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News Credits: 3642 · Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:17 pm

For you Marvel guys, I saw a couple of new TRU exclusive Marvel Legends with Jubilee BAF at the Highland Park TRU and both Niles and Highland Park had the new Guardians Marvel Legends. Both stores also had the first wave of Marvel Infinite series which was the first time that I had seen those in brick-and-mortar stores (pre-Death's Head wave).

News Credits: 4 · Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:05 pm

The Willowbrook Target, on Rt 83 had a huge restock of all sorts of toys as well as shuffling what isles the toys were in. Lots of new Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy (including a Marvel Legends Nova), Marvel Infinite, Captain America, and Spider-Man.

Alas, the newest transformers they had were Voyager Galvatron and Hound.

News Credits: 3642 · Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:19 am

Success! I bought the only Slog and Sky Drift at Golf Mill TRU. One deluxe Lockdown left.

Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:53 pm

Seibertron wrote:Success! I bought the only Slog and Sky Drift at Golf Mill TRU. One deluxe Lockdown left.

Congrats on finding the figures! Hey, if you ever get around to opening up Drift -- I'm curious to know if you get stress marks around his thumbs when you insert his sword. I had that issue and I saw another case on-line.

BTW, was the legends 2 pack with Cosmos and the other with Swerve ever released in the NW 'burbs. I've been looking for months, but I never came across them.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:51 pm

I just got Roadbuster, Sky Byte, and Rat Trap from my local comic book store, Amazing Fantasy books and comics down in Frankfort.

The Voyagers were $23.99 and Rat Trap was $15.99. These guys were special ordered through a new distribution system they have. Right now they are out, but they may get more in this coming Wednesday.

Try giving them a call at (815) 469-5092.

They might be able to preorder guys for future waves for you too.

News Credits: 3642 · Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:31 pm

char_leigh wrote:BTW, was the legends 2 pack with Cosmos and the other with Swerve ever released in the NW 'burbs. I've been looking for months, but I never came across them.

Yah they were released. Targets around here had them it seemed for like 2 weeks a couple of months ago, maybe before AOE products hit or right around that time period. They were snatched up really quickly and that was it! Gone before you knew it in a couple of weeks.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:25 pm

Glendale Hts Target had 1 Gens Tankor tonight. The TRU down the road had no AoE Slog or Voy Drift.

News Credits: 3642 · Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:02 pm

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:Glendale Hts Target had 1 Gens Tankor tonight. The TRU down the road had no AoE Slog or Voy Drift.

Slog and Drift are tough. Basically each store is getting 1 each. If someone was there before you, that's it for the time being. Fortunately we live in an area were there are a kagillion TRU stores so if you listen and watch closely you should be able to figure out which stores have what for the time being. I knew the pair showed up at Schaumburg TRU almost the week before but didn't show up at Golf Mill so I knew exactly what day to show up at Golf Mill to find mine. Admittedly, I got lucky because I showed up an hour after opening but my strategy still worked!

News Credits: 3642 · Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:42 pm

As of 3pm this afternoon there were two Generations Roadbusters at the Golf Mill Target. No Sky-bytes and no Platinum Edition Optimus Primes.

Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:52 pm

Hey guys,

I'll be moving to Springfield in a couple weeks, so if any TF fans or groups would like to meet up for a coffee or a beer that'd be cool. ^_^

News Credits: 9 · Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:31 am

One Rattrap left at Walmart on 53 and Butterfield this morning, 14.97.

News Credits: 3642 · Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:57 am

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:One Rattrap left at Walmart on 53 and Butterfield this morning, 14.97.

Did Walmart jack their price back up?

News Credits: 9 · Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:29 pm

I guess so. I was hoping for 9.98 or whatever was seen previously, but the tags say 14.97 and he rang up as such.

FYI, I wasn't going to buy him, but your gallery pics of him standing on his hind legs were so cool! Somebody needs to make him into Rocket Raccoon.

News Credits: 3 · Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:22 pm

Found Lockdown at Walmart in St Charles.

Also, FYE has AOE toys.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:04 pm

TRU Butterfield Rd tonight, I bought a complete set of the new Custom Kreons: Bumblebee, Hound, Crosshairs, and Galvatron. There were a couple Crosshairs and Galvatrons left. Nothing else of note.

News Credits: 3642 · Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:21 am

Breakdown318 wrote:Found Lockdown at Walmart in St Charles. Also, FYE has AOE toys.

good to know ...

Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:44 am

As of 10:30 AM, Schaumburg/Woodfield TRU had two Optimus Evolution 2 packs left. They're really nice redecos. The Evasion Prime is unmasked if you're wondering.

Also, they rearranged the toy aisles. Star Wars and Marvel has a dedicated section with islands.

News Credits: 4 · Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:36 pm

As of about 1 PM this afternoon the Orland Toys R Us has 2 Masterpeice Prowls

News Credits: 9 · Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:40 pm

char_leigh wrote:As of 10:30 AM, Schaumburg/Woodfield TRU had two Optimus Evolution 2 packs left.

Just one now, thanks!

Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:24 pm

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:
char_leigh wrote:As of 10:30 AM, Schaumburg/Woodfield TRU had two Optimus Evolution 2 packs left.

Just one now, thanks!

Glad that I could help. It's nice to know that my tip helped another collector out.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:40 pm

Just grabbed a lone jetfire from the bridgeview kmart

News Credits: 4 · Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:00 pm

Question for my fellow Chicagoland transformers fans:

The new wave of micro changers appear to indeed be true blind packs. I ordered a few of the new GI joe blind packs and they are totally blind now as well.

My question is, would any of you be interested in trading doubles for the transformers or GI Joe blind packs?

News Credits: 9 · Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:46 pm

TRU on Butterfield Rd had one Legends Cliffjumper and a couple Nemesis Primes tonight, 10.99 IIRC. Nem Prime looks pretty good.

Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:56 am

The Schaumburg/Woodfield Toys R Us had 2 Leader Class Jetfires (I bought the last one and another collector grabbed the other). So hopefully the other TRUs in the area have it as well.

News Credits: 9 · Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:50 am

Great to hear! $44.99?

Kmart can go cram it, they are just awful. I'd like to wait to pick up Jetfire at Target, for the 5% off, but I'm not sure I could resist if I saw him at TRU.