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Honestly, I'm 50/50 on if this Road Rage is legit or not. The colors and such look great (arguably too great because she has more details picked out than Tracks), but the head feels... Off. Like it's not as clearly photoshopped as the Grimlock "leak", but the face proportions don't really match the helmet proportions. As a counterpoint though, the head doesn't match up perfectly with the MP sculpt and is distinct from Tracks' sculpt.

I don't know. Hoping this Road Rage leak is real, but after Devcon and Grimlock, I'm not putting much faith into it. If she is real and not Redcard exclusive, I'll buy a couple. One for Road Rage, and another for customizing

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Funny you should mention them, as many months later, I've actually seen Rainmaker sets readily available now.

I kick myself regularly for not picking them up when I saw them as I now have a pre-order in with BBTS for them. I'm guessing Hasbro might have found a batch in a warehouse somewhere.

For Walgreens in particular, it helps a little if you know how they stock things. I've found 2 things help me try and track down the exclusives. First, Walgreens is weird in that they only receive a couple figures for each store in the red bins along with everything else for that particular aisle and do not receive full cases. Second, at least in may area their toy stock moves SLOW!

So what you want to do is find a store that is pretty much out of WFC deluxe figures right before the exclusive is about to hit and start stalking that store. Also, don't give up. Remember my second point above, they move product SLOW.

When I first started looking for ER Bluestreak last October, one of my local stores still had 6 late wave Siege figures on the shelf, so I completely ignored that store. Last week I needed something so I decided to take a look. There was still a Siege Barricade on the shelf with 2 ER Bluestreaks. I'm betting the Siege Barricade has been sitting there since October. That store ended up getting their 2 Bluestreaks, possibly back in October, but had too many other bots on the shelf to put them out until more recently.

So, to summarize, stalk out your local Walgreens ahead of when they are expected and find the one near you that appears to be low on product, that one may be your best bet.

aronjlove wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Funny you should mention them, as many months later, I've actually seen Rainmaker sets readily available now.

I kick myself regularly for not picking them up when I saw them as I now have a pre-order in with BBTS for them. I'm guessing Hasbro might have found a batch in a warehouse somewhere.

It took me a long time to source them for friends on their initial release. Even then I could only find one. Then, just like that, Hasbro are like "here you go!".

Since UPS stole my orders, I'm hoping for the Ratchet/Lifeline set to receive a similar sudden availability.

Probably getting way too OT here, but yeah, TF-fan kev777 , brings up some good points. In my city I have what I call "The Rectanle". The most direct Walgreens from my home is exactly 2 miles South. Then if I go east on the main Blvd I'll run into a 2nd store another 2 miles from that. Then if I go directly North from that corner, there is a 3rd store 2 miles from that, then I just head west, 2 miles back home. An 8 mile round trip, but once sightings are confirmed, I'm all but guaranteed to find one at one of these 3 locations.

2016- TR Brainstorm sighted 2 times, but never bought (didn't want for my collection)
2017- TR Clones 2-pack -Bought several for myself, and assisted other fans, saw them up to a year after.
2018 PotP Wreck-Gar -saw only once and purchased for myself
2019 Ratchet- Saw only once and purchased for an EMT friend
2020 Bluestreak- Saw once, and purchased for a friend.

I checked the stores around me some time ago. One had a couple ER Airwaves, the others had NO WFC toys at all. I wonder if the Red Alert exclusive is the ONLY Kingdom toy they will be getting this year?

I look forward to this

Gaps or no gaps, I pre-ordered my Ark for 60$can less than regular retail. So I'll gladly buy a 60-70$can upgrade kit if they make one.

o.supreme wrote:Probably getting way too OT here, but yeah, TF-fan kev777 , brings up some good points. In my city I have what I call "The Rectanle". The most direct Walgreens from my home is exactly 2 miles South. Then if I go east on the main Blvd I'll run into a 2nd store another 2 miles from that. Then if I go directly North from that corner, there is a 3rd store 2 miles from that, then I just head west, 2 miles back home. An 8 mile round trip, but once sightings are confirmed, I'm all but guaranteed to find one at one of these 3 locations.

2016- TR Brainstorm sighted 2 times, but never bought (didn't want for my collection)
2017- TR Clones 2-pack -Bought several for myself, and assisted other fans, saw them up to a year after.
2018 PotP Wreck-Gar -saw only once and purchased for myself
2019 Ratchet- Saw only once and purchased for an EMT friend
2020 Bluestreak- Saw once, and purchased for a friend.

I checked the stores around me some time ago. One had a couple ER Airwaves, the others had NO WFC toys at all. I wonder if the Red Alert exclusive is the ONLY Kingdom toy they will be getting this year?

I have something similar with Walmart and Target, and the first Target of the trip is where I found Kingdom Rhinox. And that must have been a crazy fluke as I have not seen another Rhinox since then and I've made a couple of trips to Target for summer clothes recently.

On another note, I have the Ark pre-ordered on Amazon and I have actually almost paid it off. What I do when I pre-order through them is apply gift cards to the order as I can. I do monthly Subscribe & Save for household supplies so I always have a gift card balance to pay for orders. When the month ends I have been applying the balance to one of my Transformer pre-orders. I understand people's complaints but this will be my second Titan and it is sorta poetic my first Autobot Titan is the Ark.

o.supreme wrote:2016- TR Brainstorm sighted 2 times, but never bought (didn't want for my collection)
2017- TR Clones 2-pack -Bought several for myself, and assisted other fans, saw them up to a year after.
2018 PotP Wreck-Gar -saw only once and purchased for myself

Oh man, you just reminded me how mixed up Walgreens used to get. When I bought my PotP Wreck Gar, he was on the shelf with a set of clones and a Brainstorm.

jtanimator wrote: And aside from the many hollow parts and lack of weapons, the most unforgivable thing about his design for me is his FACE. I just don’t understand why they would give him that dumb face.

Someone may have mentioned it, but I'm pretty sure the face was based on The Last Autobot's face from the Marvel comics.

Nevermind, definitely already mentioned!

I just want an upgrade kit for the Ark that includes new hand, and a new head to turn it into.....Titan Class Auntie!

Mainframe is Teletraan-1, and since Auntie is the Ark's operating system AI, why not make her the robot mode head?

aronjlove wrote:

o.supreme wrote:On another note, I have the Ark pre-ordered on Amazon and I have actually almost paid it off. What I do when I pre-order through them is apply gift cards to the order as I can. I do monthly Subscribe & Save for household supplies so I always have a gift card balance to pay for orders. When the month ends I have been applying the balance to one of my Transformer pre-orders. I understand people's complaints but this will be my second Titan and it is sorta poetic my first Autobot Titan is the Ark.

That's smart...I like that. I use Bing search which gets me points that I've been able to redeem for Target gift cards. Nice to buy expensive figures without having to break your budget...feels kind of like cheating! lol

Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

WeatherManNX01 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:As with previous years, it should be rather easy to find.

Easy to find? What are you smoking? Bluestreak was a royal pain in the ass to get a hold of last year. I was lucky to have gotten an order in in the 30 seconds he was available online, and I never saw it in-store.

On average, Walgrrens exclusives have been easier to find in stores than any other store exclusives, even easier than mainline toys. You can be an exception to that, but that doesnt make the statement false. Also, Walgreens exclusives being more readily available means their prices on the secondary market are more manageable along with the added ability for someone within the community to help you out.

Since they only get 1 exclusive per year to coincide with the holliday season, I also think they make more of that exclusive than a particular mainline release to satisfy the demand of that season. People still seeing Bkuestreaks is a testament to demand met in that area.

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

sol magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

The head is visible right there in the picture.

Prowl's Bluestreak head wasn't a secret, it too was visible in its initial pictures.

Sabrblade wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

The head is visible right there in the picture.

Prowl's Bluestreak head wasn't a secret, it too was visible in its initial pictures.

Whispers...it's a digibash...

*and yes it probably is just gonna be a lazy earthmode sideswipe repaint, with the unused Twrecks head...

Sabrblade wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

The head is visible right there in the picture.

Prowl's Bluestreak head wasn't a secret, it too was visible in its initial pictures.

That picture wasn't a digibash? Or was it Hasbro's digibash?

sol magnus wrote:That picture wasn't a digibash? Or was it Hasbro's digibash?

It's a digibash, I think some miscommunication happened along the way.
On the topic of official Digibashes, I think the only one we've had is Black Zarak's right?

Sabrblade wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

The head is visible right there in the picture.

Don't know who you are talking about but if it's kingdom red alert, there is no actual pic of him yet.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:Interesting on Red alert, hopefully it will have the shoulder wheels and not be ugly like the siege version. Definitely going to consider replacing the siege guy if its good enough or I'll stick with hiding the one I have behind other figures :/

It'll just be a recolour of the recently revealed Earth Mode Sideswipe.

Minus the different headsculpt.

Unless they pull a Prowl (which I admit is unlikely, yet possible).

The head is visible right there in the picture.

Don't know who you are talking about but if it's kingdom red alert, there is no actual pic of him yet.

So the picture you posted in the News post is not Kingdom Red Alert?

william-james88 wrote:After we finally saw the earth mode for the WFC lambo mold yesterday, people wondered which next lambro we would get sporting this retooled mold. Well, the answer is Red Alert. Fellow Seibertronian JTPrime 17 found this listing from Walgreens for a solid case of this upcoming deluxe. This means that it will be Walgreens' exclusive Transformer toy this year. As with previous years, it should be rather easy to find, though it will be more readily available nearing the holiday season, as has been the case with all previous Walgreens exclusives. Below is the listing along with a digibash to give you an idea of what to expect.

Tra Gen WFC K deluxe “Red White Emergency Lamborghini”
Product Number: F1625
Release: August 2021
Walgreens Exclusive in the U.S.
Solid cases of 8

What is he then ?

That's a digibash of an approximation of what a fan thinks Red Alert will look like

Last sentence of the paragraph clears it up.

william-james88 wrote: Below is the listing along with a digibash to give you an idea of what to expect.

Tra Gen WFC K deluxe “Red White Emergency Lamborghini”
Product Number: F1625
Release: August 2021
Walgreens Exclusive in the U.S.
Solid cases of 8