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News Credits: 23 · Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:59 pm

I didn't see any Studio Series, not even SS86 that I was looking for, but two Target stores I hit today have Kingdom Core-class figures. One had a couple of each, Optimus, Rattrap, and Vertebreak. On top of that, there appears to be a Cyberverse sale on the action Deluxes, not the ones with BaF pieces, and the action Ultras. I almost walked out with a Rack 'n Ruin but I'm saving in case I see SS86 Hot Rod or Kingdom Primal.

I tried to use the sightings page yesterday but I don't know if it worked, the drop-down for how many left was blank for the SS86 and Kingdom figures.

Anyways, for those who can, good luck hunting. I had a few different people tell me that this coming Friday is restocking day At Target so I'll be out again the day after, one dude even confirmed they have new figures in the back waiting to be put on shelves but they gotta wait. Seriously, today was the nicest day I've had. At one store I had three people ask if I found what I wanted, that's how I found out about this coming Friday.

Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:12 pm

You know, part of me feels this line's distribution should be frozen and delayed before it really gets going, to make room for a rerun of Earthrise (except for Optimus Prime and Megatron). Between covid chaos and scalpers, Earthrise's distribution was so frakked up it almost doesn't count as having been completely released.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:39 pm

Good Day My Fellow

Transformers WFC Kingdom Variant Packaging has been sited. I picked up the first wave of the deluxe yesterday and didn't think any thing of it until I started seeing the deluxe figures show up at Targets today. And the first wave of the deluxe have different hangers. The set I grabbed has Cardboard on Plastic Hanger with Faction Symbol's. The set I've saw at multiple Targets today have just the clear plastic hanger. I have attached images of this variant boxes.
Interesting Discovery!!!

KRAPICON :KREMZEEK:

First Image set is the Cardboard Faction Symbol Hanger
Second Image set is the Clear Plastic Hanger

News Credits: 31 · Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:12 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:You know, part of me feels this line's distribution should be frozen and delayed before it really gets going, to make room for a rerun of Earthrise (except for Optimus Prime and Megatron). Between covid chaos and scalpers, Earthrise's distribution was so frakked up it almost doesn't count as having been completely released.

Tell me about it. I still cannot find a friggin' doubledealer that has decent price.

News Credits: 6 · Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:59 am

Managed to get most of the first wave at Target. These figures are amazing.
- Rattrap may have the most awesomeness/mass of any Transformer so far. Lots of fun to pose. Really like how they did his shoulders.
- Paleotrex is great, though his beast neck isn't quite as articulated as I'd like.
- Blackarachnia is insanely impressive. Conflicted on the spider legs being black, though. Her transformation does have a bit of, "Grr, why isn't this working?! Oh, because I'm an idiot."
- Cyclonus is SOLID, almost to the point that he doesn't actually feel like a transformer. The way his fuselage folds neatly into his chest is completely intuitive but still really impressive.
- Haven't opened Cheetor yet.
- Vertebreak is neat, but I think her coolness will depend more on storytelling than the toy, though I was surprised how 'tidy' her beast(?) mode is.

Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:37 pm

I too have a successful hunt at target here in the North! They had 2/3 Core class figures, 1 repacked OP and then both Voyagers. I only picked up Cyclonus and Vertabreak but both are absolute bangers. Cyc is as close to a Masterpiece version of the character I think we'll ever get, all the joints are tight, the plastic quality is solid AF, the transformation is not scary hard it's just so considered and intuitive. Watching the robot utterly disappear into a vic viper space jet is :BOWDOWN:

There are some panels around the cockpit that don't flush out quite tight but that's the only complaint I can find.

Vertabreak is also such a welcome return to a neo-Legends class scale thing. Just like Cyc, all the tolerances are nice and she's a blast to to pose, didn't expected to enjoy an emaciated skela dino revenant so much but I did :lol:

News Credits: 23 · Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:41 pm

Target now has all of wave one on the racks and I almost had to fight an 8 year old girl cause it looked like she was taking the last Warpath. I'd a dropped her in a heartbeat, round two would have been her mom though and she looked mean.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:24 pm

bacem wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:You know, part of me feels this line's distribution should be frozen and delayed before it really gets going, to make room for a rerun of Earthrise (except for Optimus Prime and Megatron). Between covid chaos and scalpers, Earthrise's distribution was so frakked up it almost doesn't count as having been completely released.

Tell me about it. I still cannot find a friggin' doubledealer that has decent price.

Right now, if you’re in the US, best bet is Best Buy’s leader class clearance. Seems the bots on inventory are Doubledealer and OP. Astrotrain was common in the past but doesn’t seem to be in the mix as much now. If you don’t get the one you want, you can always return to the store.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:47 am

Y'all I just watched Earthrise last night and...well I don't want to give any spoilers but I'll just say I am quite excited for part 3!

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:32 am

Vertebreak was the last figure that arrived in 2020 for me, and she is a pretty nifty little bot. I like her

News Credits: 10 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:01 pm

Saw all the Leaders and Deluxes at Target in Baltimore, MD. Bought Warpath because there were no Voyagers (aka Cyclonus).

Need to start re-evaluating my pre-orders. Looks like I'm going to be skipping the Beast Wars characters - not that I don't like them - but there's enough G1 between this and Studio Series that I'd be spending the same with just those.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:32 pm

According to Appolux on TFW, the Ark will be coming with both the Voyager Golden Disk and the Sky Spy drone, both of which will plug into Mainframe/Teletraan 1 for storage.

And he's not certain, but it may also come with the second Vok Golden Disk because Mainframe has a second slot that was used to store the Voyager one, but he hasn't seen any pictures with the second disk. He also suggested that that might be a good candidate for another accessory pack, but he was clear that that was just speculation on his part, not him saying another accessory pack is happening

News Credits: 1350 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:10 pm

Wait...is the golden disc an accessory or an actual Transformer? You keep saying voyager and I'm just a little confused if you mean the size class or the satellite that accessory years back passed beyond the realm of the solar system (with an actual golden record attached)

News Credits: 42 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:15 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Wait...is the golden disc an accessory or an actual Transformer? You keep saying voyager and I'm just a little confused if you mean the size class or the satellite that accessory years back passed beyond the realm of the solar system (with an actual golden record attached)

It is an accessory. Voyager in this case meaning the space probe that the US sent out to explore the outer solar system. The space probe itself has a golden disc that has information about earth and our location within the solar system.

The disc from the real space probe was written into the story for BW.

News Credits: 1350 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:34 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Wait...is the golden disc an accessory or an actual Transformer? You keep saying voyager and I'm just a little confused if you mean the size class or the satellite that accessory years back passed beyond the realm of the solar system (with an actual golden record attached)

It is an accessory. Voyager in this case meaning the space probe that the US sent out to explore the outer solar system. The space probe itself has a golden disc that has information about earth and our location within the solar system.

The disc from the real space probe was written into the story for BW.

Thanks!

I am looking forward to seeing this iteration of Mainframe

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:37 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:I am looking forward to seeing this iteration of Mainframe

We should probably expect him to be solid yellow/gold rather than his original colors.

News Credits: 56 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:00 pm

just_aCloud wrote:Y'all I just watched Earthrise last night and...well I don't want to give any spoilers but I'll just say I am quite excited for part 3!

Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to post your thoughts in the discussion here:

netflix-transformers-war-for-cybertron-trilogy-cartoon-series-discussion-t112705s850.php

I can't wait to actually see Kingdom toys in a store. I pre-ordered the only one I wanted (Paleotrex), and have been enjoying him for a couple weeks now. Still I can't tell you how many times seeing a toy in person has convinced me to purchase something I otherwise wouldn't have.

News Credits: 42 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:24 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I am looking forward to seeing this iteration of Mainframe
We should probably expect him to be solid yellow/gold rather than his original colors.

IIRC, Apollux said he looked to be a major shellformer, which could accommodate his original color scheme while still turning into Teletraan-1.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:31 pm

While I still have my doubts, it would be awesome to see a new Mainframe toy come out.

But then I would be a little torn, since I would want him with his partner Ark, but also on the Lost Light shelf

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:50 pm

Would be nice if Mainframe has a little homeage on it...

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Really not sure if I will be buying the Ark though

News Credits: 56 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:57 pm

I've purchased all Eight Titan Class Toys to date. While they have varying results; they are based on characters I like from the original series. The Ark is the first all new character, definitely a daring move commanding a USD $160+ price point no doubt. However, as long as it is developed with the same care and ingenuity as with the last two especially (Omega Supreme and Scorponok), I'll be more than happy to add it to my collection. If it looks/feels cheap however...I may wait for a sale. This is definitely new ground Hasbro is treading. Better they produce a low amount, and hopefully demand will drive them to make a second run, rather than have them end up at Ollies 18 months later for $60.

News Credits: 22 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:16 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:While I still have my doubts, it would be awesome to see a new Mainframe toy come out.

But then I would be a little torn, since I would want him with his partner Ark, but also on the Lost Light shelf

Buy 2.

And o. supreme, are you counting Unicron in that eight?

News Credits: 56 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:24 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:And o. supreme, are you counting Unicron in that eight?

No. Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to get Unicron. Honestly I don't think I'll be trying to get one either. It looks amazing, but, I've reconciled not to want one.

1. Metroplex (2013)
2. Devastator (2015) *Although I have the UW Version
3. Fortress Maximus (2016)
4. Trypticon (2017)
5. Predaking (2018)
6. Grand Maximus (2018) TT Legends
7. Omega Supreme (2019)
8. Scorponok (2020)

News Credits: 1350 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:56 pm

Giving the rumours, the Ark might be the last titan anyway, which may not be a bad thing? It would all depend on what follows.

News Credits: 56 · Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:01 pm

If all possible character choices for a Titan Class toy had been exhausted I'd tend to agree, but there are still several deserving candidates out there.