Dark of the Moon Laserbeak Packaging Variant

Posted by Razorclaw0000 Jun 7, 2011 at 1:50pm CDT 61,255 views

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Hot on the heels of our Skyhammer and Crankcase variant coverage, Stacy Mealer of the 80's Toys Enthusiasts Facebook Community sent us this image of a packaging variant for Dark of the Moon Laserbeak:

The product codes on the two are different. The "vertical gun" version is product code 10851, while the "diagonal gun" version is 10631 according to Stacy. As you can see in our gallery, Seibertron has the "vertical gun" variant:

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Re: Dark of the Moon Laserbeak Packaging Variant (view post)

Comment by Tigertrack Jun 7, 2011

I'll probably need to buy that ugly piece of crap when I see it in the store.

Maybe I can find a new head to put on it. Or maybe the alternate, 'Buzzsaw' head will just be the one I wait to get.

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Comment by Razorclaw0000 Jun 7, 2011

tigertracks 24 wrote:I'll probably need to buy that ugly piece of crap when I see it in the store.

Maybe I can find a new head to put on it. Or maybe the alternate, 'Buzzsaw' head will just be the one I wait to get.

I think the VTOL mode looks boss and it has some of the nicest MechTech weapons yet.

Very Terminator 2 Hunter Killer-esque.

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Comment by starwarrior1227 Jun 7, 2011

what is with hasbro and all these variants?

And just to piss you off
I LOVE THIS LAZERBEAK'S HEAD!!!
it really hits the vibe of ''realistic alien'' across.
i mean really, the movieverse is the only transformers universe where i am convinced the bots are aliens.

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Comment by Shockwave. Jun 7, 2011

BTW, Hasbro is close to the original mold. But no much detail though. The guns are good. Liked it.

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Comment by Megatron Wolf Jun 7, 2011

whats with all the variants in this line? The preview prime had one, crankcase has a few, skyhammers got one and now laserbeak. Is this Hasbros new way of making money, put out variants so collectors buy more of their crappy products?

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Comment by Razorclaw0000 Jun 7, 2011

Megatron Wolf wrote:whats with all the variants in this line? The preview prime had one, crankcase has a few, skyhammers got one and now laserbeak. Is this Hasbros new way of making money, put out variants so collectors buy more of their crappy products?

It is kind of odd. Also, variant with Preview Prime? I missed that... Do you have a link?

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Comment by TimPilot Jun 7, 2011

I will not get this turd bird. :SICK:

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Comment by zenosaurus_x Jun 7, 2011

starwarrior1227 wrote:what is with hasbro and all these variants?

And just to piss you off
I LOVE THIS LAZERBEAK'S HEAD!!!
it really hits the vibe of ''realistic alien'' across.
i mean really, the movieverse is the only transformers universe where i am convinced the bots are aliens.

I think the worst part about the weird bug-eyed buzzard head is that from what I can tell in the previews...it isn't even accurate. Wondering what HA SoundWave's LaserBeak will look like, that's the one I plan on getting (plus, it's in scale).

But uh...why exactly are there box variants? What's the point?

Re: Dark of the Moon Laserbeak Packaging Variant (view post)

Comment by Rated X Jun 7, 2011

I dont even consider this a variant. Factory A workers were instructed to strap the guns here and Factory B workers were instructed to strap the guns there. Two factory bosses not on the same page probally due to poor communication. And some of you guys are actually gonna try to hunt these down...

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Comment by krenger99 Jun 8, 2011

What I'd like to know is if anyone has actually seen the alternate head, or is everyone just participating in wishful thinking? Alt mode = Awesome Sauce, Killer Turkey mode = :sad:

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Comment by CrimsonPrime Jun 8, 2011

o.O...Interesting

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Comment by Genocide G2.0 Jun 8, 2011

I dont get it !!!

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Comment by Bouncy X Jun 8, 2011

maybe i'm missing something but it looks to be exact same figure just placed differently in one package vs. the other.

i thought variant meant there was an actual difference in the figures themselves like the color or something.

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Comment by Tigertrack Jun 8, 2011

Bouncy X wrote:maybe i'm missing something but it looks to be exact same figure just placed differently in one package vs. the other.

i thought variant meant there was an actual difference in the figures themselves like the color or something.

Not for 'packaging' variants.

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Comment by Giant Purple Griffin Jun 8, 2011

krenger99 wrote:What I'd like to know is if anyone has actually seen the alternate head, or is everyone just participating in wishful thinking?

The prototype pictured in the instructions has a different head. This could mean one of two things: (1) That head will be featured on a future release (Hasbro has revealed new heads this way a few times recently); or (2) that head was based on early concept art and was eventually scrapped (For example, in the picture on the back of the packaging for my movie 1 voyager Megatron, his head is much different than what was eventually in the movie and on the toy).

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Comment by dirk2243 Jun 8, 2011

Rated X wrote:I dont even consider this a variant. Factory A workers were instructed to strap the guns here and Factory B workers were instructed to strap the guns there. Two factory bosses not on the same page probally due to poor communication. And some of you guys are actually gonna try to hunt these down...

I'm more surprised that this made front page news here.

I have passed him up a few times now and am holding out for the HA soundwave and hopeing his Lazerbeak is better.

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 8, 2011

Rated X wrote:I dont even consider this a variant. Factory A workers were instructed to strap the guns here and Factory B workers were instructed to strap the guns there. Two factory bosses not on the same page probally due to poor communication. And some of you guys are actually gonna try to hunt these down...

So what? And what you just said about the factories is utter bull. One plant supplies the figures, the other the packaging. Go watch "How It's Made" on Discovery some time.

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Comment by barricade2218 Jun 8, 2011

I got the vertical guns today in IN.

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Comment by Razorclaw0000 Jun 10, 2011

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Rated X wrote:I dont even consider this a variant. Factory A workers were instructed to strap the guns here and Factory B workers were instructed to strap the guns there. Two factory bosses not on the same page probally due to poor communication. And some of you guys are actually gonna try to hunt these down...

So what? And what you just said about the factories is utter bull. One plant supplies the figures, the other the packaging. Go watch "How It's Made" on Discovery some time.

Add to the fact that the bubble had to be remolded to accommodate each spot..

I found a vertical guns version the other day.

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