Combiner Wars Leader Thundercracker sighted at Canadian retail

Humm, that store had wave 2 limbs like a month and a half ago (but at 23$ each). Unless you consider that timeline "soon" i wouldnt expect this fig to hit retail shelves in the next few days. Plus you do not see the prices on your picture but that leader Megatron is close to 80$... They are playing the "supply vs demand" game a bit to much for my taste.

megatronus wrote:And... did you buy him???

Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section. I find their prices a bit too expensive and I can wait for cheaper prices. I waited for Jetfire last year and Walmart brought him down to 30$. I will wait for something similar. Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures!

william-james88 wrote:And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

well, now I'm a sad panda.

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures!

With Magnus, it was easier due to the 150$ difference between both options (and the fact that both correspond to different scales so getting both is fine if money isnt an issue). But now, its only a difference of a few bucks and you go from Gen to MP. It's tearing my soul too. I am assuming that the MP starscream is coronation starscream. I think that will be what makes a difference.

Also, I laughed to hard at that rainbow comment of yours

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures!

With Magnus, it was easier due to the 150$ difference between both options (and the fact that both correspond to different scales so getting both is fine if money isnt an issue). But now, its only a difference of a few bucks and you go from Gen to MP. It's tearing my soul too. I am assuming that the MP starscream is coronation starscream. I think that will be what makes a difference.

Also, I laughed to hard at that rainbow comment of yours

I tend to be a one version of every mold guy. I don't own a version of the MP Seeker mold and I own Gen Jetfire. Easy choice if I had to pick one or the other. But I will say it again, TC is dead sexy in that getup!

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:And... did you buy him???

Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section. I find their prices a bit too expensive and I can wait for cheaper prices. I waited for Jetfire last year and Walmart brought him down to 30$. I will wait for something similar. Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

I got lucky with my Jetfire, too. I returned Windblade because of all the bad things I've heard about her, and there was just one Jetfire sitting at the bottom at the shelf. Lucky for me, it was 25% off all 59.99 or more Transformers. I got him for 27.87 because I had already returned something else and got credit.

shajaki wrote:You guys upset at mold sharing is kinda odd (to me). I mean, so long as they're not posed side by side then whats the issue?

(unless the issue is that you don't want to spend double the money for essentially the same figure... then I guess nevermind..)

I have no problems with mold sharing. I have a self imposed limit to try and only get one version of a mold. I break that rule more often than I would like to admit. Usually when it makes sense (Seekers) or if I really just like the mold. I have a feeling I'm going to need a lot of restraint this year.

Come on hasbrotoyshop.com, what you waitin' for?

If anyone is into Combiner Wars, then I really hope they don't mind mold sharing