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Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:06 pm

Ok thanks!

Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:58 pm

Oh hey also one more question.. Do you know what month (or date) the Toys R Us platinum sets will be released? Also do you know when the wave 2 toys will be out in SC?

News Credits: 251 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:05 pm

TransformersFan89 wrote:Oh hey also one more question.. Do you know what month (or date) the Toys R Us platinum sets will be released? Also do you know when the wave 2 toys will be out in SC?

No idea at this point. At BotCon this year, where they were revealed, they either had no placards or the placards read "TBA".

The second wave of Generations: Age of Extinction, if that's what you're referring to, should be available. I picked up Drift a little while back in mid-June.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:06 pm

TransformersFan89 wrote:Oh hey also one more question.. Do you know what month (or date) the Toys R Us platinum sets will be released? Also do you know when the wave 2 toys will be out in SC?

IIRC, no date was given at BotCon other than "TBD".

News Credits: 241 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:06 pm

TransformersFan89 wrote:Oh hey also one more question.. Do you know what month (or date) the Toys R Us platinum sets will be released? Also do you know when the wave 2 toys will be out in SC?

I'd expect the Platinum sets to be released between late summer and Fall, and Wave 2 sometime later this month or early next month.

It's good to remember that Age of Extinction will last until the end of the year, making it a pretty short line compared to earlier 1 to 2 year lines.

News Credits: 4 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 3:10 pm

that green-y T-rex is lovely.

Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:26 pm

...Isn't he supposed to have a hook hand?

*confused*

News Credits: 34 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:45 pm

I've been waiting for this guy to pop up, thank you so much.

News Credits: 25 · Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:54 pm

$69.95 what a steal :HEADHURTS:

Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:22 am

Ok thanks. Does it vary by store? Or could it mean that they might have been cancelled?

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:11 am

TransformersFan89 wrote:Ok thanks. Does it vary by store? Or could it mean that they might have been cancelled?

It's simply too early to tell when they will be released. Hasbro often announces the existence of new toys before deciding upon a release date for them.

Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:44 am

Found Takara Tomy's AoE Lockdown also on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Movie-Series-AD26-advanced/dp/B00KMPA9JU/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_41_6RKY?ie=UTF8&refRID=11G12NCZ5XPA89EJ3KD2

News Credits: 14 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:48 am

Hey, I have just taken a look what the wonderful Toys R Us UK website and I spotted this...

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Action-Figures-and-Playsets/Transformers-4-Optimus-Prime-Voyager-Evolution-2-Pack(0129582)?searchPosition=39

Once again the U.K. will see the release of the old Classic Voyager Optimus Prime with the added bonus of his new TF4 movie Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime with the recently announced Evolution 2-pack. What a treat!

Priced on the TrU UK website at £39.99 (but currently unavailable) this looks like a great buy for new and old fans alike!

Now, while I have your attention, Toys R Us UK also have a Transformers Age of Extinction Buy One Get One Half Price promotion currently running on all AoE figure, which as the title suggests, gives you the second (cheaper) figure for half price. Nice!

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/index.jsf?fh_eds=%EF%BF%BD&fh_location=//trus/en_GB/categories%3C%7Btrus_trus%7D/itemtype=product/promotionname=4683&fh_start_index=0&fh_view_size=10

Now if that Evolution 2-pack was on the shelves, what a steal that would be!!

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:50 am

Is it just the listing of the Evolution 2-Pack that you wanted to show us, or the Evolution 2-Pack itself? Cuz the latter we've known about for a while now.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:06 am

Someone previously wondered if Rollbar was based on any existing character. Well, looks like the 1 Step Changer seems to be based on someone, but not someone whom any of us was expecting:

Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:24 am

Thanks JelZe GoldRabbit and Sabrblade for the replies! Also, and sorry I know this is a lot of questions but it should be my last one, does anyone know how many waves there are going to be? I heard it was going to be like 4 or 5.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:55 pm

TransformersFan89 wrote:Thanks JelZe GoldRabbit and Sabrblade for the replies! Also, and sorry I know this is a lot of questions but it should be my last one, does anyone know how many waves there are going to be? I heard it was going to be like 4 or 5.

Looking at my lists, so far we have 3 for Deluxe, and 3 for Voyager:

Deluxe
Wave 1
High Octane Bumblebee
Crosshairs
Dinobot Slug
Scorn

Wave 2
Autobot Drift
Strafe
Dinobot Slash

Wave 2.5
Lockdown

Wave 3
Snarl
Bumblebee
Hot Shot (repaint of Crosshairs)

Voyager
Wave 1
Evasion Mode Optimus Prime
Grimlock

Wave 2
Galvatron
Autobot Hound

Wave 3
Dinobot Slog
Autobot Drift (retool of Dark of the Moon Skyhammer)

Don't expect anything spectacular beyond them.

News Credits: 251 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:04 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Someone previously wondered if Rollbar was based on any existing character. Well, looks like the 1 Step Changer seems to be based on someone, but not someone whom any of us was expecting:

Huh. I knew Rollbar looked similar to X-Brawn, but not almost identical. Shocked-face, indeed. :shock:

News Credits: 658 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:06 pm

TransformersFan89 wrote:Also do you know when the wave 2 toys will be out in SC?

Wave 2 stuff has been around a bit up here in NC. A couple odd sightings at Targets but primarily, TRU seems to be getting in plenty of Wave 2 deluxe/voyager cases lately. Happy hunting!

News Credits: 14 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:58 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Is it just the listing of the Evolution 2-Pack that you wanted to show us, or the Evolution 2-Pack itself? Cuz the latter we've known about for a while now.

You are right "we" have obviously known about that for a while as its been mentioned across several threads and many other websites, but there are still folk who may not know or have forgotten, but my obvious point was aimed at us Brits as I referenced TrU UK.

It is more than likely that the listing on TrU UK has been there for a week or two, but my additional point was the announcement of the promotion BOGOHP on AoE.

As I still dont own an official Classics Voyager Op, this may well end up in my collection as I like both figures offered in this 2-pac Yo! :lol:

News Credits: 5749 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:08 pm

From the Deals Direct YouTube channel we have the new commercial for the Transformers: Age of Extinction Mega One-Step Bumblebee. Check out the embedded video belowP

Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:12 pm

It looks like an oversized version of One-Step Drift, except made to look like Bumblebee.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:03 pm

EDIT- never mind, brain fart.

News Credits: 123 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:27 pm

robotmel wrote:As I still dont own an official Classics Voyager Op, this may well end up in my collection as I like both figures offered in this 2-pac Yo!

I know, right? Both figures look awesome.

I'm a tad worried about the chromed hips though; might be hard to find a good set.

I'm also waiting on Cloud Prime to go on clearance so I can get a nice low key OP... I doubt that thing is going to sell out for $90-$100 a pop. Not with so many other options out there.

News Credits: 332 · Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:20 pm

Mega Bumblebee has a spring launcher so it's a bit different. If I can make a guess I would say a lot of those Platinum/Evolution sets won't hit most shelves until closer to the holidays/home release time. Keep in mind most of those figures are on the shelves now and will be for a long time so even a store like TRU wouldn't want a whole isle of the same hunk of plastic over and over.