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It's sad. I was so excited for this line, and now I have no interest at all. Pass on everything.

TimothyR wrote:same goes for prowl.

cant wait for these to get the US! Y U NO IN USA YET?!?!?!?!?

Part of me just wants to wait it out for a leader class version of Megatron, since this one's definitely disappointing where I'm concerned. A lot of the issues I have are just the minor things, like the weapon, the head sculpt, the head sticking out in his alt-mode and so on, but they do add up. I think I'll probably only nab him if the figure's on sale or if a leader class figure of him isn't announced by around this point next year that improves on this one's issues.

The same size as voyager movie Megatron huh? Anyone have a comparison shot of that figure with First Edition Prime?

Edit: Nevermind. I found the picture of Prime Prime & Megatron. Not too shabby.

amcgrath929 wrote:The same size as voyager movie Megatron huh? Anyone have a comparison shot of that figure with First Edition Prime?

El Duque wrote:

Kiyza wrote:Part of me just wants to wait it out for a leader class version of Megatron, since this one's definitely disappointing where I'm concerned. A lot of the issues I have are just the minor things, like the weapon, the head sculpt, the head sticking out in his alt-mode and so on, but they do add up. I think I'll probably only nab him if the figure's on sale or if a leader class figure of him isn't announced by around this point next year that improves on this one's issues.

Last I heard, the rumor of Leader Class in Prime was debunked. Seems that Cyberverse, Deluxe and Voyager are the only size classes we're getting.

I mean, it could change, but so far, it looks like no Leader Class. They'd be horribly out of scale anyway. The Deluxes and Voyagers are so small these days...

TimothyR wrote:

kookookajew wrote:auggghh.. this looks fantastic which makes me mad as ****.

Dude.. hasbro where the hell is the First edition voyagers? England's got the line AFTER the first edition wave ... WHY ARE YOU BEING SO RESERVED AND SHADY?!?!?

Im VERY dissapointed with the hasbro distribution .. honestly I'd expect the US to get these figures first.

i agree.. it's absolutely ridiculous. the US has yet to see all of the first edition wave.. and the UK has already gotten the main line figures. .. hell there are even people who haven't seen any of the first edition figures. it's BS.

.. not only that.. but they get figures that were literally just revealed to us a day or so prior to them hitting stores.

i don't mind other countries getting them first.. but when they're that far ahead of us.. that's when i start having a problem. this is the US.. where hasbro is based.. get your ____ing products on the ____ing shelves already.

the worst part of this whole deal is that there is literally nothing we can do.. we're obviously going to be buying the figures when (if) we see them.. and we're going to continue supporting the brand. but at this point hasbro needs to take notice of this and understand that they're pissing off a lot of people that put money in their pockets and put a lot of time and effort into their products.

i wish someone would grill them on their distribution because it absolutely blows. i'm sick of seeing stores with either empty pegs or bumblebee repaints.

sorry.. my whining and complaining is over (for now). i'm happy for the people who have been able to pick these things up and have been kind enough to share photos and reviews with us, kudos to you guys.

First off, these toys aren't supposed to be out anywhere until February/March. The US isn't getting anything late, this one particular store just has a few of them really early.

Second, Hasbro has little/no control over where their toys go in the US. If stores like Wal-Mart, Target and TRU don't order the toys, then you won't be able to buy them. Hasbro acknowledged last year in one of their financial reports that large retailers in the US simply don't order new products right after the holiday season, and this was a big reason we didn't get the RTS waves until later in the year. Retailers wait unti spring to get new stock and just ride out the holiday leftovers until then. Hasbro has nothing to do with the First Edition toys not being on your local store's shelves (and they're only at TRU in the first place.) Typically, if you didn't see it out for purchase in November/December you're probably not going to see it until the following spring if the line it was in is still hanging around.

Bottom line, if you don't see [X] toy in your local store, it's because your local store either didn't order it or hasn't decided to put it out yet. Hasbro cannot magically make toys appear on your store's shelves. Hasbro is not the reason you can't buy FE figures at every retail store, the stores just didn't want to stock them right now.

Autobot032 wrote:

Kiyza wrote:Part of me just wants to wait it out for a leader class version of Megatron, since this one's definitely disappointing where I'm concerned. A lot of the issues I have are just the minor things, like the weapon, the head sculpt, the head sticking out in his alt-mode and so on, but they do add up. I think I'll probably only nab him if the figure's on sale or if a leader class figure of him isn't announced by around this point next year that improves on this one's issues.

Last I heard, the rumor of Leader Class in Prime was debunked. Seems that Cyberverse, Deluxe and Voyager are the only size classes we're getting.

I mean, it could change, but so far, it looks like no Leader Class. They'd be horribly out of scale anyway. The Deluxes and Voyagers are so small these days...

Eh, I don't particularly care about scale for the most part -- I just think a figure of this version of Megatron should be large and imposing. He's probably the largest character we've seen in the show thus far, (barring the rock Unicrons) and I'd like him to have that sort of presence on my shelf. I'll be very disappointed if that turns out to be the truth, but like I said, I'll just wait it out to be absolutely sure.

By the way, do you have a source for leader class figures getting debunked? I'm a little bit pretentious about stuff like that. ^^;

Moft wrote:
Bottom line, if you don't see [X] toy in your local store, it's because your local store either didn't order it or hasn't decided to put it out yet. Hasbro cannot magically make toys appear on your store's shelves. Hasbro is not the reason you can't buy FE figures at every retail store, the stores just didn't want to stock them right now.

I blame it on the movies. Retailers only want the movie merchandise because they think it sells better when that is not necessarily the case.

Anyway, about the figure, now that I know that blade isn't permanently attached to his arm, I think it's pretty cool.

kirbenvost wrote:I blame it on the movies. Retailers only want the movie merchandise because they think it sells better when that is not necessarily the case.

Ultimately it's an indictment of the creative bankruptcy of modern "blockbuster" entertainment marketing synergistic strategies which are, first and foremost, about brand awareness over quality. It seems more and more "Have I heard of this?" is the primary purchasing criteria for parents and grandparents an ever-dwindling number of chain store buyers, which overall is pretty sad.

I didn't know how tough the collectors in Europe had it until I read these post. I can't and won't complain anymore about how has it is when I don't have it no where as tough as you guys. Much respect for still collecting but how bout one of you guys help a collector out and snag me a soundwave and wheeljack? Help me and I will u with anything u need.

I get the impression the the drop in plastic quality is due to the LED they added for no particular reason. We haven't had anything electronic on a voyager in forever. Something like that seems like it would seriously f*** the budget.