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News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:23 pm

shajaki wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:It also helps that one of the touring locations that the KoU performed at was indeed "Trypicon Dinobase - Planet Chaar".
Seriously?

Among others, yes:

Mt. St. Hilary Amphitheater - Planet Earth
Autobot City Metroplex - Planet Earth
Ft. Max Forum - Planet Earth
The Cobra Terrordrome - Planet Earth
Boulder Hill - Planet Earth
Paradron Disco - Planet Paradron
Galactic Games Stadium - Athenia Outpost
Trypticon Dinobase - Planet Chaar
The Sharkticon Pit - Planet Quintessa
The Veil of Remembrance - Autobot Mausoleum
Sinister Tympanic Membrane[2] - Planet Unicron
Petro-Rabbit Cantina - Alpha IX
Vestial Emporium - Hydrus IV
Wreckstock - Planet of Junk
Niter Slave Mines - Golgonath Seven
Mumu-Obscura - Eigerson 48 System
Baron Von Joy's - Planet Gobotron
Zarak's Palace - Planet Nebulos
Kranix Memorial Stadium - Planet Lithone
Thirteenth Legion Outpost - Planet Antilla
The Plasma Pit - Thrull
The Snu-Snu Club - Planet Femax
Maccadam's Old Oil House - Planet Cybertron
Toxic Sludge Swamps - Planet Cybertron
The Smelting Pool - Planet Cybertron
Iacon Stadium - Planet Cybertron

News Credits: 113 · by **megatronus** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:26 pm

Planet Gobotron! :lol:

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:40 pm

I had Tripticon as a kid but like most toys from that era it might not be in the best condition. It'll be great to have this again with all the parts in one place. I have the Encore Combaticons and a KO Stunticon set so I can try out the super combined mode.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:54 pm

megatronus wrote::lol: Planet Gobotron!

That's cuttin' it close. >:oP

News Credits: 4522 · by **william-james88** » Tue May 26, 2015 1:58 pm

Cobotron wrote:
megatronus wrote::lol: Planet Gobotron!
That's cuttin' it close.

what about this:

http://www.gobotron.com

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue May 26, 2015 2:02 pm

Whoa! what just happened? Seibsy owns that web addy, just incase?

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Tue May 26, 2015 2:12 pm

Fun fact - there are a lot more redirects than just Gobotron.com. Not gonna point em out, just sayin. Might be a fun scavenger hunt if you're super bored.

News Credits: 113 · by **megatronus** » Tue May 26, 2015 2:47 pm

ScottyP wrote:Fun fact - there are a lot more redirects than just Gobotron.com. Not gonna point em out, just sayin. Might be a fun scavenger hunt if you're super bored.

Not all of them are transforming robot-related, either. Hunt away!

by **TransformerGirl0556** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:49 am

OMG FINALLY!!! All we need now is a FOC or modern version platinum Trypticon so it can match the platinum Omega Supreme.

News Credits: 4522 · by **william-james88** » Wed May 27, 2015 9:54 am

Awesome news for all of us, fellow Seibertronian Generator_G1 has gotten his hands on the Platinum reissue of G1 Trypticon and provided some pictures.
To anyone wondering how he procured the item it was through:

Generator_G1 wrote:Group buy at our local Transformers FB group thru the local Hasbro distributor.

He also stated that it has every accessory that came with the original G1 toy.

Enjoy these images in all their Duracel product placement glory and let us know if you spot any differences from the original release.

by **Desslok2201** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:06 am

It's really hard to tell, but are the guns and radar dishes darker and duller gray than the vintage?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:08 am

Envious indeed! Thanks for the scoop GenG1!

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:10 am

I've pre-ordered this. I've never seen one and it was impulse. I hope I don't regret it.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Wed May 27, 2015 10:33 am

shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Just pulled the fist off of my G1 Thrust. It had an 11 on it. Hasbro re-issue Thundercracker has a 10.
I know nothing of the significance of these numbers. What's it all about Amelie?
Me neither. Fill us in Amelie!

G1 Seekers have several production runs and versions of the mold as running production changes. For example -

Wings sometimes have shorter or longer pegs or a small difference in width, meaning they don't always 100% fit a toy. Ever bought a G1 vintage Seeker and found the wings just refuse to stay pegged in? Now you know.

Some fists have a 'flap'' on the wrist and some don't. Different production runs are numbered and again - some are looser than others. Its not just wear and tear, it really is just that little bit different.

There used to be a whole website out there dedicated to different production runs of G1 Seekers. Very handy.

Much like the different runs on Optimus Prime's fists.

I once had a Thundercracker made of a mix of Mexican IGA parts and MB UK parts. It just wouldn't stay together and the fists, bless them - never stayed on. They fitted my Ramjet and Thrust, though.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed May 27, 2015 11:09 am

Amelie wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Just pulled the fist off of my G1 Thrust. It had an 11 on it. Hasbro re-issue Thundercracker has a 10.
I know nothing of the significance of these numbers. What's it all about Amelie?
Me neither. Fill us in Amelie!

G1 Seekers have several production runs and versions of the mold as running production changes. For example -

Wings sometimes have shorter or longer pegs or a small difference in width, meaning they don't always 100% fit a toy. Ever bought a G1 vintage Seeker and found the wings just refuse to stay pegged in? Now you know.

Some fists have a 'flap'' on the wrist and some don't. Different production runs are numbered and again - some are looser than others. Its not just wear and tear, it really is just that little bit different.

There used to be a whole website out there dedicated to different production runs of G1 Seekers. Very handy.

Much like the different runs on Optimus Prime's fists.

I once had a Thundercracker made of a mix of Mexican IGA parts and MB UK parts. It just wouldn't stay together and the fists, bless them - never stayed on. They fitted my Ramjet and Thrust, though.

I explained a thing or two on the previous pages, but whether or not anyone caught it...

At any rate, it seems the PE Coneheads use the #11 fists, which are found exclusively in the latest reissues. In short, they don't seem to be made from vintage molds as those only go up to #10.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Wed May 27, 2015 11:13 am

Its worth noting the numbers so that the hardcore vintage buff can avoid getting a reissue by accident, too.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed May 27, 2015 11:57 am

Thanks Jelze. Thanks Amelie. Very informative and interesting.
I can scratch "learn something new" off my daily to-do list.

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Thu May 28, 2015 8:01 am

Very interesting, as this leads me to assume some degree of re-engineering gets done on these old toolings every 5 or so years they're pulled out for use. I guess that's not really a mind-blowing fact, with toy safety standards constantly changing, but fist re-engineering implies to me something a bit heavier and more in depth than I would've imagined. Good stuff in here!

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:31 am

Somehow I can't see Platinum Trypticon coming to TRU in the UK! Especially in Glasgow! even though they had Platinum Supreme Starscream! but even the original Trypticon barely made it to stores in the UK(I found mine decades ago in a store called What Everyone Wants, obviously it must've been an import at the time).

News Credits: 4522 · by **william-james88** » Fri May 29, 2015 8:00 am

While this is a very crowded shot, these are the very first in hand images for the Platinum Autobot Intel Ops Perceptor and Blaster set. Platinum Trypticon can also be found in these images, provided by a weibo user.

Like steve2275 on Facebook · by **steve2275** » Fri May 29, 2015 8:06 am

pretty platinum

News Credits: 2 · by **PaxCybertron82** » Fri May 29, 2015 9:06 am

Um....Also Leader Class StarScream next to Thundercracker.

Who is this guy posting these pics? Starscream wasn't even announced yet.

News Credits: 4522 · by **william-james88** » Fri May 29, 2015 9:11 am

PaxCybertron82 wrote:Um....Also Leader Class StarScream next to Thundercracker.

Who is this guy posting these pics? Starscream wasn't even announced yet.

We've known of him for quite some time: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/inhand-images-transformers-generations-combiner-wars-leader-starscream/32867/
You've got to keep your eyes peeled to seibertron

Unless you mean official Hasbro listings and images. But if that's the case, then we never got any for both Trypticon or the Blaster and Perceptor set.

News Credits: 2 · by **PaxCybertron82** » Fri May 29, 2015 9:19 am

I'm here every day. I'm talking official listings.

Something just seems weird here. But I guess I'm just partially jealous that I can't gank free toys off the assembly line and post pictures of them.

News Credits: 16 · by **Super Megatron** » Fri May 29, 2015 9:26 am

I don't know if he "gank" it or not - most likely the stuff he gets are rejects that can't be sold because it doesn't meet standards or there is something wrong with the toy during manufacturing.

I see the guy also got his hands on a yet to be released Marvel Legends Blizzard as well...