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by **RiddlerJ** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:15 am

Don't know if anyone posted this yet, but orders are going up.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... 1790971437

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... 1046593811

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... hbdg=L1100

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:52 am

Preordered only Cloudcover since I expected it to sell out first, being another Seeker and all.

The rest I can wait to see if they show up in store, since all Wave 1 Walmart capsules have so far (Netflix, Legacy Beasts, Velocitron).

News Credits: 25 · by **LinaNui** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:52 am

Preordered all 3 of these guys. Very excited for them. Love the weird decos and that Jazz is definitely going to be called Sideburn in my collection.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:18 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Preordered only Cloudcover since I expected it to sell out first, being another Seeker and all.

Did you pre-order from Pulse or Walmart?

I'm surprised Walmarts pre-orders look like they are active and incident free. The only one of all these reveals I want is G2 Dead End (was so lucky to find Shsdowstrip in a store...I have no idea how that miracle happened since I've never seen another).

Does anyone have any idea when the other items will go up? (Grimlock and the other deluxes?) Tomorrow? Or are they part of a 2nd wave that wont be revealed for months...??

Looks like at the time of this writing only Toxitron is sold out on Pulse, all 3 are still on Walmart. I'm glad at least non-premium members have a shot at these.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:53 pm

o.supreme wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Preordered only Cloudcover since I expected it to sell out first, being another Seeker and all.

Did you pre-order from Pulse or Walmart?

Pulse.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:06 pm

Pulse Premium members can pre-order three of the Toxitron figures: Toxitron, Jazz and Cloudcover. As of this moment, Toxitron himself is sold out

. But Cloudcover is still available, and so is Jazz.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/new

G1 Reissue Hound and Thundercracker are there too, though Hound appears to be sold out at this moment.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:14 pm

Somebody call a doctor . . . my eyes are bleeding . . .

Seriously, those color schemes were unreleased for a good reason. We should honor that decision.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:23 pm

Brokebot wrote:Somebody call a doctor . . . my eyes are bleeding . . .

Seriously, those color schemes were unreleased for a good reason. We should honor that decision.

I donno - Cloudcover ain't so bad. But they DID give him that 'yelling' head sculpt. Maybe even he thinks his colors are too loud

.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:58 pm

DeathReviews wrote:
Brokebot wrote:Somebody call a doctor . . . my eyes are bleeding . . .

Seriously, those color schemes were unreleased for a good reason. We should honor that decision.

I donno - Cloudcover ain't so bad. But they DID give him that 'yelling' head sculpt. Maybe even he thinks his colors are too loud .

That one isn't one of the eye-bleeders. That Jazz is borderline obscene.

I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

by **RiddlerJ** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:02 pm

What do they keep giving figures that screaming expression? You can't really display them just standing around like that.

Brokebot wrote:I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

What about Detritus?

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:07 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:What do they keep giving figures that screaming expression? You can't really display them just standing around like that.

Maybe toymakers want to actively discourage that kind of static posing? After all, product shots never show the figure standing ramrod straight.

I still see complaints on collector forums about McFarlane figures avoiding head-on face prints and dynamic sculpts and, like, that's clearly intentional.

by **RiddlerJ** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:50 pm

They don't have to be static, but you're still limited in what your could do. How would you sit a figure in the Coronation set throne if he has a screaming face. There's only two poses the screaming face works: Running at someone or being killed by someone.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:14 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Marking 5his thread with some TlDr impressions.

Toxitron: soft pass.

Who was I kidding?

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:50 pm

Brokebot wrote:
I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

E-Hobby Detritus. Tan and Brown repaint of Hound.
https://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/935/

Not sure if that counts as civilian.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:18 pm

I put in a preorder for Cloudcover at Hasbro, but the price after shipping is so stupid I may cancel it. I definitely will if Walmart Canada gets it in soon.

I'll risk trying to get Toxie at retail.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:37 pm

Say what you will about the Orange Jazz - but he's sold out on Pulse now as well, so somebody out there must like it...

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:15 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Brokebot wrote:
I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

E-Hobby Detritus. Tan and Brown repaint of Hound.
https://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/935/

Not sure if that counts as civilian.

Ah. Forgot all about that one. Now a re-release of him would be a definite must. ;)^

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:19 pm

Brokebot wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Brokebot wrote:
I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

E-Hobby Detritus. Tan and Brown repaint of Hound.
https://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/935/

Not sure if that counts as civilian.

Ah. Forgot all about that one. Now a re-release of him would be a definite must.

We are getting a Legacy Detritus. I think it's still unknown if it's going to be a repaint of that SS-86 Hound that got leaked a while back, or a new junkion mold or what exactly.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brokebot** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:59 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Brokebot wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Brokebot wrote:
I'd actually be more tempted by that Hound if I didn't already have an original. That mold was never used for anyone else, and if they gave him a civilian Jeep retool, I'd be all over it.

E-Hobby Detritus. Tan and Brown repaint of Hound.
https://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/935/

Not sure if that counts as civilian.

Ah. Forgot all about that one. Now a re-release of him would be a definite must.

We are getting a Legacy Detritus. I think it's still unknown if it's going to be a repaint of that SS-86 Hound that got leaked a while back, or a new junkion mold or what exactly.

Considering how little I'm seeing in the Legacy line that interests me, I'd put money on a Junkion recolor/retool just to spite me personally.

News Credits: 25 · by **LinaNui** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:02 pm

DeathReviews wrote:Say what you will about the Orange Jazz - but he's sold out on Pulse now as well, so somebody out there must like it...

I love this figure. Orange is my favorite color and like I said above, I am going to be calling him Sideburn. Very excited to get him and the others.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:31 pm

I wonder if that tanker mold will ever get the Laser Magnus deco?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:35 pm

DeathReviews wrote:Say what you will about the Orange Jazz - but he's sold out on Pulse now as well, so somebody out there must like it...

All of them are going to sell out on Pulse, because Pulse only gets about 5% of the total quantity produced since these are meant to be Walmart exclusives, not Pulse exclusives. Pulse carries only a small amount so that Walmart, the proper venue for these figures, can be the main seller.

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:19 am

Where did they get those colors for G2 Grimlock and Jaz. The most common g2 Grimlock was Blue. It feels like they're just randomly coloring the figures now.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:35 am

Rodimus Knight wrote:Where did they get those colors for G2 Grimlock and Jaz. The most common g2 Grimlock was Blue. It feels like they're just randomly coloring the figures now.

They were all unreleased decos from that time. That's the theme of this exclusive line. Hence the Sideswipe that's coming will not be the black one we saw back in Siege.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:43 am

ZeroWolf wrote:
Rodimus Knight wrote:Where did they get those colors for G2 Grimlock and Jaz. The most common g2 Grimlock was Blue. It feels like they're just randomly coloring the figures now.

They were all unreleased decos from that time. That's the theme of this exclusive line. Hence the Sideswipe that's coming will not be the black one we saw back in Siege.

It's a pretty damn nice concept too!

I do wonder. Was Toxitron planned then cancelled for the original Lazer Prime mold?