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by **Grahf_** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:57 am

Seeing this just makes me sad that the Beast Hunters Predacons didn't get some sort of platinum edition joint color scheme. Like if they had 2014 voyager Predaking, Grimwing, Laserback, Skystalker and Ripclaw all done up in G1 Predacon colors to match the other three Predakings. Different mixes of black, red, yellow, orange and gray. Not to mention Abominus and the deluxe Sinnertwin and Cutthroat or you know, just releasing deluxe Sinnertwin and Cutthroat in the US at all along with Rotgut and the Autobot one.

It would be even better if they did leader Grimlock with deluxe Snarl and Slash like this in another set next year. Along with leader Grimlock with deluxe Scorn and Slash in the SDCC "G1" colors. All eight Dinobots in three different color schemes.

News Credits: 5 · by **welcometothedarksyde** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:03 am

Bounti76 wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I reported on this weeks ago, along with a bunch of other stuff they had listed at the time.

Yes, but that was a sighting at Canadian retail. This was a sighting at U.S. retail.

I'm not talking about the sighting, I'm talking about the Toysrus.ca listing. Both of those were on the front page.

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:21 am

Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that Snarl wasn't included in this and therefore I guess I'm stuck with a lime-green snarl while the rest all look like this? Or I could go with the power ranger colors for all the dinobots.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:17 pm

ShardFenix wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that Snarl wasn't included in this and therefore I guess I'm stuck with a lime-green snarl while the rest all look like this? Or I could go with the power ranger colors for all the dinobots.

Slash is exclusived as well, meaning we're stuck with the teal version of him like we're stuck with the lime version of Snarl.

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:37 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ShardFenix wrote:Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that Snarl wasn't included in this and therefore I guess I'm stuck with a lime-green snarl while the rest all look like this? Or I could go with the power ranger colors for all the dinobots.
Slash is exclusived as well, meaning we're stuck with the teal version of him like we're stuck with the lime version of Snarl.

True, but pesrsonally I thought slash sucked. Not that great looking in either form for me. I guess I would get him if I went with skittles-colored dinobots for completions sake, but Im okay with him being left out here. I just really wanted this style in Snarl. I guess skittles-bots it msut be.

by **Transformers_leader** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:44 pm

Any idea when it will be released?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:52 pm

welcometothedarksyde wrote:
Bounti76 wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I reported on this weeks ago, along with a bunch of other stuff they had listed at the time.

Yes, but that was a sighting at Canadian retail. This was a sighting at U.S. retail.

I'm not talking about the sighting, I'm talking about the Toysrus.ca listing. Both of those were on the front page.

Again, this is not the first time it has happened, and I apologise for that.

How did you notify us? Email, PM, board post?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:59 pm

We've given you the Seibertron.com gallery of Age of Extinction Leader Bumblebee (a redeco of the DOTM figure), and it appears this figure is actually at retail, though only in Costco so far. This particular sighting comes from fellow member reluctantyouth, and a Costco in East Peoria, Illinois, priced at $26.99. If you come across this, or other figures we haven't reported on yet, drop us a line with pictures at sightings@seibertron.com, and remember to use the Sightings page and forums to help out fellow fans!

by **wilcosu35** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:05 pm

Great Scott! it looks horrible. and having bee on the box front in his yellow on black-deco isn't helping

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:10 pm

Oh WOW! I can't WAIT to get yet another Bumblebee figure!

...

I predict a LONG life on the shelf for these things.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:20 pm

We keep saying "long shelf life" and "won't sell" - but we've been saying this since 2007. After even 2 years, you'd think if this wasn't a successful strategy that Hasbro would simply have ditched it. Clearly its earning a profit somewhere, and a healthy one - because they're still doing it 7 years later.

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:38 pm

Either that or they just think it's cheaper/easier to use pre-existing molds for him. Or perhaps, these are just all the DOTM ones that failed to sell, repackaged, and ditched the mtech weapon...? Maybe hasbro figured it was better to just eat the cost of the mechtech weapons and use this old figure than it was to make 'new' ones.... A sign that even they've given up trying to improve this thing.

News Credits: 33 · by **Amelie** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:46 pm

That might be the case, but that they've been doing this for 7 years now with the movie line still suggests its a strategy that works. If they thought making a new mold would yield a bigger profit - they'd be doing that, so either DotM Bumblebee's tooling still hasn't made a profit (which seems crazy - I can't imagine Hasbro having a sale-or-return policy and that toy was EVERYWHERE during DotM) or they think its still go some mileage for spinning a buck

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:57 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:Either that or they just think it's cheaper/easier to use pre-existing molds for him. Or perhaps, these are just all the DOTM ones that failed to sell, repackaged, and ditched the mtech weapon...? Maybe hasbro figured it was better to just eat the cost of the mechtech weapons and use this old figure than it was to make 'new' ones.... A sign that even they've given up trying to improve this thing.

They're slight repaints, if you must know. Check the galleries for comparisons.

And "repackagings" is a total misnomer. Despite the name, they're nothing more than new product runs using the exact specifications of an older toy. Hasbro does not do repackaging nor buying back stock: stores sell unsold stock to other stores for cheap.

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:44 pm

That AOE leader Bumble was such a wasted opportunity. He could have awesome with a new mould in the old Camaro style, but alas we get DOTM Bee (which IMO is a terrible figure anyway) with less paint and minus his electrics for £35. :SICK:

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:22 pm

Seibertron member Bounti76 has sent us an image of a couple new Age of Extinction Titans figures found in a Kmart in Woods Cross, Utah. These Titans are Kmart exclusives and feature electronic sound effects and voices. They are retailing for $19.99. If you have your own new sighting, you can submit your news via the Submit News link or email them to sightings@seibertron.com.

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:35 pm

Saw Prime almost a month ago, but hadn't realized it was news! What does Grimlock say?? Please tell me it's a G1 voice chip. I'll throw my money at it!

News Credits: 1 · by **crazyfist** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:49 pm

I saw these the other day. Optimus Prime has Peter Cullen's voice and Grimlock has a generic voice but I must admit, it does sound pretty good. It doesn't sound like Gregg Berger, but it sounds like a deep giant barbarian type of a voice (if that even made sense). He says things like 'Grimlock destroy!', 'I want to munch metal' stuff like that. I hate these titan things, but I might just get Grimlock because he talks and didn't talk in the movie.

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:35 pm

They're still crummy shampoo bottles. Only now they can annoy you with screechy sounds!

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:36 pm

Those Titans are so boring and silly. I'm still trying to figure out what their purpose is. I can't understand why they exist. I realize they're for kids because they're simplistic and that's fine, but the kids that would like these are too little to see or even enjoy the films anyway.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:09 pm

Maybe it's these that are the toys that Rick Sellers and other voice actors recorded lines for.

To be sure, what phrases does the Grimlock toy say?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 11:04 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Shockwave7 wrote:Either that or they just think it's cheaper/easier to use pre-existing molds for him. Or perhaps, these are just all the DOTM ones that failed to sell, repackaged, and ditched the mtech weapon...? Maybe hasbro figured it was better to just eat the cost of the mechtech weapons and use this old figure than it was to make 'new' ones.... A sign that even they've given up trying to improve this thing.

They're slight repaints, if you must know. Check the galleries for comparisons.

And "repackagings" is a total misnomer. Despite the name, they're nothing more than new product runs using the exact specifications of an older toy. Hasbro does not do repackaging nor buying back stock: stores sell unsold stock to other stores for cheap.

Actually Hasbro bought back Rise of Cobra movie figures from Wal Mart that were sitting on shelves to get the chain to carry Pursuit of Cobra.

by **Heckfire** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:53 am

That's a relief...I was worried by the pic on the TRU site whether the Classics Prime had both guns or not, since the pic showed him without the smokestacks/rifle in both modes, but the pic of the box on the shelf looks like he has it still. Has anyone gotten the set and can confirm this, though? I wanna know before I drop $50 for it.