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Post by primenova on May 15, 2009 6:23:19 GMT
Everythign should be in the shops today? does that include the toysrus display?
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Post by legios on May 15, 2009 6:36:35 GMT
Everythign should be in the shops today? does that include the toysrus display? As far as I know it is only the preview toys that are supposed to be out today. The rest of the line isn't due until the end of the month. Some stores seem to be breaking the street dates on the line though. Karl |
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Post by grahamthomson on May 15, 2009 8:05:37 GMT
I grabbed a Fallen Dave Soundwave today from the Entertainer. He looks awesome. I'm not too wild on the Bumblebee though. Is Bumblebee pretty much the same as last time but with a new head/weapon? Let us know what Soundwave's like, when you get around to opening him! |
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Post by The Doctor on May 15, 2009 10:04:19 GMT
I grabbed a Fallen Dave Soundwave today from the Entertainer. He looks awesome. I'm not too wild on the Bumblebee though. Is Bumblebee pretty much the same as last time but with a new head/weapon? Looks like it, from a cursory glance, though I've never owned the original toy so take that with a pinch of salt. Soundwave looks great, though the packaging features pics of alternate modes it does not say what they actually are! Which, considering they are weird looking and not obvious (ie, not a car or something) is somewhat essential! -Ralph |
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Post by KnightBeat on May 16, 2009 12:10:30 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 16, 2009 21:49:35 GMT
I had a shot of Nick's Soundwave. Nice robot mode, if rather small for a deluxe. The alternate modes remain a mystery. One appears to be a pizza cutter and the other is either a ninja throwing star or perhaps an ornamental door buzzer. Who can say.
Robot mode is very nice. I do not think it's worth the £13 asking price though. Maybe one for 3 for 2 or buy 1 get 1 half price.
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on May 18, 2009 15:26:22 GMT
I would have posted this a couple of weeks ago, but mislaid the magazine, sorry.
The May issue of trade mag, Toy News has some details of Hasbro's Revenge of the Fallen marketing campaign. The key part of the article reads as follows.
"The franchise is the key focus within Hasbro's boys toy range in 2009, with a full marketing campaign to reflect this. The onslaught started at the beginning of the year but the heavyweight media campaign kicks off on May 30th to celebrate the toy launch and continues through to Christmas Day. The media mix includes kids consumer print, PR, POS, collector/fan focused activity and TV... The TV campaign will focus on all key segments within the toy line... Special promotions are also planned including a tour of the Bumblebee Camaro seen in the film... Though the toys launch one month prior to the movie release, select retailers will pre-sell key items from May 1st. These are Optimus Prime (Leader), Bumblebee helmet, Bumblebee arm blaster along with a special Preview wave... Although retailers can pre-order, the items will not ship until the May 30th on-shelf date."
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Post by dyrl on May 18, 2009 17:58:10 GMT
How I wish that part were true for Hasbro in Poland. Sadly, these wankers over here probably don't even KNOW that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is even coming out this year...  Pete |
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Post by The Doctor on May 18, 2009 20:41:38 GMT
I'm just wishing for edible Transformers treats over here. That's all I want. That will make me perfectly happy.
-Ralph
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Post by dyrl on May 18, 2009 21:32:13 GMT
I think the ROTF line is already edible. I mean, given that the alternate forms of the Transformers don't look like anything remotely recognizable - who knows? - maybe it's meant to be alien sausages? Edit: Ralph - specially for you it's...  COOKING WITH STITCHES! Pete |
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Post by blueshift on May 18, 2009 22:06:29 GMT
Just chew gently on Minicons, thats what I do  |
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Post by grahamthomson on May 26, 2009 7:58:30 GMT
Popped into TRU yesterday, and mine has the big ROTF display. Light up eyes and moving arms!! Wooo. Looks like they've used an out of date Megatron though! No Transformers undernearth yet, but the web site is showing a lot of new stuff ready to buy and no longer pre-order. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2009 17:21:10 GMT
I am planning to visit Nick's TRU this weekend to see the feature wall of doom. I'm ridiculously excited about seeing all the tat in one place under big glowing eyes. Perhaps only a quarter of the 'proper' toys interest me, but damn it the tat looks great!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2009 18:02:51 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 26, 2009 18:13:25 GMT
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Post by grahamthomson on May 26, 2009 18:54:03 GMT
That is amazing. And it has a power cord tail! So mine, so, so mine. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 27, 2009 13:59:29 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 27, 2009 14:06:07 GMT
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Post by Hero on May 27, 2009 14:56:51 GMT
I am really up for that Toaster dude. Real Gear is back under the Scout Class banner. Let's see what the Autobots have to offer.
Speaking of Scout-class, I got me a Scalpel on the way!
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Post by KnightBeat on May 27, 2009 16:22:14 GMT
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Post by KnightBeat on May 27, 2009 16:29:14 GMT
I am really up for that Toaster dude. It looks half-baked to me. Thank you. Thank you. Try the veal. |
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Post by grahamthomson on May 28, 2009 8:28:41 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 28, 2009 14:34:27 GMT
Yes, I follow this videos. They are indeed a good 'buyers guide' for TF toys, plus sometimes his 2-year old helps him review them!
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on May 28, 2009 23:57:50 GMT
I filmed a review a month ago for Rollbar with the Uni broadcast quality cam. I just need to capture it and edit it down. I shot about 20 minutes worth of the main review and lots of cut-ins which I'll round down to 5-6 mins. It's milk themed too! I think these are better than the earlier reviews. I like the recent Mixmaster show and tell best so far. ===KEN |
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Post by grahamthomson on May 29, 2009 7:34:18 GMT
Must now be officially out in Japan as HLJ has emailed me a shipping notice for a couple of items I'd pre-ordered.
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Post by Hero on May 29, 2009 9:39:40 GMT
Same here, thanks for the original heads up on this.
£35 inc Shipping on my two deluxes is an great deal IMO.
I'll be a little more chuffed if these figures have the energon cubes like before.
===KEN
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Post by grahamthomson on May 29, 2009 10:09:19 GMT
I'd be surprised if they did - but you never know!
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2009 17:27:03 GMT
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Post by Hero on May 30, 2009 21:55:28 GMT
As well as the combining gimmick, the individual bots look good too.
Certainly aiming to get these.
===KEN
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Post by kayevcee on May 31, 2009 20:51:18 GMT
As usual pictures were not allowed at the panels under pain of mob-trampling, we got to see several new characters in Hasbro's slideshow:
Scout class Breakdown (sports car, like the Stunticon), Skystalker (black flying wing with intentional gerwalk mode), Scattorshot (armoured car with top-mounted guns, hints of the Cybertron basic), and possibly another one I can't presently recall.
Voyager class Jungle Attack Ironhide- same toy, new accessories including bumper/crossbow, knives and rifles that combine into a hefty cannon.
Voyager class Bludgeon- a real-world looking tank whose barrel conceals a katana and who turns into a remarkable rendition of everybody's second favourite Pretender*. He has a short-sword for his off-hand and the designer made a point of stating that both weapons can hitch to his left hip. Looks a bit squat, but extremely cool. Olive tank but transformation reveals orange galore and what appears to be a robotic skull face.
Leader class Starscream- only a resin prototype shot of this and he's not out till 2010- looks like the animation model in robot mode and folds up into a surprisingly streamlined F-22- a side-view showed not much kibble to speak of underneath. He will have a voice chip but, to paraphrase the designers, they're not sure what they want him to say yet.
-Nick
*The first being Longtooth, naturally.
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