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News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:47 am

Seen that Bludgeon and Twinferno in Asda and Toys R Us in Cambridge UK for about £18 each. Not my thing at all but there ya go

News Credits: 1 · by **Prime Target** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:13 pm

Hah! this wave made it to us Aussies first 8-)

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:16 am

If you're thinking about Galvatronus, this might help. It's an ok figure, not how I would've ended the line.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Thu Nov 02, 2017 7:53 am

So, my TAV Strongarm turned up yesterday. Must say, she's a decent little figure. Fun, full of character. Only real problem is her shoulder kibble gets in the way of her door wings when posing but can still get her in some good looks. She's not enough to make me want to get any more of RID but I certainly am very happy with her. She'll look great on my classics shelf beside Prowl, training under him.

And I will pretend her little scan badge is actually her police Cadet badge. That's why it has a big circle around the

and no one else has one.

by **BombshellDaBug** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:54 pm

I found Twinferno at a Target in Philadelphia today! It looks like some of those Warrior class toys that people were trying to hunt down are finally popping up!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:53 pm

There are still several toys left to be released at US retail for the Robots in Disguise line, before the next show toyline, Cyberverse, comes. A big returning character from Transformers Prime this season was Soundwave, in a new alt mode, and several toys in different classes were made for this character. The latest of which, the One Step Soundwave, has now hit both US and Canadian retail the very same week. The sightings below come from Scotty P who found it in Walmart in Cary, NC for $7.86 USD and from your fellow editor who found it in Walmart in Montreal, Qc for $9.92 CAD.
Below are images of both these sightings along with an image of the robot mode.

Other Robots in Disguise toys that have yet to be found at US retail would be warriors Bludgeon and Thermidor, legions Heatseeker, Cyclonus and Twinferno and Crash Combiners Optimus Prime/Grimlock and Saberhorn/Bisk. Let us know if ever you find those in the wild!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:43 pm

Along with the recent sighting - reported here - of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One Step Soundwave figure in both the US and Canada, we have confirmation of the same toy appearing charismatically in Australia too, thanks to the Ozformers discussion boards and member Polursine. There are other items in the mix too, as you can see, but Soundwave itself is priced at 19 AUSD (if the labelling is on the correct peg, from the image).

In other news from Oz, fellow Seibertron.com staff member Qwan used the sighting to check out their regular haunts, and came across the diecast Dickie Toys figurines from the very same Robots in Disguise section of the franchise, for 10$ AUSD each, featuring the likes of: Optimus Prime, Strongarm, Steeljaw, Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Drift. Check it all out below!

by **hurricane567** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:10 pm

I'm an American and I wouldn't mind having a set of those die cast cars. Oddly, I don't own any of the TLK die cast or any RPMs.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 12:47 am

I was just doing some research for fun as to which toys were selling better and it seems that the notion of Titans return selling better than RID is a myth.

As of right now, on toysrus.ca, only 1 RID toy can be ordered, Ultra Bee. Everything else is sold out, which is pretty incredible. For titans return, we have that whole wave of toys that no one is buying, including Quake, Krok and Triggerhappy (along with Trypticon but he is a very high ticket item so I get it).

I looked on Toysrus.com and while there are more RID toys available, the combiners are sold out.

So yeah, this toyline sold pretty well.

News Credits: 102 · by **Qwan** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:21 pm

Coming to us once again from our good friend, fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a review of the One-Step-Changer Soundwave for the Robots in Disguise Combiner Force subline! As the final One-Step Changer in said line, the figure seems to be a positive note to close out on, featuring a good-looking vehicle mode, effective transformation and a robot mode remarkably accurate to the character's in-show appearance (albeit with some significant kibble on its back).

Check out Chuck's review and thoughts below, and let us know what you think too, by telling us in the Energon Pub Forums!

All things must come to an end, so to Transformer lines. One-Step Soundwave is the last One-Step changer from the RID Combiner Force subline. While not as flashy or involved as other simplified figures, it does make for a fun desk toy and a positive period to the line.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:19 am

With the relatively recent news of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise warrior class Twinferno figure finally making it to US shelves, we now have news that his smaller scaled toy, legion class Twinferno has been found as well. This particular sighting is from fellow Seibertronian Megatron Wolf who found it at Target in Sayville, NY, for $5.99 USD. This confirms that the US release of these remaining figures is indeed different from the rest of the world where Hasbro distributed, since everywhere else, the next wave should have had legion class Cyclonus and Heatseeker instead with Twinferno coming after that particular wave.

It is currently unknown if the Cyclonus/Heatseeker wave, which has already been spotted in markets outside the US, has been outright skipped in the US or if it will be coming out after the legion Twinferno wave. While there is currently no listing of the CyclonusHeatseeker wave from any US based store, we should remember that the warrior class waves have been out of order as well in the US. The best example is the US getting a wave consisting of just one warrior class Twinferno along with repacked figures as opposed to the Bludgeon/Thermidore/Twinferno wave which is scheduled to come out later this year in the US, half a year after being found everywhere else.

All to say that the US distribution of this line has not been aligned with the rest of the world for some reason, but the good news is that the toys do seem to eventually come out and the US gets this legion class wave a bit earlier than other countries. So early in fact that there has yet to be any video review for this legion class Twinferno. So if you spot any or make one yourself in the next couple of days, let us know!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:51 am

When looking at all sightings across the world for the Transformers: Robots in Disguise line, there are only two products (that we know of) left to come out. Those are the two remaining Crash Combiners, Primelock and Saberclaw. Primelock is made up of Optimus Prime and Grimlock while Sabreclaw is made up of Bisk and Saberhorn. Both of these toys were previously seen at SDCC 2017 and months later we finally have some stock images, giving us a better look at them.

These final two toys from the line take a nice turn by incorporating beast modes rather than just vehicles with Grimlock and Saberhorn. This is also the first (and only) Saberhorn toy we are getting. These images come to us from Amazon though the products are currently only offered through a third party seller. What is odd is the release date being April 2018, which would be months after the rest of the line is on shelves. The release date is just for this particular third party seller so it is unknown if Amazon, or any other retailer will get them earlier.

News Credits: 295 · by **WreckerJack** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:21 am

Ok, I'll admit Saberhorn looks pretty neat. But they still look like they are wearing funny pants.

News Credits: 14 · by **DecepticonFinishline** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:27 am

It feels like an insult that this is the only Saberhorn we are getting. Those beetlecons were f***ing RAD.

News Credits: 295 · by **WreckerJack** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:55 am

I don't think hasbro realizes just how cool bugs are.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:16 am

WreckerJack wrote:I don't think hasbro realizes just how cool bugs are.

Well Animal Transformers don't usually tend to sell as well as other Transformers, besides maybe the Dinobots and that's probably cause their more iconic.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:22 am

WreckerJack wrote:I don't think hasbro realizes just how cool bugs are.

Only if they're not named "Shrapnel" "Skrapnel", "Bombshell", or "Kickback", apparently. >:oP

News Credits: 13 · by **kurthy** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:38 pm

Primelock looks so festive. Perfect holiday gift!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:53 pm

Courtesy of a fellow Seibertron.com fan, we have news of a video review of the recently spotted (in the US) Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Legion class Twinferno! The tiny terror was reviewed by YouTuber 84jruss, and can be viewed in the short clip embedded below.

As we wrote in our previous story about this toy 'the US release of these remaining figures is indeed different from the rest of the world where Hasbro distributed, since everywhere else, the next wave should have had legion class Cyclonus and Heatseeker instead with Twinferno coming after that particular wave.' So they may appear with more irregularity - make sure to use our Sightings Database section to help out other collectors if you come across one, and check it on there for your own hunt!

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:42 pm

I thought Legion Twinferno was reviewed a long time ago. Had I realized I would've put mine up yesterday, lol. It's a good figure. Here it is for those interested.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:19 am

FINALLY!!! I have been checking Amazon pretty much every day watching for a listing for Primelock and Saberclaw. Cannot wait to get those 2. Say what you will, but I liked the simplified combiners. And these 2 look both funny and cool :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:28 pm

The Robots in Disguise wave of warrior class figures including Thermidor and Bludgeon has finally hit the US, half a year after this final wave hit the rest of the world. It is great news though since final waves usually suffer from lack of proper distribution due to retailers preferring to stock a new line.
This particular sighting comes from MegaX Master who found Robots in Disguise Thermidor and Bludgeon at Walmart in Rifle Colorado.
For those curious to see what these toys are all about, or for those hesitant about purchasing these, we have a pictorial review of Bludgeon and Thermidor.

There is only one of each of these in every case of eight figures. These two have been highly anticipated by Americans who really hoped not to have to resort to the secondary market so please post your findings in the sightings section and sightings forum.

News Credits: 13 · by **kurthy** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:20 pm

BRILLIANT!!! Let's limit the new decos to 2 of 8 and make sure the rest of the case is full of bumblebee, Optimus prime, and windblade! Great thinking Hasbro!

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:28 pm

One in every case? Ugh, Bludgeon’s gunna be hard to find... :-(

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:34 pm

Mindmaster wrote:One in every case? Ugh, Bludgeon’s gunna be hard to find...

He is available solo online

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... er=HSC2346

Oh and if anyone is not sure, allI can say is dont wait for these aftermarket prices: