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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Sun May 03, 2026 5:21 pm

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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Sabrblade Thu Jul 30, 2026 7:57 pm

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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Rodimus Prime Fri Jul 31, 2026 4:41 am

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So his boosters in jet mode are different? It's not mistransformed?
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by megatran Fri Jul 31, 2026 5:58 am

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I don't get it. Why another new but slightly different Cyclonus?
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Fri Jul 31, 2026 11:05 am

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Rodimus Prime wrote:So his boosters in jet mode are different? It's not mistransformed?


Yes, believe it or not, it's more accurate.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Jelze Bunnycat Fri Jul 31, 2026 12:18 pm

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megatran wrote:I don't get it. Why another new but slightly different Cyclonus?


One that hopefully isn't prone to PA/POM Yellowing. :PRAY:
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by megatran Mon Aug 03, 2026 6:19 am

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Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
megatran wrote:I don't get it. Why another new but slightly different Cyclonus?


One that hopefully isn't prone to PA/POM Yellowing. :PRAY:

You'd think a company like Hasbro with decades of plastics experience, they'd avoid and/or overcome plastic yellowing. But no.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Jelze Bunnycat Mon Aug 03, 2026 1:13 pm

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Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
megatran wrote:I don't get it. Why another new but slightly different Cyclonus?


One that hopefully isn't prone to PA/POM Yellowing. :PRAY:

You'd think a company like Hasbro with decades of plastics experience, they'd avoid and/or overcome plastic yellowing. But no.


Thing is, yellowing is but one symptom of plastic aging and really an inevitability. However, there seems to be a difference between ABS ("Body plastic" if you will) yellowing and PA/POM ("Mechnical plastic" like joints and gears) yellowing, but that's for a different thread. As long as the latter's fixed by now...
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Seibertron Mon Aug 03, 2026 10:13 pm

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Can anyone fill me in on what's going on with Target's Studio 86 Starscream and Prowl? The pre-orders sold out in less than an hour initially, so I decided to wait until it hit stores, it looks like the release date came and went and no stores got stock (even though Target.com showed some stores near me had some inventory). After patiently checking the listings over the past couple of weeks, I decided to check ebay but oddly see no Starscream from the U.S. ... they're mostly from Asia and China, which says to me Target never got their stock. Is that the consensus currently?
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Mon Aug 03, 2026 11:46 pm

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Long story short; Starscream is showing up in stores with the Insecticons, barely. Most POs have been delayed until Aug 11th, but some are shipping now. Hasbro Pulse shipped Prowl a month ago and are shipping Starscream. Apparently, Pulse only gets 3% of store exclusive stock. They'll only get more IF Target orders a second run of something.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Seibertron Mon Aug 03, 2026 11:47 pm

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So am I one of the lucky ones to get the Insecticons then? I got them right away so I didn't think it'd be tough to get Starscream and Prowl.

It's weird though ... there are US sellers on ebay with the Insecticons, but not Starscream, which says to me that Starscream didn't show up.

Insecticons: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=st ... m570.l1313

Starscream: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=st ... &_osacat=0
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Mon Aug 03, 2026 11:51 pm

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Seibertron wrote:So am I one of the lucky ones to get the Insecticons then? I got them right away so I didn't think it'd be tough to get Starscream and Prowl.

It's weird though ... there are US sellers on ebay with the Insecticons, but not Starscream, which says to me that Starscream didn't show up.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=st ... m570.l1313


There were sellers with Starscream. People jumped on the listings due to FOMO.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Seibertron Mon Aug 03, 2026 11:53 pm

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chuckdawg1999 wrote:There were sellers with Starscream. People jumped on the listings due to FOMO.


Doh. Forgot to look at sold listings. You are correct ... there are some US sellers with sold listings: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=st ... Complete=1
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:11 am

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chuckdawg1999 wrote:There were sellers with Starscream. People jumped on the listings due to FOMO.


Doh. Forgot to look at sold listings. You are correct ... there are some US sellers with sold listings: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=st ... Complete=1


Keep an eye on Amazon Japan and the other retailers that are carrying Toyrise SS Starscream.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Seibertron Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:13 am

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What is Toyrise?
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by chuckdawg1999 Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:16 am

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Seibertron wrote:What is Toyrise?


Toyspark? The line that Takara created last year. That's where we got Adamas Rodimus and the new Brave figures.
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Re: Studio Series 86 Discussion

Posted by Sabrblade Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:22 am

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Seibertron wrote:What is Toyrise?


Toyspark? The line that Takara created last year. That's where we got Adamas Rodimus and the new Brave figures.
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/T-SPARK#Toyrise
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