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News Credits: 4496 · by **william-james88** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:28 pm

Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote:eeesh, that is just not affordable (to me at least)

It really isn't. Aside from the Wave 1 Prime Masters I've only gotten Beachcomber, Skrapnel, Swoop and Slag, and I only got the last two because I managed to hit up a Big W (the closest of which is an hour away) when they were on special.

But with crazy prices like that, I am assuming they persist because enough people purchase them? So prents can afford expensive toys like this for their kids? I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

News Credits: 102 · by **Qwan** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote:eeesh, that is just not affordable (to me at least)

It really isn't. Aside from the Wave 1 Prime Masters I've only gotten Beachcomber, Skrapnel, Swoop and Slag, and I only got the last two because I managed to hit up a Big W (the closest of which is an hour away) when they were on special.

But with crazy prices like that, I am assuming they persist because enough people purchase them? So prents can afford expensive toys like this for their kids? I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

But that, at least somewhat, hinges on the fact that people could easily get the same product elsewhere for a cheaper price. Deluxes are $35+ at (almost) every single store in the country, so there's no other option for a person who wants to buy a Transformer (and isn't savvy enough, or too impatient, etc., to get it from Big W or online).

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:38 pm

william-james88 wrote:I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

Wait a minute. You mean to say a TRU was charging a lower regular price than a Walmart? :shock:

See TRU-USA? That is why you won't exist much longer. :HEADHURTS:

(well that and the mountain of debt and terrible mis-management)

News Credits: 4496 · by **william-james88** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:44 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

Wait a minute. You mean to say a TRU was charging a lower regular price than a Walmart?

Yes, that happened momentarily for the Wave 1 voyagers from Combiner Wars

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:48 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote:eeesh, that is just not affordable (to me at least)

It really isn't. Aside from the Wave 1 Prime Masters I've only gotten Beachcomber, Skrapnel, Swoop and Slag, and I only got the last two because I managed to hit up a Big W (the closest of which is an hour away) when they were on special.

But with crazy prices like that, I am assuming they persist because enough people purchase them? So prents can afford expensive toys like this for their kids? I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

I can only speak on local experience but SOMEONE is buying them at my local K-Mart. I saw what stock they first put out, then within two weeks a lot of it was gone.

But then I live in a town populated by unemployed people who drive around in $35K cars. So the 40+ hours I work a week must mean I'm doing something wrong.

News Credits: 4496 · by **william-james88** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:56 pm

or your country has an enormous personal debt problem that will lead to an eventual economic collapse (like it happened to another country, but I wont point fingers)

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:15 am

william-james88 wrote:or your country has an enormous personal debt problem that will lead to an eventual economic collapse (like it happened to another country, but I wont point fingers)

nah, it's called life being easier on welfare than it is to go out and get a job.

News Credits: 1 · by **jungletron** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:12 am

Finally got all the Terrorcons & recreated a scene from MONEY IS EVERYTHING (one of my favorite episodes).

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:48 am

Abominus looks so good there...

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:36 am

LOVE these pics, jungletron! I really can't wait to complete Abominus.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:48 pm

Stop making me want to get him!

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:58 pm

Damn, Abominus looks awesome! I definitely need him. He looks like he fits really well with Computron too!

News Credits: 55 · by **o.supreme** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:02 pm

jungletron wrote:Finally got all the Terrorcons & recreated a scene from MONEY IS EVERYTHING

Speaking of Money is Everything...how much did it set you back to get those wave 3 deluxes so early... :lol:

j/k. I'm totally envious, and cant wait to get them, they look great. Also kudos for using the right Computron ;)^

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote:eeesh, that is just not affordable (to me at least)

It really isn't. Aside from the Wave 1 Prime Masters I've only gotten Beachcomber, Skrapnel, Swoop and Slag, and I only got the last two because I managed to hit up a Big W (the closest of which is an hour away) when they were on special.

But with crazy prices like that, I am assuming they persist because enough people purchase them? So prents can afford expensive toys like this for their kids? I remember once in Canada walmart added 5$ to voyagers. No one bought there and they dropped the 5 dollar increase to match what TRU was charging.

Now if only the US TRU had done that... that price drop for deluxes alone would have made them equal Walmart and Target

bodrock wrote:LOVE these pics, jungletron! I really can't wait to complete Abominus.

I can't to just start his limbs. I still haven't seen wave 2 deluxes or PMs

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:01 pm

Wave2 has been scarce in Oregon -- I have seen them come in once to Walmart and once for Target -- and that's just the Deluxes.

News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:25 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Flashwave wrote:Warden stated in the mass interview panel Megatronus was at that none of the price points have more than 4 waves this go around. He did say there was more stuff to announce, but mostly exclusives, maybe some Votager goodies.

Megatronus was my partner-in-crime that day for Seibertron.com.

I still think that there's another wave or something coming down the pipes, unless they're going to release the War for Cybertron figures earlier than they normally do.

I've been bummed out by so many products in the Power of the Primes line that I can't wait to move on to the next line, which is such a change from the previous 2 lines where I was really amazed with most of Combiner Wars and most (in italics) of Titans Return (which had a few notable disappointments like Galvatron where the Headmaster gimmick ruined the head of the toy, as well as Soundwave's head which just turned out extremely goofy looking). I really hope Hasbro has some amazing things lined up for us going forward to help ease my many frustrations with the Power of the Primes line.

They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.

News Credits: 4496 · by **william-james88** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:34 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.

No. There wont be a break. Generations will still come out every three months or so as it always has in the past 4 years.
Cyberverse will be just another line like RID was.

News Credits: 1641 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:02 pm

Much like her larger Dino brother from another mother and the movie Transformer who started all the chaos before her, we have a new 'Leaked From Cybertron' clip showing the evolution of the little dino who could: Slash!

What we get to see here is the evolution of Slash, who is making her breakthrough into the generations line with her wave 1 toy, a figure that while small has been well received as the new sixth member of the Power of the Primes Dinobot lineup. The roadmap shows her going from sketch art to a prototype to her final figure, with some pretty nice artwork showing her with a pair of small knives/swords. The Facebook original can be found HERE

Check out the embedded video below, and let us know what you think of this newest evolution video below!

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News Credits: 317 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:10 am

william-james88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.

No. There wont be a break. Generations will still come out every three months or so as it always has in the past 4 years.
Cyberverse will be just another line like RID was.

So you think WFC will be released early?

News Credits: 1 · by **jungletron** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:04 am

Black Hat wrote:Damn, Abominus looks awesome! I definitely need him. He looks like he fits really well with Computron too!

Yeah I agree. Among all the Generations combiner toys I'd say Abominus is not only the best looking but also the most stable, in large part because Sinnertwin and Cutthroat's Prime Armors can attach to Hun-Gurrr's accessories (the front of the gestalt's feet). His hands and feet don't easily fall off and Hun-Gurrr's transformation into the torso is ingenious, like we've never seen before.

I'm also glad that the decals on Hun-Gurrr which a lot of us had been dreading beforehand turned out to be well executed, having a reflectorized glow which might not have been achieved with tampographs.

Wherefore, in my opinion, this is a Generations gestalt that does not need any third-party upgrades. I even came to appreciate the white helmet that's not cartoon-accurate as it serves as a contrast to Computron's brown head when they're facing each other upclose. ;)^

News Credits: 13 · by **mordhelm** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:57 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.

No. There wont be a break. Generations will still come out every three months or so as it always has in the past 4 years.
Cyberverse will be just another line like RID was.

So you think WFC will be released early?

No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:

Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018

WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019

News Credits: 4496 · by **william-james88** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:23 am

mordhelm wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So you think WFC will be released early?

No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:

Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018

WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019

Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:20 am

william-james88 wrote:
mordhelm wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:So you think WFC will be released early?

No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:

Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018

WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019

Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.

I think what is throwing some people is how early (late Novebmer) PotP wave 1 showed up in the US. But I think that had more to do with whatever distribution problems Hasbro had with TR waves 5 and 6.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:27 am

Ready for the latest fan-vote result to make it onto shelves? Transformers Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus is ready to make it at retail in the upcoming months! While this is not the first time we have seen the images, and you can head back here and here to confirm that, a new listing on online retailer Amazon.com has the same without a watermark, and some additional bio and packaging info about the toy.

We get to see the box, several of the Evolution mode (gorilla, empty shell, boarding gorilla, plus a single shot of the Optimus Primal inner robot. Check them out below!

Fan Vote Prime – character chosen by fans
Evolves from Deluxe Class Optimus Primal figure to Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure. Converts between 4 modes.
Works with Prime Master figures (Prime Master figures not included. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
Includes Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure with Evolution armor, Matrix of Leadership accessory, 2 accessories, collector card, and instructions.
Ages 8 and up

Optimus Primal was chosen by fans to bear the Matrix of Leadership in the first-ever Fan Vote Prime poll. When Optimus Primal becomes a Prime, he evolves to Optimal Optimus. Celebrate the fan-chosen Prime with this Transformers Generations Power of the Primes Evolution Optimal Optimus figure. Use the included Evolution Armor to evolve the figure from a Deluxe Class Optimus Primal figure to a 9-inch-scale Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure. The included Matrix of Leadership accessory fits inside the Optimal Optimus figure's chest. Insert a Prime Master figure (not included, each sold separately, subject to availability) into the Matrix of Leadership accessory and imagine Optimal Optimus wields legendary power. Also features Mega-Blast Missile Cannons and a hoverboard accessory. Figure Specs: 4 Modes Evolves from Optimus Primal figure to Optimal Optimus figure in 18 steps Includes 3 accessories and a collectible character card Transformers and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.