Video Review - Hasbro G1 Transformers Platinum Edition Trypticon

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.

huryochagi wrote:I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.

If it was 100% complete and unbroken, that was one hell of a lucky find. However, a single lucky find does not make it the norm.

frogbat wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg

I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.

william-james88 wrote:

frogbat wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?

My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.

Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg

I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.

Tellyou the truth wj88, there ain't nothing we can do. This G1 G1. A lot of kibble etc hanging around. frogbat jus repurposed the antenna for some other thing or something.

Ultra Magnus and power glide stole trypticon's machine gun, rocket launcher and radar dishes, point is they use the common (5mm?) post and can be used by many modern figures.

frogbat wrote:Ultra Magnus and power glide stole trypticon's machine gun, rocket launcher and radar dishes, point is they use the common (5mm?) post and can be used by many modern figures.

Oh, ok, thanks!

Awesome! Glad to see some more from Optibotimus!

And... some derpy Trypticon action there, LOL. Always fun to see.

Thanks to Alucard Lee on Weibo, we get our first look at the rumored Platinum Edition Dinobots set! Unfortunately those rumors has been that this set will be the reissue of the G1 Dinobots that fans has been clamoring for. With that it is with great disappointment that the leaked image shows us that the Platinum Edition Dinobot set is actually redecos of Age of Extinction Dinobots similar to the SDCC 2014 exclusive set that we got just last year. The difference here is that you get all 5 G1 decos of Age of Extinction Grimlock, Snarl, Slug, Strafe, and Slog which appears to be slightly different than the decos of the SDCC set.

Disappointed by this reveal? Excited because you missed out on the SDCC set and will be picking this up? Let us know on the Seibertron.com forums here. Check out the image we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

EDIT:
Upon further inspection of the leaked picture provide by Alucard Lee this morning. It appears these AOE Dinobot redecos also have brand new G1 inspired headsculpts further differentiating this Platinum set from the SDCC set from 2014!

Cobotron wrote:

I really wanted shiny new G1 dinobots too. Every swoop on ebay is broken or 1 Million dollars... sigh...

On the one hand, this is definitely disappointing... On the other, these look way better than the SDCC set...

These look lovely. Better than the SDCC set. How much are these going to be? If not too expensive these will likely be my first Platinum purchase.

Eh, I got the SDCC set + the Amazon exclusive Slog.
Happy with them, never heard they were doing this.
But when I read it, I was hoping for those black/dark
colored more screen accurate Dinobots.
G1 reissue complete Dinobot set never came to mind, but
for those who did. It must suck pretty hard -_-

Good for the wallet & livingspace, since I'm going to
get 90% of all Combiner Wars figures. Way too much
Transformers awesomeness, so no loss here for me.
G1 reissue Grimlock does sound like a great idea.

That... That is too precious.

Meh. I need not G1-colored movie Dinobots. I think I'll stick with my Skittles bowl of AoE Dinobots.

Age of Extinction. Taste the Dinobot.

Um. If get this. What is it? $80? Yeah. I'd get this. I think those were the best molds of the line and now they look right. So yeah. Sorry they weren't the old ones but these are still good.

Optimizzy wrote:Um. If get this. What is it? $80? Yeah. I'd get this. I think those were the best molds of the line and now they look right. So yeah. Sorry they weren't the old ones but these are still good.

No way this is 80... 2 voyagers and 3 deluxes in a Platinum box set? I'm guessing this will at least be 120

The shiny chrome and G1 colors look good on the Dinobots. However, I generally refuse to buy any Bayverse figures on principle. The whole movie toy franchise (and the movies themselves) have just left a sour taste in my mouth. So much potential - so utterly wasted.

ScottyP wrote:

Oh, Carl.

They really want us to buy from 3rd party...

My Metroplex was bought in the UK an has rubber wheels.
I think they must have sold both types as with Ultra Magnus.

I can't say I've seen a rubber tired Rodimus with Metal feet from a UK source yet though. I should have bought the reissue to get one with metal feet and tires - but it slipped my mind that there was that difference.

I did really miss the lack of rubber tires on Chromedome though.

I wonder if they'd considered a shiny deco might look nice on G1 Rodimus if he was ever reissued again.

The Dinobots like the other recent Platinum sets are nice enough but I'd not want to pay crazy premium for them.

In a way I'd have been more keen if they'd left Sludge/Slog out and included Slash instead or left out Grimlock and sold him on his own in leader class size in G1 colours.

It bugs me that they keep neglecting Slash - do they not think people would want Slash in a colour other that teal ?

He's a decent enough toy once you swap his legs over

So, basically, the only special thing about the SDCC set now is the box that I don't even have room to display. Fan-friggin'-tastic.

Yeah. I figured as much. Hasbro is on a roll with their unwanted repaints. AoE no less? No thanks.

You know what would have made this much more acceptable? Slash and Scorn in G1 decos so they could be pals with the old SDCC set crew.

Basically this set came out last year(spare the exclusion of one figure). LAST YEAR! What could possibly merit the existence of this thing as a platimum edition set??

I don't like how busy these designs are but they are based on the movie universe so I guess busy just comes naturally.

ScottyP wrote:You know what would have made this much more acceptable? Slash and Scorn in G1 decos so they could be pals with the old SDCC set crew.

Especially if Slash becomes a fembot.

Them platty dinos has got me intrigued. I don't own any of those molds and I'm liking the decos. I didn't notice Scorn was missing, but that makes sense considering the theme. I would like to have him too though. I guess it will come down to price and availability.

Well... I got Grimlock and Slug already... But if this comes to Brazil at a not too absurd price, I may even consider getting these. The odds that I'll ever see Slog, Snarl and Strafe for sale here are -100. I'm liking these decos and wouldn't mind having two repeated extras...

On the flipside, they seem to have new G1-based headsculpts.

megatronus wrote:

ScottyP wrote:You know what would have made this much more acceptable? Slash and Scorn in G1 decos so they could be pals with the old SDCC set crew.

Especially if Slash becomes a fembot.

Would that make it, SLASH FICTION
I just woke up, sorry.
Anyway I'm happy that these exist, I might pick them up because I doubt we're getting classics dinobots anytime soon and TBH I like these guys. At the very least it'll lower the cost of getting the original set with its beautiful box. Down side these guys still have that transparent plastic that I don't like, and they could use for gold.

Sabrblade wrote:On the flipside, they seem to have new G1-based headsculpts.

Really? I'm mobile and can't get a good look. Well that's rad and ups my interest level.

RAR wrote:It bugs me that they keep neglecting Slash - do they not think people would want Slash in a colour other that teal ?

He's a decent enough toy once you swap his legs over

Exactly! Slash needs some recolors. I enjoy the mold a lot and other than the Hasbro version, the only other use is the Takara AD one. That's not very much

megatronus wrote:On the one hand, this is definitely disappointing... On the other, these look way better than the SDCC set...

Please tell me how, I dont see it.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:These look lovely. Better than the SDCC set.

You can tell me instead if the other guy doesnt answer

And am I the only one who would have preferred Toon accurate decos? I would love Swoop to have a blue chest. Anyways, none of this really surprises me. They've reissued SDCC sets in the past (with slight alterations) for the mass market. Like SDCC Bruticus.

Oh and check this news post I wrote: http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=102664&p=1658641&hilit=dinobots#p1658641

william-james88 wrote:
While this last news may be fun, it should be noted that this could be a reissue of the G1 deco AOE Dinobots that were released at Comiccon, similarly to how the FOC Bruticus issued at Comiccon was eventually released as a platinum set.

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:On the one hand, this is definitely disappointing... On the other, these look way better than the SDCC set...

Please tell me how, I dont see it.

The colors are more consistent. The SDCC set, bless its heart, was awfully inconsistent with the kinds of golds/browns that were applied, and whether those colors were chromed.

Here, you have a much more unified color scheme amongst the deluxes, and the two figures that have gold, the voyagers, appear to have the same tone of it. I dunno, that's just to my eye.

And if these do indeed have G1 inspired head sculpts, well... that gives this set a real reason to exist.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

shajaki wrote:Oh man. A complete set of G1 Dinobots. How amazing would that be!

Everyone think G1'y thoughts!

william-james88 wrote:While this last news may be fun, it should be noted that this could be a reissue of the G1 deco AOE Dinobots that were released at Comiccon, similarly to how the FOC Bruticus issued at Comiccon was eventually released as a platinum set.

Had to be said.

Ah, wow, y'all tried to tell us. We didn't listen.


So I retract my bad things to say about it as these were based on a faulty expectation of G1 reissues and being disappointed by that. I do not retract what I've said about Slash and Scorn though

Sabrblade wrote:On the flipside, they seem to have new G1-based headsculpts.

Whoa I think you're right.. Ok I'll buy these.

carytheone wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:On the flipside, they seem to have new G1-based headsculpts.

Really? I'm mobile and can't get a good look. Well that's rad and ups my interest level.

Yeah, it's hard to make out the details, but those heads definitely don't seem to match up with the original Age of Extinction ones. It would have been nice had they gone with the G1 cartoon coloring for Swoop/Strafe (blue chest) or Slag (red helmet).

Wasn't the G1 Sludge mold lost/damaged prior to G2, hence why we never saw a prototype surface?

In fact, weren't all the molds lost/damaged since?

Roadbuster wrote:Wasn't the G1 Sludge mold lost/damaged prior to G2, hence why we never saw a prototype surface?

In fact, weren't all the molds lost/damaged since?

That's the word, yeah.

But, do not underestimate the power of this fandom's wishful thinking.

mooncake623 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:On the flipside, they seem to have new G1-based headsculpts.

Whoa I think you're right.. Ok I'll buy these.

Yeah and even at $120 I kinda like them. With these colors they just look right and really ups my interest. If they were more screen accurate. I'd say a flat "no". But these...I'd say "go on..."

5 AoE G1-style Dinobot in one single package? Yes please

*sighs* I'll have to pick my Xmas gift wisely...

I feel like this gives me a reason to pick up the Black Knight decos... Between those 3 and Nemesis Grimlock, you have a nice team of Nemesis Dinobots with unique head sculpts to face off against the G1-inspired team.

Wait a sec, guys guys (and girls)... does this mean this is OUR GENERATIONS DINOBOTS? Just like Platinum Omega Supreme is the defacto Gen Omega Supreme, is this Hasbro telling us (especially due to the remolded heads) that this is what we are getting in terms of gen dinobots? Thus, leaving FOC Grimlock (and Classics Grimlock) as an odd man out, and also meaning that we wont be getting Gen Dinobots down the road? If this is the case, what do you guys feel about this?

megatronus wrote:I feel like this gives me a reason to pick up the Black Knight decos... Between those 3 and Nemesis Grimlock, you have a nice team of Nemesis Dinobots with unique head sculpts to face off against the G1-inspired team.

I have to hand it to you Megatronus, you sure find amazing TF related ways to legitimize spending a whole bunch of money. Do you have the original AOE ones too?

Oh wait, but isnt the black knight series limited to just Slug and Grimlock (and Scorn, but he isnt in this G1 set). Does that foil your plans?

william-james88 wrote:Wait a sec, guys guys (and girls)... does this mean this is OUR GENERATIONS DINOBOTS? Just like Platinum Omega Supreme is the defacto Gen Omega Supreme, is this Hasbro telling us (especially due to the remolded heads) that this is what we are getting in terms of gen dinobots? Thus, leaving FOC Grimlock (and Classics Grimlock) as an odd man out, and also meaning that we wont be getting Gen Dinobots down the road? If this is the case, what do you guys feel about this?

If that certainly is the case, then here's my reaction: Oh well.

Sabrblade wrote:If that certainly is the case, then here's my reaction: Oh well.

Do you think it's the case? I mean, with the combiners out of the way, you would think the Dinobots are a pretty big priority for generations figures to be released. Maybe this is what they were waiting for.

william-james88 wrote:Wait a sec, guys guys (and girls)... does this mean this is OUR GENERATIONS DINOBOTS? Just like Platinum Omega Supreme is the defacto Gen Omega Supreme, is this Hasbro telling us (especially due to the remolded heads) that this is what we are getting in terms of gen dinobots? Thus, leaving FOC Grimlock (and Classics Grimlock) as an odd man out, and also meaning that we wont be getting Gen Dinobots down the road? If this is the case, what do you guys feel about this?

Patience Will, patience. I don't think Hasbro has plans anytime soon to stop making Transformers. Gen Dinobots will one day be the entire focus of an entire years line. Mark my words.