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According to Phamduc on TFW that issue with Black Arachnia is just the peg is too long on some copies, but the majority of copies should be fine

Sentinel_Primal wrote:According to Phamduc on TFW that issue with Black Arachnia is just the peg is too long on some copies, but the majority of copies should be fine

Well, mine broke right after I opened it, oddly enough, it broke when I tried to peg it back into her chest, not when I tried to remove it for the transformation

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:According to Phamduc on TFW that issue with Black Arachnia is just the peg is too long on some copies, but the majority of copies should be fine

Well, mine broke right after I opened it, oddly enough, it broke when I tried to peg it back into her chest, not when I tried to remove it for the transformation

I haven't handled Blackarachnia yet so I can't actually verify the validity of his statement, but he did post a picture of what the "correct length" was so I'll try to find that again. But based on his statement and some of the responses regarding peg length, it's such a tight window between "correct" and "will break on you" that it's very likely that even the "correct length" will probably break in a few years. Hopefully if Blackarachnia's repacked she'll get retooling like CW Motormaster and Siege Starscream to remove the peg entirely

Edit: Here's the "correct length" according to Phamduc

After watching a review (roughly a week ago?) for Cyclonus, I think he looks better than what I could tell from any of the official product shots.
Imo he could've easily been a part of the SS86 line.
Hopefully Gamestop will deliver sooner than later!

Does anyone know when the Kingdom line is scheduled. The toy stores here are full of Earthrise Starscreams, Optimus Primes and Earthrise Doubledealer that are slowly being sold or choking the shelves in my european country because of the high price tags.

I'm hoping Iceland will get Rattrap and Optimus Primal. I don't know how well Kids CoolShop operates in Europe. It replaced Toys'R'Us in my country and so far i've had great figures from there.

Rogue-Primal wrote:Does anyone know when the Kingdom line is scheduled. The toy stores here are full of Earthrise Starscreams, Optimus Primes and Earthrise Doubledealer that are slowly being sold or choking the shelves in my european country because of the high price tags.

I'm hoping Iceland will get Rattrap and Optimus Primal. I don't know how well Kids CoolShop operates in Europe. It replaced Toys'R'Us in my country and so far i've had great figures from there.

Kingdom was slated for early next year. Late January for the first wave. however the first wave of deluxes has been released to online retailers and is being shipped already.

Rogue-Primal wrote:Does anyone know when the Kingdom line is scheduled. The toy stores here are full of Earthrise Starscreams, Optimus Primes and Earthrise Doubledealer that are slowly being sold or choking the shelves in my european country because of the high price tags.

I'm hoping Iceland will get Rattrap and Optimus Primal. I don't know how well Kids CoolShop operates in Europe. It replaced Toys'R'Us in my country and so far i've had great figures from there.

The US is slated for the beginning of the year, so Europe will get it a few months later if the delays still hold true. It's been awhile for me, so I'm expecting that delay to be a bit shorter now that the packaging is universal (i.e. the US got EU style packaging with 50 languages )

I know this question is late, but are we really not gonna get battlemasters? I know core class is replacing the micromasters, but does the battlemasters not getting any replacement and just vanish? Because that's a shame, as it has lots of potential, particularly since the animal ones tends to be the more interesting ones. Are they not selling well?

bacem wrote:I know this question is late, but are we really not gonna get battlemasters? I know core class is replacing the micromasters, but does the battlemasters not getting any replacement and just vanish? Because that's a shame, as it has lots of potential, particularly since the animal ones tends to be the more interesting ones. Are they not selling well?

No battle master class for kingdom.

bacem wrote:I know this question is late, but are we really not gonna get battlemasters? I know core class is replacing the micromasters, but does the battlemasters not getting any replacement and just vanish? Because that's a shame, as it has lots of potential, particularly since the animal ones tends to be the more interesting ones. Are they not selling well?

No Battle Masters for Kingdom I'm afraid, outside of potential exclusive redecos.

They were already on their way out during Earthrise, really. Siege Wave 1 had 3 new molds, with each subsequent wave introducing a new one for a total of 6 molds. Earthrise Wave 1 had 1 new mold plus a Siege re-release per wave, for a total of 3 molds. The Micromasters were similarly downsized.

I will miss the Battlemasters as well, hopefully we get a couple nice redecos with Netflix wave 3 packed with voyagers. Core class is basically the return of Legends class ( the $10 priced toy that itself was replaced by Micromasters for a time). Hopefully in future lines the $5-$6 price point smaller TFs return.

I just got Paleotrex from Amazon today and he is amazing. Its my understanding that some online retailers have Core and Deluxes already,no idea when stores will get them.

o.supreme wrote:I just got Paleotrex from Amazon today and he is amazing.

I'm really enjoying paleotrex, you can make some absolute abominations combining it with some of the weaponizers

I just got notice from Gamestop that my Cyclonus is on the way. I should have him on Christmas Eve. Can't wait.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

bacem wrote:I know this question is late, but are we really not gonna get battlemasters? I know core class is replacing the micromasters, but does the battlemasters not getting any replacement and just vanish? Because that's a shame, as it has lots of potential, particularly since the animal ones tends to be the more interesting ones. Are they not selling well?

No Battle Masters for Kingdom I'm afraid, outside of potential exclusive redecos.

They were already on their way out during Earthrise, really. Siege Wave 1 had 3 new molds, with each subsequent wave introducing a new one for a total of 6 molds. Earthrise Wave 1 had 1 new mold plus a Siege re-release per wave, for a total of 3 molds. The Micromasters were similarly downsized.

I think it's as simple as Walmart wont sell them in the US so Hasbro has no reason to expand on them. It'll be interesting to see if Walmart sells Core class in stores since they didn't seem to have any issues with Legends class.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

bacem wrote:I know this question is late, but are we really not gonna get battlemasters? I know core class is replacing the micromasters, but does the battlemasters not getting any replacement and just vanish? Because that's a shame, as it has lots of potential, particularly since the animal ones tends to be the more interesting ones. Are they not selling well?

No Battle Masters for Kingdom I'm afraid, outside of potential exclusive redecos.

They were already on their way out during Earthrise, really. Siege Wave 1 had 3 new molds, with each subsequent wave introducing a new one for a total of 6 molds. Earthrise Wave 1 had 1 new mold plus a Siege re-release per wave, for a total of 3 molds. The Micromasters were similarly downsized.

I think it's as simple as Walmart wont sell them in the US so Hasbro has no reason to expand on them. It'll be interesting to see if Walmart sells Core class in stores since they didn't seem to have any issues with Legends class.

Emerje

I'm adopting a wait and see attitude for walmart core class. Dating back to T30, I never saw a walmart carry the $10 and under class for more than wave 1

Rodimus Prime wrote:I just got notice from Gamestop that my Cyclonus is on the way. I should have him on Christmas Eve. Can't wait.

Got my notice as well! Although mine says delivery will happen on the 26th.
Pretty exciting to be getting him so soon!!!!

Rodimus Prime wrote:I just got notice from Gamestop that my Cyclonus is on the way. I should have him on Christmas Eve. Can't wait.

They sent me an email saying I should have him the day after Xmas, but I checked my email and Gamestop previously sent me an email saying I should have Cyclonus on the 20th and that definitely didn't happen. Until I see a tracking number I'm keeping my Amazon order just in case.

Speaking of Gamestop and Amazon, my plan is slowly working. Airazor just dropped to $16.99 to match Gamestop's price. Dinobot and Inferno already dropped. Just waiting on Huffer and Ractonite to drop now.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Speaking of Gamestop and Amazon, my plan is slowly working. Airazor just dropped to $16.99 to match Gamestop's price. Dinobot and Inferno already dropped. Just waiting on Huffer and Ractonite to drop now.

Decision to switch from Pulse to Amazon continues to be wise. That's $8 saved for the wave, and if Ractonite will drop, it'll be $11 for the 3 figures I got

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Speaking of Gamestop and Amazon, my plan is slowly working. Airazor just dropped to $16.99 to match Gamestop's price. Dinobot and Inferno already dropped. Just waiting on Huffer and Ractonite to drop now.

Decision to switch from Pulse to Amazon continues to be wise. That's $8 saved for the wave, and if Ractonite will drop, it'll be $11 for the 3 figures I got

Just switched my Dinobot Pre-Order from BBTS to Amazon. Surprised it let me as all other figures (Primal, Airazor, etc...) say its unavailable if I try to have them shipped here.

But with the Amazon Gift Card I had, Dinobot went down to $16 + $8 shipping. Much nicer than BBTS' $31 + who knows how much for shipping.

I've just got an e-mail saying my Rattrap pre-order has been shipped and is on the way now. What a nice surprise, I wasn't expecting a dispatch until January. I probably won't get it until Christmas, but even so, good to know it's coming.

The only wave 1 Kingdom figures I want but haven't pre-ordered are Optimus Primal and Blackarachnia, because I want to see if I can get them at brick-and-mortar rather than online. But it's basically an open secret at this point that my country is going back into lockdown immediately after Christmas, so I may have to get Primal and Blackarachnia online after all.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm adopting a wait and see attitude for walmart core class. Dating back to T30, I never saw a walmart carry the $10 and under class for more than wave 1

I was able to find both Battletrap components and Tailgate at a Walmart when PotP was going on, it think it's just gonna vary by store.

I'm starting to understand more, the idea of when something goes on clearance, it is not usually seen again at Walmart. In my area most stores had the Titan masters wave 1-3. Prime Masters wave 1, then wave 2 showed up shortly but was instantly put on clearance. Never saw PM wave 3 at walmart. Siege (which was a new line) had wave 1 BM's but that's it, then went on clearance, nothing after that, and of course nothing for ER because they are the same codes.

Munkky wrote:I've just got an e-mail saying my Rattrap pre-order has been shipped and is on the way now. What a nice surprise, I wasn't expecting a dispatch until January. I probably won't get it until Christmas, but even so, good to know it's coming.

The only wave 1 Kingdom figures I want but haven't pre-ordered are Optimus Primal and Blackarachnia, because I want to see if I can get them at brick-and-mortar rather than online. But it's basically an open secret at this point that my country is going back into lockdown immediately after Christmas, so I may have to get Primal and Blackarachnia online after all.

What store is Rattrap coming from?

If it's coming from FedEx dont count on it coming anytime soon. They are a cluster right now. I had a shipment from BBTS sent on 12/11/20, it has been sitting in the Sacramento Distribution Center (not far from my Home) since Saturday....