Transformer toy case assortments

[Nigel]

834731481 TRA MOVIE ALLSPARK BLASTER ASST WV2 09
(Yes, it does say "09".)
3x Bumblebee Allspark Blaster

810601485 TRA MOVIE VOYAGER ASST WV2 08
2x Incinerator
2x First Strike Optimus Prime

83637 1480 TRA LEADER MEGATRON EARTH MODE
2x Megatron

83612 1480 TRA ANIMATED SUPREME ASST
2x Roll Out Command Optimus Prime

[Nigel]

83665 1480 TRA UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT WV1 08
2x Tankor
3x Sunstreaker
3x Prowl

824181480 TRA MOVIE ULTIMATE ASSORTMENT
2x Ultimate Bumblebee

[Nigel]

837402650 TRA UNIVERSE ROBOT HEROES ASST WV 1 08 TRANSFORMERS
3x Autobot Hound & Blitzwing
3x Sunstreaker & Galvatron
3x Cheetor & Blackarachnia
3x Rattrap & Megatron
(Note, Robot Heroes have previously been in cases of eight.)

[Nigel]

824141487 TRA MOVIE FAST ACTION BATTLERS ASST WV8
2x Fire Blast Optimus Prime
3x Rally Rocket Bumblebee
3x Desert Blast Brawl

836161480 TRA ANIMATED BATTLE BLASTERS AST WV1 08
(Note the unusual AST rather than ASST)
2x Optimus Prime Battle Blaster

[Nigel]

These assortments are probably well known by now, but for completeness' sake:

834631481 TRA ANIMATED VOYAGER ASST WV2 08
2x Bulkhead
2x Optimus Prime
(Note: The case is stamped with a shelf date of 1 June 2008, possibly suggesting intended distribution at the same time as Wave 1, which was printed with the same.)

834631482 TRA ANIMATED VOYAGER ASST WV3 08
1x Grimlock
1x Lugnut
2x Blitzwing


Normally, I just post the assortments as fact, without passing comment, but with Animated the assortments do beg some discussion.
Wave 1, if you remember, comprised the following:
2x Bulkhead
1x Cybertron Mode Megatron
1x Starscream
Consider the various versions of Bulkhead, Optimus and Megatron available - and the relative lack of Starscreams - and the mixes do seem rather curious.

[Nigel]

Again for completeness:

83462 1482 TRA ANIMATED DELUXE ASST WV3 08
2x Autobot Jazz
2x Snarl
2x Oil Slick
2x Soundwave

[Nigel]

I forgot to add these the other day:

82482 TRANSFORMERS-ROBOT HEROES WAVE 1 2008
2x Ironhide & Bonecrusher
2x Protoform Jazz & Decepticon Brawl
2 Armor Bumblebee & Starscream
2x Optimus Prime & Scorponok

838551480 TRA UNIVERSE VOYAGER ASST WV1
2x Autobot Blaster with Blockrock Mini-Con
2x Decepticon Heavy Load with Drill Bit Mini-Con

Also, for the obscure variant fans, I have noticed that on the cases for Animated Deluxe Wave 3, the product name is printed in purple on some cases, black on others.

[Nigel]

83462 1483 TRA ANIMATED DELUXE ASST WV4 08
4x Sentinel Prime
4x Swoop

837402651 TRA UNIVERSE ROBOT HEROES ASST WV 2 08 TRANSFORMERS
4x Arcee & Decepticon Rumble
4x Rhinox & Waspinator
4x Optimus Primal & Predacon Tarantulas

[Nigel]

909312650 TRA UNIVERSE MIGHTY MUGGS WV 1 09

1x Bumblebee
1x Optimus Prime
1x Megatron
1x Soundwave

[Nigel]

83462 1484 TRA ANIMATED DELUXE ASST WV1 09
2x Bumblebee
2x Blurr
2x Blazing Lockdown
2x Swindle

83665 1483 TRA UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT WV 1 09
2x Starscream
2x Cheetor
2x Autobot Hound
2x Cyclonus
(Aargh! The 25th Anniversary timeline on the card backs read "Generation 1 '84-'91")

83896 1480 TRA ANIMATED ROADBUSTER ULTRA MAGNUS
2x Roadbuster Ultra Magnus

83869 1480 TRA ANIMATED SHADOW BLADE MEGATRON
2x Shadow Blade Megatron

[The Doctor]

www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/220056-rotf-uk-case-assortment-details-some-rumours.html

Voyagers up by £3 and Leaders up by a fiver! Hmmm. Not sure that's a great move in the current economy. I was expecting the deluxes to be £13, but ouch. No surprise to see $100=£100 for the Supreme Combiner assortment. What an expensive line Transformers is now if you want to keep up with the new stuff!

As for the toys...nice to see we're getting the scouts. Them plus Soundwave are the only ones currently tickling my fancy. I'm intrigued to see what the Human Alliance Bumblebee is like in the plastic. Case assortments seem not too bad: I hope 'MV2 Car' is popular!

-Ralph

[dyrl]

The very fact that ROTF Devastator which is complete trash, costs the same as a Yamato 1:60 version 2 VF-1 is laughable. Main line Transformers cannot be that expensive. Masterpiece Transformes can. G1 reissues can. But relatively poorly designed robots with in-accurate alt modes and numerous compromises which are basically supposed to be toys...can't.

Still, I understand it's not "evil" Hasbro's "fault." I'm sure numerous factors conspired against them to compel the price hike.

Plus - it does make sense, given that the ROTF line will have the movie advertising it. When I look at how Supreme Bumblebee is selling on my side of the universe - despite the fact that he is utter tosh - and the price he's selling at...well - it pays to have a block bustermovie advertising your toys:)

I think Hasbro specifically made ROTF toys without much care because they are betting that they will reach a public which doesn't really care on a daily basis for robot toys and the like - but will be buying these just because of the movie (and kids saying "mom! mom! I must have Bumblebee!" and the equivalent).

They've already got plenty of good lines out for collectors - so I guess they figured "why not go cheapo with the movie toys and charge an arm and a leg for them."

Don't blame them.

In fact - to the extent that these hundred GBP Devastators make Hasbro tons of money - I'll be glad because thanks to that money they will have the luxury to produce more marginal but superior collectors goods.

Pete

[Nigel]

838881480 TRA ANIMATED BATTLE PACK W/COMIC ASSORT
2x Jetstorm and Jetfire

(Compare with the Animated Optimus and Megatron DVD pack, packed in cases of 6.)

[The Doctor]

UK street date May 20th, it says here:
www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/230373-rotf-toys-uk-release-date-20th-may.html

-Ralph

[Nigel]

83971 1480 TRA MV2 DELUXE FIG ASST WV1 09

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2x Bumblebee
2x Soundwave

(Placed in spoiler tag for the character spoiler conscious, though I think these are well known.)

838551482 TRA UNIVERSE VOYAGER ASST WV1 09
2x Vector Prime
2x Inferno

I forgot to add this the other week:

834631483 TRA ANIMATED VOYAGER ASST WV1 09
2x Shockwave
2x Skywarp

[Nigel]

839711481 TRA MV2 DELUXE FIG ASST WV1 09

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2x Bumblebee
2x Sideswipe
2x Sideways
1x Rampage
1x Breakaway

(The same name - though not code, of course - for Wave 1 and the Preview Wave. Interesting move, Hasbro.)

839741480 TRA MV2 SCOUT ASST WV 1 09

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3x Detour (confusingly named Dead End on the back of the card)
3x Rollbar
3x Dirt Boss
3x Knock Out

839721480 TRA MV2 VOYAGER ASST WV 1 09

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1x Demolishor
1x Ironhide
1x Optimus Prime
1x Starscream

83973 1480 TRA MV2 LEADER ASST WV 1 09

SPOILER: Click to show

1x Optimus Prime
1x Megatron

[Nigel]

839711482 TRA MV2 DELUXE FIG ASST WV2
2x Autobot Wheelie
2x Autobot Skids
2x Chromia
1x Deep Desert Brawl
1x Smokescreen

839711483 TRA MV2 DELUXE FIG ASST WV3
2x Autobot Mudflap
2x Interrogator Barricade
2x Cannon Bumblebee
2x Decepticon Ravage

839781480 TRA MV2 HUMAN ALLIANCE ASST W1 09
2x Bumblebee / Sam Witwicky

Normally, I only post here once I've actually received the cases, so I can be fully accurate, but I decided not to order Scout and Voyager Waves 2 because they are mixes of waves 1 and 3. (Sorry, I should have listed these weeks ago.)

Scout Wave 2
2x Rollbar
2x Detour
2x Dirt Boss
2x Knock Out
2x Ransack
2x Depth Charge

Voyager Wave 2
1x Ironhide
1x Optimus Prime
1x Desert Tracker Ratchet
1x Alien Form Ratchet

[The Doctor]

What is Alien Form Ratchet?

-Ralph

[Nigel]

I don't know, there wasn't a picture of him in the solicits, but I think there may have been a picture in an SDCC gallery.

[Deleted]

I remember that the fallen's case name was something like Alien Lifeform, so maybe that Ratchet bit was just a typo?

[Nigel]

No, The Fallen's got a case to himself.

[Nigel]

RPMs:

839971480 TRA MV2 MINI VHICLE SNGLE PCKS AST WV 1
6x Optimus Prime
6x Megatron
6x Bumblebee
6x Autobot Ratchet

[Nigel]

This is what I'm talking about with accuracy and posting when I receive the cases:

839721482 TRA MV2 VOYAGER ASST WV 3
1x Mixmaster
1x Megatron
1x Desert Tracker Ratchet
1x The Fallen

No Alien Form Ratchet. An error in the solicitations? I wonder, in fact, if it was a codename used by Hasbro to keep The Fallen secret. There were no advance pictures of either Alien Form Ratchet or The Fallen; for secrecy, the information I received from my supplier for the Voyager Spotlight Wave was that it was assumed to be the film's chief villain.

839730001 -C2
TRA MV2 LEADER ASST WV 2 09
1x Optimus Prime
1x Jetfire
(Note, I received US cases, so the code may be different to UK cases.)

909310001
TRA UNIVERSE MIGHTY MUGGS W2 09
1x Optimus Prime
1x Bumblebee
1x Grimlock
1x Starscream
(Note, I received US cases, so the code may be different to UK cases.)

[The Doctor]

Grimlock? In the ROTF line?

-Ralph

[Nigel]

Oops, sorry, I left out the heading. Those are Mighty Muggs.

[The Doctor]

Ah. I see.

-Ralph

[Nigel]

In the words of the immortal Bulkhead, sorry, my bad.

[The Doctor]

I forgive you, my son.

-Ralph

[Nigel]

839711485 TRA MV2 DELUXE FIG ASST WV 5
1x Soundwave
1x Autobot Skids
2x Swerve
1x Stalker Scorponok
1x Arcee
2x Bumblebee

839721483 TRA MV2 VOYAGER ASST WV 4
1x Mixmaster
1x Megatron
1x Optimus Prime
1x Stratosphere

839741482 TRA MV2 SCOUT ASST WV3
2x Scalpel
2x Dune Runner
2x Ransack
2x Depthcharge
2x Dead End
2x Reverb
(Note, in Wave 1 the front of Dead End's packaging read Detour whilst the back read Dead End. In this case, it is Dead End on both front and back.)

83908 0000-C2 TRA MV2 COMBINER ASST
2x Constructicon Devastator
(Note, USA case.)

[Nigel]

839741483 TRA MV2 SCOUT ASST WV4
2x Reverb
2x Nightbeat
2x Dune Runner
2x Ejector
1x Depthcharge
1x Scalpel
1x Ransack
1x Dirt Boss