Costco / Sams Exclusives Coming Soon

Those don't tickle my fancy at all. Okay, I'll be honest about that comment. The 4 reissues in the 5-pack. Luckily, no Costco or Sams Club in New Zealand. Kind of luckily. I have two of those molds, my brother has the other two which I will buy off him and the best is by far - Longrack! I love the Armada Prime repaint but I'll buy it loose off eBay as I love the mold but have the others.

They all have new heads (their head remolds and name-sakes are homages, obviously. Two to Beast Wars and two to G1) and slight remolding (plus cyber keys) over the originals but all of them are boring and lame apart from Longrack. He's my favourite but the rest do suck.
Blurr is okay but in my opinion, the original is actually better (not in colour but in design).
Runamuck annoys me because on mine (well, my brother's), the arm does not move properly when using the minicon gimmick. You have to aid it slightly and then the minicon can do the rest of the work (which by the time you've aided it is next to nothing) compared to the original version, Sideswipe which works flawlessly and despite all the bad things said, I love the mold (well, I did get the Takara version coz it was actually available in New Zealand and cheap).

Now, the 2-pack... I love Cybertron Prime and I missed out on Crumplezone! While I'd buy it, I'd have to go on eBay so it may be cheaper to get just Crumplezone. Yet, if it isn't, I'll get this 2-pack as that Prime repaint (I have the original) is total ownage to my ears.

That Costco 2pack looks like a winner. I could really use the Cybertron Prime mold.

Can someone who is buying this 5-pack and who does not want the Prime figure be cool and let me know?

I'll pay $20 just for the Prime.

I used to have a Costco Membership I still have the card. but I'd have to pay about 30 bucks to get it renewed.

However I do own a Sam's Club Corporate membership. So I can use that.


None are re-decos as far as I can tell. All are Cybertron versions of Armada toys. So all have Minicon features re-tooled to use Cyber Keys instead of Minicons.

Don't know why they chose Runamuck for the set, Armada Sideswipe wold have been a better choice.

Its interesting to note the Keys that are packed with them:

A Decepticon Key for Buzzsaw, 2 different styled Autobot Keys for Prime and Longrack. An earth Key for Runamuck, and a Speed Planet Key for Blurr.

Still the set will let me get some re-tools of molds I missed in Cybertron, even though I already ave the Armada versions.

rpetras wrote:I'm interested in a Runamuck (really just the head) for a custom. If someone wants the 5 pack but not the Runamuck, PM me.

I'm the opposite. I kinda wish I'd have picked up Runamuck when he was on his own (maybe also Buzzsaw), but I don't feel it'd be worth buying the set just for the one or two figures, especially if I've already got Prime and Longrack.

Overcracker wrote:A Decepticon Key for Buzzsaw, 2 different styled Autobot Keys for Prime and Longrack. An earth Key for Runamuck, and a Speed Planet Key for Blurr.

Prime and Longrack are both Cybertron Cyber Keys; Prime's is just remolded so it works with the powerlink points or whatever. It also looks to be molded in the sort of clear red plastic used with the Wal-Mart-exclusive Big Daddy and Breakaway figures.

waaaaghlord wrote:

Overcracker wrote:None are re-decos as far as I can tell. All are Cybertron versions of Armada toys. So all have Minicon features re-tooled to use Cyber Keys instead of Minicons.

The Prime in the 5 pack is the only new deco. The version released in the Cybertron line had a red and black colour scheme, this version is closer to the original Armada colours but with the cyber key retooling.

Yeah sorry. The fact that we have seen this deco already a while back threw me off. I guess the pics we saw where for this release.

Yeah I have the Armada version and the Cybertron Repaint. Looking to add this scheme to the ranks of the ever growing Optimus Prime collection.

In fact there are a few more recent acquisitions I need to add to the pic in my sig.

Still in need of Prime...

I wonder if BBTS will get these. Then I might get them.

DavidT wrote:

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:Who's the one standing next to Blurr?

The names are on the front of the box in the picture

What I meant to ask was, is that a repaint of another character? Thanks for being kind about it, you coulda real gone to town on me for that gaff.

Overcracker wrote:He is a repaint and retool of Armada Sideswipe, Universe Treadshot (Came packaged with Universe UM), K-Mart Oilslick (came packaged with a repaint of BM Blackrachnia). With this color scheme and name he was originally released in the Cybertron line.

... but he's actually a homage to his "brother" Runabout. That name was probably unavailable at the time so Hasbro took the name of the white Runamuck instead.