Meister79, posting over at the Allspark, has shared an interesting bit of news with the fandom. He’s posted a Takara-Tomy solicitation which includes a whole bunch of new toy names which we have not previously heard about. Toys on the list include:
United Reflecter (sic) – This one is priced at the Deluxe pricepoint, so it is potentially a release of the Reveal the Shield Perceptor redeco with the alternate head mentioned at Botcon 2010.
United Hard Head – again a Deluxe priced release, this might well be a release of the Deluxe Warpath with the alternate, Hardhead inspired tooling.
United Shock Wave – priced the same as the Takara-Tomy Generations Optimus Prime and Jazz, so potentially a release of the Fall of Cybertron toy with a shiny paint job like the Takara-Tomy Generations are sporting.
United Gremrock (sic) – again, priced at the Deluxe pricepoint like Shockwave.
United Starscream
United Swindle
There are also two new Transformers Prime Arms Micron entries on the list:
AM36 MMOG Thundertron – this sounds like an Arms Micron series release for Thundertron. What is of interest is that first bit – MMOG – which might possibly stand for “Massive Multiplayer Online Game”, i.e. suggesting that Thundertron is going to make an appearance in one of the online Transformers games currently in development. Potentially Transformers Universe since we already know the Star Seekers are represented in that game.
AM37 Preview Optimus Prime Re-do – This is at the Arms Micron Deluxe pricepoint so it is potentially second release for Japan of the First Edition Optimus Prime Deluxe class toy, although your guess is as good as ours what the “re-do” means.
The list itself includes a healthy mix of Takra-Tomy Japanese market items and also confirmed Asia exclusives, so time will tell if any of those United toys will be released in Japan or will be more Asia exclusives.
Stepper
I prefer Reflector to be able to 3 in 1 rather than a figure alone by itself.
Prowl 2009
Would love a Hardhead figure!
Deefuzz
Oh wow we are FINALLY going to get Reflector???
I have been waiting for this for quite some time now.
VERY happy to see that!
Autovolt 127
It could still happen someday.
Obsidian X
To me it's more like.
Repaints of the awesome pre-FOC classics toys, thank God – yes please!
Syn3sthesia
So more repaints, No thanks!
ssjkazer
swindle aye well if its the hound mold he will be renamed into a certain over priced g2 character lol
as for hardhead well the other verson didnt come out here so i didnt get the upgrade set to be honest i will get this
reflector i will use him as reflector i have PE verson and the will be there seprate named characters SPECTRO , SPYGLASS , VIEWFINDER lol
starscream wait and see
shockwave please be the engergon mold please be the energon mold or a new one that isnt FOC
Grimwing
I hope this means a Hasbro version is coming. not impossible anyway.
I'd just rather pay $15 for these retools.
Also because I can't have just one of those reflectors. Troop builder.
Composite Ghost
I can't tell if the alternate Lugnut head has a cyclops eye or a clown nose.
igniz1984
Here you go:
Crossing my fingers that these two eventually see a release.
Insane Galvatron
I was hoping to get Warpath with the new head as Quake…
adambman
As for Hardhead from Warpath, the hull of the tank sits somewhere between both f their original altmodes. All Hardhead really needs (as far as we are remotely likely to get from HasTak) is for the main gun to be gutted, the gap in the turret capped over and maybe one of the shoulder weapons beefed up. At the Deluxe size though, I would be surprised if they even humoured the notion of making a functional Headmaster gimmick.
Dinobot Nuva
Exclusives aside, maybe they're just calling the FOC stuff "Generations" in Japan, and all the Earth mode stuff will remain "United"?
gothsaurus
Yeah I'd love to see an ehobby set pressed while the regular figures are being made. Magnificus, howlback, detritus…
I'd be up for all those too.
allew
I might get Hardhead to convert into Gutcruncher. Swindle from Universe Hound is nice, but I would prefer Junkion Detritus (with Howlback from Ravage). Not as interested in Reflector, I'd go for Magnificus though!
UltimusPrime
I gbought a loose United Perceptor for around $20 from a fine board member here.
I scored a carded one on ebay for $15 . He does need to be reissued though. One of my favorite figures despite what others say. I love the Robot Mode.
PoweredConvoy
Ultra Magnus was United. For all we know he and Artfire are the last of United (both are released before Generations is going to be out). Artfire comes out in December.
As for these releases, they might be United, they might not be. They might be listed as United and actually Generations.
One thing to consider is too, that these might not be coming out in Japan (they may just be Asian releases) so Takara might not be as concerned with labeling them under their upcoming Generations label in favor of United (which is just the PCC and some exclusives at the moment).
Randy
influence82
Takara will have 3 classics lines selling at the same time: United (this), Henkei (Ultra Magnus), and Generations (FOC). They are basically scattering their own brand. They need to re-release Perceptor, as it is the most valuable of the United toys selling at over $70 in many places.
barrelks
I will be getting any of these that are a "classic" style mold. I personally like the Perceptor mold, and although I have a couple of the Walmart Hardheads with headrobots upgrades, I'll take another version of the Warpath mold. Really hoping we get Hound as Swindle.
BScorpinok75
I forgot about the Hound mold as a possible mold for Swindle, I hope he gets a "Scatter blaster" gun in place of the cassette Ravage mold. I assume he is up for a new noodle any way.