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The news about the Chaos on Velocitron set really saddens me. Makes it a bit impossible to complete to the standard I was hoping to. Didn't care about Rodimus or Laser Prime (well maybe a little, but I already have the "regular" prime voyager) but Fastlane (Fastclash), Quickswitch, and Nautica were ones I really would have liked to have. Fastcla

The wasn't a single Chaos on Velocitron set available anywhere near me. Didn't even have a display area for it at the TRUs I visited (multiple times per week to check since it came up here that they were out, as I mentioned before). The nearest one that showed up in the online store finder was over 2hrs away.

I'm just curious, if it was 10k US, who in the heck bought them all? Certainly wasn't anyone around here (because they didn't show up)./

scalpers and still sitting on store shelves

Got mine on ebay as I'm not in Us.

One day I'll take pictures of transformers shelves in france, you will cry and relativise what you have in US.

mordhelm wrote:I'm just curious, if it was 10k US, who in the heck bought them all? Certainly wasn't anyone around here (because they didn't show up)./

Thats the whole point, they havent all been purchased yet. It just means they have all been accounted for from the supplier. But so have a ton of other TR toys so I am not sure this is indicative yet.

Just out of interest, you couldnt buy it online when it went up?

When I saw it, it was already listed as "Pick up at these stores". I never saw it as Buy Online from TRU.com. It's possible it was when I was out of the country that it was up like that.

mordhelm wrote:When I saw it, it was already listed as "Pick up at these stores". I never saw it as Buy Online from TRU.com. It's possible it was when I was out of the country that it was up like that.

I see. Well, keep a lookout here. If ever it shows up in canada, I would be more than glad to help a few of you out and ship em out to you. They would probably come out to $130-$150 shipped (shipping between our countries is pricey)

My local stores are always late to the party, so I will still hunt around in case they show up. But, I found that the article was from April 5th where it said it was available online, which was the exact week I was on my family vacation out of country.

If they show up in your neck of the woods, I may take you up on the offer. Feel free to PM me if you find it (though don't go out of your way for me), and we can talk through it there.

Thanks

Edit: Now I remember, it was already sold out online the same day. So there really wasn't much of a chance for me.

Tformers.com has posted photos of Titans Return Seaspray which show some Cybertronian writing on his forearms. When translated to English, these characters spell out "Alanna". For those who remember the G1 episode "Sea Change" may recall that his mermaid girlfriend was named Alanna. It looks like after all these years, he still loves her enough to have a "tattoo" of her name. We have posted images of the Cybertronian writing so you can have an up close look.

If you are a fan of Titans Return and G1 check out this article that compares Titans Return Cosmos with Generations Cosmos.

I can't wait, mine is showing up tomorrow. It's really good to see some love for minibots. I remember when that huge powerglide came out with the heart in his chest

mordhelm wrote:The news about the Chaos on Velocitron set really saddens me. Makes it a bit impossible to complete to the standard I was hoping to. Didn't care about Rodimus or Laser Prime (well maybe a little, but I already have the "regular" prime voyager) but Fastlane (Fastclash), Quickswitch, and Nautica were ones I really would have liked to have. Fastcla

The wasn't a single Chaos on Velocitron set available anywhere near me. Didn't even have a display area for it at the TRUs I visited (multiple times per week to check since it came up here that they were out, as I mentioned before). The nearest one that showed up in the online store finder was over 2hrs away.

I'm just curious, if it was 10k US, who in the heck bought them all? Certainly wasn't anyone around here (because they didn't show up)./

I really only wanted everyone but Quickswitch and Nautica

william-james88 wrote:

mordhelm wrote:I'm just curious, if it was 10k US, who in the heck bought them all? Certainly wasn't anyone around here (because they didn't show up)./

Thats the whole point, they havent all been purchased yet. It just means they have all been accounted for from the supplier. But so have a ton of other TR toys so I am not sure this is indicative yet.

Just out of interest, you couldnt buy it online when it went up?

I second that point.
Don't be sad!

Also, Has-Tak will continue to make more toys. They aren't going anywhere.

On a bit of a tangent, does anyone have a recommendation for an axe weapon for Broadside? Not one of those tiny choppers, but one more his overall length in robot mode

Dawwwww Seaspary even after all these years is still such a sweet, little dork.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:On a bit of a tangent, does anyone have a recommendation for an axe weapon for Broadside? Not one of those tiny choppers, but one more his overall length in robot mode

Not an axe but how about that Trident that comes with Terradive or one of his remolds since it's a long sea related weapon?

Edit: Never mind I forgot that the staff folds up and therefore can't be held properly by figures with closed fists so while Broadside can hold the bottom half and it sort of looks good it's not the best choice.

But how about deluxe RID Optimus Prime's or one of his repaints axe? It's not a long handle weapon but it does have a big blade.

It's my favorite episode ever! I love how it ends with Bumblebee saying Seaspray's line from the beginning, you just know Seaspray's wish came true.

mordhelm wrote:When I saw it, it was already listed as "Pick up at these stores". I never saw it as Buy Online from TRU.com. It's possible it was when I was out of the country that it was up like that.

I was following TRU pretty closely since I was interested in other figures popping up. I believe the option to buy it online was there for maybe a week before it was pickup in store only, then maybe another week before it was totally gone. I could be wrong, but I feel like this set isn't going to be super popular and can be had for around MSRP once scalpers realize they're not getting a good return on it. Good luck.

nycPrime wrote: I could be wrong, but I feel like this set isn't going to be super popular and can be had for around MSRP once scalpers realize they're not getting a good return on it.

Not sure on that. There's not a lot left on ebay compared to some weeks ago, they're definitely not shelfwarming on internet.

*after looking at Seaspray's Easter Egg*
Looks like 's Seaspray is gonna have an interesting story

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:On a bit of a tangent, does anyone have a recommendation for an axe weapon for Broadside?

Now something is really missing on Broadside, His Axe!
Although in Shapeways, the Axe is kinda short

I dont recall ever seeing an official translation for cybertronian writing. Is it available for all to see? Is it official or just fan made stuff?

Rated X wrote:I dont recall ever seeing an official translation for cybertronian writing. Is it available for all to see? Is it official or just fan made stuff?

It's official, and here's the key:

Ancient Autobot:


Decepticon Graffiti:

Of note is that this is the first official Hasbro retail toy to use Jim Sorenson's "Ancient Autobot" alphabet instead of the Aligned Cybertronic alphabet that's seen plenty of use in the past few years.

WreckerJack wrote:Tformers.com has posted photos of Titans Return Seaspray which show some Cybertronian writing on his forearms. When translated to English, these characters spell out "Alanna". For those who remember the G1 episode "Sea Change" may recall that his mermaid girlfriend was named Alanna. It looks like after all these years, he still loves her enough to have a "tattoo" of her name. We have posted images of the Cybertronian writing so you can have an up close look.

If you are a fan of Titans Return and G1 check out this article that compares Titans Return Cosmos with Generations Cosmos.

What a cute little nod to G1 fans!

It's too bad they couldn't work the little heart beneath Powerglide's chest into the recent Combiner Wars figure like they did for the Universe 2008 Ultra class mold. Them Autobots get ALL the ladies!

Wolfman Jake wrote:Them Autobots get ALL the ladies!

Cuz they, unlike the Decepticons, don't keep trying to kill all the ladies.

TaraTech wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Some of the changes to Titans Return Cosmos were actually first done by Takara-Tomy for TAV Cosmos/Adams. Takara's version of this mold also has yellow forearms and a head assembly cast in red plastic instead of white plastic. It would be interesting to see this new Hasbro version side by side with Takara's version to check the greens and yellows. I have a sneaking suspicion that the only difference between TR Cosmos and TAV Adams is down to the paint apps.

Not as good as a 3 way photo, but here's something for comparison:

(Pictures snipped for brevity's sake.)

Takara's version has the autobot logo on the chest, a darker overall green with a yet darker green on the top leading edge of the saucer, and has eyes instead of goggles, and of course the scan-me sticker on his right leg.

Thanks, but that's not really what I was getting at. I have Takara's TAV release of Cosmos already. My observation was that all of the structural differences to Titans Return Cosmos were first found in Takara's TAV release, such as the yellow forearms and the red plastic head assembly. For the original Thrilling 30 release of Cosmos, the forearms were green and the head assembly was made of white plastic. Now, knowing that the new Titans Return version has different colors of plastic and paint, I want to see if the colors of green and yellow plastics and paints between the Takara release and this newer Hasbro release are the same, or still somewhat different from one another, which will be hard to do without having those two standing side be side in the same picture.