Toys R Us Exclusive Masterpiece Grimlock Rerelease Found at US Retail

Posted by mooncake623 May 22, 2014 at 5:53am CDT 46,692 views

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Seibertron.com member Primeultimus just dropped by to let us know that Toys R Us Masterpiece Grimlock's (marked MP-03) re-release has been spotted in store in the US. The photo, reported on Facebook Group Tokyo Toys, comes from a Toys R Us store in Dallas, Texas, priced at $59.99. Check out the photos below, revealing some differences in the figure compared to its first iteration!

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Comment by It Is Him May 22, 2014

A non-public facebook group. I wonder if there's something to hide.

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Comment by Sabrblade May 22, 2014

It Is Him wrote:A non-public facebook group. I wonder if there's something to hide.

TF Columbia is also a non-public Facebook group, yet they're always showing us new stuff.

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Comment by Rodimus Prime May 22, 2014

If I find any at my TRU, I'd be happy to pick 1 (or 2) up for you guys, at cost plus shipping.

Let me know if you're interested. I'll be going to TRU in about 2 hours.

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Comment by Oddimus Prime May 22, 2014

So let me get this straight...

MP Grimlock reissue in the US is $59.99 or about £36.

In the Uk he is £99.99 - or or about $170.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Action-Figures-and-Playsets/Transformers-Masterpiece-Grimlock(0125822)?searchPosition=1

I know we Brits are constantly bemoaning the fact that we pay in £ what the US pays in $ but on what planet does that pricing even remotely make sense!?!?!

I'm gad I got the previous version... *grumble grumble grumble*

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Comment by It Is Him May 22, 2014

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Comment by ArmadaPrime May 22, 2014

Oddimus Prime wrote:So let me get this straight...

MP Grimlock reissue in the US is $59.99 or about £36.

In the Uk he is £99.99 - or or about $170.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Action-Figures-and-Playsets/Transformers-Masterpiece-Grimlock(0125822)?searchPosition=1

I know we Brits are constantly bemoaning the fact that we pay in £ what the US pays in $ but on what planet does that pricing even remotely make sense!?!?!

I'm gad I got the previous version... *grumble grumble grumble*

Agreed wholeheartedly.
I mean the American price is less, in £, than we pay for one of the new leaders-by about £10(/$16)
But the UK price is literally nearly three times the American price? That is preposterous. I mean even taking off 20% for VAT, we're paying £83/$140,and that's still more than double the American price.
I often moan about Hasbro UK-generally for the shocking distribution problems, which is admittedly often in part the fault of individual stores (although certainly not in all cases; making the entire generations line TRU exclusive is a daft move)-but whilst the pricing is normally a bit off, something as ridiculous as this is seriously taking the piss.

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Comment by Kibble May 22, 2014

dragons wrote:how many do you need isn't one enough you bought for member I can understand, 2?

Relax...he bought two, not two cases.

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Comment by Craver2707 May 22, 2014

I'm just a little bit curious as to why these aren't listed on the U.S. Toys R Us website, but are on the UK's site. Makes me think they might have been put out early... Not that that's a bad thing. Just looks like I'll be making a LOT of calls until I can find one.

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Comment by Thalack May 22, 2014

sigmaprime wrote:
Thalack wrote:
Already had a guy on the other forum I frequent admit to buying all the ones his local tru had, total of 6 grimlocks. And we know what he's doing with them since he's a big seller.

he had ten, and was trying to sell them on that sites buy sell trade forum. his page got closed pretty fast which is awesome.

That's good news lol!

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Comment by LordTwann May 22, 2014

Looks like these are already averaging $200 on ebay, so yeah. I don't expect I'll be finding any at retail. :HEADHURTS:

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Comment by gantzrunner May 22, 2014

I wish I could buy just his leg claws. I got the Hasbro version and hate the gold plastic. This one looks like it has gold chrome instead. Anybody have a broken takara mold or one if those KOs that's floating around? Lol

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Comment by Myndbomb May 22, 2014

There's been some feuding going on last few days on the various FB pages, and some have become non-public, at least until people stop being immature and posting stupid crap on each others pages.

And supposedly, any that did not sell out immediately, have been taken off the shelves and returned to the back stock rooms. The reason that's been told to a few people is that they are not supposed to be available until June and that they should have never been put out in the first place.

/shrug

We shall see in 2-3 weeks I guess.

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Comment by wewyllenium May 22, 2014

I need this. I hope it's made in Vietnam as well

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Comment by Stormrider May 22, 2014

Oooh...showing off your $2 bill.

Sadly, that $2 bill is easier to obtain than Grimmy.

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Comment by homicide May 23, 2014

That's some BS how some people are just cleaning them out of stores, I'm glad I got mine a few years ago, but it looks like I'll have to fight to get a MP Prowl when he comes out later this summer.

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Comment by GuyIncognito May 23, 2014

I'm a bit disappointed to see they removed some paint apps, but maybe that's why it's a relatively-affordable $60. Does Reprolabels have a set for this figure?

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Comment by Sabrblade May 23, 2014

GuyIncognito wrote:I'm a bit disappointed to see they removed some paint apps, but maybe that's why it's a relatively-affordable $60. Does Reprolabels have a set for this figure?

The only paint details that were removed were the unnecessary ones that Hasbro added to their first release, which detracted from the show-accuracy of the figure and leaned more towards toy-accuracy. Otherwise, the toy is still about 97% identical to the previous release since the missing paint were just that minor and he now has some chrome toes where the first Hasbro release did not.

For convenience, the newer one will look more like the one on the right, paint apps-wise:

Though, I think the gray might also be a bit lighter and duller than both of those, but we'll see.

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Comment by GuyIncognito May 23, 2014

Thanks, Sabreblade. I can see what you mean. Those red stripes on the arms are actually pretty bad looking, and the others don't add much.

Does the new one come with the crown?

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Comment by Sabrblade May 23, 2014

GuyIncognito wrote:Thanks, Sabreblade. I can see what you mean. Those red stripes on the arms are actually pretty bad looking, and the others don't add much.

Does the new one come with the crown?

Yep. It's basically the Takara version deco with the Hasbro version accessories.

Though, in person, the arm stripes and thigh spots don't look too bad on the first Hasbro release, so it wasn't as drastic a deco change as, say, Hasbro's MP Rodimus. :BLACKEYE: