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[-Kanrabat-]

Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue

Banned in Canada since over a year....

[megatran]

Thanks! It’s Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue, I have a full list of the other paints I used as well on my customs page!

Is Tamiya spray paint banned in Canada or somewhere? Remember reading it.

[-Kanrabat-]

Thanks! It’s Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue, I have a full list of the other paints I used as well on my customs page!

Is Tamiya spray paint banned in Canada or somewhere? Remember reading it.

Banned in Canada since September 2024.
The only spray cans that remains are the inventories store owners keep selling. If you're lucky, you may still find some, but the available colors are at the mercy of a dice throw.

[megatran]

Thanks! It’s Tamiya TS-19 Metallic blue, I have a full list of the other paints I used as well on my customs page!

Is Tamiya spray paint banned in Canada or somewhere? Remember reading it.

Banned in Canada since September 2024.
The only spray cans that remains are the inventories store owners keep selling. If you're lucky, you may still find some, but the available colors are at the mercy of a dice throw.

I missed your previous post mentioning it was banned in Canada. In my defence I'm an idiot. Haha.

[-Kanrabat-]

To be fair, it was on a previous page. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[chuckdawg1999]

[william-james88]

While the news dates from a couple days ago, we wanted to cover the preorder for Skybound Optimus Prime. This is a figure released as a leader class toy in the Studio Series line but it is exclusive to Pulse and won’t be available elsewhere, at least in the US. While it’s a leader figure, the price is $80 and it will come out in October … 2026.

We also have a confirmed list of accessories and if you thought that’s where the extra money is going, it isnt. There is no trailer either.

Below is the description of the toy, with the 3 accessories listed as well as a link to preorder and stock images.

Long requested by fans, Energon Universe Optimus Prime is here, complete with Megatron's arm and fusion cannon.
Step into the Energon Universe with this comic-inspired Optimus Prime action figure.
7.25-inch (18 cm) Leader Class Optimus Prime figure with Megatron arm
Converts to iconic semi-truck mode
Includes removable fusion cannon, blaster, and Matrix of Leadership accessories

https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/tra ... /G22705L00

[-Kanrabat-]

Commander price for a leader...
Might as well just get the SS86 optimus and some upgrade kit.

[megatran]

Commander price for a leader...
Might as well just get the SS86 optimus and some upgrade kit.

Megatron's arm and fusion cannon costs well... an arm (& a leg).

[Big Grim]

They get Megatron's Fusion Cannon looking right on Prime but not Megatron? Spectacular!

~ Grim

[Tekyuinajar]

This whole thing feels kind of embarrassing. Like I love this figure, but the high price and huge delay when there's literally 3P/4P Skybound Primes of numerous flavors and sizes already available right now. Curious to note: most are swamped with accessories by comparison to the Hasbro $80 bare bones figure.

Forget that HasTak shows up late to a party after the fever for Skybound Prime made a pocket industry for cheap and easy upgrades so you can obtain this within DAYS and not wait, but there's that pesky KO that has everything and more that the SS89 Prime missed including the megatron arm. The only thing it has to set it apart are the official channels of the people that should have been the first to put this on the shelf and less everything.

Bad enough they're greedily price gouging out the gate with a Trailer-less release that chucks the defining accessories for a toy LITERALLY DESIGNED TO COMPLETE WITH MASTERPIECE RELEASES, then gut all save 2 the original accessories and apply barking mad pricing to a "limited release" figure that'll probably see 10 repaints to justify costs to any changes in molding.

[Burn]

Australian pre-order for Energon Universe Optimus Prime - $99.95AUD
If Gamesmen have him, chances are JB Hi-Fi and/or Zing/EB Games will have him as well.

[megatran]

Australian pre-order for Energon Universe Optimus Prime - $99.95AUD
If Gamesmen have him, chances are JB Hi-Fi and/or Zing/EB Games will have him as well.

... And it's a Hasbro Pulse exclusive in the US for $80 USD + taxes.

[Emerje]

People were pretty upset when the pre-orders opened because during Rob Kirkman's panel he read off a sheet of bullet point info he was given and it said the price was $59.99. People insisted that Kirkman said the price was wrong on Pulse, he didn't, he just read a statement from Hasbro, Hasbro changed the price just like how Nemesis Prime went from $75 to $90. This is the world we live in now.

It's still stupid that they're charging $80 for what's effectively a Leader now. With Commanders now $100 does that mean the trailer and accessories are worth $20? I guess Hasbro is back to charging us an "exclusives tax" like they always used to until around 10 years ago, on top of the tariffs upcharge.

Emerje

[Nemesis Primal]

See, I do think that Optimus looks good (I actually like that head sculpt better than the one on the first release), it's just definitely not worth that price, and I have no real need or want for it in my collection anyway. This whole 3-waves-a-year thing certainly feels like it's doing some funky stuff to the reveal schedule (or lack thereof) though, it feels weird to see entire panels to reveal only 1-2 preorders, or reveal a whole wave but have it not go up for preorder for months.

It's still stupid that they're charging $80 for what's effectively a Leader now. With Commanders now $100 does that mean the trailer and accessories are worth $20? I guess Hasbro is back to charging us an "exclusives tax" like they always used to until around 10 years ago, on top of the tariffs upcharge.

...okay see this sentiment was stated about Nemesis as well, and I gotta admit I'm kinda confused why people are talking about this like it's a new phenomenon? Optimus and Nemesis both are the fall/Pulsecon exclusive for their respective years, like Powerlinx Hot Shot and Dinoking the past two years, and that exclusive has consistently had a $20 markup I wanna say since it's inception. Are people just forgetting this and think this entire price is a tariff thing, did people not notice this before? Or is this literally just because the old price was said at the panel?

[TF-fan kev777]

See, I do think that Optimus looks good (I actually like that head sculpt better than the one on the first release), it's just definitely not worth that price, and I have no real need or want for it in my collection anyway. This whole 3-waves-a-year thing certainly feels like it's doing some funky stuff to the reveal schedule (or lack thereof) though, it feels weird to see entire panels to reveal only 1-2 preorders, or reveal a whole wave but have it not go up for preorder for months.

It's still stupid that they're charging $80 for what's effectively a Leader now. With Commanders now $100 does that mean the trailer and accessories are worth $20? I guess Hasbro is back to charging us an "exclusives tax" like they always used to until around 10 years ago, on top of the tariffs upcharge.

...okay see this sentiment was stated about Nemesis as well, and I gotta admit I'm kinda confused why people are talking about this like it's a new phenomenon? Optimus and Nemesis both are the fall/Pulsecon exclusive for their respective years, like Powerlinx Hot Shot and Dinoking the past two years, and that exclusive has consistently had a $20 markup I wanna say since it's inception. Are people just forgetting this and think this entire price is a tariff thing, did people not notice this before? Or is this literally just because the old price was said at the panel?

I was going to say something similar. My wallet certainly remembers that the Pulse exclusives always seemed to have a markup. The Ravage set was $50 for a deluxe retool and a G1 cassette at a time when deluxes were $20-$22.

[Emerje]

It's still stupid that they're charging $80 for what's effectively a Leader now. With Commanders now $100 does that mean the trailer and accessories are worth $20? I guess Hasbro is back to charging us an "exclusives tax" like they always used to until around 10 years ago, on top of the tariffs upcharge.

...okay see this sentiment was stated about Nemesis as well, and I gotta admit I'm kinda confused why people are talking about this like it's a new phenomenon? Optimus and Nemesis both are the fall/Pulsecon exclusive for their respective years, like Powerlinx Hot Shot and Dinoking the past two years, and that exclusive has consistently had a $20 markup I wanna say since it's inception. Are people just forgetting this and think this entire price is a tariff thing, did people not notice this before? Or is this literally just because the old price was said at the panel?

The difference is in both the case of Optimus and Nemesis they gave us earlier prices that were in line with retail estimates, only to raise them later. They announced Nemesis as $75 back at SDCC which would mean $55 + $20 I guess (though they should have known tariffs by then), only to put him up for sale for $90. At NYCC Rob Kirkman let it slip that Optimus was supposed to be Leader priced at $60, but now he's $80. They were not planning a markup originally into the price, that came later. If it was just one time with Nemesis then fine, mistakes happen, but twice? Plus I'm hearing that in some countries the prices are in line with regular retail on both. It's also weird that Walmart has upped the price of the Retro line to $30 even though Pulse still has them at $28. There's strange stuff going on right now with exclusives.

Emerje

[Overcracker]

Evan revealed at the Lucca Comics and Games 2025 event in Italy, a new Optimus Prime 3-Pack..

Spotlight: Optimus Prime
Using the Devastation Optimus Prime mold, it offers 3 versions of the mold in different stages of production to offer a glimpse into the design and production process of a Transformer. A Grey Prototype, a paintless colored plastic version, and a fully painted version. The set also includes a new Ion Blaster (one for each Prime) which was not included with the retail Devastation Prime, the Devastation Axe (again, one for each prime) and what feels like a Premium paint job on the 3rd Prime.

Available for Pre-Order on Habsro Pulse now for $84.99
https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/tra ... /G32671L02

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[-Kanrabat-]

I love that concept, but I won't import it.

[chuckdawg1999]

I ordered it, but I don't think it'll have the results Hasbro thinks it will.

[megatran]

It'll be funny if there were to be a QC defect across all three figures for this set.

[Quantum Surge]

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Anyone got some recommendations on which shade of red to use to fix the paint chipping in my AOE Optimus Prime's alt mode mirrors? And what kind of non-Sharpie & non-Gundam markers to use?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Super liking how the next wave of SS is looking, but the prices definitely have put me off, and I am not preordering. Gonna wait to see what I can do in stores.

Also, for those keeping track, Amazon has now raised deluxes to $29.99, voyagers to $44.99, and leaders to $62.99.

And I am drawing a hard line for voyagers, $45 was leader 15 years ago, and that was much bigger and better leader. That one is my hard no.

[Till-all-R1]

Luckily I only have maybe five more to buy then I can hang it up. I've already passed on a few that I was going to get due to the price increase so another increase so soon after is just one final nail.

[william-james88]