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News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:43 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:Does Walmart ever get exclusive figures? I know they get exclusive repaints sometimes, like the "Movie" repaints of Cybertron deluxe figures, but I doubt that Walmart would get its own unique new Animated figure.

Think there was a version of Beast Machines Megatron that was KB-exclusive, But that's the only time I know of that a non-Botcon exclusive was anything other than a direct repaint. 3 of the only 4 Transformers I've ever truly kept MISB are exclusive repaints. Actually their all repaints, as the 4th is U2.0 Starscream, but the other 3 are Movie Barricade (from Target) and U1.0 Snow Cat and Downshift (which ended up being the final KB-exclusive figures, or at least the last ones I knew about). It'd be nice if they did something more unique that repaints for exclusives, but I don't see it happening.

TFBuyer wrote:Anyway, nice to see Rodimus and Arcee on the horizon, as well as Blackout! Now, how about some leaked images!!!

There were images back at ToyFair this year, but I know at least some of the stuff in the gallery I linked to are out.

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:53 am

Any update with new tfa figures

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:44 am

Overloaded wrote:Any update with new tfa figures

Good question. I'm not encouraged by the lack of images for the Blackout and Rodimus figures...although it would make sense if they're holding off on Animated until after the movie line is fully engulfing the shelves.

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:03 pm

TFBuyer wrote:
Overloaded wrote:Any update with new tfa figures

Good question. I'm not encouraged by the lack of images for the Blackout and Rodimus figures...although it would make sense if they're holding off on Animated until after the movie line is fully engulfing the shelves.

I believe animated could be finsihed as we hear nothing

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:24 pm

Arcee is a guarantee, so i'm still hoping Rodimus and Blackout are being released. Unfortunately with the RotF tying in, the likes of getting any other Animated figures seems highly unlikely. Let's just hope for the best.

by **videriant** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:40 pm

Walmart got Masterpiece Starscream, 1st release in the US. Can't remember if other stores got Masterpiece Prime or not. Walmart was also the only store to get Alternators Rumble and Ravage.

by **VonSchlitzy** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:17 pm

this is great news!! i just hope this isn't the end of the line for animated figures. i really would like to see an animated Wheeljack!!

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:24 pm

VonSchlitzy wrote:this is great news!! i just hope this isn't the end of the line for animated figures. i really would like to see an animated Wheeljack!!

I would like to Wheeljack but we will soon find out if animated keeps going will we see new figures

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:57 pm

Blurrz wrote:Arcee is a guarantee, so i'm still hoping Rodimus and Blackout are being released. Unfortunately with the RotF tying in, the likes of getting any other Animated figures seems highly unlikely. Let's just hope for the best.

I'd like to think Arcee was a guarantee; I think she and the repaint of Soundwave are the only figures announced at ToyFair that haven't been released yet. But then, I've never seen Universe Legends wave 5 on pegs either, and I feel like the legends aught to be out by now. Between that and the fact that we're 10 days out from ROTF's official street date as I type this, I'm a bit worried.

by **Salem** » Wed May 20, 2009 7:28 pm

There's images of the Animated Arcee figure in the latest issue of ToyFare..

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed May 20, 2009 9:24 pm

Salem wrote:There's images of the Animated Arcee figure in the latest issue of ToyFare..

Reason to be optimistic then, at least of Arcee's release.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed May 20, 2009 9:31 pm

Tie in the fact that Golfire Grilock, and Submarine Bumblebee were cancelled from production..

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:01 am

Blurrz wrote:Tie in the fact that Golfire Grilock, and Submarine Bumblebee were cancelled from production..

I'm not overly let down by goldfire Grimlock's cancellation, because I wasn't overly impressed with the earlier counterpart. Kind of a ditto for Sub-Bumblebee, because I'm not seeing the point. I wanna pick up Arcee if she ends up coming out, though.

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:35 am

ShGarland_1383 wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Tie in the fact that Golfire Grilock, and Submarine Bumblebee were cancelled from production..

I'm not overly let down by goldfire Grimlock's cancellation, because I wasn't overly impressed with the earlier counterpart. Kind of a ditto for Sub-Bumblebee, because I'm not seeing the point. I wanna pick up Arcee if she ends up coming out, though.

I taught BB was back on

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:35 am

All should be made clear at Botcon... I hope

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:13 pm

Overloaded wrote:I taught BB was back on

Wouldn't know. Just don't see the point in a submarine BB.

Mkall wrote:All should be made clear at Botcon... I hope

Hopefully.

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Thu May 21, 2009 3:50 pm

ShGarland_1383 wrote:
Overloaded wrote:I taught BB was back on

Wouldn't know. Just don't see the point in a submarine BB.

Mkall wrote:All should be made clear at Botcon... I hope

Hopefully.

He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Thu May 21, 2009 4:37 pm

Overloaded wrote:He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

Yep. Pretty cool looking, too.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mitchsantona · by **mitchsantona** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:13 pm

That would be cool. A deluxe class BB cybertron mode. That would open the repaint floodgates as well. My question is this though: "Why doesn't Hasbro have any of these toys on their website?" (Not that it means anything though because I bought Safeguard at Walmart before it was offered on the official Hasbro site.)

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:15 am

mitchsantona wrote:That would be cool. A deluxe class BB cybertron mode. That would open the repaint floodgates as well. My question is this though: "Why doesn't Hasbro have any of these toys on their website?" (Not that it means anything though because I bought Safeguard at Walmart before it was offered on the official Hasbro site.)

They could at least repaint BB into Cliffjumper or even we could get Bumper

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Fri May 22, 2009 4:18 pm

Overloaded wrote:He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

BB's Cybertron alt mode looked like a submarine?

I guess I can see it, I supposed.

News Credits: 440 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 22, 2009 6:08 pm

Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi.

Guys, when Overloaded said this:

Overloaded wrote:He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

he meant G1 BB's Cybertronian altmode. Hydrodive Bumblebee resembles G1 Bumblebee's Cyb. altmode:

Even I personally don't see the big resemblance between the two, Hydrodive Bumblebee doesn't look a thing like Animated BB's Cyb. altmode

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Fri May 22, 2009 6:23 pm

Haha, nice research Sabr.

I must say though, there isn't much resemblance at all. It's a worthy homage, however we won't be seeing it on shelves at all

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Fri May 22, 2009 6:58 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi.

Guys, when Overloaded said this:

Overloaded wrote:He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

he meant G1 BB's Cybertronian altmode. Hydrodive Bumblebee resembles G1 Bumblebee's Cyb. altmode

Uh...that's what I took it to mean...

News Credits: 2 · by **Overloaded** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:22 am

ShGarland_1383 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi.

Guys, when Overloaded said this:

Overloaded wrote:He is a homage to the first look of bb in alt mode on cybertron

he meant G1 BB's Cybertronian altmode. Hydrodive Bumblebee resembles G1 Bumblebee's Cyb. altmode

Uh...that's what I took it to mean...

It is what I ment