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News Credits: 194 · Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:22 pm

Canton Walmart had two HA Jazz figures. they're 32.98 or something like that. Their HFTD deluxes are 9.00 and their generations deluxes are 9.99. Don't know why they are different. They also have a bunch of tuner mudflaps at 9.00(never going to sell). their ROTF voyagers are still 19.98... they did have at least one seaspray

Westland Target(last night) had about 5 seasprays and bunch of drifts and thrusts.

Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:22 pm

went to Lapeer Walmart and found the wave 2 Powercore 2packs, Icepick w/Chainclaw, Sledge w/Throttler, and Leadfoot w/Pinpoint. i got the last set. they also had a Banzaitron. not too intrested in repaints so I left him. I think the only new figs i'm needing are the new voyager optimus and the new animated figs.

News Credits: 194 · Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:24 pm

Canton Target on Ford Road has one HA Jazz. they had one each of the target two packs as well.

Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:05 am

Saw some HA Jazz at the 15/Coolidge Target. They've got the new line pretty well stocked.

For me, he's going to have to wait. At work, I've got one of the new Star Wars AT-AT walkers on hold, on sale this week for $10 off (plus my discount). Gotta have priorities.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:00 am

Vapes wrote:At work, I've got one of the new Star Wars AT-AT walkers on hold, on sale this week for $10 off (plus my discount). Gotta have priorities.

I agree! the new AT-AT is awesome!! I ordered one through my store for the employee discount as well... but because its a comic store and we have to go through Diamond for a distributor, mine isn't scheduled to arrive until the end of September :BANG_HEAD:

Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:23 am

tfpredaking wrote:
Vapes wrote:At work, I've got one of the new Star Wars AT-AT walkers on hold, on sale this week for $10 off (plus my discount). Gotta have priorities.

I agree! the new AT-AT is awesome!! I ordered one through my store for the employee discount as well... but because its a comic store and we have to go through Diamond for a distributor, mine isn't scheduled to arrive until the end of September

If I were to get one, I almost like the idea of the lego one better...not sure why....I was always a lego kid I guess! it looks friggin cool too.

Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:01 pm

I'm more of a replica type. I've been wanting to learn detailing and proper model assembly and painting for a while, but I just haven't had the time to dedicate myself to it.

I can post some pics when I get it, if you guys want. I'll try not to derail the topic, but it IS a giant lumbering vehicle/robot...
I have a tape measure set up over on the shelf I'm going to put it on. I can't get over how tall it's going to be.

Wherever I live next is going to need one heck of a display room.

Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:06 pm

Stopped by the ToysRUs in Southgate and saw a couple Banzaitrons but passed. I think I am just going to be patient and wait out the different Generations waves.

Vapes, that AT-AT is a freaking BEAST! I want one but I am going to wait until....TRU, I think? TRU is doing the exclusive vintage box.

Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:41 am

Worked the truck at work today. The only TF-related item was a few Masterpiece Grimlocks. They are very cool, but I was never really a big fan of the Dinobots (just cuz they transform into prehistoric creatures they talk like cavemen?), so I won't be getting one... but Grimlock does look very cool. He's gotta be at least twice as large as the original G1 figure.

You are right about the AT-AT being a beast, haha. I just finished setting it up, I'll be back with pics later. =)
(It's bigger than my dog!)
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News Credits: 194 · Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:45 pm

God Magnus found MP Grimlock at Westland TRU. He says there's 2 left.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:27 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:God Magnus found MP Grimlock at Westland TRU. He says there's 2 left.

I did indeed. Thanks again for posting for me. I'm going to have to work up the nerve to open him. He just looks so cool in the box! I'm not usually a fan of odd-shaped boxes but I like how they didn't waste a whole lot of space.

Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:48 am

Inside the box, perhaps. Three come to a case, I was lucky to fit them all in the little spot for them on the shelf. I had to invert one so the slanted sides touched, then put the other on top.

Those are going to be a pain in my butt next week when we reset the aisles, lol.

Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:55 am

God Magnus wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:God Magnus found MP Grimlock at Westland TRU. He says there's 2 left.

I did indeed. Thanks again for posting for me. I'm going to have to work up the nerve to open him. He just looks so cool in the box! I'm not usually a fan of odd-shaped boxes but I like how they didn't waste a whole lot of space.

Totally agree...the box is awesome for display purposes....I have my other grim in dino form now, but I may just put him in bot form and put the box next to him..
On a side note, I found an awesome container to hold 6" figs!! It has not been easy, since most divided storage containers are about 2 inches apart rather than 3....and it's near impossible to find one proportional...etc..etc.. ..anyway, it has 8 sections which are all about 6.5" X 3" but it is a little deeper than I wanted at 6.5"...but if you don't mind putting more than one(several actually) figure in a slot...it could really be nice. Anyway, found it at michaels...I can put up the brand and upc if anyone wants it....oh yeah, $17.00...but if you consider the amount of space and it's proportions...a lot better than a bunch of plastic bags! It's clear plastic as well.

Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:53 pm

the new walmart on 7 mile and middle belt had all the htfd generation and pcc wave 1 except human alliance jazzz and battle hooks and starscream

News Credits: 3 · Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:49 pm

moneycon wrote:On a side note, I found an awesome container to hold 6" figs!! It has not been easy, since most divided storage containers are about 2 inches apart rather than 3....and it's near impossible to find one proportional...etc..etc.. ..anyway, it has 8 sections which are all about 6.5" X 3" but it is a little deeper than I wanted at 6.5"...but if you don't mind putting more than one(several actually) figure in a slot...it could really be nice. Anyway, found it at michaels...I can put up the brand and upc if anyone wants it....oh yeah, $17.00...but if you consider the amount of space and it's proportions...a lot better than a bunch of plastic bags! It's clear plastic as well.

Pics please because I'm definitely interested! I finally found individual plastic display cases at Michaels for 1:64 scale cars which made me insanely happy. Must know!

Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:51 pm

It would be nice to have some sort of clear plastic display case, like those multi-car cases, that would fit Deluxes. You can hang it on the wall, if you didn't mind having them all in vehicle form.

Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:25 pm

Vapes wrote:It would be nice to have some sort of clear plastic display case, like those multi-car cases, that would fit Deluxes. You can hang it on the wall, if you didn't mind having them all in vehicle form.

I found a bunch of display containers here
http://www.theearthtoymall.com/discas.html
bought a few of the extra large loose figure containers...they're nice and could probably be used for motu or something a little larger like that...but way too big for 6"...and their large loose figure containers are 5.25"...what??...I did find 8" containers(at another site) that are very similar and they would probably work good with motu's and marvel/dc 6"'ers.....you would just have to set your walls up like a retail store.. :-?

Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:35 pm

Highbeam wrote:
moneycon wrote:On a side note, I found an awesome container to hold 6" figs!! It has not been easy, since most divided storage containers are about 2 inches apart rather than 3....and it's near impossible to find one proportional...etc..etc.. ..anyway, it has 8 sections which are all about 6.5" X 3" but it is a little deeper than I wanted at 6.5"...but if you don't mind putting more than one(several actually) figure in a slot...it could really be nice. Anyway, found it at michaels...I can put up the brand and upc if anyone wants it....oh yeah, $17.00...but if you consider the amount of space and it's proportions...a lot better than a bunch of plastic bags! It's clear plastic as well.

Pics please because I'm definitely interested! I finally found individual plastic display cases at Michaels for 1:64 scale cars which made me insanely happy. Must know!

this is the site that shows the containers I bought...more for consolidated storage, rather than display...wanna see my other batman figs (pulls out the container and opens) here you go.
http://craft.artbin.com/scrapnrubstamp_ ... asp#6997ab
The ones I bought were actually 6990mb..but the 6990ab is the same. They had them on sale for 17 and some change(almost impossible to find...stacked up on some shelves way in the back corner)...I will try and put up some pics...my wife manages the camera and the downloading of pics...but I'll see what I can do. Just loaded up some of the containers today..they're nice...turned some into 4 compartment slots to store the larger figs....I want to organize them a little better in the future and maybe put labels on....so far love 'em.

Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:07 pm

some pics...couldn't resist showing my "corner"... :grin:

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Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:42 am

That is a lot of green things.
Very nice display, I find myself slightly envious.

moneycon wrote:I found a bunch of display containers here
http://www.theearthtoymall.com/discas.html

Nice. I've seen stuff like this around, but this seems as good a site as any. I like those wrestling ones, they're actually big enough to hold my SeaQuest figures, whose cards are 10-1/4 x 7-3/4.

That's right. SeaQuest.

News Credits: 194 · Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:47 pm

Check Ann Arbor TRU at lunch. No Animated Rodimus or Ironhide. I had them check the computer.. nothing in stock. :-(

Hopefully next week.

News Credits: 17 · Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:37 pm

Well I can't believe I'm going to say this but...

Okemos TRU FTW!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kranix/4888917772/

There was nothing left after my wife left.

News Credits: 1082 · Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:07 pm

JTKranix wrote:Well I can't believe I'm going to say this but...

Okemos TRU FTW!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kranix/4888917772/

There was nothing left after my wife left.

Nice Snag!