The Energon Pub

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:23 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Whoa, Hot Wheels is making famous movie cars? Dang, that's sweet! I'd love to get my hands on a DeLorean, but I guess they're hard to find.

Not the BTTF time machine, just a stock '81 DeLorean. From what I understand, the silver one came out at the same time as the Ghostbusters' Ecto-1. Naturally, they're long gone now and/or scalper bait. But, the gold DeLorean can still be found. I got one of them as a consolation prize once; haul pictured below. Man, it would have been even better with the silver DeLo and the Ecto!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:32 pm

Oh well, stock DeLorean's cooler than no DeLorean at all! Pretty awesome.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:22 am

Heads up guys, someone at Cybertron.ca reported an MP Grimlock sighting last night, however he hasn't posted visual proof yet, and oddly enough they haven't newsified it yet either. Even so, might be a sign to start checking your local TRUs!

News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:37 am

Stopped by my local TRU today and saw Battle Ops Bumblebee and HFTD scouts. nothing else new though. They are putting all ROTF stuff on clearence for great prices so there may be some hope for some new stock in the future

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:14 pm

Further info on my previous post, someone called around to all the Lower Mainland TRUs, and each one told him they were expecting a shipment of MP Grimlocks this week. Unfortunately, a very small shipment of 6 per store. Hopefully there will be further restocks.

Lower Mainland fans, do your hunting! Everyone else, it's only a matter of time!

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:17 pm

I guess everyone is too busy looking for Me Grimlock to post sightings. He is pretty much all over Canada by now. Hope you all have been as lucky as I to find one!

News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:02 pm

Zeds wrote:I guess everyone is too busy looking for Me Grimlock to post sightings. He is pretty much all over Canada by now. Hope you all have been as lucky as I to find one!

There's none at my store. I check all the time. Too bad they can't be as diligent getting them to us with the rest of the lines

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:24 pm

Well I have a couple hours where I'll be checking a couple stores before I head to the Airport to pick-up a guest for my Convention. Grimlock would be nice but seeing some Generations are suppose to be appearing, finding Drift or POC Joes will be cool enough.

Last bit for any one in BC, Anime Evolution is this week-end, If any of you are attending, feel free to stop me say Hi as I spin around running things.

by **Redknight prime** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:01 pm

No Grimlock at the toys'r us in Pointe-claire. They barely had anything on the shelve and nothing in the back room...
any sighting in Laval or on the south shore?

News Credits: 1 · by **HybridHero** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:29 pm

Zeds wrote:I guess everyone is too busy looking for Me Grimlock to post sightings. He is pretty much all over Canada by now. Hope you all have been as lucky as I to find one!

It's true, the cybertron.ca boards are on fire. I managed to find one myself through OCD searching (went to the same Toys'R'Us 4 times in 2 days!), but it was worth it, because MP Grimlock is all kinds of awesome!

He's incredibly hard to find now, especially since he's new and was released during a 25% off sale, but you have to assume that once the sale is over they'll be restocked and slightly easier to get ahold of.

News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:08 pm

HftD wave 1 voyagers and wave 1 5 pack PCC at Fairway Mall Walmart today. Still no new deluxes of any kind though...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:25 pm

Same at some of the BC Walmarts & TRUs as well. Probably sold out by now, but hopefully I can pick up a Seaspray & Bombshock soon.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:22 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Same at some of the BC Walmarts & TRUs as well. Probably sold out by now, but hopefully I can pick up a Seaspray & Bombshock soon.

Go to Lougheed Mall as soon as you can. Last time I check (approx. 10am this morning), both A3AU and Wal-Mart had one.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:07 pm

Darn, I'm broke right now.

Oh well, hopefully they will restock. It is wave 1 after all.

I heard Metropolis Comics & Toys also had Wave 1 Generations Deluxes, but again, quite possibly sold out already.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:27 am

Heads up, Wave 1 Generations & HFTD Deluxes are starting to show up at Walmarts in the Lower Mainland. First sighting was at Grandview, but they're already gone.

Also of note, the recent 2-packs have been sighted at a North Vancouver Zellers as well.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:04 pm

What's in Wave 1 of HFTD again?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:20 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:What's in Wave 1 of HFTD again?

Legends:
Optimus Prime
Cyber Fire Bumblebee
Red Rampage
Ravage

Scout:
Backfire
Brimstone
Crankstart
Hubcap

Deluxe:
Battle Blades Bumblebee
Ironhide
Jetblade
Sea Attack Ravage

Voyager:
Seaspray
Payload
Night Ops Ratchet

Now on to the sighting part. :grin:

After I left, Lougheed Walmart had 1 Seaspray, at least 2 Ratchets, and at least 2 Payloads. For Deluxes, there were only 2 each of Ironhide, Jetblade & Sea Attack Ravage, but not on the pegs, only in the opened boxes on the skid in front of the aisle. No Generations unfortunately, they were all gone before I got there. Didn't pay attention to Scouts or Legends, but I don't think there was much.

Urban Samurai had a bunch of Battle Blades Bumblebee (I suspect they're buying up Walmart's stock...) some of the other HFTD Deluxes, a whole bunch of WFC Primes & 2 or 3 Drifts. I would've bought those two had I not already scored Seaspray & BB Bee at Walmart. Also 1 Leader Starscream for $79.99 and 2 Device Label Blasters at $89.99.

So yeah. The hunt is on!

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:59 am

kirbenvost wrote:I would've bought those two had I not already scored Seaspray & BB Bee at Walmart.

Dude was that you?? I was right there when I think you picked those up.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:47 am

Whoa, really? Haha, yeah I was the guy with the stupid hipster shades & the bike helmet. Cool, now I know who you are.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:42 am

kirbenvost wrote:Legends:
Optimus Prime
Cyber Fire Bumblebee
Red Rampage
Ravage

Scout:
Backfire
Brimstone
Crankstart
Hubcap

Deluxe:
Battle Blades Bumblebee
Ironhide
Jetblade
Sea Attack Ravage

Voyager:
Seaspray
Payload
Night Ops Ratchet

Wait a sec. You're saying that Wave 1 HFTD is showing up now? The scouts (and some of the Legends; I remember seeing the Red Rampage a couple of times) have been there for at least two weeks, and I already said that the Voyagers were there over the weekend.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:58 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Legends:
Optimus Prime
Cyber Fire Bumblebee
Red Rampage
Ravage

Scout:
Backfire
Brimstone
Crankstart
Hubcap

Deluxe:
Battle Blades Bumblebee
Ironhide
Jetblade
Sea Attack Ravage

Voyager:
Seaspray
Payload
Night Ops Ratchet

Wait a sec. You're saying that Wave 1 HFTD is showing up now? The scouts (and some of the Legends; I remember seeing the Red Rampage a couple of times) have been there for at least two weeks, and I already said that the Voyagers were there over the weekend.

No, I was just giving the full list of Wave 1 HFTD because you asked what's in the wave but didn't specify classes. You probably meant just Deluxe...

Scouts & Legends have definitely been there for awhile, yes, and Voyagers were sighted over the weekend but it was the first time I'd seen them myself so I was relaying stock levels in case others are still looking, and the Deluxes have only started showing up in the past week.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:28 am

Sorry for the double posting, but I just heard that Soul of Anime at Richmond Centre has the Fansproject Explorer & Munitioner sets in stock. $100 if you preordered, $109.99 if not.

News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:11 pm

Fairway Mall TRU has full stock of all wave 1 Generations Deluxe and HFTD deluxes.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:18 pm

kirbenvost wrote:Sorry for the double posting, but I just heard that Soul of Anime at Richmond Centre has the Fansproject Explorer & Munitioner sets in stock. $100 if you preordered, $109.99 if not.

I'll keep my BBTS preorder instead. I really don't care for the way they sell KO's without any indication they aren't authentic.

I know it really doesn't matter seeing one of the guys behind SOA is part of Fansproject. (yhea, thats why they had a sample one on display a while back). But that's just the way I see it.

News Credits: 1 · by **Judge Deliberata** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:38 pm

Montreal's favorite highly overpriced TF source, Toys On Fire, had the first Generations wave in last week, which quickly disappeared (despite the packaging being in badly mangled condition). Going by past history with the Universe line , I'd estimate maybe another week or two before they start popping up on shelves everywhere.