Movielicious box is about the only reason I'm still interested.

I plan to get this since I missed out on all the other releases.

I think it's great that it is a bit closer to the Amazon exclusive release so it gives the people who didn't get the figure an opportunity to get Unicron. So I definitely want to try to get it on account of that, but if I already had the Amazon release I most likely wouldn't bother with getting this one. Packaging art though kicks a lot of butt however.

EE Platinum Liokaiser; 99.98 shipped, eBay

Just pulled the trigger on LioKaiser $82.95 shipped

https://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Transform?tag=seibertron07-20& ... =liokaiser

Thanks to Seibertronian o.supreme we bring to you word that the Platinum Edition Liokaiser is now available on Amazon.com for the low price of $82.95! That's right folks, the Platinum combiner is available for a really good price that is on par with other box set combiners right now. Hurry up and grab this guy while he's available, and stay tuned for other great deals!

We have even more Platinum news for you today! Following the Liokaiser sighting, we bring you to news that the Platinum "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" set, consisting of decoes of Classics voyagers Optimus Prime and Megatron, is now up on Amazon.com for half off! That means this set is now only $37.96, about the cost of a voyager and deluxe at today's prices. So hurry up and go grab yourself these Platinum sets before they're all gone!

Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

Kurona wrote:Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

But do they ship to Canada?

Deadput wrote:

Kurona wrote:Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

But do they ship to Canada?

No, just inside Europe

Sorry, but still no for me.

OP looks dumb as a truck with those clear blue sections. It just does not work.

Megatron looks dumb as a robot with the grey sections. He could have been an excellent non-dragon Beast Machines Megs if they had just made him all red. So much wasted potential.

I've been hoping to get that Megatron for a decent price. I don't give to tosses about the Prime.

Bought!

Pass. I'm fine with Evolution 2 Pack Optimus, and I'm customizing my Classics Megatron into a G1 accurate representation.

at this point I say people just wait for liokaiser to drop to the price of 30$ just like every boxset it seems XD

Lucky Logician wrote:Megatron looks dumb as a robot with the grey sections. He could have been an excellent non-dragon Beast Machines Megs if they had just made him all red. So much wasted potential.

But Beast Machines Megatron was predominately blue and silver.

Starsaber468 wrote:at this point I say people just wait for liokaiser to drop to the price of 30$ just like every boxset it seems XD

Pretty much what I'm doing, but I don't have to have him and can afford to wait.

Victorion is down to $39.99 at the moment on Amazon.com

So...I got my LioKaiser a few days back. I am actually quite happy with it. I think I may have been fortunate. Most online reviewers talk about how loose and floppy he is (especially Desaurus), but somehow mine is super tight in all the joints, probably stands the straightest of any of my Hasbro CW Combiners. The only downside to me is Ion Scythe. I wish it would have came with an actual Legends class figure rather than a arms micron repaint. The thing literally fell apart in my hands as I tried to transform it, luckily there was no breakage. Reminds me of some el cheapo Monsuno toys one of my sons friends had a while back.

I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

carytheone wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

Why dont you guys get him on Amazon, wasnt he cheaper there?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

Why dont you guys get him on Amazon, wasnt he cheaper there?

He's $30 shipped from amazon. I don't want the figure, but I'm a sucker for an instant gratification sale!

Dang it, I didn't know and thought I was gonna get a news credit.
As for Amazon, I have no way of ordering things from there, no credit card.

Having played with the figure for a few hours, I really like it (opinions about Beast Wars aside). I just didn't think he was gonna be so huge! Running outta room on my shelf because of him, but I don't mind. =D

DestronMirage22 wrote:Dang it, I didn't know and thought I was gonna get a news credit.

He was already found at Ross last year.

DestronMirage22 wrote:Having played with the figure for a few hours, I really like it (opinions about Beast Wars aside). I just didn't think he was gonna be so huge! Running outta room on my shelf because of him, but I don't mind. =D

Yep, he's a Surpreme class toy, which is a size class that currently is no longer in use, but back when it was, it was the one size above Leader class.

Though, the color scheme is disingenuous to how the character is meant to look. The original colors of the mold from its first release back in 2002 are a much more accurate representation of Optimus Primal's Beast Machines design:

Unicron came in today because my life is out of control. Mini-con collectors - this Kranix has a different red than the Amazon release. This is likely either good news or utterly depressing depending on how things are going for you lately.

ScottyP wrote:Unicron came in today because my life is out of control. Mini-con collectors - this Kranix has a different red than the Amazon release. This is likely either good news or utterly depressing depending on how things are going for you lately.

How different is Unicron himself. Could you do one of your Scotty P trademark point form breakdowns with maybe some photos?

I tend to think of Armada Unicron's Mould and Giant Cybertron Starscream and Energon Omega Supreme & Cheetor as legit Supremes (possibly Primus as well but he's more debatable).

By that I don't mean by what they have written on the box but by the size of them.

The Old Leader size [Like Cybertron Metroplex] (or as I prefer "super" class) is more like the actual size of Optimus Primal's RID / YOTM body.

Super class being the size used for a lot of Optimus+Trailer toys in the 2000's If you compare he big monkey to them they match up well - but if you put him next to Unicron or Starscream he's much smaller.


There is not hard and fast rules here - I guess you could say Battle Ops Bee was a Supreme size too though.

Primus is tricky though as he's not quite in any size class he's a lot smaller than Unicron is for example.

In someways a modern Leader is barely bigger than an Ultra now. in a way when Hasbro made AOE Leaders so small they invented another size class really between leader and Ultra.

Which is why I favour using Super as a descriptor of the size of something a bit bigger like RID Optimus Prime or the AEC larger Optimus toys for example. 1st Edition AOE Optimus fits into that size range too though.

I realise I'm being inaccurate but otherwise the only other option I have is to be very picky in my language as say "Supreme Class" and not Supreme size when talking about Big Bot.

To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Yup yup. Just curious, are the only ultimate class toys movie related?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Yup yup. Just curious, are the only ultimate class toys movie related?

Prime Beast Hunters had the disproportionately-sized Beast Hunter Optimus Prime and Beast Fire Predaking sold as Ultimate Class toys, but all other Ultimates were in the Movie lines, yes.

So I picked up the Autobot Heroes set off of Amazon the other day. I've had my eye on this set since it was first announced, as I've never had Arcee, and this version of Magnus came with freaking painted rims (cheap ass Hasbro ). At $200+, however, it was a pretty disappointing pass. I eventually just bought the Takara Legends Magnus and just gave up on Arcee.

Then, with a random search, I found it for $119. Good enough for me. Magnus looks great, and Arcee is a little on the simple side for my tastes, but not to shabby, and a character that my collection is lacking. Blurr, and Kup are pretty easy sells. I have no interest in keeping them. Springer, well, I have to decide if I want to keep this one, or the Generations version.

I wonder if Hasbro and Takara are just looking to themes for any boxed sets they may make in 2017 or if they might look to the past too.

I got to thinking about the Commonality of space year : 2005/2006 related Movie sets and how some of that might translate to use of Titans moulds - like Galvatron for example would be nice with a magenta Hotrod and a cartoon colour Kup and perhaps a different decoration take on scourge (so you can use the default retail ones as Sweeps) also a more Takara like Blurr would be good options.

There is also the more left field possibilities like making a Red/blue Leo Prime as well as the Generations Ultra Magnus mild remould idea that keeps coming up as a want.

But the other thought I had was how Hasbro is looking to hire a new Asia Brand Manager type - perhaps that person might like to do things like Fire Guts God Ginrai (if Takara shows no interest) or perhaps Nucleon Quest Super Convoy.

There havent been any Platinum boxsets announced for this year yet aside from YOTR Prime.

My guess is that this year all platinum sets will be TLK movie related, as was the case with AOE.

Looks like Platinum Edition Unicron is literally just Amazon Unicron with a lighter shade of blue and a less shiny gray - http://departuretime.fuyu.gs/53_GENERATIONS/UNICRON_2016.html

Is that light blue really something people wanted? Where'd they even come up with that shade?

Emerje