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News Credits: 8 · by **blacklai** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:49 am

Engineering is similar, but details are enhanced.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:37 am

primalxconvoy wrote:I think Hasbro doing it is great. Why reinvent the Wheel(ie), when they can keep a database of designs, transformation systems, sculpts, etc and draw upon them for future releases? It must save a heck of a lot of time and money that way.

I'm all for it.

I'm 100% with you there.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:55 am

With the April release date of the Studio Series coming up, it only makes sene that we would start getting some sightings trickling in before that. A friend to the site, Phil, has found the wave 1 voyagers at retail. That includes Optimus Prime and Starscream. These were found at Dillons, a grocery chain belonging to Kroger's. The latest Transformers toys have been appearing at grocery chains lately, which was the case with the wave 1 deluxes in this same line, along with POTP wave 2 Prime Masters. This makes the US the first country to get these toys.

They were priced at 36.99, which is a heavy mark up but customary to any Dillons shopper. Phil even sent us price tags for other figures just to give fans an idea at the prices this store has and calm any fear that the mark up would be wide spread.

If you find any of these toys, let us know in the sightings forum and sightings section.

The hunt is on, good luck!

Derby Dillons Marketplace strikes again. Studio Voyagers Wave 1, spotted this morning. Also I guess there was some discussion on the post about the Deluxes as to whether the price was indicative of a hike from Hasbro. I don’t think that’s the case, that’s just how Dillons is pricing at the moment. Including some photos of other higher priced figures there, and not just Hasbro ones.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:12 am

25 bucks for a deluxe and 37 for a voyager? Yeah. I'm getting none of these.

News Credits: 3 · by **Etseterrestrial** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:26 am

I always wanted to pay a Voyager's price for a Deluxe. Especially when it's an unpainted Bumblebee. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:27 am

omega666 wrote:25 bucks for a deluxe and 37 for a voyager? Yeah. I'm getting none of these.

These are just the hiked-up prices of the store. At normal retail they'll be the same price as the TLK stuff, $20 for deluxes and $30 for voyagers.

by **Shuttershock** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:17 pm

With these side by side, it strikes me as funny how much wasted space went into TLK boxes.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:22 pm

Having seen how Stinger transforms I absolutely need him now. The way the roof forms the arm cannon/blade/stinger/croissant of violence is awesome.

News Credits: 10 · by **Terrsolpix** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:54 pm

Shuttershock wrote:With these side by side, it strikes me as funny how much wasted space went into TLK boxes.

I’m not sure f to the classier deco or the more space efficient boxes, but these SS packages really give it a more premium vibe.
The TLK ones seem so...... toyish in retrospect.

by **CobraKai** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:50 pm

I’ve yet to see any of these at retail.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:40 pm

So Starscream is part of Wave One?

Noice. :-?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:52 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:So Starscream is part of Wave One?

Noice.

Yup, Optimus Prime, Starscream and Grimlock are all Wave 1. Mind you, those sightings are from stores that break the Street Date.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:25 pm

Black Hat wrote:Having seen how Stinger transforms I absolutely need him now. The way the roof forms the arm cannon/blade/stinger/croissant of violence is awesome.

Croissant of violence. You, sir, deserve a cookie!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:32 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:So Starscream is part of Wave One?

Noice.

Yup, Optimus Prime, Starscream and Grimlock are all Wave 1. Mind you, those sightings are from stores that break the Street Date.

Oh my poor poor wallet...

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:11 pm

Oh joy. Bayverse figures. Well the nice thing about NOT collecting them is that you don't have to worry about them selling out...

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:45 am

DeathReviews wrote:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:51 am

The hunt is now on at regular retail. Check it.

Meijer in Mishawaka Indiana, just a few minutes ago.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:59 am

So they're breaking the 4:20 4/20 street date, too? I'll reserve my excitement for when they show up at a major retailer like Walmart or Target, they'll likely stick to the date.

Emerje

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:03 am

This Starscream figure is amazingly good. Very solid, everything fits together nice. I'd say it's second only to the leader class figure.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:03 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:This Starscream figure is amazingly good. Very solid, everything fits together nice. I'd say it's second only to the leader class figure.

Just picked one up at my local meijer, he is sooooooo sublime =P~

I'm somehow enthralled by a movie starscream all over again, haven't gotten one since the incredible leader class one, but, damn, this figure really steps it up a notch :shock:

And, can I just say, that, he's got arm joints for days, jobby is gonna have a field day going through them all :lol:

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:53 pm

Having origami-ed starscream into vehicle mode and back again, I can safely say that he is a must-buy for the line, man, what a figure. This line is shaping up to be one heck of a send-off for the movie-figures :-(

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:07 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:Having origami-ed starscream into vehicle mode and back again, I can safely say that he is a must-buy for the line, man, what a figure. This line is shaping up to be one heck of a send-off for the movie-figures

Starscream. 40$CAN plus taxes. Don't care. WILL get it.
And at TrU no less. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:30 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Having origami-ed starscream into vehicle mode and back again, I can safely say that he is a must-buy for the line, man, what a figure. This line is shaping up to be one heck of a send-off for the movie-figures

Starscream. 40$CAN plus taxes. Don't care. WILL get it.
And at TrU no less. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

He is art in motion; and, like, ball-jointed wrists? Oh man...

I would legit love recolor's for a seeker trio from this figure, aw man =P~

News Credits: 11 · by **Lore Keeper** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:59 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:06 pm

Lore Keeper wrote:

Thanks for noticing, sempai!

However, all that effort was for naught because Deathreview just HATE Bayformers. So much that he can't help but to click on the news feature, and spit a reply over there without ever entering the thread.

It's as if I hate seafood so much that each and every times I come accross a seafood restaurant, I compulsory open the door, just put my head in, then I shout loudly "SEAFOOD SUCK!". And then, I run away. Rince, repeat.

People like that have WAY too much time on their hands.
:-?