The Energon Pub

Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:01 pm

Got my preorder in for TC, WJ, Perceptor, and the 4 RTS legends. Unfortunately the discount code I used just a few days prior for RTS g2 OP (spring20) didn't work any more, but I guess it still beats driving around forever and coming up empty. If only Wreckgar had been in stock. Or "Grappel". Ah well, my G2 OP should be here today or tomorrow, depending on the mail.

Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:41 pm

I'm glad you said something. Saw this and went on the site and saw that they restocked on Lugnut. GOT IT. just had my POL shipped that had my TC, and Whelljack, plus my Warpath, Scourge, and Kup, not to mention my Kup head and Devil horns Cliffjumper head and add on. Yea me.......

News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:06 pm

Hey guys, Wheeljack and Thundercracker are both back up on HTS.com (Scourge and Kup too).

Dammit, Hasbro! Where's Perceptor, Wreck-gar, and Warpath?!

EDIT: WTF? They're sold out and it's 2 hours later. Man, either people are really scooping these up, or HTS is getting one case per shipment...

Sorry guys - they really were up for a while.

Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:09 pm

My brother in law picked up a Wreck Gar. Scourge, and Kup at a Walmart in a really small town an hour and a half away from here, so if you guys know any locations in those little bitty towns and you feel its worth the drive, check those out.

Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:33 pm

Weird, my "estimated ship date 5/9" figures wound up shipping yesterday (4/19). Not that I'm complaining! :lol:

Going by the speed g2 OP got to me, that means I should get them by the 26th, still a few weeks earlier than I even thought they'd ship. Nice. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 9 · Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:37 am

Crap, my TC and WJ were supposed to ship yesterday, now it says they're backordered. Translation: "don't hold your breath".

Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:22 pm

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:Crap, my TC and WJ were supposed to ship yesterday, now it says they're backordered. Translation: "don't hold your breath".

Maybe they sent me yours by mistake

Hopefully yours will ship soon.

Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:40 pm

Just got my POL from BBTS today, along with my Lugnut from HTS.com!!! They look awesome. So glad I got the Devil Horns upgrade. now my Cliffjumper has a painted face!!

Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:00 pm

wolverinetodd wrote:
Rated X wrote:Shouldnt they start appearing in local stores ??? Even after the RTS screwjob, I just cant see ordering online for Hasbro stuff. It freaking crazy when you cant find figures in a big city like Miami...

Personally, I'd given up on some of my local and/or surrounding area's retail stores to get anything in. Either nothing's being ordered or they just can't get the merchandise in. My local Wal-Mart got in a special cardboard display (so much for going green) that featured the DOTM Cyberverse Preview Optimus Prime w/3D glasses and Generations figures. I happened to mention to the toy manager that they could really use those Generations figures on the Transformers aisle, since the pegs had been empty for a couple of months now. She said they had to feature them on an endcap to promote the movie toys, which wouldn't be coming out for yet another month or so. So not only are the retail stores not able to get any in, when they do they lack the commonsense to put them where they should go.

Anyway, I've been getting all my latest Generations and RTS finds from http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com as I can't depend on my local stores to get anything in. Sure, I might have to pay for shipping, but it sure beats burning up my gas (as it closes in on $4.00 a gallon) going from store to store and coming up empty handed.

BTW, I got my order in for Thundercracker and Wheeljack at http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com. Now I'm just waiting for RTS Scouts Chopsaw and Windcharger, RTS Legends Prowl and Trailcutter, and RTS Deluxe Rumble, Frenzy, and Warpath to get "in stock" so I can order them.

I received my order of Thundercracker and Wheeljack from http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com in the mail today. Sweet! I should be getting Warpath from them in the mail by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Now if only Chopsaw and Windcharger will get listed again (for some reason they are no longer listed on the site at http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com) and in stock, then I'll order them as well.

BTW, Generations Scourge is listed with no picture for $13.99 on the Toys R Us website for those of you still wanting him.

Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:40 pm

Got my TC and WJ in the mail today. Oddly, they came in a smaller box than my RTS G2 OP did a couple weeks back and it came all by itself.

My RTS Perceptor also came today, in a separate, even smaller box. I wonder why OP came in such a big box, seriously, that thing probably could've held 4 or more deluxes. HTS is weird. But hey, so long as they get to me, undamaged, all good.

Edited to add:

ARRRRGH, Wheeljack's got two of the same "hip" part. No way am I paying to ship this back to HTS for a replacement though, guess I better just hope I find one at retail that I can swap for. Shame, because otherwise the figure is just great, nice and tight, no problems, actually better than my Tracks was.

News Credits: 65 · Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:04 pm

My Wheeljack and Thundercracker arrived from Hasbro Toy Shop this afternoon. I've got no complaints about either figure, except for one glaring mistake on Thundercracker. Mine is a little..."blue in the face". Someone forgot to apply the silver paint to his face, so it's just unpainted blue plastic. Strangely, though, there is some black paint around his eyes, but it's not just sloppy paint applications from the rest of his head. The lines are nice and clean and look almost deliberate. Very strange. I'm loath to ask HTS for a replacement because, chances are, I will NOT receive another Thundercracker from them thanks to their "item of comparable value" policy.

Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:22 pm

I haven't noticed any paint issues on my TC, but it just overall feels very cheap. It's not loose or anything, but something's off on the tolerances and stuff, it was near impossible to snap the canopy section down into the chest area properly. If I hadn't bought it direct from Hasbro and opened the sealed package myself, I would swear it was a KO. Still glad I have it, don't get me wrong, it looks great, just feels off.

News Credits: 65 · Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:35 pm

My Thundercracker also has a very stiff canopy/chest assembly, but otherwise, the joints are all appropriately tight. Compared to my floppy BotCon 2007 Thundercracker, this one is seems to be of top-notch production.