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News Credits: 2 · by **sabrigami** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:34 am

This is great news! Can't wait till they come here. I've been so excited for these for so long.

I wonder why BBTS doesn't have listings for these though. ever since I started working I was looking forward to just ordering mine to avoid the hassle, But they don't seem to get them first anymore. Hope that changes because my area usually sucks when it comes to getting any line past wave 3 :-(

by **Vicalliose** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:41 am

AnimeFreak505 wrote:oh come **** on where I live we didn't even get generations/rts nvm first **** editions

You talking out of country or just in a **** location? Because 90% of the time for me to find ANYTHING other than movie toys I'll need to make a 30 minute drive minimum, or otherwise order it online. But if these things don't show up anywhere then I'll be hard pressed to to even get a good price on ebay.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:07 am

I really want to go out and look for these.... but. CJ just does not look as good (or as big) as the First Edition. How did they backslide on the design that fast? Good luck west coast! We will be patiently waiting...

by **acchillyaout** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:14 am

I am really digging these figures. They have been inspired by the live action Michael Bay Transformer movies. Glad to see some people out there are finally giving him the credit he deserves. It's like they took movie Optimus and turned him into a cartoon. Simply amazing. I will buy all these on first sight! Might have to sell off some Classics figures to make room on the shelf. Oh well, never really liked them anyway. Just cheap plastic. #-o

News Credits: 1 · by **Flakmaster** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:18 am

Oh, great. Hasbro's distribution system finally starts to work ahead of time when dealing with sub-par figures.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:32 am

acchillyaout wrote:I am really digging these figures. They have been inspired by the live action Michael Bay Transformer movies. Glad to see some people out there are finally giving him the credit he deserves. It's like they took movie Optimus and turned him into a cartoon. Simply amazing. I will buy all these on first sight! Might have to sell off some Classics figures to make room on the shelf. Oh well, never really liked them anyway. Just cheap plastic.

I would just like to say...not really. The designs are a combined effort of 5 designers that did not work on the movies. There was a team of designers working with direction from the script writers and Hasbro to get their designs. Although Optimus shares some similarities, and Bumblebee continues to be a mute warrior, I think the similarities end there. PERSONALLY, the Prime design team managed to remove most of the things I did not like in the movieverse designs. The faces, crushed soda cans, gorilla arms and foul language. I do like Prime and the toys, but not because it has anything to do with the movies.
Character Designer Augusto Barranco

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:08 am

Transformers Prime toys spotted in USA = :grin:

Transformers Prime toys spotted in USA at TRU with price hikes = :BOOM:

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:45 pm

Not even worth going to my TRU..Mine still has ROTF stuff out.. :roll:

by **WolfDawg** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:17 pm

Voyager SKU is 362813, Deluxe is 363356. I called my local TRU and they said it showed up as "Manifest Pending", which basically means the company has (thus far) made no plans to even ship the items to the store.

by **Vicalliose** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:39 pm

GetRightRobot wrote:
acchillyaout wrote:I am really digging these figures. They have been inspired by the live action Michael Bay Transformer movies. Glad to see some people out there are finally giving him the credit he deserves. It's like they took movie Optimus and turned him into a cartoon. Simply amazing. I will buy all these on first sight! Might have to sell off some Classics figures to make room on the shelf. Oh well, never really liked them anyway. Just cheap plastic.

I would just like to say...not really. The designs are a combined effort of 5 designers that did not work on the movies. There was a team of designers working with direction from the script writers and Hasbro to get their designs. Although Optimus shares some similarities, and Bumblebee continues to be a mute warrior, I think the similarities end there. PERSONALLY, the Prime design team managed to remove most of the things I did not like in the movieverse designs. The faces, crushed soda cans, gorilla arms and foul language. I do like Prime and the toys, but not because it has anything to do with the movies.
Character Designer Augusto Barranco

Thanks. Couldn't have said it better myself.

To be honest, outside of a few major aspects on Prime and BB the rest of the cast draws more from War for Cybertron when I look at them. Although I have to disagree about one thing you said, I don't think they did away with everything I disliked about movie designs, particularly BB's. I like how it looks and all, but Bumblebee got his name because he was a yellow beetle. I'm not saying he needs to be a Volkswagen specifically, that would be too geewun, I'm just saying when I think of Bumblebee I don't think Muscle Car, that's more like Hot Shot or Sideburn territory.

News Credits: 1 · by **FanimusMaximus** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:52 pm

'bout time.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:17 pm

TRU is still going to charge $13.99 for these? yeah ill wait for walmart to get them so i can pick up the few i want at normal prices. And if walmart never gets them then oh well guess i wont have any of these in my collection, no skin off my back just more money in my wallet for video games, Thundercats & predator figures.

News Credits: 1 · by **Erailea** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:35 pm

Considering I started my collection buying from TRU (yey for Animated?) I don't mind their price *too* much (annoying when they get exlusives, yes, but not enough to ward me way on things under $30), but I do agree Megatron Wolf, it would be nicer to get them from Walmart where you can save $4+ a pop.

I just want these fragging things to start showing up, preferably the FE's, but I think that's asking a little much at this point -__-

If the Japanese one's were so blasted expesnive I've buy them but at about $45 for a single figure (a little less if I buy a bunch and combine the shipping) it's too much for my wallet... but that FE Cliffjumper is very, very tempting... if it weren't backordered >__< Fuu. Should have known Hasbro would be a prat and pull something like they did. Then again, knowing my luck, had I ordered one they would have shown up in stores -__-

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:47 pm

Hot on the heels last night's Transformers Prime "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe wave one retail sightings we now have confirmation that the new Powerizers (Voyager) wave one are also out. The Allspark's Rhinox purchased Powerizer Megatron from a Toys"R"Us in Topeka, Kansas.

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:57 pm

I love how Cliffjumper has his arm gun on the box, but only th FE toy actually has them. What is this blasphemy?
Currently looking for FE Figss now, because (Almost) all the powerizers and Robots in disguise look like garbage! :-(

Megatron, Wheeljack, and the prototypes of skyquake, and knockout give me hope though, that with a mixed bag of Powerizer, FE, and RID, we can have the Perfect prime cast, but it'll be difficult to obtain them all...

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:09 pm

Cliffjumper's a pass, but Megatron is a definite want for me! I just hope it won't be until like April or May before I can even find one.

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:17 pm

So eager for Soundwave, I've already set my California friends(and my parents!) on the hunt for me.

by **prowl123** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:25 pm

Why does Hasbro have to put a stupid gimmick into every single toyline they make? Why can't we just have a straight-up no-gimmick toyline?

News Credits: 1 · by **Erailea** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:27 pm

prowl123 wrote:Why does Hasbro have to put a stupid gimmick into every single toyline they make? Why can't we just have a straight-up no-gimmick toyline?

Probably because the toys are geared for kids and kids like that sort of stuff.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:32 pm

Are these released everywhere, or just certain places? I don't want to go 30 minutes away for no reason at all.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:56 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:Are these released everywhere, or just certain places? I don't want to go 30 minutes away for no reason at all.

It's spotty right now. You should probably call first. The nice people at my local TRU will put stuff on hold for me and I'm almost certain it's nationwide policy to hold items for 24 hours. Save you a useless trip.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:25 pm

WolfDawg wrote:Voyager SKU is 362813, Deluxe is 363356. I called my local TRU and they said it showed up as "Manifest Pending", which basically means the company has (thus far) made no plans to even ship the items to the store.

I can answer that for you. You might get them, but in smaller amounts. They're figuring out which store will get which allotment.

I called two TRUs and the one in Niles, Ohio said they are in the system, they are in the warehouse, but it's a much smaller order. They were given only what's in the system, nothing more.

And that number is? ...1,500 Deluxes. Not cases, but 1,500 figures, period. (Roughly the same amount for Voyagers, as well.) Sounds like a lot, right? Here's the catch. That 1,500 is for the entire distribution region. My region covers Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. (The same story for all distribution regions, it seems.) My region has 5 states, so that means 300 per state. Which is 37.5 cases per state, at 8 figures per case. There looks to be at least 30 stores in PA, alone. Some stores will get only one case with no restock until the end of the Spring season, which means around May/June. Some won't receive the cases at all.

High volume sales stores will receive them first, then the runner ups. Beyond that, if there's any left, the stragglers will receive what's left, if there is any.

So, if TRU was given a small amount, I wonder what it'll be for Target, K-Mart and Wal-Mart?

So... let's recap, shall we?

DOTM/Movie Trilogy has been pushed back to February. Not all molds accounted for, yet.
Prime First Edition has been released in certain areas, while others can piss off, basically.
PRID figures are coming, but in smaller numbers than usual. Some stores may not receive them this season.

Hasbro...WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

prowl123 wrote:Why does Hasbro have to put a stupid gimmick into every single toyline they make? Why can't we just have a straight-up no-gimmick toyline?

First Edition is what you're looking for, then.

Why they cut it down so much, I dunno. Makes no sense to have incredible molds, only to replace them with new ones that don't make a lick of sense and have more parts due to their stupid gimmicks.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:28 pm

PLEASE DELETE. I hit the wrong button. >_<

by **Baha08** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:48 pm

Yup, picked up a Soundwave at a TRU in Yuba City CA. Kinda baffled that I got this Soundwave before the bigger movie ones (HA and DX) Might go back later if they have Wheeljack

News Credits: 1 · by **mattwhite924** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:30 pm

I picked up the 4 deluxes and the two voyagers at a Toys R Us in Kansas City. They had plenty left, so hopefully that will help someone out here.

As for the toys themselves, I've only opened the voyagers and Cliffjumper so far, but I am already a bit disappointed. I knew that they were going to be a bit smaller, but they also feel a lot cheaper. The plastic just doesn't feel as solid to me.