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Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:41 am

Those die-cast cars are interesting, I really like that Prime cab. Are they HotWheels/MatchBox sized or larger? What is it that actually lights-up, the whole interior with the windshield & windows, or just the head-lights? The packaging almost makes it look like the wheels are the feature. Also, are these a UK or Euro exclusive or might some USA e-tailers have these for sale as well?

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:15 pm

AutobotAlvaron wrote:Those die-cast cars are interesting, I really like that Prime cab. Are they HotWheels/MatchBox sized or larger? What is it that actually lights-up, the whole interior with the windshield & windows, or just the head-lights? The packaging almost makes it look like the wheels are the feature. Also, are these a UK or Euro exclusive or might some USA e-tailers have these for sale as well?

Hey, it's Hashim here. The die-cast cars are Hot Wheels sized. On the underside of each vehicle, there is a sort of translucent sculpt of that character's face, for example, Sideswipe's car has a sculpted image of his face on the underside, and this is what lights up. This is cool because when you press the button, it stays lighted up for a few seconds and when you put the vehicle on a surface, it looks like the vehicle has neon lights! As far as I know, the Autobots all have blue lights. I've heard there is also a Steeljaw in this wave. And finally, I believe this is a Euro exclusive. I bought the Sideswipe car and if you want, I'll take some pictures and put it on my Instagram account, which is @Optimusprime809. Thanks for the questions!

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:16 pm

Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:14 pm

Optimusprime809 wrote:
Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

Hey Hashim! Giving you news credit for the story right now. ;)^

News Credits: 13 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:09 pm

I've now gotten my son the all unique warrior class figs, deployers, minicons, and the 3 step OP. I really like the warrior class figs, but one thing really disappoints me, no minicon pegs on the warrior class figures. There were even a few places where I thought there was a peg, but it turned out to be the wrong size. Like there's two paired pegs on Jazz's arms to lock his arms in place, but they're just a little too big for pegs. It would have seemed liked such an easy thing to tweak some of the designs to include the minicons, especially drift and fracture (drift cold just alter the side mirrors). They both feel incomplete without being able to equip their little buddies.

And thunderhoof, best farm-themed transformer ever! Complex, but fun and intuitive. I may take that from my son's collection and put it on my desk at work.

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:12 pm

I agree with the whole not able to mount the minicons thing. Drifts arms look a bit naked without them

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:34 pm

kurthy wrote:I've now gotten my son the all unique warrior class figs, deployers, minicons, and the 3 step OP. I really like the warrior class figs, but one thing really disappoints me, no minicon pegs on the warrior class figures. There were even a few places where I thought there was a peg, but it turned out to be the wrong size. Like there's two paired pegs on Jazz's arms to lock his arms in place, but they're just a little too big for pegs. It would have seemed liked such an easy thing to tweak some of the designs to include the minicons, especially drift and fracture (drift cold just alter the side mirrors). They both feel incomplete without being able to equip their little buddies.

And thunderhoof, best farm-themed transformer ever! Complex, but fun and intuitive. I may take that from my son's collection and put it on my desk at work.

It would make sense for Hasbro to include pegs in the new Warrior figures, the ones with the new packaging.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:36 pm

Dr Va'al wrote:
Optimusprime809 wrote:
Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

Hey Hashim! Giving you news credit for the story right now.

Thanks Doc! Sorry the pics are a bit blurry and I didn't take more pictures from different angles, this is my first rodeo!

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:47 am

That R/C Bumblebee looks cool, hopefully it works well too. If there's a Strongarm R/C car I hope it comes with, or Third Part makes a Grimlock trailer.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:16 pm

Kyleor wrote:That R/C Bumblebee looks cool, hopefully it works well too. If there's a Strongarm R/C car I hope it comes with, or Third Part makes a Grimlock trailer.

Aww that'd be awesome!

News Credits: 41 · Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:37 pm

I don't know this old Lego Duplo trailer worked pretty good. :lol:

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:44 pm

Cobotron wrote:I don't know this old Lego Duplo trailer worked pretty good.

Genius

News Credits: 191 · Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:44 pm

Yyyyyeah, there's some things we rely on Third Parties for and some that are kind of unnecessary. Figures of obscure characters that likely won't get made any time soon? Check. Upgrades for figures like Perfect Effect's Combiner Wars kits? Check. Better weapons like the Third Party TFP Dreadwing weapon to replace the weird weaponizer thing and rubber sword he came with? Check.
... a flat slab on wheels with a piece of cloth. Probably not something you'd pay more than a couple quid for.
Now if you're talking his Crane disguise, there's something Third Parties could come in handy for...

News Credits: 4889 · Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:31 pm

This hapened

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:37 pm

william-james88 wrote:This hapened

"No! I refuse to let this hinder my destiny of finding Doradus! I will not be denied!"

News Credits: 12 · Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:12 am

william-james88 wrote:This hapened

"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

News Credits: 332 · Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:19 pm

Kicking myself, a few weeks ago an eBay seller had Warrior Power Surge Prime, Windblade, and Scorponok in hand. I tried emailing them to inquire about a deal on shipping, they never responded and the figs sold out.

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:32 am

Our Seibertron.com moderator Cobotron has spotted not only some Titans Return figures, but also the new Transformers: Robots in Disguise Power Surge Bumblebee and Sideswipe at the Toys R Us in Council Bluffs. If you're in the market for the bigger bots from the animated series, these came out a couple of days ago, so happy hunting!

Make sure to flag up any new sighting in our database and boards, too, to help out fellow collectors.

News Credits: 9 · Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:47 am

So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 4 · Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:33 am

Raintime Rainmaker wrote:So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

Did you report it? Because I presume this is the first reported sighting of the figure, hence it being newsed.

News Credits: 9 · Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:40 am

That Bot wrote:
Raintime Rainmaker wrote:So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

Did you report it? Because I presume this is the first reported sighting of the figure, hence it being newsed.

No, I don't have anything to take a picture of it.

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 332 · Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:10 am

I'm kinda iffy on these. I think I'd like Sideswipe more for the sword

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:10 pm

Another toy sighting from Cobotron (via his brother) in the Transformers Robots in Disguise later waves - as Power Surge Optimus Prime shows up on the shelves of the Glendale, CA, Toys R Us store, for $49.99! The new version of the big bot comes with lights, sounds, and the power up action brought on by the minicon application. Check out photo proof below, and make sure to flag any new sightings in our database and forums, too!

News Credits: 20 · Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:13 pm

Watched a video review of this guy. More for people who are into simple transformers, or people who only want it for the robot mode. For real, there are gobots with more involved transformations.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:27 pm

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:For real, there are gobots with more involved transformations.

Despite the Hanna-Barbera cartoon's lower quality than the G1 Transformers cartoon (though, it wasn't pure garbage as it did have a few episodes and characters that were genuinely good), the GoBots toy molds were generally well done for the time, so it's not really a bad comparison to make.