The Energon Pub

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Looks like cheetor went into a tanning salon

And came out with his correct colors instead of the retail version's bleached colors.

Lol I was poking fun at the difference between the two and the shade of gold netflix cheetor has but thank you for reiterating what everyone and their mother has been saying since the first leaked image. I almost forgot that cheetor isn't supposed to be mustard yellow

Looks more banana yellow to me.

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Looks like cheetor went into a tanning salon

And came out with his correct colors instead of the retail version's bleached colors.

Lol I was poking fun at the difference between the two and the shade of gold netflix cheetor has but thank you for reiterating what everyone and their mother has been saying since the first leaked image. I almost forgot that cheetor isn't supposed to be mustard yellow

Looks more banana yellow to me.

Hahaha agreed, that's more spot on
Boss monkey has to refrain from eating him all the time

I'm really disappointed Cheetor doesn't come with his gut gun. I don't even care if it stored by plugging in on a side port or something. He should have had it.

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Looks like cheetor went into a tanning salon

And came out with his correct colors instead of the retail version's bleached colors.

Lol I was poking fun at the difference between the two and the shade of gold netflix cheetor has but thank you for reiterating what everyone and their mother has been saying since the first leaked image. I almost forgot that cheetor isn't supposed to be mustard yellow

Looks more banana yellow to me.

Hahaha agreed, that's more spot on
Boss monkey has to refrain from eating him all the time

Plot twist: Cheetor changes his colors in WFC part 3 for this very reason.

Love that haha

Is there anyway possible to get Netflix toys outside the U.S.?
I mean, whenever they say "walmart exclusive" I can kiss them goodbay basically... that or pay scalper prices on e-bay...

I hate how Hasblow does this sh1t. I would've waited for the Netflix version obviously... now I've got another Cheetor to get rid of...

Just a heads up, if anyone is still looking to get Nemesis, he's in stock on BBTS for a reasonable $60. Ordered mine yesterday. Best price for him that I've seen. Never saw him show up in store so I'm pretty excited.

toycave_studios wrote:I hate how Hasblow does this sh1t. I would've waited for the Netflix version obviously... now I've got another Cheetor to get rid of...

They've done this often over the years. Back in the day, people would wait until the end of the line to pick up the figures they wanted, in the colors and style they wanted.

I do like the look of the sparkless figure... I think the rust/decaying paint apps look really well done. And it doesn't bother me at all the the limbs are plain; they are toned-down enough in color that it all works visually. I personally wish it were the ER datsun mold... But this is the kind of "different" figure that appeals to me.
I've liked a lot of the SG figures, and regret not collecting at least a few of those.
Considering I don't have this Siege mold, I'll think about getting him.
Then I also realize I don't know how it really fits into my collection or especially a display set-up.

I'm really annoyed at how bad Walmart is at stocking the Netflix transformers and transformers in general. Would it make a difference if everyone here collaborated in emailing Hasbro customer service to complain about Walmarts bad stocking? I hate trying to buy Netflix Bumblebee and Walmart.com sells it just as expensive as a reseller and the physical store shelves are empty. I would like to see what Hasbro would do if we all asked them to fix this.

Irving

Irvpapa wrote:I'm really annoyed at how bad Walmart is at stocking the Netflix transformers and transformers in general. Would it make a difference if everyone here collaborated in emailing Hasbro customer service to complain about Walmarts bad stocking? I hate trying to buy Netflix Bumblebee and Walmart.com sells it just as expensive as a reseller and the physical store shelves are empty. I would like to see what Hasbro would do if we all asked them to fix this.

Irving

I don't think it would matter to hasbro, they've already had the sale to walmart. I preoredered three things from three different lines on the first day they were available to preorder and have had them all cancelled, that's on hasbro more than the retailer:(

Irvpapa wrote:I'm really annoyed at how bad Walmart is at stocking the Netflix transformers and transformers in general. Would it make a difference if everyone here collaborated in emailing Hasbro customer service to complain about Walmarts bad stocking? I hate trying to buy Netflix Bumblebee and Walmart.com sells it just as expensive as a reseller and the physical store shelves are empty. I would like to see what Hasbro would do if we all asked them to fix this.

Irving

I feel your pain. I still can't find Netflix Soundwave. I was close a few times before Xmas, only finding a stray Netflix Optimus Prime left in the wake, and now there has been NOTHING for the whole month of January at Walmart as far as Netflix figures.

It's entirely Walmart's fault, by the way, that pre-orders are cancelled. Hasbro simply sells them an allotment of toys, and then Hasbro is done with the transaction. Walmart then has to handle the logistics of setting aside so many for pre-order and then distributing the rest to their warehouses and then to individual stores. Walmart's inventory infrastructure is hot, wet garbage that is continually on fire and kicking puppies. What irks me is that retailers come to Hasbro asking/begging for exclusives, and then Hasbro obliges, and then the retailers, particularly Walmart, screw it up time and again.

I got Soundwave today, he's a lot of fun, and one of the best looking Soundwave toys I've ever handled. Laserbeak is the better of the two cassettes, Ravage's jaguar mode doesn't really do it for me. It's also a shame that the Siege Ratbat mould doesn't fit into Soundwave's chest window very well. It's because of this that I don't know what to do with Ratbat and Wingthing on my Decepticon shelf now, the cassettes don't fit in Soundwave, and the bats don't balance on Soundwave's (or anyone else's) shoulders all too well. I may try getting a couple of poseable display stands for Ratbat and Wingthing to look like they're flying.

I dont have wingthing yet, fitting Ratbat into soundwaves chest is do-able it's just a bit finicky. You can also put them on soundwave's forearms with the wing tips out, as claw weapons/tasers or whatever you want to think of them as

I keep ravage in soundwave's chest with rumble and Ratbat on the left and right ports of his back, and laserbeak on the middle port of his back

Munkky wrote:I may try getting a couple of poseable display stands for Ratbat and Wingthing to look like they're flying.

Since the size of the stands would likely end up being more material than the tiny figures they would be holding, some fishing line might do the trick just as well.

My Wal-Mart keeps getting Netflix restocked, we just got a bunch of wave 2 deluxes in, alongside with more Hotlinks. So if you still need any of them, keep checking Wal-Marts around you if you have them. Or I can get them for you at cost plus shipping if you PM me.

toycave_studios wrote:I hate how Hasblow does this sh1t. I would've waited for the Netflix version obviously... now I've got another Cheetor to get rid of...

Translation: "I like the new colors but I need something to complain about." If you hate Hasbro so much, stop buying their stuff.

Honestly, I'd be fine going doubles on this mold if I get the chance. It's nice to see BW character getting attention. Maybe I'll have one of them stand in for Cyberverse Cheetor since the one Cheetor toy we got in Cyberverse looked nothing like he did on the actual show.

I don't think they were complaining for the sake of it. Spending an extra $22 that could have been saved may not make much of a difference for you but others may not be so fortunate
The "stop buying their stuff" argument makes about as much sense as the "if you dont like what your politicians are doing in your country move to another one" argument. Where else would this person buy their transformers from? Overpriced 3rd parties?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

toycave_studios wrote:I hate how Hasblow does this sh1t. I would've waited for the Netflix version obviously... now I've got another Cheetor to get rid of...

They've done this often over the years. Back in the day, people would wait until the end of the line to pick up the figures they wanted, in the colors and style they wanted.

toycave: I feel your pain. I was lucky enough to *not* see any Cheetors or else I would have been in your same boat. A repaint as a new character is one thing (like the Seekers), but releasing a character with a poor paint job so everyone thinks "this is what we got so we'll pick it up" then releasing the paint job you know everyone actually wants to get them to buy the figure twice seems deceptive...

chuckdawg: Take me back to that simple time. Nowadays we don't have the luxury to wait because the pickings are so slim you gotta jump on what you happen to find. I wish it were still a simple thing to find the whole line sitting on the pegs and picking which ones I'll throw my money at.

Epsilon Delta wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

toycave_studios wrote:I hate how Hasblow does this sh1t. I would've waited for the Netflix version obviously... now I've got another Cheetor to get rid of...

They've done this often over the years. Back in the day, people would wait until the end of the line to pick up the figures they wanted, in the colors and style they wanted.

toycave: I feel your pain. I was lucky enough to *not* see any Cheetors or else I would have been in your same boat. A repaint as a new character is one thing (like the Seekers), but releasing a character with a poor paint job so everyone thinks "this is what we got so we'll pick it up" then releasing the paint job you know everyone actually wants to get them to buy the figure twice seems deceptive...

chuckdawg: Take me back to that simple time. Nowadays we don't have the luxury to wait because the pickings are so slim you gotta jump on what you happen to find. I wish it were still a simple thing to find the whole line sitting on the pegs and picking which ones I'll throw my money at.

I wish I could go take you back there, I'd have lunch with my Nana at the nice dinner on the corner and then shop for vegetables at Kissena Farms. Now I'm really sad.

Razorbeast88 wrote:I don't think they were complaining for the sake of it. Spending an extra $22 that could have been saved may not make much of a difference for you but others may not be so fortunate

And the situation toy_cave is referring to IS annoying. No, it's not the worst thing ever... But relatively speaking it is frustrating.
It's annoying even if money isn't an issue. Even with the option of selling old figures (which in and of itself can be a hassle with no guarantee of getting all your money back).
On top of the fact that this is an exclusive figure and could be difficult to track down.

Dragma Kerp wrote:Is there anyway possible to get Netflix toys outside the U.S.?
I mean, whenever they say "walmart exclusive" I can kiss them goodbay basically... that or pay scalper prices on e-bay...

I would highly recommend going through Amazon Japan for those in the future.

When the brand unification happened, TakTomy has released our exclusives, generally, as general release.
Whereas our regular release, not all but some, have become exclusives on their side.

While it may be a bit late for those first 2 waves of Netflix figs to get at a reasonable price, i would recommend creating an account and a wishlist and toss those guys in the list to monitor for future price drops.
Its not always a guaranteed homerun but when i am having a hard tine finding a domestic exclusive, they are my first go to for research.

Give it a shot as a trial run for one or 2 you have had your eye on; see if it works for yourself.
The shipping is a little bit more but you get 2 day DHL service which has been impeccable so far with all of my orders; signature release is possible as well so you don't have to be married to being present at time of delivery.

Now that AmzJP can ship/ sell toys, before it was only secondary and tertiary products like Mooks and DVDs to coloring books and an odd fig tie in connected to a dvd release, it has proven to be an invaluable resource that cuts out the middleman charges and delayed timing.

Good luck!

Agreed! Where else would we vent about our frustrations if not in a discussion thread with the only other people that would feel our pain? Even if it's not the end of the world, still frustrating enough to be worth a comment about it every so often

triKlops wrote:

Dragma Kerp wrote:Is there anyway possible to get Netflix toys outside the U.S.?
I mean, whenever they say "walmart exclusive" I can kiss them goodbay basically... that or pay scalper prices on e-bay...

I would highly recommend going through Amazon Japan for those in the future.

When the brand unification happened, TakTomy has released our exclusives, generally, as general release.
Whereas our regular release, not all but some, have become exclusives on their side.

While it may be a bit late for those first 2 waves of Netflix figs to get at a reasonable price, i would recommend creating an account and a wishlist and toss those guys in the list to monitor for future price drops.
Its not always a guaranteed homerun but when i am having a hard tine finding a domestic exclusive, they are my first go to for research.

Give it a shot as a trial run for one or 2 you have had your eye on; see if it works for yourself.
The shipping is a little bit more but you get 2 day DHL service which has been impeccable so far with all of my orders; signature release is possible as well so you don't have to be married to being present at time of delivery.

Now that AmzJP can ship/ sell toys, before it was only secondary and tertiary products like Mooks and DVDs to coloring books and an odd fig tie in connected to a dvd release, it has proven to be an invaluable resource that cuts out the middleman charges and delayed timing.

Good luck!

Oh, interesting, thanks for the advice, I'll check it some time in the future