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At least you don't still need Stunticons limbs

SureShot18 wrote:Dang Chromedome is already sold out at BigBad. And also what's with the $19 price tag? Even Toysrus sells them for less. Hopefully I can find these guys in store. Now I need to decide whether or not I should save up for these guys or if I should finally get the Combaticon limbs.

Unless you have a pressing need to have Wave 2 right this instant, I'd wait off and get the Combaticons instead. The latter are just gonna be harder to find the more you wait now CW's ended, and Wave 2 TR are only this price right now because they're new and few other places have them. Wait a bit and they'll go down to a more normalized price; wait even longer and they'll be reduced.

joeprime276 wrote:At least you don't still need Stunticons limbs

Never did need them actually, decided not to bother with Menasor. I'd be very disappointed in myself if I did still need them though.

Kurona wrote:

SureShot18 wrote:Dang Chromedome is already sold out at BigBad. And also what's with the $19 price tag? Even Toysrus sells them for less. Hopefully I can find these guys in store. Now I need to decide whether or not I should save up for these guys or if I should finally get the Combaticon limbs.

Unless you have a pressing need to have Wave 2 right this instant, I'd wait off and get the Combaticons instead. The latter are just gonna be harder to find the more you wait now CW's ended, and Wave 2 TR are only this price right now because they're new and few other places have them. Wait a bit and they'll go down to a more normalized price; wait even longer and they'll be reduced.

Yeah that's my train of thought as well for the most part. I guess Wave 2 will be around for a while. You're right about the prices too, I just didn't expect such a markup.

I managed to snag Chromedome since he popped up right before I took my lunch break. I'm ok paying the $19 since he's the only Wave 2 Deluxe I really want, I did the same thing with Hardhead and found Skullcruncher at retail. I did just win the TFCC version with the Prime Wheeljack mold off eBay for only $50 though, so I can wait a little bit.

So outside of some Platinum sets and Liokaiser, and ignoring stuff that's released but will take awhile to reach certain regions in saturation, we're uh, close to done with 2016 Hasbro releases, yeah?

If indeed that answer is "yeah", don't rush on Wave 2 if you don't have to. It's gon' be around.

ScottyP wrote:So outside of some Platinum sets and Liokaiser, and ignoring stuff that's released but will take awhile to reach certain regions in saturation, we're uh, close to done with 2016 Hasbro releases, yeah?

If indeed that answer is "yeah", don't rush on Wave 2 if you don't have to. It's gon' be around.

My thoughts as well. At least for me, anything past wave 2 of TR or wave 8 of RiD won't be covered until next calendar year, so I got 4 months to find stuff and enjoy it

ScottyP wrote:So outside of some Platinum sets and Liokaiser, and ignoring stuff that's released but will take awhile to reach certain regions in saturation, we're uh, close to done with 2016 Hasbro releases, yeah?

If indeed that answer is "yeah", don't rush on Wave 2 if you don't have to. It's gon' be around.

Admittedly I have not really been keeping up with what is coming out. Is it true that Wave 2 is it for 2016? If so, you are probably right that stuff will be around later in the year. I'm curious to see how these figures sell, and if any will be available at a nice discount later in the year. I generally avoid paying MSRP + shipping/tax for figures. But I've jumped on many of the TR figures much earlier from release than compared to CW, and thus have paid MSRP. Luckily I have been pretty lucky in at least getting a discount on most to offset shipping/tax. I get the sense most of the TR line is well received (at least from the forums) and thus, will be harder to get a decent discount.

ScottyP wrote:So outside of some Platinum sets and Liokaiser, and ignoring stuff that's released but will take awhile to reach certain regions in saturation, we're uh, close to done with 2016 Hasbro releases, yeah?

If indeed that answer is "yeah", don't rush on Wave 2 if you don't have to. It's gon' be around.

Indeed, nothing else has been announced specifically for this year. If anything, Wave 1 2017 will hit this Christmas shopping season, which will include:

Titan Masters Class
Autobot Ptero (aka Swoop)
Decepticon Fangry
Overboard (aka Overkill)
Sawback (aka Lione)

Legends Class
Gnaw
Bumblebee
Kickback

Deluxe Class
Autobot Twinferno/Doublecross with ???
Autobot Breakaway (aka Getaway) with ???
Triggerhappy with ???
Autobot Hot Rod with Firedrive (aka Firebolt)

Voyager Class
Optimus Prime with Diac
Megatron with Doomshot

Leader Class
Six Shot with Revolver

nycPrime wrote:

ScottyP wrote:So outside of some Platinum sets and Liokaiser, and ignoring stuff that's released but will take awhile to reach certain regions in saturation, we're uh, close to done with 2016 Hasbro releases, yeah?

If indeed that answer is "yeah", don't rush on Wave 2 if you don't have to. It's gon' be around.

Admittedly I have not really been keeping up with what is coming out. Is it true that Wave 2 is it for 2016? If so, you are probably right that stuff will be around later in the year. I'm curious to see how these figures sell, and if any will be available at a nice discount later in the year. I generally avoid paying MSRP + shipping/tax for figures. But I've jumped on many of the TR figures much earlier from release than compared to CW, and thus have paid MSRP. Luckily I have been pretty lucky in at least getting a discount on most to offset shipping/tax. I get the sense most of the TR line is well received (at least from the forums) and thus, will be harder to get a decent discount.

Yes, 4 waves of product per year. Waves 5 and 6 of Combiner Wars (combaticons and Autobot crew 2) took up the first half of the year, Titans Return waves 1 and 2 make up the remainder. TR waves 3 and 4 will kick off next year, although much like previous years, the first wave of the next year will probably start hitting late this year.

I always jump on BBTS preorders if it's a figure I want and then wonder why as I realize how marked up they are.

The problem is the stores in my area have crappy distribution. I always have to check back over and over for the figure and then wind up having to ebay the sucker because he never appeared in any store and is sold out at the online shops.

I had preordered Alpha Trion on Amazon.com last Friday. I will have him this Friday. Just got the shipping notification. Anyone else preorder him or Astrotrain? Did you get your shipping notice?

RiddlerJ wrote:I always jump on BBTS preorders if it's a figure I want and then wonder why as I realize how marked up they are.

The problem is the stores in my area have crappy distribution. I always have to check back over and over for the figure and then wind up having to ebay the sucker because he never appeared in any store and is sold out at the online shops.

Yeah, it's the insurance I want on figures I am not positive I'll see. I used to love the hunt, but it seems like stores are carrying less and less of the TF stock....well, the TF stock I want to see. Lots of kiddie stuff around (one step, three step, etc.) So, I end up paying a little more to make sure I get it from BBTS.

But, yeah, the rising costs have me seriously considering stopping my collecting. I have a nearly complete G1 cartoon "Classics" collection.

On the other hand, Hasbro keeps sucking me right back in with lines like CW and TR....

Sorry for the double post, but now the TR Legends are available at BBTS too!

Transformers Generations Titans Return Legends Wave 02 This is Ravage, Rumble (or Frenzy if your head canon works that way ) and Laserbeak, who is very black.....

In stock as of this writing, but I expect the initial stock to fly "off the shelves" so to speak, with a preorder to follow.

I'm kinda liking how BBTS is doing this now with their early shipments. Release the small initial amount as in-stock, with a preorder to follow.

Except, my poor wallet....

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I had preordered Alpha Trion on Amazon.com last Friday. I will have him this Friday. Just got the shipping notification. Anyone else preorder him or Astrotrain? Did you get your shipping notice?

I pre-ordered Astrotrain last Friday and will be receiving it today. I'm guessing Amazon didn't have much stock of either figure as they sold out fairly quickly and none have come back up.

RiddlerJ wrote:I always jump on BBTS preorders if it's a figure I want and then wonder why as I realize how marked up they are.

The problem is the stores in my area have crappy distribution. I always have to check back over and over for the figure and then wind up having to ebay the sucker because he never appeared in any store and is sold out at the online shops.

I almost never jump on preorders for anything with a markup. I have a hard enough time justifying the MSRP + shipping/tax if applicable. I've been fairly lucky thus far. The only one I almost regretted not PO'ing was Sky Lynx. I was almost certain I wasn't going to get him since I refused to pay scalper prices. I was very fortunate to find him at TJ Maxx recently. Almost everything else I was eventually able to get from either HTS, Amazon, Walmart, Target, or TRU.

nycPrime wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I had preordered Alpha Trion on Amazon.com last Friday. I will have him this Friday. Just got the shipping notification. Anyone else preorder him or Astrotrain? Did you get your shipping notice?

I pre-ordered Astrotrain last Friday and will be receiving it today. I'm guessing Amazon didn't have much stock of either figure as they sold out fairly quickly and none have come back up.

Sweet. I'm really looking forward to Alpha Trion.

Hey guys I was just wondering, are we going to get a TR Steeljaw and Ramhorn to go with Blaster and his other cassettes?

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I had preordered Alpha Trion on Amazon.com last Friday. I will have him this Friday. Just got the shipping notification. Anyone else preorder him or Astrotrain? Did you get your shipping notice?

I pre-ordered Astrotrain last Friday and will be receiving it today. I'm guessing Amazon didn't have much stock of either figure as they sold out fairly quickly and none have come back up.

Sweet. I'm really looking forward to Alpha Trion.

And I look forward to knowing what you think about him!

joeprime276 wrote:Hey guys I was just wondering, are we going to get a TR Steeljaw and Ramhorn to go with Blaster and his other cassettes?

We don't know yet. Hopefully the answer is yes.

Kurona wrote:

joeprime276 wrote:Hey guys I was just wondering, are we going to get a TR Steeljaw and Ramhorn to go with Blaster and his other cassettes?

We don't know yet. Hopefully the answer is yes.

I saw some people theorizing that Stripes might have originally been intended as Steeljaw (hence the "mane") but was changed to avoid confusion with RID Steeljaw.

Ramhorn would require some remolding if not a new mold, so I'd be surprised if he showed up. I could see a third repaint of the Laserbeak mold as something like Sunder or Blockrock showing up.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a decent Ratbat.

Kurona wrote:

joeprime276 wrote:Hey guys I was just wondering, are we going to get a TR Steeljaw and Ramhorn to go with Blaster and his other cassettes?

We don't know yet. Hopefully the answer is yes.

Thanks Kurona! I hope so as they are my favorite Blaster cassettes.

RiddlerJ wrote:

Kurona wrote:

joeprime276 wrote:Hey guys I was just wondering, are we going to get a TR Steeljaw and Ramhorn to go with Blaster and his other cassettes?

We don't know yet. Hopefully the answer is yes.

I saw some people theorizing that Stripes might have originally been intended as Steeljaw (hence the "mane") but was changed to avoid confusion with RID Steeljaw.

Ramhorn would require some remolding if not a new mold, so I'd be surprised if he showed up. I could see a third repaint of the Laserbeak mold as something like Sunder or Blockrock showing up.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a decent Ratbat.

Thanks for the info! I feel like Stripes isn't bulky enough to be Steeljaw since he isn't as sleek as Stripes in G1. I hope they're able to remold it somehow though, because I really want these two characters

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I had preordered Alpha Trion on Amazon.com last Friday. I will have him this Friday. Just got the shipping notification. Anyone else preorder him or Astrotrain? Did you get your shipping notice?

I pre-ordered Astrotrain last Friday and will be receiving it today. I'm guessing Amazon didn't have much stock of either figure as they sold out fairly quickly and none have come back up.

Sweet. I'm really looking forward to Alpha Trion.

And I look forward to knowing what you think about him!

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what you guys think of Astrotrain and Alpha Trion because they seem to be getting pretty much A+ reviews across YouTube. I'm think about pulling the trigger and ordering the them both through BBTS here soon.

joeprime276 wrote:I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what you guys think of Astrotrain and Alpha Trion because they seem to be getting pretty much A+ reviews across YouTube. I'm think about pulling the trigger and ordering the them both through BBTS here soon.

I can speak for the AStrotrain mold since I have Sentinel Prime and I dont think the change in deco will totally change my opinion. I think its a stellar mold and very worthwhile. Sure the train isnt the best but it's a smart transformation that was thought up a while ago and that we can finally see play out. The molded detail is insane, probably the best detail I have ever seen on a figure. The spaceship mode is nice with the cockpit at the top and the change of feet works well (aside from making it a bit hard to balance since there are no heels). My favourite part is how a lot of it deals with panels (and panels on panels, which is the best part) and it is handled with no frustration. All that fun folding and unfilding makes him feel like a plastic origami

Jumped all over the BBTS order yesterday. Yeah it breaks down to nearly 18 a figure (maybe a lil more due to shipping), but my TRU has wave 1 in stock for over 20.00 a figure.
Target and Walmart are decently priced still, but the distribution at the local Targets stink, and Walmart gives me panic attacks.

BBTS is good since they usually have the most inventory, but it just kills me they don't offer free shipping. As a result, I go to them as a last resort.

I held off on Astrotrain. I already have the Henkei Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime so I didn't feel the urge right now, though I may still get him in the future.

While it's nice they're doing all three Decepticon triple changers, I really wish we would get a Broadside already. He's the only one who hasn't been revisted since his G1 toy.