In-Hand Images: Unreleased Transformers Movie Trilogy Deluxe Soundblaster

Ill laugh if these things start showing up in TJ Maxx next year. With all the repaints Hasbro shoots out of it's anus, there's bound to be a few pallets of these things gathering dust in some warehouse. Same thing for deluxe Leadfoot with the Target symbol. They just haven't been snuck out yet by crooked employees.

Va'al wrote:I was able to get the regular DotM Soundwave, and wasn't impressed, at all.

This one looks a little nicer, but still not a fan of the mold. Shame really.

To be honest though, most of the line was comprised of large amounts of fail. Particularly the MechTech weapons.

Rated X wrote:Ill laugh if these things start showing up in TJ Maxx next year. With all the repaints Hasbro shoots out of it's anus, there's bound to be a few pallets of these things gathering dust in some warehouse. Same thing for deluxe Leadfoot with the Target symbol. They just haven't been snuck out yet by crooked employees.

Actually I think they have, the only way I was able to obtain one.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Ill laugh if these things start showing up in TJ Maxx next year.

That would take a whole miracle considering these were never even mass-produced, much less even packaged. These eBay ones are loose factory samples.

I could, in principal, see the REGULAR versions showing up on this side of the Pacific eventually... Yeah, I know, it's wishful thinking at best. It sucks that they shelfwarmed in Asia while we never even SAW them.

But, then again, there IS another movie line in the works, and it wouldn't surprise me to see some redecos.

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Ill laugh if these things start showing up in TJ Maxx next year.

That would take a whole miracle considering these were never even mass-produced, much less even packaged. These eBay ones are loose factory samples.

Remember the "rare" ROTF red Rampage and Evac that wound up in TJ Maxx ?

Those were mass produced, and therefore could show up in stores. I even saw the red Rampage at Kmart and Walmart a few times.

These Soundwaves, however, are merely finished factory samples that aren't fit for brick-and-mortar standard retail sales. No mass production or packaging = no TJ Maxx.

Seibertron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:These Soundwaves, however, are merely finished factory samples that aren't fit for brick-and-mortar standard retail sales. No mass production or packaging = no TJ Maxx.

I wouldn't so no to that. There are far too many molds that have been missed in the US market over the past 5 years. They've got to have something up their sleeves or else Hasbro just doesn't want to make money. I don't believe the latter so I believe the former will happen and in ways that aren't expecting. We've seen too many rules to "traditions" broken to count out opportunities like certain figures getting a release at some point that we never thought possible.

Well, I meant as the figures are now. If Hasbro gets on the ball and produces more of them and makes packaging and instructions and all that for them, then yeah I could see it happening.

Thing is, ever since Animated, the final figures of each major Hasbro toyline (minus ROTF) keep getting dropped or put on hold indefinitely. Animated, Robot Heroes, Reveal the Shield, and DOTM all had their final toys canceled. The fact that the Prime First Edition toys got a second run and that PRID Voyager Skyquake managed to get released at all are quite shocking.

Got mine yesterday! Last night was too busy for me to shoot light tent shots, but here's a crummy cell phone pic:


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Transformers Hoarder wrote:
Nice, what number is it? In bot mode it's on his chest.

156 iirc. Will look again later and correct this post if that's wrong.

If anyone is interested in picking one up, another has been listed and comes to a end in about a day.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330924965519?redirect=mobile&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

SkyWarpsGhost wrote:Mine arrived today, numbered 040. I believe the auction I won was the 2nd public eBay auction. Paid £88 for mine

Awesome, and thanks for the numbered info.