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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 26, 2016 9:54:49 GMT
To remind everyone: This wave is all repaints: Rumble, a black & red repaint of Rewind
Laserbeak, a black & red repaint of Buzzsaw
Ravage, a black & grey repaint of Stripes All three are similarly coloured repaints, with not much variety. The two animals didn't sell well in their original forms. They are naturally packed at 3 per case. Rumble sold better in his original form. He will be more in demand due to the lack of a better looking Japanese version. He is the only one with a robot mode. Naturally he is two per case. Wave 1 has taken ages to sell. Really doesn't look like it's done good business at all especially compared to the Titanmasters and larger sizes. This case looks retail poison. I was all poised to label it AWOL. It's turned up VERY late in the game for Wave 2, day after Wave 3 deluxe were found in the UK and Wave 3 Legends in Australia. IF it goes everywhere it could end up clogging shelves and torpedoing the desirable Wave 3 (BB, Gnaw, Kickback). I'm hoping that it's a limited quantity and they get swallowed by Christmas Silly Season when frothing parents buy anything, bu I'm not confident. Just in case, here's the Kapow Wave 3 Legends preorder: www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers-titans-return-legends-wave-3-set-of-3.html I don't think I've ever been so depressed by something showing up at UK retail :-( |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 26, 2016 11:20:38 GMT
I don't think we need to worry yet. Historically, maybe, but at the moment the big stores seem to be falling over themselves to get everything out, and we're also seeing different shops with monopolies on different waves. Like Smythes being the only place for wave two voyagers. Someone will have the wave three legends.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 26, 2016 13:50:19 GMT
Dark days.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 26, 2016 17:50:11 GMT
Yeah. But that's because it's nearly December.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 26, 2016 23:25:02 GMT
Very good, very good.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 29, 2016 21:11:58 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Nov 29, 2016 21:15:33 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 29, 2016 21:24:40 GMT
£5.99 isn't bad for a £10 toy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 29, 2016 21:28:25 GMT
Exactly, and the price they should have been in the first place for what they are.
I can guarantee as with all previous B&M sightings that when I check there will be nothing there.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 29, 2016 21:29:05 GMT
Want one at that price if I see any?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 11, 2016 16:08:47 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 11, 2016 16:52:47 GMT
Sixshot will be next. Cos I just paid Kapow £55 for him. Knew I really didn't need to, but I panicked about the Legends and decided to go for free postage. Damn that free postage.
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Post by The Huff on Dec 12, 2016 11:02:08 GMT
I must try and get myself a Megatron for Christmas - didn't want the Combiner wars one, but I do like this one. |
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Post by chrisl on Dec 12, 2016 11:27:51 GMT
Titans Return is the first time since 2001 that I've wanted to buy the new TF toys. Thankfully, having two children who love Transformers is an excellent excuse to purchase more toys  Sixshot, Wolfwire, Fortress Maximus, Brainstorm, and all of the Masterforce re-imaginings are very much on my want list. |
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Post by The Huff on Dec 12, 2016 20:11:33 GMT
Well, as my rehearsal was cancelled tonight I head up to Smyths Maidstone only to find lot's of Combiner Wars Voyagers there. But on the top shelf was an Astrotrain so I asked someone to pass it down so I could have a look. Whilst watching the guy struggle on the ladder, I noticed a stack of TR Megatron & Primes on the overstock shelf.
So I have a TR Megatron waiting to be opened on Christmas.
But it does make you think that the shop was waiting for all the Onslaughts and Scattershots to be sold before putting these new ones out. (And that will be a very long time).
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Post by chrisl on Dec 13, 2016 12:02:49 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 30, 2016 16:03:42 GMT
Wave 3 TR Legends in Tescos
GO GO GO!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2016 18:44:52 GMT
Tesco checked. With crushing predictability there was nothing there. No Transformers at all!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Dec 30, 2016 19:55:06 GMT
Tesco here still has Transformers - restock on the RiD Legions and One Step Changers, and the RiD deluxes that were unsold after the last sale back in November.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 31, 2016 0:56:46 GMT
Big Tesco at Stockport checked this evening. Shelf of Rewinds but nothing new. Looks like many toys not yet restocked post-Christmas so will heck again sometime soon.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 31, 2016 19:33:41 GMT
Checked the one Tesco that had got Legends in (wave 1, not wave 2). Loads of RID. Shelf tags for Legends TR removed. Chnces of Gnaw = nil.
-Ralph
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Dec 31, 2016 19:38:46 GMT
Checked the one Tesco that had got Legends in (wave 1, not wave 2). Loads of RID. Shelf tags for Legends TR removed. Chnces of Gnaw = nil. -Ralph 'Any stock mate?' 'Naw.' 'Aye, Gnaw.' 'Gnaw?' 'Aye.' 'Naw.' I might be delirious from the lack of sleep but that's amusing me a lot more than it should. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 14, 2017 14:52:31 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2017 17:44:13 GMT
I bet they are something stupid like £20.
-ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2017 16:12:35 GMT
£18 apparently.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2017 16:13:21 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2017 16:14:57 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2017 16:16:29 GMT
Oh good. More of the Optimus and Grimlock legions that have been clogging up shelves for a year now. I could go for that Springload though. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2017 16:30:39 GMT
It's alright, the Bisk from the skipped wave is back in the next case.
But yeah, odd choices. Morwe Groundpounder/busters and Fixits would be nice.
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Post by we66y on Jan 16, 2017 20:10:51 GMT
I''be been hanging out for gnaw for ages and now I'm as desperate for topspin!
I checked my local Toys r us and Asda today but no luck ☹️
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