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They should really retool the 1970s Bumblebee to have a chest transformation and articulation like the other one.. Oh and this IS for Hasbro...



IF I had Blue windows on my car like you have on Bumblebee I will have wrecked it before I left the driveway!!!!

Clear or Clear colored windows or not at all!!!! To do a toy that is supposed to represent a real car, and to maintain that your company is producing quality merchandise and not cheap ass toys, "Legends",but for a deluxe toy that costs $10.00 with blocked out blue windows is just rediculous!!!

i got my bb 08 at greenhills at my local toy store here at the philippines with slight reservations... bb 08 sure is nasty

CP has the right idea, it wasnt that long ago that everyone was bouncing off the walls looking for ironhide and starscream, scalpers made a fortune.

Now, here in Toronto I can't walk 10 feet in a Toysrus, Zellers or Walmart without seeing an Ironhide or Starscream.

I saw 08 BB in a Zellers just yesterday, but the paint application was poor, so I walked away. I know in a few weeks I will be spoiled for choice, and able to pick out a BB with a nice sharp paintjob. I did the same with Swindle, it was weeks before I found one I wanted.

In North America, you will eventually see them everywhere, HASBRO wants to make money, and money doesnt come in when you make your customer run all over town looking for your product.

i personally need everyone's opinion i cant notice but wonder to look at wreckage at every toyshop and step aside the movie disregarded appearance but he does look pretty nice than swindle and im just wondering if he's worth buying...

softimus_prime wrote:i personally need everyone's opinion i cant notice but wonder to look at wreckage at every toyshop and step aside the movie disregarded appearance but he does look pretty nice than swindle and im just wondering if he's worth buying...

He's a very nice toy actually. You won't regret getting him.

I've been tempted to pick up Wreckage too. I've heard good things about him.

I think I might be done with the movie toys though. The only one that I feel I must have is the 08BB. I'd like to get my hands on the G1 Jazz repaint too.

yeah i might take advantage that wreckage is not as bestselling as bb but the robot really is awesome at some point he looks like g1 megs with the head sculpt and im not sure if it's true but someone mentioned that the blade acan be connected as one like darthmaul's...

yes you can link the two wrist blades together to make a double blade.

Wreckage is a very posable well designed movie toy that takes the artistic style of the movie line and blends it well with what we've seen in past TFs.

I love the figure and curious what the other movie line TFs that weren't in the movie will look like out of the package.

Maldroth wrote:yes you can link the two wrist blades together to make a double blade.

Wreckage is a very posable well designed movie toy that takes the artistic style of the movie line and blends it well with what we've seen in past TFs.

I love the figure and curious what the other movie line TFs that weren't in the movie will look like out of the package.

wow! that's cool cant wait to get one i mean he really looks nice and the design of the camouflage thingy is cool

In my opinion, it depends on how bad you want the thing. I happened to find him face down at a Target, buried under a couple of Optimus Prime voice masks or something. My story has been posted previously. Depends on how secure you are in your hobby--let the little kids have it--who will most likely eventually BREAK it and never appreciate it anyway--or seize your DESTINY and get buy it yourself--get something to remind you of your childhood--and how happy these stupid things made you when you were younger. That's why I bought him... Hell--he's only 10 bucks. Movie Bonecrusher, for f&^k sake, was the first Transformer I'd purchased since elementary school--I'm 31--...and I giggled like a little girl when I transformed him for the first time... Nothing more.. Sorry...

Counterpunch wrote:Wait two more goddamn weeks. He will be everywhere.

Except in Canada, where it seems to take forever to get the new stuff.

Got 3 2008 Bumblebees today at the local Wal*Mart. One for each of my twins and one for me. They restocked the deluxes and were selling out fast.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Wait two more goddamn weeks. He will be everywhere.

Except in Canada, where it seems to take forever to get the new stuff.

Agreed, us Canucks have good reason to bitch. We are just starting to get classics soundwave now.

(Canadians seeking 08 BB, I think theres a couple left at Coquitlam Zellers. Sighting courtesy of Notorius.)

Optimus Schtool wrote:In my opinion, it depends on how bad you want the thing. I happened to find him face down at a Target, buried under a couple of Optimus Prime voice masks or something. My story has been posted previously. Depends on how secure you are in your hobby--let the little kids have it--who will most likely eventually BREAK it and never appreciate it anyway--or seize your DESTINY and get buy it yourself--get something to remind you of your childhood--and how happy these stupid things made you when you were younger. That's why I bought him... Hell--he's only 10 bucks. Movie Bonecrusher, for f&^k sake, was the first Transformer I'd purchased since elementary school--I'm 31--...and I giggled like a little girl when I transformed him for the first time... Nothing more.. Sorry...

i exactly have the main reason why i collect toys im trying to fulfill my childhood memories and no that im working im so happy i got my toys

Well he's all over Maryland, for those of you who want him now.

wing0hero wrote:Well he's all over Maryland, for those of you who want him now.

Blech, am I going to have to go to Elkton tonight?

wing0's post is made of LIES! Well, in Calvert anyway, but I'm used to that, and I know he'll show up soon. Or I'll end up finding him during my vacation.

^ See that? I just saved myself from scalper prices.

I Stoped At 2 Targets and 2 Walmarts Today, 1 Of Each On The East and West Sides Of Town. All 4 Had The Common Area ShelfWwarmers. Bonecrusher, Swindle and Wreckage.

However They Had 1 Dreadwing in The West End Walmart. East End Walmart Had 2 Deadwings and 2 Arcees. One Of The Arcees was Hidden and Was Picked Up By A Guy I Began Chatting With. Said He Was There The Night Before When They Unloaded The Box. 2 Dreadwings, 2 Arcees, 2 Bumblebees. He Bought Those 2 BB and Hid The Arcee Which He Picked Up Before Chatting With Me.

So There Ya Go From South Central PA (York Area).

A Lack Of Supply and Demand At Its Worst Is What This All Is. I Mean There Are At Least 15-20 Swindles On The Shelf But They Only Re-stock With 2 Bumblebees Per Box.....

Counterpunch wrote:Here's the trick:

Wait two more goddamn weeks. He will be everywhere.

Listen up new guys.

This desperation hunting for a toy that hasn't been out much over a week is insane.

You and you alone are responsible for the current scalping situation.

The time between when a figure is first found and when it hits market saturation is about 2 weeks to a month.

Relax.

Do you really think Hasbro is going to under produce the main character of their multi-national movie?

Please make this a sticky.

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Wait two more goddamn weeks. He will be everywhere.

Except in Canada, where it seems to take forever to get the new stuff.

Or Pennsylvania, where **** takes even longer.

I don't mean to be mean, but What The Hell Is Up With The First Letter Capitalization? It's like one long newspaper headline and for some reason I find it incredibly annoying.

It also makes my head hurt, because I can't figure out why you're doing it or why you'd make yourself hit shift at the start of every word. I know there's a way to do first-letter capitalization to a block of text in M-Word, but...why?

I guess I'm conducting my own war on errorism, man.

War_On_Errorism wrote:I Stoped At 2 Targets and 2 Walmarts Today, 1 Of Each On The East and West Sides Of Town. All 4 Had The Common Area ShelfWwarmers. Bonecrusher, Swindle and Wreckage.

However They Had 1 Dreadwing in The West End Walmart. East End Walmart Had 2 Deadwings and 2 Arcees. One Of The Arcees was Hidden and Was Picked Up By A Guy I Began Chatting With. Said He Was There The Night Before When They Unloaded The Box. 2 Dreadwings, 2 Arcees, 2 Bumblebees. He Bought Those 2 BB and Hid The Arcee Which He Picked Up Before Chatting With Me.

So There Ya Go From South Central PA (York Area).

A Lack Of Supply and Demand At Its Worst Is What This All Is. I Mean There Are At Least 15-20 Swindles On The Shelf But They Only Re-stock With 2 Bumblebees Per Box.....

I don't go out of my way looking or eBay shopping. I just check every time I go to a Tf selling store. And I'm hoping that I'll find one on my two-week road trip to my hometown which is near a Wal-Mart that gets new TF's really fast.