Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
Cobotron wrote:Thanks for the lead, Ag!
I went ahead and nabbed her. Life has been a little too busy for the actual hit-the-streets hunt lately.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
blackeyedprime wrote:weird how deluxe Punch is 1000 yen more than the deluxe Sideswipe, still super glad that there is an alternative way of getting hold of exclusives
Agamemnon wrote:Okay, I posted about Novastar being available from BBTS, but you have to buy the assortment? Surprise, Amazon had Novastar for MSRP!! As of 7:30 AM CDT:
Novastar $16.99 In stock and available from Amazon, Prime Eligible
Yeah, WJ88, I now feel okay cancelling my BBTS preorder...
william-james88 wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:weird how deluxe Punch is 1000 yen more than the deluxe Sideswipe, still super glad that there is an alternative way of getting hold of exclusives
It might mean he comes with exta stuff, just as the Hasbro release does (which was also priced higher than the usual deluxe price point).
¥1000 more is pretty much the same in US $ as the other exclusives were here. Considering the cool packaging, the PM and the exclusiveness of the figures, the price seems about right on the head. I do think I prefer the TRU exclusive boxes like Arcee and Grotusque came in. The way they opened up was just too cool. I am however going to display the new exclusive boxes on a shelf like books with the numbers facing out for a little while.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:As PotP is the same between Hasbro and Takara, the extra is most likely that clear Prima Prime.william-james88 wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:weird how deluxe Punch is 1000 yen more than the deluxe Sideswipe, still super glad that there is an alternative way of getting hold of exclusives
It might mean he comes with exta stuff, just as the Hasbro release does (which was also priced higher than the usual deluxe price point).
Please let him have the extra Decoy Suit (so we know who Octopunch's co-tool is)...
It's not likely, all indications and trend is this is straight up the Hasbro relase in a Takara boxcarytheone wrote:¥1000 more is pretty much the same in US $ as the other exclusives were here. Considering the cool packaging, the PM and the exclusiveness of the figures, the price seems about right on the head. I do think I prefer the TRU exclusive boxes like Arcee and Grotusque came in. The way they opened up was just too cool. I am however going to display the new exclusive boxes on a shelf like books with the numbers facing out for a little while.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:As PotP is the same between Hasbro and Takara, the extra is most likely that clear Prima Prime.william-james88 wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:weird how deluxe Punch is 1000 yen more than the deluxe Sideswipe, still super glad that there is an alternative way of getting hold of exclusives
It might mean he comes with exta stuff, just as the Hasbro release does (which was also priced higher than the usual deluxe price point).
Please let him have the extra Decoy Suit (so we know who Octopunch's co-tool is)...
Is there any chance the Tak P/CP will come with decoy armor? It's a real shame none of the others exclusives came with any.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Flashwave wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The correct answer as to who should go into the jetpack is Nightbeat's head screaming for dear life's sake.
I dun geddit? Is thT from an episode?
Come on, have you seen TR Nightbeat's face sculpt?
Transformers Titans Return Nightbeat Gallery
(in case anyone wonders, that face is more than likely designed for Siren, who had his toy head design switched with Nightbeat's for the Marvel comics)
Seriously tho, Punch and Nightbeat do share a faint connection, via this Kre-O Microchanger:
Modeled after Punch, but named "Nightbeat" for the usual reason.
Skritz wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:I really think P/CP will either be a fanatic figure, or the worst toy ever made; no middle ground.
From the pics I see no reason to think he will be horrible. Certainly not visually, at least. He's a top notch, perfectly on the nose update to the G1 figure.
Agamemnon wrote:Okay, I posted about Novastar being available from BBTS, but you have to buy the assortment? Surprise, Amazon had Novastar for MSRP!! As of 7:30 AM CDT:
Who can really say. I just got the Takara Tribute Optimus Prime/Orion Pax set and literally the only difference is a lot of sticker cover up. There is a sticker on the back that covers all the English writing, it's huge and goes completely from one side to the other.Emerje wrote:It would be a little strange if Takara Tomy's P/CP was a straight release of the Hasbro version. The box has a big 3 on the side of it and you can see what would be for them Legends Repgnus and the clones on the box. And including the clear Prima would be odd since they aren't getting the Blast Off repaint and the Repugnus/Grotusque set doesn't come with Masters. I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with new packaging and booted out Prima, using the more complex figure as justification for the higher price, it wouldn't be the first time.
carytheone wrote:Who can really say. I just got the Takara Tribute Optimus Prime/Orion Pax set and literally the only difference is a lot of sticker cover up. There is a sticker on the back that covers all the English writing, it's huge and goes completely from one side to the other.Emerje wrote:It would be a little strange if Takara Tomy's P/CP was a straight release of the Hasbro version. The box has a big 3 on the side of it and you can see what would be for them Legends Repgnus and the clones on the box. And including the clear Prima would be odd since they aren't getting the Blast Off repaint and the Repugnus/Grotusque set doesn't come with Masters. I wouldn't be surprised if they came up with new packaging and booted out Prima, using the more complex figure as justification for the higher price, it wouldn't be the first time.
My guess though would be new box and missing the Prime Master and armor.
carytheone wrote:Who can really say. I just got the Takara Tribute Optimus Prime/Orion Pax set and literally the only difference is a lot of sticker cover up. There is a sticker on the back that covers all the English writing, it's huge and goes completely from one side to the other.
My guess though would be new box and missing the Prime Master and armor.
Seibertron wrote:While this doesn't necessarily mean distribution will be good, it does raise the possibility to happen! This could be good news for those on the lookout for Novastar, as well as possibly lending credence to the idea that Hasbro's new four-wave system does result in (at least marginally) better distribution.
Because there has to be some kind of incentive for Retailers to want to buy the case. Granted, Walmart and the like probably don’t care. But the smaller guys like BBTS and Entertainment Earth that pay attention to what’s in the box might be more willing to skip a case of entirely repacks.Wolfman Jake wrote:Seibertron wrote:While this doesn't necessarily mean distribution will be good, it does raise the possibility to happen! This could be good news for those on the lookout for Novastar, as well as possibly lending credence to the idea that Hasbro's new four-wave system does result in (at least marginally) better distribution.
I get that Hasbro is trying to get rid of the "end of line syndrome" by making the final wave or assortment of a line mostly of repacks from earlier so there is a better chance that every unique character gets on the shelves before stores stop ordering more product. However, how does putting in a sole new figure in the last wave help that figure get better distribution at all? It's still creating scarcity because of a hugely flawed distribution system, just for a smaller selection of figures now. Why not completely exclude new releases from the final assortments? This business with Firestar and, before her, Slugslinger, seems kind of half-assed and self-defeating.
Rodimus Prime wrote:Am I the only one getting lolz from the fact that G1 Abby's head is bigger than PotP Abby's head?
Wolfman Jake wrote:Seibertron wrote:While this doesn't necessarily mean distribution will be good, it does raise the possibility to happen! This could be good news for those on the lookout for Novastar, as well as possibly lending credence to the idea that Hasbro's new four-wave system does result in (at least marginally) better distribution.
I get that Hasbro is trying to get rid of the "end of line syndrome" by making the final wave or assortment of a line mostly of repacks from earlier so there is a better chance that every unique character gets on the shelves before stores stop ordering more product. However, how does putting in a sole new figure in the last wave help that figure get better distribution at all? It's still creating scarcity because of a hugely flawed distribution system, just for a smaller selection of figures now. Why not completely exclude new releases from the final assortments? This business with Firestar and, before her, Slugslinger, seems kind of half-assed and self-defeating.
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