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Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:30 am

Wow I'm so glad I saw this before they jacked the price up to $86! Unbelievable!

Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:42 am

And they're gone. That was fast.

News Credits: 42 · Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:43 am

I got this guy on Thursday night when he still had Prime Shipping.

EDIT: I just now found Air Raid in stock for 18.99 with both Prime Shipping and Saturday Delivery.

:grin:

Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:59 am

Boy I just can't catch a break! Every time these things appear online for a reasonable price I'm either sleeping or at work :-(

Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:02 am

toysrus.com has it in stock for $44.95. Just ordered mine a minute ago.

News Credits: 25 · Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:13 am

0zzm0s1s wrote:toysrus.com has it in stock for $44.95. Just ordered mine a minute ago.

Aaaaaaaannn nddddddddd its gone. **** ****!!!

News Credits: 41 · Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:30 am

Haven't seen a comparison with Classics Prime yet, which was what I was most interested to see.
Megs towers over him, but I like it. Just makes him so imposing. A force to be reckoned with.
Hope Prime can rise to the occasion.

Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:37 am

Yeay I got credit! Glad I could help you guys out!!!

Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:55 am

Amazon has this back in stock right now so don't miss your chance to get one for retail!!!

Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:18 pm

Yep Amazon just relisted it with a 2 day processing delay, but ordered and done!

News Credits: 10 · Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:59 pm

Cobotron wrote:

Haven't seen a comparison with Classics Prime yet, which was what I was most interested to see.
Megs towers over him, but I like it. Just makes him so imposing. A force to be reckoned with.
Hope Prime can rise to the occasion.

Give Wheelie's slingshot to Prime. Might be the only chance he has.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:40 pm

I received my Megatron today. Man is he huge! I don't know why I thought He might be short. I put My original Classics Optimus next to him and Prime just looks tiny. I have no desire to get CW Prime, but this size matchup looks pretty bad.

I really like that Megatron's transformation is simple, yet involved. Love the treads. One thing I do wish he had was a barrel rising over the right shoulder like most fiction depicts him as having. Hopefully a third party will get on that. The combining weapon in forgettable, I would rather he had the silver barrel. Otherwise, this Megatron does look close enough to IDW Megatron for me. I still think I am going to rig something up with magnets to allow me to put an Autobot insignia on him at times.

Now give us a Galvatron that isn't an embarrassment to the name!

News Credits: 293 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:20 pm

Canadians rejoice! ToysRus.ca has listed Transformers Combiner Wars Leader Class G1 inspired Megatron and Armada Megatron. The $59.99 (CAD) Leader price point hasn't changed, but don't forget about their free shipping after $25. If you need further convincing on these figures, come have a closer look in Seibertrons Galleries, and stay tuned for all your Transformers News!

News Credits: 101 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:09 pm

Megatron at TrU.ca!!!

>No Ship-to-home
>No local pick-up
>Store is closed for Easter
>MFW

News Credits: 293 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:24 pm

I ordered a G1 Megatron this morning (Armada was strangely unavailable) and there was a thing in the breakdown saying QUEBEC TAXES. So I'm pretty sure they'll ship to you.

I've been watching TRU.ca for a while now and the Wave 1 CW figures go in and out of stock all the time. So take a deep breath, be patient, and keep an eye on the site. They even have an option to email you once they're available.

Incidentally, they also take Paypal now too! That's news to me anyways.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:40 pm

cqcsnake wrote:Wow I'm so glad I saw this before they jacked the price up to $86! Unbelievable!

Don't think that's Amazon.com jacking that price up. Think it's the resellers jacking up that price on Amazon.

News Credits: 25 · Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:29 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
cqcsnake wrote:Wow I'm so glad I saw this before they jacked the price up to $86! Unbelievable!

Don't think that's Amazon.com jacking that price up. Think it's the resellers jacking up that price on Amazon.

Yeah, a couple of hours after that Amazon had him for 45 bucks and free prime shipping. Mine arrives on Monday.

News Credits: 60 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:37 am

That Bot wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:As in G1 with a core robot.

There is a core robot, his name is Minimus Ambus.

If you want a white Prime, get Classics Magnus. If you want a white Prime with armor, get City Commander. If you want a truck and trailer that transforms into a giant red, white, and blue robot, get this thing or the Masterpiece.

Core robot G1 style 1985 release of the Diaclone Powered Convoy that eventually became the G1 UM we all come to love.

chuck must be waxing nostalgic for an updated power armor type UM.

News Credits: 60 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:44 am

Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Rated X wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:
Mindmaster wrote: Would like to see a Leader-class Overlord grapple with him, though!

Would buy that in a heart beat.
Who would?

Me

Rodimus Prime wrote: But that is an ugly cab. Especially since it opens in the front to put the little guy in. If I get this, it will be displayed in robot mode for sure.

I Would of liked the truck cab to be more boxy like the 1986 toy.

Maybe in a couple of years once the MP hype has died down we could get a G1 style Leader Magnus

How is this not G1 ? It transforms just like the G1 cartoon ? The only thing about it thats not G1 is the design of the shoulder missiles which appear to be ripped off from city commander.

As in G1 with a core robot.

In other words he means "vintage toy accurate". People need to stop using the term "G1" so loosely. By American standards, G1 simply means anything transformers related between 1984-1988. There are even G1 pajamas.

#JustBeingOutspoken #KeepingItReal

Just to add some stuff that doesn't fit your definition of G1, the Japan version of G1 extended all the way to 1992 via Operation Combination. Even by "American standards", the Micromasters like Countdown was released around 1991. Does that not fit into your own definition of G1? Some people TOO should stop shooting from the hip in declaring when and how G1 began and ended. Maybe for those living in their own microcosm that is...........

And Burn, nice meme image. Most appropriate indeed.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:00 am

How many times has White Optimus Prime with Armor as Magnus appeared in any G1 fiction? The only instance I know of is briefly in Dreamwave. Apparently in the Classics comics he's a white Prime with no armor, but that's a different issue altogether.

News Credits: 101 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:17 am

That Bot wrote:How many times has White Optimus Prime with Armor as Magnus appeared in any G1 fiction? The only instance I know of is briefly in Dreamwave. Apparently in the Classics comics he's a white Prime with no armor, but that's a different issue altogether.

Somewhere in a animated G1 episode, the withe bot came out on it's own to do something. I cant remember what episode though.

News Credits: 226 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:27 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:Somewhere in a animated G1 episode, the withe bot came out on it's own to do something. I cant remember what episode though.

Optimus Prime painted white to immunize himself from the hate plague perhaps?

News Credits: 60 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:04 am

That Bot wrote:How many times has White Optimus Prime with Armor as Magnus appeared in any G1 fiction? The only instance I know of is briefly in Dreamwave. Apparently in the Classics comics he's a white Prime with no armor, but that's a different issue altogether.

But still, he did exist in toyform. Not no hung up over it btw. Just an inference on why chuck waxed nostalgic. Me? Already have the MP version. Btw, also planning to get this sucker........only the Tomy version that is. :grin:

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:59 am

While we have seen plenty of in-hand images for the upcoming Leader class Generations Combiner Wars Thundercracker - retool and redeco of Generations Jetfire - but this next batch, via 淡定玩耍 of ACToys, shows the toy next to the Masterpiece line! Size comparisons aplenty, check them out below.