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News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:13 pm

At first I thought we were getting off topic but I looked at the thread title and realize we are pretty much all in line, nice!

Canada seems to be a wide distribution since there is only one distribution center. Almost like it's a state of it's own that has language laws in parts of it. And Shajaki can tell me if I am wrong but we got a ton of springers and rhinoxes (I could still find one in December 2014). The Windblade line just hit us at most a month ago. And I saw a TON of Jetfire.

Roadbuster and Skybyte were spotted momentarily but seem as scarce as what you guys are describing. And from the looks of it, I dont think we will get Gen Arcee and Chromia till april (and yet I saw her in Hong Kong last november!!!!!) I would not be surprised if we get combiner wars before this final 2014 generations wave.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:23 pm

but no Arcee figures, no Chromia, no Brainstorm, no Jetfire, Cosmos, etc. etc. etc.

no stores got these.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:29 pm

peaces wrote:but no Arcee figures, no Chromia, no Brainstorm, no Jetfire, Cosmos, etc. etc. etc.

no stores got these.

Really??? Where are you located?

Also, if its one thing Canada had too much of, it was Gen cosmos.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:14 pm

glad they fixed it but im sure this wont hep distribution, not including the single case of combiner war voyagers i saw today at target i havent seen generations voyagers around here since mid november. Still havent seen arcee & chromia either, but thats because the windblade wave is warming the shelves.

News Credits: 41 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:15 pm

the trend I'm seeing here in my chunck of the US, I think has more to do with each retailers buying trends more so then distribution. Only have ever seen Jetfire at TRU. I've only seen the obscure deluxes at WalMart. Target just keeps filling their pegs with Tankor and Rat Trap, but have mountains of Rhinox, Whirl, and to some degree Skye Byte and Roadbuster. The Legends have been very elusive at all three stores.
I think the AOE line could explain alot of last years buying trends too.

Interesting to note also That all three of those retailors have the new RID 2015 stuff.

Also been meaning to tell US folks that I spotted a few CW Legends and empty pegs and shelf space for CW Deluxe and Voyagers at Shopko. All at regular MSRP. If you have Shopko in your area, you may want to add that to your hunting trail.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:51 pm

This is kinda irrelevant, since CW is on the shelves now, and Brainstorm never made it for the most part.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:52 pm

i bought a brainstorm last month from bigbadtoystore and it had the rubberband holding the head in place in the package

Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:55 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote:glad they fixed it but im sure this wont hep distribution, not including the single case of combiner war voyagers i saw today at target i havent seen generations voyagers around here since mid november. Still havent seen arcee & chromia either, but thats because the windblade wave is warming the shelves.

If you haven't seen Arcee, Chromia, or Brainstorm at retail at this point, you never will. I was concerned about this myself last month, so I ordered them from BBTS.

This always happens with the last wave of a line. Of course, technically the CW stuff is generations, but the same thing seems to apply in this situation.

If you want any of the three of these I would get them ASAP.

In Arcee's case, it might be too late.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:56 pm

optimusprimerotfroc wrote:i bought a brainstorm last month from bigbadtoystore and it had the rubberband holding the head in place in the package

As did I, but I cannot remember if it had one or not. Is there any other way to tell other than the band or the number on the box? I don't play with my stuff anyhow, but just curious.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:56 pm

optimusprimerotfroc wrote:i bought a brainstorm last month from bigbadtoystore and it had the rubberband holding the head in place in the package

and did you encounter a problem with it?

Also for shockblast 2, wouldnt Brainstorm be found scarecely mean that few people have him and that thus, there are many people out there that would like to know which version they are buying if they find one at retail?

And he hasnt surfaced in canada yet (neither has arcee) or other parts of the world so it is still relevant for a lot of people for when he will show up.

News Credits: 21 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:59 pm

What your saying is shake box if head moves its original head stay in place its fixed version how is rubberband going fix headmaster situation its still something has to be dealt with so they put rubberband on head and new upc number it will still have its problem I read nothing in article that they fixed anyrhung only added rubberband with new number code

Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:01 pm

william-james88 wrote:
optimusprimerotfroc wrote:i bought a brainstorm last month from bigbadtoystore and it had the rubberband holding the head in place in the package

and did you encounter a problem with it?

Also for the post above, wouldnt Brainstorm be found scarecely mean that few people have him and that thus, there are many people out there that would like to know which version they are buying if they find one at retail?

I guess so, if you plan on playing with it. But, the fact is they are not going to find it at retail. I am sure a few stores got it, but most didn't. Look at the sightings for it. Practically nil.

This is why I am a big fan of buying online. Sometimes you pay a three or four dollar premium, but it beats the hell out of waiting for the goons at the big boxes to fill their shelves. And ultimately it is not their fault. It is the poopy inventory systems that will not allow employees to order their own stuff.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:02 pm

dragons wrote:What your saying is shake box if head moves its original head stay in place its fixed version how is rubberband going fix headmaster situation its still something has to be dealt with so they put rubberband on head and new upc number it will still have its problem I read nothing in article that they fixed anyrhung only added rubberband with new number code

The release mechanism has been improved, thats what was meant when the article said "The fix enables the head to come out properly".

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:03 pm

Oh, now I don't feel alone anymore. Usually I have no problem finding new figures, but starting with 2014 when none of the local Walmarts stocked their empty post-holiday Deluxe class pegs until spring and Target only stocked 2013 figures, causing me to miss wave 7 (Dreadwing, Waspinator, Skids, Goldfire) in stores entirely.

When both stores finally started to stock 2014 figures in the spring they flooded the pegs with wave 8 (Armada Starscream, FoC Skywarp, Scoop, Mini-Con Assault Team) and they stuck around until the winter meaning very limited stock of the remaining figures. Arcee managed to get by me before I could buy it, but I did get Chromia. Chromia is a nice figure, but I suggest folding her skirt all the way up behind her back or else it blocks her hips. Shame they got cheap and left out one of her two guns.

No real trouble finding Voyagers. Local Walmarts didn't get past wave 6, Whirl, but Target at least got wave 7 (Roadbuster and Sky-byte). Haven't seen Brainstorm, but knowing he's still shipping I'm not too concerned. Leader Jetfire is totally MIA. Heck, I've barely seen AoE Leaders around.

As for Legends, that line is a joke. If it weren't for the internet I would think the line was canceled in 2013. Here, allow me to list all of the Legends figure I've found between the two local Walmarts: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee (wave 3). That's it, ever. In fact I got Bee for $5 because Walmart put them on clearance a month after getting them only to restock them a few months later. Target is only slightly better, they at least got Megatron and Starscream (wave 4)when they first came, but left the pegs empty until this past winter when they got wave 6 (Skrapnel and Tailgate). So yeah, no sign of wave 5 (Swerve and Cosmos), wave 7 (Acid Storm and Gears), or wave 8 (Nemesis Prime and Cliffjumper). With CW coming I doubt I'll ever see those three waves in stores.

We'll see how CW goes, I'm hoping they give the first wave a hard push, they sell well, and wave 2 will be stocked aplenty as well. But I'm not very optimistic.

Emerje

Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:03 pm

dragons wrote:What your saying is shake box if head moves its original head stay in place its fixed version how is rubberband going fix headmaster situation its still something has to be dealt with so they put rubberband on head and new upc number it will still have its problem I read nothing in article that they fixed anyrhung only added rubberband with new number code

The rubber band didn't fix the issue. It is just a way to tell them apart.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:08 pm

I was wondering why my Brainstorm's head came out so easily, don't even need to use the release... Just a slightly tug and pop.

News Credits: 332 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:01 pm

jogunwarrior wrote:Hasbro should offer a deal where we can mail them the original, and they can send a "fixed" version in place of it.
I'd even be willing to pay shipping for that.

I'd wish they would do something like that too. I was just so disappointed in mine I fooled around with it for a bit and put it in storage, without the head attached mind you.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:46 pm

Seriously, I live in Canada and my local Toys "R" Us didn't get anything past the wave with Scoop and Armada Starscream.
:BOOM:

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:58 pm

Genericon #378 wrote:Seriously, I live in Canada and my local Toys "R" Us didn't get anything past the wave with Scoop and Armada Starscream.

Sounds like all our toysrus' too. Only walmart ever got some of the windblade wave.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:01 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Genericon #378 wrote:Seriously, I live in Canada and my local Toys "R" Us didn't get anything past the wave with Scoop and Armada Starscream.

Sounds like all our toysrus' too. Only walmart ever got some of the windblade wave.

I saw one Windblade at my local Walmart last weekend, but got Shrapnel instead.

Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:34 pm

To anyone who got the figure with the fixed head, how are the wrists? I am thinking if I see the fixed one in stores, I may snag it and the slap my limp wristed version back in the box and return it.

News Credits: 3642 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:12 pm

Prowlerglide wrote:To anyone who got the figure with the fixed head, how are the wrists? I am thinking if I see the fixed one in stores, I may snag it and the slap my limp wristed version back in the box and return it.

The wrists varied on the first wave. I had one with good wrists and another with floppy wrists. Hopefully once people start getting this new shipment they can share with us about the wrists on the new one.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:37 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Prowlerglide wrote:To anyone who got the figure with the fixed head, how are the wrists? I am thinking if I see the fixed one in stores, I may snag it and the slap my limp wristed version back in the box and return it.

The wrists varied on the first wave. I had one with good wrists and another with floppy wrists. Hopefully once people start getting this new shipment they can share with us about the wrists on the new one.

I'm pretty sure I got the new fix. And my Brainstorm is limp wristed... :-(

It's really the only complaint I have. Well, maybe aesthetically with the abrupt ending to the back of the alt mode, like there should be some engines back there or something...

[Edit] Never mind. I found my box. The original number, 42551...

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:48 pm

Mine seems to have the updated head, and the wrists seem ok, slightly loose, but not intolerable

Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:03 am

prjkt wrote:Mine seems to have the updated head, and the wrists seem ok, slightly loose, but not intolerable

If they can manage to hold a pose, it would be an improvement over what I have now. I've more or less fixed the head, but those wrists are just terrible. eh, if I see the fixed version in stores, I will grab one anyway and swap it. Having one without a mangled/sanded headmaster head would be nice.