I kinda feel bad for baltmatrix, i got this figure for Christmas, around the same year the video came up, and it was perfectly fine, i did have one paw pop off every once in a while, but evrything else was fine
The pylons do actually peg in Balt. You just have to keep pushing it deep down until the red circle 'button' on his chest pops out. The red circle button is also where you push to pop out the pylons similar to Sentinel Prime
Recently picked this figure up myself. Instructions say nothing about the "horns" locking in. But I just found out that if you press the "orb/spark" in the chest with them pressed down it should lock them in. And press it again to release them.
The eyes of the lion are actually connected to the purple part, so when you take it apart (no pin removal required, just screws), you can easily paint the eye silver to make it pop :D
I just Googled the Qilin, which might as well be a Chinese Chimera. I do see the similarities between that and Titans Return Alpha Trion's beast mode. Plus, both Trion and the Qilin are good guys. That's another similarity.
Nick Bolock jeah but sad as well because my first thought was to contact hasbro for Service for the pylon problem.. but due to the fact that it is generic it wont be of much use:/
Baltmatrix I know that you feel the need to inform us on any mold problems you have with the toy but I believe that all you need to is say what the issue was, BUT already have it fixed so it does not interrupt the review, also it is Leo Breaker
If you hold the head side pieces down while you push the button with your other hand the head side pieces will stay down. I noticed in the review baltmatrix said his wouldn't stay down so when I got mine I kept messing with it until I figured it out.
I think Alpha Trion having a beast mode is a reference to a toy he was going to have created by 3H comics where he was a recoloring of Beast Machines Snarl.
Just an FYI. Not sure if you were able to figure it out or not, but the horns on the side of the head need to be pushed down a little further into the chest, for it to click in. My figure did the same thing when I first got it. I tried pushing them in with the tip of my finger as far down as I could, and it clicked. Kind of a pain in the butt, but it does stay put.
eh leo prime and this giy have quite different designs though only guy i feel like he could be made into is vector prime which has been rumored to be coming
I'd rather see Thundertron because we never got a Thundertron figure released in the US. Plus, you can have the ship mode be the ship which I'm going to call Tidal wave (because that's who it really is). That would be the most amazing thing I'd ever see in a transformer figure.
balt, can we see any alternate transformations for those belly paws? I personally would like to see them either flipped down or flipped around onto his back. Its not the paws that put me off but the joint that leaves two love handles on the sides of his belly like a muffintop. Also, there are mushroom joints on the paws.. maybe turn them around so that they form more of a skirt with his loincloth section?
fun fact: AT'S headmaster is based upon Beta Maxx, and Safeguard (the minicon's for SG AT and Vector Prime (an upcoming Titans Return figure, that's a redeco of AT))
Another fun fact, the early concept art for the space ship mode is based on one of the ships from the Yamato series, which was revealed by the artist on twitter, but then he removed the images, and asked other Transformers sites to delete the images too, because Yamato is owned by Bandai! This was the original early concept art for Alpha Trion - en.wikialpha.org/mediawiki/images/3/37/Alphatrion-shipconcept.jpg This is the ship it's based on, which they later changed a lot so it couldn't be recognized: yamato.wikia.com/wiki/Darold
my alpha trion figure came out of the box with no problems whatsoever but it was half past impossible to get out the titan master head,and I am STILL trying to get the head to go back on
The reason the screws were loose,etc.. The figures are made in Vietnam and the workers at the factory were probably in a hurry to get the figures put together. MY twin inferno figure had it's legs on backwards too !! I don;t like how most of these figures have the lock in pegs, most the time the parts don't or hardly line up with the pegs.
Hey I found out how to lock the it's the end up on the side of the head for Orion packs you push on the center thing in the chest It releases a lock you pushed on on the pieces then you let go of it it locks them in the place
Before I watch anymore of this video can I say this looks like Leo Prime from Cyber Planet Key series in the Transformers Cartoon range. Robot mode looks good, Space ship mode is ok though some more paint to make him look better for space ship mode
Someone really missed a trick when they designed this - the post on his arm really should be a "Dead" Mini-con post. that way they have a place to put a Minicon if they decide to do a Vector Prime version as well as having a spot for attachment for any Takara campaign Micron toys. Speaking of which I do worry about the breakage potential of Titanmasters made from clear plastic... which is so typical of use on Campaign toys.
I'd like see this toy in yellow and blue or maybe some silver too (as Cheetor colors) and renamed Alpha Trizer, since the beast mode obviously borrows from the comic storyline with old Cheetor/Alpha Trizer anyway.
What bothers me is how many people think just because he turns into a lion he will be retooled into a character who turned into a lion like leo prime, lio convoy, leobreaker, and etc but to be honest its likely going to be made into vector prime who actually has been rumored as well i believe was in the massive name leak of caharacters we would be getting in titan's return
I have a second-hand figure of this, and it is al good. Maybe the previous owner fixes my figure, or maybe you really should complain to who sells this to you about issues, dude. And, I aslo like to fix his gun to one of his legs in beast mode. Anyway, I think this the coolest and best version of Alpha Trion ever in history! Would like to see him appear in animes! We need a series about The Thirteen, and then figures of them all! ^v< b
To get the pylons down, you must hold down the orange orb in his chest then push them down and release the orb. You should hear I click sound. At least that's how I get mine to work.
I believe the ship mode was based on a pre-concept of a yamato spaceship well accoarding to RetroRobotRadio it was also the issues are probably just on balts figure cause chefatron's was completely fine
+Balt actually, those pylons will stay down if you push them in far enough, but it's still a pain in the ass to do. You have to, basically, push the tip of your finger into the space along with the pylons, and even then it could take a couple of tries. It sucks that you got such a messed up figure, though. Mine came out of the package great, so I guess it's thankfully just a random QC issue.
The qc must be jumpy, my pylons go down (requires a little force until a click goes and a little wiggle, seems there is a clip there) and both the animal paws are easily knocked off (not flash on mine, the pegs that hold them in are soooo tiny), arms are sturdy and legs are reasonably tight. I see the retool of this going in vector prime (loosely based on the upside down torso and cybertronian inscriptions+jewel) or big convoy even, but he'll require a retool either way, a substantial one, but not leo prime like I first thought (he only has one lion head shoulder plus the chest differs/forms). I look forward to whatever they do to this EDIT:also tried my tamashii stand (act combiner) and from what I can tell (on mine) the balljoint that lets the peg pivot actually blocks the pegs entry causing it to fit at an angle, that peg is part of the transformation for the lion mode anyway (gonna need to measure the leg that fits)
Is this guy actually out in stores right now? Because if You somehow got one early I'd say you probably got a factory reject or something. This particular figure is obviously a lemon.
you should talk to hasbro if it's really bad. My poor Hardhead had one of his thighs installed backwards (resulted in knee bending backwards and mis transformation). I contacted hasbro and they're going to send me a new one. (hopefully)
Despite the QC issues that people have run into, I'd like a figure of Optimus Prime's Obi-Wan, Alpha Trion. Makes me wish that he got the Leader Class treatment.
I kinda feel bad for baltmatrix, i got this figure for Christmas, around the same year the video came up, and it was perfectly fine, i did have one paw pop off every once in a while, but evrything else was fine
The pylons do actually peg in Balt. You just have to keep pushing it deep down until the red circle 'button' on his chest pops out. The red circle button is also where you push to pop out the pylons similar to Sentinel Prime
Recently picked this figure up myself. Instructions say nothing about the "horns" locking in. But I just found out that if you press the "orb/spark" in the chest with them pressed down it should lock them in. And press it again to release them.
The eyes of the lion are actually connected to the purple part, so when you take it apart (no pin removal required, just screws), you can easily paint the eye silver to make it pop :D
the alt mode is a chinese unicorn
I just Googled the Qilin, which might as well be a Chinese Chimera. I do see the similarities between that and Titans Return Alpha Trion's beast mode. Plus, both Trion and the Qilin are good guys. That's another similarity.
I think I might pick this one up.
good to know that my alpha trion isn't the only messed up one.
Nick Bolock jeah but sad as well because my first thought was to contact hasbro for Service for the pylon problem.. but due to the fact that it is generic it wont be of much use:/
Mes fine
I'm just happy we finally got an Alpha Trion
Man, Jobby would LOVE this figure.
The side head pieces can be locked in place if you press the release button while you push the side parts in
Pie Ninja tried that on mine.. didn't work either :/ seemingly an generic construction flaw
just got mine, didn't have any of the problems you had, thank primus, but I love it
#figured out how to get the things on the side of his head to stay down. #push them down really far then push them back.
Oh how young and naive I used to be…
Baltmatrix I know that you feel the need to inform us on any mold problems you have with the toy but I believe that all you need to is say what the issue was, BUT already have it fixed so it does not interrupt the review, also it is Leo Breaker
It's not really Leobreaker at all just the designs look way different to be that
depends on the continuity i guess
I totally see that the upcoming broadside is retooled from from this. At the least, they share parts of the legs.
If you hold the head side pieces down while you push the button with your other hand the head side pieces will stay down. I noticed in the review baltmatrix said his wouldn't stay down so when I got mine I kept messing with it until I figured it out.
I think Alpha Trion having a beast mode is a reference to a toy he was going to have created by 3H comics where he was a recoloring of Beast Machines Snarl.
I think you are the first to review this figure, so, good job Spada
Just an FYI. Not sure if you were able to figure it out or not, but the horns on the side of the head need to be pushed down a little further into the chest, for it to click in. My figure did the same thing when I first got it. I tried pushing them in with the tip of my finger as far down as I could, and it clicked. Kind of a pain in the butt, but it does stay put.
Picked this guy and Astrotrain this morning, I haven't any QC issues besides a slightly wobbly knee left knee on the both of them
Got one today. It is better than I was expecting.
This guy is just begging to be repainted as Leo Prime
eh leo prime and this giy have quite different designs though only guy i feel like he could be made into is vector prime which has been rumored to be coming
I'd rather see Thundertron because we never got a Thundertron figure released in the US. Plus, you can have the ship mode be the ship which I'm going to call Tidal wave (because that's who it really is). That would be the most amazing thing I'd ever see in a transformer figure.
+Seventh Mandalorian thundertron was released in the US though
+Jetfire48 Sorry, I didn't know. I only saw the japan release.
Or Vector Prime.
balt, can we see any alternate transformations for those belly paws? I personally would like to see them either flipped down or flipped around onto his back. Its not the paws that put me off but the joint that leaves two love handles on the sides of his belly like a muffintop. Also, there are mushroom joints on the paws.. maybe turn them around so that they form more of a skirt with his loincloth section?
fun fact: AT'S headmaster is based upon Beta Maxx, and Safeguard (the minicon's for SG AT and Vector Prime (an upcoming Titans Return figure, that's a redeco of AT))
It's called a titan master ;)
They serve the same purpose.
Yea, Takara even calls them Headmasters, so it seems to be interchangable. Like Micron and Mini-Con.
Another fun fact, the early concept art for the space ship mode is based on one of the ships from the Yamato series, which was revealed by the artist on twitter, but then he removed the images, and asked other Transformers sites to delete the images too, because Yamato is owned by Bandai!
This was the original early concept art for Alpha Trion - en.wikialpha.org/mediawiki/images/3/37/Alphatrion-shipconcept.jpg
This is the ship it's based on, which they later changed a lot so it couldn't be recognized: yamato.wikia.com/wiki/Darold
source for confirmed Vector Prime? haven't heard anything about him
I had the same issue with the pylons, you just need to push them in more until you hear a loud click.
chefatron's toy alpha trion
is fixed but yours broken???
Sounds like your Alpha Trion was the victim of some either malfunctioning machinery, or someone who really needed a cup of coffee. 🍵
Out of all the Titans Return figures, Alpha Trion is easily one of my favorite.
The pyilones do go in you push down then push back and that will clich into place
I like the color scheme and paint apps. But holly COW at those qc issues....
That looks quite nice
my alpha trion figure came out of the box with no problems whatsoever but it was half past impossible to get out the titan master head,and I am STILL trying to get the head to go back on
The reason the screws were loose,etc.. The figures are made in Vietnam and the workers at the factory were probably in a hurry to get the figures put together. MY twin inferno figure had it's legs on backwards too !! I don;t like how most of these figures have the lock in pegs, most the time the parts don't or hardly line up with the pegs.
I got my Alpha Trion antennas to stay down by pushing them slightly towards the front of the figure while at the same time pushing the release button
What you said about repaints can be possible especially since the head can be replaced. ;)
where in the world did you buy this if it was so messed up
Do they have these stores or can you only get them on the internet.
Hey I found out how to lock the it's the end up on the side of the head for Orion packs you push on the center thing in the chest It releases a lock you pushed on on the pieces then you let go of it it locks them in the place
are you going to get the lio prime that takara is coming out with?
i own this figure and i haven't encountered any of those problems, apart from the front paws occasionally falling off
I figured out that if you press on Alpha's Spark and push down the horns at the same time, they will lock into place. Just catching ya up! 😀
The curse of Spada returns.
Also, you have to press the button on his chest to get the horns to stay.
this is probably my third favorite titans return mold behind chromedome at 2 and mindwipe at 1
Howie-Alice Jones
i like weird wolf
So, is the vehicle mode ment to be like the flying hellicarrier?
The Lion comes riding in.
im so going to get this guy, i hope i have enough to get him the moment i see him in my stores,
Can't tell I'm on iPod and can't see time but I'm really early
I picked mine up at target and n issues when I got him out
Hi Baltmatrix,Alpha Trion has 3 modes I saw it in its box
baltmatrix what level of tightness is not to loose for your taste.
anyone got a transmetal feel with this guy?
Yeah
Before I watch anymore of this video can I say this looks like Leo Prime from Cyber Planet Key series in the Transformers Cartoon range.
Robot mode looks good, Space ship mode is ok though some more paint to make him look better for space ship mode
Trust me it does not look at all...
Jetfire48 I did I say looks like Leo Prime as in the beast mode partnot the whole figure itself
You just got a "gotta meet the daily quota but it's 4:59" figure.
So what is he retooled into
i feel that the chest circle thing is reminiscent of Vector Prime
Repainted into another Prime? Feh! We have too many already! Gimme a THUNDERTRON!
Just buy the prime figure nothing of this says thundertron....
...except, 'y'know, old guy with mustache turns into a mechanical lion.
cool reveiw and cool figure I am going to get it and also baltimatrix where did you get the figure from
I would love to see this repainted as Thundertron.
Glad the audio issues have been sorted since the Astrotrain review.
Now why does the robot mode have sculpted pubes?
Someone really missed a trick when they designed this - the post on his arm really should be a "Dead" Mini-con post. that way they have a place to put a Minicon if they decide to do a Vector Prime version as well as having a spot for attachment for any Takara campaign Micron toys.
Speaking of which I do worry about the breakage potential of Titanmasters made from clear plastic... which is so typical of use on Campaign toys.
I'd like see this toy in yellow and blue or maybe some silver too (as Cheetor colors) and renamed Alpha Trizer, since the beast mode obviously borrows from the comic storyline with old Cheetor/Alpha Trizer anyway.
Two Cybertronions are in a store and one says to the other "I should Alpha Trion this!"
I suspect Alpha Trion's Titan Master being connected to Onyx Prime in the IDW comics will explain his gaining a beast mode...
Why not using the ThunderTron body?
Hey balt there a transformers legend lio convoy
I see the head side things leaking maybe a nova prime?
Hope we get generations versions of cybertron. This would be a great Leobreaker
The pylons do stay down, you just have to push them really far down into the torso.
What bothers me is how many people think just because he turns into a lion he will be retooled into a character who turned into a lion like leo prime, lio convoy, leobreaker, and etc but to be honest its likely going to be made into vector prime who actually has been rumored as well i believe was in the massive name leak of caharacters we would be getting in titan's return
Vector Prime is definitely a possibility as well.
He did get retooled into lio convoy
The pilon thing do go down you just got to push it very hard it ussaly hurts my fingers
My galvatron figure had some of the same problems
Who would've thought that this would be remolded into Broadside?!
He does need a re-release if that happens.
make sure it clicks in
I have a second-hand figure of this, and it is al good.
Maybe the previous owner fixes my figure, or maybe you really should complain to who sells this to you about issues, dude.
And, I aslo like to fix his gun to one of his legs in beast mode.
Anyway, I think this the coolest and best version of Alpha Trion ever in history!
Would like to see him appear in animes!
We need a series about The Thirteen, and then figures of them all!
^v< b
I think he's just very unlucky
Why is alpha trion a liocorn?????
To get the pylons down, you must hold down the orange orb in his chest then push them down and release the orb. You should hear I click sound. At least that's how I get mine to work.
Cyber Silver yep that’s how you do it I do it that way also
That's lot of QC issues with one figure. I got little Macross ship mode feel from his space ship mode.
I believe the ship mode was based on a pre-concept of a yamato spaceship well accoarding to RetroRobotRadio it was also the issues are probably just on balts figure cause chefatron's was completely fine
lol were did you get that
Awesome review bro!!! I can't wait to find him.
It would be kinda cool if you could plug the Alpha Trion Prime Master in the chest
I think this one suffered a tragic assembly line malfunction.
I also have a problem with the paw.
+Balt actually, those pylons will stay down if you push them in far enough, but it's still a pain in the ass to do. You have to, basically, push the tip of your finger into the space along with the pylons, and even then it could take a couple of tries. It sucks that you got such a messed up figure, though. Mine came out of the package great, so I guess it's thankfully just a random QC issue.
The qc must be jumpy, my pylons go down (requires a little force until a click goes and a little wiggle, seems there is a clip there) and both the animal paws are easily knocked off (not flash on mine, the pegs that hold them in are soooo tiny), arms are sturdy and legs are reasonably tight.
I see the retool of this going in vector prime (loosely based on the upside down torso and cybertronian inscriptions+jewel) or big convoy even, but he'll require a retool either way, a substantial one, but not leo prime like I first thought (he only has one lion head shoulder plus the chest differs/forms).
I look forward to whatever they do to this
EDIT:also tried my tamashii stand (act combiner) and from what I can tell (on mine) the balljoint that lets the peg pivot actually blocks the pegs entry causing it to fit at an angle, that peg is part of the transformation for the lion mode anyway (gonna need to measure the leg that fits)
Why does the lion have a unicorn horn
Why does it look like it is upside down
Is alpha trion a autobot or a decticon
He's an Autobot
I could see this remolded as Leobreaker from transformers cybertron.
Am I the only one who could see that happening?
I want the Lio Convoy repaint
5:16 All the way... To foockin' Victory Town... All the way...
how do you guys get these so early!!
to get the pylons to stay in the chest keep pushing them down lower into the chest until it locks.
Is this guy actually out in stores right now? Because if You somehow got one early I'd say you probably got a factory reject or something. This particular figure is obviously a lemon.
why is there a unicorn horn
But seriously, where are you guys getting these when we can't even preorder from TFS or BBTS?
for the pylons just push them down as far as you can they will eventally click.
you should talk to hasbro if it's really bad. My poor Hardhead had one of his thighs installed backwards (resulted in knee bending backwards and mis transformation). I contacted hasbro and they're going to send me a new one. (hopefully)
I know it's late, but did they?
Despite the QC issues that people have run into, I'd like a figure of Optimus Prime's Obi-Wan, Alpha Trion. Makes me wish that he got the Leader Class treatment.
though alpha trion was never that big... it makes a bit more sense if he was voayger
Jetfire48
Still, I can hope, right? Lookin' forward to seeing Alpha Trion on store shelves at some point.
it could be repainted and re tooled into Leo breaker and Nemesis Breaker
and the "spaceship" mode kinda reminds me of Tidal Wave from Transformers Armada and Energon
Alpha trion reminds me of the headmaster villain in animated