HasLab Unicron is about to ship, and Robot Kingdom’s pallets suggest thousands are already on the water. BotBots return with a Series 6 checklist, still without a basketball. A warehouse find turns up 1980s Jazz and Thundercracker mascot costumes. Kingdom Voyager Dinobot appears in hand in Singapore. Chris shows off Generations Selects Deep Cover before Hasbro announces it, and Studio Series 86 Grimlock lands for several hosts.

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HasLab Unicron Shipping Soon, at Least from Robot Kingdom

Robot Kingdom posted photos of HasLab Unicron pallets. The crew debates whether a pallet holds 12 boxes or six, citing TFU.info’s Anthony. Either way, Brian figures the Unicrons are already on a ship. John notes Robot Kingdom customers owe their balances plus hefty shipping for faster delivery. Diecast, who ordered two, plans one robot mode and one planet mode. The crew expects fan photos within days and some defects somewhere. [Source: Robot Kingdom on Facebook]

BotBots Lives! Series 6 Checklist Catalog Posted by Hasbro

Hasbro posted the BotBots Series 6 checklist, with teams like the Caffeine Collective and the Magic Tricksters. Brian is thrilled the line continues, though there is still no basketball. The crew spots a poop figure and an eyeball, and one host wants the skull. [Source: TFormers]

Transformers Mascot Costumes from the 80s Found in a Warehouse

Jazz and Thundercracker mascot costumes from the 1980s turned up in a warehouse. Thundercracker even has a voice changer. Don wonders if they tie to the Prizes in Disguise birthday party promotion. The crew guesses they could sell for five figures. [Source: @Jalaguy on Twitter]

Kingdom Voyager Dinobot In-Hand Images

A legitimately purchased Kingdom Voyager Dinobot showed up in Singapore. He stands just under a head taller than Optimus Primal and looks great. The buyer says the raptor legs barely move, and one host finds the long, limp dino arms odd. The crew hopes for a Selects redeco and notes a rumored toy-color Selects Galvatron. [Source: TFW2005]

Icon Online

Icon Online runs this weekend at icononline.wordpress.com. The crew is still planning its own stand-in for the Toy Fair livestream, possibly in late February.

What We Got This Week

Chris got Generations Selects Deep Cover before its official announcement. The Diaclone-style blue deco is basically G2 Sideswipe in blue, with police badges, painted weapons and metallic blue eyes. He also got Studio Series 86 Grimlock from Paladin and calls it the best accurate G1 Grimlock yet, better than the Masterpiece. The head turns, and the mouth takes a blast effect. Wheelie is a weak accessory.

Diecast also got Studio Series 86 Grimlock and a third-party Smokey. He has four of five Fans Toys Stunticons and five X-Transbots, but every Menasor is stuck in shipping.

Don found Studio Series 86 Jazz, Blurr and Kup. Jazz looks great but feels lighter than Hot Rod. He also got all four Walmart retro Headmasters and Cyberverse Soundwave.

John picked up a set of Walmart retro Headmasters on a whim.

Brian got Studio Series 86 Grimlock and prefers the towering robot mode. He also got the blue 1985 McDonald’s Happy Meal Bumblebee, leaving four to go, and a boxed Powermaster Optimus Prime.

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