Platinum Edition Conehead Seekers 3-Pack Now Available At Target.com

I think I burned up my keyboard ordering that so fast. Thank you, Autobot032!!! I am really glad I didn't pay almost double on Amazon for these.

Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Of course it's a Target exclusive and guess who just pulled out of Canada...thanks Hasbro.

Wheeljack808 wrote:Of course it's a Target exclusive and guess who just pulled out of Canada...thanks Hasbro.

Indeed. Thanks, Hasbro for creating the Transformers brand.

Wheeljack808 wrote:Of course it's a Target exclusive and guess who just pulled out of Canada...thanks Hasbro.

What are you talking about?! It's already a walmart exclusive in Canada (it was written in the news article). We've had these guys way before the americans did, to the point where it was beleived most of these platinum sets were made for distribution outside of the states, like GDO markets and Canada.

This is huge news since it means that these sets are getting american distribution (Insecticons before and now the seekers).

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

To add to any theory you may have, the price of Insecticons in Canada at Toysrus, is at the same KMart price (adjusted for canadian currency).

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

Just got a pre-order notification from BBTS for this set. Their price, $84.99.
Target, $74.99.
Target. Expect more, pay less.


Anybody seen/heard anything about where to acquire the Astrotrain-Blitzwing set?
That's the one I'm after.

fenrir72 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

Insecticons: 3 different molds
Seekers: 3 of the same base mold

Cobotron wrote:Just got a pre-order notification from BBTS for this set. Their price, $84.99.
Target, $74.99.
Target. Expect more, pay less.


Anybody seen/heard anything about where to acquire the Astrotrain-Blitzwing set?
That's the one I'm after.

There are a bunch on ebay from Hongkong and China, priced very decently. I think that's where Scotty P got his, right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Hasbro-G1-Reissue-Platinum-Edition-Astrotrain-Bliztwing-MISB-/121676283741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5478bf5d&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Hasbro-G1-Reissue-Platinum-Edition-Astrotrain-Bliztwing-in-Stock-/131478339692?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1e9cb8406c&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

Looking forward to this set. Gonna grab it off Target here soon, got a handy-dandy 5% off reward coupon thingie and maybe even some leftover giftcards from the wedding (though I may have to get permission to use those )

william-james88 wrote:There are a bunch on ebay from Hongkong and China, priced very decently. I think that's where Scotty P got his, right?

Yeah me and Chuckdawg both got 'em off eBay. Weird set, doesn't even have a slipcover, just a window box. I love it though.

I believe Rocket said it best..."Oooooh Yeah" .

The nostalgia factor alone is worth the price of admission for this set. I'v been looking forward to this more than Devs. I ordered mine at 3:42 PM Central Time and total cost was $79.68.

~reluctantyouth~

Cobotron wrote:Anybody seen/heard anything about where to acquire the Astrotrain-Blitzwing set?
That's the one I'm after.

Yeah! Just where in the heck is that one?

Thanks for posting that picture. Now I'm going to order the seekers online

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Now, where's Trypticon...? *whistles*

Awesome news, especially the price after the whole YOTG/Platinum Insecticon ordeal. And yeah, bring on Trypticon already!

That's a really good point. How in the heck can three tiny Insecticons and three Energon cubes be more than three Seekers with more moving parts and accessories?

I don't get it, and I'm not sure it's K-Mart's doing.

Someone in HB made a big booboo. Most probably overexpecting the nostalgia would trump over pragmmatism.

Insecticons: 3 different molds
Seekers: 3 of the same base mold

Aside from packaging and the extra 3 energon cubes, no different from the Hasbro pressing a few years back and at a dfifferent price range. Same as the previous HB Commemorative series which were overpriced and gutted due to safety issues also shelf warmed. 3 different molding I infer should be an issue of degradation because all were released in same quantities. Not one mold got pressed more than the other.

So.......another stupid mistep like the piss colored Laser Optimus Prime.....another overpriced flopster.

Either that or a Hasbro Asia executive thought that the world market is the same like that in China where the fans are simply TF cRAzy! You price it high in the Middle Kingdom and you get instant sales. You price it ridiculouly high in other parts of the globe and you get shelfwarmers.

Kind off no longer applicable but the Insectrons were priced much lower than the Seekers when they were sold as TF in Japan back in 1985. Maybe we can speculate that the mold restoration costs for the bugs may also be a factor(?).

Hey, i don't often purchase toys these days but have always loved the seekers. Can anyone tell me if the platinum seeker three pack is still made of metal where the orignal 80's versions were, or are they all plastic? Also, othere than the missles are there any other drastic changes i should knownabout before buying these. Thanks, the product descriptions i've read on store haven't helped me figure this out

Calvatron wrote:Hey, i don't often purchase toys these days but have always loved the seekers. Can anyone tell me if the platinum seeker three pack is still made of metal where the orignal 80's versions were, or are they all plastic? Also, othere than the missles are there any other drastic changes i should knownabout before buying these. Thanks, the product descriptions i've read on store haven't helped me figure this out

They are made of metal like the G1s are. The big difference aside from the missiles are that you have to put the stickers on the wings yourself. I believe they were pretampo'd back in the day.

The G1 reissues making up the Platinum line from Hasbro this year had a puzzling distribution worldwide, with different exclusive retailers in different countries. While many have found eventual retail release internationally, the ever so puzzling Platinum Astrotrain and Blitzwing set did not have a big box retailer distributing it in the US yet. Well, Primeultimus has informed us that Amazon will be distributing this set in the states. It is currently on preorder on the site for $69.99 and free shipping (within the US). The release date given is August 1st 2015.

Calvatron wrote:Hey, i don't often purchase toys these days but have always loved the seekers. Can anyone tell me if the platinum seeker three pack is still made of metal where the orignal 80's versions were, or are they all plastic? Also, othere than the missles are there any other drastic changes i should knownabout before buying these. Thanks, the product descriptions i've read on store haven't helped me figure this out

The last three Seekers, Thrust has his missile launchers gutted. And the decal sheet is slightly different than the original as they are all in one decal sheet.Which is slightly low resolution printing fonts. Aside from that, all are the same.

As an update to the news piece reporting on the release date for the Hasbro Transformers Platinum Edition Astrotrain and Blitzwing set via Amazon.com, fellow Seibertron.com fan Alfonso Chavez has forwarded an email received from the retailer confirming an earlier release date of July 14-18 (instead of August)! Check out some proof below.

I got an update from Amazon about the preorder for the Platinum Edition Astrotrain and Blizwing. The delivery date has been pushed up. Here's a screenshot as proof from my phone. It was sent this morning.

Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

mooncake623 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

What do you think is fair? $150 territory?

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

What do you think is fair? $150 territory?

Indeed. I'm thinking $200 might be fair, but would hope for $150. Maybe Hasbro shocks us with around $100

#IsHighOnWishfulThinking

Agamemnon wrote:

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

What do you think is fair? $150 territory?

Indeed. I'm thinking $200 might be fair, but would hope for $150. Maybe Hasbro shocks us with around $100

#IsHighOnWishfulThinking

I dont find 100-130 out of line. Predaking was that price and that is as much bang for your buck (if not more) than Trypticon.

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

What do you think is fair? $150 territory?

Indeed. I'm thinking $200 might be fair, but would hope for $150. Maybe Hasbro shocks us with around $100

#IsHighOnWishfulThinking

I dont find 100-130 out of line. Predaking was that price and that is as much bang for your buck (if not more) than Trypticon.

Oh, don't get my hopes up....

(But you do make a good argument. I would counter with the Insecticons and their crazy price, but then you could counter with the Coneheads....)

Agamemnon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

megatronus wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Confirmed distribution for Blaster and Preceptor set as well as Trypticon!

I hope Trypticon is less then 200 bucks...

What do you think is fair? $150 territory?

Indeed. I'm thinking $200 might be fair, but would hope for $150. Maybe Hasbro shocks us with around $100

#IsHighOnWishfulThinking

I dont find 100-130 out of line. Predaking was that price and that is as much bang for your buck (if not more) than Trypticon.

Oh, don't get my hopes up....

(But you do make a good argument. I would counter with the Insecticons and their crazy price, but then you could counter with the Coneheads....)

Yeah, the pricing has been really odd on these ever since the Platinum editions started.

You know what I notice? No 5-Pack Dinobot reissue

If that Trypticon shows up at Target retail for less than $200, there is a 0.00% chance of me walking away from it. Damn. That's a great and unexpected store exclusive. Good job, Target.

shajaki wrote:You know what I notice? No 5-Pack Dinobot reissue

It's only a matter of time, my friend.

For some obvious reasons, they will never release a Platinum edition of G1 Jetfire with the body armor in glorious red chrome.

Hey, they found a way to store the new accessories for Perceptor's robot mode:



Of all the G1 reissues, this is the one I have most anticipated all year. I hope Walmart gets him.

Also, just curious, is this guy considered a triple changer?

william-james88 wrote:Hey, they found a way to store the new accessories for Perceptor's robot mode:



Of all the G1 reissues, this is the one I have most anticipated all year. I hope Walmart gets him.

Also, just curious, is this guy considered a triple changer?

I noticed he has a sigil on what serves as the magnifying lens. The original didn't

And yes, triple changer he is imho. Transforms from Robot to microscope to mobile weapon/phase ray weapon and back.

william-james88 wrote:Of all the G1 reissues, this is the one I have most anticipated all year. I hope Walmart gets him.

Target exclusive.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Of all the G1 reissues, this is the one I have most anticipated all year. I hope Walmart gets him.

Target exclusive.

In Canada, he meant.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Of all the G1 reissues, this is the one I have most anticipated all year. I hope Walmart gets him.

Target exclusive.

In Canada, he meant.

Yeah, sorry Sabr, I should have been more precise. Walmart got the seekers here, which are at Target in the States. They were also the ones to have Predaking in Canada for (80$US ), so I am hoping they get this pack as well.

TF Fan Kelvin, from the Talk Transformers Facebook Page, has made a quick overview of the very subtle changes found on the recent reissue of G1 Trypticon which was "announced" at SDCC 2015:

* G1 Trypticon's eyes are gold chrome (vacuum metallised), reissue's are metallic gold stickers
* G1 Trypticon's lower ramp has two small 'bumps,' these are absent on the reissue
* Reissue Trypticon has various legal blurbs and logos tampographed on the toy which are absent on the G1 figure

For those wondering, the other use of the mold, Gigastorm, also had gold sticker eyes.

It's good to know... I took the plunge and bought him. Didn't think I'd have had as much fun with trypticon as I'm havin. Build quality is very good, much much better than reissue metroplex.

My main issue with him like so many g1 toys is the accessory storage. There isn't one mode that uses all the pieces at once.

Maybe some enterprising 3rd party developer might devise a way of connecting all his accessories to the tank or dino mode (which I think most peeps will have him displayed as)

frogbat wrote:It's good to know... I took the plunge and bought him. Didn't think I'd have had as much fun with trypticon as I'm havin. Build quality is very good, much much better than reissue metroplex.

My main issue with him like so many g1 toys is the accessory storage. There isn't one mode that uses all the pieces at once.

Maybe some enterprising 3rd party developer might devise a way of connecting all his accessories to the tank or dino mode (which I think most peeps will have him displayed as)

I don't think that is possible as the radar array accessories are only functional when you split him open as battle station mode.

Brunt is also like that, splits up during the mode I mentioned.

I stumbled across this pic and man, what is up with wanting to erase rewind from our collective memories:

My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

william-james88 wrote:I stumbled across this pic and man, what is up with wanting to erase rewind from our collective memories:

Yeah, what's up with that, normally hasbro is all over any opportunity to give us a repaint

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

To give us a full take on the new edition of Hasbro Transformers G1 Trypticon, albeit in the Platinum Edition reissue, fellow Seibertronian optibotimus shared with us his video review of the sassy behemoth (I'm talking IDW incarnation, here). We've already highlighted some of the differences between this version and the original release, but check out a full video below!

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.

huryochagi wrote:I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.

If it was 100% complete and unbroken, that was one hell of a lucky find. However, a single lucky find does not make it the norm.

frogbat wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg

I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.

william-james88 wrote:

frogbat wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg

I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.

Tellyou the truth wj88, there ain't nothing we can do. This G1 G1. A lot of kibble etc hanging around. frogbat jus repurposed the antenna for some other thing or something.

Ultra Magnus and power glide stole trypticon's machine gun, rocket launcher and radar dishes, point is they use the common (5mm?) post and can be used by many modern figures.