ScottyP wrote: A kind of vanilla area will be good to have since other bots with base modes, such as Blaster, can then hook on in different places to allow for more creative uber-combined base things.
Some of the language on this makes me think this little shot is for an exclusive of some kind - sounds a lot like the pitch for SDCC Devastator. I'm not sure what "XFL: 2/19/2016" means, but I'd guess that with this being a week after Toy Fair, it's one of two things. First, could just be an announcement date, as in regular version shown at Toy Fair, with exclusive one revealed the next Friday (2/19). Alternately, this is going to be available as some online store's exclusive starting on 2/19, as it does say this would be the "First Titan Wars Product".
Yes, that is the perfect word for what I was feeling, Vanilla! Not sure how many base formers I will get and if I only get one this would be it, so I would have preffered verticality over a vanilla base. But as sabre pointed out, its probably mistransformed. Still very intrigued by it all.
While it does sound like an SDCC exclusive, the fact that they speak of global quanitities and not just the States made me think it couldnt be that. But a platinum edition makes sense. Where 3K are for an exclusive distributer in the US, and the rest are handled by others in different countries. Just like the current platinum Dinobots are handled. This may be an insight into how many platinum editions are made for current sets, something I had wanted to know.