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News Credits: 1 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:59 pm

OH, just now bothered reading the rest of the listings, and Triple-T-former is KUP!?!

Given the Sgt. Slaughter connection, I had my money on Grimlock.

Since Kup's schtick is being the oldest veteran Autobot on active duty, the first G.I.Joe counterpart that springs to mind would be ol' Joe Colton...but I don't think he's associated with any particular iconic vehicle, and my analogy doesn't make perfect sense...

...aaaaand now I can't stop picturing Kup in a wrestling match with Weirdwolf in some lost corner of Marvel continuity. Still debating getting into this X-over line.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:59 pm

Bumblevivisector wrote:One gift set? 'Bout damn time.

Did anyone have luck finding all 6 Dinobots at regular retail? It seemed like every Target around me somehow skipped the first pair, so I stopped caring when the other 4 showed up.

Maybe unrelated but stranger: for a week or 2, RotB Core Arcee was in every Target I checked, but apparently street dated and unpurchasable. Never, ever saw one after that, period, so IDK if fast-acting collectors pounced in every store right on said date?

Sorry if I'm asking something that's been common knowledge for months, but ever since Core Class became a thing, its distribution has seemed particularly odd. Was it just after-effects of all the pegwarming Shockwaves at the beginning? Never thought I'd be so glad to see such small TFs get rereleased at a higher price point.

I've had more luck finding core class at retail than any other class. For the dinos, the only one I have yet to see is Snarl.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:32 pm

Bumblevivisector wrote:One gift set? 'Bout damn time.

Did anyone have luck finding all 6 Dinobots at regular retail? It seemed like every Target around me somehow skipped the first pair, so I stopped caring when the other 4 showed up.

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Sorry if I'm asking something that's been common knowledge for months, but ever since Core Class became a thing, its distribution has seemed particularly odd. Was it just after-effects of all the pegwarming Shockwaves at the beginning? Never thought I'd be so glad to see such small TFs get rereleased at a higher price point.

Core Class has been a mess in my area, and both chains that stock them, Walmart and Target, each have the opposite problem: Walmart has older figures moving slowly (SS is stuck at Spike and Ravage, while Legacy is either clearanced out or stuck at Iguanus!!!) while Target is up to date but never seems to stock enough of them. I knew I missed out on Snarl, and the Slug and Sludge re-releases when I only found their final wave mate: the PR Optimus Prime :BANG_HEAD:

Hopefully the holiday season will have them stock up more, I want my Mini-Volcanicus!

As for Dinoking, don't pre-order any kits for him yet, as a PulseCon exclusive he may come with accessories Volcanicus lacks, most notably proper feet for the pegholes in Grimlock's and Snarl's waist.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:36 pm

Dinoking sounds good, but I'm hoping they get around to a Monstructor repaint sooner or later.

News Credits: 101 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:43 pm

TRA PROJECT GEE WIZ: GI JOE X TRANSFORMERS SGT Kup as the Triple T with SGT Slaughter and Leatherneck
Product Number: F9941

OOOOOoohhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm seriously looking forward this one. St Slaughter is my favorite Joe ever thanks to the Movie. So a double dose of sis a nice concept. I wonder if that one will be a kibble clusterfuk like Bee? :-?

As for Dinoking, I do hope it will pop up at Canadian GameStop. I'd buy it.

News Credits: 56 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:01 pm

Pulsecon 2024 for Dinoking sounds cool Unfortunate that we have to wait almost a whole year... oh well. I have seen most of the core Dinos at Target, but I ordered online so as to not leave anything to chance. The last wave has repacks of Sludge and Slag as well for those that missed them the first time.

Yes an eventual Monstructor as well would be cool....but what would be even better would be to have new ones down the.lineas deluxe or voyagers to be properly scaled to the animated series.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:52 pm

Target Leader Optimus Prime comes with "Autobot Bullseye" could we be getting a figure of the Target mascot Bullseye?

Emerje

News Credits: 241 · Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:37 pm

Emerje wrote:Target Leader Optimus Prime comes with "Autobot Bullseye" could we be getting a figure of the Target mascot Bullseye?

Emerje

A doggy gun? Would be cute.

Optimus Prime will mostly definitely be that long-nose one like that Xmas one... with a Target-colored trailer :lol:

Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:53 am

Interestingly EE canceled my preorder for Beachcomber and is now sold out. BBTS still has it listed for preorder but I'm wondering if they will soon follow suit. Amazon is also sold out but available 3rd party for almost double price. Seems kind of odd as others weren't affected and has me worried since I've not seen it in any stores.

News Credits: 332 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:00 am

o.supreme wrote:Pulsecon 2024 for Dinoking sounds cool Unfortunate that we have to wait almost a whole year... oh well. I have seen most of the core Dinos at Target, but I ordered online so as to not leave anything to chance. The last wave has repacks of Sludge and Slag as well for those that missed them the first time.

Yes an eventual Momsttuctor.ad well would be cool....but what would be even better would be to have new ones down the.lineas deluxe or voyagers to be properly scaled to the animated series.

And to make sure we get toys that actually look like the characters and not repaints with a new head.

News Credits: 14 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:11 am

Cannonball intrigues me.

Not for him, but for the inevitable Red Alert repaint.

Cyb Red Alert had one pf the more unique transformations of that line. Scissoring the back and front of the SUV together to form the legs was super original.

Nothing else really interests me from these reveals though.

News Credits: 17 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:14 am

Overcracker wrote:Cannonball intrigues me.

Not for him, but for the inevitable Red Alert repaint.

Cyb Red Alert had one pf the more unique transformations of that line. Scissoring the back and front of the SUV together to form the legs was super original.

Nothing else really interests me from these reveals though.

This line will be primarily, if not exclusively, redecoes. Cannonball is more likely to be the Skids mold than a new one with new engineering.

Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:18 am

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interestingly EE canceled my preorder for Beachcomber and is now sold out. BBTS still has it listed for preorder but I'm wondering if they will soon follow suit. Amazon is also sold out but available 3rd party for almost double price. Seems kind of odd as others weren't affected and has me worried since I've not seen it in any stores.

Had to grab Beachcomber, Axlegrease and Battlemaster Airazor from Amiami. I knew better than to try and preorder from Entertainment Earth. Legacy deluxes are $17.75 (with current exchange rates) before shipping on Amiami. Surprisingly, Earthspark deluxes cost more at $19.01 but they have Nightshade in stock if you were looking for them. Devcon and Crashbar are available as well as those are also going for higher prices some places.

They usually also have some interesting stuff in their used section too but not so much right now. There is that Takara exclusive "leader" class evasion mode Optimus though but it still costs quite a bit. They had the Takara exclusive "leader" Primal but I got him as it was cheaper than actually ording one from Pulse and the Japanese collectors usually keep things in extremely good condition and Amiami doesn't ever really stock things in bad condition.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:12 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Cannonball intrigues me.

Not for him, but for the inevitable Red Alert repaint.

Cyb Red Alert had one pf the more unique transformations of that line. Scissoring the back and front of the SUV together to form the legs was super original.

Nothing else really interests me from these reveals though.

This line will be primarily, if not exclusively, redecoes. Cannonball is more likely to be the Skids mold than a new one with new engineering.

Specifically the Crankcase retool with the over-the-shoulder cannons, like the original Cannonball had... plus possibly the lightbar from Minerva

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:44 pm

Overcracker wrote:Cannonball intrigues me.

Not for him, but for the inevitable Red Alert repaint.

Cyb Red Alert had one pf the more unique transformations of that line. Scissoring the back and front of the SUV together to form the legs was super original.

Nothing else really interests me from these reveals though.

You won't get a unique mold for this Canonball, so a red alert from it is just a redeco of another toy.

News Credits: 101 · Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:55 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Cannonball intrigues me.

Not for him, but for the inevitable Red Alert repaint.

Cyb Red Alert had one pf the more unique transformations of that line. Scissoring the back and front of the SUV together to form the legs was super original.

Nothing else really interests me from these reveals though.

You won't get a unique mold for this Canonball, so a red alert from it is just a redeco of another toy.

No matter if it's a Red Alert repaint, or a Medix repaint, I'll be getting it to complete/continue either my Legacy Skids or my WFC Sideswipes.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:38 pm

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interestingly EE canceled my preorder for Beachcomber and is now sold out. BBTS still has it listed for preorder but I'm wondering if they will soon follow suit. Amazon is also sold out but available 3rd party for almost double price. Seems kind of odd as others weren't affected and has me worried since I've not seen it in any stores.

That wave got a very short release window. None of the stores around me got it and it's basically gone from online stores. BBTS is the only place I know of still selling them for retail-ish price, but they don't have Axlegrease while Devcon and Beachcomber have different release dates making them a bit suspicious.

Emerje

News Credits: 462 · Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:41 pm

A point of interest regarding Titan class Cybertron Metroplex. If you get the DNA Design upgrade kit for him, in addition to his Mini-Con, better hands, and (unnecessary, but still kinda nice) gap fillers for his shoulders, you get an extra joint that allows his bucket wheel to raise and lower in vehicle mode. But what's really interesting is that this extra joint provides just enough of an extension to the weapon's length that, when arranged vertically, it becomes roughly the same height as HasLab Unicron.

News Credits: 56 · Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:50 am

^ He cant even hold his weapon as it is, why would I want to make it bigger & heavier :lol:

News Credits: 462 · Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:36 pm

o.supreme wrote:^ He cant even hold his weapon as it is,

He can with the new hands included in the kit.

Behold:

And the best part is, nothing in this kit requires any use of a screwdriver. Everything in this kit is super easy to attach.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:34 pm

I found the following two packs at my local Walmart last night:
BB Ratchet and Brawn
BB Ironhide and Arcee
BB Wheeljack and 86 Preceptor
Legacy Tarantulas and Elita-1
Legacy Skullgrin and Dead End
Legacy Wildrider and Knock Out

They're in the holiday section near the front, NOT the regular toy section.

News Credits: 22 · Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:47 pm

Why not put Dead End and Wildrider together? I know it might get people to purchase 2 packs, but it might also get people to pass on them.

News Credits: 462 · Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:54 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:Why not put Dead End and Wildrider together? I know it might get people to purchase 2 packs, but it might also get people to pass on them.

Looks like all these 2-packs are grouped by waves.