Zappit
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Hasbro Producing Biggest, Most Expensive Transformer Ever
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Zappit
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That $600 price tag is just...I mean, that’s what I paid for my Masterpiece Devastator (Toyworld Constructor, FYI) but I didn’t pay it all at once.
What makes it all the more difficult is that, well, this is pretty much it for Unicron. They’ll never try to top it. It IS the top for this character. This will be the only fun they ever do, too.
Two months to decide...
What makes it all the more difficult is that, well, this is pretty much it for Unicron. They’ll never try to top it. It IS the top for this character. This will be the only fun they ever do, too.
Two months to decide...
Holy I owned that book.
I won't be owning Unicron. I mentioned in the Random Crap thread exactly why.
figmentPez
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Oooh, CeltZ has a weakness for toys. 
...I'll show myself out.
...I'll show myself out.
Yeah, for a toy that price is ridiculous. For a high-end piece marketed at adult collectors with plenty of disposable income? Not so much.
Although it's a good job you're not that interested since Hasbro Pulse only ships to the US & Canada so us Europeans can't buy it anyway. Makes it a lot easier to tell yourself you don't need something that you can't get anyway
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I fall into the "I really want that, but it is way too expensive for me to actually get it" crowd. 
For that money, I could buy the LEGO Saturn V Rocket, the LEGO Apollo Lunar Lander (LEM), The LEGO Shuttle Transporter, and still have enough money left over for groceries.
Zappit
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Oh, they’re not even playing fair. Now they’re doing the Rainmakers...
Or you can stack up a bunch of regular mattresses.
You could even hide a pee under them and see if your wife notices.
—Patrick
WELL*CLAP* I am going to repeat to myself that I am saving up for an apartment for...46 days...dear god I want that toy.
FWIW, I think you've got the better haul.
Zappit
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Update on the design presented at SDCC.
They’ve also revealed a TON of new figures, too, and this pretty much sealed it for me. I’d rather get those smaller figures than this big one. Apparently, they also revealed that Unicron will be available in Japan as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. It...might be more readily available than previously expected.
So that $600 is safe, though part of it is going to purchase A LOT of other figures.
Seriously, they’re actually doing the Rainmakers! I’ve wanted that since I was six!
They’ve also revealed a TON of new figures, too, and this pretty much sealed it for me. I’d rather get those smaller figures than this big one. Apparently, they also revealed that Unicron will be available in Japan as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. It...might be more readily available than previously expected.
So that $600 is safe, though part of it is going to purchase A LOT of other figures.
Seriously, they’re actually doing the Rainmakers! I’ve wanted that since I was six!Are they just the Rainmakers but in Earth-Seeker form, or Rainmakers in Cybertronian form? Because an obscure toy company called "Impossible Toys" did that and I'd like another chance to get a bad ass proto-former Cybertronian jet...let it...slip by me once before...many stellarcycles ago.Update on the design presented at SDCC.
They’ve also revealed a TON of new figures, too, and this pretty much sealed it for me. I’d rather get those smaller figures than this big one. Apparently, they also revealed that Unicron will be available in Japan as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. It...might be more readily available than previously expected.
So that $600 is safe, though part of it is going to purchase A LOT of other figures.
Zappit
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The Siege line TFs are ALL Cybertronian forms. The Seekers are all Tetra-Jets, but not quite completely screen accurate. They are great, though. This is the first time they’ve ever made the Rainmakers, an they even made Red Wing, which just came out of left field. Hell, they made Reflector, who really never had a proper toy release.
Basically, the last couple lines, Titans Return and Power of the Primes, weren’t that great. I almost quit collecting the official stuff during Titans Return. Siege has been a COMPLETE turnaround for the main line, and I haven’t been disappointed by a single figure yet. It’s been a friggin’ Renaissance.
Also, the Impossible Toys Tetra-Jets were hot, steaming turds. They were just...not good, by almost every review.
You want Cybertronian Seekers, THIS is the time to get them. Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are all available on Amazon. (Skywarp is part of an exclusive set.) The Rainmakers technically come out this fall as a Target exclusive, though some are finding their way onto the shelves early. Red Wing is another Target exclusive, and, unfortunately, it’s a Red Card exclusive. I got lucky. They put it online without that restriction for about a day, but honored all the orders anyway.
Basically, the last couple lines, Titans Return and Power of the Primes, weren’t that great. I almost quit collecting the official stuff during Titans Return. Siege has been a COMPLETE turnaround for the main line, and I haven’t been disappointed by a single figure yet. It’s been a friggin’ Renaissance.
Also, the Impossible Toys Tetra-Jets were hot, steaming turds. They were just...not good, by almost every review.
You want Cybertronian Seekers, THIS is the time to get them. Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are all available on Amazon. (Skywarp is part of an exclusive set.) The Rainmakers technically come out this fall as a Target exclusive, though some are finding their way onto the shelves early. Red Wing is another Target exclusive, and, unfortunately, it’s a Red Card exclusive. I got lucky. They put it online without that restriction for about a day, but honored all the orders anyway.
But if they made a non-transforming model, you know you'd be saying to yourself "Man, I know it would be impractical, but wouldn't it be cool if it could transform?"