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News Credits: 1082 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:04 am

The new issue of the official Transformers Collector's Club Magazine is arriving in mailboxes everywhere, and unfortunately it contains some news that some may consider unsavory...

According to sources who have received the magazine, the much anticipated Seacons set will not be available in April as was first suggested, but looks to be delayed until a June or july time frame.

A very reliable source, Brian Savage, says that this is due to packaging issues, and not problems with the actual toys' production.

On a positive note, the magazine does include some information about characters in the Wave 2 and Wave 3 lineups of Animated, and of course the assortment of other goodies, including the continuation of the Transtech comic.

Animated Wave 2: Adds Ratchet and Blackarachnia
Animated Wave 3: Adds Jazz, Oil Slick, Snarl, and Soundwave

You can view the original author's thread here.

If you are a member of the Collector's Club, the mail should hold your magazine soon.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:12 am

hmmmmmm, yay?

i wonder what the seacons will look like

Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:16 am

You had to see that one coming. Hell, the Seacons have been delayed for like 6 years already. Too bad, I was getting my pre-order finger all warmed up too.

News Credits: 1082 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:21 am

I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl... :o)

News Credits: 665 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:23 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl...

I'm actually happy, because by then I'll have a job and finally be able to afford them! :grin:

News Credits: 129 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:26 am

At least the Club is reliably late with everything.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:34 am

Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

News Credits: 1082 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:42 am

Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members. :grin:

Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:45 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members.

Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

News Credits: 2 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:47 am

No repaints in the first three waves? =( I won't give up hope.

News Credits: 9 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:54 am

Great. Now I need to find my TF fix from some closeby street corner.

This statement in no way condones the use of drugs. DON'T USE DRUGS! :grin:

News Credits: 665 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:56 am

Dagon wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members.

Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job aand some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:04 am

Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job aand some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

News Credits: 665 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:22 am

Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job and some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike :SICK:

Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:10 am

Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike

Oh my god, that's awful. Was that from Beast Machines, or was it at the bottom of your cereal box Skowl? (I know where it's from, ok?)

News Credits: 3 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:56 am

I can wait for the Seacons, no big deal.

Now for this little gem here:

I can't wait for the next Counterpunch article "Why I like Transformers: Beast MAchines"

News Credits: 129 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:06 am

DISCHARGE wrote:I can't wait for the next Counterpunch article "Why I like Transformers: Beast MAchines"

I started out with RiD for a reason. :wink:

News Credits: 2 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:44 am

When are wave two and three being released ?

If I may ask please and thank you

News Credits: 387 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:40 am

Skowl wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl...

I'm actually happy, because by then I'll have a job and finally be able to afford them!

I still wont have a job (not old enough), but I should be able to save up for it and get them by the time they’re out.

Yay for us poor people!

News Credits: 3 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:47 am

Nice, I figured Ratchet would be wave 2 if not 1 and it's good we got confirmation on which wave Jazz and Soundwave will be out, even if it will be awhile.

News Credits: 349 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:59 pm

This doesn't surprise me at all, in fact, I think the club did it on purpose. A good chunk of everyone's TF budget is already promised to the following currently:

Encore Skylynx
Encore Omega Supreme
Animated Prototypes
Premium Movie Figures
Botcon Box Sets
Club Registration
Botcon Souvenir Sets
Botcon dealer room purchases.

So I'm sure to encourage sales of Nightbeat and the Seacons, they delayed them. I mean, it wouldn't make sense to ship something over now when all its going to do is take up room in their warehouse until people get past Botcon.

Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:27 pm

Works out better for me. Already have a Seacon set, but this'll give me more time to accumulate money for this >_>

And I seem to remember a Japanese release that was kind of a general off-white and gold color under the name God Neptune. Maybe it'll be something like that?

News Credits: 2 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:23 pm

After Encore Omega Supreme...I can handle that.

Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike

Dagon wrote:Oh my god, that's awful. Was that from Beast Machines, or was it at the bottom of your cereal box Skowl? (I know where it's from, ok?)

And I sort of liked that mold from the BM line... :-(

At least, I did before you all poked holes in my emotional bucket... :-(

News Credits: 3 · Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:32 pm

Sgt. Grumbles wrote:Works out better for me. Already have a Seacon set, but this'll give me more time to accumulate money for this >_>

And I seem to remember a Japanese release that was kind of a general off-white and gold color under the name God Neptune. Maybe it'll be something like that?

We already know what the Seacons will look like. I can't find any decent
pictures so here is one off the cover of Master Collector:

DSC01043.JPG

There are better pictures out there but I'm too lazy to find them and I don't have a scanner.