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Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I just got charged for Comic Edition Straxus.

Beat me to it, I did as well. Hopefully it ships in a couple days, I've been waiting for a true Straxus ever since I read "Into the Smelting Pool" in the early 90s.

Mine is trying to process, but I got a new debit card and the instructions to update the payment are for the old website. Doesn't seem to be any way to update payment methods on the site and I do have a backup source that it didn't attempt. Time to contact customer service I guess.

Also has anyone that ordered recently from Pulse gotten weird emails about things being left in the cart? I got one the other day for G2 Breakdown who I successfully ordered and then yesterday I got one for Robosen Grimlock who has never been in my cart. Weird stuff.

Emerje

Early 90s? Didn't that come out in the mid 80s?

First-Aid wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I just got charged for Comic Edition Straxus.

Beat me to it, I did as well. Hopefully it ships in a couple days, I've been waiting for a true Straxus ever since I read "Into the Smelting Pool" in the early 90s.

Mine is trying to process, but I got a new debit card and the instructions to update the payment are for the old website. Doesn't seem to be any way to update payment methods on the site and I do have a backup source that it didn't attempt. Time to contact customer service I guess.

Also has anyone that ordered recently from Pulse gotten weird emails about things being left in the cart? I got one the other day for G2 Breakdown who I successfully ordered and then yesterday I got one for Robosen Grimlock who has never been in my cart. Weird stuff.

Emerje

Early 90s? Didn't that come out in the mid 80s?

Pretty sure that's when he read it.

Emerje

Yeah I didn't start reading the G1 comics until 1991.

My troubled experience came with Comic edition Grimlock, I had the same problem. New card, wouldn't accept it. Had to contact customer service. Finally got it updated after 3 or 4 attempts, without the "help" of customer service. They just kept telling me to login and go to the menu. Received Grimlock a week later than I should have.

I also had to change payment methods for Straxus, but it went smoothly.

My Straxus has shipped.

Ferak finally showed up at my Wal-Mart. In hand, he was a bit of a disappointment. I much prefer the white deco of the BotCon exclusive.

And my Straxus is also on the way.

Sabrblade wrote:My Straxus has shipped.

Me too!

So can we declare September 18th Straxus Day? Kinda like Rusev Day?

Rodimus Prime wrote:So can we declare September 18th Straxus Day? Kinda like Rusev Day?

No, because I got my notice today.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So can we declare September 18th Straxus Day? Kinda like Rusev Day?

No, because I got my notice today.

Emerje

I'm okay with either one. Got my notification yesterday and my Straxxus today.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So can we declare September 18th Straxus Day? Kinda like Rusev Day?

No, because I got my notice today.

Emerje

I'm okay with either one. Got my notification yesterday and my Straxxus today.

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Lucky...I have to wait until Saturday.

Based on reviews I've watched, the only things I won't like are his legs being rounded and his cannon barrel being short.

I just got a notice about my Flame & Xaaron 2-pack getting ready to ship.

I just got a shipping date change on GI Joe Triple T Kup shipping early november.

Sabrblade wrote:I just got a notice about my Flame & Xaaron 2-pack getting ready to ship.

Same here. Between Straxus and the 2-pack both shipping earlier than planned, my heart is smiling and my wallet is grumbling.

First-Aid wrote:I just got a shipping date change on GI Joe Triple T Kup shipping early november.

Thread missfire?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

First-Aid wrote:I just got a shipping date change on GI Joe Triple T Kup shipping early november.

Thread missfire?

Yeah...my bad. You know middle aged guys tend to go off too quickly...

I got lucky and found these three today at my local Walmart in Nixa, Missouri. I ended up buying Filch and Road Pig.


SGM

Ferak is the only Raider that showed up at my local Wal-Mart. I really wish he was white instead of gray, but I might pick him up anyway to go with Straxus, since Cyclonus goes with Galvatron, and Ferak was a Straxus henchman in the comics, if only briefly.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Ferak is the only Raider that showed up at my local Wal-Mart. I really wish he was white instead of gray, but I might pick him up anyway to go with Straxus, since Cyclonus goes with Galvatron, and Ferak was a Straxus henchman in the comics, if only briefly.

The mold differences makes it worth it.

Also, the Reprolabels are out, if you think they can improve his look.

No doubt the most anticipated Legacy toy is the upcoming deluxe Optimus Prime who is a take on the original G1 toy with modern day articulation.

Below are two videos showing the transformation. We thank Mike for pointing us to their direction. Enjoy.

All the benefits of the missing link without the price

CobraKai wrote:All the benefits of the missing link without the price

No die-cast and the toy is much smaller.
Still freaking awesome though.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

CobraKai wrote:All the benefits of the missing link without the price

No die-cast and the toy is much smaller.
Still freaking awesome though.

Wallet & shelf space friendly, just what I can manage right now for one offs (don't have to care about scale).

cloudballoon wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

CobraKai wrote:All the benefits of the missing link without the price

No die-cast and the toy is much smaller.
Still freaking awesome though.

Wallet & shelf space friendly, just what I can manage right now for one offs (don't have to care about scale).

In that same mentality, the SS86 Commander Optimus is a great alternative to MP-44.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

cloudballoon wrote:
Wallet & shelf space friendly, just what I can manage right now for one offs (don't have to care about scale).

In that same mentality, the SS86 Commander Optimus is a great alternative to MP-44.

What you say make sense if I don't collect CHUG and MP as separate lines.

I don't see CHUG/SS & MP as interchangeable alternatives. They have their own scales (more or less, with varying degrees of success, mind you) but Missing-Link doesn't (it's going for the OG toy size. So far.) and it's a "one off" collectable line that TT is picking and choosing to release what they consider make sense, like the never released G1 prototype Arcee. This Legacy G1 OP is also a "one off" in the CHUG mainline. It's an OP in a DELUXE price & size, and I don't see Hasbro will release other figures that scale with this OP except tank Megatron, MAYBE. The likely purpose of it being a cheaper alternative and/or a compliment to ML OP, all to celebrate the 40th anniversary.

For me, whether it's ML or Legacy G1 OP, they belong to the crossovers/impulse Buys/oddities shelf or my "misc/outdated" shelf (where my Hybrid Style, Deluxe WFC, T30, MP-01 etc. OPs now sit). I can also see some people might put the ML with the reissues. Now, I really wouldn't bother with Legacy G1 if I already have ML (unless I'm scared of paint chipping on the diecast parts), but since I don't have ML, Legacy G1 scratches enough of the itch for me and I would rather not spend the money on ML (not saying ML is not worth every dollar it's asking for) and save it for something else. That's my "mentality" if you want to put it.

I don't know about Amazon, but their Doom 'N Destruction 2 pack is shipping from Pulse.

Emerje