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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:01 am

The highly anticipated, but delayed Reveal the Shield Voyagers have finally been spotted at retail. TFW2005 member xterry has reported finding Lugnut at a Bay Area Target in north California. No word on his case mates Solar Storm Grappel and Strafe, but one would assume they were present or already sold. Hopefully they will start appearing at other retail locations around the country soon. You might want to keep an eye on your local toy aisle!

In the meantime why not brush up on Lugnut and Solar Storm Grappel in our own galleries!

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:25 am

With the way the distribution has been this past year or so I take these findings with a grain of salt. Hell 5 out of 8 big chain retailers in my area still have ROTF stuff out and are sitting on wave 1 new stuff. I saw highbrow once at a grocery chain here but he looked horrible. I pass on all of this stuff...

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:16 am

This means if I'm lucky I'll find them in 3 months.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:10 am

Targets around here have been pretty good with getting things in.. I will have to pop in daily while I am driving around between jobs.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:11 am

These bad boys have been out here in Ontario for over a month know, howevere they are pretty hard to find

by **Godzillabot Primal** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:31 am

Great that means it will take approximately 6 months to get out here. :evil:

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:44 am

godzillabot wrote:Great that means it will take approximately 6 months to get out here.

What do you expect? Who would want to deliver anything to Monster Island?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:43 pm

All I ever saw was Voyager Prime and Banzai Tron at a Target. Have yet to see The Fallen or Highbrow.

by **WeatherManNX01** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:55 pm

Hu. Zzah.

My local Target usually gets new figures in four to six weeks after first sighting posts on Seibertron. Given the rate they seem to go through their stock of Voyagers, I'm hoping this will be on the short end.

News Credits: 1 · by **Optimus1138** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:39 pm

Great! Maybe I'll find them in my stores by July.

by **OptiMagnus** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:57 pm

Well, maybe everyone can stop fretting and calm down. I will probably never see these guys at retail though.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 4:31 pm

WeatherManNX01 wrote:Hu. Zzah.

My local Target usually gets new figures in four to six weeks after first sighting posts on Seibertron. Given the rate they seem to go through their stock of Voyagers, I'm hoping this will be on the short end.

QFT, I just found a Highbrow in Lionville yesterday.

by **Rated X** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:37 am

It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

by **HoosierDaddy** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:52 am

Rated X wrote:It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

What is that green seeker in your sig? That is my favorite color (I'm a die hard Kawasaki fan) and that looks totally awesome. Is it a release or custom?

by **Godzillabot Primal** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:57 am

HoosierDaddy wrote:
Rated X wrote:It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

What is that green seeker in your sig? That is my favorite color (I'm a die hard Kawasaki fan) and that looks totally awesome. Is it a release or custom?

I'm pretty sure that color can't be found in retail :shock:

by **HoosierDaddy** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:11 am

godzillabot wrote:
HoosierDaddy wrote:
Rated X wrote:It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

What is that green seeker in your sig? That is my favorite color (I'm a die hard Kawasaki fan) and that looks totally awesome. Is it a release or custom?

I'm pretty sure that color can't be found in retail

I guess I'll have to customize my own then. I love that color!

by **Pr1meSuspect** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:33 am

Got my Lugnut today! BBTS CSM through and sent it in the mail.

He's awesome! I love his vehicle mode, a nice looking (semi) WW|| bomber. I wish he had a bit more articulation though. For as articulated his wing arms are they can't move backwards behind his shoulder line can. The spring gimmick is a bit lose, but I havnt decided if I like his arms fully extended or not. I love the fists, that might be my favorite part of the figure.

He's one of this characters you can't put down. Everywhere I go in my house, he follows. You guys gotta get him, whether you are an Animated Lugnut fan, or just want a bulky robot in your Decepticon armada loyal to Megatron.

by **STINGRAY749** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:18 pm

I just bought lugnut on ebay :grin:

Should be here by next friday :grin:

by **NTESHFT** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:19 pm

I got the Takara Grapple in from BBTS yesterday. I will be pissed at myself if I go to Target today and find him. Well, if that happens, I should find Lugnut. YEA! Oh, and I went to my local Walmart and only found what else but a butt load of Hailstorm, Jolt and Jetblade. I guess my buddy was seeing things. But I did see one of those piece of papers they put up with a list of Transformers. Didn't say who, but listed the class assortment.

by **NTESHFT** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:22 pm

Sue me for double-posting, but i just got back from my local Target and they have RTS instock (no Jazz, though). There were no new Voyager, either. There is a comic store right down the road from it and they are notorious for buying items from any retail (especially things that they believe are hard to find items) then taking them back to the store and selling for up to five times the retail. But I suppose I should not be irritated over that too...... :roll:

After all "supply and demand", right?

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:04 pm

HoosierDaddy wrote:
Rated X wrote:It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

What is that green seeker in your sig? That is my favorite color (I'm a die hard Kawasaki fan) and that looks totally awesome. Is it a release or custom?

Those would be the CHMS Ko rainmakers madeby Kotoys. You can get them from the KOtoys website or http://www.acestoystore.com There awesome!

by **HoosierDaddy** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:28 pm

LiKwid wrote:
HoosierDaddy wrote:
Rated X wrote:It would be cool if they would ship them to the east coast first for a change. Let those people in Cali wait 2 months like we always do for once. Im still going crazy trying to find perceptor and wreck gar.

What is that green seeker in your sig? That is my favorite color (I'm a die hard Kawasaki fan) and that looks totally awesome. Is it a release or custom?

Those would be the CHMS Ko rainmakers madeby Kotoys. You can get them from the KOtoys website or http://www.acestoystore.com There awesome!

YES!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grin: