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[TF-fan kev777]

Okay so before I drop some major cash on the Coneheads set is there any chance these will be re-released again for retail? I will go insane of somewhere not far down the road / will just decide to release them again for retail stores.

Well until this year, I would have said no chance, but with Hasbro recently re-releasing Redwing, who was a Target exclusive in the US, I would now say there is a chance for a similar online release next year. Probably doesn't really help in your decision. I just took a peek on Amazon and ouch!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Okay so before I drop some major cash on the Coneheads set is there any chance these will be re-released again for retail? I will go insane of somewhere not far down the road / will just decide to release them again for retail stores.

Well until this year, I would have said no chance, but with Hasbro recently re-releasing Redwing, who was a Target exclusive in the US, I would now say there is a chance for a similar online release next year. Probably doesn't really help in your decision. I just took a peek on Amazon and ouch!

I'd try to wait out Takara. They are releasing Skywarp and Ratchet from last year, so I would not doubt coneheads are in their future

[Dr. Caelus]

Only other thing that is odd is the rifle for Prime: it is far too big, it feels leader sized. It didn't look right on the voyager, so I left it with Roller.

Try it with Combiner Wars Optimus Maximus

[chuckdawg1999]

Okay so before I drop some major cash on the Coneheads set is there any chance these will be re-released again for retail? I will go insane of somewhere not far down the road / will just decide to release them again for retail stores.

I'm certain that Takara will release them somehow. Another option is Amazon UK which is a recognized 3rd party seller on Amazon. Apparently people are getting figures from them and they're legit. The prices are a little higher than Amazon US and you have to pay shipping but it's better than nothing.

[aronjlove]

You can preorder up to four of the new Battlemaster Doublecrosser on Amazon. There's no preview pic and the name is wrong but this wouldn't be the first time a prerelease posting looked funky.

[chuckdawg1999]

You can preorder up to four of the new Battlemaster Doublecrosser on Amazon. There's no preview pic and the name is wrong but this wouldn't be the first time a prerelease posting looked funky.

Or you could buy one and leave some for others; or not, options you know.

[Dr. Caelus]

Just noticed this, and am now most bummed.

Anyone else's have this defect?

[blackeyedprime]

My post underneath doesn't look melted and the rear pegs/exhausts are fully painted.

[TF-fan kev777]

Yikes! Which defect, the melty looking post, unpainted exhaust or the crooked and wobbly wheels? Mine arrive today, I hope I'm not in for a disappointment.

[aronjlove]

You can preorder up to four of the new Battlemaster Doublecrosser on Amazon. There's no preview pic and the name is wrong but this wouldn't be the first time a prerelease posting looked funky.

Or you could buy one and leave some for others; or not, options you know.

Yes, options, as in I just posted the first option of where to buy a mass-retail, low-price point figure that is literally made for army-building which happens to be a term I learned here so I am far from the only person who does it. And if you clicked the link instead of worrying about my purchase you'd see there are plenty still in stock. As a matter of fact, the limit is now six, which I only brought up because the actual Amazon-exclusive two-packs have limits of 30 and not 1 or 2 like Pulse has been doing lately.

[Sentinel_Primal]

As a matter of fact, the limit is now six, which I only brought up because the actual [b]Amazon-exclusive two-packs have limits of 30 and not 1 or 2 like Pulse[b/] has been doing lately.

Well, that explains the Coneheads getting scalped so much, while Pulse seemingly doesn't have that issue with other sets...

[o.supreme]

Just curious to see, because I personally may be exaggerating some things however... Earthrise Scorponok has been "available" to varying degrees for about 2 months now. Some have find him in store (Target U.S., TRU Canada, and various other stores world wide), and of course a variety of online website have him.

Have most fans that want Scorponok been able to get one? If price is an issue, and you are waiting , I understand. But mostly I'm talking about availability, as in, you have the funds right now, if only you could find one.... Let me know if this has been an issue, or if you feel fairly satisfied at Scorponok overall availability?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

My Scorp arrived about 3 hours ago. His availability has been good. All the online retailers and even Target have had him online for retail, the only way you are not getting him is because of the price or because you aren't using online. He's as available as he needs to be, and like Omega he is proving popular and selling nicely too

[o.supreme]

My Scorp arrived about 3 hours ago. His availability has been good. All the online retailers and even Target have had him online for retail, the only way you are not getting him is because of the price or because you aren't using online. He's as available as he needs to be, and like Omega he is proving popular and selling nicely too

That is good to know. Omega was so popular in fact, he is getting another release in January (as are Siege jetfire and a few other items). It's just that in times past, especially between the closure of TRU in the US, there were some major distribution issues with say Trypticon, which was hard to find, then showed up at huge discount to a small retail chain, only for scalpers to use it as a reason to sell them online at inflated prices.

I look at my shelf full of recent Generations Titans, and feel like I've won a small war though. It was quite an ordeal to get some of them, but I'm glad I have them all. Not every fan collects them, for a variety of reasons, but it would be just good to know that nobody missed out.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

My Scorp arrived about 3 hours ago. His availability has been good. All the online retailers and even Target have had him online for retail, the only way you are not getting him is because of the price or because you aren't using online. He's as available as he needs to be, and like Omega he is proving popular and selling nicely too

That is good to know. Omega was so popular in fact, he is getting another release in January (as are Siege jetfire and a few other items). It's just that in times past, especially between the closure of TRU in the US, there were some major distribution issues with say Trypticon, which was hard to find, then showed up at huge discount to a small retail chain, only for scalpers to use it as a reason to sell them online at inflated prices.

I look at my shelf full of recent Generations Titans, and feel like I've won a small war though. It was quite an ordeal to get some of them, but I'm glad I have them all. Not every fan collects them, for a variety of reasons, but it would be just good to know that nobody missed out.

Funny you bring that up, I'm thinking back to my own history of getting Titans. Metroplex came out right as I could get money for titans, and he was my first ever ebay purchase/auction won. Because I'm thinking about it:

Metroplex: bought January 2014 at auction, $105 shipped.
Devastator: Christmas 2015 bought, $128 shipped
Fort Max: Thanksgiving 2016 bought, $90 shipped
Trypticon: Thanksgiving 2017 bought, $128 shipped
Predaking: July 2018 bought, $170 shipped
Omega: early December 2019 bought, $110 shipped
Scorponok: September 2020 bought, $170 shipped

I only ever bought 2 titans at retail price. And they were all for the most part late purchases after coming out too.

[o.supreme]

My history, sadly is a bit different...

2016- Fort Max (bought from TRU at full price in July, but used layaway to pay in installments, took home in September)
2017- Trypticon (bought from TRU at full price in October , but used layaway to pay in installments, took home in December)
2017- Purchased UW Dev on eBay for $180 shipped
2019- Purchased PotP Predaking in January $110 shipped
2019- Purchased T30 Metroplex MIB on eBay in February $200 shipped
2019- Purchased Legends Grand Max from BBTS on sale in October $180 shipped
2020-Purchased Siege Omega from BBTS in February $170 shipped
2020 Purchased ER Scorponok in late July from Target, normal retail pus 5% redcard discount.

[blackeyedprime]

I dont remember the years.

Metroplex at retail Toysrus (after seeing the price of MP10 I thought it was a no brainer though I went back and bought MP10 later)

SDCC Fort Max on sale online A1 toys

Trypticon...the biggest regret, Retail full price Smyths and I chose to get him over Fanstoys Sludge (who to this day I've not got and my dinos are incomplete) whilst Trypticon got the deepest discounts of all titans. On the bright side he has to be the 2nd best titan.

Grand Max on sale Kapow

Unite Warriors Devy from Akihabara preowned.

Scorponok preordered as soon as possible and it came through at a discounted price on top of a money off voucher at amazon. he's definitely my favorite of them all but needs his other shoulder guns (and fast track whenever wave 3 is out) to feel complete.

Predakings likely to be Weijangs version mainly because hasbro forgot about a reliable UK release. Omegas just something I dont feel the need for with G1 and Grandstand toys good enough for me whilst Black Zarak would be an instant preorder especially from having Scorponok.

[Hellscream9999]

Just curious to see, because I personally may be exaggerating some things however... Earthrise Scorponok has been "available" to varying degrees for about 2 months now. Some have find him in store (Target U.S., TRU Canada, and various other stores world wide), and of course a variety of online website have him.

Have most fans that want Scorponok been able to get one? If price is an issue, and you are waiting , I understand. But mostly I'm talking about availability, as in, you have the funds right now, if only you could find one.... Let me know if this has been an issue, or if you feel fairly satisfied at Scorponok overall availability?

lets not forget all the pre-orders from all the e-tailers; seriously, it only took me about a week of in-stock aletrs from target.com to snag one at 5am; how have this many people not gotten him yet

[Gauntlet101010]

I haven't seen him at TRU here in my neck of the woods in Canada. I just got Skylynx last week.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So while i haven't transformed him yet, Scorp is a really solid feeling toy. Gosh he is cool



Did anyone else know that he had bomb asscheeks?



He had to finish my fiance's dinner tonight

[chuckdawg1999]

You can preorder up to four of the new Battlemaster Doublecrosser on Amazon. There's no preview pic and the name is wrong but this wouldn't be the first time a prerelease posting looked funky.

Or you could buy one and leave some for others; or not, options you know.

Yes, options, as in I just posted the first option of where to buy a mass-retail, low-price point figure that is literally made for army-building which happens to be a term I learned here so I am far from the only person who does it. And if you clicked the link instead of worrying about my purchase you'd see there are plenty still in stock. As a matter of fact, the limit is now six, which I only brought up because the actual Amazon-exclusive two-packs have limits of 30 and not 1 or 2 like Pulse has been doing lately.

I have to double-check the date but when you posted the link that might have been the second time they came in-stock after selling out very quickly the first time. My point being is maybe when there's a figure this new maybe people shouldn't be buying more than one right away, see Cobra Island Cobra Trooper.

[aronjlove]

You can preorder up to four of the new Battlemaster Doublecrosser on Amazon. There's no preview pic and the name is wrong but this wouldn't be the first time a prerelease posting looked funky.

Or you could buy one and leave some for others; or not, options you know.

Yes, options, as in I just posted the first option of where to buy a mass-retail, low-price point figure that is literally made for army-building which happens to be a term I learned here so I am far from the only person who does it. And if you clicked the link instead of worrying about my purchase you'd see there are plenty still in stock. As a matter of fact, the limit is now six, which I only brought up because the actual Amazon-exclusive two-packs have limits of 30 and not 1 or 2 like Pulse has been doing lately.

I have to double-check the date but when you posted the link that might have been the second time they came in-stock after selling out very quickly the first time. My point being is maybe when there's a figure this new maybe people shouldn't be buying more than one right away, see Cobra Island Cobra Trooper.

Eh, honestly I get the sentiment. I wouldn't walk into Walmart and grab every last one off the rungs. Heck, when I set out to get my five Slitherfangs I did it in two different trips to Target and left behind two or three each time. But this link had already been passed around Twitter, and after my purchase they still showed the same purchase limit. I wouldn't have posted it otherwise, nothing sucks more than finally finding a link and it is out of stock.

What's funny, I just checked the link and it now has a limit of 8. Who knows what's going on. Long week at work so I took it more personal than I should have

[Rodimus Prime]

So while i haven't transformed him yet, Scorp is a really solid feeling toy. Gosh he is cool



Did anyone else know that he had bomb asscheeks?



He had to finish my fiance's dinner tonight

Yeah, he's very good. Honestly, I think he's the best titan yet, and not even the supposed Ark titan seems like it will top him. My one and only gripe with him is that his face is gray instead of cream, like other parts of Zarak. I don't know why, he had a cream colored face in the cartoon, the comic and the original toy.

[Sabrblade]

Did anyone else know that he had bomb cheeks?

I guess this makes "sitting down" out of the question for him.

[Emerje]

So Amazon Prime Day was finally announced for October 13-14 after being delayed from the summer. I'm guessing that's when Bluestreak will finally go up for sale on Amazon. I suppose that means Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was probably originally intended for Prime Day, then.

Funny you bring that up, I'm thinking back to my own history of getting Titans. Metroplex came out right as I could get money for titans, and he was my first ever ebay purchase/auction won. Because I'm thinking about it:

Metroplex: bought January 2014 at auction, $105 shipped.
Devastator: Christmas 2015 bought, $128 shipped
Fort Max: Thanksgiving 2016 bought, $90 shipped
Trypticon: Thanksgiving 2017 bought, $128 shipped
Predaking: July 2018 bought, $170 shipped
Omega: early December 2019 bought, $110 shipped
Scorponok: September 2020 bought, $170 shipped

I only ever bought 2 titans at retail price. And they were all for the most part late purchases after coming out too.

My history, sadly is a bit different...

2016- Fort Max (bought from TRU at full price in July, but used layaway to pay in installments, took home in September)
2017- Trypticon (bought from TRU at full price in October , but used layaway to pay in installments, took home in December)
2017- Purchased UW Dev on eBay for $180 shipped
2019- Purchased PotP Predaking in January $110 shipped
2019- Purchased T30 Metroplex MIB on eBay in February $200 shipped
2019- Purchased Legends Grand Max from BBTS on sale in October $180 shipped
2020-Purchased Siege Omega from BBTS in February $170 shipped
2020 Purchased ER Scorponok in late July from Target, normal retail pus 5% redcard discount.

My list looks very different from either of yours.

Metroplex: Early 2014 Takara Tomy Generations, got in a sweet sponsored review deal from HLJ while writing for Tomopop - FREE!
Devastator: December 2015 Takara Tomy Unite Warriors UW-04 from AmiAmi - $210 or so after shipping
Fortress Maximus: November 2016 Takara Tomy Legends LG-31 from TFSource - $230
Trypticon: November 2017 Hasbro Titans Return version from Amazon - $88.38 on Black Friday minus $15 in Bing gift cards.
Predaking: November 2018 Hasbro Power of the Primes from Amazon - $106.59 after $20 in Bing gift cards
Grand Maximus: July 2019 from BBTS sale - $183.34 total
Omega Supreme: December 2019 from Amazon - $88.15 after $30 in Bing gift cards
Scorponok: August 2020 from Amazon - $128.79 after $40 in Bing gift cards

Those Bing gift cards from Microsoft Rewards have saved me a lot of money on Amazon, $105 total just from those four Titans.

Emerje