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News Credits: 19 · Sun Jun 28, 2015 3:45 am

Anyone else checking Smyths Toys today to see if Hot Spot & Cyclonus are in?(I know I'll be checking the one nearest to me). YES I know they'll probably work out cheaper at Argos! but at the moment...Argos is a bit of a hit & miss affair with those! seeing as only certain stores are carrying them at the moment(until the new catalogue comes out! then they'll be more widespread).

Ok....just checked Smyths Toys, Glasgow, absolutely sweet F A ! in terms of Hot Spot & Cyclonus!(although they did have RID Fracture in) Only tons of Wave 1, so god knows when they'll be in at Smyths here in Scotland? probably next week...knowing my luck! hope you guys are having better luck! I'm off to check a few other places out, to see if I have any better success there.

B&M Stores, Glasgow, Govan have Battle Ops Bumblebee in! for 25 quid.

Went to TRU, Glasgow, Govan! no sign of Hot Spot & Cyclonus...but did pick up TF Prime Bludgeon, Commander Class.

& on the upside...even though not a Transformer...I also picked up the Supersize elrctronic Thunderbird 2 from the recent Thunderbirds Are Go series, so that's sort of made my day, still a few places to check out....For that elusive Hot Spot & Cyclonus.

Hamleys, Glasgow have 1 Step Fracture & Thunderhoof, the Protectobot Deluxes, Warrior Class Jazz and Sideswipe & Legion Class RID Grimlock, Underbite ect.

Yes! finally....half success! I got Cyclonus!(for £22.99) at A1 Toys, Glasgow, unfortunately no Hot Spot, as some bugger had bought it...half an hour ago, they've still got 2 Cyclonus left, but they dunno when they'll get more Hot Spots in, they even checked the stores to see if they had any Hot Spots....but sadly no success. they even have Superion & Defensor on display in the window.

News Credits: 14 · Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:15 am

So hearing the news that Argos will be stocking some of the newer wave of Combiner Wars, I felt a visit to my local store in Bedford town centre was in need!

Pumped in the CW Voyager code into their stock-checker device to find '1 In Stock' which I asked to view, so imagine my surprise when this guy turned up...

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I didn't pick him up as I was hoping for Hotspot but the assistant checked stock deliveries and said more where due in today and later in the week, so I put in a reservation for todays delivery which I shall report on this evening!

It may have been mentioned already but their system says £29.99 but their catalogue says £24.99, so if they give anyone any jip just wave their own laminated book of dreams if their face and tell em to suck it! :lol:

Mon Jun 29, 2015 12:06 pm

robotmel wrote::D
So hearing the news that Argos will be stocking some of the newer wave of Combiner Wars, I felt a visit to my local store in Bedford town centre was in need!

Pumped in the CW Voyager code into their stock-checker device to find '1 In Stock' which I asked to view, so imagine my surprise when this guy turned up...

IMAG2574.jpg

I didn't pick him up as I was hoping for Hotspot but the assistant checked stock deliveries and said more where due in today and later in the week, so I put in a reservation for todays delivery which I shall report on this evening!

It may have been mentioned already but their system says £29.99 but their catalogue says £24.99, so if they give anyone any jip just wave their own laminated book of dreams if their face and tell em to suck it!

Laminated book of dreams. :lol:

Did it catch your tears of joy?

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:07 pm

I can read body-language and know a bit about psychology and I can tell you for sure - Argos are hustling. The manager at my local was all over the place when he realised that I knew, he even said - "We normally spot things like that!"
£22.99 yer voyager, get 'em before the new catalogue lands with it's made-up mark-ups! Three weeks.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:16 am

robotmel wrote::D
So hearing the news that Argos will be stocking some of the newer wave of Combiner Wars, I felt a visit to my local store in Bedford town centre was in need!

Pumped in the CW Voyager code into their stock-checker device to find '1 In Stock' which I asked to view, so imagine my surprise when this guy turned up...

IMAG2574.jpg

I didn't pick him up as I was hoping for Hotspot but the assistant checked stock deliveries and said more where due in today and later in the week, so I put in a reservation for todays delivery which I shall report on this evening!

It may have been mentioned already but their system says £29.99 but their catalogue says £24.99, so if they give anyone any jip just wave their own laminated book of dreams if their face and tell em to suck it!

You couldn't post the argos cw Voyager code could you, I can't find it online anymore.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:01 am

I feel like they're just bringing up the Cyclonus figures instead of hot spot on purpose because they know that they'll have trouble moving them otherwise.

News Credits: 1350 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:34 am

If I had the money I would gladly buy cyclonus (though I have preference for his universe mold)

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:34 am

Allenspurs wrote:
robotmel wrote::D
So hearing the news that Argos will be stocking some of the newer wave of Combiner Wars, I felt a visit to my local store in Bedford town centre was in need!

Pumped in the CW Voyager code into their stock-checker device to find '1 In Stock' which I asked to view, so imagine my surprise when this guy turned up...

IMAG2574.jpg

I didn't pick him up as I was hoping for Hotspot but the assistant checked stock deliveries and said more where due in today and later in the week, so I put in a reservation for todays delivery which I shall report on this evening!

It may have been mentioned already but their system says £29.99 but their catalogue says £24.99, so if they give anyone any jip just wave their own laminated book of dreams if their face and tell em to suck it!

You couldn't post the argos cw Voyager code could you, I can't find it online anymore.

323/1931

News Credits: 2 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:36 am

Thank you kindly

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:59 am

Most welcome, good hunting!

News Credits: 14 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:12 am

Allenspurs wrote:You couldn't post the argos cw Voyager code could you, I can't find it online anymore.

Sorry bud but I binned the slip of paper they gave me, but if its any help its the same one listed in their current/old catalogue.

Does anyone else find it slightly annoying the way they have different items listed under the same catalogue number?
I guess its because the figures come in a mixed case but it would be nice if they all got their own code!

It looks as though Argos have removed the original Voyager listing from their website, perhaps its due to the pricing lash up for folk trying to scalp the new wave online? I dunno. :???:

News Credits: 15 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:14 am

robotmel wrote:
Does anyone else find it slightly annoying the way they have different items listed under the same catalogue number?
I guess its because the figures come in a mixed case but it would be nice if they all got their own code!

Yes, to the point where I wont use Argos. Why wait around for them to get their arses in gear and bring stuff down only to find you dont want any of it so it has to go back up.....probably getting bashed up in the process.

News Credits: 14 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:15 am

ZeroWolf wrote:If I had the money I would gladly buy cyclonus (though I have preference for his universe mold)

Me too!

Mr O wrote:323/1931

Mr O - Super Ninja!

Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:41 am

Smyths finally have CW Wave 3 Deluxes in stock, though the branch in Rayleigh didn't have many out on the pegs: one of each of the Protectobot limbs except First Aid (he's listed as in stock on their website, so will check back another time).

Picked up Streetwise as I already have Rook on order.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:25 am

On a little day trip to London today, Orbital had the W2 deluxes and Cyclonus. With the mark up on the deluxes they actually cost about the same as amazon.com (where I've already put my order in).

Hot Spot is an elusive bugger!

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:44 am

Talk about a stroke of luck!!

After reading about Wave 3 voyagers coming into Argos, I decided to check both my local Argos'.

The first had but a single Silverbolt, so I went as I already have him, and I went to the second one and it said they had only one.

It was a Hotspot!

I made them look at the catalogue and managed to get it knocked down to £22.99!! Now I can finally complete my Defensor!

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:52 am

robotmel wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:If I had the money I would gladly buy cyclonus (though I have preference for his universe mold)

Me too!
Mr O wrote:323/1931

Mr O - Super Ninja!

Signapped if ever I saw it!

News Credits: 19 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:54 am

LeAwesome1 wrote:Talk about a stroke of luck!!

After reading about Wave 3 voyagers coming into Argos, I decided to check both my local Argos'.

The first had but a single Silverbolt, so I went as I already have him, and I went to the second one and it said they had only one.

It was a Hotspot!

I made them look at the catalogue and managed to get it knocked down to £22.99!! Now I can finally complete my Defensor!

Not quite! you've still to get Groove

News Credits: 14 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:58 am

Mr O wrote:Signapped if ever I saw it!

That's number two for me now. I popped my Signature cherry with a photo which Va'al used, now Im gaining another from Mr O. Im totally submissive!

I tried my local Argos again but it was only another Voyager Silverbolt. We have a large Argos out on a retail park near my workplace so I might check there for elusive Voyager Hotspot?

I had a look in B&M Home Store again too which had some of those Prime Titan figures, looked like they would make nice candle moulds, plus I saw some Hero Mashers Bumblebee/Strafe sets with Strafe (Swoop) in a G1 deco which Ive never seen before?

In other news, Ive placed a couple of orders which will help fill in another 8, count 'em, 8 bots n cons from my Neo-Classics wants list which I am really pleased about. :grin:

Big thanks going out to board member Super Megatron and Paul Grant/SirToys!

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:50 pm

Thanks to a little persistence and luck I am now the very happy owner of CW Hot Spot which I picked up tonight from Crown Point Argos in Leeds! He was the only CW Voyager they had and as mentioned in previous posts the swines tried to scam 29.99 from me but a quick point towards their own catalogue meant I got him for 22.99. Result!

Also I picked up Deluxe Blades from Smyths at the same place for 11.99. Passed on Rook, I'd rather use alpha bravo instead! All deluxes were 11.99 except First Aid weirdly who was 15.99?!? WTF?

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:52 pm

Crankcase79 wrote:Thanks to a little persistence and luck I am now the very happy owner of CW Hot Spot which I picked up tonight from Crown Point Argos in Leeds! He was the only CW Voyager they had and as mentioned in previous posts the swines tried to scam 29.99 from me but a quick point towards their own catalogue meant I got him for 22.99. Result!

Also I picked up Deluxe Blades from Smyths at the same place for 11.99. Passed on Rook, I'd rather use alpha bravo instead! All deluxes were 11.99 except First Aid weirdly who was 15.99?!? WTF?

You should get Rook he is an amazing Figure regardless if you combine him ore not

Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:02 pm

^This, Rook is an awesome figure without having him combined to anything

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:15 pm

To be honest I had to make a choice based on monetary funds after buying g1 Jetfire as well this month! I may well return for him once I have some more funds.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Jul 02, 2015 4:32 am

The Entertainer seriously rustled my jimmies yesterday.

I got a stock alert email from them saying that Double Dealer was back in stock!

And then I clicked through the link to find that his page's stock status *had* been updated, but it was changed to "Discontinued".

Way to kick me while I'm down! :lol: