Looks like we're going to get a Platinum Edition version of Unicron, although there are no details yet on what (if any) changes there will be.
Robot Kingdom already have a listing up, with a price tag of US$129.90 and a December release date.
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Looks like we're going to get a Platinum Edition version of Unicron, although there are no details yet on what (if any) changes there will be.
Robot Kingdom already have a listing up, with a price tag of US$129.90 and a December release date.
Interesting, I don't have this mould so I'll be tempted to pick it up. Wonder if they will update it in any way?
hmmm not sure I've got the space.... but tempted...
Curious what this new one will be like. Not unexpected it pretty much the last remaining thing needed for the Platnium 30th Anniversary line.
I was thinking about getting rid of the 2010 version but now people will probably wait to see if the new one is better! :o
Hopefully with colours equivalent to the 2010 Takara Unicron. Yes please.
The taktom 2010 one? I'll take it off your hands!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Wonder if it will be coloured Green.
Paint it in the same colours as primus, while also making a platinum edition primus in the colours of unicron
Will be keen to see more on the changes in this release. The Armada Unicron was my first supreme class fig and I was in awe of this chunky bot of awesome back in the day.
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Originally Posted by DaptoDog
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Originally Posted by prjkt
I agree with all of the above, I still would prefer a round unicron as opposed to a half round one, but I regrated not getting the last release.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
hmm interesting as bbts has it listed as a takara release not platinum.
Meh...wake me up when they put the Planet-bots out in Titan Class.
And to scale!!! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
Same. I love my Armada Unicron, if they are to reissue him I'd like to see a display stand for him in planet mode so he can sit in the air properlyQuote:
Originally Posted by BruiseLee
Yep, Primus and Unicron should be the biggest - something like Super-Alpha-Turbo-HyperEdition sized Titans, worked for SFII :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper
So expenseeve! :eek: I'm happy to stick with my Armada Unicron, thanks. And to think that many of us considered Armada Unicron's initial AU$145 price to be expensive... which it was.
BBTS has it listed as coming with Kranix. Which would be hilariously funny to re-enact his death with G1 coloured Unicron.
Unless they are calling the mini-con (Deadend?) Kranix now?
Yup, they redecoed Deadend into Kranix for the 25th anniversary Amazon exclusive Unicron.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Argh this drives me nuts. Grab your Unicron, transform it to planet mode, set it down, and look at it from the side. IT IS A BLOODY SPHERE! It's not "half round", it just looks that way if viewed from above. Sorry, pet hate.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltraMarginal
Happy with my 2010 version.
Seriously, are you agreeing with me or disagreeing? I've never owned one simply because in all the promotional imagery I've ever seen it looks like the front is round and the back is square. I've always figured that at some point in the future a better, rounder one would show up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
The only Unicron toys I have are the one from TF Prime, the Robot heroes one and the Titanium one.
Yeah, slice it however you want, its not a sphere. Its not a bad effort mind you, but the bottom section is blocky. When people talk of getting a round one they mean something more akin to primus or the vader/death star toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zommael
That's pretty much my hopeQuote:
Originally Posted by Borgeman
Cue the music "I like round butts and I cannot lie" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Borgeman
Unicron was always going to be a difficult toy to make because it's based on a cartoon model which largely ignores laws of reality and has much of its outside shell disappearing into thin air. So your options are either to:
* Have a round planetoid mode but with a rotund robot mode. The G1 Unicron toy (which never made it past the prototype phase) suffered from this. The Beast Wars Unicron toy was better but still not as great as the Armada one that we got in the end.
* Have a good looking robot mode but sacrifice the rotundness of the planetoid mode. This was the option that they went with Armada Unicron.
* Use MP level engineering and absorb a lot of the outer shell into the robot mode. We've seen TakaraTOMY achieve engineering marvels with toys like MP Ironhide/Ratchet. But to do this at Unicron's scale may make the toy hideously expensive. Armada Unicron is still basically a toy that was designed for kids to play with, much like say Henkei/Universe Deluxe Ironhide/Ratchet. Deluxe Ironhide/Ratchet was around the $30 range vs MP Ironhide/Ratchet who are about $130 at full RRP, so more than quadruple times the price of the Deluxe. Armada Unicron sold for $145, so an MP-level Unicron may cost around $600. :eek: No Transformer has ever cost that much... it would double the price of a G1 Fortress Maximus. :eek: Yeah... no. :rolleyes:
Most of us are likely to spend that much (or more) just to get the three MP Coneheads, so compared to them, I think an MP Unicron at that price would be good value!Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Gok I think you're trivialising the complexity of the Generations Ironhide/Ratchet Mould. Design, parts count wise, just because something is larger doesn't necessarily mean costs/prices will increase linearly.
Either way, I think perhaps a couple/few hundred Dollars for a round Unicron that hides/incorporates logically, most of the round surfaces of the planet mode into the robot mode would be a welcome addition to my collection.
Every time they re-release the Armada toy with new paint and mouldings to make it more G1 movie accurate I get closer to buying it though.
I agree partly with Goktimus about the extra engineering and complexity involved for a MP Style Unicron, but I can't see Takara devoting SO much resources to a product at that sort of price point. While I would personally buy it, you'd have a reduced volume of sales, and when Takara has gone BIG (Encore Metroplex, Fortress Maximus, etc) they've been shelf warmers.
If it were a choice between say a new Encore release of Overlord or Scorponok and a MP Unicron, I know which would sell more and be less of a financial risk.
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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin
Well, looks like I have my son's Xmas present sorted.
He's been hounding me for a Unicron for over 6 months. ;)
Hope we get to see a prototype of it soon.
Nope it be sold out just say limited edition and everyone will buy it. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!
For me, make a Titans version of this and yup that will be it.
They are not even doing combiner mp or let alone Megatron for starters so this won't make it even to a maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Featured at Cybertron Con 2016 (via Snakas):
http://i.imgur.com/xBtADJM.jpg
Looks no different to the 25th anni Hasbro version from what I can see
Exceptionally slight paint differences in some spots, otherwise the same. I'm happy as I always wanted the 25th version anyway :p
I do have Armada and Energon Unicrons but I did miss out on the 25th Anniversary version. So I might have to pick this one up. Hopefully PC will stock it :D
Significantly paler shade of blue used than on the 25th version, looking at those pics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krayt
Those look to be better colours for Megatron. Not a fan of bright orange and there's a bit too much red for my liking (and I suspect that the gun mode may be even redder), but it looks better than the "clown colours" of the original Hasbro version. Still not inspired to get it though... I'll stick w/ my Henkei Megatron
Oh great, he's displayed with holding his mate in his hand.
Me too. 25th Anniversary Generations repaint does not look so different from this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP