The first two Generations Selects Seacons go up for preorder on TakaraTomy Mall and Hasbro Pulse, with color photos at last. HasLab Unicron crawls to 2,289 backers, so Brian and Diecast make a bet on whether it funds. Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy opens for preorder, Studio Series gets official images and Burger King serves up Cyberverse toys. Chris reviews the Siege Rainmakers in hand.
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Unicron Watch: TakaraTomy’s Takashi Kunihiro Converts Planet to Robot Mode
Diecast reports HasLab Unicron at 2,289 backers, only about 200 more than a week ago. He is still confident but nervous. Brian bets it will not fund. If it does, he will buy an extra Seacon and have it repainted in Unicron colors, and he picks Turtler. Diecast floats a Unicron tattoo before backing off. The new video shows the one transforming prototype converting from planet to robot. The crew notes the mostly resin prototype is fragile and likes how the fists deploy. The damaged face has still not been shown. Diecast also discussed Unicron at length with Kevin from Unicron.com on There Goes My Money. [Source: TFormers]
Generations Selects Seacons First Preorder Page on TakaraTomy Mall With Color Photos and Details
The first Seacons are up on TakaraTomy Mall and Hasbro Pulse, with preorders closing at the end of August. The crew thinks they look beautiful, though Snaptrap’s turtle mode is limited on the fifth use of that engineering. The price is about standard for Legends-size figures, and Hasbro Pulse ships the set free. One host thinks Gulf could be painted into a convincing Alpha Q. [Source: TFormers]
MP-48 Masterpiece Lio Convoy Pricing and Release Confirmed
Masterpiece Lio Convoy is 20,000 yen, and Big Bad Toy Store lists it at $185. One host is waiting for Amazon Japan. Another warns to watch the cancellation cutoff and the slipping exchange rate. [Source: TFormers]
Transformers Cyberverse Toys Coming to Burger King Kids Meals
Burger King’s King Jr. Meals now include Cyberverse toys. Jack has already posted a TFormers gallery of the Optimus Prime, which looks surprisingly well painted. Brian plans a Burger King run after the show. [Source: TFormers]
Official Images of New Studio Series Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Soundwave, Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1
The new Bumblebee fills the last movie design Studio Series had not done. One host is excited only for Soundwave, since the earlier Dark of the Moon Deluxe Soundwave was essentially Asia-exclusive. The World War II Hot Rod is a remold of a Bumblebee figure nobody liked. The $20 Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1 pack sounds small but tempting. One host would rather see those resources go to G2 and Euro-era characters. [Source: TFormers]
Paint Your Own G1 Transformers Deep Cuts Figures From WizKids
WizKids is making unpainted G1 Transformers minis for tabletop painters, with paint sold separately. One host finds painting minis cathartic and will buy them, even if they never get painted. The renders show good cartoon likenesses. [Source: TFormers]
Siege Battle Master and Micromaster Package Shots: Direct Hit With Power Punch, Singe and Rung
Rob wrote up the package shots and will go out of his way for Rung, a toy he never expected. Singe is half of Spinister’s Targetmaster partner, and the other half comes in the Skywarp multipack. [Source: TFormers]
What’s on TFormers This Week
Flame Toys showed the box and parts trees for its Furai Model Autobot Megatron, which Rob compares to his Thundercracker build. Cyberverse Spark Armor Cheetor stands almost as tall as a Siege Deluxe. In-hand photos show the Walmart-exclusive Siege 35th anniversary Bluestreak, which Brian missed on preorder night. One host also spotted a Moo Model metal kit of Tarn.
What We Got This Week
Chris got the Siege Rainmakers with help from Don, who found a spare set. With Don’s lower sales tax, it cost about the same as a 100-mile round trip to Target. He calls them the most solid-feeling Seekers yet, with vibrant colors. Acid Storm’s green is brighter than he likes, but the yellow photographs beautifully. He wishes the robot modes had more contrast, and the battle damage blends in on some.
Brian got the Rainmakers and Siege Thundercracker. After seeing a painted knockoff Micromaster Hot Rodimus, he ordered a batch of generic knockoff Micromasters and Mini-Cons from Wish.com for about $15. He also got the Target Micromaster 10-pack and loves the Cosmos- and Vortex-inspired decos. He made six trips to a Walmart mid-reset hunting the G1 reissue Soundwave, though he says he does not need another.
Diecast got Gigapower’s oversized Grimlock, which he says is the biggest Grimlock, for about $150.
Rob found Power of the Primes Sinnertwin marked down to about $13 at Walgreens. Despite its reputation as the weakest Terrorcon, he likes it, especially the neck articulation.
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