Via this listing on Asian marketplace site TaoBao, we can report that Hasbro Asia are doing a boxed set for the Power of the Primes Dinobots.
Well, sort of.
What the images seem to show is that the five figures (Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Swoop and Snarl, no Slash here) will come in a big, cube-shaped package with artwork of Volcanicus gracing its side. One of the other images shows the five figures in their existing cards / boxes, so we’re thinking that what this actually represents is the five Dinobots being sold as a set, in their original packaging, that is then being taken and bundled up together in an additional, outer container.
It’s far from the giftset treatment in the vein of the Combiner Wars sets many may have been hoping for, but it is a giftbox type package that all the same contains the five Dinos, and has some rocking artwork to boot. It’s also reported to come with some bonuses, namely some in-game items for the Earth Wars game and a notepad.
Feralstorm
I could imagine if someone orders this from any vendor that didn't kiss collector ass, they would just get a shipping label slapped right on top of the box art, and then throw it to the mercy of the shipping company or postal system.
jaws
I WANT THAT BOX ART OF VOLCANICUS!
Picture request: could I get an image of the box showing the full artwork? (with that little tab lined up and entire side of box showing full logos)
I would love a poster being released.
Edit– RE Sludges orientation: in the artwork he is inverted compared to the figure
RKillian
Unsold leftovers? Wouldn't put it past them these days. Also would make it even funnier when they go "uh oh Spaghetti-O" on the solid cases they've been soliciting.
Neko-bot77
And that folks is the laziest way to sell you the same thing twice…
Ironically, they would (probably) have saved quite a lot on shipping these by changing to a single box with a plastic tray to hold all the figures. (Like the G2 CW sets) since those are much slimmer. This kind of feels more like "these dinobots aren't selling and we have huge stock leftover. How can we move them with minimal effort?" (Because putting them into a new tray would involve openning all the toys and repackaging them.)
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Automorpher
You know, I'm just waiting for more pictures on these (especially the outer box) to see if there are enough space to slot in Slash since I've an extra piece of her carded.
WereDragon EX
Or you didn't manage to obtain any or most of the individual items.
Exodus
I would actually get this set and sell off the sealed ones.
MengHao
I don't mind getting boxsets but there really isn't much here to warrant a purchase unless most of the items are out of stock individually.
Autoboty
…yeah, I know. Still, a guy can dream, right?
WereDragon EX
But since there's no difference in the Hasbro and Takara versions of PotP figures, they'll just be the same as the individual releases, just in a box.
The Asp
I saw this on BWTF. They put Cutthroat instead of Swoop in the art.
Purple Heart
I Hasbro was smart, the Swoop in here would have a red chest. The everyone would shell out another $100 just to get red Swoop.
WereDragon EX
But you get a box and notepad!
lake88
If you go through the same taobao shop and pick up the same items individually, it costs about 230 RMB cheaper. So you're paying 36+USD for the box+notepad+mobile game items .
joshualukin
I would love to see a repaint set based off the toon, thinking the DX9 legends dinos, sadly I doubt Hasbro would ever do it.
deathzero23
No sword & slash.
But a notepad?
WTF?
IgnikaMarcus
Robotkingdom listing when?
I currently have no Volcanicus components, so this set will be nice.
Blackout32
Very interesting but why didn't Hasbro come out with that in the US and save us collector type guys some coin. It being an Asian box set don't help me. For starters the first is i already have them and 2nd it's an Asian box set which means huge amount of money if a US collector wants it.
Haywired
The pricing is the key. If getting the set can be more convenient for anyone than would be hunting the individual releases.
But given how literally everything really important to me from PoTP were Dinobots and Terrorcons and I'm actually close to completing Volcanicus… I don't see a… Reason… To…
Oh, wait…
A NOTEPAD!?!1111111111111111111111111111