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Seibertron wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Dinobot Nuva wrote:Wait...my Super Target unpacked a case with 2x Prime and 1x Megatron...(nabbed one of each)so yeah, Megs is out Seibs o.0
DN

He's out, but he wasn't part of the planned release. This is what's considered "wave 1":

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/imag ... cklist.pdf

...um. He's on the checklist. Plus he was mention in the press release about items being available on June 2nd...

Ack. Wow ... I must not be able to read. I swear he wasn't on there. Ah well ... I was wrong!

No biggie. I'm just glad he's available, period.

Seibertron wrote:Fast Action Battlers: Starscream (I love the FAB version of SS for some reason)

Same here, he's just such a cool figure. I spent only $40 today. I got Bumblebee, Barricade, FAB Prime and FAB Starscream.

I was very pleased with all of them.

Seibertron wrote:

YouFearGalvatron wrote:I got my Voyager SS, so I am content...but STILL no Titanium G1 Ultra Magnus!

Also, there was not even ONE Leader Megatron. He eithier sold out very fast, or he likes being fashionably late.

Whatever. I will wait.

He wasn't supposed to be released today. He's not part of wave one.

Then there is hope after all!!!

dammit i live halfway across the world where wal-mart doesn't ring a bell at all and movie deluxe vehicles cost ~USD15-16 each ):
still, i'm getting the voyager blackout and movie deluxe barricade for sure. anw 2 questions:

1. are they gonna release the "new" Camaro Bumblebee? i kind of prefer the new camaro...

2. is the movie deluxe Barricade the same as the Barricade found in the Wal-Mart exclusive Bumblebee/Barricade First Encounter 2-pack? cos in the promo pictures i see online the Movie Deluxe Barricade has one set of wheels wheels sticking up into the air while the First Encounter Barricade has his wheels folded down to form part of his shoulder which looks much better, imo.
(if you don't get me, look up http://hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=brow ... t_id=19524 and http://hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=brow ... t_id=19848 and spot the difference between the 2 Barricade's arms)

thanks!

dontsh000t wrote:
1. are they gonna release the "new" Camaro Bumblebee? i kind of prefer the new camaro...

He'll be released later on this summer, probably in the same wave as Arcee.

dontsh000t wrote:2. is the movie deluxe Barricade the same as the Barricade found in the Wal-Mart exclusive Bumblebee/Barricade First Encounter 2-pack? cos in the promo pictures i see online the Movie Deluxe Barricade has one set of wheels wheels sticking up into the air while the First Encounter Barricade has his wheels folded down to form part of his shoulder which looks much better, imo.
(if you don't get me, look up http://hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=brow ... t_id=19524 and http://hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=brow ... t_id=19848 and spot the difference between the 2 Barricade's arms)

thanks!

I don't own the two-pack Barricade, but looking closely it's very very likely that it's the same figure. Why change it? That would just cost them more money when they could just use the same figure that's already been produced.

Skowl wrote:I don't own the two-pack Barricade, but looking closely it's very very likely that it's the same figure. Why change it? That would just cost them more money when they could just use the same figure that's already been produced.

yea that's true. they look similar in every other aspect too, sans the top part of his arms. or maybe Hasbro just decided not to fold his wheels inwards for the Deluxe promotional picture.

so... can anyone who owns the Deluxe Barricade help me check if the top part of Barricade's arms (the front wheels of his alt mode i believe) can be folded inwards?

well my walmarts, wait my three supercenter walmarts still have nothing transformer movie related in them and target has yet to put up anything more than the voyager blackout, robovision prime and rachet all of which i have...guess no one else is having this problem in their city, i mean did they all not get the memo?? anyway guess it might be time for me to put out a ridiculous amount of money for the figures online

Very impressive disoplay! It has never been this huge since... I can't remember. XD I went to TRU (Plaza Las Americas, Puerto Rico) yesterday (06/02/2007) and the display was pretty impressive with huge cardboard banners and everything. I also went to KBT (same place and day and the previous day (06/01/2007) @ Santa Rosa Mall, Bayamon) and the display was "humbled" in comparison. On the former KBT they had a cardboard Otimus figure at the store etntrance while it was abscent from the later, at least the day I went. Another difference but this time between KBT and TRU is that the later had more of the Real Gear and other stuff while on the former I did not see the RG on any of the two branches I went to (about the other stuff I am not sure since must of the stuff is unappealing to me but the RG things I am sure of).

On a side note I went on a shooping spree in "celebration" of a little parttime job I got delivering fliers (not the big deal and quite hard as I worked for the same guy before and it is always like 6-8 hours of walking like mail persons delivering mail... but under my present citrcumstances, I welcoem the extra income) and I bout Live (my own personal brand for anything related to Bay's movie) (Decepticon) Brawl and Wreckage. But the frosty of the cake was Titanium megatron (COBRA) tank!!!! Not new news but knowing how unlikely this line will be given much attention (if it ever has) I jumped at the oportunity right away. The first two were bought on KBT and the later on TRU. I went there to get the former two but there weren't any so I had to buy KBT's slightly overpriced "alternatives". >_< Maybe the guy I saw there (TR) doing a house cleaning like around 3:30 - 4:00 PM had snatched them already. XD

Somebody must've forgotten to give the Wal-Mart I work for the memo or something because it hasn't put anything movie related out yet.

Nightwatcher wrote:

Liege Evilmus wrote:This kills me that I have to wait till next weekend, but I'm hitting the shops with about $800+ when I do, so man, just hurry up next weekend!

This is killing me! How come every sale or release happens either during rent, or the week I DON'T get Paid!?!

That's what credit cards are for my friend. I just got my nice clear Blue American Express with no interest and I'm hankering to try it out.

Man don't do this off credit!

You'll be paying this off forever and the bots'll wind up costing 5 times as much in the long run (that no intrest goes away)

Pay it cash, and you don't have to worry about repo men taking your toys away!

Just some friendly advice.

dontsh000t wrote:

Skowl wrote:I don't own the two-pack Barricade, but looking closely it's very very likely that it's the same figure. Why change it? That would just cost them more money when they could just use the same figure that's already been produced.

yea that's true. they look similar in every other aspect too, sans the top part of his arms. or maybe Hasbro just decided not to fold his wheels inwards for the Deluxe promotional picture.

so... can anyone who owns the Deluxe Barricade help me check if the top part of Barricade's arms (the front wheels of his alt mode i believe) can be folded inwards?

The top part of his shoulders is on a ball joint. You can pose it however you'd like. The toys appear to be the same. I own both.

Here's my haul from yesterday.

I was so excited, I bought everything in the damn store.

$80 later and a comment that "I have a wonderful voice" from a cute checkout girl at TRU and I now own Leader Optimus, Starscream and Ironhide. They're wonderful. These are what I've come to expect from Transformers. Excellent transformations and the Voyagers are actually bulky and large enough to be worth the price. I was utterly amazed at just how large Starscream is.

I stopped at Target and looked at Robo Vision Prime. I had to pass on him. He just doesn't compare to the Leader version. Didn't pick up any deluxes though. Just not very appealing. I would have got Barricade at least but with no pivot point on his head I refuse to pay the money.

I would have died and spent alllllll my family's money.

Blackmoon wrote:Somebody must've forgotten to give the Wal-Mart I work for the memo or something because it hasn't put anything movie related out yet.

And that's why I don't go to Walmart. Hell, they still don't even have any Classic Devestators out by me.

Go to Target or TRU, Walmart's about useless.

Skowl wrote:Here's my haul from yesterday.

I was so excited, I bought everything in the damn store.

Man I wish the shops in Shepparton(where I live) had displays like that. Nice! My June 2nd haul consisted of getting the G1 plushies.I nearly squealed when I found them. My mother had the guts to refer to them and my other TF buys as boys toys.We know that that is a bunch of BS.Most people would think that they are cute. Now I need to find the Robot Heroes Megs and Mags and BB and Soundwave. Couldn't get them when I got my TF buys on Monday.

Elita One wrote:

Skowl wrote:Here's my haul from yesterday.

I was so excited, I bought everything in the damn store.

Man I wish the shops in Shepparton(where I live) had displays like that. Nice! My June 2nd haul consisted of getting the G1 plushies.I nearly squealed when I found them. My mother had the guts to refer to them and my other TF buys as boys toys.We know that that is a bunch of BS.Most people would think that they are cute. Now I need to find the Robot Heroes Megs and Mags and BB and Soundwave. Couldn't get them when I got my TF buys on Monday.

The TRU that i go to has a way better display. Ill be stoping there again this week so ill bring my camera. It has Giant cutouts of BB Prime and Barricade.

Megatron_Wolf wrote:The TRU that i go to has a way better display. Ill be stoping there again this week so ill bring my camera. It has Giant cutouts of BB Prime and Barricade.

Same at mine. If I had a house of my own those would be on my wall.

Nightwatcher wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:The TRU that i go to has a way better display. Ill be stoping there again this week so ill bring my camera. It has Giant cutouts of BB Prime and Barricade.

Same at mine. If I had a house of my own those would be on my wall.

I tried to buy them. they wouldnt let me. They said try after the display is down. If no one wants them you can have them.

Also does anyone know what stores carry the Barricade hat?

Do a search for the company name they have there. It's the name of some dude. Might lead you in the right direction.

i havent been to a toys r us yet only to target and wal-mart. at target i got there while they we're stocking their shelves witch sucked because they barly had anything out. but luck for me they did have leader class optimus prime and blackout and i got both. optimus prime kicks ass theres nothing about it i dont like and the same for blackout.

the wal-mart i went to today is a crap hole but they at least had the real gear transformers so i picked up speed dial 800 wictch is pretty cool. i can't wait to get all of the rest of the movie transformers and to see the movie.

D-340 wrote:

Blackmoon wrote:Somebody must've forgotten to give the Wal-Mart I work for the memo or something because it hasn't put anything movie related out yet.

And that's why I don't go to Walmart. Hell, they still don't even have any Classic Devestators out by me.

Go to Target or TRU, Walmart's about useless.

Thank you, D-340! Someone who understands!

There are NO Titaniums and there have NEVER been any Classics Devestators at the W-Ms near where I live.

It is utterly depressing.

So I went on a HUGE Birthday spree and got $200+ in the movie toys on June 2nd. I have been waiting on these guys for so long and I was so excited. Anyways here is my haul!

Basic: (Target Exclusives)
Arcee, Signal Flare and Hardtop.

Deluxe: Swindle, Wreckage, Bumblebee, Bonecrusher, Barricade, Jazz, Scorponok and Brawl. I also got the Wal-Mart exclusive BB and Barricade 2 pack (going to keep minty).

Voyager: Ratchet, Ironhide and Blackout (Havent found Starscream yet ). Also the Target Exclusive Robo Vision Optimus Prime.

Real Gear: Speed Dial 800, Booster X10, Spy Shoot 6, Power Up VT6, Zoom Out 25X and LongView.

FAB: Starscream (though I did see the rest of them indluding Brawl and Ratchet I passed for now).

i picked up leader class megatron, bonecrusher, swindle. added to the rachet, robovision prime and blackout i already got i got a pretty decent haul i believe. tomorrow im getting starcream and ironhide, then next week round it off wit leader class prime, brawl and the barricade walmart special package or just buy both barricade and bee

cheetorX wrote:i picked up leader class megatron, bonecrusher, swindle. added to the rachet, robovision prime and blackout i already got i got a pretty decent haul i believe. tomorrow im getting starcream and ironhide, then next week round it off wit leader class prime, brawl and the barricade walmart special package or just buy both barricade and bee

Where did you find Megatron at?