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Post by The Doctor on Oct 8, 2015 21:56:07 GMT
Very surprised to see that CW Magnus has surfaced at UK retail! And at a very reasonable price too! Does Ralph need to double-dip for Magnus...?
Those RID 2-packs are new to me!
-Ralph
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Post by nevermore on Oct 8, 2015 21:58:53 GMT
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Post by nevermore on Oct 13, 2015 23:52:43 GMT
So there are currently several people in the UK sightings thread over at TFW2005 who claim that Thrilling 30 Legends Starscream/Waspinator and Megatron/Chop Shop were available at UK Toys"R"Us stores last year.
No photo proof, this is another case of "saw this last week/month/year and didn't report it because I thought it was old news" syndrome.
There's also someone who might have seen "Clash of the Transformers" Warriors at TRU, which is a lot more likely (though "quite fancy coloured RID Warrior class figures" is a little nondescript) because they've just been spotted at a German TRU store the other day.
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Post by browny87 on Oct 14, 2015 7:40:46 GMT
im heading to TRU this weekend so will make notes and let you guys know!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 14, 2015 8:05:41 GMT
Sod all in the Burger TRU last Saturday!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 14, 2015 8:38:36 GMT
So there are currently several people in the UK sightings thread over at TFW2005 who claim that Thrilling 30 Legends Starscream/Waspinator and Megatron/Chop Shop were available at UK Toys"R"Us stores last year. No photo proof, this is another case of "saw this last week/month/year and didn't report it because I thought it was old news" syndrome. I'm having difficulty believing this one without on the shelves photo proof, which obviously we ain't gonna get now unless some more come out of TRUs back room. Nobody else saw them at the time, and there's people visiting both those TRUs regularly. Nothing after the first wave of each size class has ever been seen in Euro packaging, they've never popped up on the UK TRU site. |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 14, 2015 19:54:36 GMT
Portsmouth TRU had clash figures in last weekend but I don't think they had Warriors. I think the bumblebee was the normal night attack one. Clash stuff was the two packs I think.
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Post by nevermore on Oct 14, 2015 23:10:58 GMT
So there are currently several people in the UK sightings thread over at TFW2005 who claim that Thrilling 30 Legends Starscream/Waspinator and Megatron/Chop Shop were available at UK Toys"R"Us stores last year. No photo proof, this is another case of "saw this last week/month/year and didn't report it because I thought it was old news" syndrome. I'm having difficulty believing this one without on the shelves photo proof, which obviously we ain't gonna get now unless some more come out of TRUs back room. Nobody else saw them at the time, and there's people visiting both those TRUs regularly. Nothing after the first wave of each size class has ever been seen in Euro packaging, they've never popped up on the UK TRU site. I wouldn't completely rule it out. For over a decade most of us believed that those few scattered sightings of Commemorative Series Side Swipe at US Toys"R"Us stores (not at Canadian or Australian stores, those were confirmed) were all rumors and hearsay, until someone finally provided evidence in the form of a receipt a few months ago. |
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Post by The Huff on Oct 15, 2015 11:59:26 GMT
I'm certain I see the Warrior (that's deluxe right?) Clash figures in TRU last week - they had different packaging and were a different price to the other deluxe RID figures. Am popping up to TRU (for a haircut believe it or not.) tonight so will have a look.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 15, 2015 12:34:24 GMT
I'm having difficulty believing this one without on the shelves photo proof, which obviously we ain't gonna get now unless some more come out of TRUs back room. Nobody else saw them at the time, and there's people visiting both those TRUs regularly. Nothing after the first wave of each size class has ever been seen in Euro packaging, they've never popped up on the UK TRU site. I wouldn't completely rule it out. For over a decade most of us believed that those few scattered sightings of Commemorative Series Side Swipe at US Toys"R"Us stores (not at Canadian or Australian stores, those were confirmed) were all rumors and hearsay, until someone finally provided evidence in the form of a receipt a few months ago. I'm not completely ruling it out. I'm just thinking it's unlikely. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 23, 2015 19:13:30 GMT
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Post by Dezzeh on Oct 23, 2015 20:00:54 GMT
I shall start my hunt next week, for payday reasons
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 23, 2015 20:35:38 GMT
TRU? Oh never mind then.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 23, 2015 20:54:06 GMT
At £16 a pop they're cheaper from Kapow (£60), but it's great to see CW is continuing over here. Very encouraging.
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Post by nevermore on Oct 25, 2015 18:30:53 GMT
Clash of the Transformers Warriors Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Sideswipe, plus Three-Step Changers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are out in Germany, I saw them at multiple Toys"R"Us stores.
Also, the RID Bumblebee 2 in 1 Blaster and the Decepticon Hunter sword role-play accessories are out in Germany too, they're available at numerous Real stores and are apparently Real exclusives according to their website and catalog. Are they exclusives in the UK too?
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Post by nevermore on Nov 11, 2015 10:34:45 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 11, 2015 17:44:26 GMT
Back and Forth hahaha. Which is especially amusing as the name keeps changing!
Having checked the UK Tru site has all Clash of the TFs available.
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Post by nevermore on Nov 13, 2015 12:23:36 GMT
Not all. Your list is still missing Clash of the Transformers Warrior Class wave 2 Megatronus (US released), who has a different head sculpt (and different packaging) than general retail Warrior Class wave 5 Megatronus.
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Post by nevermore on Nov 13, 2015 18:48:08 GMT
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Post by nevermore on Nov 14, 2015 19:39:42 GMT
 Found today at German retail. No Huffer. Also found this:   No Motormaster. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 14, 2015 19:54:01 GMT
Found today at German retail. No Huffer. There's a revision assortment in the US which is Rodimus, Skywarp, Groove and Blackjack. It's possible this may be out here Also found this: No Motormaster. Given the choice between Battle Core Op and Motormaster which would you buy ? ;-) |
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Post by nevermore on Nov 14, 2015 19:57:51 GMT
I actually ordered both Battle Core Optimus Prime and "fixed" Motormaster from BBTS.
That was almost six weeks ago. Still hasn't arrived.
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 14, 2015 21:18:00 GMT
I'd buy Motormaster every time. White Prime does nothing for me. I think Motormaster is a really nice figure but we don't need two Primes from him, one's enough.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 14, 2015 21:18:26 GMT
Point proved: someone bought the Motormasters.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 14, 2015 21:36:14 GMT
I don't think Motormaster is very good while I like BC Op. If I saw them at UK retail I'd go for the latter by a country mile.
-Ralph
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Post by nevermore on Nov 19, 2015 21:49:11 GMT
I'm not convinced Motormaster exists at Germany retail unless someone actually finds and reports him. European case assortments don't always line up with US retail waves. Case in point: RID Warrior Drift solid case wave.
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Post by nevermore on Nov 21, 2015 22:06:07 GMT
Found two more Blackjacks at another store from the same chain (Spiele Max).  They also had multiples of Rodimus, Skywarp and Warpath, plus at least one Windcharger, Powerglide and Bombshell. That's essentially the same line-up I saw last week at the other store. It also doesn't match up with any known US case assortment: Wave 2 (aka "AS04") would have included 3x Blackjack, 3x Huffer, 2x Powerglide. Wave 4 revision 1 (aka "AS0F") would have included 2x Blackjack, 2x Rodimus, 2x Skywarp, 2x Groove. I saw neither Huffer nor Groove at either of the two stores. The presence of Windcharger, Powerglide and Bombshell, which had previously been out of stock at the first store and possibly also at the other, is also odd. We might indeed be looking at another "Euro Special" wave again. |
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Post by nevermore on Nov 23, 2015 22:37:58 GMT
Found another Battle Core Optimus Prime, this time at a recently opened Toys"R"Us store.  Still no sign of Motormaster, only multiples of Hot Spot and Cyclonus. |
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Post by nevermore on Dec 11, 2015 20:01:18 GMT
RID Warrior Class wave 5 released at German retail before the US!    (Also released at Australian retail.) Wave 6 of the RID Legions is available online in the US (Entertainment Earth, ToyWiz and Hasbro Toy Shop). Wave 6 (aka "wave 8") of the RID One-Step Changers is out at US retail. Wave 6 of the RID Three-Step Changers is available online in the US (BBTS, Entertainment Earth and ToyWiz). Wave 3 of the RID Mini-Cons is available online in the US (BBTS, Entertainment Earth and ToyWiz). Wave 2 of the RID Mini-Con Deployers is available online in the US (BBTS, Entertainment Earth, ToyWiz and Hasbro Toy Shop). Wave 5 of the Combiner Wars Legends is out at Australian retail and available online in Hong Kong (Robot Kingdom, Action Robo and Element Plus Toy) and in the US (BBTS and Hasbro Toy Shop). Wave 5 of the Combiner Wars Deluxes is available online in Hong Kong (Robot Kingdom, Action Robo and Element Plus Toy) and in the US (BBTS, ToyWiz and Captured Prey). Wave 5 of the Combiner Wars Voyagers is definitely available online in Hong Kong and the US, and several Scattershots have been found at US retail too. Combiner Wars Leader Skywarp is is available online in Hong Kong (Robot Kingdom, Action Robo and Element Plus Toy) and in the US (Hasbro Toy Shop, ToyWiz and Captured Prey). |
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Post by nevermore on Dec 12, 2015 11:19:58 GMT
Wave 5 of the Combiner Wars Deluxes has been found at retail in the USA and Canada, and wave 6 of the RID Three-Step Changers has also been found at retail in the USA (and Hong Kong).
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