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News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:46 am

Autobot Pretender Harambe

News Credits: 129 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:44 am

Shouldn't the next sub figure have been mailed or should be mailed about now?

I thought there was an email about that last week.

Impactor or Bludgeon? I think Impactor to delay the combining as long as possible.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:46 am

Counterpunch wrote:Shouldn't the next sub figure have been mailed or should be mailed about now?

I thought there was an email about that last week.

Impactor or Bludgeon? I think Impactor to delay the combining as long as possible.

I've heard others say that the shipping methods they use have indicated that the next one may possibly be on its way.

News Credits: 129 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:59 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Shouldn't the next sub figure have been mailed or should be mailed about now?

I thought there was an email about that last week.

Impactor or Bludgeon? I think Impactor to delay the combining as long as possible.
I've heard others say that the shipping methods they use have indicated that the next one may possibly be on its way.

Ok, I usually hear about that stuff too, it just hasn't happened this time around.

I always get my figure the day after the first arrival.

I'm kind of eagerly anticipating Bludgeon for some reason. >:oP

News Credits: 13 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:15 pm

Counterpunch wrote:Shouldn't the next sub figure have been mailed or should be mailed about now?

I thought there was an email about that last week.

Impactor or Bludgeon? I think Impactor to delay the combining as long as possible.

Gonna have to disagree with you and say Bludgeon is next due to it being easier to ship the 7th figure with Impactor than it would with Bludgeon

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:15 pm

grimdragon2001 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Shouldn't the next sub figure have been mailed or should be mailed about now?

I thought there was an email about that last week.

Impactor or Bludgeon? I think Impactor to delay the combining as long as possible.

Gonna have to disagree with you and say Bludgeon is next due to it being easier to ship the 7th figure with Impactor than it would with Bludgeon

I don't see how delaying the combination further benefits them, since by figure 5 you'll have had to pay for everything anyhow IIRC. I'd think they'd go for Bludgeon first so the combiner COULD be made, and hold Impactor back to start the next one after. Especially if the bonus figure is part of Wreckage, in which case releasing it with Impactor means they can show Wreckage on Impactor's instructions.

Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:53 am

G.I. Joe x TF Hologram (G2) Megatron in hand
Next to the Takara TG28 Magatron and Chop Shop

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The metallic silver paint of his head is more metallic silver than TG 28

Sun Sep 25, 2016 6:36 pm

So have we heard anything new about TFSS 5.0 yet? I'd imagine they'd have to start shipping out soon to get them all out in time, maybe even have to pair up figures since they have until December to get them out.

Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:28 pm

Railbomb wrote:So have we heard anything new about TFSS 5.0 yet? I'd imagine they'd have to start shipping out soon to get them all out in time, maybe even have to pair up figures since they have until December to get them out.

Nothing since a July email that said not until late Fall. And, yes, that they'd have to ship multiple figures together.

Note that Fall began this past week.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:49 pm

Finally, an update at the bottom of their latest club store email. Looks like some of this has been pushed back to 2017.

due to delays at the manufacturer, these should arrive in time to ship around the end of the year. However, there has been a change in the process. These figures will be packed into only three shipments, 2 figures, 2 figures and the final 2 figures with the bonus figure.

This means that there will be an installment payment due in January and one in February. The billing dates will not be set until we know the shipment is on it's way here.

So I guess December, January, and February releases?

Emerje

Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:39 pm

Emerje wrote:Finally, an update at the bottom of their latest club store email. Looks like some of this has been pushed back to 2017.

due to delays at the manufacturer, these should arrive in time to ship around the end of the year. However, there has been a change in the process. These figures will be packed into only three shipments, 2 figures, 2 figures and the final 2 figures with the bonus figure.

This means that there will be an installment payment due in January and one in February. The billing dates will not be set until we know the shipment is on it's way here.

So I guess December, January, and February releases?

Emerje

Time will tell. I don't read this as shipping in 2017. Just paying.

Yes, this would be a change from past practice.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:46 pm

G.B. Blackrock wrote:Time will tell. I don't read this as shipping in 2017. Just paying.

Yes, this would be a change from past practice.

Problem is if they ship them all at the end of the year there's nothing stopping people from using false payment information for the remaining installments. There's also no point in doing three shipments if they're all coming at the same time.

Emerje

Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:53 pm

Emerje wrote:
G.B. Blackrock wrote:Time will tell. I don't read this as shipping in 2017. Just paying.

Yes, this would be a change from past practice.

Problem is if they ship them all at the end of the year there's nothing stopping people from using false payment information for the remaining installments. There's also no point in doing three shipments if they're all coming at the same time.

Emerje

I don't disagree that it's a potential problem. I'm also not convinced that they're legally able to make shipments later. They've sounded pretty definitive in this matter in the past,

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:54 pm

G.B. Blackrock wrote:
Emerje wrote:
G.B. Blackrock wrote:Time will tell. I don't read this as shipping in 2017. Just paying.

Yes, this would be a change from past practice.

Problem is if they ship them all at the end of the year there's nothing stopping people from using false payment information for the remaining installments. There's also no point in doing three shipments if they're all coming at the same time.

Emerje

I don't disagree that it's a potential problem. I'm also not convinced that they're legally able to make shipments later. They've sounded pretty definitive in this matter in the past,

No, I agree, that was my understanding as well, but then why not just charge us in November and December instead? It's not like they can't charge the remaining installments first like they do the pay-in-full folks. I don't know, there's nothing normal going on with this subscription round.

Emerje

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:05 am

Thanks to the Transformers Collector's Club via several different email sources, we have an update on the final figures that the Club will be producing. Among the news given to us were the final Pre-orders, which consist of the G.I. Joe Club/Transformers Club Crossover Exclusive 5 pack(Scarlett Ninja Force, Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones, Cobra Commander, Megatron, Ratbat), the 2016 G.I. JOE CLUB/Transformers Club Crossover Only Human ARCEE Figure, and the 2016 G.I. JOE CLUB/Transformers Club Crossover Only Human RODIMUS PRIME Figure. Also included was mention that Figure Subscription Service 5.0 will be shipping late in the year, manufacturing issues included, and the figures will be arriving in groups of 2 now. You can see the whole email update below.

Hello members,

As we get closer to the end of the club we have a couple of updates on our final TF related products. You can now pre-order the:

(PRE-ORDER) 2016 G.I. Joe Club/Transformers Club Crossover Exclusive 5 pack(Scarlett Ninja Force, Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones, Cobra Commander, Megatron, Ratbat) 1 set $129 +shipping (PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY IN-STOCK ITEMS TO THIS PRE-ORDER)

(PRE-ORDER) 2016 G.I. JOE CLUB/Transformers Club Crossover Only Human ARCEE Figure (1 pc) $29+shipping (PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY IN-STOCK ITEMS TO THIS PRE-ORDER)

(PRE-ORDER) 2016 G.I. JOE CLUB/Transformers Club Crossover Only Human RODIMUS PRIME Figure (1 pc) $29 +shipping (PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY IN-STOCK ITEMS TO THIS PRE-ORDER)

These items will ship to you just before Christmas if the current schedule holds. As with the FSS 5.0 order policy, any member or former member back to about mid 2012 that is in the current online system can log in and pre-order these items. Remember that the quantities are being split between the two clubs.

As for the

due to delays at the manufacturer, these should arrive in time to ship around the end of the year. However, there has been a change in the process. These figures will be packed into only three shipments, 2 figures, 2 figures and the final 2 figures with the bonus figure.

This means that there will be an installment payment due in January and one in February. The billing dates will not be set until we know the shipment is on it's way here.

Thanks for your continued support!

Brian

News Credits: 13 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:18 am

I'm a little disappointed this will go into the new year, but it does free up my wallet now.

Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:34 am

Yeah, it's a little upsetting that 5.0 won't be coming until next year but damn, my wallet needs a break this year. I have quite a few preorders for November and December and two installment payments on top of those would've hurt. Then there's also Christmas as well. I was also hoping to not have to order such a big lot just for that green Megatron. I guess I'll have to pass on him as I don't have the extra money to order the set and sell off what I don't want. Especially because I might end up not selling the rest of the set off.

I still think it's a waste that Scorponok isn't using the Blackjack mold considering Toxitron is using the Battle Core Optimus mold. Scamper is cool and all especially since I don't have him yet but another Blackjack would've been better for the combiners sake.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:38 am

Alpha Weltall wrote:I still think it's a waste that Scorponok isn't using the Blackjack mold considering Toxitron is using the Battle Core Optimus mold. Scamper is cool and all especially since I don't have him yet but another Blackjack would've been better for the combiners sake.

Scorponok is using the Scamper mold so as to let Scorponok be considered an accessory to Fractyl rather than as his own figure, like how Scamper was deemed an accessory to Metroplex.

Plus, the Scamper mold has a visored face with a mouth and big forearms like Scorponok had, whereas the Blackjack mold doesn't have those distinctively Scorponok-like features. Nor is Scorponok meant to be part of a combiner.

News Credits: 9 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:24 am

So, i got in on all 3 crossover sets.
I had originally hoped that the only human 2packs would have made it through but i will take the 2 single offerings and hope that the other 2 will show up somehow in the "future"...
The set is intriguing, however it really was the MP Rabat that sold me on it.
Whether or not that will prove wise will only be learned once i have it in hand.
On another note, purchasing these has me seriously considering the SDCC16 crossover set as well.
Never got my hands on one of the SDCC x-over offerings before, so it would be a good addition now that the TFCC items are a go.

Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:35 pm

Before I order anything, it's slipped my mind. If you preorder, do they charge your card right then and there, or when it comes in?

News Credits: 33 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:51 pm

I believe that when you order through the Club Store, your card is charged at the time the order is placed.

News Credits: 33 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:53 pm

The 5-pack in box:

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And here's a description of how the book-style packaging works:

The "book style" packaging for the 5 figure GIJOE / TRANSFORMERS crossover set is VERY collector friendly. Once the front panel is opened, the clear sleeve slides off. Figures can be removed and replaced in the internal blister tray as desired for play or display.

News Credits: 33 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:06 pm

And so you don't have to squint:

Presumed dead when the Ark slammed back into the Earth, the mighty Megatron clandestinely worked to repair the crashed star cruiser. That is until a castle in Trans-Carpathia with a familiar conversion ability caught his attention. When Megatron approached the structure, he attempted to communicate with the castle as he believed it to be a fellow Decepticon. It was not! The Silent Castle was the covert base of operations for the terrorist group calling itself Cobra. Damaged from the Ark's crash and further damaged by the Silent Castle's defenses, Megatron reluctantly forged a deal with Cobra's supreme leader. Megatron would be rebuilt with a new body and alternate mode while Cobra Commander would gain access to Cybertronian technology. With the information and schematics Megatron had given Cobra scientists, Cobra Commander displayed a holographic blueprint of the Decepticon leader's new body. Megatron was impressed, but proceeded with caution. He could sense deception everywhere. He didn't trust Cobra Commander or Dr. Biggles-Jones, the scientist and weapons expert forced to develop Cobra's new rail gun, or the G.I. Joe defector Scarlett in Cobra's medical bay, or the secret Cobra experiment now waking in the basement laboratories of the Silent Castle...

However, not even Megtron was aware of a second set of Decepticon eyes that watched as the events unfolded. Cloaked in the dark corners of the base, Ratbat's interest had been drawn by rumors of Dr. Biggles-Jones' rail gun. As had the solitary investigators, Autobot Black Cat and Autobot Toaster, who had also infiltrated the Silent Castle hoping to determine how humans had acquired such advanced technology. Neither the Autobots nor the Ratbat had imagined that they'd set their eyes upon the returned Decepticon leader, rebuilt and badder than ever!

Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:20 pm

TF_JW wrote:I believe that when you order through the Club Store, your card is charged at the time the order is placed.

Thanks. Looks like I'll be waiting, then.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:47 pm

TF_JW wrote:And so you don't have to squint:

I understand that the whole story is originally inspired by the Marvel Joe comics crossover, but with the new additions to the story of Ratbat, Toaster, and Black Cat (two words now?) making it differ from how the original story's events went down, what new Marvel-inspired continuity might we consider this set to apply to?

And would it all be set in the same continuity as the Marissa/Afterbreaker and Old Snake/B.A.T.s sets? Those sets got their own write up story in one of the magazine issues, which described events based on those of the G1 cartoon, but with some notable differences as well.

Are all of the Club's TF/Joe crossover sets part of some greater Fun Pub TF/Joe crossover continuity? Or are they a part of some preexisting one(s)? Like, I could see the Marissa/Afterbreaker and Old Snake/B.A.T.s sets belonging to the Wings Universe, but this new set definitely seems to be part of some Marvel-based universe, but neither Classics nor OMAM seem to fit the bill as we know events akin to Marvel G2 did not happen in Classics and nor does OMAM have any signs of these events having happened since there was no humanity on OMAM Earth prior to the Classicsverse humans coming to OMAM Earth (so there'd have been no G.I. Joe or Cobra on OMAM Earth in the past).