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News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:01 pm

So, I finally caved and got Primal when he was down to $14. picked him up in store, was really looking forward to him.

That went away quickly.

This toy is not good. As soon as I tried to make the missiles work, he started feeling bad to me. his 2 back mounted ones are incapable of holding his missiles, and they will not stay in his storage space in the center of the back either. The joints are very shaky and loose, and the plastic quality is not there, it doesn't feel good at all. His beast mode head transformation is also not really good, it gets stuck and the face pops off the ears. He feels lacking in color in several spots, mostly the chest and weapons, and a lot of his gimmicks are on a hair trigger. The arm gimmick also doesn't appear to help, I don't like the effort i need to put in to get both arms to do what I want.

Overall, yeah, it ain't good. How much of that is the reissue and how much is the OG mold I can't say, since this is the first time I've handled it. But I will say that while I will keep him, I am ONLY keeping him because he was $14. They missed the mark here. Makes me wonder if i should actually try to get the reissue scorponok, I want him, but if this is the quality I should expect, no thank you

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:58 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:So, I finally caved and got Primal when he was down to $14. picked him up in store, was really looking forward to him.

That went away quickly.

This toy is not good. As soon as I tried to make the missiles work, he started feeling bad to me. his 2 back mounted ones are incapable of holding his missiles, and they will not stay in his storage space in the center of the back either. The joints are very shaky and loose, and the plastic quality is not there, it doesn't feel good at all. His beast mode head transformation is also not really good, it gets stuck and the face pops off the ears. He feels lacking in color in several spots, mostly the chest and weapons, and a lot of his gimmicks are on a hair trigger. The arm gimmick also doesn't appear to help, I don't like the effort i need to put in to get both arms to do what I want.

Overall, yeah, it ain't good. How much of that is the reissue and how much is the OG mold I can't say, since this is the first time I've handled it. But I will say that while I will keep him, I am ONLY keeping him because he was $14. They missed the mark here. Makes me wonder if i should actually try to get the reissue scorponok, I want him, but if this is the quality I should expect, no thank you

I have the Universe 2003 redeco, and all of that sounds very familiar. The shakey missiles in the over-the-shoulder launchers, the gorilla face popping off... and is it the arms that are shaky and loose? If so, they may have retooled the chest-pounding gimmick (again) or removed parts of it. It's supposed to work by pulling the lever on his back up and down, and it has two settings depending on how the switch on the upper arm is set: they move either in and out via the shoulders, or swing via the elbows.

I should mention that because of that the arms have no way of locking into any random position for posing.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:26 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:This toy is not good. As soon as I tried to make the missiles work, he started feeling bad to me. his 2 back mounted ones are incapable of holding his missiles, and they will not stay in his storage space in the center of the back either. The joints are very shaky and loose, and the plastic quality is not there, it doesn't feel good at all. His beast mode head transformation is also not really good, it gets stuck and the face pops off the ears. He feels lacking in color in several spots, mostly the chest and weapons, and a lot of his gimmicks are on a hair trigger. The arm gimmick also doesn't appear to help, I don't like the effort i need to put in to get both arms to do what I want.

Overall, yeah, it ain't good. How much of that is the reissue and how much is the OG mold I can't say, since this is the first time I've handled it.

I can. OG Primal was one of the sturdiest figures in the line. Nor did the quality/plastic feel cheap. These issues all sound exclusive to the reissue, unfortunately.

I bought him in '96/'97? The missiles both held firm in the launchers and the launchers clipped into place on his back. Right up until I put him into storage a couple years ago. No issues with the Beast Head either. Even the Mutant Mask only came off when I pulled it off.

If these issues are widespread. Maybe it is just as well they didn't reissue the Transmetals after all.

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:35 pm

I have the 2007 10th Anniversary one with the Takara-original Reborn tooling. I never like the arm-pounding/arm-twirling gimmicks so I opened him up and removed the bare minimum of gears and switches necessary to let the arms move freely under my own control like any other action figure.

As for the QC, mine feels strong and sturdy, so Takara might have reinforced the mold when Hasbro released this version. I don't own the original, Universe, Legends, or Walmart versions, though.

News Credits: 4503 · by **william-james88** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:03 pm

Yes, that title is indeed a mouthful but that's because there are two stories here. The first being that the Beast Wars reissue Tigatron is out in North America. We had heard that it was already in cargo ships off the North American coast a little while back and it is finally getting to Canadian stores. A few Americans were worried that the ton of reissues taking up a lot of the available space would spell doom for new product, and that's the other news element here. It seems Walmart is gearing up for hosting a lot more Transformers product than in previous years. Along with their Transformers section, still filled with Beast Wars reissues and overflowing to nearby random shelves (as can be seen in the images below), they have an aisle standee set out to accommodate all the latest product. In this case that is this Tigatron as well as Kingdom wave 4 deluxes, wave 2 of the Cyberverse Roll and Combine figures, and the Studio Series wave 14 deluxes. That's the wave where the only new figure is ROTF Sideswipe.

News Credits: 11 · by **Lore Keeper** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:55 pm

Any day now... That Tigatron is calling to me.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 5:19 pm

I managed to snag a Takara Tigatron, so I don't need this one, but glad he's hitting the shelves, even if he's not officially revealed

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 8:02 pm

My takara one needs a buddy. It's been him and shadow Panther for a decade now

News Credits: 11 · by **Lore Keeper** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:34 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I managed to snag a Takara Tigatron, so I don't need this one, but glad he's hitting the shelves, even if he's not officially revealed

While I do prefer that reissues actually look like the original toy, that Takara-like white and cool blue are so nice. Plus, I've never owned the original toy, so this is better than nothing.

News Credits: 4503 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:34 am

Everyone knows what to expect in general from a reissue of the original Beast Wars Tigatron mold, so what I thought would help more than a review is a heads up to the painting defects that you may get on your copy.
This toy is a reissue of the Takara version rather than the Hasbro version, meaning the white is far brighter than the off white chosen on the original Hasbro release. The face is turquoise rather than silver along with other paint app differences which you can see in the gallery contrasting the two original toys.

This reissue, at least my copy, suffers from paint issues in two areas. The face is not properly painted with the paint not covering the entire face and leaving it unpainted as it gets nearer to the eyes. You can see below how the original does not have that problem. There is also an issue with the legs but this one was also found on the original. There is a gap where they are supposed to come together flush. However, this gap is further highlighted by the seam not being properly painted, leaving a white line going down the legs.

But aside from that, the toy feels fine, similar in quality to the original Beast Wars toys and all the joints are nice and tight.

News Credits: 55 · by **o.supreme** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:28 pm

As I've mentioned before Tigatron was my first ever BW toy. AS they show came out when I turned 20, I enjoyed it, but not really enough to get most of the toys, but Tigatron was the exception. Still now, seeing this Vintage reissue I am torn. Almost always I have preferred the TT deco in most cases where there is a difference. However, the nostalgia factor with my original Kenner Tigatron (which is long gone), is strong. I got the Kingdom Release (my only Beast purchase of that line) and I am happy with that. So I'll probably skip tis new vintage release. I did manage to get my son a Tigerhawk from a flea market a couple years back $20, the body was in tact, but of course all the missiles and accessories wee missing. If a vintage Tigerhawk is ever released, (or the very unlikely Generations update), I may get that but we will see.

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:43 pm

I have the Universe brown version of Primal and the 10th-anniversary release. I remember both being really, really good, with none of the issues that were mentioned. Has anyone else had problems with this release, it might be an isolated case.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:06 pm

Strange that Tigatron would have these issue when Cheetor didn't, they should be using the same paint templates for the most part (face and inner half of the leg anyway).

Emerje

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:02 pm

These look like issues that could happen on any given copy of a toy.

News Credits: 4503 · by **william-james88** » Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:45 pm

If anyone else gets it, let me know if you havevthe same paint issues

News Credits: 4503 · by **william-james88** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:12 am

The latest Transformers Beast Wars reissue toys have been found at Texas Walmarts. Tigatron was spotted by PopCultureJunk2 who posted their image on Twitter and Scorponok was spotted still in their case by TFfan1984prime who posted their image on the TFW2005 boards. Both of these are Walmart exclusives.

If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 6:24 pm

I'll have to keep an eye open for scorponok now. I want to see him in hand to maybe get him

Like TOO MUCH ENERGON! on Facebook · by **TOO MUCH ENERGON!** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:43 pm

Hype. Can’t wait until these show up in western Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus · by **Black Bumblebee** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:35 pm

Found Scorponok in Jackson TN. Bought 1, left the other one. They also have kingdom Tigatron and Sweep if anyone needs those.

Scorponok was 41 something... Bit pricey, but I liked the show accurate colors.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:46 pm

Thanks to a heads up from friend of the site mattysan, we have news that the Beast Wars reissue figures Scorponok and Tigatron have listings live on Walmart.com now! These listings show off the nice product images of the figures and can help you locate which stores nearby might have these 2 in stock.

In addition, as of this writing Tigatron is currently in stock at the site online, meaning you can buy him and ship him to you now! While Scorponok is currently not in stock, you can reserve the link and watch for him to return in stock and scoop him up as well.

With this news, are you ready to begin the hunt for the 2nd wave of Beast Wars reissues? Will you buy Tigatron online? Let us know in the comments section below!

Scorponok ($41.97): https://www.walmart.com/ip/TRA-GEN-BEAS ... /666989355

Tigatron ($22.97): https://www.walmart.com/ip/TRA-GEN-BEAS ... /289002961

by **TAAO** » Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:16 pm

These are nice, but I guess I'll be waiting until this holiday season, as the current prices are a bit rich for me. I was able to wait last year and wound up getting Optimus Primal and Megatron for less than $20 apiece, Cheetor for $8, and Rattrap for $3.
As much as I love the Retro appeal, patience is definitely a virtue in this instance.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:39 am

Thanks to Preternia on Twitter, we have our first look at the next offering from the Beast Wars Reissue line: Cybershark!

Cybershark was the original Beast Wars shark, transforming from a wicked robot to hammerhead shark. His base tooling would go on to be the inspiration for Beast Wars II Hellscream and Beast Wars Neo Sharpedge, while he would also get a Transmetal II toy that would eventually end up repainted into fan favorite character Sky Byte in Robots in Disguise.

Preternia was only able to offer the stock images, but we anticipate that a link on Walmart will be coming soon. It is estimated that Cybershark will retail for approximately $22.99, in line with the deluxe Cheetor and Tigatron releases.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:35 pm

Of all the old Beast Wars toys to reissue, Cybershark seems like an odd choice. My best guess as to why is that maybe Hasbro are making a new Cybershark toy in the near future (or a new Sky-Byte with the intention to repaint it into Transmetal 2 Cybershark), and this reissue ensures that the "Maximal Cybershark" trademark is freshly minted and ready to use for a new toy. This probably isn't the case, but it kind of makes sense to me.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:43 pm

Munkky wrote:Of all the old Beast Wars toys to reissue, Cybershark seems like an odd choice. My best guess as to why is that maybe Hasbro are making a new Cybershark toy in the near future (or a new Sky-Byte with the intention to repaint it into Transmetal 2 Cybershark), and this reissue ensures that the "Maximal Cybershark" trademark is freshly minted and ready to use for a new toy. This probably isn't the case, but it kind of makes sense to me.

Would be awesome if you were right