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News Credits: 51 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:43 pm

sol magnus wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:Do we have any idea if Road Rage is ACTUALLY a Red Card exclusive, or if she's just Red Card exclusive to start out like T-Wrecks? I'm really hoping it's that second option, the fact that her page said nothing about requiring a Red Card until today is incredibly frustrating.

We do have an idea. She's definitely Red Card exclusive.

Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:47 pm

Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:53 pm

Till-all-R1 wrote:Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

I agree. I don't have a Red Card, but my wife and my best buddy do. That's why I didn't get Redwing.

News Credits: 12 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:08 pm

Wait, Road Rage isn't a timed exclusive?! I thought we heard she'd be like T-Wrecks??

News Credits: 17 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:15 pm

o.supreme wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm probably going to bust him open, I'm not even sure I prefer the "fixed" version.

After everything I reversed Galvatron's arms and put the plugs from Larkin's Lair or JRC in.. I might even have extras if you need em.

I was fortunate that the Galvatron I purchased from Target on Monday was correct. However I've seen so many comparison pics. I've seen the ones with the misassembled shoulders and the *rough* edges on top etc... , and frankly, if not for the internet, I probably wouldn't have even known if I had purchased an incorrect one. If it doesn't effect Transformation, I'm not sure what the big deal is. I hear a lot of people say the shoulders look off "sitting so low", honestly, the difference is miniscule if at all. But if anyone feels compelled to fix a defective version, more power to them.

I've been rotating the shoulders off and on for the last couple hours and I have no strong feelings one way or the other. They sit too high the "right" way; they sit too low the other way. The pinholes don't bother me at all, and I don't mind not being able to peg the treads into the back of the arm since I think that looks too static and restrictive.

At this point I'm sure I'm not going to reassemble the arms, and I don't plan to get pin covers. I've gotten a couple unlicensed mods in the past from Nonnef, but it doesn't really appeal to me here.

Overall he's great, I'd rather be playing with him now than mess around looking for a better version at retail. The shoulders also aren't close to my biggest issue with him, either. I'm having trouble getting the alt-mode to click together tightly between the folded-down shoulder pegs and the clips on the lower chest. But that also doesn't really matter, I'm more worried about cracking the plastic from forcing it than I am having slight gaps in the bottom of the cannon.

Anyway, Kingdom + SS86 rules, TF:TM rules, toys rule.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:19 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wait, Road Rage isn't a timed exclusive?! I thought we heard she'd be like T-Wrecks??

It still might be, just keep checking in on her.

By the by, did Japan ever release Redwing over there?

News Credits: 42 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:55 pm

It's a shame Road Rage isn't on Pulse like Dracula is

Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:23 pm

Till-all-R1 wrote:Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

I haven' confirmed it yet but today in the morning i applied for the Target Red-card Debit card and just a while ago it was accepted. I then went to add Road Rage to cart and was able to. I then went to "cart" and it was there, shipping added plus a discount it came out to almost 23 bux. I didn't buy it cause i gots no $$$ right now.
But yeah anyone want to try and apply for the debit card version of the Red-card, seems like you'll get accepted easily.

News Credits: 42 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:51 pm

threeonetwo wrote:
Till-all-R1 wrote:Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

I haven' confirmed it yet but today in the morning i applied for the Target Red-card Debit card and just a while ago it was accepted. I then went to add Road Rage to cart and was able to. I then went to "cart" and it was there, shipping added plus a discount it came out to almost 23 bux. I didn't buy it cause i gots no $$$ right now.
But yeah anyone want to try and apply for the debit card version of the Red-card, seems like you'll get accepted easily.

For those unaware, the debit version just links to your existing checking account, so approval is pretty much guaranteed and should be pretty quick. Basically if your bank's and Target's systems cooperate, you'll be in.

The credit card on the other hand, you do have to wait until you get the physical card and activate it to use it online. Even if you sign up in store, get approved right away and use the card/account in store that day, you still can't use it online. I learned that the hard way last year with Redwing, thankfully he took a while to sell out.

If anyone does decide to sign up, I would recommend doing it in store and checking for promotions. Last year they gave you a $40 of a purchase of $40 or more coupon for signing up in store that came with your card. I've seen that same one more recently as well. I ended up getting Redwing and some LOL something that was $15 for my daughter and ended up paying like $2.50 after coupon and 5% for the redcard.

News Credits: 462 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:00 pm

Optimus's final Golden Disk card is... really not surprising.

(and a lazy recoloring of his first card)

News Credits: 388 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:03 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wait, Road Rage isn't a timed exclusive?! I thought we heard she'd be like T-Wrecks??

It still might be, just keep checking in on her.

By the by, did Japan ever release Redwing over there?

She's street dated to October 3rd.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:40 pm

Bounti76 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wait, Road Rage isn't a timed exclusive?! I thought we heard she'd be like T-Wrecks??

It still might be, just keep checking in on her.

By the by, did Japan ever release Redwing over there?

She's street dated to October 3rd.

Redwing? In Japan? Who's selling it?

News Credits: 462 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:52 pm

Red Wing isn't a she.

News Credits: 101 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:01 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Red Wing isn't a she.

He can be, if you want her to be. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Thinking about it, it would be really feasible to mod a Siege seeker into a tetrajet Splitstream. All limbs and the chest plate could be easily modified without affecting the vehicle mode at all. Finding a cheap Siege seeker to make the custom would not be an easy task though.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:49 pm

That fourth wave of deluxes from the Kingdom line is coming in hot. After being found at Chilean retail, these deluxes are now being shipped from Canadian retailer Toysnowman (the same guys who received Canada's shipment of the exclusive Earthrise Coneheads). Both Shadow Panther and Waspinator can be ordered for $34.99 CAD. This further confirms something that was becoming more and more apparent, the Kingdom wave 4 case assortment has changed from what we reported almost a year ago. Slammer and Pipes are not part of this wave and will come in a later wave. Of course, this does not necessarily mean an extension on the Kingdom line in the temporal sense and could simply be additional waves to ensure that there is enough product on the shelves in the holiday season, something Hasbro was very adamant about. This wave being available at this time also confirms that Hasbro has indeed secured a lot of shipping contracts since it was expected next month at the minimum (it is still not revealed and has no preorders). And if a collectible retailer in Canada is getting stock, it means these have reached North America and are being distributed all over (larger retailers take more time to bring a toy from the ports to the shelves).

The two deluxes accompanying Shadow Panther and Waspinator in this assortment are Tracks and Paleotrex. This is good news since while Tracks is in very high demand, even if the figure is not universally loved. These are also the very first online listings for these toys.

Waspinator: https://toysnowman.com/products/transfo ... waspinator

Shadow Panther: https://toysnowman.com/products/transfo ... ow-panther

News Credits: 56 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:27 pm

Well I guess it's a safe bet my pre order for Slammer on amazon shipping October 5 isn't happening :lol:

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:30 pm

Glad Kingdom Wave 4 is slowly coming in. I got money saved on Amazon for Tigatron. With all of hasbro's latest showings of Star Wars and Marvel I got worried it might be pushed to 2022 like the new star wars figures.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:34 pm

Tracks is cool, I don't care what anybody says.

News Credits: 11 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:46 pm

Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

News Credits: 10 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:46 pm

Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

Whooof

News Credits: 11 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:52 pm

sol magnus wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

Whooof

I can't wait to explain this one to the Mrs.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:19 pm

Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

I just tried placing an order and could order them at 34$ CAD

News Credits: 11 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:33 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

I just tried placing an order and could order them at 34$ CAD

Are you in Canada?

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:43 pm

Lore Keeper wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

I just tried placing an order and could order them at 34$ CAD

Are you in Canada?

Yes

News Credits: 11 · Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:51 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Lore Keeper wrote:Um... you may want to correct the article to reflect that the prices are not CAD. They're USD. I just spent $73 on two deluxes...

I just tried placing an order and could order them at 34$ CAD

Are you in Canada?

Yes

That must be it. They converted to USD because I'm in the US. Pretty screwed up that they kept the dollar amount the same. I will definitely not be giving them my business anymore with practices like that.