Collaborative Universal Monsters Frankenstein Frankentron Revealed

Ok yeah, he looks great and I’m OVERJOYED at another entry in the Universal Monsters line (Creature from the Black Lagoon next please!). But is it just me, or is it a MASSIVELY OBVIOUS that a Frankenstein bot should be a multi-pieces Weaponizer? Like you can swap parts, literally Frankenstein style. Will be getting this guy if I can, but I can’t help feel like we missed on something greater.

No Autobot Spike?

Stormshot_Prime wrote:But is it just me, or is it a MASSIVELY OBVIOUS that a Frankenstein bot should be a multi-pieces Weaponizer? Like you can swap parts, literally Frankenstein style.

You are not alone. Truly a missed opportunity.

So, I guess, Brunt + some other parts? Yeah, that woulda been pretty cool, actually. Mighta upped the price by a lot, though. Plus, how easy is it to make just a part of a Weaponizer figure as opposed to the full figure?

But, yeah, that woulda made this figure pretty great.

I'm guessing maybe a general tank 'former probably suited the bill for a big, lumbering monster that can do the whole "arms outstretched" look better than the Brunt mold due to the lack of proper hands?

angtre wrote:

Stormshot_Prime wrote:But is it just me, or is it a MASSIVELY OBVIOUS that a Frankenstein bot should be a multi-pieces Weaponizer? Like you can swap parts, literally Frankenstein style.

You are not alone. Truly a missed opportunity.

Did he ever do that in the original novel and/or movie tho? I mean I get the principle, but previously mentioned Autobot X would have been far better to get that across. Speaking of which:



It's been done

I just noticed a nice touch on the new hands for Frankentron. The Impactor mold doesn't allow for wrist swivels, so they oriented the new hands 90 degrees different from Impactors hands so that you can to the Frankenstein pose with the arms outstreched and the palms facing downward.

I'm also thinking the Impactor mold was chosen becuase it is basically the tallest recent deluxe and should scale well with Draculus.

This Frankenstein look FANTASTIC.

Plus, the price is the right price this time around. In Canada, he's priced at the voyager price point, so that's perfectly reasonable for such a special edition.

Previously, Dracula was priced as a LEADER for some bizarre reasons. No wonder the thing was found on clearance for ages... at the voyager price.

Franky-tron looks real nice! I like how he turned out, even if I am not big on him having Con symbols.

He will go great with Draculus!

Now, more monsters?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote: I am not big on him having Con symbols.

WHERE?

Looking at the tank mode.

Oh, LMAO!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote: I am not big on him having Con symbols.

WHERE?

Looking at the tank mode.

Oh, LMAO!

It is a little strange that they decided the finishing touch on him is giving him one of the largest Decepticon symbols in franchise history. Maybe the ToyHax set will cover it up somehow.

Emerje

PvP have the video review up!
It may already be out in the U.K.

The Transformers Frankentron figure is out at Toysrus stores in Singapore. The second Jurassic Park crossover set was also found there, the one with Dilophocon vs JP12. Regarding that set, it was also found in Canada at Toysrus. We have reviews for both of these figures below, enjoy!

Singapore sighting from Automorpher, Canadian sighting from me

Man, I wish I could find those leader class guys in stores lol. That's one good selection!

TRU Canada. It's true as their selection is generally pretty good.

Dino-Snarl wrote:TRU Canada. It's true as their selection is generally pretty good.

Only for pricier items and exclusives. Run I tge mill deluxes and voyagers aren't stocked much and most waves are skipped.

william-james88 wrote:

Dino-Snarl wrote:TRU Canada. It's true as their selection is generally pretty good.

Only for pricier items and exclusives. Run I tge mill deluxes and voyagers aren't stocked much and most waves are skipped.

Very true. The online store can be hit and miss too.

TFWiki wrote:Dilophocon's robot mode heavily resembles Beast Wars Iguanus, from the way the tail transforms into a gun, the fairly similar head design, and the placement of both the beast mode head and frills in robot mode.

I saw it immediately. But when even the Wiki says it, make that retool happen HasTak!!!

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

TFWiki wrote:Dilophocon's robot mode heavily resembles Beast Wars Iguanus, from the way the tail transforms into a gun, the fairly similar head design, and the placement of both the beast mode head and frills in robot mode.

I saw it immediately. But when even the Wiki says it, make that retool happen HasTak!!!

Wrong topic.

Emerje

Just picked up Frankentron today. I really like him. I thought about it and a tank really does suit Frankenstein's monster if he had to have a vehicle mode and the new accessory adds the finishing detail to make it work. I probably could have waited to pay a better price for it, but I'm not that guy. He's a cool collab.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Just picked up Frankentron today. I really like him. I thought about it and a tank really does suit Frankenstein's monster if he had to have a vehicle mode and the new accessory adds the finishing detail to make it work. I probably could have waited to pay a better price for it, but I'm not that guy. He's a cool collab.

You never know with these colab figures. Some linger forever and go for cheap while others sell out.

william-james88 wrote:You never know with these colab figures. Some linger forever and go for cheap while others sell out.

There is a HUGE difference between Frank and Drac.
The base price of Drac was more expensive than a freaking LEADER. Many people just nope'd. Even on clearance, he's a few bucks more expensive than a voyager. So that's why Drac can still be found on shelves to these days.

Frank on the other hand, have his base price at the much more reasonable voyager price. If he ever come on clearance, he'll be deluxe priced. This mean that Frank may completely sell out much more quickly and there's chances that when Frank is completely gone from the shelves, there will STILL be some Dracs around.

That's why I preodered my Frank from Amazon. At voyager price, it's acceptable, plus I had a 20$ off due to how stupid I am with my credit card.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:You never know with these colab figures. Some linger forever and go for cheap while others sell out.

There is a HUGE difference between Frank and Drac.
The base price of Drac was more expensive than a freaking LEADER. Many people just nope'd. Even on clearance, he's a few bucks more expensive than a voyager. So that's why Drac can still be found on shelves to these days.

Frank on the other hand, have his base price at the much more reasonable voyager price. If he ever come on clearance, he'll be deluxe priced. This mean that Frank may completely sell out much more quickly and there's chances that when Frank is completely gone from the shelves, there will STILL be some Dracs around.

That's why I preodered my Frank from Amazon. At voyager price, it's acceptable, plus I had a 20$ off due to how stupid I am with my credit card.

That's for Canada. I got mine for $22 when he came out from Target.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That's for Canada. I got mine for $22 when he came out from Target.

That was surely the clearance price. Target is weird and often put things on clearance as they just come out. No way 22$US was Drac's normal price.

One thing is sure though. The price difference was humongous for the collaborative figures for a long time for some reasons between the USA and Canada.

At least for the recent ones like for Frank and even the JP set, the prices are about the same.
Right now, Frank is 35$US and that pretty much match the 48$CAN price, while the JP set is 10$CAN more instead of 40$CAN more compared to the first JP set.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That's for Canada. I got mine for $22 when he came out from Target.

That was surely the clearance price. Target is weird and often put things on clearance as they just come out. No way 22$US was Drac's normal price.

One thing is sure though. The price difference was humongous for the collaborative figures for a long time for some reasons between the USA and Canada.

At least for the recent ones like for Frank and even the JP set, the prices are about the same.
Right now, Frank is 35$US and that pretty much match the 48$CAN price, while the JP set is 10$CAN more instead of 40$CAN more compared to the first JP set.

Draculus was $32 in the US, but Target often does discounts, I'm guessing D-max used a $10 off $50 coupon or something similar with some other toys thrown in.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Draculus was $32 in the US, but Target often does discounts, I'm guessing D-max used a $10 off $50 coupon or something similar with some other toys thrown in.

Emerje

One more proof that the price paid ONE time is not THE price. Also, 32$US for Drac make sense. What NEVER made sense is why Drac was around 55$US in Canada. Why such a surcharge for Canada? It never made sense.

Thank God they came to their senses for Frank.

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That's for Canada. I got mine for $22 when he came out from Target.

That was surely the clearance price. Target is weird and often put things on clearance as they just come out. No way 22$US was Drac's normal price.

One thing is sure though. The price difference was humongous for the collaborative figures for a long time for some reasons between the USA and Canada.

At least for the recent ones like for Frank and even the JP set, the prices are about the same.
Right now, Frank is 35$US and that pretty much match the 48$CAN price, while the JP set is 10$CAN more instead of 40$CAN more compared to the first JP set.

Draculus was $32 in the US, but Target often does discounts, I'm guessing D-max used a $10 off $50 coupon or something similar with some other toys thrown in.

Emerje

You are correct, I did have a discount I forgot about, but it was $5 off, my order showed base price of $27.99.

Got a shipping soon email from Hasbro Pulse.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Got a shipping soon email from Hasbro Pulse.

Emerje

As did I, hoping he goes well with Draculus

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:Got a shipping soon email from Hasbro Pulse.

Emerje

As did I, hoping he goes well with Draculus

I'm not so sure Frank will go well with Drac. Frank is too colored while Drac is in black-n-white.

Still, I have my Drac wearing the reprolabels so he now have some red. I'm looking forward a nice Reprolabels set for Frank to remove all the on him and make him more "real."

Frank is really good and I'm glad that this time around, he's the same price here in Canada as in the USA rather than being almost DOUBLE like Drac was previously.


Stupid camera decided to focus on the background.

My friend got his Frank, but he just couldn't get over that tank altmode. It just didn't match the time period in his opinion.

Well, Microscopes existed in the late 1800's so he bought at a very high price a Select Magnificus from Amazon and he ordered his set of Reprolabels.
Then because I'm the one making the customs, and I already have a Magnificus with Repros already applied, I could get to work right away.

So here's a (much smarter?) Frankenstein's monster.



Frank's altmode is a microscope with a twist! The original "gun" have an adapter glued in so it can plug in standard 5mm ports easily.



Frank's new bot mode work well, especially with the Repros. As for the head-swap, it was easy because the size and the ball-joint were 100% compatible. Then, the hands were painted for the finishing touch.





Here's DISRUPTOR.
That one required a bit more modding for the new head (I didn't wanted to use the Magnificus head) and to make a brand new tank canon.

For the tank canon, I fused together the Magnificus gun and the Armada Unicron's "secret" chest missile. With some paint and cut screws in the gun and an arm, the canon hold firmly in place and can even hold position.

The "death flower".





Because the bot's body is "zombie like", I needed a head that was kinda "organic". So, the 2007 voyager Movie Ratchet head was perfect. With a bit of grinding and painting, the results are a nice match IMO.



Thanks to the paint, the "flower petals" of the gun can held themselves closed. Not completely, but just enough.



Both are now ready to find their new home at my friend's!



So, what do you think?

I got my Frank, and he surprised me with how good he is. I love him! He goes well with Draculas too, these are some fun monsters