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News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:48 pm

Devastator has been sighted at TOys R Us in Rockford and the Target on E. State Street. Both stores had three left.

Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:58 am

found a dead end today head mold needs getting used to same fig as sideways though had the money found it and bought him still looking for swerve in orland park il though and ice cream truck

Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:09 pm

country club hills wal mart has a ton of arcee swerve and stalker scorpinok and i mean lots if them

News Credits: 9 · Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:16 pm

OK, coupla Target runs tonight, Yorktown Mall on 22nd St. and North Ave. in Villa Park: 3 Human Alliance Bumblebees, a couple each of the Robot Heroes adventure sets (or whatever they're called- they're really cool!), and a bunch of the little RPM cars, including Ironhide (gorgeous!), Ratchet, Megatron, and Long Haul.

Neither store had any Long Haul or Grindor, the ones I'm looking for.

Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:53 am

Northridge and Owen Center Walmarts have Arcee, the black repaint of Scorponok and Swerve.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:18 am

Toys R Us in Bloomington had Devastator and Jetfire (Leader). They also had HA Bumblebees. No Swerve, Arcee, or Long Haul yet...tho I hope they're not far behind.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:28 am

First-Aid wrote:OK...I know there aren't a lot of folks that are collecting the Star Wars TF Crossovers, but for those that are I found two new ones today at the Target on E. State in Rockford: Ahsoka Tano (yet ANOTHER Jedi Starfighter repaint) and the Magnaguard Starfighter. I will say this: if the pic on the box is any indication, this may be the best SWTF yet as far as appearance and poseability. Will post more when I get it opened...also of note at that Target is that they have their new shelf mods for the fall set up...including a HUGE empty space for the Devastator set. I'm expecting them to be on the shelves tomorrow morning; they also have a huge spot open for new Voyagers and the latest wave of deluxes. Will update further should things appear.

EDIT: One thing I should mention: THIS PACKAGE HAS NO TWIST TIES!!!! It's a molded plastic piece securing the fig in place. I wonder if this is the new packaging Hasbro was talking about. Incidentally, the package on the SWTF is redesigned as well to look like the new Clone Wars packagaing.

Thanks for the update. I'm not too big on the SWTF, but my son is a huge fan of SW and TFs in equal parts, so these are very cool to him. I've been looking for an Ahsoka figure - glad to hear they're hitting the shelves.

I agree with the overuse of the Jedi Starfighter. This alt mode has been way overdone. It would be cool to see a Count Dooku released just to have a different alt mode in the line.

News Credits: 3642 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:24 am

Several deluxe wave 5s at the Walmart on Touhy in Niles. This wave includes Arcee, Stalker Scorponok, and Swerve. Started work on their galleries last night which was perfect timing because I was due to transform Chromia to finish up her gallery this week.

http://www.seibertron.com/sightings/sto ... re_id=2594

News Credits: 3642 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:26 am

Has anyone seen the RPMs for Jolt and Sideswipe? After seeing all of the RPMs except those two at four different Targets, I'm starting to think that they're not actually part of the wave that just hit Targets in this area. I find it really odd that both of those two would be missing. Or maybe someone just truly beat me to the punch.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:39 am

Not on my end Seibs, though I do need to make the Rounds today. Didn't find anything at Six Flags yesterday...

News Credits: 3 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:16 pm

I can take a look for the RPMs down here in Bloomington.....if I find 'em, I'll send them up gratis - a donation to the cause. :-)

News Credits: 3642 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:55 pm

Autobot Firestorm wrote:I can take a look for the RPMs down here in Bloomington.....if I find 'em, I'll send them up gratis - a donation to the cause.

I appreciate the offer but you don't need to send them up gratis.

If you see them, just let me know and I'll keep looking up here. I doubt they'll be hard to find once they show up in bulk up here.

News Credits: 9 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:58 pm

Forgot to mention, at thos e2 Targets I posted about most recently above (Yorktown Mall on 22nd St. and North Ave. in Villa Park), they had 2 Supreme Devastators!

News Credits: 2 · Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:35 pm

No luck on the two RPMs here in Rockford, Seibs.

However, the Wal Mart on E. State did have 3 Swerves and Scorpy and Arcee. THey also had Ejector...HAD cuz I bought the little guy. My wife loves him! The Target on E. State also had 2 HA Sideswipes. Picked one up for myself.

Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:33 pm

i went target today in broadview and thet had:

1 devastator 1 jet fire 2 blademasters 1 jolt 1 dead end and 3 or 4 rpms and 1 race track
:grin:

News Credits: 3642 · Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:58 pm

I stopped by the new Walmart in Mt Prospect tonight. Today was that store's grand opening. It's one of those full-blown-going-to-give-Meijer-direct-competition-grocery-store Walmarts. The toys are oddly right up front by the cash registers. I wonder how many extra toys they'll sell because of kids pitching a fit while their parents are checking out?

Lots of Transformers but nothing I didn't have. Wave 3 was the latest deluxe wave. They did have the new Robot Heroes multi-packs and the Jetpower Prime kid toy. No RPMs. No Long Hauls. No Ejectors. Nothing really that I was hoping to see at a brand new store.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:51 am

Glad I didn't waste my time going to that new WM, then. Sorry you didn't find anything, it makes this a little more guilt-inducing: I found Long Haul at Golf Mil Target! They had 1- one, among the rest of the shelf-warming Voyagers (Demolisher, Megatron, Mixmaster, Ratchet). He's awesome. So is Golf Mil, they've got that Target/Walmart/Toys R Us triple-threat going on there, it's like the Bermuda Triangle, my money just disappears in there.

EDIT- forgot to mention, the Wal-Mart in Glen Ellyn, Rt 53 and Butterfield, had a couple each of Swerve and Arcee. Swerve was so disappointing, I didn't even buy him- he looks pink, not red. I'm hoping it's something they'll correct down the line. Arcee was cool but I'm trying to resist buying more bike-formers, bec. I'll have to buy more GI Joes to ride them.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:40 am

I hit Wal-Mart in Pontiac last night - Ejector, Scalpel, Stalker Skorponok, Swerve were all on hand. No Arcee tho. Isn't Long Haul part of this wave too? If so - wasn't there.

The hunt continues......

AF

News Credits: 1 · Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:19 pm

Walmart on Toughy had wave 4 deluxes minus Arcee. Two Grindors also one now sence I picked him up. Not a bad figure I just wish they had remolded him to look like the super stallian.

Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:51 am

i royally need ice cream truck anyone seen him at all in chicago land-orland park - area i have found plenty of arcee swerve and scorponik however you spell it i have plenty of ejector need ice cream truck and long haul and blaze master already have 3 devestator any ideas to go look ??????

News Credits: 5 · Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:34 am

clubkid74 wrote:i royally need ice cream truck anyone seen him at all in chicago land-orland park - area i have found plenty of arcee swerve and scorponik however you spell it i have plenty of ejector need ice cream truck and long haul and blaze master already have 3 devestator any ideas to go look ??????

I've seen all the new deluxes in the Target on 119th and I57, and devastator everywhere. Also saw them at the Walmart in Crestwood and Ford City. But none of the voyagers. Seems like the southside is getting the shaft on them. I also grabbed a bruticus from the Ford City Target I frequent the same spots you do as I am in the Orland area. I can look out for you if you'd like.

Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:02 pm

that would be great all i need is like i said the ice cream truck long haul and blaze master and i maybe jolt other than that my wallet is starting to hurt lol

Sat Aug 08, 2009 2:31 am

i was at super wal mart in lockport tonight and they had 3 grindor's no long haul though. were they packaged in the same case i dont know ? but i was like arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:20 pm

No sightings in Rockford at all...nothing new anyways. Still looking for Long Haul...that's the last one from the new wave that I need.

Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:34 pm

picked up HA sideswipe at orland walmart new out of box it was packaged with another ha bumlebee so box on pallet and had to open it did say human allince set then said w2 09 so i knew it was wave 2