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Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:23 pm
by Mindmaster
Our buddies over at TFW2005 had a user spot the Fall of Cybertron Wreckers (finally!) and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron in a pair of Wal*Marts in West Virginia.

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Fellow Seibertronians, be vigilant at your local stores.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:49 pm
by Cyber Bishop
I spotted that Megatron earlier today @ Wal Mart in New Orleans.

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Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:55 pm
by Mindmaster
Cyber Bishop wrote:I spotted that Megatron earlier today @ Wal Mart in New Orleans.


No Wreckers, though? I've been waiting to see them for a long time. If I don't find them, going to try to get a replacement Energon Storm Jet, find Energon Windrazor (and maybe Terradive, I need a new weapon for him as I've given his to Sky Shadow to use for leg mode), and repurpose the Energon Aerialbots as Classics Aerialbots to face off against my repurposed Fall of Cybertron Combaticons

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:02 am
by Cyber Bishop
Mindmaster wrote:
Cyber Bishop wrote:I spotted that Megatron earlier today @ Wal Mart in New Orleans.


No Wreckers, though? I've been waiting to see them for a long time. If I don't find them, going to try to get a replacement Energon Storm Jet, find Energon Windrazor (and maybe Terradive, I need a new weapon for him as I've given his to Sky Shadow to use for leg mode), and repurpose the Energon Aerialbots as Classics Aerialbots to face off against my repurposed Fall of Cybertron Combaticons



No wreckers, all the pegs were cluttered by the Combaticons, Primes and Magnus unfortunately.. I was looking for an employee to see if they had any more in the back and could not find one.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:54 am
by ScottyP
Oh wow, may have to actually check a Walmart soon. I think I've bought 2 or 3 TFs total from Walmart this year, and that's gotta be an all time low. Not that I'm complaining, I hate Walmart.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:05 am
by dirk2243
I think Impactor and Twintwist maybe the only two of these I'm getting. Whirl maybe.... he is growing on me.

I think the Target exclusive Universe 2.0 Roadbuster is far superior to this one, so he will not be replaced by this hollow repaint.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:58 am
by Mindmaster
dirk2243 wrote:I think Impactor and Twintwist maybe the only two of these I'm getting. Whirl maybe.... he is growing on me.

I think the Target exclusive Universe 2.0 Roadbuster is far superior to this one, so he will not be replaced by this hollow repaint.


Agreed on both counts. I don't own the Roadbuster repaint of Cybertron Hot Shot, but he does look really nice. My only thing against Impactor is that his colors are reversed.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:25 pm
by El Duque
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Voyager Class Sharkticon Megatron is starting to hit retail! Yours truly picked this guy up at a Wal-Mart in central Oklahoma (Chickasha to be exact). If you're in the market for this figure keep your eyes peeled, he's starting to show up on shelves.

When this guy shows up your local area be sure to update our handy sightings tool, and don't forget about our regional sightings forum.

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Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:36 pm
by RAcast
So that nice gunmetal grey/black IS the correct color? PHEW!

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:42 pm
by ILL-Star
I just found him at Walmart tonight. I forgot it was out around now. It was a nice surprise. Arm articulation seems more limited than PRID Megatron though. Other than that, he's really cool.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:43 pm
by ILL-Star
RAcast wrote:So that nice gunmetal grey/black IS the correct color? PHEW!

Actually it's kinda brownish.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:35 pm
by amtm
I picked this up a couple days ago but was too lazy to post a pic.

Update: Sorry, forgot to mention where. Found it at Wal-mart in Maryland. No sign of any at Target around here yet, though I found Grimwing and the newer version of Ultra Magnus there a few days earlier.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:43 pm
by Cobra Delaris
I can't wait to pick this guy up.

I realize some people think it's an ugly color scheme but I think it's legit. :CON:

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:58 am
by Venoose1
I just wanna know the series of life choices Megatron made that led to him choosing a fish aeroplane as an alt mode.
I think it's a cry for help.
Poor guy.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:20 am
by Mykltron
^lol!

It's good to see he's not coming out poo colour.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:44 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
They've got the Wreckers in my local New Hampshire Walmart on route 11 from Rochester. i already got the set from bbts...

And honestly, these are not that awesome. Their vehicle modes are nice, and their robot modes aren't too shabby, barring Impactor's stick arms. But the combined mode is a piece of JUNK! :BANG_HEAD: :evil:

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:47 pm
by Mindmaster
Like I said, the Bruticus combination is much better than Ruination's

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:48 pm
by RAcast
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:They've got the Wreckers in my local New Hampshire Walmart on route 11 from Rochester. i already got the set from bbts...

And honestly, these are not that awesome. Their vehicle modes are nice, and their robot modes aren't too shabby, barring Impactor's stick arms. But the combined mode is a piece of JUNK! :BANG_HEAD: :evil:

What specifically are your issues with the combined mode? There's a good bit of fiddling you can do to make it considerably better. Just mess around with it, is my opinion, and you'll find some ways to make things do what you want. :)

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 12:05 am
by FortMacs
cant wait to find all of these guys, the wreckers will not be combined ill keep them as individual bots.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:56 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
RAcast wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:They've got the Wreckers in my local New Hampshire Walmart on route 11 from Rochester. i already got the set from bbts...

And honestly, these are not that awesome. Their vehicle modes are nice, and their robot modes aren't too shabby, barring Impactor's stick arms. But the combined mode is a piece of JUNK! :BANG_HEAD: :evil:

What specifically are your issues with the combined mode? There's a good bit of fiddling you can do to make it considerably better. Just mess around with it, is my opinion, and you'll find some ways to make things do what you want. :)

It feels floppy, cheaply-made, I have a bad time with him standing up and the weapon makes him off-balance. I wasn't even planning on keeping him in combined mode. All five of these guys are standing on my neo-G1 shelf and that's how they'll stay.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:05 am
by njb902
I picked up the wreckers this morning at the walmart on peach street in erie pa!

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:56 am
by RAcast
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
RAcast wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:They've got the Wreckers in my local New Hampshire Walmart on route 11 from Rochester. i already got the set from bbts...

And honestly, these are not that awesome. Their vehicle modes are nice, and their robot modes aren't too shabby, barring Impactor's stick arms. But the combined mode is a piece of JUNK! :BANG_HEAD: :evil:

What specifically are your issues with the combined mode? There's a good bit of fiddling you can do to make it considerably better. Just mess around with it, is my opinion, and you'll find some ways to make things do what you want. :)

It feels floppy, cheaply-made, I have a bad time with him standing up and the weapon makes him off-balance. I wasn't even planning on keeping him in combined mode. All five of these guys are standing on my neo-G1 shelf and that's how they'll stay.

I'll give you the cheaply made part, they definitely skimped on quality for the entire FoC deluxe line, but floppy and having balance issues? Who are you using for the legs? I've never had issues with the G2 version, it's very stable and posable. I guess it doesn't matter if you're leaving them uncombined, I'm just wondering what you're doing that it's not solid. :P

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:59 pm
by Mindmaster
RAcast wrote:...they definitely skimped on quality for the entire FoC deluxe line...


Well, I wouldn't say the entire line. Just the Combaticons (and the Wreckers, from what I've heard) and Jazz. My Ultra Magnus, Starscream, and Shockwave are all fine, quality-wise.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:01 pm
by RAcast
Mindmaster wrote:
RAcast wrote:...they definitely skimped on quality for the entire FoC deluxe line...


Well, I wouldn't say the entire line. Just the Combaticons (and the Wreckers, from what I've heard) and Jazz. My Ultra Magnus, Starscream, and Shockwave are all fine, quality-wise.

But, at least in the cases of the Optimus and Shockwave molds, they're still EXTREMELY tiny and thin. I love that Shockwave mold to death, but there's no defending how ridiculously small and thin he is.

Re: Generations FOC Wreckers and Beast Hunters Sharkticon Megatron Spotted In Retail!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:05 pm
by Mindmaster
RAcast wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
RAcast wrote:...they definitely skimped on quality for the entire FoC deluxe line...


Well, I wouldn't say the entire line. Just the Combaticons (and the Wreckers, from what I've heard) and Jazz. My Ultra Magnus, Starscream, and Shockwave are all fine, quality-wise.

But, at least in the cases of the Optimus and Shockwave molds, they're still EXTREMELY tiny and thin. I love that Shockwave mold to death, but there's no defending how ridiculously small and thin he is.


Oh yes, no argument there. Ultra Magnus, despite being awesome, looks sadly pathetic on my Classics shelf.