![]() ![]() In the US, this series saw a step down in terms of distribution, setting the tone for years to come. ![]() Human Kreons had new arm-pieces with rounded-off shoulders, rather than the blocky shoulders of all first-year Kreons, and came with their own headgear. New helmets were also produced for Ironhide and Wheeljack collectively, the parts created in the first two years would be reused for the vast majority of Kreons produced down the line. In contrast to the strong G1 focus of the first year, robot Kreons were more often based on their Aligned continuity family incarnations, with Knock Out receiving a new helmet piece all of his own. There was a heavier focus on the Kreons overall, with mini-playsets, mini-vehicles and a pair of army builder sets. The robot/vehicle builds in this year's sets are generally smaller, simpler, and less reliant on the "massive stack of flat plates" construction style common in the first year, relying a lot more on large ball-and-socket-jointed bricks to build limbs and bodies around. Dubbed "Quest for Energon", each set contains several "energon" pieces at least one clear-plastic Kreon torso (blue for Autobots, purple for Decepticons), and several clear-purple " Dark Energon" parts to assemble a giant " ultimate Dark Energon weapon". The second-year Kre-O Transformers sets mark a definite change in style. Sets: Optimus Prime (small), Bumblebee (small), Jazz.Kreons: Bumblebee, Red Alert, Mirage, Autobot Jazz, Skywarp.Kreons: Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream.Kreons: Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief.Kreons: Optimus Prime, Skywarp, Bluestreak, 2 Stunt Drivers.Kreons: Megatron, Shockwave, Specialist, Police officer.Optimus Prime, the biggest of the first-year sets (naturally). Regrettably, the Kreons came with a fair number of tolerance issues. Most of the helmet designs used for Kreons in later years originated here, being uniquely tooled for each character (or shared between those who have traditionally shared molds). The large builds mashed up aspects of designs from the live-action film series and Generation 1, with the accompanying Kreons (most sets included at least one the same character as the large build) sticking to a strictly G1-inspired aesthetic. Limbs were many times thick masses of panel-parts laid over each other, and many sets had extremely limited posability, with simple swivel elbows & knees. The main focus of the sets were large robot/vehicle builds with a lot of parts. The first series saw widespread brick-and-mortar distribution in the US. 1.5 2015 ( Robots In Disguise/Generation 1).LEGO employees are asked to please not view this webpage. It's not LEGO! But it sure works with LEGO. In China, the line continues under the Armor Hero Captor brand, a live-action tokusatsu TV series similar to the Kamen Rider series. As of 2016, most "new" Kre-O product in the US was made up of mostly re-released and repackaged kits sold through discount chains like Dollar General, and some all-new kits based on the DreamWorks Trolls movie. The 2015 series mostly shipped only to Canada and Asian markets, with US releases relegated to closeout stores, and several items not being released at all. In 2013, TakaraTomy brought the line to Japan, primarily the second-year Transformers sets.Ĭurrently, the line is in a sort-of limbo in most of Hasbro's markets. ![]() Joe, Battleship, and Dungeons & Dragons, as well as the licensed properties Star Trek and Cityville Invasion. Since then, Kre-O has expanded into a multi-property brand, with sets based on other Hasbro franchises including G.I. The line launched in the US on June 6th, 2011. Prices range from $7.99 to $59.99, plus individually-bagged Kreon figures at $2.99. Mini-figures called Kreons are also included in the larger kits, and these mini-figures are a mix of Transformers characters and human drivers (mostly nameless generics). The kits (generally) center around a Transformers character that can be taken apart and reassembled into a vehicle. Unveiled at Toy Fair 2011, Transformers was the first Hasbro brand to be released as Kre-O construction brick kits. Kre-O is Hasbro's second foray into the world of brick-based construction toy sets, several years after the ignoble effort that was Built to Rule! ![]()
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