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News Credits: 6188 · Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:31 am

craggy wrote:We don't have Target shops here.

Are Target and Wal*Mart part of the same thing?
Because ASDA is part of Wal*Mart now.

Oh, no, nevermind. I just checked, and it isn't.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:51 am

Va'al wrote:
craggy wrote:We don't have Target shops here.

Are Target and Wal*Mart part of the same thing?
Because ASDA is part of Wal*Mart now.

Oh, no, nevermind. I just checked, and it isn't.

asda is 'part of the walmanrt family' (whatever that's supposed to mean) iirc
and last i recall target exclusives sometimes end up as sainsburys exclusives? but that was a couple years back

News Credits: 7 · Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:12 am

Some Walmart exclusives end up at Asda, but not quite everything the States get and any big ticket items (MP Skywarp) tend to go to Argos. Tesco tend to get some of Target's exclusives, but again not everything actually turns up over here and I've found Target exclusives at Sainsbury's as well from time to time. TRU UK tends to get TRU exclusives (different companies using the same branding for the last 10 odd years). Oh, I found Sam's Club exclusives at Toyworld many years ago, but the one in Leeds is long gone and I have no idea if the company is still going elsewhere.

News Credits: 6 · Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:07 am

Had another look in Tesco today, still no predacons rising at my local store. They had very few BH toys left so hopefully they will get some in soon!

By the way, if anybody fancies a 2007 botcon exclusive Dreadwind 100% complete, let me know. I'm thinking of selling mine....for the right price!

News Credits: 4 · Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:58 am

yeah, checked big Tesco as well, nothing yet.

Must have Cindersaur!

News Credits: 6 · Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:15 pm

Ha! Ha! Finally, after a week of chasing my local Tesco at Seacroft in Leeds has the predacons rising figures. Seems to be all of them as well, including the ultimate OP priced at £49.97. Picked myself up a Darksteel for £20, which will be my last TF before AA! Abominus was £25, Skylynx £13 I think, although they still had the £9.50 tag on the shelf for the beast hunters deluxes. They had the commander two pack of OP and Predaking for £15, as well as Cindersaur and Smokescreen legion packs for £10.

Apologies for the lack of photos, I did take some but my phone won't let me upload them. Damn Blackberrys! :roll:

Hope this helps those of you in the Leeds area at least! One other tip, my local tesco only got the new figures in when they had cleared most of their BH stock. Just an observation!

News Credits: 6188 · Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:39 pm

How's Darksteel? I haven't bought anything in ages, and can't afford to until end of July, but he looks quite nice.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:03 pm

I will let you know when I open him! I like the look of the Grimwing mold but I prefer the colours of Darksteel. He is a good size for a voyager and for £20 I figure he is worth a punt.

I have to say Skylynx did nothing for me, the figure just looks skinny and I found his head sculpt a bit, well, funny looking! But I do have a soft spot for Cindersaur as I have the original toy from my childhood and it still spits flames (well, sparks!). :michaelbay:

News Credits: 2 · Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:10 am

Hey all.

Just a quick update from around me.

Tesco stores don't have the Predacons Rising line as of yet, but hopefully that will appear soon (I checked 2, Lakeside and Woolwich, both big Extra stores)

My Local Saisburys has Beast Hunters range at 25% off, not interesting in itself as everyone seems to be doing the same thing (Toys R us, The Entertainer) but they did have Wave 3 Deluxes so I picked up Dreadwing, Ratchet and Skystalker. That rounds off my Beast Hunters collection until I find the Predacon Rising stuff (or wave 4 or wave 3 cyberverse) what can I say, I'm a completist!

And finally, I popped into Morrisons and though I might pick up a couple more Kreons as they always have a couple of boxes of the blind bags in there and I need a few to complete my second set, only to find they have wave 2 in stock

The box had been pretty much emptied already, but there were 9 left, so I bought them. Amazingly there were no doubles! So I got Arcee, Scourge, Powerglide, Acid Storm (Wing?!?) Blight, Hardshell, Grapple, Lugnut and Perceptor. Not bad I thought

Hopefully they will restock soon so I can get what I am missing and buy ALL THE STEVES!!!!!

Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:13 pm

good grief i should really post here more often

Anyways, I've decided to have another figure clearout in preparation for Auto Assembly, so if any of these take your fancy then snap 'em up quick

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/dirtychef/m.html

It's times like this that I'm thankful for Hasbro's terrible UK distribution system - no new figures, no need to spend money, PREPARE FOR MASSIVE AA SPENDING SPREEEEEEEE

Unfortunately there is also the Steam Summer Sale. Dammit Kerbal Space Program, go down to £5!! >:(

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:28 pm

still no Preds Rising at my local Tesco. Will have to see about getting to the local Extra sometime this week (probably Friday as I'm off)

News Credits: 6188 · Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:53 am

TRU Norwich has nothing much new, but all BH deluxes are now £9.74, Legion (including all the Terrorcons) £3.74 and Commanders £6.74.
Everything else is still on a £5 cut off price, too.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:45 am

Newtownabby TRU was putting out the 30th Generations deluxes. These have no comic book.
They had Gen Voyager Grimlock and Soundwave as well.

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:00 am

From another forum:

Generations soundwave, grimlock, bumblebee, orion, pax, megatron and trailcutter/breaker now all available to buy on toysrusuk website :-)

There's also a voucher: BIRTHDAY6 gets you £5 off!

News Credits: 15 · Fri Jul 26, 2013 3:22 am

Va'al wrote:From another forum:

Generations soundwave, grimlock, bumblebee, orion, pax, megatron and trailcutter/breaker now all available to buy on toysrusuk website

There's also a voucher: BIRTHDAY6 gets you £5 off!

I can confirm that the code does work. All the IDW guys are now on their way to me.

Edit: On top of the £5 discount you will also get a voucher for 10% off your next order, could be handy for MP Prime or Soundwave and Acid Storm should they show up.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:14 am

thanks for the heads up re:TRU. might wait and see if any show up in store.

Predacons Rising are in my local Tesco! popped in yesterday and they had all the first wave of them. Picked up Cindersaur and Smokescreen (£9), will definitely get Abominus (£22 here) and probably Dark Steel(£20) and Skylynx(£13) when I get paid. Think I can resist Prime and Predaking's Commander class 2 pack til it either vanishes or gets reduced.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:34 pm

Generations have hit TRU Norwich!

All four IDW style ones and Voyager Soundwave and Grimlock. Deluxes seemed to be £12.99, couldn't figure out the Voyagers.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:25 pm

I checked 6 Tesco's locally and found no Pred's rising at all. In the end I gave up and ordered Sky Lynx from Tesco direct. I collected him from my local store the next day.

News Credits: 6 · Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:32 pm

TRU Generations Voyagers are £24.99 each. Bit of a rip but picked myself up a FOC Soundwave anyway. I shall return for the Grimlock, Trailbreaker and the rest when my birthday cash arrives on August 6th!

News Credits: 7 · Sat Jul 27, 2013 3:36 pm

My local Tesco has only had Cyberverse up until this week. Regular line deluxes and the Preds Rising Abominus set just showed up this week. Grabbed Lazerback and a combiner.

News Credits: 7 · Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:59 am

I've got a few boxed/carded figures up on ebay to help fund the next Nistuff drop, free UK postage on all.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/?sass=gjab80&ht=-1

News Credits: 5 · Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:31 pm

Local Tescos have some Predacons Rising stuff. I picked up the Cindersaur and Smokescreen two-pack and the Abominus set, quite excited.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:37 am

Finally! My local Tesco has just got Predacon's Rising Darksteel in sock and needless to say he was bought on sight.

Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:37 am

Argos has close to the full range of contruct bots in their latest catalogue (one out sat 27th july) has elites, scouts, triple changers and the prime v megs set.
Elites are 15, scouts 20 triple changers are 25 and prime and megs 35

Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:37 am

Argos has close to the full range of contruct bots in their latest catalogue (one out sat 27th july) has elites, scouts, triple changers and the prime v megs set.
Elites are 15, scouts 20 triple changers are 25 and prime and megs 35