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by **toxicity** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:45 pm

It seems that with all the recent restocks, I only read about voyager megatron, ratchet, ironhide, and some others, but never blackout

Does anyone know if they stopped producing blackout?

by **Meatwad1989** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:50 pm

Found one a week ago at my local walmart..They recieved 6 cases of Voyagers...Look through all cases but only found 1 Blackout.. needed it to complete my movie Collection. So BLackout is still being produced. I heard he is a chase figure now..But I dont think hes rare..

News Credits: 2 · by **Moonbase2** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:11 pm

Personally I think he's a terrible figure. I haven't seen him anywhere in a couple months though...

by **Meatwad1989** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:15 pm

Id have to agree with MOONBASE2 the figure is terrible..too small for a voyager..Not that much detail. Too much money for what I bought..Kinda feel like I got ripped off.

News Credits: 2 · by **Moonbase2** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:17 pm

He's so awful that he doesn't even sit in my collection. I don't even think he has all of his blades on. So cheap. I'm glad I didn't pay for him and got him for my birthday.

by **Meatwad1989** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:22 pm

Lucky!!! Drove 12 Miles to get him and paid 15.00 for him..Im sad to admit this but he sits on the top high shelf with the rest of my Movie Figures...

by **Bigdaddymcqueen** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:23 pm

i kinda agree, he could have been so much better!

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:35 pm

his alt mode is still cool!

by **ultra tron** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:04 pm

yeah, Blackout is very rare. in the whole 2 month of getting my movie collection, I have only seen him once, there were two and I grabbed one.

I find it so strange, because his not popular and it doesn't seem that difficult to produce him.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:06 pm

He's hit or miss by me. Not comon anymore, but still findable with a bit of effort.

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:27 pm

I haven't seen him in awhile so yeah he is getting rarer and with his repaint coming out soon you better start looking harder to find him...

by **mineralblue** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:11 pm

I ordered him (and movie Ironhide) Friday morning off of Walmart.com

:grin:

So yes... both Blackout and Ironhide are still out there... but sporadically.

by **Galvatron628** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:20 am

They probably realized "this toy sucks" and stopped producing him, lol

Blackout really is a disgrace to his bad ass couterpart in the movie

by **toxicity** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:33 am

oh man, i didn't realize there was so much hate for this guy. I've heard there was some bad qc for him, but is really that bad other than the qc and scaling? I've heard some good things about him.

I'm not the one who wants him though, i usually stick to deluxes, i like their size best. My friend wants him because he has a decent color scheme and a bigbutt weapon. haha

by **Deceptiwho?** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:11 am

I dont or ( I should say didnt because my son destroyed him) hate my Blackout.. I wish I could find another one to get

News Credits: 1 · by **Pontimax 01** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:17 am

Moonbase2 wrote:He's so awful that he doesn't even sit in my collection. I don't even think he has all of his blades on. So cheap. I'm glad I didn't pay for him and got him for my birthday.

Same here. I got him in a little craft pale with Scorpy and Bonecrusher. It's my reject tote.

Scale sucks yes, QC isn't that great, but it's his actual design that's just so crappy. His "automorph" is a giant pain in the ass. Mine had to be fixed straight out of the box, and even then it still sucks. He'd have been much better design wise if that crap had been left out. And his backpack takes up too much of him and does too little.

by **BLACKOUT2007** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:46 am

Cormaster628 wrote:They probably realized "this toy sucks" and stopped producing him, lol

Blackout really is a disgrace to his bad ass couterpart in the movie

Totally. That toy isn't worthy of the real robot. That big helicopter peice hanging off his back? WTF?

by **smallworm** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:56 am

I saw a 2-pack Blackout and Scorponok in TRU today. I think 2-packs are being released instead of single figures.

by **Malikon** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:28 am

yeah but you can take the big helicopter backpack off of him if you want, so I don't see the problem. I love Blackout he's one of my favorites, though yeah his automorph sucked right out of the box.

by **tommy tek** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:17 pm

dont you guys know the reason why they didnt produce him is there bringing out a leader class one.

by **Meatwad1989** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:23 pm

I thought there were no more leader class figures coming out after Brawl..When is suppose to be released..

News Credits: 3 · by **wavelength** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:26 pm

tommy tek wrote:dont you guys know the reason why they didnt produce him is there bringing out a leader class one.

typical drivel stated as fact. hasbro are not going to make any more leader class figures since big figures have worse figures than smaller figures down to cost, and a parent, who is going to be the majority buyer here as the one forking out the money is going to try to persuade the kid to choose a voyager or dx figure instead.

and if you want blackout, feel free to pay what is effectively $40 bucks for one of the 50 gazbillion clogging shelves here in the uk.

News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:36 pm

Aside from the automorph my main problem with this figure is the shoulders. I can't see a kid playing with this toy in robot mode, it's not sturdy. As far as looks go blackout probably does better with the cybertron crowd rather than the movie crowd. His upper legs especially are a bit more squared like cybertron figures, not having the metal wrapping detail that most movie figures have. The figure isn't awful in terms of looks, but in design it's a dud. They were clogging pegs before and even after the movie came out. They didn't move until Transformers were selling out and not restocking, and even then I'd see a ratchet or blackout.

by **Susinko** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:44 pm

I love Blackout. Granted, I keep him in his alt mode, but that's just because I like the Pave Low. It's a pretty sweet helicopter. Anyway, I ordered mine from Hasbro when he was still avalible.

by **tommy tek** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:06 pm

no i dont think there done with leaders it was presented a while back that there would be a starscram and voyager bonecrusher.hasbro knows the responce there gonna get with the not so great voyager blackout thats why if they where smart hold out for a leader blackout.if one of the execs stated there going to make another leader starscream it was probably to focus attention away from the big suprise the leader blackout.there still making molds as of this point.and if they made a leader blackout witch they will alot of people would fork out there money for it.