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News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Tue May 07, 2013 11:59 am

In anticipation of the upcoming BotCon 2013 figures, I'd like to get my hands on a Transformers Beast Wars Returns BR-13 Strika (the Japanese version of Transformers Beast Machines Strika). I finally got my hands on BWR Obsidian which looks much closer to the BotCon version than the Hasbro toy did. I'd like to add Strika to my collection so that I can do comparison pics right in the BotCon 2013 galleries for all of you to enjoy. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.

This is the version that I'm looking for:

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:52 pm

bump

News Credits: 1 · by **jordie5150** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:20 pm

I have one coming my way from a lot I purchased. Should be complete

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:57 pm

jordie5150 wrote:I have one coming my way from a lot I purchased. Should be complete

Hi jordie5150,

I would be interested in one loose though I would prefer one sealed or with the packaging. I just want to make sure that it's the Japanese version from the 2005 Beast Wars Returns line and not one of the U.S. versions (all of which I own). Please let me know the price and if you can send pictures when it arrives, that would be awesome.

News Credits: 1 · by **jordie5150** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:11 pm

Sounds good. She's loose and also I have that megatron too, but I'm not sure which version they are, do you know of any specific identifiers between the us and japanese versions?

Id be willing to part with strika for a universe ratchet if that seems fair.

And since I have your attentions, could you take a look at my b/t/s form titled "I need a part" and see if you have any of those you may sell.

Thanks

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:35 pm

jordie5150 wrote:Sounds good. She's loose and also I have that megatron too, but I'm not sure which version they are, do you know of any specific identifiers between the us and japanese versions?

Id be willing to part with strika for a universe ratchet if that seems fair.

And since I have your attentions, could you take a look at my b/t/s form titled "I need a part" and see if you have any of those you may sell.

Thanks

I would be interested in the Megatron as well if it is indeed the Japanese version and not the U.S. versions. I'd be interested in all of the Beast Wars Returns variants if this lot has them.

Here are the different versions of Strika ... the best way to tell which version is which is by looking at her head. If she has a purplish colored head, it's the version for which I'm looking.

News Credits: 1 · by **jordie5150** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:27 pm

Looked at the lot pics, and its the nemisis strika from the universe line. Sorry about getting your hopes up. She has the peach colored head

News Credits: 1 · by **jordie5150** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:30 pm

As for megs, I have the red base with black legs. I've found pics for a green/blue as well as a purple/purple legs. Which one of those are you looking for?

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:44 pm

jordie5150 wrote:As for megs, I have the red base with black legs. I've found pics for a green/blue as well as a purple/purple legs. Which one of those are you looking for?

This is the version I'm looking for:

by **Destron23** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:09 pm

You know, it's funny, I'm seriously looking for Strika and Megatron too. Sadly it seems Beast Wars Returns figures are extremely rare to come by... If I ever see any too it's usually Rattrap or Thrust, sadly.

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:27 pm

Bump!

** crosses fingers **

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:47 am

Still looking for BR-13 Strika if anyone has her!

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:56 pm

** bump **

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 3:21 pm

Hey buddy, I have one loose, no packaging, that I could lend for the galleries. She isn't for sale though. Let me know if you'd like to have me send her off to you. You can pretty much reach me anywhere, whenever.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:15 pm

i feel for ya. ive been actively seeking one of these for a while too.

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:44 pm

Flux Convoy wrote:Hey buddy, I have one loose, no packaging, that I could lend for the galleries. She isn't for sale though. Let me know if you'd like to have me send her off to you. You can pretty much reach me anywhere, whenever.

I appreciate the offer Flux Convoy. I think for the time being I'd like to keep hunting for her so that I can photograph her in package as well. I have a few hopeful leads that will hopefully work out for me. Fingers crossed!

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:28 pm

No problem, best of luck!

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:22 pm

** bump **

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:53 pm

Ah hah! And after endlessly searching online for BR-13 Strika for the past 2 years, I finally got her. Should be here some time next week from Japan. $21 plus shipping. Brand new! Bwah hah hah hah!!!!!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:45 pm

whered you find it? do they... have another?

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:32 pm

shajaki wrote:whered you find it? do they... have another?

I purchased the item from the Jungle shop in Japan. Here's a link to their website at http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale/?page_id=7 ... at=309&kw=

They currently don't have another Strika at this moment. She is very elusive.

There's another Japanese website that has all of the rest of the Beast Wars Returns figures in stock except for Strika. Unfortunately their prices are a bit more like what you should expect for Beast Wars Returns figures due to their unfortunate rarity. Funny how that makes us want them even more! You can view their website at http://toysnmission.com/index.php?main_ ... th=127_133

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:02 pm

Gotta love good deals. $41.47 shipped EMS from Japan. Jungle is awesome!

Payment amount:
(in currency funded) $41.47 USD
Your total charge: $41.47 USD
Conversion rate: 1 USD = 99.55 JPY
Payment amount:
(in currency received) ¥4,128 JPY

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:59 am

Seibertron wrote:I purchased the item from the Jungle shop in Japan. Here's a link to their website at http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale/?page_id=7 ... at=309&kw=

forgive me... im not the best with computers...
i dl'd an add-on (for firefox) to translate the page. so it translates the page, i search for "strika" and found nothing, but my results page was back in japanese. i hit the translate button again and it says its already in english.

does it understand my english word "strika" in the search? i tried "beast wars" as well and found nothing as well...

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:30 pm

shajaki wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I purchased the item from the Jungle shop in Japan. Here's a link to their website at http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale/?page_id=7 ... at=309&kw=
forgive me... im not the best with computers...
i dl'd an add-on (for firefox) to translate the page. so it translates the page, i search for "strika" and found nothing, but my results page was back in japanese. i hit the translate button again and it says its already in english.

does it understand my english word "strika" in the search? i tried "beast wars" as well and found nothing as well...

they don't have Strika in stock any more. I got the only one!

If you are using Chrome, you can just right mouse click a page and select "translate page" or ... you can go to Jungle's English page at http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/?page_id=116&cat=309

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:37 pm

Seibertron wrote:they don't have Strika in stock any more. I got the only one!

If you are using Chrome, you can just right mouse click a page and select "translate page" or ... you can go to Jungle's English page at http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/?page_id=116&cat=309

i thought id see one of the other version of strika at least. so i started to question if my search even worked, especially after searching beast wars and finding nothing.

but english page? sweet! thanks! ill stalk it till i find one!