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News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:25 pm

Lucked out and found a lone Thrust at one of the Targets near me. Gotta say, he's a really good version of the mold. I wish that the wings had a two way hinge, but I can see how that may have caused problems over time, so I'm fine with the current setup. I hope that Dirge and Ramjet get restocked, or at the very least that the rumor of a G2 Ramjet is true

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:38 pm

According to Target's website, no stores within 100 miles of me carry Thrust.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:40 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Lucked out and found a lone Thrust at one of the Targets near me. Gotta say, he's a really good version of the mold. I wish that the wings had a two way hinge, but I can see how that may have caused problems over time, so I'm fine with the current setup. I hope that Dirge and Ramjet get restocked, or at the very least that the rumor of a G2 Ramjet is true

I agree, the coneheads are the best use of the mold, but thrusts chest piece terrifies me with how brittle it feels, completely the opposite of sandstorm's which feels solid as a rock

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:43 pm

Sabrblade wrote:According to Target's website, no stores within 100 miles of me carry Thrust.

thats brutal, I'd say just keep checking it every morning, that seems to be when the site is updating with new inventory from that days truck freight

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:58 pm

I'm so glad I pre-ordered what I wanted of wave 3 online. With kingdom showing up, I can sadly say I never saw any ER deluxe wave 3 at retail. Never saw Thrust or Runabout at Target either.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:According to Target's website, no stores within 100 miles of me carry Thrust.

PopFindr said a store had a single unit and the Target app said limited stock and not available for pickup so I drove on down and hit the jackpot. They had about five or so Thrusts with a couple each of SS86 Hot Rod and SS86 Scourge. Only had enough for two so Thrust and Hot Rod came home with me. And with my Red Card is save a bit on Hot Rod compared to Amazon.

If any didn't know, you can get a Red Card debit card that is attached to your bank account and you get like 95% of the Red Card benefits.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:07 pm

o.supreme wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow..... . I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.

This is still the same in my area...
I actually was over on the KS side today with my finance to look at dining room tables (at good 'ol Nebraska Furniture Mart), and the Target over there in that area had 3 Kingdom leader Primes, but nothing else other than 4 of one of the modulators (forgot his name).
But I'm thinking I'll be seeing stuff over here in MO any day now.

News Credits: 3 · by **alekese** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:26 pm

Looks like the Thrust shortage is in the first stages of coming to an end. Just got a shipping notice for my preorder. No eta yet, but the label has been created. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:36 pm

alekese wrote:Looks like the Thrust shortage is in the first stages of coming to an end. Just got a shipping notice for my preorder. No eta yet, but the label has been created. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week.

Good, because I saw like five or six on the shelf at my usual Target today. Also saw a crapton, metric not US, of Buzzworthy Bumblebee stuff.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:18 pm

Found Thrust at my local Target earlier this afternoon (there were 3 total). Other than literally a few Battle Masters, there was nothing from ER except 8+ Decepticon Clone 2 packs. And there were still 3-4 Siege Shockwaves.

I have this feeling that the ER waves that I never saw will show up with the Kingdom figures in the next week or so.
It's a nice feeling that there are only 6 more figures that I really want, and a few I'd possibly pick-up if I see them... Hunting has been disappointing enough lately that it's definitely lost some of the old appeal.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:47 am

Finally! After my order being delayed at least four times (maybe more), Earthrise Thrust will be arriving tomorrow from Target! What took so long on this guy? Preorders went out for Runabout the same day, and somehow he beat Thrust to everyone's mailboxes and Target's shelves by several weeks.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:39 am

Thrust is now in stock on Target.com as well so go get him!

Emerje

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:29 am

It is amazing that the stuff that should have been on the shelves the week before Christmas didn't arrive until the week after Christmas. But now the floodgates are open.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:25 am

Emerje wrote:Thrust is now in stock on Target.com as well so go get him!

Emerje

And gone.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:30 am

My Thrust finally shipped, yay!

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:49 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:Thrust is now in stock on Target.com as well so go get him!

Emerje
And gone.

If it's any consolation, Thrust is starting to show up en masse. Saw a bunch of him Saturday and Sunday at three different Target stores.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:51 am

aronjlove wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:Thrust is now in stock on Target.com as well so go get him!

Emerje
And gone.

If it's any consolation, Thrust is starting to show up en masse. Saw a bunch of him Saturday and Sunday at three different Target stores.

Sabrblade wrote:According to Target's website, no stores within 100 miles of me carry Thrust.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:59 am

Got my Thrust at Target in Baltimore, MD. Kingdom Warpath, too. They didn't have any Voyagers, though.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:56 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
aronjlove wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:Thrust is now in stock on Target.com as well so go get him!

Emerje
And gone.

If it's any consolation, Thrust is starting to show up en masse. Saw a bunch of him Saturday and Sunday at three different Target stores.
Sabrblade wrote:According to Target's website, no stores within 100 miles of me carry Thrust.

But is the app reliable? I use Popfindr and the store listed as having 1 Thrust actually had a handful when I got there, along with a couple each of SS86 Hot Rod and Scourge.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:11 pm

Sabr, I would keep checking their app. I was in the same boat last week, no stores near me with anything. Then they did start filling in near me. Finally my local store said last night they had stock, but I went to the aisle and they were empty. I found an employee that said they received a large truck order and that they were still on pallets. Hopefully I should be getting one this afternoon. (Even better if some Kingdom or SS86 goodness is also on that pallet.)

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:16 pm

This morning, Target's site said that Thrust was in stock at one store on the other side of town. When I called the store to confirm, the sales rep checked their system and said they had four. But when she went to go check the shelves and inventory, she said they were all gone.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:27 pm

Sabrblade wrote:This morning, Target's site said that Thrust was in stock at one store on the other side of town. When I called the store to confirm, the sales rep checked their system and said they had four. But when she went to go check the shelves and inventory, she said they were all gone.

That really sucks. I still have 1 on pre-order, and am hoping to find 1 today. If I am lucky today, and Target doesn't screw me on the pre-order, I can send you my extra at cost + shipping if you don't have any luck in your area.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:36 pm

Runabout's a no-show in my neck of the woods, either.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:41 pm

My Thrust arrived today, at last! I'll be opening him up later, after I settle in for the evening. I checked a few Target stores while I was out today too, mostly to see what the "buzz" was about with the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line, but I didn't find much of that at all. Plus, the pegs and shelves were still mostly devoid of Transformers Generations product (War for Cybertron and Studio Series). No Kingdom stuff yet at all either. I don't know why Target is so slow to get the product on the shelves right now. Those empty aisles look bad.