BotCon 2011 Coverage - Retail Exclusives

I think Rodimus and his new colours looks great, especially out of his box. Offshoot also looks like a fun bonus. He's also only $49.99, which is $10 off of what Grimlock was (so probably $59.99 in Canada). Can't wait to pick him up.

Is that Voyager Ratchet a new mold? Looks a lot like previous voyagers..

Must have Hot Rod! Thank god the price is lower than grimlock was, 50 bucks i can live with and will gladly spend on such an awesome figure.

$50 dollars for Hot Rod? FUCK YEAH!

I hate to be the buzz kill here, but have we seen any evidence that the head gimmick on the Takara version is on this version as well? Does this Hasbro version allow you to switch the face between Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime? Does it have the flip-down visor?

It would be a shame if it did not include the Hot Rod face, as you would have a Rodimus bot that turns into the Hot Rod alt mode.

Looks like the red color is close to the Takara version. I will buy him and make him my Rodimus and use my Takara one for Hot Rod. I think the red color is close enough to where this will match the Takara trailer.

Naked Magnus wrote:I hate to be the buzz kill here, but have we seen any evidence that the head gimmick on the Takara version is on this version as well? Does this Hasbro version allow you to switch the face between Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime? Does it have the flip-down visor?

It would be a shame if it did not include the Hot Rod face, as you would have a Rodimus bot that turns into the Hot Rod alt mode.

Looks like the red color is close to the Takara version. I will buy him and make him my Rodimus and use my Takara one for Hot Rod. I think the red color is close enough to where this will match the Takara trailer.

If you take a look at the back of his box, it says "Rodimus converts to Rodimus Prime", so odds are looking good that he still has his alternate head gimmick otherwise that little quote wouldn't make much sense. The visor also seems likely, since why remove something so small when it's already there, especially if the alternate head will be there as well.

Now while the ARP of $49.99 for Masterpiece Rodimus Primne sounds good WE all need to think back to this time last year when Masterpiece Grimlock was listed at ARP of $59.99 then when spotted in store it was what $69.99 so I expect (if I am wrong then I am wrong no biggie) it will be the same here and it will really be $59.99

rodimus looks better than those shitty dotm toys

steve2275 wrote:rodimus looks better than those shitty dotm toys

Gotta disagree with you there "champ" .There's Voyager Megatron and Shockwave,Leader Sentinel and HA Roadbuster xP.But oh well that's just my opinion ^^.

On topic...But damn for 50 dollars even I want it ! Though...Imma just focus on DOTM >.<..

50-60 bucks for MP Rodimus with Targetmaster; I'm up for that.

Is the Matrix that Hotrod is holding the same size as the Takara? It looks to be the same size as the one that comes with Optimus. The box states that the Matrix fits inside, so if it is indeed the larger one, did Hasbro modify the chamber inside?

Or maybe I'm just not seeing it right?

I could swear that Matrix looks bigger, and it also fits in Hotrod's hands!

User897 wrote:Is the Matrix that Hotrod is holding the same size as the Takara? It looks to be the same size as the one that comes with Optimus. The box states that the Matrix fits inside, so if it is indeed the larger one, did Hasbro modify the chamber inside?

Or maybe I'm just not seeing it right?

I could swear that Matrix looks bigger, and it also fits in Hotrod's hands!

You're seeing it right. That means they had to have modified the chest cavity.

50 bucks! thank you hasbro! hot rod shall be my first masterpiece figure.

no way im going to buy another mp rodimus looks good but enough for another buy for me wonderful job by hasbro with rodimus ill pass on him

Hot Rod - cool, I'm buying two at that price.

Now just get those useless asses at Hasbro UK to sling it in a TRU near me and I'll be happy - for at least 14 minutes.

YES!!!!!

$50 for Rodimus Prime! He's now on my list (unless he's really crappy still).

I don't like the grey plastic or red hips but I like the rest. Damn that targetmaster looks cool. I'm not buying this as well as the Tak version.

Autobot032 wrote:

User897 wrote:Is the Matrix that Hotrod is holding the same size as the Takara? It looks to be the same size as the one that comes with Optimus. The box states that the Matrix fits inside, so if it is indeed the larger one, did Hasbro modify the chamber inside?

Or maybe I'm just not seeing it right?

I could swear that Matrix looks bigger, and it also fits in Hotrod's hands!

You're seeing it right. That means they had to have modified the chest cavity.

Or this new and bigger matrix will not fit into the chest cavity. I just took a glance at my Takara version and they would have needed to do a massive redesign of the chest in order to make room for this bigger matrix. I am not sure it is possible to fit it into the chest even with a redesign. We will see, but I recommend not getting your hopes up.

personally im thinking he just comes with two martices? lol i mean they are making up for the trailer with the prime matrix and the target master in my mind

To anybody at Botcon, is the wing molded from yellow plastic or is it painted yellow?

That Optimus does look kind of cool. I won't be getting it because it's out of scale with mainline figures, but at least it would be great for displaying it fighting Voyager Blackout, Voyager DOTM Megatron, Voyager The Fallen, or Deluxe Bonecrusher. He'd also probably look good with Supreme Devastator.

Here is an ongoing look at our Retail Exclusives Gallery. For those of you who wanted a version of the Takara 2010 Unicron to hit the U.S., you finally got your wish as an Amazon exclusive.

There are pictures of the Target exclusive deluxe Jazz, Spacecase, Arcee, and Bumblebee, Target exclusive HA Leadfoot w/ Steeljaw, Walmart Sideswipe, Bumblebee, and HA Sideswipe exclusive (retail outlet unknown), 25th anniversary Unicron (celebrating 25th anniversary of animated movie) in cartoon accurate colors, more Cyberverse retail exclusives, and SDCC Ultimate Optimus Prime packaged in vehicle mode. The Transformers Prime SDCC exclusive can be found in the Transformers Prime Gallery Update.

Get to the retail exclusive updates by clicking the pictures below.

Wow! For all the stuff that Hasbro put out for this movie the only thing remotely fascinating was a thrice re-painted 4 year old figure. That's just sad.

Whoever wanted to see Hasbro's version of Takara's Unicron with green eyes, you got your wish.

wow, Hasbro really must love target. look at all those "only At Target" stickers. As for me, I can walk
to my nearest Target that's only about a mile away.

A lot of the Cyberverse repaints look lovely. Any word on which stores got which? Particularly the green Powerglide and Eradicon-esque Crowbar.


This made me think of the Mach Five, even though it doesn't resemble it that much.

As I don't yet have a Unicron figure, I'm psyched for this one. Just need to figure out how many Fansproject toys I have to pass on to be able to afford it...

does anyoen know the price of that unicron?? I WILL GET HIM AND THAT A PROMISE!!!! along ith space case and that target exclusive leadfoot

I must know how I can get Unicron in Canada. They don't ship toys outside the US, do they?

Leadfoot will be mine.

spacecase is ugly as hell

yeah the sideswipe repaint makes me think of Cybertron Override

Hasbro's Unicron doesn't look too bad at all. If anything, I'd say it's just as good as Takara's, only in a different way. Nice one Hasbro.

i just wanna know what that ultimate optimus prime is. it looks like transformers prime version but painted like the movie prime but i cant really tell from the pics.

Noideaforaname wrote:
This made me think of the Mach Five, even though it doesn't resemble it that much.

DOTM Drift?

i will have that unicron

The blue and green bits on HA Sideswipe look absolute pants. Blegh. I wonder if someone can find out what color the LED is in Unicron's head? I can't stand Takara's red one behind the correct color eyes. I hope Hasbro got it right and put a green or clear one in. Can someone on the staff here find out?

I like that it might be possible to get the new Unicron repaint. Although Amazon US might be just as difficult and expensive to obtain as the Takara one this side of the pond.

I need that Unicron, already own the old Armada one but this one looks awesome considering the $59.99 ARP price.

Unicron is different enough that I'm still happier with the Takara release, so I won't need to re-buy, and I don't feel gypped for having bought the import.

Thanks Hasbro for doing those fans a solid

SpaceCase is not working for me too much. I was just telling Razorclaw0000 how much I dig that mold too.
I'll end up getting him, but I was hoping for something ... else ... better ... I dunno.

And what is up with the superfluous Cannon BB and Arcee repaints? Does the fact that these 2 molds were originally peg warmers mean nothing? Just seems like an odd choice to me.

Most of these retail exclusives are leaving me with a big question mark.

So are they're going to be 2 HA Leadfoots? One with the Target logo and one with?

Cliff Jumper wrote:So are they're going to be 2 HA Leadfoots? One with the Target logo and one with?

Yes i believe so. The target logo will obviously be only sold at target. Thats my understanding though

The one without a Target logo could just be a factory error, especially since the human partner had the logo.

Wow, there's a couple dealers selling the Matchbox Robotech SDF-1! Somebody grab it and I'll pay ya back, lol!

Ah, a unicron in decent colors and a decent price, finally.

SO glad I didn't spring for two of the Takara 2010 Unicron; this repaint is a thing of beauty and is reasonably priced to boot.

It's a good time to be a devoted worshiper of the Chaos Bringer!

Dang I want that Unicron.