Hasbro Transformers Platinum Edition Autobot Heroes Figure Set On Sale for 84.99$
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 12:26AM CDT
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Our own D-Maximus_Prime has discovered yet another great find! Hasbro Transformers Platinum Edition Autobot Heroes Figure Set is on sale for 80$ on Amazon.com. This set is based off some of the main cast from the 1986 movie. It includes Acree, Blurr, Sergeant Kup, Autobot Springer, and Ultra Magnus with Minimus Ambus.
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Posted by Supreme Convoy on April 11th, 2017 @ 12:41am CDT
Posted by steve2275 on April 11th, 2017 @ 12:44am CDT
Supreme Convoy wrote:What a set!
yes indeed
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:31am CDT
It's not on Amazon UK at all.
They do have G1 Trypticon down from £179.99 to £89.99 if anyone's interested.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-Platinum-Edition-Trypticon-Figure/dp/B014KEWJQY/ref=sr_1_4?tag=seibertron075-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1491892345&sr=8-4&keywords=autobots+platinum
Posted by fenrir72 on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:46am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:24am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:27am CDT
WreckerJack wrote:I'm fairly certain it is the same as Generations Arcee. Which seems to cost about 30 bucks on the secondary market. If it were me I'd buy the set and sell/trade the figures you don't want. (Who wouldn't want Ultra Magnus though? He's SO COOL!)
It's the same mold but it's a much nicer repaint. Closer to Takaras but with metallics in places too.
And I don't care for the Ultra Magnus (or Kup and Blurr here). Springer's great but I already have the original release of the mold which I prefer.
Posted by RAR on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:47am CDT
Having PROPER DUEL pistols would have been ideal (along with the one I have already)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:55am CDT
RAR wrote:I wonder what made Hasbro leave Arcee's Guns out.
Having PROPER DUEL pistols would have been ideal (along with the one I have already)
Yeah that's my only complaint. I'd rather they left out the swords as I hardly use them on my regular Gen Arcee figure. I just don't like them much. Far prefer the guns.
Posted by RAR on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:58am CDT
But if anyone in the UK is reading this check the listing there is another couple of seller who are only 2 or $3 more and they might ship to the UK.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 3:08am CDT
RAR wrote:I was trying to see if the other stores that a a tiny bit more expensive ship to the UK - but it refuses to be specific until you have nearly paid for them.
But if anyone in the UK is reading this check the listing there is another couple of seller who are only 2 or $3 more and they might ship to the UK.
Just tried them all to my address but they all say 'Sorry, this item can't be shipped to your selected address.'
I dunno what the shipping costs would be like if they could deliver but $84.99 is only about £68 so even with shipping I presume the final cost be a fair bit cheaper than the £139.99 price I currently find them the cheapest for here in the UK.
Posted by Ravage2031 on April 11th, 2017 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 11th, 2017 @ 5:34am CDT
Ravage2031 wrote:It was only $69 on Saturday
If you find a sale like that do feel free to send us a link in the future!
Posted by Ravage2031 on April 11th, 2017 @ 6:04am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2017 @ 6:49am CDT
Posted by Kurona on April 11th, 2017 @ 7:19am CDT
It's very weird Arcee doesn't come with her guns, given the swords are something that only came into her character in 2007 and in the movie she uses guns. And, y'know, like on the boxart.
Posted by Diem on April 11th, 2017 @ 9:32am CDT
I was very tempted by this set yesterday when it was $75. Honestly I run a daily search for "Transformers Platinum" on Amazon; if you're prepared to ride out the ups and downs you can get some crazy bargains.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT
Diem wrote:According to this review (I just found it while Googling so I can't speak to the veracity of the reviewer) Arcee comes with her guns in unpainted pink plastic: https://lmb3.net/2016/11/28/blog-1159-toy-review-transformers-platinum-edition-autobot-heroes-arcee-blurr-kup-springer-ultra-magnus/
Oh she does? Awesome! Easily paintable into black or silver or whatever.
Posted by Diem on April 11th, 2017 @ 9:42am CDT
It's too bad that this set came out around the same time as big name Masterpieces and a lot of good stuff in the world of video games. Not to mention new Blurr and Kup molds being available (with the paint job being one of the only flaws with the new Blurr).
Posted by Kurona on April 11th, 2017 @ 10:12am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 10:15am CDT
Diem wrote:It's also only $87 on Target.com. DISCOUNT RACE GO!!!!
It's too bad that this set came out around the same time as big name Masterpieces and a lot of good stuff in the world of video games. Not to mention new Blurr and Kup molds being available (with the paint job being one of the only flaws with the new Blurr).
Yeah if they'd waited a bit longer they could have ditched that crummy Drift Blurr and used the superior TR mold with Takara colours and ditched Kup (I just don't like that mold at all) and used the.. well not the TR one. The Legends one. But maybe they wanted to make some more money out of the older molds or something. I dunno how it all works.
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2017 @ 10:19am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Diem wrote:It's also only $87 on Target.com. DISCOUNT RACE GO!!!!
It's too bad that this set came out around the same time as big name Masterpieces and a lot of good stuff in the world of video games. Not to mention new Blurr and Kup molds being available (with the paint job being one of the only flaws with the new Blurr).
Yeah if they'd waited a bit longer they could have ditched that crummy Drift Blurr and used the superior TR mold with Takara colours and ditched Kup (I just don't like that mold at all) and used the.. well not the TR one. The Legends one. But maybe they wanted to make some more money out of the older molds or something. I dunno how it all works.
This set was released last year and was supposed to be released before the TR toys came out. hence why it is all molds preceding TR.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 11th, 2017 @ 10:51am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Diem wrote:It's also only $87 on Target.com. DISCOUNT RACE GO!!!!
It's too bad that this set came out around the same time as big name Masterpieces and a lot of good stuff in the world of video games. Not to mention new Blurr and Kup molds being available (with the paint job being one of the only flaws with the new Blurr).
Yeah if they'd waited a bit longer they could have ditched that crummy Drift Blurr and used the superior TR mold with Takara colours and ditched Kup (I just don't like that mold at all) and used the.. well not the TR one. The Legends one. But maybe they wanted to make some more money out of the older molds or something. I dunno how it all works.
This set was released last year and was supposed to be released before the TR toys came out. hence why it is all molds preceding TR.
Yeah I know that's why I said they could have waited. Seems like a missed opportunity anyway. Could have had a pack with Leader Magnus and Titans versions of Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr. And Generations Arcee oh and maybe chuck in that recent Titans Wheelie. I'm a lil torn on Springer. I do love that mold but if they could do a downscaled one to match the size of Hot Rod, Arcee and co I would like that. Though triple changing decent alt-modes is tricky enough at voyager so Deluxe I guess can be real headache. At least he traditionally uses the same cockpit area for both car and chopper though since his modes have never really been all that different to each other when compared to say Broadside or Blitzwing for example.
Still want me that Platinum Arcee to replace my regular Gen version
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:55am CDT
Use the coupon code "TOYS" at the checkout on Target.com and get $10.00 of the Autobot Heroes set!
$86.99 - $10.00 = $76.99
Shipping is free on all orders over $50!
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:30pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:PROTIP:
Use the coupon code "TOYS" at the checkout on Target.com and get $10.00 of the Autobot Heroes set!
$86.99 - $10.00 = $76.99
Shipping is free on all orders over $50!
You can click here to go to buy the set at Target.
Posted by YRQRM0 on April 11th, 2017 @ 1:43pm CDT
Posted by MegaKing559 on April 11th, 2017 @ 2:07pm CDT
While you're pondering on the Autobot Heroes platinum set at Target.com, also consider getting the Conehead Seekers set because they too are $10 off with the "TOYS" promo code. Currently going for $69.99 - $10 = $59.99.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 18th, 2017 @ 11:25pm CDT
Everything else in the set is inferior to a version I already have of that exact figure, or the molds have now become outdated altogether, like Blurr and soon Kup. I'll be looking to sell off the extras. It was all well worth it just for Ultra Magnus, though. He's easily the star of this Platinum Edition set. If you can get it for around $80, and especially if you want some of the other characters in the set to fill in gaps in your collection (they're all good figures, just not the best of all options, in my opinion), buy this set!
Posted by WreckerJack on April 19th, 2017 @ 1:34am CDT
MegaKing559 wrote:Greetings all - brand spanking new member to Seibertron here.
Welcome! Have you checked out the new member welcome thread? You can introduce yourself if you'd like
Posted by Rainmaker on April 19th, 2017 @ 5:54am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 19th, 2017 @ 5:59am CDT
Maximal Rainmaker wrote:Wait wasn't it gonna be turned into 2017 Platinum sets?
nope, that will be a new thread once we have any indication that they exist.
Posted by Diem on April 19th, 2017 @ 9:51am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Woot! My order from Target was delivered this afternoon! Autobot Heroes Ultra Magnus is EXACTLY what I wanted. He looks absolutely fantastic with darker blue plastic and metallic blue paint highlights. The bright whites, deep reds, and added details really make this version outshine the original Hasbro mass market release during Combiner Wars. I know a lot of people went with the Takara version for very similar reasons, but this version is superior to me for it's use of white thighs instead of red for G1 screen accuracy and including Minimus Ambus instead of "Alpha Trion."
I'm glad to hear that Ultra Magnus is good in this set. My UM (Hasbro domestic release) had very distinctly different shades of white plastic between the two panels on the front of his cab, which made his truck mode look pretty funky.
As for the rest of the set, I don't really care about Springer or Kup, I'm just going to pretend Blurr is someone else, and I love that Arcee mold so much that I can't complain about getting two different versions.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 2nd, 2017 @ 1:44pm CDT
After I got rid of my Henkei Optimus Prime last year and Henkei Megatron 2 days ago, I finally opened my Optimus VS Megatron set.
I was lucky enough to have found the set at Winners for just 40$CAN plus taxes. A steal.
Optimus Look very nice but miss a few painted details. Still, the mold is a solid one and the clear blue of the arms kibbles work very well in robot mode. Look like energon shields or something. Clever.
As for Megatron's bot mode,one reason why I got rid of the Henkei (appart the money) was that he's boring. Too boring. But the platinum one is a "Fireguts" Megatron. All that red make him look enraged. Especially the clear red wings that look more like a fiery aura than actual kibble. Even the safety orange on top of the barrels don't look out of place. For me, it's the best looking Classic voyager Megs to date.
Forgetting to flip up Optimus's kneecaps and Meg's toes. A classic!
As for the altmode, Optimus suffer from the clear blue panels. Appart the obvious odd color patern of the truck, it's TOO clear, making the truck look like it don't have any engine.Also, the roof shield don't sit flush and the back hinge that hold it is a bit floppy. I call mold degradation. It's what, the over 9000th repaint of that Optimus alreay? I'm still glad to have it back though. Especially for barely above 20$CAN.
Megatron look odd as an all red gun, but it work surprisingly well. More than the "Nerf" original. Look like it dont shoot bullets but insead, it just shoot PURE RAGING HATRED at the targets. I LOVE it!
Should you buy it at the 100$+ price many ask? Hell no. Especially if you already own the molds. But if you come across it for dirt cheap at Winners, TJ Max, Wallgreen or any such place, it would be MADNESS to not pick one up. But only take one for yourself. Don't be a scalper ass, please.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 2nd, 2017 @ 1:55pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 2nd, 2017 @ 2:25pm CDT
Black Hat wrote:Even as a vocal opponent of Megatron as a gun, I do like how the Classics Megs mold looks. The wings are cool and he looks properly imposing.
Care to elaborate? Because it's the original design. Maybe because it throw scale out the window and by itself it's a very lame and useless mode?
Personally, I prefer Megs as a tank. The best Megs for me being the CW Leader. Especially with the Reprolabels.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 2nd, 2017 @ 3:59pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Black Hat wrote:Even as a vocal opponent of Megatron as a gun, I do like how the Classics Megs mold looks. The wings are cool and he looks properly imposing.
Care to elaborate? Because it's the original design. Maybe because it throw scale out the window and by itself it's a very lame and useless mode?
Personally, I prefer Megs as a tank. The best Megs for me being the CW Leader. Especially with the Reprolabels.
Pretty much. If he had a minion who turned into a gun I could understand, but the leader of the Decepticons turnbing into something that needs to be used by someone else to be of any value at all is just dumb. Oh yes, Megatron, entrust your alt mode's usefulness to your lackeys- Starscream won't crush you in his bare hands, no siree! Most trustworthy guy in the world! Also I don't like size changing so there's that.