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News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:14 pm

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:31 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:39 pm

Devy was an exclusive?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:44 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Devy was an exclusive?

the SS69 one was

News Credits: 4856 · by **william-james88** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:47 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:56 pm

So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:10 pm

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

DotM Ratchet, Starscream, cogman, Bee, and Crankcase still seem redundant since I have Berserker as my Crankcase, TLK cogman, and SS regular Ratchet, Bee and RotF Starscream. KSI Sentry and shadow Raider, i should have gotten those 2.

News Credits: 4856 · by **william-james88** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:35 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

Not buying the first release saved me money

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

Not buying the first release saved me money

Ah, fair enough.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:37 am

So going back to Grimlock for a second, do you think it's more likely that Takara and Hasbro will have different decos or that one of them messed up the stock photos? I'm trying to figure out if I should pre-order from Japan or the USA.

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:55 am

Hasbro and Takara's decos will be the same, as stated before, Takara have made a lot of errors on their promo pictures lately.

Some people already have the figures through one of two ways.

Either they have been provided with them to promote them

Or, they've bought them from people who have stolen them from the factory.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:57 am

Cyberpath wrote:So going back to Grimlock for a second, do you think it's more likely that Takara and Hasbro will have different decos or that one of them messed up the stock photos? I'm trying to figure out if I should pre-order from Japan or the USA.

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

This is also a Takara photo. Those colors never materialized and the same is likely true for Grimmy.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:21 am

Thanks!

Hoping the golden paint will make it to the final product, it makes all the difference. And preferably without the black chest-plate.

The figure in this review actually sports the Takara deco.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:53 am

Cyberpath wrote:Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

There's a Europe-based e-tailer that is getting some SS86 and Kingdom inventory already. These aren't stolen samples, they're boxed and come in an official Hasbro shipping case. and they've even discussed a delay in order fulfillment because of a mistake from Hasbro. Not sure why this store is getting stuff before everyone else but they are.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:56 am

King Kuuga wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

There's a Europe-based e-tailer that is getting some SS86 and Kingdom inventory already. These aren't stolen samples, they're boxed and come in an official Hasbro shipping case. and they've even discussed a delay in order fulfillment because of a mistake from Hasbro. Not sure why this store is getting stuff before everyone else but they are.

Not to mention a bunch of podcasters have been sent copies by Hasbro it seems. I follow a bunch on Twitter and they all got theirs at basically the same time

by **ThunderThruster** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:08 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

DotM Ratchet, Starscream, cogman, Bee, and Crankcase still seem redundant since I have Berserker as my Crankcase, TLK cogman, and SS regular Ratchet, Bee and RotF Starscream. KSI Sentry and shadow Raider, i should have gotten those 2.

In regards to Cogman, the only difference between the TLK and SS versions is the paint job, so if you've got one version and are happy with it, not getting the other is a sensible decision in my book.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:13 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Hasbro and Takara's decos will be the same, as stated before, Takara have made a lot of errors on their promo pictures lately.

Some people already have the figures through one of two ways.

Either they have been provided with them to promote them

Or, they've bought them from people who have stolen them from the factory.

I can only speak for myself but there is a seller in Upstate NY who got the voyagers in. It's the official release, box and all. This happens with every line, there's always one or two sellers who manage to get shipments early and sell them because they're not a Big Box retailer who has to follow street dates.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:23 pm

So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline? The packaging says Studio Series. I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?

by **Jeddostotle7** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:39 pm

aronjlove wrote:So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline? The packaging says Studio Series. I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?
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My guess is Buzzworthy Bumblebee is a Target-exclusive subline that crosses different lines, with little rhyme or reason.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:39 pm

Re-releases, huh? Yay?

I guess a slightly cheaper option for SS 15 without the tuner extras is something?

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:44 pm

...well there's soft confirmation that that Bee that comes with running Sam is SS number 74, I wonder if it'll get a regular release too or just in this packaging?

aronjlove wrote:So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline?

We don't really know. I think one of the leakers said it's mostly just Bee rereleases save the Kingdom one we saw a bit ago and one figure that is a form/design alleged never made by Hasbro, to the leakers knowledge. Official Hasbro word has yet to even acknowledge that any of this exists, though, so that's basically all the knowledge we have.

aronjlove wrote:I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?

That I think we do know, given the shared subline name and weird packaging, although I believe it was Spike, not Daniel.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:00 pm

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron users, Aronjlove, and Shiningstar7896 have let us knkw that UK based InDemandToys, have revealed several new items in the previously revealed Buzzworthy Bumblebee line.

These include:

Studio Series 15 Bumblebee Deluxe Class 1974 Camaro Bumblebee w/ Charlie mini figure (looks to be sans the customisable parts the tuner set offered)

Studio Series 26 The Last Knight Deluxe Class WW2 Bumblebee

Studio Series 40 Bumblebee Deluxe Class Shatter (Car Mode)

Studio Series 74 Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Bumblebee w/ Sam mini figure

This appears to be how ROTF Bumblebee will get its regular release, compared to the others which are all repackaged re-releases. The packaging is adorned with different incarnations of the character, none of which are representive of these figures at all.

There still has not been any official word from Hasbro regarding this line.

What do you think of this line? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 10 · by **transformers_va** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:21 pm

Is this their way to try and sell product that didn't sell originally? Just put them in a different box... >:oP

Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:35 pm

I'm sure it will be fine. Bumblebee is a very popular character. It's not like they over did it before, and it stung them in the ass. Once they're released I'm sure we'll all be feeling the buzz!

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:38 pm

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I'm sure it will be fine. Bumblebee is a very popular character. It's not like they over did it before, and it stung them in the ass. Once they're released I'm sure we'll all be feeling the buzz!

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