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Sabrblade wrote:

Rated X wrote:Maybe the color shouldnt matter because it actually homages concept art for an unreleased Japanese headmaster. They shouldnt have even called him Ramhorn. Trying to kill two birds with one stone was the cheap way out.

Only the head homages the rhino Headmaster. The rhino vehicle itself is still very much Ramhorn's rhino mode design.

Outside of the guns on his side, its kind of hard to distinguish one rhino from another. Im not denying that they didnt put some cassette ramhorn in it. Im just saying I like him better with shuffler and lione and I will try to ignore his side guns. (If I ever find him)

I finally gave in and got Misfire via Amazon -- has anyone with TR Arcee put her on this robobody yet? I would if I had her.

Due to already having and not wanting (I'm on a budget) what I don't have in the revision shelf stocking waves I was not planning to be able to take advantage of Meijer's BOGO 50% sale this week. But I looked anyway and saw one lonely TR Kickback. So then I had to decide if I wanted to get 50% off TR Apeface or if I wanted to finally pick up TR Triggerhappy. There were 2 Triggerhappys and one had a perfectly painted face so I chose to go ahead and get him. I love this figure. I love the look and the transformation and the paint and the weapon options.

Kickback is also awesome and I am looking forward to picking up Skrapnel and Bombshell when they get re-released in PotP (I would have picked up Bombshell during CW had I known we'd be getting Kickback and a Skrapnel re-release so thanks to for letting us know about that this time).

But I have one small issue: The head connection joint is very tight on my Triggerhappy. I have found a way to slide the head in on an angle like I do with Hot Rod but there is still more resistance than I would like. I was wondering if anyone else has this minor issue and if it will loosen up in time?

Well I guess this is as close as we get to an official announcement for Grotusque at TRU in the US. His listing just showed up on TRU.com today. He is currently showing out of stock, so keep your eyes on their website. I actually went to my local store and had them look it up. They indicated they had none in stock and none showing in the warehouse or on the way, so my guess is that they are just putting the item into their system and it should be available soon.

https://www.toysrus.com/product?productId=D9762B4D

Bradimus wrote:There were 2 Triggerhappys and one had a perfectly painted face so I chose to go ahead and get him. I love this figure. I love the look and the transformation and the paint and the weapon options.

But I have one small issue: The head connection joint is very tight on my Triggerhappy. I have found a way to slide the head in on an angle like I do with Hot Rod but there is still more resistance than I would like. I was wondering if anyone else has this minor issue and if it will loosen up in time?

Dude, good call on Triggerhappy. To many (myself included) he is the best design in all of TR.

I haven't had the head issue on my Triggerhappy, but I did have an extremely tight head joint on Perceptor. In fact, the first time I removed the head right out of the package, the TM head actually pulled out of the TM body and stayed in Perceptor's body. The good news there is after a few times of putting the head on and taking it off very carefully, the joint loosened up and is about as tight as the rest of them now.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Well I guess this is as close as we get to an official announcement for Grotusque at TRU in the US. His listing just showed up on TRU.com today. He is currently showing out of stock, so keep your eyes on their website. I actually went to my local store and had them look it up. They indicated they had none in stock and none showing in the warehouse or on the way, so my guess is that they are just putting the item into their system and it should be available soon.

https://www.toysrus.com/product?productId=D9762B4D

Interesting, I just check a little while ago and he didn't show up in my search. They do have Seaspray and Cosmos in stock now if anyone is looking for them.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Well I guess this is as close as we get to an official announcement for Grotusque at TRU in the US. His listing just showed up on TRU.com today. He is currently showing out of stock, so keep your eyes on their website. I actually went to my local store and had them look it up. They indicated they had none in stock and none showing in the warehouse or on the way, so my guess is that they are just putting the item into their system and it should be available soon.

https://www.toysrus.com/product?productId=D9762B4D

Interesting, I just check a little while ago and he didn't show up in my search. They do have Seaspray and Cosmos in stock now if anyone is looking for them.

Emerje

Its weird, you won't find it by searching transformers. I have only found it by searching the name Grotusque. Which I've been doing every frigging day since he was spotted in Hong Kong TRU's, Thank Hasbro for keeping us informed.

That tells me it was probably meant to be behind the scenes until they had everything lined up in their warehouses.

Well, Seibertronians, the day is almost here! Finally, after several weeks of waiting, Titans Return Grotusque has finally been listed on the Toys R Us Website!
While not in stock or available to order yet, the Twinferno remold's listing is currently active, with a list price of $24.99,
but is oddly on sale right now for $19.99. It’s unknown at this time if the current sale price will still be valid when the figure comes in stock.

Just like Titans Return Arcee, the figure is a Toys R Us exclusive, so you won't be seeing him in any other stores. Thanks to this listing we also get a bio for Grotusque himself, as well as his Titan Master Fengul, and his bonus Titan Master Scorponok!

Imagine harnessing the power of not 1 Titan Master but 2, with this special edition Transformers Grotusque 3-figure pack featuring a Titans Return Deluxe Class figure, a Titan Master figure, and a special edition die-cast Titan Master figure. The Titan Master figure becomes the head of Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class Titans Return figures (each sold separately).

In Titans Return, the Autobots and Decepticons unite with Titan Masters, small bots that carry a power boost. Titan Masters are key to controlling an ancient race of warriors the size of cities: The Titans.

Character Specs:
Grotusque
Function: military strategist

Decepticon Fengul
Function: optics scorch

Scorponok
Function: super firepower boost
Unite and power up for battle.

Make sure to keep an eye on this listing to see when this exclusive figure is available to order, and keep an eye on Seibertron.com for all the latest Transformers new and reviews!

After what happened with Arcee hopefully he'll be up for pre-order within 30 days of release to prevent another mass cancellation incident.

Emerje

Decepticon Fengul? That's weird.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Decepticon Fengul? That's weird.

Corrected to just "Fengul" in the regular release. Wouldn't be the first time (part of) a Monsterbot was labeled a Decepticon, look at incarnations of Repugnus!

Ha ha....I knew this was gonna happen. The sudden sound of scalpers everwhere crying from their mothers basements.

According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

The Grotusque figure is just such a hodge-podgey mess... Can't see myself getting it, even if I stumble across it in store.

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

You are correct. After you posted about it, I checked. It showed "Limited Stock" but you could not add it to the cart.

mordhelm wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

You are correct. After you posted about it, I checked. It showed "Limited Stock" but you could not add it to the cart.

I believe the "limited stock" notation relates to the 2 per customer limit as the Arcee set says the same thing and is still available.

We have some good news for those of you still looking to complete your Titans Return line-up! Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Bucky, we can report that the Walgreens exclusive Clone 2-pack of Wingspan and Cloudraker have been made available on Walgreens.com! Much like fellow Titans Return exclusive Brainstorm, this exclusive began showing up in Walgreens stores a few weeks ago. A listing on Walgreens previously said this two-pack was only available in stores, but now, if you don't live near one or there isn't one convenient to you, you have another way of getting this highly-sought after figure pack. Let us know if you plan on picking this one up, and if you're still looking for them in the wild, happy hunting!

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:There were 2 Triggerhappys and one had a perfectly painted face so I chose to go ahead and get him. I love this figure. I love the look and the transformation and the paint and the weapon options.

But I have one small issue: The head connection joint is very tight on my Triggerhappy. I have found a way to slide the head in on an angle like I do with Hot Rod but there is still more resistance than I would like. I was wondering if anyone else has this minor issue and if it will loosen up in time?

Dude, good call on Triggerhappy. To many (myself included) he is the best design in all of TR.

I haven't had the head issue on my Triggerhappy, but I did have an extremely tight head joint on Perceptor. In fact, the first time I removed the head right out of the package, the TM head actually pulled out of the TM body and stayed in Perceptor's body. The good news there is after a few times of putting the head on and taking it off very carefully, the joint loosened up and is about as tight as the rest of them now.

I picked up the only Perceptor I found back when the wave first hit stores but I had to return it because I could not get any of my other Titan Master heads into the joint at all. Plus I had concerns about the longevity of the microscope arm slider. That thing scares me.

Good to know your joint loosened up. I've been working on Triggerhappy and I do think it will loosen over time so I don't plan to return this one. Without question this is the best jet-former I have. And it transformers very quickly, which surprised me. Well done !

Just got in on the online order.
Thanks folks for the link!!

triKlops wrote:Just got in on the online order.
Thanks folks for the link!!

Are you talking Walgreens/Clones or ToysRUs/Grotusque? (Heart began pounding as I am looking for Grotusque.)

I'm glad the Walgreens exclusives have been available online. I have hope for Grotusque since Arcee is still available on the Toys R Us website, despite going out of stock several times in the past...

Managed to finally snag the remaining clones. I like Wingspan the best of the four. He really improves on the original. It's a shame Cloudraker seems much weaker than his original.

yeah you cant order grotesque though! already out of stock?

i found the clones at walgreens a month ago they had 4 on the shelf

Ultra Markus wrote:yeah you cant order grotesque though! already out of stock?

Never in stock, it's just a placeholder. Maybe tomorrow?

Emerje