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News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:50 pm

Cool! I like seeing things physically being on shelves. It's not like it wasn't readily available to me already (I bought him on Wal-Mart.ca), but I get a warm feeling for some reason knowing I don't HAVE to rely on the internet. Like with a certain Godzilla like G1 reissue :-x

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:09 pm

That's a pretty tall box! Looks to be as wide, but still somewhat taller the UW one.

Anyway... I hope this hits US retail sometime soon.

News Credits: 14 · by **DecepticonFinishline** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:13 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Downshift dropped by to let us know that while Combiner Wars G2 Superion was already shipping from Walmart.ca, he can also be found in stores at Toysrus. This is the first sighting of this toy on north american shelves.

Down_Shift wrote:Pic of Superion on the shelf at the Appleby, Ontario, TRU.

that on the far left....that isn't Platinum Edition Optimus Primal is it?
You mean Year of the Goat Soundwave? Year of the Monkey Primal's in USA colors.

My TRU DEFINITELY never got the Year of the Goat Soundwave. In fact, I just sort of assumed that they didn't come to retail. And I reallllllllllllly wanted one. Not only am I a 'goat' but my fave is Soundwave.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 3:58 am

Wha...........why?

http://weibo.com/3104914545/Dc8Wo07yg?f ... =weibotime

by **ThunderThruster** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:42 am

^ presumable a potential look at how Nosecone may be....? :???:

Edit: Having run the page auto-translate, this is supposedly Nosecone

by **Jeen0808** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:02 am

It looks like someone just slapped a drill onto the end of Brawl's gun.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:31 am

Looks like it could also be a prototype botcon ramhorn

still looks a bit underwhelming to be honest, the drill needs to be a lot bigger, which oddly enough wasn't a problem I had with ramhorn.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:36 am

We knew this is what Nosecone would look like, thanks to Ram Horn. My question is, who's the torso? Those little clips on hinges at the connection point. I don't recognise them.

Also, that hand and foot are not standard CW ones.

News Credits: 2 · by **jamesbenjamin** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:10 am

You know, saying "G2 Superion was found at North American retail" is just going to confuse people and send people living in the US that don't know better out to waste gas and bug their local TRU employees. We know that Canadian and US TRUs have different warehouses and sometimes even don't stock the same stuff, so you should really put "Canadian retail" instead of "North American" retail in the news story. I've also seen stuff turn up in Mexico and you don't call those news stories "North American retail."

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:26 am

DecepticonFinishline wrote:My TRU DEFINITELY never got the Year of the Goat Soundwave. In fact, I just sort of assumed that they didn't come to retail. And I reallllllllllllly wanted one. Not only am I a 'goat' but my fave is Soundwave.

That's kinda amazing. Because most people find it ugly and overpriced. Still, it's very strange that your TrU never got any. Because at most places, there's a lot and the thing shelfwarm hard.

If you really want it, just wait a bit more. I'm pretty sure it may pop up at a TJ-Max like store or somewhere online at a very reasonable price. You will NOT miss out, unless you do on purpose.

I don't know where you are located, but Chimumgmung ahve one for a reasonable price, if you don't count shipping. Oh... Sold out.
Oh, if you are American, it's still available at TrU.com for 100$US + free shipping:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... age=search

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:44 am

jamesbenjamin wrote:You know, saying "G2 Superion was found at North American retail" is just going to confuse people and send people living in the US that don't know better out to waste gas and bug their local TRU employees. We know that Canadian and US TRUs have different warehouses and sometimes even don't stock the same stuff, so you should really put "Canadian retail" instead of "North American" retail in the news story. I've also seen stuff turn up in Mexico and you don't call those news stories "North American retail."

Mexico is Central America....

I'm looking forward to this release, had ummed and ahhed for a while, but decided to get this and Menasor for my NeoG2 collection.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 7:59 am

Insurgent wrote:We knew this is what Nosecone would look like, thanks to Ram Horn. My question is, who's the torso? Those little clips on hinges at the connection point. I don't recognise them.

Also, that hand and foot are not standard CW ones.

The torso (thigh) looks like Silverbolt/Scattershot to me, but the hand and foot have me stumped. Are those Victorian's, or a variation of them? :-?

Hey prjkt! Haven't seen you in while. Hope all is well.

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:11 am

Cobotron wrote:
Hey prjkt! Haven't seen you in while. Hope all is well.

Hey, thanks for that, all is well indeed, just been busy working Christmas retail and packing up my man(bot) cave to take downstairs and preparing the nursery for the impending arrival of my first kid on a week or so.

Have been taking the time to read here, not always posting.

by **ThunderThruster** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:30 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Looks like it could also be a prototype botcon ramhorn still looks a bit underwhelming to be honest, the drill needs to be a lot bigger, which oddly enough wasn't a problem I had with ramhorn.

it looks like the 'turret' is in the back position instead of the forward position

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:33 am

Cobotron wrote:Also, that hand and foot are not standard CW ones.The torso (thigh) looks like Silverbolt/Scattershot to me, but the hand and foot have me stumped. Are those Victorian's, or a variation of them?

http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/f/f ... iontoy.jpg
Looking at a picture of Vicky's feet, it seems looks to be either a retool without the heels or a new mold.
The hands, however, do not look like anything I have seen.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:27 am

Fenrir72 has posted quite an oddity on the Seibertron forums. It is a picture found on Weibo that features the Combiner Wars Brawl mold with the small drill attachment found on Botcon's General Ramhorm. The name "Nosecone" is the only text that accompanies this image. While this could be our first look at the Nosecone which would be part of the recetly leaked Computron release, there are a few more aspects to consider. There is a decepticon symbol present and the feet and hands pictured are not the standard Combine Wars feet. These oddities make it hard to know what this is since it could be anything from, the simplest explanation, a custom using test components from factories to our first look at another drill themed Decepticon limb, Liocaesar's Drillhorn.

What do you make of this? Please, join us in the Seibertron forums while we partake fun speculation!

UPDATE: Thanks to Hobby Drifter on Twitter, we also have some additional combiner artwork - check it out mirrored below!

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:38 am

I think this is either an early production image of Computron where they just slapped a drill on brawl, or the first look at the rumored Liokaiser. The rumors about Computron said that he'd get new hand and foot pieces but nothing was said regarding Liokaisers extremities. I'm leaning more towards Liokaiser though, mostly because I want to believe it's really happening.

News Credits: 7 · by **Roadbuster** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:42 am

steals_your_goats wrote:I think this is either an early production image of Computron where they just slapped a drill on brawl, or the first look at the rumored Liokaiser. The rumors about Computron said that he'd get new hand and foot pieces but nothing was said regarding Liokaisers extremities. I'm leaning more towards Liokaiser though, mostly because I want to believe it's really happening.

Agreed on the figure. it's most likely just the Brawl figure with an uncolored drill piece instead of the cannon pipe. The Autobot logo will most likely replace the Decepticon one in the actual release. I do have to wonder what is in store for Afterburner since Hasbro has not used Takara's Groove mold and doing so is likely to ruffle the feathers of the fandom.

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:45 am

Roadbuster wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:I think this is either an early production image of Computron where they just slapped a drill on brawl, or the first look at the rumored Liokaiser. The rumors about Computron said that he'd get new hand and foot pieces but nothing was said regarding Liokaisers extremities. I'm leaning more towards Liokaiser though, mostly because I want to believe it's really happening.

Agreed on the figure. it's most likely just the Brawl figure with an uncolored drill piece instead of the cannon pipe. The Autobot logo will most likely replace the Decepticon one in the actual release. I do have to wonder what is in store for Afterburner since Hasbro has not used Takara's Groove mold and doing so is likely to ruffle the feathers of the fandom.

Word on the street is they're using Takara's groove for afterburner and they'll also be using it in the eventual g2 Defensor set. But I personally believe that they'll release the standard groove mold as an online exclusive ala slingshot and wildrider.

by **Shuttershock** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:50 am

This lends credence to Computron being a boxed set, given the dedicated foot seen here.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:56 am

That sure is a useless drill.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:58 am

Roadbuster wrote:
Agreed on the figure. it's most likely just the Brawl figure with an uncolored drill piece instead of the cannon pipe. The Autobot logo will most likely replace the Decepticon one in the actual release. I do have to wonder what is in store for Afterburner since Hasbro has not used Takara's Groove mold and doing so is likely to ruffle the feathers of the fandom.

Why would it ruffle feathers, I thought people would be happy to finally get that mold and it would give people a (more) proper computron.

steals_your_goats wrote:
Word on the street is they're using Takara's groove for afterburner and they'll also be using it in the eventual g2 Defensor set. But I personally believe that they'll release the standard groove mold as an online exclusive ala slingshot and wildrider.

I never bought rook due to my heardheadedness that it would happen one day, and i still hope it does.

Shuttershock wrote:This lends credence to Computron being a boxed set, given the dedicated foot seen here.

From experience, the computer listing is pretty much a confirmation for me, so I was already certain Computron was happening then and I am now wondering when we will get him and what it looks like, rather than still wondering if it will happen.

Noideaforaname wrote:That sure is a useless drill.

I've been sad about it ever since it showed up on Ramhorn.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:00 am

Noideaforaname wrote:That sure is a useless drill.

Someone may find a use for it.

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:02 am

william-james88 wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
Word on the street is they're using Takara's groove for afterburner and they'll also be using it in the eventual g2 Defensor set. But I personally believe that they'll release the standard groove mold as an online exclusive ala slingshot and wildrider.

I never bought rook due to my heardheadedness that it would happen one day, and i still hope it does.

But rook is awesome man! Even if you don't use him for Defensor I still think he's worth picking up.

My Defensor is peg legging it right now to give Galvatronus a full team so I'm with you though in the hope of a groove release.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:04 am

It can't be Liokaiser, as you can tell that the upper leg is an arm of the Silverbolt mold, and the rumored Liokaiser is supposed to have Sky Lynx retooled into Deathsaurus as the torso. As such, the most likely explaination is that this is a picture with the new pieces put on old figures just to see how they look or something.