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News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:33 pm

Till-all-R1 wrote:Honestly, as Cosmos was the only one I actually wanted and update to because the Legends figure was too spindly, it's going to seriously eff me off if I cannot get him..

And if that happens I may have to rethink even buying anything else, I'm tiring of the Hasbro shaft.

It’s still a bit annoying that Cosmos has been so difficult for people to get ahold of.
And I really understand the reasoning behind why he’s an exclusive.
I’ll even add in that he’s not one of the more popular Autobots; I believe that’s a legit factor.
Can you imagine if this release was a character who was as popular as Brawn?
But this is almost at the same level of NF Bee.
So sure, he’s been made, & better to get him as an exclusive than not at all.
Yet that isn’t going to lessen the frustration for those who really want him & can’t get him.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:51 pm

Got my Cosmos and he's a neat little guy. But it have one serious design flaw. WHY the hell where they thinking by giving him PIN joints at the shoulders? I have one arm that is barely acceptable and the other is floppy like a ragdoll.
It's infuriating. :-x

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:16 am

Twitter account Preternia has posted Wal-Mart links for the new Velocitron figures, though they won't be able to be ordered until the collector event on 10/6.

Hot Rod ($33.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/1672387646
Shadowstrip ($24.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/188537643
Crasher ($24.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/337067944

https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/sta ... xJd5g&s=19

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:06 am

AcademyofDrX wrote:Twitter account Preternia has posted Wal-Mart links for the new Velocitron figures, though they won't be able to be ordered until the collector event on 10/6.

Hot Rod ($33.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/1672387646
Shadowstrip ($24.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/188537643
Crasher ($24.97) - https://www.walmart.com/ip/seot/337067944

https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/sta ... xJd5g&s=19

Nice! Thanks for this.

by **Till-all-R1** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:50 am

Far as I'm concerned after the Cosmos debacle they can choke on these along with the rest of this Sub line!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:27 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:The yellow hinge on the roof means I can easily skip Hot Rod.
Then you're gonna be skipping every use of the mold, bucko, because it's in unpaintable plastic for durability and on the same sprue as the spoiler (which is likewise). They weren't going to do a separate sprue for one hinge, it's super-uneconomical.

Well, I already have the first release, my point is it's not worth getting this version if it doesn't fix my main issue with that version. I'm aware of why they couldn't paint it, but if they want me to purchase this mold again they're gonna have to find a solution. Long story short, the SS86 version is good enough for me.

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:15 am

Any YouTuber that's chuffed at beating CvC to review legally-procured TFs first in their video gets my seal of approval.

https://youtu.be/T0G1O2ubPLE

by **Till-all-R1** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:38 pm

I might actually wind up getting Shadwowstrip in place of Dragstrip for Menasor, I just don't care for the color scheme on Dragstrip accurate as it may be.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:02 pm

Tets has completed translating both parts of the Velocitron manga. Like his other work, it's a... "so-so" translation, but it's adequate enough in this case.

https://twitter.com/TetsToys/status/1563387007824384001
https://twitter.com/TetsToys/status/1572952753906757632

Part 1:

Part 2:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:58 pm

"Ninja skills" #-o

Some translations are a little too literal and I could do without the terrible font, but overall not bad.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:09 pm

Messing around with Clampdown some, I like the color scheme on this guy.

And, here are Burnout and Clampdown with the other Diaclone figures I have gotten lately that are not in moving totes.

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:29 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Messing around with Clampdown some, I like the color scheme on this guy.

And, here are Burnout and Clampdown with the other Diaclone figures I have gotten lately that are not in moving totes.

Thanks! Nice pics!

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:23 pm

Looks like Walmart's doing another one of their Collector Con things on Thursday, which I reckon means we're gonna see official reveals and preorders for Crasher, Shadowstrip, Hot Rod, and the ever-mysterious "LDR 2" around then.

by **M. Spector** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:21 pm

Has anyone else found it tough to find Scourge at retail? Most of the walvarts in my local area and a lil beyond have been well stocked with the whole wave except him. I figured maybe it was just hard for them to find a spot for the box given the glut of other stuff in the aisles?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:58 pm

M. Spector wrote:Has anyone else found it tough to find Scourge at retail? Most of the walvarts in my local area and a lil beyond have been well stocked with the whole wave except him. I figured maybe it was just hard for them to find a spot for the box given the glut of other stuff in the aisles?

He's pretty easy to find in my area north of the border

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:59 pm

william-james88 wrote:
M. Spector wrote:Has anyone else found it tough to find Scourge at retail? Most of the walvarts in my local area and a lil beyond have been well stocked with the whole wave except him. I figured maybe it was just hard for them to find a spot for the box given the glut of other stuff in the aisles?

He's pretty easy to find in my area north of the border

I barely saw a few Velocitron deluxes at my local Walmart and that's it.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:16 pm

Scourge has been almost a complete no-show here in the KC area.
Haven’t seen Cosmos, Clampdown, or Override either.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:25 pm

I've seen Scourge a few times.

I've seen all of the Wave 1 Velocitron figures in stores, except for Cosmos.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:35 pm

Sabrblade wrote:I've seen Scourge a few times.

I've seen all of the Wave 1 Velocitron figures in stores, except for Cosmos.

About the same but I have seen not seen Clamp Down other than the one I was lucky to find! :VEHI:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:41 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I've seen Scourge a few times.

I've seen all of the Wave 1 Velocitron figures in stores, except for Cosmos.

About the same but I have seen not seen Clamp Down other than the one I was lucky to find!

I've seen a good few amount of Clampdowns. Apparently, he's not that popular around here. Though, there were none at the Walmart I checked last night, but that was just one Walmart.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:46 pm

My Walmart appears to be ordering solid cases of Hauler, so I had to get Override off Pulse, but other than that I've seen Clampdown and Cosmos both once (at the same time no less) and every other figure multiple times, Override is the only one my store's missed.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:25 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:My Walmart appears to be ordering solid cases of Hauler

This is the same for all US Walmarts. US Walmarts did not recieve the case assortment for voyagers, just solid cases of each, like we see in the UK. So that's why some stores only have one or the other.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:39 pm

I've seen a lot of black convoy, Road rocket and burnout. Haven't seen hauler, override, clampdown, blurr, or cosmos

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:44 pm

Aside from Cosmos who I've only seen ones (when I bought him) I've seen the rest multiple times. Right now the pegs are clogged with Blurr and a few less Road Rockets, the overflow top shelf had a few more Blurrs and Road Rockets, two Burn Outs and a single Clampdown. There's been a bunch of Scourges since the start, Road Hauler comes and goes and they just put out a fresh case of Overrides this past weekend. Now just waiting for Shadowstrip and Crasher.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 6:38 am

I have seen everyone in wave 1 numerous times since August, with 2 exceptions: I have not seen Cosmos and the only Scourge I saw was the one I bought.