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News Credits: 3649 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:49 am

Thanks to a tip from Alkaline, I found a ton of new Transformers at the new Target store on Broadway just north of Montrose in Chicago. This store had a massive amount of new Transformers including the Target exclusive 2-packs (Tailwhip/Arcee, Bumblebee/Thrust, Skids/Mudflap/Sideways, and Barricade/Sideswipe for $19.99 each), HFTD Legends Class, HFTD Activators, HFTD Deluxe Class, Generations Deluxe Class (mostly Primes and Bumblebees but there was a single Drift and Thrust there), HFTD Voyager Class, HFTD Leader Class, all 5 of the first wave of Power Core Combiners, and the HFTD Scouts. In addition, this store also had the new Speed Stars toys (Hound, Silverstreak, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Megatron and Gears). Check out the pics below for the first Target store sighting of these items. The images below all link to larger versions of the image.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:54 am

Sweet, But the exclusives are just soooooooooooooo uh, interesting. Especially in the color choices..

Stixx

News Credits: 241 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:00 am

Too many I want, head exploding... :BOOM:

News Credits: 2 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:14 am

We're getting towards the end of July/beginning of August and that is when the new mods (they rearrange the toy sections for Christmas) come out at both Target and WalMart. There should be more sightings like this very quickly.

News Credits: 609 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:23 am

I just called and their doing mine at the end of next week. I can't wait to get those two packs. G2 ROTF!

Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:25 am

None of the Targets near my home or work or anywhere in b/t come anywhere close to having this many TFs on display.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:26 am

I was just at my Target store today and they don't have any new figures yet. But they have a crazy clearance going on right now. You can get deluxe figures for $5.00, Voyager figures for $9.00, and Leader class figures for $17.00, and I'm sure by tomorrow or a few day's they'll be even less.

Just want to get that leader class Starscream and a few others.

Oh and I thought I'd share this will you all. It looks like the nascar's in TF3 are Autobots

. In this video you can see them fighting along with the humans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn8B6dta0BA

News Credits: 1082 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:33 am

I'm going to try a couple of those Stealthforce things.

Very M.A.S.K. like. And in the TF line no doubt. Plus, no movie-aesthetic robot modes/faces.

Probably get Gears, Hound, Soundwave, Barricade... to start, maybe Inferno.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:36 am

I would have broke the bank and killed my wallet if I was there. man, so many toys, so little time. Those 2-packs are all new to me. But I like all but the twins one. If only my car had the life to make it to a target... lol

News Credits: 11 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:41 am

OMG I WISH I WAS THERE RIGHT NOW!!!!!! :KREMZEEK:

Sorry, I over reacted.

Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:42 am

Man that is a gloriously beautiful sight. Its been so long since I've had the excitement of seeing a whole batch of new figures in a store.

News Credits: 20 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:51 am

Seibertron wrote:

I WANT SOME CRACK!! That Bee looks nuttier than a bag a squirrel crap. Well, it's cool that these are hitting Targets now. Kind of a shame I have everything I'm looking for right now. Except for Drift and Thrust and they're being shipped now. It'll be cool to see new for awhile though. Despite all the movie flavoring. That Arcee isn't too bad looking either.

News Credits: 3649 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:55 am

Flux Convoy wrote:That Bee looks nuttier than a bag a squirrel crap.

LOL!

News Credits: 3649 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:56 am

Man I can't believe I had that Sideswipe and Barricade in my hands and left it there in the excitement of taking pics and seeing that many new Transformers at a Target. Ugh! That Target was a 1.5 hour round trip for me. Dammit! Doesn't help that I've been up for 24 hours too.

Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:00 am

AWESSOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...so manyyyyyy :BOOM:

hmmmmmm...bt y is PAYLOAD A LEVEL 4 ADVANCED CONVERSION AND RATCHET A LEVEL 3 INTERMIDIATE CONVERSION... #-o

News Credits: 4 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:03 am

Quick question... Do the Speed Stars transform?

Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:06 am

also isnt a leader class supposed 2 be the highest of conversions...if so y is STARSCREAM A LEVEL 4 ADVANCED CONvERSION AND NOT A 5 :-?

News Credits: 241 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:07 am

starscreamprime1010 wrote:Quick question... Do the Speed Stars transform?

No they don't.

PROWLERZ wrote:also isnt a leader class supposed 2 be the highest of conversions...if so y is STARSCREAM A LEVEL 4 ADVANCED CONCERSION AND NOT A 5

Conversion levels are no longer dictated by size class, but by actual difficulty. And please cut the caps.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:08 am

That poor Bumblebee! He didn't miss a single branch on that ugly tree! :-(

News Credits: 609 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:11 am

By the way, it's incredibly awesome that Tailwhip and Barricade have matching colors.

News Credits: 129 · Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:38 am

I don't need and worse yet, don't want...any of those exclusives.

Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:45 am

I KNEW finding that Aerialbots 5-pack at Target a couple weeks ago wasn't a fluke.

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Guess I'm going to Target today.

Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:03 pm

I am definitely getting that Arcee, it'll make the perfect Elita-1 after a bit of modifying. It's too bad I have to get another of that abysmal Blazemaster mold, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to take.