2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set
Thursday, July 28th, 2016 11:04PM CDT
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Fellow Seibertronians, Shanghai's Cybertron Con is in full swing with reveals. Thanks to 52Toys, we now get to see the Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set. Featuring a repainted Generations Deluxe Galvatron and Transformers Titanium Rodimus Prime figure. Check out the figures and the box art and let us know what you think of them in the comments below.
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Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810134)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 28th, 2016 @ 11:18pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 28th, 2016 @ 11:18pm CDT
Be interesting if they swapped the metal on Rodimus with plastic 
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810162)
Posted by Cobotron on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:51am CDT
That paint job on Galvatron looks awesome.
Posted by Cobotron on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:51am CDT
I was just wondering the same thing.Hellscream9999 wrote:Be interesting if they swapped the metal on Rodimus with plastic
That paint job on Galvatron looks awesome.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810178)
Posted by shauyaun on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:42am CDT
Posted by shauyaun on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:42am CDT
Do we have a price tag on them yet?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810213)
Posted by Va'al on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:52am CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:52am CDT
Also from Cybertron Con 2016 in Shanghai, Hasbro has released the official stock images for the new release of the new familiar mold of Unicron - under the Platinum Edition line this time. The images show the Destroyer in robot and planet mode, with and without Kranix, plus some new artwork of him in planet mode and of his brain. Check it all out below!
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810221)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:02am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:02am CDT
Exact same stock photography as the Amazon figure. Looks like we're getting a straight reissue in a fancy new box.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810241)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:52am CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:52am CDT
I know this is probably the only unicron figure we'll get from now until the day we all die, but is it too much to ask they retool it a little bit more, like enough to get rid of the out of place glowing murder hand?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810330)
Posted by WeatherManNX01 on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:29am CDT
Posted by WeatherManNX01 on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:29am CDT
I'm very excited to finally get a chance at this, as I missed the Amazon figure last time around. I can then replace the Universe Unicron that I've had for nearly 8 years now (and making me feel old, now that I think about it).
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810331)
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:29am CDT
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:29am CDT
That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.
I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810332)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:32am CDT
Fort Max is a heavy retool of Metroplex, yes.
Posted by Sigma Magnus on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:32am CDT
Tyrannacon wrote:That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.
I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
Fort Max is a heavy retool of Metroplex, yes.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810346)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:44am CDT
That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 9:44am CDT
Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810362)
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:09am CDT
Alright. Thought that was the case, thank you!
Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:09am CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:Tyrannacon wrote:That Galvy repaint looks decent. Probably better than the first release of it. Would love to see more detailed shots, but in due time I guess.
I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
Fort Max is a heavy retool of Metroplex, yes.
Alright. Thought that was the case, thank you!
Hellscream9999 wrote:Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold
Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810365)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT
It's all good, you did raise a valid point, and I think a lot more people owuld have taken to Fort Max if the msrp was lower - especially since hasbro flat out stated that it's cheaper to remold a figure...
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:17am CDT
Tyrannacon wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold
Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.
It's all good, you did raise a valid point, and I think a lot more people owuld have taken to Fort Max if the msrp was lower - especially since hasbro flat out stated that it's cheaper to remold a figure...
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810366)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT
Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810372)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:37am CDT
I never for a second thought that they would lower the cost, I just said it was theoretically less, and that fans would have taken to Fort Max better if it was cheaper out of the gate.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 10:37am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.
I never for a second thought that they would lower the cost, I just said it was theoretically less, and that fans would have taken to Fort Max better if it was cheaper out of the gate.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810401)
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:25am CDT
This is the motto of capitalism.
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:25am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Look at it this way guys, did Hasbro ever sell any seekers for less because they were reusing the same mold for several decos? Hasbro looks at a price range and makes sure that the costs work with it. If it costs them less, good for them but don expect it to cost less for you.
This is the motto of capitalism.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810417)
Posted by galvatron00 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:04pm CDT
Posted by galvatron00 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:04pm CDT
Again, the artwork from the box has sucked me in to make me want figurse I don't really need. If anyone picks up ANY of the Platinum sets and wants to sell me the boxes, I'm around!
And then there's Unicron. I just had a friend say to me the other day "I see you don't have a Unicron in your collection, did they ever make one?" I said "Yeah they did, a few variants actually." He said, "Why don't you have it?" I said, "I'm lazy."
So now I may have to get this one. I REALLY WISH they'd make one bigger than Fortress Maximus/Metroplex, like that one the 3rd party company teased on April Fool's Day.
Dang it Hasbro.
And then there's Unicron. I just had a friend say to me the other day "I see you don't have a Unicron in your collection, did they ever make one?" I said "Yeah they did, a few variants actually." He said, "Why don't you have it?" I said, "I'm lazy."
So now I may have to get this one. I REALLY WISH they'd make one bigger than Fortress Maximus/Metroplex, like that one the 3rd party company teased on April Fool's Day.
Dang it Hasbro.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810424)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT
Fellow Seibertronians, hot on the heels of the other Platinum Edition reveal, and after the reveal of the set last night at the Shanghai Cybertron Con, we now get official images of the Rise of Rodimus Prime Platinum Edition set. This set features a repainted Transformers Titanium Rodimus Prime, a repainted Transformers Generations Galvatron, and a Matrix of Leadership for them to fight over. Check out the images of the figures and the box art, and let us know what you think in the comments below.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810433)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:52pm CDT
Hasbro has a titan class now and wants to make one a year. I feel that its there they would do a new unicron (and then retool him into Primus).
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 12:52pm CDT
itscramtastic wrote:Again, the artwork from the box has sucked me in to make me want figurse I don't really need. If anyone picks up ANY of the Platinum sets and wants to sell me the boxes, I'm around!
And then there's Unicron. I just had a friend say to me the other day "I see you don't have a Unicron in your collection, did they ever make one?" I said "Yeah they did, a few variants actually." He said, "Why don't you have it?" I said, "I'm lazy."
So now I may have to get this one. I REALLY WISH they'd make one bigger than Fortress Maximus/Metroplex, like that one the 3rd party company teased on April Fool's Day.
Dang it Hasbro.
Hasbro has a titan class now and wants to make one a year. I feel that its there they would do a new unicron (and then retool him into Primus).
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810443)
Posted by galvatron00 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:15pm CDT
Posted by galvatron00 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:15pm CDT
But that's like..3 years away!william-james88 wrote:Hasbro has a titan class now and wants to make one a year. I feel that its there they would do a new unicron (and then retool him into Primus).
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810446)
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:21pm CDT
Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810451)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:33pm CDT
I believe he was confirmed to be metal.
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:33pm CDT
durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?
I believe he was confirmed to be metal.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810453)
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:35pm CDT
Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810455)
Posted by MrBlack on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:38pm CDT
Well, at least it will go well with that Galvatron then. :p
Posted by MrBlack on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:38pm CDT
durroth wrote:Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again
Well, at least it will go well with that Galvatron then. :p
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810461)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CDT
MrBlack wrote:durroth wrote:Crap. So its going to be overweighted joints again
Well, at least it will go well with that Galvatron then. :p
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810469)
Posted by Randomhero on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:10pm CDT
Damn...I only ever owned the war within Optimus and it was just a flimsy mess due to die-cast. I don't need this, especially that Galvatron and especially with Titans return Rodimus coming but I did at least want to give this Rodimus a try since I never owned it and was kinda hoping he'd be without die cast.
Posted by Randomhero on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:10pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?
I believe he was confirmed to be metal.
Damn...I only ever owned the war within Optimus and it was just a flimsy mess due to die-cast. I don't need this, especially that Galvatron and especially with Titans return Rodimus coming but I did at least want to give this Rodimus a try since I never owned it and was kinda hoping he'd be without die cast.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810491)
Posted by MrBlack on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:54pm CDT
On the positive side, Titanium Megatron makes a great IDW Terminus.
Posted by MrBlack on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:54pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:william-james88 wrote:durroth wrote:Did they answer the important question of whether Rod is plastic this time?
I believe he was confirmed to be metal.
Damn...I only ever owned the war within Optimus and it was just a flimsy mess due to die-cast. I don't need this, especially that Galvatron and especially with Titans return Rodimus coming but I did at least want to give this Rodimus a try since I never owned it and was kinda hoping he'd be without die cast.
On the positive side, Titanium Megatron makes a great IDW Terminus.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810494)
Posted by HBGoo1984 on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT
I would like to have the Autobot Heroes set just for Ultra Magnus and Arcee, but where will it be sold?
Posted by HBGoo1984 on July 29th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT
Decepticon Stryker wrote:The Megatron and Optimus set looks cool, the Junkion set I'll most likely pass, and the group set looks really expensive... Now if only they had a Platinum edition of all the figures from season 1...
I would like to have the Autobot Heroes set just for Ultra Magnus and Arcee, but where will it be sold?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810502)
Posted by shajaki on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:16pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:16pm CDT
I actually like that Rodimus, but they couldn't have picked a worse angle to picture him at. 
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810503)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
Target, I believe.
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT
HBGoo1984 wrote:Decepticon Stryker wrote:The Megatron and Optimus set looks cool, the Junkion set I'll most likely pass, and the group set looks really expensive... Now if only they had a Platinum edition of all the figures from season 1...
I would like to have the Autobot Heroes set just for Ultra Magnus and Arcee, but where will it be sold?
Target, I believe.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810505)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:19pm CDT
And now I've just ruined this figure for everyone who's never experienced it before.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:19pm CDT
Oh, yes they could have.shajaki wrote:I actually like that Rodimus, but they couldn't have picked a worse angle to picture him at.
And now I've just ruined this figure for everyone who's never experienced it before.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810515)
Posted by Randomhero on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:53pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on July 29th, 2016 @ 3:53pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, yes they could have.shajaki wrote:I actually like that Rodimus, but they couldn't have picked a worse angle to picture him at.
And now I've just ruined this figure for everyone who's never experienced it before.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810520)
Posted by X3ROhour on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:12pm CDT
Posted by X3ROhour on July 29th, 2016 @ 4:12pm CDT
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810525)
Posted by Gunmetal on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:15pm CDT
I see what you're saying about lowering the MSRP, but that would make pricing and budgeting impossible on HasTak's end.
Let's say Max is sold for less than Metroplex. That just means that more folks buy Max, who by the way, was only cheaper to design. Manufacturing stays the same. Good luck planning ahead when your big figure (or any figure) varies that much in price and demand from year to year. It's easier to just equalize prices and roll anything leftover in the design budget into future work. Odds are, either Metroplex benefited from such funds or leftover from Fort Max might be put into Trypticon (who will definitely need every dollar he can get). It's not like these savings are going into Brian Goldner's money bin.
Posted by Gunmetal on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:15pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Tyrannacon wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Tyrannacon wrote:I wouldn't mind a Unicron that's larger, but the price point might be a bit higher than anticipated since it's not using the city-mode molds I think? I know I read somewhere that Fort Max and MetroPlex use some of the same tooling/molding. Please correct me if I misunderstood or am misinformed.
That's a bit of an interesting point, they are retools of each other, but that shouldn't have had an impact on the price, as Trypticon, Scorponok, and Omega Supreme are likely to be all new molds, and Dev's was also a new mold, so, clearly, being a retool did nothing but increase hasbro's profits on the Fort Max mold
Like I said, you guys are probably more experts in this area than me here. So I yield to you guys. I just was kind of applying what I consider "common sense" to the situation here.
It's all good, you did raise a valid point, and I think a lot more people owuld have taken to Fort Max if the msrp was lower - especially since hasbro flat out stated that it's cheaper to remold a figure...
I see what you're saying about lowering the MSRP, but that would make pricing and budgeting impossible on HasTak's end.
Let's say Max is sold for less than Metroplex. That just means that more folks buy Max, who by the way, was only cheaper to design. Manufacturing stays the same. Good luck planning ahead when your big figure (or any figure) varies that much in price and demand from year to year. It's easier to just equalize prices and roll anything leftover in the design budget into future work. Odds are, either Metroplex benefited from such funds or leftover from Fort Max might be put into Trypticon (who will definitely need every dollar he can get). It's not like these savings are going into Brian Goldner's money bin.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810529)
Posted by Kurona on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:45pm CDT
... meh? *shrugs* I mean, the backpack's a little hollow, but... whatever.
Posted by Kurona on July 29th, 2016 @ 5:45pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Oh, yes they could have.shajaki wrote:I actually like that Rodimus, but they couldn't have picked a worse angle to picture him at.
And now I've just ruined this figure for everyone who's never experienced it before.
... meh? *shrugs* I mean, the backpack's a little hollow, but... whatever.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810541)
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 7:15pm CDT
Posted by durroth on July 29th, 2016 @ 7:15pm CDT
not switching to plastic doesn't make alot of sense honestly. It would have made the set cheaper to produce (you know they wouldn't lower the pricepoint, this is hasbro we're talking about), made the figure more stable, and made it so he wasn't stupidly heavy compared to galvatron.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810542)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 7:20pm CDT
...that's not his backpack, it's his entire body - and the fact that it doesn't exist - and Sabr was wrong, this is the most unflattering photo:
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 7:20pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Oh, yes they could have.shajaki wrote:I actually like that Rodimus, but they couldn't have picked a worse angle to picture him at.
And now I've just ruined this figure for everyone who's never experienced it before.
... meh? *shrugs* I mean, the backpack's a little hollow, but... whatever.
...that's not his backpack, it's his entire body - and the fact that it doesn't exist - and Sabr was wrong, this is the most unflattering photo:
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810552)
Posted by Black Bumblebee on July 29th, 2016 @ 8:57pm CDT
Posted by Black Bumblebee on July 29th, 2016 @ 8:57pm CDT
I, for one, love my little Titanium Rodimus. I think the engineering is cool, and it holds together just fine. I even have Reprolabels for mine. 
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810576)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:08pm CDT
It makes perfect sense. The mold was made with diecast in mind. Switching to plastic would require re-engneering the toy to make sure that he still has the same centre of gravity and no stability issues. And die cast isnt as expensive as you think. Platinum predaking was only 100$ and has a ton of die cast.
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:08pm CDT
durroth wrote:not switching to plastic doesn't make alot of sense honestly. It would have made the set cheaper to produce (you know they wouldn't lower the pricepoint, this is hasbro we're talking about), made the figure more stable, and made it so he wasn't stupidly heavy compared to galvatron.
It makes perfect sense. The mold was made with diecast in mind. Switching to plastic would require re-engneering the toy to make sure that he still has the same centre of gravity and no stability issues. And die cast isnt as expensive as you think. Platinum predaking was only 100$ and has a ton of die cast.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810581)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT
Wouldn't tolerances need to be checked and then - possibly - tweaked too?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:durroth wrote:not switching to plastic doesn't make alot of sense honestly. It would have made the set cheaper to produce (you know they wouldn't lower the pricepoint, this is hasbro we're talking about), made the figure more stable, and made it so he wasn't stupidly heavy compared to galvatron.
It makes perfect sense. The mold was made with diecast in mind. Switching to plastic would require re-engneering the toy to make sure that he still has the same centre of gravity and no stability issues. And die cast isnt as expensive as you think. Platinum predaking was only 100$ and has a ton of die cast.
Wouldn't tolerances need to be checked and then - possibly - tweaked too?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810583)
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:17pm CDT
Changing the material on any reissue would need work and reasearch to be done. It ends up being more costly since you are actually paying designers in the US or Japan to tweak and figure things out. Much cheaper to just give the already done schematics to a southeast asian company knowing exactly what the result will be.
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2016 @ 11:17pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:durroth wrote:not switching to plastic doesn't make alot of sense honestly. It would have made the set cheaper to produce (you know they wouldn't lower the pricepoint, this is hasbro we're talking about), made the figure more stable, and made it so he wasn't stupidly heavy compared to galvatron.
It makes perfect sense. The mold was made with diecast in mind. Switching to plastic would require re-engneering the toy to make sure that he still has the same centre of gravity and no stability issues. And die cast isnt as expensive as you think. Platinum predaking was only 100$ and has a ton of die cast.
Wouldn't tolerances need to be checked and then - possibly - tweaked too?
Changing the material on any reissue would need work and reasearch to be done. It ends up being more costly since you are actually paying designers in the US or Japan to tweak and figure things out. Much cheaper to just give the already done schematics to a southeast asian company knowing exactly what the result will be.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810593)
Posted by User897 on July 30th, 2016 @ 12:13am CDT
Posted by User897 on July 30th, 2016 @ 12:13am CDT
Does this mean we will FINALLY get the correct green eyes on Unicron, or are we going for a repeat of the Amazon release with green eyes on the package and red eyes on the toy?
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810597)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on July 30th, 2016 @ 12:35am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on July 30th, 2016 @ 12:35am CDT
Hasbro guy 1: Dude, how do we get rid of these Classics Galvatrons?"
Hasbro guy 2: lets tak him and package him with the complete opposite. Where Galvatron is the most reviled figure in one of the our most beloved toyline...
Hasbro guy 1:: He's the most beloved figure of our most reviled toyline.
Hasbro guy 2: Exactly.
Hasbro guy 1: so we sell him in a box with Titanium Rodims Prime, and the aweful-to-decent ration is forever balanced!
Hasbro guy 2: Careful, you're starting to sound likr an executive.
Both: deep,hearty laughter
Hasbro guy 2: lets tak him and package him with the complete opposite. Where Galvatron is the most reviled figure in one of the our most beloved toyline...
Hasbro guy 1:: He's the most beloved figure of our most reviled toyline.
Hasbro guy 2: Exactly.
Hasbro guy 1: so we sell him in a box with Titanium Rodims Prime, and the aweful-to-decent ration is forever balanced!
Hasbro guy 2: Careful, you're starting to sound likr an executive.
Both: deep,hearty laughter
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810601)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 30th, 2016 @ 1:09am CDT
Exactly...I would sell my 25th Anniversary version if they were to get this right for once...'nuff said!
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 30th, 2016 @ 1:09am CDT
User897 wrote:Does this mean we will FINALLY get the correct green eyes on Unicron, or are we going for a repeat of the Amazon release with green eyes on the package and red eyes on the toy?
Exactly...I would sell my 25th Anniversary version if they were to get this right for once...'nuff said!
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810629)
Posted by DR0hNO on July 30th, 2016 @ 4:40am CDT
Posted by DR0hNO on July 30th, 2016 @ 4:40am CDT
I hope he comes out in the Uk,becuse ive got a hunger for a unicron figure.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810666)
Posted by BattleConvoy on July 30th, 2016 @ 9:34am CDT
Posted by BattleConvoy on July 30th, 2016 @ 9:34am CDT
Please Hasbro UK release this......
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1810684)
Posted by william-james88 on July 30th, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 30th, 2016 @ 10:18am CDT
Has the UK missed any platinums? I thought TRU released most of em but the problm was the price. Wouldnt surprise me if the price tag on Unicron is 200 pounds.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1812046)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 4th, 2016 @ 10:48am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 4th, 2016 @ 10:48am CDT
wow, did not see that Rodimus pack coming. And the Unicron looks nice, but I think I am going to wait for the titan class version to come out eventually. It has to happen!
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1812167)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on August 4th, 2016 @ 3:06pm CDT
Does it though? I mean, this Unicron is already so phenomenal. The only thing that isn't the best ever is the wings in robot mode, and those can be removed.
It's like the Classics Optimus. They'll be using it forever.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on August 4th, 2016 @ 3:06pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:wow, did not see that Rodimus pack coming. And the Unicron looks nice, but I think I am going to wait for the titan class version to come out eventually. It has to happen!
Does it though? I mean, this Unicron is already so phenomenal. The only thing that isn't the best ever is the wings in robot mode, and those can be removed.
It's like the Classics Optimus. They'll be using it forever.
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1812209)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 4th, 2016 @ 6:14pm CDT
Eh yeah, but I can still see a titan down the line. I mean, this mold is now like 8 inches shorter than metroplex, so I'd hope for something bigger to come along
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 4th, 2016 @ 6:14pm CDT
Nemesis Maximo wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:wow, did not see that Rodimus pack coming. And the Unicron looks nice, but I think I am going to wait for the titan class version to come out eventually. It has to happen!
Does it though? I mean, this Unicron is already so phenomenal. The only thing that isn't the best ever is the wings in robot mode, and those can be removed.
It's like the Classics Optimus. They'll be using it forever.
Eh yeah, but I can still see a titan down the line. I mean, this mold is now like 8 inches shorter than metroplex, so I'd hope for something bigger to come along
Re: 2016 Generations Platinum Edition Rise of Rodimus Set (1812236)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 4th, 2016 @ 8:41pm CDT
Gonna be waiting 'til 2020 for a possibility
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 4th, 2016 @ 8:41pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:wow, did not see that Rodimus pack coming. And the Unicron looks nice, but I think I am going to wait for the titan class version to come out eventually. It has to happen!
Does it though? I mean, this Unicron is already so phenomenal. The only thing that isn't the best ever is the wings in robot mode, and those can be removed.
It's like the Classics Optimus. They'll be using it forever.
Eh yeah, but I can still see a titan down the line. I mean, this mold is now like 8 inches shorter than metroplex, so I'd hope for something bigger to come along
Gonna be waiting 'til 2020 for a possibility
