Sure looks like gold based on the earlier pics. Maybe I need a new monitor, or new eyes. I thought Hasbro had long since ditched GPS too, before the SWTF Millennium Falcon fiasco. That thing snapped like a twig not long after purchase. Which reminds me...a little late but I've been out...were there ever any problems found with the 2010 Predaking or was that a different type of gold too?

 

2010 Predaking? So would that be... Gold Paint Syndrome?

no.

 

It's a gold finish (paint) not metallic-coloured plastic.

 

if you have the blue & green Energon version PM me pls.

 

Good to know. By the way, anyone have a link to review comparison of both versions (2005 and 2010) Predaking?

 

What happened to the Amazon item? Did I miss the preorders?!? The listing says it is available from 2 sellers for $250-$300!! Am I looking at the right thing? If I missed out on yet another exclusive because I got to it too late, I will not be a happy camper. Please, someone tell me that it will become available from Amazon again soon!

 

There was no preorder. It just popped up late last week and went in and out of stock for most of the weekend. The lucky few who got in will be receiving theirs over the next few days. Smart money says there will be more, but nobody knows for sure.

 

Thanks for the info, Bill. Wasn't this supposed to be released in October or so? This is early! Man, I gotta keep an eye on this now!

 

It shouldn't. I don't think any toy since Beast Wars has had GPS. They stopped using that praticular plastic long ago. Also, Animated Red Alert already cured GPS!  

 

Actually, 07' legends Scorponok and Protoform Starscream suffered a little bit. And a SWTF (don't remember which one... I think the Millenium Falcon).

 

No prob! This thread is pretty useful for updates on it being back in stock, that's how I scored mine.

 

Exactly, and on that note, can we keep this thread for ppl with in-hand pics

 

You're right, I can vouch that the Millenium Falcon suffers from GPS. I must say it could be a case of simply weak plastic, but my Chewbacca's knee crumbled when transformed, and it had swirly golden plastic. I'm not so sure about Legends Scorponok though, as TFWiki seems to say that it is a case of structural weakness, not GPS.

I'm not sure if Unicron here suffers from it, but the shade of gold used on Unicron is far too different from ANY toy that has previously suffered from GPS. Previous GPS sufferers used a dark, murky shade of gold, like a bit of brown was thrown in. It resembles gold acrylic model paint you can buy in hobby stores, gold tin foil or golden Christmas wreaths.

I'm by no means an expert, but have a look at some GPS sufferers:








Even the Millenium Falcon, which has not been confirmed by experienced users as having GPS, has a similar shade of gold (the knee area I circled is where my Chewbacca broke):



Amazon Unicron, by contrast, has a different shade of gold, it's brighter and more like polished gold. It looks like a bit of orange was dumped in. It definitely isn't the type of gold used by the others:



So, while this definitely isn't a confirmation against Unicron having GPS, I think Unicron is safer than the other gold figures of yesteryear, at least, because he uses a different type of plastic.

Images taken from http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Gold_Plastic_Syndrome and TFW2005 archives.