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News Credits: 26 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:29 pm

Amazon has the whole wave of Protectobot Limbs and Voyager Hotspot up for Pre-Order now at $18.99 and $26.99 respectively. No sign of the next wave of legends figures yet. I ordered all the Protectobots. I like the retool use here and everything is new or heavy retooled except for Blades' head/paint only. I'm looking forward to Defensor now more than I did with Menasor although Menasor and Superion look awesome side by side. Menasor has a brooding presence I didn't expect until he was in hand. Here is the link to Protectobots:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... otectobots

Also here is the link to Cyclonus as well

http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gene ... XPK6W99BWP

~reluctantyouth~

Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:37 pm

reluctantyouth wrote:Amazon has the whole wave of Protectobot Limbs and Voyager Hotspot up for Pre-Order now at $18.99 and $26.99 respectively. No sign of the next wave of legends figures yet. I ordered all the Protectobots. I like the retool use here and everything is new or heavy retooled except for Blades' head/paint only. I'm looking forward to this set now more than I did with Menasor although Menasor and Superion look awesome side by side. Menasor has a brooding presence I didn't expect until he was in hand. Here is the link to Protectobots:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... otectobots

~reluctantyouth~

Menasor certainly has a bulky, intimidating presence, which is odd because to me he's the fastest Con combiner (head canon).

Because of his transformation, Superion is supremely sleek and agile looking.

Both are pretty cool and I'm excited for more teams.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:58 pm

Cobotron wrote:Since Dragstrip came with a sword, I keep wishing he could hold his foot/hand like a shield. I'm a sucker for sword and shield over blaster any day.

Well, Offroad came through on that wish.

Viking style!

Now that I have had a chance to really give these wave 2 guys a good play, I gotta say, they are AWESOME!
Air Raid is kinda old news, but I'm happy to have a full squad of Aerialbots. His jet mode looks great. The stunticon punks are really doin' it for me though. Breakdown is fantastic. Offroad really works for me too. I think Dragstrip is still my fav though. Something about the puffy pirate shirt with it's billowing sleeves, and the bell bottoms. Put a head band on him and I swear he'd be a dead ringer for Jimi Hendrix.

Did everybody get their HTS orders?
Nemy Max, have yours shown up yet?

Oh yeah, there here. They arrived about a day after everyone else's. I dig 'em, except I'm disappointed in Breadown; he was always my favorite Stunticon, probably because he had the most fiction and toys, but he has the worst combiner figure IMO. He looks like a white oompa loompa, with big old legs, skinny arms, a squat physique and derpy face. I also hate his transformation, and his stupid bulky backpack.

I'm Really just kinda miffed that I hate my favorite Stunticon, know what I mean?

But I love the others, especially Dead End and Motormaster, and I love combining them.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:58 pm

Shuttershock wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Viking style!

Pfft, Offroad don't need no shield! That's just putting something between you and THE AXE!

Naw. He needs that shield to charge in past the blaster fire, then he throws it down and gets t'hackin'! OR... HE hooks a sucker-bot around the back of his neck with the bottom tip of that axe, then pulls him into the shield 3 or 4 times, then he throws it down and gets t'hackin'! :michaelbay:

Of course Motormaster is always chewing him out because Menasor is gonna need that foot. :lol:

Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:01 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Viking style!

Pfft, Offroad don't need no shield! That's just putting something between you and THE AXE!
Naw. He needs that shield to charge in past the blaster fire, then he throws it down and gets t'hackin'! OR... HE hooks a sucker-bot around the back of his neck with the bottom tip of that axe, then pulls him into the shield 3 or 4 times, then he throws it down and gets t'hackin'!

Of course Motormaster is always chewing him out because Menasor is gonna need that foot.

Offroad: "I love the AXE! It's a part of me. AND I'M GONNA MAKE IT A PART OF YOU!!!" :twisted:

News Credits: 41 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:10 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:He looks like a white oompa loompa, with big old legs, skinny arms, a squat physique and derpy face.

Have you tried putting the hand/foot in his back pack? that's kinda cool.

I'm Really just kinda miffed that I hate my favorite Stunticon, know what I mean?

I do. I like Breakdown just fine, but I can relate to your disappointment. His car mode looks great though, doncha think?

But I love the others, especially Dead End and Motormaster, and I love combining them.

Well, 4 outa 5 isn't bad, and 5 into one is even better. I'm hopeing to find MM out in the wild soon. Until then they'll all have to climb on Prime.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:13 pm

Shuttershock wrote: " AND I'M GONNA MAKE IT A PART OF YOU!!!"

Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:13 pm

It is a nice car mode, I'll give him that much!

News Credits: 10 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:19 pm

Anyone have a really loose Dead End? The rotating combiner port falls off pretty easily on mine, and the bot legs don't really stay pegged together well for arm mode. Perhaps I have a dud....

News Credits: 41 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:25 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Anyone have a really loose Dead End?

that's none of your business. :lol:

The rotating combiner port falls off pretty easily on mine, and the bot legs don't really stay pegged together well for arm mode. Perhaps I have a dud....

Ya. The Bot legs DON'T stay pegged on mine either. And his hips are real loosey goosey.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:26 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Anyone have a really loose Dead End? The rotating combiner port falls off pretty easily on mine, and the bot legs don't really stay pegged together well for arm mode. Perhaps I have a dud....

No, I've got the same problem, which is a shame since it feels wrong having him as anything but an arm.

Then again, my Motormaster's Menasor shoulders pop loose easy too, so an arm is but one of its issues.

News Credits: 10 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:28 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:Anyone have a really loose Dead End?
that's none of your business.

Oh, jeepers. It's a good thing that my Drag Strip is so tight or this could have been even more awkward.

Wait....what? :BOOM:

Cobotron wrote:
The rotating combiner port falls off pretty easily on mine, and the bot legs don't really stay pegged together well for arm mode. Perhaps I have a dud....
Ya. The Bot legs DON'T stay pegged on mine either. And his hips are real loosey goosey.

Oh, well. This at least saves me from trying to buy another one. Time to work on some dis-assembly and some of the usual fixes....

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:37 pm

Fellow Seibertronian Reluctantyouth has informed us that most of Combiner Wars Wave 3 is now on pre-order at Amazon.com (sold and shipped by Amazon). This includes Hotspot (26.99$) and all the Defensor limbs (18.99$ each) as well as Voyager Cyclonus (26.99$) and Leader Thundercracker (46.99$). The only ones missing from wave three are the legends class figures.

The release date for these is June 15th.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:49 pm

Rated X wrote:Also, here's a little eye candy...

YEAH! Flush that turd!

Got my wave 2's from BBTS today, but I haven't opened them yet (the cat is insisting on lap time instead lol)

News Credits: 25 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:59 pm

If you are near a Meijer store, they have price dropped the CW figures till first Sat in May.

Deluxe - $13

Voyager - $20

Legend - $7

News Credits: 25 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:02 pm

Just so you know, these aren't the average retail price amazon is going to sell them for, this is the pre-order inflated price. By the time the ship and go into stock, they'll probably be at $16ish.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:15 pm

I finally went and Pre-ordered Airraid and the rest of Wave 2. Can't wait to have a finished Superion. Now it's just MM and Blackjack I need

News Credits: 26 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:16 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Just so you know, these aren't the average retail price amazon is going to sell them for, this is the pre-order inflated price. By the time the ship and go into stock, they'll probably be at $16ish.

I hope they go down in price too. I just figured the extra $$$ more than makes up for the gas if RID, CW Wave 2, and others are clogging up the shelf space. My Walmarts are all overflowing at the moment with ancient crap...my TRU is very similar. Targets around here are not getting the figures like they used to. I would normally find stuff at Target or TRU before anywhere else but seldom the case anymore.

~reluctantyouth~

Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:20 pm

I WANT ME SOME DEFENSOR!!!!

But I ususally wait til they hit retail stores. I have all of wave 1. Waiting on Wave 2 atm.

Sucks that we the Canadians have to wait longer to get this awesome stuff in stores. :-(

Anyone else here from Canada? How long does it usually take for most toys to hit our retail once it hits the States? And have any of you seen the Wave 2's here yet?

News Credits: 9 · Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:28 pm

That depends Wheeljack.

Most the time we are a few weeks/months behind. Sometimes we beat the US to retail.

It's a question of factory allotments, distribution channels, and which Canadian retails actually order certain waves.

The long and short of it all. Who knows, we get them when we get them.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:41 pm

canadian walmarts got wave 2 in canada before usa.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:50 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:So now that I've had a chance to play around with the Stunticons, I've noticed that Dead End's foot/fist accessory is loose in the 5mm holes; it's not Dead End, it's the post on the weapon thing. Anyone else experiencing this?

I have experienced this problem as well. Otherwise it's a great figure.

Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:53 pm

So, while I was searching for CW on Amazon (even though I can't buy them, 'cause they don't ship toys to Canada), I found something weird. It said wave 3 was going to arrive before wave 2. Logic?