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News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:39 am

VW Bumblebee, Shadow Raider and DotM Ratchet are up for preorder on BBTS, set for an October release - just snagged my set! May have to wait on Ratchet and Shadow Raider for a bit because rent but I'll at least get Bee.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:49 am

Autobot Roadburn wrote:VW Bumblebee, Shadow Raider and DotM Ratchet are up for preorder on BBTS, set for an October release - just snagged my set! May have to wait on Ratchet and Shadow Raider for a bit because rent but I'll at least get Bee.

Thanks for the update Autobot Roadburn!! I think that just replaced my MP Clampdown purchase :shock:

Edit. Nope. Maybe one in addition to it!

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:02 am

itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:VW Bumblebee, Shadow Raider and DotM Ratchet are up for preorder on BBTS, set for an October release - just snagged my set! May have to wait on Ratchet and Shadow Raider for a bit because rent but I'll at least get Bee.
Thanks for the update Autobot Roadburn!! I think that just replaced my MP Clampdown purchase

Edit. Nope. Maybe one in addition to it!

No problem! I'm just happy I can stop hunting at this point.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:06 am

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:VW Bumblebee, Shadow Raider and DotM Ratchet are up for preorder on BBTS, set for an October release - just snagged my set! May have to wait on Ratchet and Shadow Raider for a bit because rent but I'll at least get Bee.
Thanks for the update Autobot Roadburn!! I think that just replaced my MP Clampdown purchase

Edit. Nope. Maybe one in addition to it!
No problem! I'm just happy I can stop hunting at this point.

Yeah, I want that Bumblebee..to paint! And definitely Ratchet. I miss my Movie 2007 Premium voyager. Regrets in selling happens sometimes.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:07 am

VW Bee I ordered off eBay a month ago still hasn't arrived and i have to wait til oct 4th before i can put in a refund claim thingy. bleh. And some folk like PrimeVsPrime got one from Amazon within a few days for just £23.99 whereas I paid about £10 more cos i wanted it early and i sure as heck don't have it early. Meh. I've ordered various things from those sorts of far east eBay sellers and only ever had one thing not turn up and I did get my money back so I'm hoping I can at least do that but yeah not happy. I want my VW Beeee...

:michaelbay:

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:27 am

I went out looking for SS wave 3 last week to no success. Probably just going to wait for the 28th and hope Meijers has ‘em.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:29 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:VW Bee I ordered off eBay a month ago still hasn't arrived and i have to wait til oct 4th before i can put in a refund claim thingy. bleh. And some folk like PrimeVsPrime got one from Amazon within a few days for just £23.99 whereas I paid about £10 more cos i wanted it early and i sure as heck don't have it early. Meh. I've ordered various things from those sorts of far east eBay sellers and only ever had one thing not turn up and I did get my money back so I'm hoping I can at least do that but yeah not happy. I want my VW Beeee...

I vaguely remember reading that you did that somewhere..super lame that it hasn't arrived!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:09 pm

Yay for Bee! I'm content to wait to find him in stores though, and I'm super excited for the MP of VW Bee, even though it's kinda funny he and Ironhide may be coming out in the same month MP wise and pretty close time wise for SS.

I've actually had really good luck with the SS line in stores. I've seen all of wave 1 and 2, and save for Blackout, Grimlock, and Thundercracker, I have bought all of the ones I have in store. it's been nice like that.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:45 pm

As I got the toy and I love it, I wish Hasbro would do some more of those fun battle repaints like they did in past lines for figures. Recon Ironhide is so much fun with all the weapons, and I think the Studio Series one could be equally as fun given this kind of treatment

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:13 pm

Looking at those pics, it seems that mold looks better as Ironhide than the Studio Series one. I know everyone who has him in hand says that aint so, but whenever i look at SS Ironhide all I see is that giant bumper across his chest. It really takes away from the intended shape of a massive linebacker. Your rekon ironhide evokes that shape much more.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:44 pm

I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:00 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.

Soundwave? :???:

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.
Soundwave?

The Target-exclusive Bumblebee movie retool of TR Soundwave assumedly, he's not saying they had a (currently) nonexistent SS Soundwave.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.
Soundwave?

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... -us/42059/

And now we know why its getting reissued

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:41 am

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.
Soundwave?

The Target-exclusive Bumblebee movie retool of TR Soundwave assumedly, he's not saying they had a (currently) nonexistent SS Soundwave.

Yes

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:34 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I popped into one of my 3 local target stores today. They had the new soundwave figure, 3 Shadow Raiders, and 1 of the Ratchet redecos. No movie Bee.

****.
Soundwave?

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... -us/42059/

And now we know why its getting reissued

He really should have come with a slightly repainted Ravage.

Emerje

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 10:18 pm

Transformers Studio Series Wave 3 is slowly tricking in the US but it had not been found in Canada yet. That has now changed since fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat has found this wave at a Walmart in Laval, Canada. This is a rather particular wave since it is the first to incorporate toys from the current Bumblebee film in this line centered around toys of previous films. The new toys in this wave include Volkswagen Bumblebee, Dark of the Moon Ratchet and Shadow Raider. Thsese were priced at $29.99 CAD. The case contents can be found below:

CROWBAR X 1
BUMBLEBEE X 3
RATCHET X 2
RAIDER X 2

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:12 am

So that Ratchet was the DOTM One? I should have included him in the picture as well.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:11 pm

Y'know, Hasbro really needs to release a Studio Series figure of Starscream Blitzwing. Then they can redeco/retool it into Skywarp, Thundercracker, Ramjet, Thrust, Dirge, Sunstorm, Acid Storm, Slipstream and Red Wing, and then everyone would be happy.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:28 pm

Having seen the trailers, I will be really disappointed if we don't get a SS Shatter and Blitzwing to go with Dropkick, and even more disappointed if we don't get muscle far versions to go with the copter and jet versions of Shatter and Dropkick.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:01 pm

I think we will get other versions of Shatter and Dropkick, and one of Blitzwing. Though I would like to see if he's a triple changer but rumours about the movie aren't optimistic about him surviving long enough.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:40 am

Autobot N wrote:Y'know, Hasbro really needs to release a Studio Series figure of Starscream Blitzwing. Then they can redeco/retool it into Skywarp, Thundercracker, Ramjet, Thrust, Dirge, Sunstorm, Acid Storm, Slipstream and Red Wing, and then everyone would be happy.

Uh I wouldn't. I frickin' hate all those lazy repaints of seekers. Especially Acid Storm, Sunstorm and all those other colouring error ones. I like how it is now with Starscream and Thundercracker being completely different figures.

Anyways I've had to give up on my £33.99 VW Bee I ordered well over a month ago from eBay as it never turned up and I have to wait til Oct 4th before I can try claim my money back. I've now ordered one from Amazon.co.uk for £23.97 cos they're more available now and should be here by Saturday though my enthusiasm for the figure has decreased somewhat because my ethusiasm for the film has decreased a LOT (and if they start putting blocky G1-style bots into Studio Series I will be extremely annoyed, that's what all that Titans/PotP/Siege stuff is for that I generally don't bother with).

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:07 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Especially Acid Storm, Sunstorm

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News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:46 am

I wouldn’t mind an SS Blitzwing being retooled into Skywarp for SS, that way we’d have a Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp all with different molds, which I think is pretty cool.