The Energon Pub

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I really hope Ratbat and Rumble get rereleased in Earthrise. Those ebay prices are insane. If they aren't then Wingthing'll take the place of Ratbat unfortunately

Unfortunately Smashdown and Astrotrain, both re-releases themselves, are in Wave 1, and in the Micromaster Class we already know Wave 2 (Astro Squard and Race Track Patrol), so I don't see Ratbat and the red guy on the pegs any time soon. Not even at Target with their Wave 1 to 3 backstock because the just released Earthrise Micromasters share their space.

[Wolfman Jake]

Does that make you very nimble on your feet to have two right ones?

Two right feet are better than two wrong feet... I'll show myself out

Well i did wonder if this meant my Apeface was a super dancer....

I can see it now! Apeface going full on Flashdance with an off the shoulder sweatshirt and leaning back in a chair on stage, pulling the rope to pour a bucket of water on himself as he dances his heart out.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

[Sentinel_Primal]

I finally bit the bullet and ordered Rumble and Ratbat from someone on eBay. Which means it's about time for HasTak to announce a reissue

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Reminds me of me dropping money on CW Red Optimus just in time for SIEGE Optimus to happen. Oh well, I like CW Optimus' gun better anyway.


Found a serviceable arrangement for connecting Brunt to Trypticon.

[no-one]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

And at less than retail. There are a few sub $20 listings on Aliexpress.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

And at less than retail. There are a few sub $20 listings on Aliexpress.

$20 will probably be the best they come to over the course of this year

[no-one]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

And at less than retail. There are a few sub $20 listings on Aliexpress.

$20 will probably be the best they come to over the course of this year

That's what I figured as well. So I bit that $18 bullet last week. You know I got a shrine to overfill.

[aronjlove]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

And at less than retail. There are a few sub $20 listings on Aliexpress.

$20 will probably be the best they come to over the course of this year

That's what I figured as well. So I bit that $18 bullet last week. You know I got a shrine to overfill.

If it makes you feel better, I got Spy Patrol 2 and paid $19.99 pre-order back when they were first announced. The very same online store now has them for $29.99, so $18 ain't bad at all.

[no-one]

So what's the deal with Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit? Did it ever hit retail? There's a grand total of one listing on eBay.

Tail-end syndrome. Very few retail sightings have been reported, and any online listings are gone and sold out like lightning.

Showed up at a few places, and then poof!

They will probably show up at TJmaxx in around 6-8 months

And at less than retail. There are a few sub $20 listings on Aliexpress.

$20 will probably be the best they come to over the course of this year

That's what I figured as well. So I bit that $18 bullet last week. You know I got a shrine to overfill.

If it makes you feel better, I got Spy Patrol 2 and paid $19.99 pre-order back when they were first announced. The very same online store now has them for $29.99, so $18 ain't bad at all.

I don't really feel that bad, but do wish I'd got in on early preorders. Hindsight is 20/20, but Siege was so readily available I didn't think we'd have a last wave drought. I've clearly learned nothing from the PW3

[Skritz]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

[sol magnus]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

I bought mine from Target. He didn't last long, but I saw him a few times at other stores even after I got mine. What I've never seen is Siege Astrotrain, Singe, the 2nd Spy Pack and Aimless (I got him from Amazon).

[Rodimus Prime]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

No, he was general retail, as far as I know. I saw him once and bought him, and I haven't seen another one since. EBay has a lot of Barricades, for good prices. You can pick one up easily.

[Nemesis Primal]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

I just saw the entirety of Wave 4, Barry included, on shelves still and readily available two days ago, plus Barricade is still in stock on Hasbro Pulse at the very least.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

If you've seen Barricade's Wave mates Mirage and Impactor, but not Barricade himself, chances he's been scalped.

I will say that most stores didn't make it past Wave 3 (Red Alert, Refraktor & Brunt), because of how slow the assortments moved towards the end of the year, and may not have reordered in anticipation of Earthrise.

I know of two Targets in my local area that still has him, along with some stragglers like Chromia.

[Sabrblade]

I saw Barricade at stores a handful of times, but only in late 2019 and only prior to New Year's. He was gone by January 2020.

[RodimusRex]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

What I always heard was that Hasbro has to negotiate with Walmart to put normal, general release figures up for sale individually online. They bargain for a limited number of items that can be displayed at conventions and preordered. Walmart really would prefer the figures be in-store selection only. So a compromise gets struck.

[Hellscream9999]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

What are you talking about? He's still available on pulse and has been for months

[Nemesis Destron]

I know a lot of us are under lockdown but can anyone tell me why the HELL did Siege Barricade never appear in online listings or shelves? Was he an exclusive and I somehow missed that detail?

Sorry to hear that dude! I definitely saw his wave in retail around me. The one I never saw but so damn lucky I scored was Jetfire.

I went and found him at my local Target and a buddy of mine pointed out the white bar code on the box. According to him someone returned the sought after figure and now he's mine. But never saw him in stores.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I saw Barry on the shelves once, but passed on him because I had my heart set on hopefully finding other things.

Ultimately I got the Rainmaker set on that trip.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I'll have to get Barricade eventually, Caliburst seems a nice color match for him, more than Slugslinger. Can anyone verify?

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'll have to get Barricade eventually, Caliburst seems a nice color match for him, more than Slugslinger. Can anyone verify?

It's because SIEGE "Caliburst" is more like G2 Blowpipe.

I swear, the next HasLab project should be financing a do-over of "The Trainwreck The Rebirth"..

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I'll have to get Barricade eventually, Caliburst seems a nice color match for him, more than Slugslinger. Can anyone verify?

It's because SIEGE "Caliburst" is more like G2 Blowpipe.

Yeah, Caliburst needed his own set of parts. O well...

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I'll have to get Barricade eventually, Caliburst seems a nice color match for him, more than Slugslinger. Can anyone verify?

It's because SIEGE "Caliburst" is more like G2 Blowpipe.

Yeah, Caliburst needed his own set of parts. O well...

Needed his own set of parts, and to be in the right smegging colors!

[AcademyofDrX]

I'm pretty sure I've seen every mass retail Siege release on shelves with the notable exception of Rumble and Ratbat. All things considered, I've been pretty happy with Siege distribution.