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TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:In other news, we're now only missing anywhere from 2 to 5 Siege figures/sets and at least 1 Selects release, and we have leaks pointing to 4 of those figures, so that's awesome.

Turns out the micromaster 10 pack contains S58-S62, so I think we have Siege in its entirety revealed unless they are going higher than the 35th anniversary guys at S63-S66. This assumes Rung, the other battlemaster and the 2 micromaster packs on display are S44-S47. What is weird is that the G1 Reflector 3-pack doesn't appear to have a number. Unless they aren't siege, but GS-04 in the selects line.

Yeah, I saw those numbers on the SDCC thread. And Rung and crew don't have to be assumptions anymore, the Walmart page for Soundblaster calls out Ratbat and Rumble as WFC-S46 in the item descriptions. Now granted, said page also incorrectly numbers Soundblaster himself, but it makes sense and it's enough confirmation for me.

At this point my three biggest questions are:
~Who/what the heck is that mystery silver Battlemaster?
~Are Nightbird, Hot Shot, and the other Powerdashers Selects figures then, or is there more past S66?
~Is it worth it to buy that Fan Vote 3 pack for Impactor and Aragon when I hate that Mirage figure? I don't know that I want to spend 70 bucks for an exclusive when I only want 2/3's of it's contents, but Impactor looks so perfect....

Nemesis Primal wrote:~Is it worth it to buy that Fan Vote 3 pack for Impactor and Aragon when I hate that Mirage figure? I don't know that I want to spend 70 bucks for an exclusive when I only want 2/3's of it's contents, but Impactor looks so perfect....

Probably depends on how many other people do the same thing. If you're willing to go through the effort, selling Mirage could help offset the hefty price of the set. A little bit.

After reading through the last 5 pages of this thread, I gotta say I'm happy for you guys, being able to gobble up all this stuff to your hearts' content. For some reason it's not the case most of the time, so I guess Hasbro did it right this time, for the most part.

Having said that, I'm also glad that most of these reveals and new figures don't interest me, I'm saving a lot of money. The only ones I'm interested in basically are Spinister, Apeface, Crosshairs and Ratchet right now, and I can wait until they're actually available to buy instead of pre-ordering.

My only thought, is there a possibility that Ratchet with a comic-accurate head (red helmet, white visor) might show up later somehow, somewhere as an exclusive, or is this the only version of the figure we'll ever get, since it's a Walgreens exclusive and not directly from Hasbro?

Nemesis Primal wrote:"Firestormers": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P2JB241/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Skywarp: https://www.amazon.com/Tra-Voyager-Skywarp-Battle-Pack/dp/B07NZ86GJP/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

Fan-Vote Pack: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PZY481L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&tag=transformers-20

The price for the newly announced set seems a bit high to me, I'm undecided about it, but I got a preorder on the Firestormers.

Ordered Skywarp as he's priority. May pre-order Firestormers later, but Fan pack is gonna have to be a pass.

There's no link for Ratchet and he is NOT on Walgreens.com.

One thing I have to say with all this repro goodness happening is, I definitely would purchase a Delta Magnus Siege figure should they give that the go ahead.

Nemesis Primal wrote:~Is it worth it to buy that Fan Vote 3 pack for Impactor and Aragon when I hate that Mirage figure? I don't know that I want to spend 70 bucks for an exclusive when I only want 2/3's of it's contents, but Impactor looks so perfect....

Sadly, we are not all as unique as we think, meaning that if you share these feelings so do many others. And we all have finite disposable income. All to say that this pack is not likely to sell out so quick. As with most other exclusives on amazon (especially those that garner less excitement), I have found it pays off to just wait and get it for cheaper. Wait for it to be 20$ off, buy it then and consider Mirage a freebie.

Latebrus-K wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:~Is it worth it to buy that Fan Vote 3 pack for Impactor and Aragon when I hate that Mirage figure? I don't know that I want to spend 70 bucks for an exclusive when I only want 2/3's of it's contents, but Impactor looks so perfect....

Probably depends on how many other people do the same thing. If you're willing to go through the effort, selling Mirage could help offset the hefty price of the set. A little bit.

I'm in the same boat as Nemesis Primal and that is probably what I'll end up doing.

I'd only want the power dasher from it so I'm likely to just buy one separately like I did with orion pax from the tribute pack so I didn't end up with a wfc video game optimus. I'll pick up the regular impactor and leave mirage be. Not the best way of going about it but at least it cuts down on clutter.
Delta magnus would be an easy pass too, unless the trailer gets redesigned to hold cars which isn't happening any time soon. Tho never say never on it holding micromasters now that ratchet has a cross play function.

So are the Rainmakers generally available yet, or is it just a few instances here and there?

Looking at some of these, I ordered from TF source to get the free shipping in my stack for a couple, but like the Galactic Man shockwave is a pretty easy pass for me at that price. I don't thing I'll be bothering with pregnant Soundwave, I mean Soundblaster either.

I think the fan vote three pack, I like Impactor, but I'm not too concerned about the the other two in it. I'll wait for a sale maybe.

Rodimus Knight, there IS supposed to be a general release Impactor, too. Depending on if you're okay with the head sculpt, you can probably just get that one on the cheap.

Vic Zanzibar wrote:So are the Rainmakers generally available yet, or is it just a few instances here and there?

They are just starting to show up. The east and west coasts have had some sightings already, and in my area they appear to be in transit and should be showing up within the next week or so. I used the DCPI code 087-16-9185, and had an employee look them up.

Not that I was intending on getting them anyway, but the prices on those Amazon exclusives do seem a bit high. Phantomstrike and Alphastrike are only marked up 2 and 3 dollars respectively. But the *Fan Vote* one marked up by $10 seems a bit much. Hopefully since I only want Aragon to be my Grand Max Cog, I can sell the other two and recoup some of the cost.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Vic Zanzibar wrote:So are the Rainmakers generally available yet, or is it just a few instances here and there?

They are just starting to show up. The east and west coasts have had some sightings already, and in my area they appear to be in transit and should be showing up within the next week or so. I used the DCPI code 087-16-9185, and had an employee look them up.

I'm still waiting for Refractor to show up in my area.

I didn't have any interest in holo Mirage, but now it's almost tempting to get the Fan-vote pack knowing other people will be selling their Mirages - displaying a general release Mirage with a whole passel of holographic decoys around him could be really cool.

ZarenPRIME wrote:I wish we had actual product shots of these two animated versions. Other than brightening up the colors I can't see there will be much difference? ANyone?

There is all that cell shaded like detailing. Looks really neat, but not to my taste. I'd also like to see some actual product shots. Hopefully they'll look as good as the 3P cell shaded offerings.

I can't help but feel that these figures will only look their best from certain angles.

Rainmakers hasn't made it to Washington State yet. GRRR

Lancer: Sold out...

Bluestreak: Sold out...

procyon wrote:Lancer: Sold out...

Bluestreak: Sold out...

OF COURSE!
Just when I was finally ready to pull the trigger.
But logically, they will have a restock of them in the coming weeks or months, right?

blackeyedprime wrote:Delta magnus would be an easy pass too, unless the trailer gets redesigned to hold cars which isn't happening any time soon. Tho never say never on it holding micromasters now that ratchet has a cross play function.

I don't care about that. I want a blue deco Optimus.

procyon wrote:Lancer: Sold out...

Only on Pulse, up for pre-order on BBTS and TF Source.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

procyon wrote:Lancer: Sold out...

Only on Pulse, up for pre-order on BBTS and TF Source.

and even cheaper on entertainment earth
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ve/hse8290

-Kanrabat- wrote:

procyon wrote:Lancer: Sold out...

Bluestreak: Sold out...

OF COURSE!
Just when I was finally ready to pull the trigger.
But logically, they will have a restock of them in the coming weeks or months, right?

you can get lancer (and many others) right here
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ve/hse8290

After the whirlwind that was SDCC, this will be classified in the old outdated, boring **** category. I just got around to opening Red Alert and was reminded of how nice that Swipe mold is. Stunningly sharp deco and ultimately I think Red may wear the mold better


can't help but feel I channeled my inner Cobo with this pose

For a few more pics of an "old" figure, click here.

william-james88 wrote:and even cheaper on entertainment earth
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ve/hse8290

Unfortunately EE shipping charges are higher, so when you factor in shipping & taxes (who charges them, who dosen't, what the item price is...) It's pretty much the same across the board. I guess the best would be to calculate when different site's free shipping kicks in, and if it's worth it.