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News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:34 pm

I wasn't at the point of panic by any means, but I was a bit worried this was going to be difficult to get...
That link really helped me out; checked it this morning and now some stores in MO and KS have them.
Picked one up before 10 am. Had to have someone go into the back and get it, but ended up with one of the two available, so that was a great start to the day. I light of current circumstances, it's little things like this that I'm trying to find more appreciation for!

So as someone already said, be patient if you're looking; seems like these are going to be more widely available soon!

by **Jeddostotle7** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:40 pm

Man, I finally got this 2-pack online, but it was a major pain in the ass. I'm lucky(?) enough that I'm usually awake until 4, so I can get those middle-of-the-night restocks, but even then, with me setting up the email notif for it, and constantly checking my email, 3 attempts to get it immediately upon receiving the email for it failed, because it sold out within the twenty seconds or less that it took to click the link, hit "add to cart", and attempt to actually check out. I only got it because I happened to be "just-in-case" hitting the add-to-cart for it from the "Saved for later" area of my cart before going back to wait for the email, and very quickly clicked through the checkout process to finally nab it, and it was sold out immediately after the less than 10 seconds it took to checkout from there.

I'm betting people are using bots to check the stock and immediately buy a ton of them as soon as they're in stock.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:54 pm

Jeddostotle7 wrote:Man, I finally got this 2-pack online, but it was a major pain in the ass. I'm lucky(?) enough that I'm usually awake until 4, so I can get those middle-of-the-night restocks, but even then, with me setting up the email notif for it, and constantly checking my email, 3 attempts to get it immediately upon receiving the email for it failed, because it sold out within the twenty seconds or less that it took to click the link, hit "add to cart", and attempt to actually check out. I only got it because I happened to be "just-in-case" hitting the add-to-cart for it from the "Saved for later" area of my cart before going back to wait for the email, and very quickly clicked through the checkout process to finally nab it, and it was sold out immediately after the less than 10 seconds it took to checkout from there.

I'm betting people are using bots to check the stock and immediately buy a ton of them as soon as they're in stock.

That wouldn't suprise me you know, seems demand for these is high right now.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:08 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Just think of it as Skywarp laughing hysterically after he had just pushed some poor soul down a flight of stairs.

Where does the whole "Skywarp pushes people down stairs" thing even come from, is it just another exaggeration of the wiki like the Prowl is a prick thing?

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:12 pm

Deadput wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Just think of it as Skywarp laughing hysterically after he had just pushed some poor soul down a flight of stairs.

Where does the whole "Skywarp pushes people down stairs" thing even come from, is it just another exaggeration of the wiki like the Prowl is a prick thing?

The big quote on this page explains its origins.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:26 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Just think of it as Skywarp laughing hysterically after he had just pushed some poor soul down a flight of stairs.

Where does the whole "Skywarp pushes people down stairs" thing even come from, is it just another exaggeration of the wiki like the Prowl is a prick thing?
The big quote on this page explains its origins.

So just an in-joke?

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:54 pm

Deadput wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Just think of it as Skywarp laughing hysterically after he had just pushed some poor soul down a flight of stairs.

Where does the whole "Skywarp pushes people down stairs" thing even come from, is it just another exaggeration of the wiki like the Prowl is a prick thing?
The big quote on this page explains its origins.

So just an in-joke?

Pretty much. The art in question is the one at the top of Skywarp's article.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:25 am

Maybe a bit of a silly request but... are there comparisons of the ER Seeker mold with PotP Starscream?

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:42 am

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Maybe a bit of a silly request but... are there comparisons of the ER Seeker mold with PotP Starscream?

Nothing on Google?

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:30 am

Greetings Seibertronians! With the Transformers Earthrise Target Exclusive Thundercracker and Skywarp set slowly trickling out to stores across the USA (and to third party websites across the globe), it makes sense that more and more reviews will pop up. Such as this video review by fellow Seibertron user, Chuckdawg1999. Check out his thoughts and review below.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Thundercracker and Skywarp complete the classic Seeker trio for the Earthrise line. Both Thundercracker and Skywarp feature new faces that are different from Starscream. I'm pleased that the duo came early in the line and will be relatively easy to get. Highly recommended.

If you'd like a second or third opinion, then please also check out video reviews by Lore Keeper and PrimeVsPrime!

Are you hunting for these? Do you already have them? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:41 am

I haven't found these in the 3 Targets in my area yet.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:03 am

Greetings Seibertronians! Thanks to PrimalFury over at TFW2005, who seems to have gotten Earthrise Titan Class Scorponok early, we have some additional in hand images of Scorponok, though they are a little... Unconventional.

The first pictures shows off a fan mode that may be of interest to fans of Super God Masterforce, as PrimalFury turns Scorponok into the mode Black Zarak uses, as seen in the last episode of Masterforce!

The next set of pictures, PrimalFury has some fun and shows the cross compatiblity of putting Scorponok's head on Fortress Maximus's body, and welding both the Master Sword and the MegaZarak Shield.

Looking forward to getting this titan? Think the fan mode is a nod to something coming out down the line? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:07 am

For those wanting to eventually try their own attempt at Dakatsu Mode, here are some additional reference pics:

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:32 am

The ER Scorponok mold stowing the scorpion legs does wonders for that mode.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:48 am

Shoulders could do with the ability to raise up on top of the body but it wouldnt be a stretch for Takara to reengineer a titan. Black Zaraks one of those things I'd have to get with the original toy being so hard to get and gold cosmic rust. Would have been nice if the encore Knock offers had done him (and would have been nice for Takara to have done enocre Metrotitan

).

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:52 am

I really like the Titan mode Headsculpt that Scorponok has, something about it looks amazing in quality/build.

by **LunarBolt1984** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:16 pm

I just finished watching "The Headmasters" and it's got me super stoked for this toy. Each new image makes me want to buy it even more! Too bad I don't have that much cash to burn...

by **Windsweeper** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:59 pm

If you imagine the large orange circles at the wrists as eyes, they give the Dakatsu mode pretty freaky looking heads.

by **Stormshot_Prime** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:10 pm

This guy looks like he's a quick hop away from being redecoed into BlackZarak. Really the only physical differences would be the head/face, I'm wondering if it would retool Scorp's existing head, or they would do what Masterforce did and give him a new, non-headmaster face.

I mean if we can get Brave Maximus, there's no reason to believe we wont be seeing BlackZarak. Besides, who could deny that it would look freakin epic? That black, red, and chromed gold... :BOWDOWN:

Also we saw the sword-thing mode on Fasttrack, so that boxset could include a nice gold Black Roritchi.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:28 pm

Stormshot_Prime wrote:This guy looks like he's a quick hop away from being redecoed into BlackZarak. Really the only physical differences would be the head/face, I'm wondering if it would retool Scorp's existing head, or they would do what Masterforce did and give him a new, non-headmaster face.

That would be Titan pretooling's trial by fire. Devastator's already confirmed to have alternate parts, in his case alternate faces resembling the RiD 2001 Build Team plus two Double Targetmasters to fill in the ranks, so the foresight is already there. Scorponok having alternate parts to turn him into Black Zarak isn't that much of a stretch.

by **Stormshot_Prime** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:34 pm

Wait did I miss something? Are we getting a new Devastator? Or are you talking about a retool of CW Devy to resemble the Rid2001 Build Team?

But also yes, not much of a stretch at all. I was worried that the Hasbro/Takara consistency merger would rob us of exclusives referencing the Japanese G1, but so far I'm glad that's not totally the case. I mean we got a confirmed, complete God Neptune much sooner than any of us thought.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:42 pm

Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wait did I miss something? Are we getting a new Devastator? Or are you talking about a retool of CW Devy to resemble the Rid2001 Build Team?

It's very common for molds to have alternate, gang-molded parts that can be switched out, something Selects makes full use of. CW Devastator has them as I described them (RiD 2001 Build Team plus Scoop and Quickmix, merge into RiD 2001 Landfill), but they ultimately went unused.

by **Jeddostotle7** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:29 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wait did I miss something? Are we getting a new Devastator? Or are you talking about a retool of CW Devy to resemble the Rid2001 Build Team?

It's very common for molds to have alternate, gang-molded parts that can be switched out, something Selects makes full use of. CW Devastator has them as I described them (RiD 2001 Build Team plus Scoop and Quickmix, merge into RiD 2001 Landfill), but they ultimately went unused.

Wait, so if they had actually used thoae pretooled heads for Devy... we would have gotten 2 different toys of Scoop in like 3 years?????

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:33 pm

Jeddostotle7 wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wait did I miss something? Are we getting a new Devastator? Or are you talking about a retool of CW Devy to resemble the Rid2001 Build Team?

It's very common for molds to have alternate, gang-molded parts that can be switched out, something Selects makes full use of. CW Devastator has them as I described them (RiD 2001 Build Team plus Scoop and Quickmix, merge into RiD 2001 Landfill), but they ultimately went unused.

Wait, so if they had actually used thoae pretooled heads for Devy... we would have gotten 2 different toys of Scoop in like 3 years?????

Yep. Those alternate heads exist, but never got used. Hasbro actually once offered them to Fun Pub to use, but Fun Pub didn't use them because they honestly thought Hasbro was gonna use them. Thus, neither group ended up using them.

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:39 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Jeddostotle7 wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Wait did I miss something? Are we getting a new Devastator? Or are you talking about a retool of CW Devy to resemble the Rid2001 Build Team?

It's very common for molds to have alternate, gang-molded parts that can be switched out, something Selects makes full use of. CW Devastator has them as I described them (RiD 2001 Build Team plus Scoop and Quickmix, merge into RiD 2001 Landfill), but they ultimately went unused.

Wait, so if they had actually used thoae pretooled heads for Devy... we would have gotten 2 different toys of Scoop in like 3 years?????
Yep. Those alternate heads exist, but never got used. Hasbro actually once offered them to Fun Pub to use, but Fun Pub didn't use them because they honestly thought Hasbro was gonna use them. Thus, neither group ended up using them.

What if the next Selects combiner was Landfill? :lol: