Smyths

[Shockprowl]

Smaller than Earthrise?

Don't get me wrong, I like the synchronised scale we got going on, but... it's already quite small.

If Voyagers are becoming Deluxes... well it's just annoying.

[The Doctor]

It may be an optical illusion due to how they are packed now but they honestly look tiny on the toy shop shelf.

-Ralph

[Fortmax2020]

Same thoughts here today as well.

Leo Prime looks great but not £32 great. Will wait for a sale in the £20-25 range.

Deluxes look nicely designed and detail.. yet small.

[Pinwig]

Few places allow for direct embedding of images these days, so it#s hard to find ones to paste here, but if you look around it seems the thing is that Leo Prime is scaled with Optimus Primal - they're both noticeably shorter than Earthrise Prime, but the deluxes are no smaller than other recent ones - Hotshot is the same height as Siege Sideswipe. Leo Prime is more head for head with Siege Ironhide, but then he has all the lion stuff on his shoulders too. It's just that if you put Leo Prime next to Earthrise Prime he looks more like a big deluxe size, just like Primal did.

There's some pics here:

tformers.com/48159

Top of Tarn's head comes up to about Earthrise Prime's eyeline, but you can see they needed a but of extra plastic there for the gun

news.tfw2005.com/2022/12/02/transformers-legacy-evolution-wave-4-voyager-tarn-leo-prime-in-hand-images-471319

[The Doctor]

Tarn' purple matches...THE CHAIR!!!

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Hmm. This was a useful stop off on the way home from work. Often had bits the Portsmouth one didn't. Have to admit though, it often seemed derelict.

www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/smyths-toy-superstore-in-fareham-is-closing-this-weekend-with-clarks-also-closing-too-4240128

[The Doctor]

And now it dies...you did not buy enough toys!

-Ralph

[Fortmax2020]

Aug 2, 2023 12:24:36 GMT Pinwig said:

Hmm. This was a useful stop off on the way home from work. Often had bits the Portsmouth one didn't. Have to admit though, it often seemed derelict.

www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/smyths-toy-superstore-in-fareham-is-closing-this-weekend-with-clarks-also-closing-too-4240128

Fareham or the Smyths in particular?

[Pinwig]

In fairness, both!

[Pinwig]

Aug 2, 2023 13:13:08 GMT The Doctor said:

And now it dies...you did not buy enough toys!

-Ralph

They had a fair share of my wage!

[The Doctor]

But not enough.
You were too tough!
Now they have gone under,
At your lack of wonder.
Guilty is the Pinwig,
Don the Judge's wig!

-The Ralphyard

[Nigel]

I forgot to mention, one of Smyths' founding brothers died last week: toyworldmag.co.uk/liam-smyth-of-smyths-toys-passes-away/

[Llama God]

Aug 2, 2023 12:24:36 GMT Pinwig said:

Hmm. This was a useful stop off on the way home from work. Often had bits the Portsmouth one didn't. Have to admit though, it often seemed derelict.

www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/smyths-toy-superstore-in-fareham-is-closing-this-weekend-with-clarks-also-closing-too-4240128

A shame, but not surprising given it was relatively out of the way when compared to the Portsmouth and Hedge End stores, which I would imagine have taken most of the customers.

[shaggydave76]

Just grabbed a Studio Series '86 Brawn from Smyths Aylesbury.
Still no sign of any of the Toxitron Range, though, which is unusual, as they had pretty much the full run of Velocitron figures.

[The Doctor]

IIRC Smyths aren't carrying the Toxitron toys.

-Ralph

[shaggydave76]

Aug 24, 2023 13:18:05 GMT The Doctor said:

IIRC Smyths aren't carrying the Toxitron toys.

-Ralph

I wonder why that is?
Pretty sure they had good sales for the Velocitron line, unless Hasbro have made it harder for stores over here to stock the Wal-Mart exclusives lines this time around.
So far, I've only ever seen the Toxitron Jazz in-store in the UK, and that was in Forbidden Planet London.

[The Doctor]

It depends also whether they were offered this particular capsule programm and also whether they wanted it.

IIRC the line is available through Diamond Distributers, which is how comic shops can carry it.

-Ralph

[shaggydave76]

Aug 24, 2023 21:24:47 GMT The Doctor said:

IIRC the line is available through Diamond Distributers, which is how comic shops can carry it.

-Ralph

I've checked Diamond Distributers Website, and there's no Transformers listed, just a few cheapo toys and some statues on the 'Diamond Selects Toys' section.

I'm guessing you need to be a Retailer or Vendor to be able to Log-In and view the rest of their available products, as Diamond are a Comics Distributer above anything else.

[The Doctor]

Nigel of this parish runs a shop and often lets us know what toys are being offered through Diamond. He will have a clearer idea of what Toxitron is available.

-Ralph

[Llama God]

I'd guess that maybe Smyths wouldn't want Toxitron this year since they would also have had the mainline Rise of the Beasts stuff on shelves, as well. That's probably taking the place of previous exclusives.

[The Doctor]

Fair point. They do advertise some of the ROTB toys as 'Exclusive to Smyths' on their website.

-Ralph

[shaggydave76]

Having the ROTB stuff as an exclusive was a bit of a mistake.
Nearly all of them are shelfwarming at my local Smyths.

[Philip Ayres]

?? Just the Mainline Voyagers are Smyths exclusive.

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And the Beast Mode toys & Shampoo Bottle Titan Changers

Not sure the rest of the line is flying off shelves elsewhere that fast which is a bit of a concern for those of us wanting the Arcee Weaponiser & Airazor Battlemaster

[Llama God]

Yep - those are the last two I really want. And I fear for it ever happening...

[The Doctor]

Fans can imagine being able to buy Transformers toys direct from Hasbro Pulse.

-Ralph

[shaggydave76]

Aug 29, 2023 9:53:19 GMT The Doctor said:

Fans can imagine being able to buy Transformers toys direct from Hasbro Pulse.

-Ralph

It's a wonderful day in the neighbourhood.
Let's see what awesome new pre-orders are on Hasbro Puls. . . SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT!

[Pinwig]

Smyths have reduced the W3 Deluxes to £20, although of course they never had Devcon anyway. Time to pick up Axlegrease and Beachcomber. Armada Megs is also down to £50.

[The Huff]

Bombshell and Co.at Smyths now.

I only went for a birthday present for my neice but just had to look at the Transformers section didn't I...