First Platinum Edition Blitzwing and Astrotrain In Package Image Surfaces
Thursday, February 26th, 2015 7:17AM CST
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We've mirrored the image below, and while you're checking out pictures, might as well take a look at our galleries of the original Astrotrain and Blitzwing!
Release date has not been confirmed as of yet, but as soon as we know, you will, so keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
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Posted by fenrir72 on February 26th, 2015 @ 7:28am CST
Autobot032 wrote:Thanks to the Cybertron Philippines Facebook page we have our first look at the upcoming Platinum Edition Blitzwing And Astrotrain set featuring drastic redecos of the original G1 molds! Thanks to Seibertron.com members Primeultimus (for pointing us in the direction of this news) and JelZe GoldRabbit, whos detail oriented eyes pointed out that this set of reissues features the Duocon Flywheels color scheme!
We've mirrored the image below, and while you're checking out pictures, might as well take a look at our galleries of the original Astrotrain and Blitzwing!
Release date has not been confirmed as of yet, but as soon as we know, you will, so keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
A Purple tank? Ouch! Sure about the Duocons but still............Wish it was the gray Astrotrain.
Posted by RhA on February 26th, 2015 @ 7:52am CST
Posted by G1COLLECTOR on February 26th, 2015 @ 7:58am CST
Posted by ScottyP on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:01am CST
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:15am CST
Posted by GuyIncognito on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:37am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:42am CST
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:45am CST
"Edition PLANTAIN"!?!? they're made out of bananas?william-james88 wrote:"Edition Platine", the two most beautiful words I have read in a while. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
just goofin'. that is good news for Quebec!
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:52am CST
Cobotron wrote:"Edition PLANTAIN"!?!? they're made out of bananas?william-james88 wrote:"Edition Platine", the two most beautiful words I have read in a while. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
Those colours are bananas.
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:53am CST
Indeed!william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:"Edition PLANTAIN"!?!? they're made out of bananas?william-james88 wrote:"Edition Platine", the two most beautiful words I have read in a while. Almost brings a tear to my eye.
Those colours are bananas.
Posted by grimdragon2001 on February 26th, 2015 @ 8:59am CST
Posted by G1COLLECTOR on February 26th, 2015 @ 9:03am CST
GuyIncognito wrote:I really like the Flywheels-inspired Blitzwing, but I'm not so sure about Astrotrain, with that super-bright orange/red. Kinds looks like a dollar-store KO. I'll withhold judgement until we see some in-hand images.
LOL, You are Right, they do look like Big Lots or Dollar Store KO's....
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 9:09am CST
ScottyP wrote:I'll just leave this here, because it's all Blitzwing's color scheme reminds me of. I'm sorry.
No no, don't be sorry, in fact we should be praising you for digging that up.
It's just first observation on my part, really and I could be wrong about Flywheels (read: don't take everything I say as gospel ). Definitely worth asking about.
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 26th, 2015 @ 9:17am CST
Posted by NuclearConvoy on February 26th, 2015 @ 9:58am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 10:24am CST
NuclearConvoy wrote:Maybe I am alone in this, but I don't get the appeal of this kind of repaint of such an old mold. Usually old molds are reissued to grab money from people who want to capture nostalgia, but in these colours do they really do that? I am curious to see how well these sell.
I hear ya. I would love to know Hasbro's reasoning behind this.
Posted by Madeus Prime on February 26th, 2015 @ 10:31am CST
Posted by Counterpunch on February 26th, 2015 @ 10:47am CST
It really makes no sense to issue them in these colors. The whole thing feels like a test shot package to me.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 10:51am CST
Counterpunch wrote:I suspect this is just a packaging mock-up.
It really makes no sense to issue them in these colors. The whole thing feels like a test shot package to me.
Packaging art matches the colors...
Posted by Counterpunch on February 26th, 2015 @ 11:07am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Counterpunch wrote:I suspect this is just a packaging mock-up.
It really makes no sense to issue them in these colors. The whole thing feels like a test shot package to me.
Packaging art matches the colors...
I saw that.
As of now, it still makes zero sense.
"Here is a reissue in colors that have no connection to the characters. Please spend Platinum pricing levels to buy this thing you did not want."
More likely, it's a mock up and all of that, packaging and figures, will be resolved prior to release.
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 11:10am CST
Counterpunch wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Counterpunch wrote:I suspect this is just a packaging mock-up.
It really makes no sense to issue them in these colors. The whole thing feels like a test shot package to me.
Packaging art matches the colors...
I saw that.
As of now, it still makes zero sense.
"Here is a reissue in colors that have no connection to the characters. Please spend Platinum pricing levels to buy this thing you did not want."
More likely, it's a mock up and all of that, packaging and figures, will be resolved prior to release.
But then what would be the point of these funky colors on the mock up?
Posted by Rated X on February 26th, 2015 @ 11:13am CST
Posted by fenrir72 on February 26th, 2015 @ 11:34am CST
And Blitzwing......heck the KOer can release him in near identical form but Hasbro can't? (Btw, I already own the TFC 17 re-issue which did not come with the rub symbol so technically not a big issue but for those who haven't gotten one yet)
Does gray plastic cost more? Or the desert camo color that expensive to recreate?
This is like the 4th time I'm agreeing with "X" (I don't want to develop this habit)
Posted by Dead Metal on February 26th, 2015 @ 11:48am CST
william-james88 wrote:Counterpunch wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Counterpunch wrote:I suspect this is just a packaging mock-up.
It really makes no sense to issue them in these colors. The whole thing feels like a test shot package to me.
Packaging art matches the colors...
I saw that.
As of now, it still makes zero sense.
"Here is a reissue in colors that have no connection to the characters. Please spend Platinum pricing levels to buy this thing you did not want."
More likely, it's a mock up and all of that, packaging and figures, will be resolved prior to release.
But then what would be the point of these funky colors on the mock up?
I agree, this is far to intricate to be just a mock up thing. I mean look at the figures themselves, they have paint details, decals and stickers and all that. If these were just mock ups, they wouldn't be like this.
Packaging mock ups are usually either a hand made box design to get the style down with existing figures, or the near final box with either cardboard cut outs of the figures or test shots.
Both of these figures look too neat to be test shots or mock ups, heck the art even matches almost exactly.
This is just Hasbro being weird.
Posted by GuyIncognito on February 26th, 2015 @ 12:21pm CST
Posted by NuclearConvoy on February 26th, 2015 @ 12:27pm CST
GuyIncognito wrote:Why are some people finding it hard to believe Hasbro would repaint figures as homages to other figures?
Usually if they do that they rename the figures to go along with it, and usually with newer molds, not digging up ancient ones and all. It just seems like a very out of left field move that, from a sales perspective, i can't understand. How many people here will buy this? I have no interest, for one.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 12:27pm CST
GuyIncognito wrote:Why are some people finding it hard to believe Hasbro would repaint figures as homages to other figures?
It's the "G1" part that gets people. Reissues are usually (read: have to be) as close to the original toy as possible in deco. The last total G1 redecos Hasbro has done was for Universe 2003 with the Micromasters, and the Machine Wars/G1 EU redecos, even that's forgivable since they're not as iconic as the original 1984-1986 line-up
Posted by NuclearConvoy on February 26th, 2015 @ 12:45pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Why are some people finding it hard to believe Hasbro would repaint figures as homages to other figures?
It's the "G1" part that gets people. Reissues are usually (read: have to be) as close to the original toy as possible in deco. The last total G1 redecos Hasbro has done was for Universe 2003 with the Micromasters, and the Machine Wars/G1 EU redecos, even that's forgivable since they're not as iconic as the original 1984-1986 line-up
Well, G1 molds have, in this day and age, a really specific target audience. Toy technology has advanced an extraordinary amount since these toys first came out and I cannot understand how Hasbro intends to make money off of bizarrely coloured toys. If these were the most current molds of these toys I am certain they would sell fine regardless of odd choices in colouring, but reissued G1 molds just seems an uncharacteristic choice in this day and age.
Posted by Counterpunch on February 26th, 2015 @ 1:37pm CST
I am wrong. Someone, somewhere has decided that collectors want inaccurate G1 reissues in gaudy colors unrelated to toy safety and further that they intend to sell these toys at the Platinum price mark-up. The sheer oddness and partial reference to Flywheels for one of the toys will make this desirable much like G1 color Supreme Starscream was...
I am right. These are mock ups for some internal use purpose, not having meant to be leaked publicly and not in their final colors. This instance would see a reissue similar to the recent Insecticons and Conehead seekers, both of which were colored correctly.
Which of those is more plausible? Hell, I could be wrong...
But which would you put money on?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 1:53pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:So one of the following is true:
I am wrong. Someone, somewhere has decided that collectors want inaccurate G1 reissues in gaudy colors unrelated to toy safety and further that they intend to sell these toys at the Platinum price mark-up. The sheer oddness and partial reference to Flywheels for one of the toys will make this desirable much like G1 color Supreme Starscream was...
I am right. These are mock ups for some internal use purpose, not having meant to be leaked publicly and not in their final colors. This instance would see a reissue similar to the recent Insecticons and Conehead seekers, both of which were colored correctly.
Which of those is more plausible? Hell, I could be wrong...
But which would you put money on?
I'd put money on the first (if I had any to spare), since the set was shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair and it has been reported at that time that Blitzwing and Astrotrain had new decos.
Posted by Amelie on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:06pm CST
Pre-ordered the moment its available. I'm sold.
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:10pm CST
Counterpunch wrote:So one of the following is true:
I am wrong. Someone, somewhere has decided that collectors want inaccurate G1 reissues in gaudy colors unrelated to toy safety and further that they intend to sell these toys at the Platinum price mark-up. The sheer oddness and partial reference to Flywheels for one of the toys will make this desirable much like G1 color Supreme Starscream was...
I am right. These are mock ups for some internal use purpose, not having meant to be leaked publicly and not in their final colors. This instance would see a reissue similar to the recent Insecticons and Conehead seekers, both of which were colored correctly.
Which of those is more plausible? Hell, I could be wrong...
But which would you put money on?
I would put money on the first one. This is not the first time we see these. They were part of the Klaus Display in these very colours in their finished box alongside the insecticons.
Posted by Kibble on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:11pm CST
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:22pm CST
Posted by SJ21 on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:23pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:27pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Why are some people finding it hard to believe Hasbro would repaint figures as homages to other figures?
It's the "G1" part that gets people. Reissues are usually (read: have to be) as close to the original toy as possible in deco. The last total G1 redecos Hasbro has done was for Universe 2003 with the Micromasters, and the Machine Wars/G1 EU redecos, even that's forgivable since they're not as iconic as the original 1984-1986 line-up
It was obviously not that much of a departure but the most recent G1 reissue from hasbro proper before these was Predaking. And he did have different colours than the original. Then again, he was just a reissue of the takara reissue which had sone those changes. But still, it wasnt a perfect match with the G1 version.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:31pm CST
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Why are some people finding it hard to believe Hasbro would repaint figures as homages to other figures?
It's the "G1" part that gets people. Reissues are usually (read: have to be) as close to the original toy as possible in deco. The last total G1 redecos Hasbro has done was for Universe 2003 with the Micromasters, and the Machine Wars/G1 EU redecos, even that's forgivable since they're not as iconic as the original 1984-1986 line-up
It was obviously not that much of a departure but the most recent G1 reissue from hasbro proper before these was Predaking. And he did have different colours than the original. Then again, he was just a reissue of the takara reissue which had sone those changes. But still, it wasnt a perfect match with the G1 version.
Hence me saying "total redeco": radically different colors compared to the source material.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2015 @ 2:49pm CST
I mean, these aren't even Shattered Glass decos, so that excuse doesn't work. Call them something like "Spacewarp" and "Thundertread" or whatever.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:07pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:With such such starkly different looks for them, why are they even keeping the names "Blitzwing" and "Astrotrain" for these two? Why not have them be all new characters like all those that e-HOBBY created with their G1 reissue redecos?
I mean, these aren't even Shattered Glass decos, so that excuse doesn't work. Call them something like "Spacewarp" and "Thundertread" or whatever.
Simple: Hasbro isn't eHobby
Posted by ScottyP on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:07pm CST
I like 'em. Great dose of weird.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:08pm CST
You sayin' Hasbro lacks imagination?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With such such starkly different looks for them, why are they even keeping the names "Blitzwing" and "Astrotrain" for these two? Why not have them be all new characters like all those that e-HOBBY created with their G1 reissue redecos?
I mean, these aren't even Shattered Glass decos, so that excuse doesn't work. Call them something like "Spacewarp" and "Thundertread" or whatever.
Simple: Hasbro isn't eHobby
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:14pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:You sayin' Hasbro lacks imagination?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With such such starkly different looks for them, why are they even keeping the names "Blitzwing" and "Astrotrain" for these two? Why not have them be all new characters like all those that e-HOBBY created with their G1 reissue redecos?
I mean, these aren't even Shattered Glass decos, so that excuse doesn't work. Call them something like "Spacewarp" and "Thundertread" or whatever.
Simple: Hasbro isn't eHobby
No, Hasbro likes taking the easy way out with names, especially if they'd end up using them only once (trademarks cost money you know?).
Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:16pm CST
Meh, that's not very imaginative of them.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You sayin' Hasbro lacks imagination?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With such such starkly different looks for them, why are they even keeping the names "Blitzwing" and "Astrotrain" for these two? Why not have them be all new characters like all those that e-HOBBY created with their G1 reissue redecos?
I mean, these aren't even Shattered Glass decos, so that excuse doesn't work. Call them something like "Spacewarp" and "Thundertread" or whatever.
Simple: Hasbro isn't eHobby
No, Hasbro likes taking the easy way out with names, especially if they'd end up using them only once (trademarks cost money you know?).
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:17pm CST
ScottyP wrote:I mean, I probably would skip these if they were straight up, accurate reissues. Probably a lot of G1 collectors would too. Many G1 reissues don't do well sales wise (using the eye test). Why not try something different?
I like 'em. Great dose of weird.
Yeah, thats what Jerry Jivoin told you. He wouldnt just do a straight up reissue, there must be something new with it. I would still like an explanation as to what this is homaging.
Posted by Generator_G1 on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:38pm CST
Posted by Kibble on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:49pm CST
Cobotron wrote:I don't think it's any more odd than most of the freaky deaky "Year Of" releases. If these come out I'm scoopin' 'em up like a spoon does Cap'n Crunch.
Me too...cuz my spoon doesn't scoop no nasty Cap'n Crunch.
Toon accurate deco woulda been the right play.
Posted by Desslok2201 on February 26th, 2015 @ 3:59pm CST
Kibble wrote:Cobotron wrote:I don't think it's any more odd than most of the freaky deaky "Year Of" releases. If these come out I'm scoopin' 'em up like a spoon does Cap'n Crunch.
Me too...cuz my spoon doesn't scoop no nasty Cap'n Crunch.
Toon accurate deco woulda been the right play.
Toon accurate would have been the best, sure, but real world colors in any way would have been better than this. Robots in disguise? Not hardly. Robots in bright $@&#% orange in your %¥#$@ face! Astrotrain's color scheme says to me that the artist or designer who planned this one was having a stroke at the time and they just sent his work up the chain as he was being whisked off to the hospital.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 26th, 2015 @ 4:10pm CST
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2015 @ 4:13pm CST
Say what? Your name is Kibble, and you don't like Cap'n Crunch? Dem's some of the tastiest kibbles around!Kibble wrote:Cobotron wrote:I don't think it's any more odd than most of the freaky deaky "Year Of" releases. If these come out I'm scoopin' 'em up like a spoon does Cap'n Crunch.
Me too...cuz my spoon doesn't scoop no nasty Cap'n Crunch.
Toon accurate deco woulda been the right play.
each to their own.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 26th, 2015 @ 4:23pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Well, looks like we finally got that Flywheels from Blitzwing everyone kept asking for.
But it's the wrong Blitzwing
Then again, Generations Doubledealer would have been a better choice...