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sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL

I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL

I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.

I want to reiterate I don't think he's bad...I just somehow thought he'd be 'better' which was based on nothing in particular.

sol magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:It just feels weird being like this about getting a figure. It's rarely happened. I did see Elita at Target last night, but she was with Prime Arcee and Red Cog. So I wasn't sure who her wavemates were.

I reviewed him. I too was excited to get him, but in hand he's less stellar than I thought he'd be. That's not to say he's bad - he's not. But he's not worth all this fuss. LOL

I have it now in hand and he's as good as I expected. I really like the simple twist on the classic transformation with the spider head.

I want to reiterate I don't think he's bad...I just somehow thought he'd be 'better' which was based on nothing in particular.

Well, for me the fuss comes from being a completionist. I love Beast Wars and I never got the figures in the 90s, so when it was revealed that they were getting updates in Kingdom, I nearly hit the ceiling and I was determined to get the complete season 1 cast, in scale nonetheless. Only Tarantulas and Inferno remain. On top of that, Tarantulas is my 3rd favorite Predacon, after Megatron and Inferno. And his figure looks great. I'll accept it being only passable for actual play value and transformation.

Still no sign of the deluxes in my area, they are the last figures I need for the wave too. Only want 3, PotP is my Elita.

Saw Tarantulas and Elita today. Really hoping the stores near me get the other two as they're the ones I'm most excited for

Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.

Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.

Cheers Chuck! Always good to see a coffee granule YouTube reviewer's work!

First-Aid wrote:Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.

Didn't Hauler just come out?

Funny how that is for certain releases, you never know but likewise in my AO, along with him, Blurr is the other one hanging out keeping him company on the shelves.

First-Aid wrote:Just found Jhiaxus in Wisconsin Dells WalMart. No other newbies. They have about 12 Voyager Haulers. Think we have a new shelfwarming champion.

Until he hangs around a full year later like my store's Kups and Blurrs, I wouldn't crown him a champion yet

Jhiaxus was a horrible disapointment in vehicle mode. Bot mode is okay but...

Seriously? THe entire underside of the cockpit and front quarter of the plane is hollow? I should have watched the reviews but the OCD in me would have forced me to get him anyways....he'll just stay in bot mode.

On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

First-Aid wrote:Jhiaxus was a horrible disapointment in vehicle mode. Bot mode is okay but...

Seriously? THe entire underside of the cockpit and front quarter of the plane is hollow? I should have watched the reviews but the OCD in me would have forced me to get him anyways....he'll just stay in bot mode.

On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

For what it's worth, there's an add-on kit that fills-up the underside of the cockpit and includes an LED for good measure:

- https://tformers.com/shockwave-lab-sl-1 ... /news.html

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Waiting for Wave 02, not to make anyone nervous but this is slowly getting out.

Bomb Burst was my Pretender of choice as a kid. Always loved him. Hoped he'd be a larger class, like Skullgrin but I'll still take this!

~ Grim

First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286

AcademyofDrX wrote:

First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286

He makes a good point. Would they make a voyager Armada Thrust? I think it may depend on the size of the Armada Megatron they are doing.

EDIT: GOing back, it looks like Flashwave was the one who suggested it.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

First-Aid wrote:On a side note...am I the only one who thinks that mold would be perfect for Armada Thrust?

Emerje beat you to it five months ago.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116608&p=2131294&hilit=Jhiaxus+thrust#p2131286

Wasn't even my idea to begin with, but definitely one I never miss a chance to repeat.

Emerje

Ugh... I'm going to preface this rant by saying, yes I know it's easier to shop online. But its also more expensive, and I'm often the last to get something (whoever gets these toys first is like playing whack-a-mole). Also Most times I dont waste gas going to stores unnecessarily, I check while doing normal shopping, but this morning was an exception.

Anyway...a kind employee at Target told me last week, a new shipment of Legacy Deluxe was coming 9/15. So I arranged so I could take a quick break from work and be there this morning when the doors open at 8...

Sure enough I get back to toys, and the one peg (this will be important) they have for Legacy Deluxe has a wave one Prime Arcee, two Tarantulas, and one Elita 1. Now I strongly suspect that the Elita was the same that was there a couple of days ago, but for the sake of argument, lets say it is new... That means in the back there should be at the very least... 2x Wildrider, 2x Knockout and 1 Elita right?

The one employee in toys just happened to be right there, so I kindly asked the question to please check in the back. She was very short, and abrupt... "I dont Backstock collectables!!"

I tried to explain to her the match that 8-3=5, and where would those 5 have gone? She just shrugged her shoulders and walked away...so frustrating, and there were literally no other employees in site, I had to get home otherwise I would have gone to management.

Now I understand the sentiment that middle-aged creepy fat guys dont deserve good customer service is valid , so I'll send in my ringer later this afternoon... My daughter has actually become quite adept at obtaining things for me , and she enjoys doing it.

If that fails however, if someone could please post the Amazon link to Wild Rider that would be appreciated. I'm sure its currently unavailable to pre-order (unlike the rest of wave 2), which is why it doesn't show up on search, but any help would be appreciated.

Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy??

o.supreme wrote:...
If that fails however, if someone could please post the Amazon link to Wild Rider that would be appreciated. I'm sure its currently unavailable to pre-order (unlike the rest of wave 2), which is why it doesn't show up on search, but any help would be appreciated.

Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H1HQZ9W/?c ... _lig_dp_it

Been keeping it in my Wish List since it came up, since it was never available to Pre-Order when I looked. Almost like it sold out immediately when they put it up

Thank you so much. Dead End is the same way...go figure.

For Target specifically, the store may or may not get a full case, and they may not actually get it within a Hasbro case box itself. I've seen employees stock some of the deluxe pegs and voyager slots with figures from plain brown internal target shipping boxes.

So in your example, it could very well be the employee just didn't want to go back and look, or it could be that they might have just stocked them from an internal shipment and put out the only figures they received.

Also, maybe this is the Targets in my area, but all the stores near me stock during the open store hours, not overnight. At least in my area, right after opening is the worst time to go. Right about 10:00 seems to be the sweet spot in the store near me where the carts from the back with new stuff to be stocked are out.

o.supreme wrote:Thank you so much. Dead End is the same way...go figure.

Yes. Dead End is currently not available, but I did manage to pre-order that one when it was made available.

Let's hope Amazon doesn't cancel it.

o.supreme wrote:Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy??

I feel the same way about Marvel Legends only having 1 peg while those retro style 3 inch marvel figures get more space. Nan talk about toys no one asked for.
That's at Walmart where there are no reaction figures.

But at TRU, it's like your situation, way more space dedicated to super 7 than Legacy Deluxe Class.

I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon. But yes, if the goal is also to get something earlier then brick and mortar can't be written off.

william-james88 wrote:I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon.

At least in my area (obviously can't speak for o.supreme), the brick-and-mortar prices for the main retail waves have lagged behind in price increases compared to online. While exclusives like Buzzworthy Silverstreak and the Velocitron Deluxes are still going up at $24.99 online and in-store pre-tax, the retail Legacy (and I think also Studio Series, but I haven't bought an SS figure in a bit so I could be wrong) Deluxes are still at $22.99 because they only rose to that point when Legacy started, not when Hasbro implemented that change mid-Kingdom. If I'm buying multiple figures per wave, I would absolutely rather buy from the cheaper option since that'll add up, and unless figures are on-sale online (like Amazon Warehouse deals) the cheaper option ends up being brick-and-mortar 9/10 times even taking into account free shipping.

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Lastly, the Target closest to me, is one of the few that actually stocks Super7 toys. Now I know they have their fans...and they got lots of new ones this morning it appears...but why do they have like 3 pegs dedicated to S7, and only 1 to Deluxe Legacy??

I feel the same way about Marvel Legends only having 1 peg while those retro style 3 inch marvel figures get more space. Nan talk about toys no one asked for.
That's at Walmart where there are no reaction figures.

But at TRU, it's like your situation, way more space dedicated to super 7 than Legacy Deluxe Class.

I have a question though, you said online is more expensive, but isn't shipping free at a particular threshold for most places? Like Target and Amazon. But yes, if the goal is also to get something earlier then brick and mortar can't be written off.

You'd be surprised what's really selling, those "Retro" lines do move, meanwhile, Target almost dropped Marvel Legends completely because two lines in a row didn't sell and had to be put on clearance.