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Transformers Prime & Beast Hunters Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:45 am
by Pretender Skywarp
Hopefully not too above my station of me to start this off, but given the UK release today, the slew of items for order at RK *and* FE being theorectically available stateside; here goes!

My haul today :D

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Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:36 am
by Rodimus Prime
Nice. Different packaging from the first editions as well. I have only the Deluxe Prime and Megatron from the entertainment pack, and the only other one I want is Ratchet. Unless some really cool characters come down the line later.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:56 am
by Erailea
Lucky! xD

I want them out in the US already gosh darn it. Lol. A little depressing the entertainment pack with OP, Megs and the kids isn't out here. I want it so bad because I know someone who worked on a few of the figures in it >__<


On my end, I have the NYCC & SDCC exclusives, and 1st edition Arcee and Starscream.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:12 am
by Pretender Skywarp
Nabbed Voyager Megs this morning!

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:45 pm
by Dogma
Are these the "powerizer" versions or regular? Can we expect to see the normal version come to the US?

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:54 pm
by retrothomas
I'm also eager to know if the First Edition figures are over with, or if we can expect to see them. I feel that the FE Voyager Prime is way awesomer and I would like to know if I need to get it via BBTS or elsewhere right now to secure one.

Any word on Bulkhead's voyager version and if they're gonna do something funky with that one, too?

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:16 am
by Mykltron
Bearing in mind the piss-poor distribution to Britain and Europe, if the FEs ever show up it will take a long time.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:28 am
by Va'al
Yeah, I just went for it and bought my FE OP and Starscream using vouchers I have accumulated over the past year.
I'd rather have Starscream and Soundwave vaguely in scale, and I prefer the images I have seen of FE Prime than the Poweriser one.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:07 pm
by Mykltron
I too prefer the FE OP - the bot looks better and the weapons are screen accurate. I've ordered it from ebay at nearly double the retail cost.

My haul so far:
I got FE Starscream, Arcee and Bumblebee for Christmas.
Today I picked up Wheeljack and Soundwave from Argos. I had no idea Soundwave was coming out this early.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:03 am
by Hip-Hoptimus Rime
Wow, those look great! I'm not one to admire packaging but that really pops. Looking forward to these guys.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:05 am
by SkyWarpsGhost
I got Prime from Agos today. Doesn't say anywhere on the packaging about Poweriser or anything, just Voyager. They had nothing else in stock, maybe someone else beat me to it.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:23 am
by Pretender Skywarp
SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I got Prime from Agos today. Doesn't say anywhere on the packaging about Poweriser or anything, just Voyager. They had nothing else in stock, maybe someone else beat me to it.


I think "Revealers" and "Powerizers" are the marketing dept being a bit over-zealous, they still say Deluxes and Voyagers on the packaging!

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:03 am
by SkyWarpsGhost
So are Powerizers gonna be Primes equivalent of Dotm Mechtech weapons then? Hope not.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:41 am
by Mykltron
SkyWarpsGhost wrote:I got Prime from Agos today. Doesn't say anywhere on the packaging about Poweriser or anything, just Voyager. They had nothing else in stock, maybe someone else beat me to it.

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None of my local Argoses have that voyager Megatron. They're stocking seems sporadic. I haven't come across any Bees yet!

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:So are Powerizers gonna be Primes equivalent of Dotm Mechtech weapons then? Hope not.


Looks like it. Plus stupid light up gimmick that doesn't really work.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:01 am
by gavinfuzzy
Picked up the 1st wave of FE deluxes in Hong Kong last December, and got myself a Takara FE Prime :D

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Sorry if i made anyone jelly...

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:01 am
by freaky777
Just gotten myself Takara's FE Vehicon.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:55 am
by Pretender Skywarp
freaky777 wrote:Just gotten myself Takara's FE Vehicon.


Just pulled the trigger on this one myself, especially after the news from the Hasbro camp.

£36 posted, courtesy of eBay....

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:38 am
by Mykltron
Really? I haven't seen it cheaper than £39.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:43 am
by Pretender Skywarp
Mykltron wrote:Really? I haven't seen it cheaper than £39.


I think it fluctuates given he exchange rate on any given day :lol:

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:25 am
by SkyWarpsGhost
Managed to find Megatron at Argos in Lisburn. No deluxe class, and stock showed one voyager which was the Megs I bagged. Using the stock finder on their website it appears Northern Ireland has very little stock, if any.

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:48 pm
by Va'al
First Edition Starscream just arrived! Woop!

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:28 am
by Mykltron
SkyWarpsGhost wrote:Managed to find Megatron at Argos in Lisburn. No deluxe class, and stock showed one voyager which was the Megs I bagged. Using the stock finder on their website it appears Northern Ireland has very little stock, if any.


Yes, it's very sporadic but considering we were told a few days ago that the release date is March we're lucky anything is showing up at all. Also, and as far as I know this has only happened once before, we got stuff before the USA :KREMZEEK:

I really want that Megatron but he's not in my area. Next Argos stock delivery is Feb 10th for us. And I have £80 of Argos vouchers sitting around...

Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:08 pm
by -Kanrabat-
Have a lttle copy/pasta from that other thread:

First, I got the Comic Con exclusive Prime 1st ed from HTS. (This one will stay sealed because I'm pretty sure deluxe OP will turn up eventually.)

Weeks later...

I saw TF Prime FE in my local TrU at Laval (Québec, Canada). They only had Starscream and Bumblebee. That was last November, or early December. Being a Starscream fan I just took him.

A while later, I took another Starscream to keep MOC, just in case. At 17$+tax, it's expensive, but I'm a Screamers fan.

After Xmas, the TF Prime toys were discounted to 5$! Of course, only The Bee was left. At that price, I snatched two. One I keep sealed, the other I open. (Bumblebee is not great by the way.)

Finally, the voyagers are here! Monday, I went to Tru, only to find just Optimus Prime. I wanted Bulkead too, but he was gone. I passed on Arcee and Cliffjumper because the voyager is 30$+tax and the deluxes are 17$+tax. Beside, there will be more later, right? Optimus Prime rock. Way better in person than in pictures.

Yesterday, I sad "screw it" and took Arcee at TrU. Great and sexy figure!

But then, **** got real on 4chan's /toy/ board. I saw thet the First Edition figures will be no more and the regular wave will be different, even inferior molds!
Bulkhead is being scalped at insane prices on Ebay...
Panic mode activated.

I franctically call all the TrU of Laval and Montreal. NO BULKHEAD ANYWHERE! Just in case, I call the TrU at the next town over. THEY HAVE HIM! Several in fact.

So today, after work, I asked a co-worker to give me a lift to that TrU. (I don't have a car). I used my credit card and most of my food money to get two Bulheads, two Cliffjumpers, one more Arcee and one more Optimus.

I'll play with one, and keep the other sealed. One hour and a half of multiple city bus rides later, in a slushstorm, I'm finally home with my haul.

Yes, I'm an idiot who will have to live on bread and water for a few days, but I'm a happy idiot.

Here, have a picture.
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Re: Transformers Prime Hauls Thread..

PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:15 am
by Mykltron
Sometimes one must make sacrifices. I've had to pay double for Prime and Bulkhead and nearly double for Cliffjumper, although I'm not convinced that order is going to come through.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:31 am
by paul053
A friend of mine picked up a first edition Cliffjumper for me at Winnipeg TRU.Yay!!! :KREMZEEK: :KREMZEEK: Say bye bye to that ugly RID one.