Platinum Edition Liokaiser Up On Amazon for $82.95

We have even more Platinum news for you today! Following the Liokaiser sighting, we bring you to news that the Platinum "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" set, consisting of decoes of Classics voyagers Optimus Prime and Megatron, is now up on Amazon.com for half off! That means this set is now only $37.96, about the cost of a voyager and deluxe at today's prices. So hurry up and go grab yourself these Platinum sets before they're all gone!

Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

Kurona wrote:Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

But do they ship to Canada?

Deadput wrote:

Kurona wrote:Kapow has also had Megatron vs Optimus reduced to an insane £30 for quite a long while now.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -pack.html

I'd pay that much for Classics Optimus alone.

But do they ship to Canada?

No, just inside Europe

Sorry, but still no for me.

OP looks dumb as a truck with those clear blue sections. It just does not work.

Megatron looks dumb as a robot with the grey sections. He could have been an excellent non-dragon Beast Machines Megs if they had just made him all red. So much wasted potential.

I've been hoping to get that Megatron for a decent price. I don't give to tosses about the Prime.

Bought!

Pass. I'm fine with Evolution 2 Pack Optimus, and I'm customizing my Classics Megatron into a G1 accurate representation.

at this point I say people just wait for liokaiser to drop to the price of 30$ just like every boxset it seems XD

Lucky Logician wrote:Megatron looks dumb as a robot with the grey sections. He could have been an excellent non-dragon Beast Machines Megs if they had just made him all red. So much wasted potential.

But Beast Machines Megatron was predominately blue and silver.

Starsaber468 wrote:at this point I say people just wait for liokaiser to drop to the price of 30$ just like every boxset it seems XD

Pretty much what I'm doing, but I don't have to have him and can afford to wait.

Victorion is down to $39.99 at the moment on Amazon.com

So...I got my LioKaiser a few days back. I am actually quite happy with it. I think I may have been fortunate. Most online reviewers talk about how loose and floppy he is (especially Desaurus), but somehow mine is super tight in all the joints, probably stands the straightest of any of my Hasbro CW Combiners. The only downside to me is Ion Scythe. I wish it would have came with an actual Legends class figure rather than a arms micron repaint. The thing literally fell apart in my hands as I tried to transform it, luckily there was no breakage. Reminds me of some el cheapo Monsuno toys one of my sons friends had a while back.

I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

carytheone wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

Why dont you guys get him on Amazon, wasnt he cheaper there?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found Platinum Edition Optimus Primal for $39.99 at Ross today. Independence, MO ross.
Somebody please news this.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... oss/37000/

I've seen 4 floating at our nearest Ross since Xmas time. I'm hoping for a 50% clearance

Why dont you guys get him on Amazon, wasnt he cheaper there?

He's $30 shipped from amazon. I don't want the figure, but I'm a sucker for an instant gratification sale!

Dang it, I didn't know and thought I was gonna get a news credit.
As for Amazon, I have no way of ordering things from there, no credit card.

Having played with the figure for a few hours, I really like it (opinions about Beast Wars aside). I just didn't think he was gonna be so huge! Running outta room on my shelf because of him, but I don't mind. =D

DestronMirage22 wrote:Dang it, I didn't know and thought I was gonna get a news credit.

He was already found at Ross last year.

DestronMirage22 wrote:Having played with the figure for a few hours, I really like it (opinions about Beast Wars aside). I just didn't think he was gonna be so huge! Running outta room on my shelf because of him, but I don't mind. =D

Yep, he's a Surpreme class toy, which is a size class that currently is no longer in use, but back when it was, it was the one size above Leader class.

Though, the color scheme is disingenuous to how the character is meant to look. The original colors of the mold from its first release back in 2002 are a much more accurate representation of Optimus Primal's Beast Machines design:

Unicron came in today because my life is out of control. Mini-con collectors - this Kranix has a different red than the Amazon release. This is likely either good news or utterly depressing depending on how things are going for you lately.

ScottyP wrote:Unicron came in today because my life is out of control. Mini-con collectors - this Kranix has a different red than the Amazon release. This is likely either good news or utterly depressing depending on how things are going for you lately.

How different is Unicron himself. Could you do one of your Scotty P trademark point form breakdowns with maybe some photos?

I tend to think of Armada Unicron's Mould and Giant Cybertron Starscream and Energon Omega Supreme & Cheetor as legit Supremes (possibly Primus as well but he's more debatable).

By that I don't mean by what they have written on the box but by the size of them.

The Old Leader size [Like Cybertron Metroplex] (or as I prefer "super" class) is more like the actual size of Optimus Primal's RID / YOTM body.

Super class being the size used for a lot of Optimus+Trailer toys in the 2000's If you compare he big monkey to them they match up well - but if you put him next to Unicron or Starscream he's much smaller.


There is not hard and fast rules here - I guess you could say Battle Ops Bee was a Supreme size too though.

Primus is tricky though as he's not quite in any size class he's a lot smaller than Unicron is for example.

In someways a modern Leader is barely bigger than an Ultra now. in a way when Hasbro made AOE Leaders so small they invented another size class really between leader and Ultra.

Which is why I favour using Super as a descriptor of the size of something a bit bigger like RID Optimus Prime or the AEC larger Optimus toys for example. 1st Edition AOE Optimus fits into that size range too though.

I realise I'm being inaccurate but otherwise the only other option I have is to be very picky in my language as say "Supreme Class" and not Supreme size when talking about Big Bot.

To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Yup yup. Just curious, are the only ultimate class toys movie related?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:To me the supreme class is similar to the titan class. Not in scale, but more in the fact that it just means: Big toy one off. It was a catch all class to say that you were getting something big in a particular line, and thet Titan Class seems to do that too since they arent all the same size but share the distinction of being bigger much bigger than any other toy in the line and being a singular for the year.

Same with Ultimate Class as well.

Yup yup. Just curious, are the only ultimate class toys movie related?

Prime Beast Hunters had the disproportionately-sized Beast Hunter Optimus Prime and Beast Fire Predaking sold as Ultimate Class toys, but all other Ultimates were in the Movie lines, yes.

So I picked up the Autobot Heroes set off of Amazon the other day. I've had my eye on this set since it was first announced, as I've never had Arcee, and this version of Magnus came with freaking painted rims (cheap ass Hasbro ). At $200+, however, it was a pretty disappointing pass. I eventually just bought the Takara Legends Magnus and just gave up on Arcee.

Then, with a random search, I found it for $119. Good enough for me. Magnus looks great, and Arcee is a little on the simple side for my tastes, but not to shabby, and a character that my collection is lacking. Blurr, and Kup are pretty easy sells. I have no interest in keeping them. Springer, well, I have to decide if I want to keep this one, or the Generations version.

I wonder if Hasbro and Takara are just looking to themes for any boxed sets they may make in 2017 or if they might look to the past too.

I got to thinking about the Commonality of space year : 2005/2006 related Movie sets and how some of that might translate to use of Titans moulds - like Galvatron for example would be nice with a magenta Hotrod and a cartoon colour Kup and perhaps a different decoration take on scourge (so you can use the default retail ones as Sweeps) also a more Takara like Blurr would be good options.

There is also the more left field possibilities like making a Red/blue Leo Prime as well as the Generations Ultra Magnus mild remould idea that keeps coming up as a want.

But the other thought I had was how Hasbro is looking to hire a new Asia Brand Manager type - perhaps that person might like to do things like Fire Guts God Ginrai (if Takara shows no interest) or perhaps Nucleon Quest Super Convoy.

There havent been any Platinum boxsets announced for this year yet aside from YOTR Prime.

My guess is that this year all platinum sets will be TLK movie related, as was the case with AOE.

Looks like Platinum Edition Unicron is literally just Amazon Unicron with a lighter shade of blue and a less shiny gray - http://departuretime.fuyu.gs/53_GENERATIONS/UNICRON_2016.html

Is that light blue really something people wanted? Where'd they even come up with that shade?

Emerje

Sabrblade wrote:Looks like Platinum Edition Unicron is literally just Amazon Unicron with a lighter shade of blue and a less shiny gray - http://departuretime.fuyu.gs/53_GENERATIONS/UNICRON_2016.html

It makes a pretty huge difference considring how much blue makes up taht figure:

There's one thing you can say about the "Platinum Edition" Unicron. It makes you appreciate the 25th Anniversary Amazon exclusive version all the more.

Wolfman Jake wrote:There's one thing you can say about the "Platinum Edition" Unicron. It makes you appreciate the 25th Anniversary Amazon exclusive version all the more.

Inndeed. That baby-blue is pretty WTF.
Still, better than nothing for people who don't want to pay the absurd ebay pri...........
Oh.... Platinum Edition, right... Lemme guess... A MRSP of over 300$CAN and a TrU exclusive?

A darker icy blue or teal would have been nicer - that is just to pale.
Though they could have gone crazy and made the grey even lighter and the orange more yellowish and really made him look different I guess.

I'd like to see the planet mode though.

Does his hand light up still ?

RAR wrote:Does his hand light up still ?

Yep. Eyes too. Both still red.

More pics in that link.

Sabrblade wrote:More pics in that link.

OK Cheers I'll go look.

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I was looking for a specific Generation One themed post to make this observation - but when I searched there was nothing obvious turning up so considering the likes of Astrotrain/Blitzwing, Blaster/Perceptor & The Insecticons I guess here will do too to say what was on my mind.

I've been thinking a lot about G2 Defensor and if or when they will do one (Or the Operation Combination Japanese Guard City deco either) and I got to pondering if I actually like all the colours on them or if the set would look different enough (though the alt-colour for Defensor would be nice anyway just to make a western boxed set perhaps).

But anyway what my mind wandered to was these :
http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Rui ... nation.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Rui ... nation.htm

And how spiffy they look with the unified colour scheme so I got to wondering what with some of the G1 Special Teams getting reissues in Japan around 2009 the mould may be available still.

So what about applying the same idea to all the other available vintage combiner moulds as a gift set idea ?

They are still fun toys even 30 years later so I can't see why not.

As I alluded to on another part of the board I like the idea of Defensor that revolves around slight variations of the colour white.

Something like these perhaps :
http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Tar ... ricade.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Evac/evac.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Tai ... ilwhip.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDBlades/blades.htm

I'm not sure what you could do with the Stunticons though - perhaps make up some fantasy sponsor and cover them in sponsor logos ?.

http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Dec ... charge.htm

Or use their "Alternative colours" perhaps.
http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Alt ... eadend.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/DeadEnd/deadend.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Del ... eadend.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDO ... breath.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/OilPan/oilpan.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Cyb ... akdown.htm
http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMS ... akdown.htm

Same idea with the other too.

Something I was pondering anyway.

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.

What a set!

Supreme Convoy wrote:What a set!

yes indeed

Jeez that's cheap there! The cheapest I can find it for sale in UK is £139.99 and I only want the Arcee from it!

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

Anyone selling the Arcee part?

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!)

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

It was only $69 on Saturday