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Seibertron wrote:It's odd that they aren't packaged in the same order that they are depicted on the front and back of the box.

Yes and in addition to your statement neither are the names in the right order as the characters. So I suspect they switched Thrust and Ramjet accidently...

These look great! Do you guys think the price point is about the same with the insecticons?

Seibertron wrote:Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Daniel Oon, we now have pictures of the upcoming Transformers Platinum Edition "Seeker Squadron" 3-Pack of the Conehead Seekers with Thurst, Dirge and Ramjet. Daniel found the set at an Isetan store in Singapore which was priced at $109.90 SGD (approximately $78.89 USD). The appeal of this set, beside the amazing artwork that graces the front of the packaging, is that this is the first reissue of Thrust and Ramjet since the Collector's Edition packaged versions which were sold at Jaf-Con 10 in July 2001. Dirge was last reissued as part of Hasbro's Commemorative Series 11 years ago back in 2004. This news was sent to us via the Seibertron.com Facebook page.

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YES! Thrust has the short missiles! Finally some sanity! That and the REAL deal this time!

Great package, great price! Now if they can show up in Texas

fenrir72 wrote: YES! Thrust has the short missiles! Finally some sanity! That and the REAL deal this time!

Though, they might have removed the springs from the launchers, rendering them unable to fire the short missiles.

The same thing was done to previous G1 toy reissues from Hasbro, like Perceptor back in 2009.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: YES! Thrust has the short missiles! Finally some sanity! That and the REAL deal this time!

Though, they might have removed the springs from the launchers, rendering them unable to fire the short missiles.

The same thing was done to previous G1 toy reissues from Hasbro, like Perceptor back in 2009.

Oh, like the 1984-85 manuals versions stating that "it is only meant to hold the missiles and won't fire if at all" No problemo Sabr. Finally, my G1 Season 2 Decepticon collection is Complete! After 30 years!

Just like the others I only got the Dirge re-issue. Now, if only Hasbro could re-issue "Artfire" (heard a few years back that it was in the short list)

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: YES! Thrust has the short missiles! Finally some sanity! That and the REAL deal this time!

Though, they might have removed the springs from the launchers, rendering them unable to fire the short missiles.

The same thing was done to previous G1 toy reissues from Hasbro, like Perceptor back in 2009.

Did they also do it to Ratchet ?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote: YES! Thrust has the short missiles! Finally some sanity! That and the REAL deal this time!

Though, they might have removed the springs from the launchers, rendering them unable to fire the short missiles.

The same thing was done to previous G1 toy reissues from Hasbro, like Perceptor back in 2009.

Did they also do it to Ratchet ?

Ratchet was Encore. I don't recall IH and Ratchet ever being re-issued locally. So their eye poking projectiles are safe to abuse.

As for the 1980s versions, the force of the springs were indeed neutered.

Seibertron wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:Want.

And that's a good price. I was afraid they were going to be monstrously expensive.

Now, where is Trypticon?

Keep in mind that this is the Singapore price. I would expect the price to be more expensive here in the US.

Indeed, thanks for pointing that out! Still, wasn't the rumor like $300 or something? Plus as expensive as the Insecticons were, this was a happy bit of info...

I'm surprised these guys are so cheap? The Insecticon set is about 120 bucks after taxes. FAR too expensive for those little guys.

So that's why i'm shocked at the price of the coneheads.

I am super excited for these guys. If the launchers aren't right, I'll just swap those out for vintage. Easy fix.

MGrotusque wrote:I'm surprised these guys are so cheap? The Insecticon set is about 120 bucks after taxes. FAR too expensive for those little guys.

So that's why i'm shocked at the price of the coneheads.

I expect these to be way more expensive for domestic release. So my guess is, even with shipping, these would be worth to import for many.

I had an argument on this site when i was saying how much i hated the AOE artwork with the robots with one giant foot hopping towards camera. I just want to say i am LOVING all the artwork for this set and all the combiner wars sets. It looks amazing.

Praise the Lord - THEY'VE GOT NORMAL COLOR SCHEMES!

(Still don't like the pricing, though.)

Stardrift wrote:Praise the Lord - THEY'VE GOT NORMAL COLOR SCHEMES!!

Haha, yes they do!

If people want an idea of what they will be selling for stateside, here are my aproximate calculations, sorry to bring your hopes down (but at least we dont get too crushed when we learn the news):

The Insecticons cost 79.90 $ Singaporean, which is 57.50$ US.

KMart sold them for 79.99$ US. And this will probably be the same price TRU charges for them because Canadian TRUs are charging 109.99$ cdn which is 86$ US.

So the Insecticons are 80$ US if purchased locally, and that is a factor of 1.4 markup (is costs 40% more than if bought in singapore).

Now, these seekers were spotted in Singapore for $109.90 $ Singaporean, which is $78.89 USD.

So, using the mark up from Asia retail to US retail as shown by the Insecticons, these coneheads stateside would be about 110$, so about 40 $ US per seeker. (and about 130$ for Canadians)

Not terrible but obviously not as great as one would hope.

Thanks for that, WJ. Definitely, the $80 would be fantastic! I think even the $110 is decent and I will be very willing to pay that price.

When it was the three, much smaller, Insecticons (and, sure, the Energon cubes) for that price, I was afraid of what these would end up going for.

Plus, and I cannot find it now, I thought there was speculation or rumor of a high price...

Agreed with Agamemnon.
While its not the spectacular price we thought earlier, i think after breaking down the cost per item, still worth the money.
The Insecticons were a harder price point to swallow, despite the new artwork and Energon cubes.

Nice work WJ
I will happily pat 130 CAD for this set

shajaki wrote:Nice work WJ
I will happily pat 130 CAD for this set

No problem. I am also more inclined to pay that, especially when a G1 conehead solo would cost be upwards of 40$ and be used (and maybe missing a missile). Now any TRU discount will just be gravy and I think its possible to reach that 80$ US for those who wait. Then again, these are reissues we havent seen before, unlike the insecticons, which make them less likely to stick around but at the same time makes it easier to swallow the price tag.

Part of me still yearns for the price we saw on Predaking, but it also makes me feel lucky I could get him at that price (5 Mega sized G1 toys with improved stickers, die cast parts and an exclusive new sword for 100$ was pretty crazy when you think about it).

Oh and this bodes well for the dinobot prices if ever that happens. My guess based on these prices would be 40-50$ a dinobot, so anywhere between 160-200$ US for all 5 (also my estimate for Trypticon).

When I saw that Platinum G1 art deco box for the Insecticons at Kmart weeks ago. The first thought I had was. Buy it, Remove the G1 toys. Then put the Three Generations Legends Insecticons toys inside the box.

Have no interest in buying the G1 toys. As I feel HasTak and Third parties are doing a fine job recreating these G1 toys.

I am glad they are reissuing these for those collectors who want them. I am all about Masterpiece figures right now, bring on the Masterpiece coneheads. I am in need of a Reflector though! I would even buy a reissue at this point, if I can find one at a good price that's not a knockoff.

fenrir72 wrote:Just like the others I only got the Dirge re-issue. Now, if only Hasbro could re-issue "Artfire" (heard a few years back that it was in the short list)

iirc that was on the shortlist for the old Commemorative series (along with Trailbreaker, Ramjet, Thrust, Ironhide, and Ratchet) because Archer liked the character. Who knows what the fate would be now. Been a long time since that run

It's not until I look at the G1 jets that I realize how underwhelming the figures really are...

Shockwave7 wrote:It's not until I look at the G1 jets that I realize how underwhelming the figures really are...

We love them for different reasons