Hasbro Platinum Edition Conehead Seekers and Blaster / Perceptor Intel Ops Sighted at Philippine Retail

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Does anyone know if the insecticons have been spotted? They have them in my Toysrus in Canada. Just a tip, if you're not finding large items like that, check the electronics section. Sometimes they put expensive collectables there.

Agamemnon wrote:I think it was a Kmart...

crazyfist wrote:If you live in Clemmons, NC, the K-Mart there has like 10 of the Insecticon sets for $79.99 each. No one has even touched them.

william-james88 wrote:You know what kind of disgusts me, the actual MSRP is 64.99$US. It's right there in black and white, I wonder why it isnt being repsected:

http://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/transformers-platinum-edition-insecticons-figure-3-pack:E148CBC7-5056-9047-F5ED-523BDBF44DF0

Va'al wrote:We've seen the Hasbro Platinum Edition Intel Ops set, with Perceptor and Blaster, show up at Philippine retail just recently, and we now have some official stock photography courtesy of Brazilian retailer HobbyBrinquedos. Check them out in package, out of package, with Ramhorn, Eject and Steeljawk - all mirrored below! And perhaps take a stroll down memory lane with our own galleries of the original toys, here and here.

Va'al wrote:We've seen the Hasbro Platinum Edition Intel Ops set, with Perceptor and Blaster, show up at Philippine retail just recently, and we now have some official stock photography courtesy of Brazilian retailer HobbyBrinquedos. Check them out in package, out of package, with Ramhorn, Eject and Steeljawk - all mirrored below! And perhaps take a stroll down memory lane with our own galleries of the original toys, here and here.

cramoptimus maximus wrote:Are the cassettes the same size as masterpiece jaguar and rumble? If so, then I may get this set just for that!

Does anybody know?

fenrir72 wrote:

Va'al wrote:We've seen the Hasbro Platinum Edition Intel Ops set, with Perceptor and Blaster, show up at Philippine retail just recently, and we now have some official stock photography courtesy of Brazilian retailer HobbyBrinquedos. Check them out in package, out of package, with Ramhorn, Eject and Steeljawk - all mirrored below! And perhaps take a stroll down memory lane with our own galleries of the original toys, here and here.]

What are those red things in the lower middle of the package? I don't recall Blaster nor Perceptor having those things.

Stuartmaximus wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Va'al wrote:We've seen the Hasbro Platinum Edition Intel Ops set, with Perceptor and Blaster, show up at Philippine retail just recently, and we now have some official stock photography courtesy of Brazilian retailer HobbyBrinquedos. Check them out in package, out of package, with Ramhorn, Eject and Steeljawk - all mirrored below! And perhaps take a stroll down memory lane with our own galleries of the original toys, here and here.

What are those red things in the lower middle of the package? I don't recall Blaster nor Perceptor having those things.

Aye I dunno what that is? looks like some kind of unit when transformed

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Va'al wrote:We've seen the Hasbro Platinum Edition Intel Ops set, with Perceptor and Blaster, show up at Philippine retail just recently, and we now have some official stock photography courtesy of Brazilian retailer HobbyBrinquedos. Check them out in package, out of package, with Ramhorn, Eject and Steeljawk - all mirrored below! And perhaps take a stroll down memory lane with our own galleries of the original toys, here and here.

What are those red things in the lower middle of the package? I don't recall Blaster nor Perceptor having those things.

Aye I dunno what that is? looks like some kind of unit when transformed

It's a new accessory: a holder for the microscope slides for Perceptor to use.

1984forever wrote:They need to shrink these guys down to 6 inches max and give Perceptor a new head.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

1984forever wrote:They need to shrink these guys down to 6 inches max and give Perceptor a new head.

Why? They're life-size (supposedly) as they are, plus they're the G1 original molds.

Rated X wrote:So instead of getting rewind, perceptor gets a box of crap ? I dont see anyone buying this. Why is hasbro re-re-re-issuing stuff that was just re-issued maybe 2-3 years ago ? Seems like just yesterday I bought perceptor and the insecticons 3 pack at TRU for about 50 bucks a pop. Im not sure why anyone would want to pay double the price for a bigger box...

And big ups to Va'al for the debut of "Steeljawk"....you rock !

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote: I did some research on the previous Blaster release. While the insecticons were sold at large, Blaster wasn't. He was a con exclusive at first and found his way to HTS but was still quite limited. That release never got the same exposure as the insecticons or perceptor. And plus that was 7 years ago, so quite a while and thus I really dont get the complaining. Like last year's Predaking, its an easy toy to rerelease and finally make available to everyone who didnt get him, and at retail

-Kanrabat- wrote:Nice! But that set will be 200$ for sure. I'm not really interested in Perseptor and I always wanted Blaster. Maybe when this set will come out, this will drive the price of the latest reissue and the vintage down a bit.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

1984forever wrote:They need to shrink these guys down to 6 inches max and give Perceptor a new head.

Why? They're life-size (supposedly) as they are, plus they're the G1 original molds.

To him, they're too tall to interact with the smaller toys of the characters that the two were the same height as in the cartoon.

cramoptimus maximus wrote:Are the cassettes the same size as masterpiece jaguar and rumble? If so, then I may get this set just for that!

Does anybody know?

Autobot032 wrote:So, I get that the ...container thingy is used to hold the slides for Perceptor's microscope mode, but what the heck does it do in robot mode and why does it open up like a tripod? I must be missing something here.

Seibertron wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:So, I get that the ...container thingy is used to hold the slides for Perceptor's microscope mode, but what the heck does it do in robot mode and why does it open up like a tripod? I must be missing something here.

Looking forward to seeing what the slides are. Maybe it'll be a tease for an upcoming product or something cool or the coordinates for a reissue of Rewind. His absence is baffling to me.

Seibertron wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:So, I get that the ...container thingy is used to hold the slides for Perceptor's microscope mode, but what the heck does it do in robot mode and why does it open up like a tripod? I must be missing something here.

Looking forward to seeing what the slides are. Maybe it'll be a tease for an upcoming product or something cool or the coordinates for a reissue of Rewind. His absence is baffling to me.

william-james88 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:So, I get that the ...container thingy is used to hold the slides for Perceptor's microscope mode, but what the heck does it do in robot mode and why does it open up like a tripod? I must be missing something here.

Looking forward to seeing what the slides are. Maybe it'll be a tease for an upcoming product or something cool or the coordinates for a reissue of Rewind. His absence is baffling to me.

What is odd is that he is also missing from the previous rerelease. Was there ever an explanation for that?

Seibertron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:So, I get that the ...container thingy is used to hold the slides for Perceptor's microscope mode, but what the heck does it do in robot mode and why does it open up like a tripod? I must be missing something here.

Looking forward to seeing what the slides are. Maybe it'll be a tease for an upcoming product or something cool or the coordinates for a reissue of Rewind. His absence is baffling to me.

What is odd is that he is also missing from the previous rerelease. Was there ever an explanation for that?

The previous release was just lazy and taking a short cut and was also a while before Rewind gained popularity amongst fans thanks to the current run of IDW Transformers comics and James Roberts writing talents.

This release, it's silly and unfortunate that he's not included, or better yet that they should have done him as Rewind and not as Eject. Oh well. What do we know?

Seibertron wrote:The previous release was just lazy and taking a short cut and was also a while before Rewind gained popularity amongst fans thanks to the current run of IDW Transformers comics and James Roberts writing talents.

This release, it's silly and unfortunate that he's not included, or better yet that they should have done him as Rewind and not as Eject. Oh well. What do we know?

ScottyP wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The previous release was just lazy and taking a short cut and was also a while before Rewind gained popularity amongst fans thanks to the current run of IDW Transformers comics and James Roberts writing talents.

This release, it's silly and unfortunate that he's not included, or better yet that they should have done him as Rewind and not as Eject. Oh well. What do we know?

Taking a leap/assumption that the mold is around: they're just waiting to do a Rechrome set.

megatronus wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The previous release was just lazy and taking a short cut and was also a while before Rewind gained popularity amongst fans thanks to the current run of IDW Transformers comics and James Roberts writing talents.

This release, it's silly and unfortunate that he's not included, or better yet that they should have done him as Rewind and not as Eject. Oh well. What do we know?

Taking a leap/assumption that the mold is around: they're just waiting to do a Rechrome set.

That's a tantalizing possibility...

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

ScottyP wrote:

Seibertron wrote:The previous release was just lazy and taking a short cut and was also a while before Rewind gained popularity amongst fans thanks to the current run of IDW Transformers comics and James Roberts writing talents.

This release, it's silly and unfortunate that he's not included, or better yet that they should have done him as Rewind and not as Eject. Oh well. What do we know?

Taking a leap/assumption that the mold is around: they're just waiting to do a Rechrome set.

That's a tantalizing possibility...

Could you guys help me out here, I dont get why rewind would be put on the sideline while waiting for a rechrome set.

Sabrblade wrote:They mean a two-pack with just Rewind and Chromedome. As in, maybe Hasbro left Rwind out of this set so that they could release him in a two-pack with G1 Chromedome.

ScottyP wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:They mean a two-pack with just Rewind and Chromedome. As in, maybe Hasbro left Rwind out of this set so that they could release him in a two-pack with G1 Chromedome.

Or a set with Rewind, Chromedome, Overlord, the "Under Cold Blue Stars" comic, and a box of tissues.

shajaki wrote:Y'know what I'm hoping for? That G1 Dinobot reissue rumour to come to fruition at Botcon or SDCC. It's the last unconfirmed rumour right?

william-james88 wrote:

shajaki wrote:Y'know what I'm hoping for? That G1 Dinobot reissue rumour to come to fruition at Botcon or SDCC. It's the last unconfirmed rumour right?

Yup last one.

fenrir72 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

shajaki wrote:Y'know what I'm hoping for? That G1 Dinobot reissue rumour to come to fruition at Botcon or SDCC. It's the last unconfirmed rumour right?

Yup last one.

That would be the ultimate nerdgasm. But hopefully, they'll be sold per piece and not as a set. Unless the price point would be like that of the Seekers (3 in one box followed by 2 for the last), still withing cost expenditure range of my poor wallet

-Kanrabat- wrote:Y'all complaining about the lack of Rewind in the Blaster-Perseptor set. And I'm here, a complete G1 Rewind in hand, bought yesterday before his price start inflating to insane levels.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Y'all complaining about the lack of Rewind in the Blaster-Perseptor set. And I'm here, a complete G1 Rewind in hand, bought yesterday before his price start inflating to insane levels.

I was looking for rewind yesterday, which dude had him?

-Kanrabat- wrote:
I'm pretty sure you went there after 3PM, aitcha? Because I'm sure you got your minibots from a dude who kept the "G1 minicons" in a closed cardboard box. I wanted Cosmos and Seaspray at 5$ each... Look like it was you who finally convinced him!

Anyway, I bought from him G1 Punch/Counterpunch for just 10$ and that dude bought Rewind at 20$ from the guy who had the Lego stuff and the remaining Action Master Shockwave. He may had some buyer remorse because I bought Rewind back from him for the same price he paid, meaning 20$.

Not that cheap, mind you, but sure beat any Ebay prices with shipping!

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
I'm pretty sure you went there after 3PM, aitcha? Because I'm sure you got your minibots from a dude who kept the "G1 minicons" in a closed cardboard box. I wanted Cosmos and Seaspray at 5$ each... Look like it was you who finally convinced him!

Anyway, I bought from him G1 Punch/Counterpunch for just 10$ and that dude bought Rewind at 20$ from the guy who had the Lego stuff and the remaining Action Master Shockwave. He may had some buyer remorse because I bought Rewind back from him for the same price he paid, meaning 20$.

Not that cheap, mind you, but sure beat any Ebay prices with shipping!

Na, I got my minibots from the same guy you got your long truck gobot from for 5 bucks. The other guy wouldnt budge from his 15$ price, which is the same as ebay. He wasnt selling too much lower than ebay for those. I have buyers remorse from the blitzwing I bought from him since I had not realized it didnt come with his tank cannon, he said he was only missing his missile. It doesnt make it an unfair price but it is no longer a deal and I dont like when a buyer isnt transparent. Anyways, I was there at noon.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
You bought a Canonless, weaponless G1 Blitzwing... for how much?

By reference, I bought a G1 Blitzwing in great condition with his tank turret at the Marché au Puces St-Michel for 20$.

However, I bought the gun and sword from Ebay (KOs most likely) for another 20$. Having known one guy had them at 5$ each at the convention....

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
You bought a Canonless, weaponless G1 Blitzwing... for how much?

By reference, I bought a G1 Blitzwing in great condition with his tank turret at the Marché au Puces St-Michel for 20$.

However, I bought the gun and sword from Ebay (KOs most likely) for another 20$. Having known one guy had them at 5$ each at the convention....

I was scared we were getting off topic but then I realized we were talking about G1 reissues and if we should buy them, so its perfectly on topic for price comparisons with what is out there. My blitzwing came with a sword and a missile but no tank canon for 10-15$ (I bought 7 tfs from the guy for 50$ so I have to estimate how much he was valued in it).