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News Credits: 2 · Thu May 22, 2014 7:59 am

So let me get this straight...

MP Grimlock reissue in the US is $59.99 or about £36.

In the Uk he is £99.99 - or or about $170.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Action-Figures-and-Playsets/Transformers-Masterpiece-Grimlock(0125822)?searchPosition=1

I know we Brits are constantly bemoaning the fact that we pay in £ what the US pays in $ but on what planet does that pricing even remotely make sense!?!?!

I'm gad I got the previous version... *grumble grumble grumble*

News Credits: 16 · Thu May 22, 2014 8:02 am

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News Credits: 3 · Thu May 22, 2014 10:02 am

Oddimus Prime wrote:So let me get this straight...

MP Grimlock reissue in the US is $59.99 or about £36.

In the Uk he is £99.99 - or or about $170.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Action-Figures-and-Playsets/Transformers-Masterpiece-Grimlock(0125822)?searchPosition=1

I know we Brits are constantly bemoaning the fact that we pay in £ what the US pays in $ but on what planet does that pricing even remotely make sense!?!?!

I'm gad I got the previous version... *grumble grumble grumble*

Agreed wholeheartedly.
I mean the American price is less, in £, than we pay for one of the new leaders-by about £10(/$16)
But the UK price is literally nearly three times the American price? That is preposterous. I mean even taking off 20% for VAT, we're paying £83/$140,and that's still more than double the American price.
I often moan about Hasbro UK-generally for the shocking distribution problems, which is admittedly often in part the fault of individual stores (although certainly not in all cases; making the entire generations line TRU exclusive is a daft move)-but whilst the pricing is normally a bit off, something as ridiculous as this is seriously taking the piss.

News Credits: 3 · Thu May 22, 2014 10:12 am

dragons wrote:how many do you need isn't one enough you bought for member I can understand, 2?

Relax...he bought two, not two cases.

Thu May 22, 2014 11:30 am

I'm just a little bit curious as to why these aren't listed on the U.S. Toys R Us website, but are on the UK's site. Makes me think they might have been put out early... Not that that's a bad thing. Just looks like I'll be making a LOT of calls until I can find one.

Thu May 22, 2014 11:33 am

sigmaprime wrote:
Thalack wrote:
Already had a guy on the other forum I frequent admit to buying all the ones his local tru had, total of 6 grimlocks. And we know what he's doing with them since he's a big seller.

he had ten, and was trying to sell them on that sites buy sell trade forum. his page got closed pretty fast which is awesome.

That's good news lol!

Thu May 22, 2014 12:48 pm

Looks like these are already averaging $200 on ebay, so yeah. I don't expect I'll be finding any at retail. :HEADHURTS:

Thu May 22, 2014 1:50 pm

I wish I could buy just his leg claws. I got the Hasbro version and hate the gold plastic. This one looks like it has gold chrome instead. Anybody have a broken takara mold or one if those KOs that's floating around? Lol

Thu May 22, 2014 6:44 pm

There's been some feuding going on last few days on the various FB pages, and some have become non-public, at least until people stop being immature and posting stupid crap on each others pages.

And supposedly, any that did not sell out immediately, have been taken off the shelves and returned to the back stock rooms. The reason that's been told to a few people is that they are not supposed to be available until June and that they should have never been put out in the first place.

/shrug

We shall see in 2-3 weeks I guess.

News Credits: 4 · Thu May 22, 2014 9:37 pm

I need this. I hope it's made in Vietnam as well

News Credits: 409 · Thu May 22, 2014 10:11 pm

Oooh...showing off your $2 bill.

Sadly, that $2 bill is easier to obtain than Grimmy.

Fri May 23, 2014 1:08 am

That's some BS how some people are just cleaning them out of stores, I'm glad I got mine a few years ago, but it looks like I'll have to fight to get a MP Prowl when he comes out later this summer.

News Credits: 12 · Fri May 23, 2014 8:23 am

I'm a bit disappointed to see they removed some paint apps, but maybe that's why it's a relatively-affordable $60. Does Reprolabels have a set for this figure?

News Credits: 462 · Fri May 23, 2014 9:18 am

GuyIncognito wrote:I'm a bit disappointed to see they removed some paint apps, but maybe that's why it's a relatively-affordable $60. Does Reprolabels have a set for this figure?

The only paint details that were removed were the unnecessary ones that Hasbro added to their first release, which detracted from the show-accuracy of the figure and leaned more towards toy-accuracy. Otherwise, the toy is still about 97% identical to the previous release since the missing paint were just that minor and he now has some chrome toes where the first Hasbro release did not.

For convenience, the newer one will look more like the one on the right, paint apps-wise:

Though, I think the gray might also be a bit lighter and duller than both of those, but we'll see.

News Credits: 12 · Fri May 23, 2014 9:35 am

Thanks, Sabreblade. I can see what you mean. Those red stripes on the arms are actually pretty bad looking, and the others don't add much.

Does the new one come with the crown?

News Credits: 462 · Fri May 23, 2014 9:44 am

GuyIncognito wrote:Thanks, Sabreblade. I can see what you mean. Those red stripes on the arms are actually pretty bad looking, and the others don't add much.

Does the new one come with the crown?

Yep. It's basically the Takara version deco with the Hasbro version accessories.

Though, in person, the arm stripes and thigh spots don't look too bad on the first Hasbro release, so it wasn't as drastic a deco change as, say, Hasbro's MP Rodimus. :BLACKEYE:

News Credits: 12 · Fri May 23, 2014 9:56 am

I'm surprised Reprolabels hasn't made a set for this figure yet; maybe they will now, for this new release.

News Credits: 3 · Fri May 23, 2014 10:35 am

GuyIncognito wrote:I'm surprised Reprolabels hasn't made a set for this figure yet; maybe they will now, for this new release.

What's there to add, really? Maybe I'm just not in their target audience, though, as I think Reprolabels often make a figure look gaudy, tacky, and/or overly busy...adding stickers to fill space and make the set seem 'worth' 8, 12, or 20 bucks rather than adding necessary missing details. It's too bad they don't offer super toned down sets with the 3 or 4 stickers that legitimately enhance the figures for a fraction of the price. But in Grimlock's case, I don't even know what that would be.

News Credits: 6188 · Tue May 27, 2014 7:50 pm

Courtesy of ACToys.net user sffan, we get a brief look at the recently released (and spotted at US retail, too) Hasbro reissue of Masterpiece Grimlock, complete with his kingly crown and comparison shots with its previous incarnation - check out the mirrored images below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

News Credits: 4 · Tue May 27, 2014 11:02 pm

Aww. China. Not Vietnam. I was hoping for the later. I like how clean the ones that were made in Vietnam came to be.

News Credits: 4 · Tue May 27, 2014 11:04 pm

Aww. China. Not Vietnam. I was hoping for the later. I like how clean the ones that were made in Vietnam came to be.

News Credits: 9 · Wed May 28, 2014 12:30 am

For the reported 60 bucks, how can you go wrong?!

News Credits: 60 · Wed May 28, 2014 12:45 am

wewyllenium wrote:Aww. China. Not Vietnam. I was hoping for the later. I like how clean the ones that were made in Vietnam came to be.

The released Tomy version was made in China. No QC issues except for the wrong type of batteries inserted.

Btw, the Vietnam made MP-10 has quite a number of QC issues too. Remember the TF-Go! Jet whose legs were reversed? Those were made in Vietnam.

Also, the original Tomy release of Grimlock didn't have those stripes on his shoulder/biceps. Those look like the labels off the original G1 figure.

Either way, good for those who missed getting him a few years back.