From what I've determined, unless you use a Red Card there will be an authorization hold which appears and disappears from the card used for the pre-order. It comes and goes every week or so and if I try to change the order from the card the order was placed with to another card I am informed I would lose any deals that applied to the original order. One good thing is I found you can get a Red Card as a debit card and attach it to your bank account. Next time I pre-order with Target, I will be using that.carytheone wrote:I was alerted to a charge on my CC this morning by Target. It's for the pre-order of Snapdragon and the Quint. Probably just a temp charge to keep the order alive, but still interesting. The order still shows an ETA of Sep 2-7, so who knows.
Ah, that's what I figured. I saw a pending charge hanging around for a week, but have turned on more security to get charge alerts. They can charge and reverse it as many times as needed as long as it gets delivered. Thanks for the infoaronjlove wrote:From what I've determined, unless you use a Red Card there will be an authorization hold which appears and disappears from the card used for the pre-order. It comes and goes every week or so and if I try to change the order from the card the order was placed with to another card I am informed I would lose any deals that applied to the original order. One good thing is I found you can get a Red Card as a debit card and attach it to your bank account. Next time I pre-order with Target, I will be using that.carytheone wrote:I was alerted to a charge on my CC this morning by Target. It's for the pre-order of Snapdragon and the Quint. Probably just a temp charge to keep the order alive, but still interesting. The order still shows an ETA of Sep 2-7, so who knows.
Don't judge by the Insecticons. They're the ones out of scale.ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Given that not everything about Earthrise has been confirmed, I assume speculating about Straxus possibly showing up in the line and what size he should be is still fair game.I see. However, given that that the same first panel has Shrapnel coming up to just under his pectorals (and makes Blaster look like a Deluxe-class next to Shrap), and the shot of him holding court shows him to be smaller than Dirge (judging by perspective) and only moderately taller than the Insecticons.Rodimus Prime wrote:Not just the cover.
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Going by the images I've seen of Blaster in the comics... they could be really screwy with his size. Sometimes he's the same size relative to other Autobots as his toy was to theirs, sometimes he's no taller than Prowl and Kup... At one point he's slightly smaller than the Protectobots!
So I'd say the Insecticons are the more reliable benchmark and what's going on there is "Blaster is drawn tiny", not "Straxus is huge".No, but I had read their summaries and seen some pictures.sol magnus wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Sorry but no, Leader is too big for Straxus. And the only reason to even consider making him a Voyager would be to guarantee he could be properly chubby while also having his weapon.
Straxus. Was. A. Shortarse. Making a Leader-class Straxus would be like making a Leader-class Gears.
This makes me wonder if you ever read the comics he was in.And yet at the same time, Blaster is somehow only slightly bigger than freakin' Shrapnel.sol magnus wrote:He was on the wide side, sure, but he was taller than Blaster who was taller than all of the other Autobots in his team. He towered over Goldbug.Not judging by the Insecticons!sol magnus wrote:I'd say Straxus is a Voyager-Class easily. It's not even close.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Given that not everything about Earthrise has been confirmed, I assume speculating about Straxus possibly showing up in the line and what size he should be is still fair game.I see. However, given that that the same first panel has Shrapnel coming up to just under his pectorals (and makes Blaster look like a Deluxe-class next to Shrap), and the shot of him holding court shows him to be smaller than Dirge (judging by perspective) and only moderately taller than the Insecticons.Rodimus Prime wrote:Not just the cover.
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Going by the images I've seen of Blaster in the comics... they could be really screwy with his size. Sometimes he's the same size relative to other Autobots as his toy was to theirs, sometimes he's no taller than Prowl and Kup... At one point he's slightly smaller than the Protectobots!
So I'd say the Insecticons are the more reliable benchmark and what's going on there is "Blaster is drawn tiny", not "Straxus is huge".No, but I had read their summaries and seen some pictures.sol magnus wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Sorry but no, Leader is too big for Straxus. And the only reason to even consider making him a Voyager would be to guarantee he could be properly chubby while also having his weapon.
Straxus. Was. A. Shortarse. Making a Leader-class Straxus would be like making a Leader-class Gears.
This makes me wonder if you ever read the comics he was in.And yet at the same time, Blaster is somehow only slightly bigger than freakin' Shrapnel.sol magnus wrote:He was on the wide side, sure, but he was taller than Blaster who was taller than all of the other Autobots in his team. He towered over Goldbug.Not judging by the Insecticons!sol magnus wrote:I'd say Straxus is a Voyager-Class easily. It's not even close.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Given that not everything about Earthrise has been confirmed, I assume speculating about Straxus possibly showing up in the line and what size he should be is still fair game.
I really like Cliffjumper's dual gun slash bazooka accessory. The way the small black pieces are pistol clips, bazooka tripod, and ski's show just how much thought went into this figure. Hoist is pretty sweet to, with the tow hook. I really like the shield/ramp playstyle for this part of the trilogy.carytheone wrote:A whole bunch of good comments and cool pics
Yes, considering it's been in previous pics and reviews. J/kZeroWolf wrote:Is it wrong that I didn't realise that Cliffjumper's gun split in half like that?
Rodimus Prime wrote:Nothing. My Target has a few wave 1 and 2 figures (Thundercrackers and Chromias mostly) and my Wal-Mart is brimming with Brunts and Refraktors, and they finally got in the Netflix deluxes. Nothing else.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
carytheone wrote:Leader OP is an eventuality, but I'm in no rush.
Hellscream9999 wrote:have you checked best buy yet?
This figure is chosen at random
Order online for a surprise character, or stop by your local Best Buy store to make your selection.
Desperate people? Or maybe the same kind of people who happily drop a house payment's worth of cash on an MISB figure in a windowless box entombed in an AFA case because they see toys as trophies rather than playthings?Emerje wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:have you checked best buy yet?
This is something I want to try, but I don't know if my local store is even open right now. They have open hours from 10am to 6pm, but they also said they're limiting access to the store to curbside pickup so I don't think I can actually go inside to shop. The website says they have one in stock at the store, but the reviews say you're more likely to get Astrotrain since the listing, which only shows Optimus, says "Transformers - Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise Action Figure - Styles May Vary". And better yet:This figure is chosen at random
Order online for a surprise character, or stop by your local Best Buy store to make your selection.
Who's intentionally paying $50 for a surprise figure?
Rodimus Prime wrote:Have any of you tried to connect more than 1 Ironworks together?
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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