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Now that listings are up on pulse, we have examples of what the $USD price hikes will be going forward. Deluxes seem to still be $23, Voyagers are $31.50, and leaders are now $53.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Gnaw is looking good
Not sure if I want him to go with my alicon or if I should save my wallet some pain and stick with alicon

Also he said it! Confirmed! Something along the lines of "gnaw didn't have the gun in the movie but we wanted to make sure he had it"

Swoop better come with 5 swords lol

Considering Swoop is rumoured to come in at the Voyager price point, be prepared to be looking at other options for the swords.

I'm also guessing with the gun thing that it was just to ensure no plastic wastage.

Ah swords or no swords it's not a big deal, ill be happy just to have more dinobots

I love Wreck-Gar
His alt mode is a chonky thicc boi mess but I dont mind at all
His robot mode is still great

Definitely getting him and Slug, still undecided on Gnaw though

Gnaw and Wreck-Gar look pretty good. Wreck-Gar is definitely one I'll pick up (and probably two Junkion partners), but Gnaw I think will be a wait and see cause I feel like a lot of the SS86 Deluxes have had issues with the faces. Kup and Blurr's were awful, but Jazz's was decent enough, so hopefully Gnaw's will look better in hand

One thing I noticed was that the rep said "we are only one away from completing the original trio" [of Dinobots]... As big a fan I am of the animated series, since they were all released together as toys, and in the comic originally, I never think of the team of Dinobots as 3 then 2 even though they had a skirmish in SOS Dinobots, it's always a solid team of 5, and that's it. But the way he said it kind of leads me to believe the next release will be Sludge, then to follow with Snarl and Swoop (or Swoop and Snarl) to complete them.

o.supreme wrote:One thing I noticed was that the rep said "we are only one away from completing the original trio" [of Dinobots]... As big a fan I am of the animated series, since they were all released together as toys, and in the comic originally, I never think of the team of Dinobots as 3 then 2 even though they had a skirmish in SOS Dinobots, it's always a solid team of 5, and that's it. But the way he said it kind of leads me to believe the next release will be Sludge, then to follow with Snarl and Swoop (or Swoop and Snarl) to complete them.

Makes sense to me. I'm betting Sludge is next as well.
Snarl was my favorite based on bot appearance, but I guess that gives me something to look forward to down the road.
I mean, I really like all 5 so the fact that we're probably getting all of them (especially with how these look) is really exciting.

I'll be getting Wreck-gar and Gnaw for sure...
This is going to be tough, because as of right now I only want to get multiples of one or the other.
Although I guess by the time any other Junkion is released, I'll probably be more okay with dropping more money... Either way, I see getting 1 Junkion variant, and up to 3 Sharkticons.
This is where I'll say Hastak is smart about spreading out releases as a strategy to sell more.
Not to mention, I'll be even more tempted by Kup since I'll actually see him again (I only saw him in-store once)... Even though I don't love the way he looks, I pass on so many and I probably like him enough.

Slag and Wreck-Gar are absolute musts for me. Slag was one of my first Transformers ever and this one looks fantastic. Call me stupid, but I always wanted an exo-suit like Daniel's. And this Wreck-Gar looks fantastic. I can't wait for them to release more Junkions using this mold. Scrapheap and Rubbish would be great.

I have three TR Sharkticons, so the new Gnaw just isn't necessary for me. It looks great, but I already have an army of them.

Crosscheck wrote:
I have three TR Sharkticons, so the new Gnaw just isn't necessary for me. It looks great, but I already have an army of them.

Your Gnaw team need a leader, a big brute. So having a big Gnaw surrounded by 3 or more little ones will look really cool.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Crosscheck wrote:
I have three TR Sharkticons, so the new Gnaw just isn't necessary for me. It looks great, but I already have an army of them.

Your Gnaw team need a leader, a big brute. So having a big Gnaw surrounded by 3 or more little ones will look really cool.

If I had a couple older Sharkticons (I only have 1), I'd so this same thing.
I was JUST re-looking at the Gnaw photos, and I don't see just getting 1. I think that looks really pretty awesome for what it is. The movie-accurate colors take the whole figure up a big notch. On top of the fact that the sculpt work is really nice.
Also, he had a really pretty generic-looking face... The robot eyes may be just a little large, but still, overall I think it's on point.
I'm almost positive I'll end up with 3 of these.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Crosscheck wrote:
I have three TR Sharkticons, so the new Gnaw just isn't necessary for me. It looks great, but I already have an army of them.

Your Gnaw team need a leader, a big brute. So having a big Gnaw surrounded by 3 or more little ones will look really cool.

If I had a couple older Sharkticons (I only have 1), I'd so this same thing.
I was JUST re-looking at the Gnaw photos, and I don't see just getting 1. I think that looks really pretty awesome for what it is. The movie-accurate colors take the whole figure up a big notch. On top of the fact that the sculpt work is really nice.
Also, he had a really pretty generic-looking face... The robot eyes may be just a little large, but still, overall I think it's on point.
I'm almost positive I'll end up with 3 of these.

The only one I have 3 of are the micro trio that came in the Cyberverse set with the 1 step Hotrod. Those mini guys are great! But the rest are only 1 of, meaning the Cyberverse "deluxe" and the previous Legends. I'm missing the G1 original dearly. Unfortunately, the real one if too expensive and I don't want a KO.

TlDr, there's enough releases of Gnaw at this point that only having ONE of each version will troop build a decent army! And I'm pretty sure that SS86 deluxe will be re-release in a "fancier" paintjob or another color sooner than later.

Regardless of the version, Gnaw will always be "troop buildable."

Well that is a good enough reason to get one as any. Preordered!

alekese wrote:Now that listings are up on pulse, we have examples of what the $USD price hikes will be going forward. Deluxes seem to still be $23, Voyagers are $31.50, and leaders are now $53.

Thanks, I will news that later.

I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

They are the 3rd wave of 2021 studio series figures. They come with other bayverse toys.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

They are the 3rd wave of 2021 studio series figures. They come with other bayverse toys.

OK, but are these the second assortment of SS86 figures after Grimlock, Hot Rod and the rest?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

They are the 3rd wave of 2021 studio series figures. They come with other bayverse toys.

OK, but are these the second assortment of SS86 figures after Grimlock, Hot Rod and the rest?

SS86 Hot Rod was repacked in the second wave of SS figures released in 2021. So nomatter how you look at it, this is the third wave to have SS86 figures this year.

But make it easy for yourself, count it as Hasbro does, it's the 3rd wave of SS toys.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

They are the 3rd wave of 2021 studio series figures. They come with other bayverse toys.

OK, but are these the second assortment of SS86 figures after Grimlock, Hot Rod and the rest?

SS86 Hot Rod was repacked in the second wave of SS figures released in 2021. So nomatter how you look at it, this is the third wave to have SS86 figures this year.

But make it easy for yourself, count it as Hasbro does, it's the 3rd wave of SS toys.

OK, so I haven't missed anything?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm a bit confused. Are Wreck-Gar, Slag, and Gnaw only the second wave of SS86 figures? With them coming in October that's kinda late for only the second wave.

They are the 3rd wave of 2021 studio series figures. They come with other bayverse toys.

OK, but are these the second assortment of SS86 figures after Grimlock, Hot Rod and the rest?

SS86 Hot Rod was repacked in the second wave of SS figures released in 2021. So nomatter how you look at it, this is the third wave to have SS86 figures this year.

But make it easy for yourself, count it as Hasbro does, it's the 3rd wave of SS toys.

OK, so I haven't missed anything?

Nope

Wreck Gar at $29.99 USD on Amazon

I might wait for the repack to see if the price goes down even more

SS 2021 wave 1 new figures: Kup, Blurr, Jazz, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock
Wave 2 new: B-127, Dino, BB Screamer; idk deluxe repacks but voyager repacked hot rod
Wave 3 current reveal status: Gnaw, Wreck-gar, Slug; more traditional SS figures in these cases have had listings go up, but I'm blanking on specifics beyond Jolt and Grindor.

alekese wrote:SS 2021 wave 1 new figures: Kup, Blurr, Jazz, Scourge, Hot Rod, Grimlock
Wave 2 new: B-127, Dino, BB Screamer; idk deluxe repacks but voyager repacked hot rod
Wave 3 current reveal status: Gnaw, Wreck-gar, Slug; more traditional SS figures in these cases have had listings go up, but I'm blanking on specifics beyond Jolt and Grindor.

There's ROTF Bumblebee as well

Has there been any word, even rumor, about what SS86's "lifespan" is going to be?
Anyone think it's going to be based on sales?
I know a new live action movie is due out in the somewhat near future, but by throwing-in a few G1 figures here and there, doesn't that help spread-out the regular SS figures in a more traditional/ideal way?

Sowndwave76 wrote:Has there been any word, even rumor, about what SS86's "lifespan" is going to be?
Anyone think it's going to be based on sales?
I know a new live action movie is due out in the somewhat near future, but by throwing-in a few G1 figures here and there, doesn't that help spread-out the regular SS figures in a more traditional/ideal way?

At this point, I'm not sure what regular SS figures are anymore.
Next year the line will have a first trilogy toy, one from AOE, several from the Bumblebee Cybetron scene, SS86 and toys for the new live action movie.

william-james88 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Has there been any word, even rumor, about what SS86's "lifespan" is going to be?
Anyone think it's going to be based on sales?
I know a new live action movie is due out in the somewhat near future, but by throwing-in a few G1 figures here and there, doesn't that help spread-out the regular SS figures in a more traditional/ideal way?

At this point, I'm not sure what regular SS figures are anymore.
Next year the line will have a first trilogy toy, one from AOE, several from the Bumblebee Cybetron scene, SS86 and toys for the new live action movie.

I didn't know it would include something from the first trilogy...
Wow... Sounds like a whole lotta mish-mash!!

Sowndwave76 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Has there been any word, even rumor, about what SS86's "lifespan" is going to be?
Anyone think it's going to be based on sales?
I know a new live action movie is due out in the somewhat near future, but by throwing-in a few G1 figures here and there, doesn't that help spread-out the regular SS figures in a more traditional/ideal way?

At this point, I'm not sure what regular SS figures are anymore.
Next year the line will have a first trilogy toy, one from AOE, several from the Bumblebee Cybetron scene, SS86 and toys for the new live action movie.

I didn't know it would include something from the first trilogy...
Wow... Sounds like a whole lotta mish-mash!!

Yup, dotm bee it's just another catch all line now. Honestly, I dont see mich of an issue with it, it's just to get more products on the shelves without having to wait for another film line