Sighting - Robots in Disguise Mini-con 4 pack Found at ToysRUs

Posted by no-one Dec 26, 2015 at 11:46am CST 72,500 views

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Howdy fellow Seibertronians. Following the previous in hand look at the Robots in Disguise Mini-con 4 pack we have had several retail sightings submitted this morning.

The set includes the Mini-cons:

-Scorch strike Undertone

-Blizzard Strike Backtrack

-Scorch strike Beastbox

-Blizzard Strike Swelter

Seibertronian xRotorstormx, reluctantyouth and yours truly found the Mini-con 4 pack for $16.99 at ToysRUs in Milford, CT, Peoria IL and Baton Rouge, LA respectively. You can refresh your memory of the rest of the RID line here.

Transformers News: Sighting - Robots in Disguise Mini-con 4 pack Found at ToysRUs

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Comment by ScottyP Dec 26, 2015

Speaking of the sightings section, I've added a listing for these in there. Got so busy getting the Rescue Bots section caught up these slipped through the cracks on me!

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Comment by no-one Dec 26, 2015

ScottyP wrote:Speaking of the sightings section, I've added a listing for these in there. Got so busy getting the Rescue Bots section caught up these slipped through the cracks on me!

Awesome, I couldn't find them earlier. I'll go make a submission now.

EDIT: Has anyone noticed that the 4 packs appear to only come with 2 sets of energon armor?

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Comment by william-james88 Dec 26, 2015

carytheone wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Speaking of the sightings section, I've added a listing for these in there. Got so busy getting the Rescue Bots section caught up these slipped through the cracks on me!
Awesome, I couldn't find them earlier. I'll go make a submission now.

EDIT: Has anyone noticed that the 4 packs appear to only come with 2 sets of energon armor?

Yeah. And I find that too bad since that energon armour is the extent of the playability they have for me (since I am not buying the deployers). Those extra energon figures were beautifully implemented last time (as well as terribly ignored by Hasbro). Does anyone know if anything extra can be made of these clear armour bits?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Dec 29, 2015

Optimus does not look too bad in that armor. Sideswipe looks pretty funny though. Not too bad overall though, definitely interesting

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Comment by Madeus Prime Dec 31, 2015

Kind of a request, as I own neither figure, are the heads of the blue Optimus and Megatronus swappable. Just could somebody humor me and check so I don't waste my money on buying both toys. :oops:

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Comment by RAR Jan 1, 2016

I thought I'd mention that there is a KO of RID-15 Optimus Prime's Warrior Class toy out / or due soon in China and also one of Drift both are about Voyager Size - and complement the existing Grimlock, Bumblebee & StrongArm toys.

Optimus looks like he's a good option for scale fans and has that bonus advantage of being closer to the proper size like Grimlock is too - while not being quite so huge as the Takara "Leader class" version.

The versions shown here are the ones with metal parts - but they may well make all plastic version too.

http://world.taobao.com/item/5257577785 ... 0.0.oaJvLO

I thought this was worth mentioning where someone would be more likely to see it than tucked away in the KO forum that is so rarely visited. as it's potentially of specific interest to those likely to read this thread perhaps.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 1, 2016

I would still not recomend that mold to anyone.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Jan 1, 2016

It's still not a bad mold, just the arms really

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 1, 2016

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:It's still not a bad mold, just the arms really

Oh there is way more than that. The feet are right there for all to see, the transformation is overly simplistic with most detail repeating from robot mode to alt mode, there is a random hole in the back that serve NO purpose, the head keeps sinking and as you said, the arms are atrocious with both the terrible shoulder articulation and the giant panels under the forearms. Seriously, I would love to see anyone argue how this is not the worse toy from the warrior class. Sideswipe has a huge flaw, but he is way more interesting than this optimus toy.

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Comment by RAR Jan 2, 2016

The fore arm pannels for me about 5 minute with a screw driver and some snips to fix by trimming the ridge on the ring the wheels mount onto down a little the kibble "Boxing gloves" can then rotate back allowing things to plug all the way through his hands.

I have no objection to the shoulders of the gap in the back of vehicle mode, I don't notice either in general play.

As for the head dipping down - did you grab it and pull it upwards as it has to "click" into place to stay put properly.

Anyway Warrior Optimus is a perfectly respectable toy by comparison to say Sideswipe. I'm definitely going to get the Oversize Optimus & Drift soon as I can locate a less expensive source for them.

The only slight objection I do have to Optimus is it's not an easy fix to fix the miss-assembly error on his legs.

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Jan 5, 2016

Fellow Seibertronians, fresh off of Autobase Aichi's facebook page, we have a great look at RID Deployer's Overload and Backtrack. As you will see below, Overload boasts a rather unique and interesting transformation for a tank-based Transformer. Below we've mirrored several of the highlights from the gallery:

And for an even better look check out Baltmatrix's review of him:

Next we have an accompanying commercial featuring the new Cyclone Mini-cons and Overload:

So, what do you think of the new 'Cyclone' Mini-con's? Did you like Overload's transformation - should other tank-based transformers emulate it? let us know in the comment section below.

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Comment by no-one Jan 5, 2016

I had high hopes for Overlord, oh well. I still like his lil buddy though. I hope they release at least one version of the round minicon as a single pack.

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Comment by Mkall Jan 5, 2016

Hopefully he'll be in a non-deployer figure (such as how Fracture was re-done). I'd get him then.

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Comment by Cobotron Jan 5, 2016

carytheone wrote: I still like his lil buddy though. I hope they release at least one version of the round minicon as a single pack.

I think they are. You could always get a Battle Pack, a cool ball bot, and a super sweet Commander Class figure to PARTY YOUR DASHBOARD! :HALUC:

I had high hopes for Overload, oh well.

His character design is so cool, I wanted to like the toy. Maybe, like Fracture, we'll get a cool Warrior.

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Comment by no-one Jan 5, 2016

Cobotron wrote:
carytheone wrote: I still like his lil buddy though. I hope they release at least one version of the round minicon as a single pack.
I think they are. You could always get a Battle Pack, a cool ball bot, and a super sweet Commander Class figure to PARTY YOUR DASBOARD!

I think you already talked me into the OP battle pack. Bludgeon is a cool minicon, but the lil round minicon I want is different than those. I want the one that looks like the ones that Micronus Prime sent after Optimus when he was training with King Kai.

So far that mold only comes in a 4 pack and with Overlord.

carytheone wrote:I had high hopes for Overload, oh well.
His character design is so cool, I wanted to like the toy. Maybe, like Fracture, we'll get a cool Warrior.

Fracture set the bar pretty high, so one can only hope. I like his spartan look.

Also, doesn't that minicon remind you of this:

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Jan 6, 2016

I gotta say, I wasn't expecting the transformation to be as cool as it was, the way the tank leaves the treads on the ground is awesome; always nice to see new innovations for a standard archetype of transformers 8-)

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Comment by Mechastrike Jan 6, 2016

Overload reminds me of Magnus a bit and yes i'm aware of Armada Overload is sometimes compared to Ultra Magnus.

as for the mini-cons, i'm thinking... Bakugan.

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Comment by worldsgreatest Jan 6, 2016

Overload and Blizzard Drift popped into stock at HTS and Entertainment Earth back at the beginning of December.

Picked up Overload, and man is he sweet. Excellent transformation, excellent gimmick, striking deco, cool battle mask, and unique articulation for a Deployer.

Honestly one of my top figures of the year in any category.

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Comment by no-one Jan 6, 2016

Hellscream9999 wrote:I gotta say, I wasn't expecting the transformation to be as cool as it was, the way the tank leaves the treads on the ground is awesome; always nice to see new innovations for a standard archetype of transformers

The treads are badass. I was hoping for more arm articulation. Overlord does have a very cool silhouette. I'll probably get him and deployer Drift if I find a good sale just for the minicons.

Hoping for a warrior Overlord though. Maybe some of that Fracture lightning will strike twice.

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Comment by william-james88 Jan 6, 2016

carytheone wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:I gotta say, I wasn't expecting the transformation to be as cool as it was, the way the tank leaves the treads on the ground is awesome; always nice to see new innovations for a standard archetype of transformers
The treads are badass. I was hoping for more arm articulation. Overlord does have a very cool silhouette. I'll probably get him and deployer Drift if I find a good sale just for the minicons.

Hoping for a warrior Overlord though. Maybe some of that Fracture lightning will strike twice.

There is one added factor to him being better than the other two deployers: the minicons he propels roll. That makes a huge difference for me since it adds a beautiful element of playability where the minicon covers a much greater distance. It would be like in the Star Wars Prequels where those all droids would roll around and transform to shoot at the jedi.

I might actually get this one if the price becomes right.

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