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An anonymous news submission has provided visual proof of the first US retail sighting of the Year Of The Horse exclusive Supreme Class Starscream. It was located in Burbank California, apparently and it's price is set at $109.99

It should be seeing nationwide distribution within a few weeks to a month, so keep an eye out and post your sightings for all to see!



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(whimpers like a puppy)

LOL $100 i dont frakin think so. Ive always wanted to get that mold but ill just go on ebay and try & find one for a hell of a lot cheaper than that. Not paying thst much for a repaint. Looks like TRU is getting more shelf warmers, i dont think my local tru has sold even one of the predaking sets or acid storm. they even have a good amount of MP soundwaves.

Megatron Wolf wrote:LOL $100 i dont frakin think so. Ive always wanted to get that mold but ill just go on ebay and try & find one for a hell of a lot cheaper than that. Not paying thst much for a repaint. Looks like TRU is getting more shelf warmers, i dont think my local tru has sold even one of the predaking sets or acid storm. they even have a good amount of MP soundwaves.

Probably because everyone who wanted one ordered them online.

Also good luck finding Supreme Starscream for under 100 bucks unless you want a loose one.

Good luck moving those at that price. I might have gone as high as $60, but I wouldn't even need the crown or missile. Maybe if he clearances heavily, maybe $40.

Supreme class toy prices have gone up over the years, thank you inflation.

i have the cybertron one but i want this one
because of the color scheme

so they had year of the dragon, year of the snake and now year of the horse whats next year of the goat?

Ultra Markus wrote:so they had year of the dragon, year of the snake and now year of the horse whats next year of the goat?

In theory, yes!



I wonder what figures they'll use then..

Ultra Markus wrote:so they had year of the dragon, year of the snake and now year of the horse whats next year of the goat?

Here's a chart showing the order and the figures released thus far:

2012 - Year of the Dragon - DOTM Ultimate Optimus Prime (redeco)
2013 - Year of the Snake - Platinum Edition Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme (Energon toy redecos)
2014 - Year of the Horse - Platinum Edition Optimus Prime (MP-10 Convoy redeco) and Supreme Starscream (Cybertron toy redeco)
2015 - Year of the Goat/Ram/Sheep
2016 - Year of the Monkey
2017 - Year of the Rooster
2018 - Year of the Dog
2019 - Year of the Pig/Boar
2020 - Year of the Rat
2021 - Year of the Ox
2022 - Year of the Tiger
2023 - Year of the Rabbit

Will TRU be carrying the YotH MP-10 repaint as well? Now THAT might be a shelfwarmer. Optimus Prime with wrong colors is a hard sell for collectors, who are really the only customer for goods at these prices. If I had to chose just ONE of this year's two (so far) Platinum Edition offerings, it would be Starscream by a mile, even if I didn't already have the domestic release of MP-10 arelady.

Megatron Wolf wrote:they even have a good amount of MP soundwaves.

Seriously? If you only knew how many emails we get at Seibertron.com with people complaining that they can't find one. I haven't seen one in stores since last September. Any chance you could help some fans out by listing letting people know in our Buy/Sell/Trade forum to help move the products that are "shelf warming" that are so highly desired? I bet you you'd make some fans really happy.

Sabrblade wrote:2016 - Year of the Monkey

2016 is also the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars. It would take a complete moron to miss that opportunity. If that monkey isn't Optimus Primal (or at least some variation), Takara will be rendered to near-Hasbro levels of incompetency.

So what are they gonna do for 2015, Year of the Sheep?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:2016 - Year of the Monkey

2016 is also the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars. It would take a complete moron to miss that opportunity. If that monkey isn't Optimus Primal (or at least some variation), Takara will be rendered to near-Hasbro levels of incompetency.

Why Takara? It's Hasbro Asia who does these toys.

As for who, Optimus Minor's a monkey so he'd work.


But in all seriousness, the best choice I could see working would be Optimal Optimus, perhaps colored more G1 Optimus-y than Primal Prime was.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:2016 - Year of the Monkey

2016 is also the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars. It would take a complete moron to miss that opportunity. If that monkey isn't Optimus Primal (or at least some variation), Takara will be rendered to near-Hasbro levels of incompetency.

Why Takara? It's Hasbro Asia who does these toys.

As for who, Optimus Minor's a monkey so he'd work.


But in all seriousness, the best choice I could see working would be Optimal Optimus, perhaps colored more G1 Optimus-y than Primal Prime was.

Seibertron wrote:

Megatron Wolf wrote:they even have a good amount of MP soundwaves.

Seriously? If you only knew how many emails we get at Seibertron.com with people complaining that they can't find one. I haven't seen one in stores since last September. Any chance you could help some fans out by listing letting people know in our Buy/Sell/Trade forum to help move the products that are "shelf warming" that are so highly desired? I bet you you'd make some fans really happy.

Really? People email you guys about not being able to find a toy? I don't get it. why for counseling?

No more Soundwaves in NYC TS but plenty of shelfwarming acidstorms still.