I found the Kre-O Transformers Autobot Command Center this morning at my local TRU, in Frederick MD. It retails for $49.99

The mystery figure, for those interested, is Knock-Out.

Cover of instruction manual


Inside instructions, showing Kre-Ons

 

Knock Out?! That's disappointing. I mean, it's great there's a second chance at getting him now, but damn in a $50 set? He (and Wheeljack and Ironhide) need to be in one of those Ultimate Kreon Packs that need to get a wide release.

So that means Arcee is the only one without a real (near-)duplicate out there. Bummer.

Thanks, though!

 

I love Kre-o, but that set is terrible. Pass.

 

FINALLY!
no more of those stupid robot models that don't transform. bases for your KreOs. Hell ya!

 

So we have Prime Arcee, Knock Out, Prime Bumblebee, a presumably-Beast Hunters "Funky" Rippersnapper and... a G1 Ratchet and G1 Shockwave.

Waht.

 

Shockwave you can argue, but that is clearly a Prime Ratchet there

 

I don't know. The colors are very Terror Drome-ish. Could make a nice Cobra HQ with a little modding...

 

Both Ratchet and Shockwave have chest prints based on the Prime versions:



I really don't get why they didn't make Ratchet's helmet crest red...

 

Still haven't decided whether to get this set. With entirely duplicate (albeit from a different continuity) characters, it doesn't seem "essential." On the other hand, the little base would make a nice centerpiece for a Kreon display, and it would be great to have Prime Arcee in Kreon form. Plus, the Shockwave Kreon is cute enough that I wouldn't mind owning two versions. Hm.

Boy, if it had just come with one other "exclusive" character (maybe Dreadwing or Skyquake, or Magnus... or even one of the kids) it would probably put it over the top for me.

Geez, I can't believe I'm actively wishing an expensive set came with an exclusive character. What the hell is wrong with me? Sheesh.

 

Kreon Knockout sweet.

 

Well....easy pass for me. Was hoping the mystery figure would've been Smokescreen or maybe Starscream

 

Easy Pass for me as well.

Still holding out for an Autobot ARK play set...or how about the bridge of the Nemesis. that would be sweet.

Some one at Hasbro get on this and call me when it's done.

 

So that white Knock Out we saw all those months ago was actually part of this and not a mistake?

Better off using Prowl's helmet. A bit more accurate plus the eyes will still be visible when you push the helmet all the way down.

 

While I'm enjoying the Kre-O line very much (I have a tiny bit of Trek, most of the TF, and all of the Joe Kre-O), as a Lego collector as well, it still sort of bums me out that many of the Kre-O pieces are direct, shameless knockoffs of classic Lego pieces. Like those angled wall pieces on the sides of the central tower. Those are iconic Lego castle walls! Ugh.

 

I feel the same way, on all counts. I'd like to have those Kreons and the base would be nice, but on its own this isn't a "must have" purchase. If they'd added an exclusive Kreon to the set (one or all the kids, Dreadwing, Breakdown, Smokescreen, etc.)? Then yeah, that would motivate me to pick it up, which sounds weird, but that would the excuse I would use to justify picking this up.

 

Who's the dragon? It's colored like Ser-Ket.

 

Yeah, I still have no clue about that Predacon build. It's like they wanted to make Ramulus in Twinstrike/Sinnertwin's colors...sort of. All the other Predacon builds have a pretty good correspondence to BH toyline Predacons, but not this guy (Cohrada is obviously a new Predacon based on the BWN Maximal, but the green dragon with Trailbreaker is Grimwing, the blue one with BB is likely Skystalker, and the one with OP is most like Lazerback. And, of course, Ripclaw is Ripclaw).

 

yes, yes and yes!!! Cobra won't have to hang out at the Lego castle/Battleship platform base any more.

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Question, why don't we have an Ark playset yet?

 

^ Presumably, because it'd be easier to sell a set based on the current cartoon. Which is a shame since the Prime base is pretty damn boring.