Zeta Toys ZV-02 Core Star / 1Studio Cell (G1 Unicron)

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  1. octobotimus

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    Not a single part of the design looks close to what zeta has showed so.... nope, nothing actually indicating its that design.
     
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  2. Rodimus_Prime

    Rodimus_Prime Until all are one!

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    Waiting to see... how this will shape up and more importantly how much.
     
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  3. CannibalChow

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    So same size as Armada Unicron but more expensive?
     
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    Nah armada Unicron is 14 inches. Not as many parts on that one as you think.

    Parts count is always a factor as is the size. Zeta's being no exception. Im just basing my hunch for price off of their combiners. Its def possible he'll be cheaper. $400 at the least. $500 at the most. It is looking nice so far if you ignore those horrid 3d images that were posted and just focus on the actual photos.
     
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  5. Snaku

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    If they try to sell a 17" Unicron for $400, they're going to have a very warm shelf.
     
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  6. Spark

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    Is this based on Don Figueroa art? The head's eyes are slightly too big and he's got Figueroa's trademark weird nosebridge thing going on.
     
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    that is pretty much the samething i was thinking. at 17" you are just wasting your time unless this thing is a true mini mp unicron go big or go home.
     
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  8. Snaku

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    I mean if it's nice, I might still get it (not for $400 though). It will just be its own thing and not go with any other figures. Which is what Unicron will pretty much always be - even if he was the size of a house, he wouldn't be big enough to go with the smallest legends figures. But still, I'd like him around the two foot mark or maybe a little more, like haslabs'. All this talk of three or four feet is too much though.
     
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  9. mx-01 archon

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    Going by their previous efforts, head sculpts are not Zeta's strongest suit.
     
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    if they can keep him around the size of haslabs he will be golden. but i dont know if i could do a smaller bot.
     
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    Lol does anyone else see that in that email, not so well crossed out, it says 'our planet mode is not as good as theirs'? :) 
     
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    In the email they say August Shanghai Toy Show but I can't seem to find any toy shows in Shanghai during the month of Augist coming up.
     
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    ... All the info of an old design Zeta hasn't as much as hinted it is in any way related to this.
    Enjoy pretending you know everything about a project nobody knows anything about.
     
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    You are very well informed for someone who's been badmouthing this from day one.
     
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    That designer has worked with Zeta many times and many others have pointed out the similarities and business partnering that individual has done.
    I'm just going by what's been presented. :-/
     
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    Doesn't mean they're gonna use his old design.
    Maybe he's done a new design or they're using another one.
    I agree we don't have anything else to go on, but we don't know anything.
     
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    Yes I'm not saying it's the exact same design but the designer did come out later with a repost of his old Unicron blurred head reveal from New Year of 2017.
    He was saying something like "To those who think a design can be made overnight" since people thought this was pulled out of nowhere.
     
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    This was revealed in 2019.... his was 2017... that clearly has no relation to zetas being pulled out of nowhere...
     
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    I'm referencing the few I've seen who truly believe that Zeta designed & produced a Unicron in the time between the Haslab Unicron announcement to when they first posted the head.
    It's crazy but Arturo wanted to dispell that crazy rumor.
     
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  20. NOCV

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    Anybody suggesting that they went from zilch to injection moulded prototype, just in response to Haslab's announcement, is crazier than TFA Blitzwing.

    I could design a presentable head in a day, but to crank it all out, and go through revisions, between 7/15 and 8/10 is pretty bonkers.
     
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