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o.supreme wrote:Could be limited to the United States then. We've seen in the past how poorly Hasbro distributes its product. Some countries get an abundance while others get none, or very little, and I know this is across the board. Sometimes the US gets product that other countries get little or none of as well. Could Sixshot be the TR equivalent of CW Skylynx? I hope not...but you never know.

I doubt it. There is good reason why Skylynx was so hard to find, he was a tail ender. He was the last voyager of that line and stores didnt order more voyagers since they knew they were getting new stuff later. Sixshot isnt a tail ender, so I dont think so.

Perhaps, but then how else can you explain Sixshot being so readily available in Canada, but not a single sighting in the United States as of yet? I would not be surprised if he did not start showing up until late February here, heck at this point I'd be elated considering I have yet to see a Soundwave, but at least there is evidence they are in retail stores in the United States.

Remember how hard it was to find CW Leader class Ultra Magnus at retail stores? Most B&M went from shelf-hoarding Megatrons to shelf-hoarding Seekers.

o.supreme wrote:Perhaps, but then how else can you explain Sixshot being so readily available in Canada, but not a single sighting in the United States as of yet? I would not be surprised if he did not start showing up until late February here, heck at this point I'd be elated considering I have yet to see a Soundwave, but at least there is evidence they are in retail stores in the United States.

I dont know. Then again, remember how Canada had a ton of the Combiner Wars boxsets and they were never found at B&M in the US. It could just be that the US stores do not want to dedicate the necessary shelf space for large TFs.

But it doesnt really make much sense either way.

o.supreme wrote:Perhaps, but then how else can you explain Sixshot being so readily available in Canada, but not a single sighting in the United States as of yet? I would not be surprised if he did not start showing up until late February here, heck at this point I'd be elated considering I have yet to see a Soundwave, but at least there is evidence they are in retail stores in the United States.

Oi oi oi....there's been no sign yet of Sixshot in the UK too!

fyi....Soundwave's ALSO been out in the UK, for a wee while now

Hopefully this will change in time. Most Wal-Marts in my area are resetting the design of their toy shelves anyway. Mostly of note are the Kong: Skull Island toys (which apparently are exclusive to Wal-Mart), but all of them so far have a shelf space for leader class TR toys, only a few actually have them in stock though (Being PM Prime & Blaster).

Aye....to think....a week today....we could all be seeing full pics of Trypticon

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye....to think....a week today....we could all be seeing full pics of Trypticon

Why? The toy fair he will be revealed at is February 18th

Sorry to interrupt this depressing convo on US Leader distribution. Of which I too am a victim of.

I just wanted to point out how a little imagination can go a looooong way.

I've often heard this...

The Fandom , on Titan Master Integration wrote:The Sharkticon just eats the TMs... kinda meh

C'mon guys! Let's spruce this up a bit!
They don't just eat 'em. The Sharkticon turns into a fully functioning submersible for deep sea exploration and warfare.


Just pretend that the teeth close together to form an air tight seal, and those eyes become little 360 degree portals for under water viewing.


Like THIS!


Something lurks in the deep!

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye....to think....a week today....we could all be seeing full pics of Trypticon

Why? The toy fair he will be revealed at is February 18th

No! i'm sure i saw something saying that he'd be at Nuremberg

Stuartmaximus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye....to think....a week today....we could all be seeing full pics of Trypticon

Why? The toy fair he will be revealed at is February 18th

No! i'm sure i saw something saying that he'd be at Nuremberg

If he is ther is no photography allowed and no press. He might be there, but you wont see him, just like you didnt see fort max last year. Officially, there are 0 reveals to the public until Toy Fair. I am not hoping for anything before that.

Stuartmaximus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye....to think....a week today....we could all be seeing full pics of Trypticon

Why? The toy fair he will be revealed at is February 18th

No! i'm sure i saw something saying that he'd be at Nuremberg

That's not confirmed, though he probably will be. Let's not forget, when we first saw Devastator there it was only because one person leaked a very grainy pic from a distance with people standing in front of it. Hasbro didn't allow photos or for the press to even really talk about it, if Trypticon is there expect the same level of stealth photography until the full reveal at New York Toy Fair.

Emerje

We refer to that Devy leak as the "Klaus Incident".

Aye...you could be right on those points, anywhoo....here's where i saw the info about Nuremberg(& it does state that with any luck Trypticon will hopefully be there)
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/14/tran ... 017-331028

btw are you sure we didn't get any pics of Fort Max at Nuremberg last year? not even the big picture art? maybe they'll reveal more of that huge wall sized art of Trypticon that we only partly saw of him with Fort Max?

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw are you sure we didn't get any pics of Fort Max at Nuremberg last year? not even the big picture art? maybe they'll reveal more of that huge wall sized art of Trypticon that we only partly saw of him with Fort Max?

I am sure, we got nothing from that show.
And that article saying trypticon might be there is just unwarranted speculation meant for clickbait. we know nothing of nuremberg aside from knowing that we wont get anything substantial from it.

Cobotron wrote:

The Fandom , on Titan Master Integration wrote:The Sharkticon just eats the TMs... kinda meh

I never got why people called this 'meh', honestly. It's pretty friggin' awesome, a great concept, it's characteristic and it's a great way to spin it for something that doesn't have room for a cockpit. I love it

Kurona wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

The Fandom , on Titan Master Integration wrote:The Sharkticon just eats the TMs... kinda meh

I never got why people called this 'meh', honestly. It's pretty friggin' awesome, a great concept, it's characteristic and it's a great way to spin it for something that doesn't have room for a cockpit. I love it

Sure! It's quite funny really, but what I'm proposing is, it is a cockpit. For a semi-sentient submarine.

Kurona wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

The Fandom , on Titan Master Integration wrote:The Sharkticon just eats the TMs... kinda meh

I never got why people called this 'meh', honestly. It's pretty friggin' awesome, a great concept, it's characteristic and it's a great way to spin it for something that doesn't have room for a cockpit. I love it

In sense it's them saying "For those who loved G1 Skullcruncher's "cockpit""

william-james88 wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:btw are you sure we didn't get any pics of Fort Max at Nuremberg last year? not even the big picture art? maybe they'll reveal more of that huge wall sized art of Trypticon that we only partly saw of him with Fort Max?

I am sure, we got nothing from that show.
And that article saying trypticon might be there is just unwarranted speculation meant for clickbait. we know nothing of nuremberg aside from knowing that we wont get anything substantial from it.

Well there have been Hasbro catalog leaks at this toyfair....in the past(yes yes...i know Hasbro have prob put a stop to those since then)

Cobotron wrote:
Something lurks in the deep!

Hehehe. I see this and all I can think is "Where's Stingray and Troy Tempest when you need them?"

I have this suspicion that something queer is up with the Leaderclass - as The Entertainer in the UK claim they have never even been offered them (no idea if that is right or customer service being stupid).

I tend to think it's quite likely that will skip to wave 4 Leaders so the UK gets Sky Shadow and Sixshot together in a shared case.

I'm also concerned that Wave 3 Titanmasters have been cancelled in the UK too - with them possibly not stocking Wave 4 either and then skipping to wave 5 or some other revision case that may contain a mix of wave 3 & 4 - but non of the reissues.

So I hope I've not shot myself in the foot by not buying Triggerhappy earlier now - as Wave 1 vanished with out a trace as did most of the Voyagers - Wave 2 barely came out at all. Wave 3 is over-stocked at TRU & The Entertainer so much - that it might cause an issue restocking the older ones if the were re-offered.

Transformers just don't like showing up in shop and are even becoming allergic to online stores too.

RAR wrote:I have this suspicion that something queer is up with the Leaderclass - as The Entertainer in the UK claim they have never even been offered them (no idea if that is right or customer service being stupid).

I tend to think it's quite likely that will skip to wave 4 Leaders so the UK gets Sky Shadow and Sixshot together in a shared case.

I'm also concerned that Wave 3 Titanmasters have been cancelled in the UK too - with them possibly not stocking Wave 4 either and then skipping to wave 5 or some other revision case that may contain a mix of wave 3 & 4 - but non of the reissues.

So I hope I've not shot myself in the foot by not buying Triggerhappy earlier now - as Wave 1 vanished with out a trace as did most of the Voyagers - Wave 2 barely came out at all. Wave 3 is over-stocked at TRU & The Entertainer so much - that it might cause an issue restocking the older ones if the were re-offered.

Transformers just don't like showing up in shop and are even becoming allergic to online stores too.

Well there's always the distinct possibility that the budget range store B&M(UK) may pick those skipped waves at some point! even if they are grey imports(which is the case currently with some of the CW stuff they have the deluxes are packaged with the comics....& Legends Blackjack & Viper have been spotted there too...which were part of Wave 2 than never originally came out in the UK.....so people are hoping the Stunticons will eventually turn up there!) speaking of grey imports....previous to the CW stuff....B&M also stocked the Thrilling 30 Generations Voyager class figures(well...nearly all...coz Soundblaster never materialized) as well as one Leader Class figure(Jetfire).

btw one recent fig announced that has been skipped to a later wave is RID Warrior Class Bisk.

As for TR stuff...my only concern of a fig the UK won't probably get is Trypticon! coz when it comes to gestalt sized figures official releases in the UK...it's a rare thing....or limited to certain stores in certain parts of the country....for instance....Generations Metroplex...i believe it turned up in only a few TRU stores in England...but nowhere else! CW Devastator....never turned up in the UK at all! TR Fort Max....certainly no official Hasbro release of it has ever turned up here in Scotland(the only one that has is the SDCC at A1 Toys)

one more....MP10! never turned up at TRU here in Scotland....but i believe a few stores in England received it.

I'm also bummed for wave 3. Still haven't seen them and Sixshot is top of that list.

Still haven't decided on Megatron yet, might be one of those see and buy deals, but come on. I've wanted a Sixshot for ages

Megs is OK - he's better in hand than in images.

But he's not the most playable of toys - he's kinda not fun if i'm honest.
he's very loose jointed and doesn't stand or pose especially well.

Not horrible and he does stand better than Optimus who also has balance issues - no matter which position his hips are in.

Both are well worth buying on sale - but might be worth not paying full price for - if you don't buy repaints - i'd say forget them and get Octane and Blitzwing instead.

I'd have a higher opinions if they stood better, didn't have obnoxious thin foil stickers with bad glue and didn't feel a bit light in the hand.

Other people might like them more than me though.

I posted some pics of my new Legends Bee in the Collect-O-Tron, and Autobot N asked if one could swap the upper arms. It's all ball joints, so we tried it out.

A lot of peeps seemed turned off by the stock configuration.


It can be done, and looks pretty decent too.





You would have to swap them back of course to transform him, but ... there's that.