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Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:01 am

VonSchlitzy wrote:anyone see animated Ultra Magnus anywhere?

I am having the same problem. Any infos would be nice.

Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:42 pm

finally picked up animated Ultra Magnus from Target in Menominee Falls...still hunting for Wreck-Gar and Waspinator though...

News Credits: 349 · Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:33 pm

You on DTF VonSchlitzy?

Waspinator is pretty easy to find, especially in Madison and Milwaukee.

Wreck-gar is the hard one to find at the moment though. I got lucky and a friend picked me one up though.

Keep watching, there's sure to be more Wreck-gars sitting on shelves to replace all the Lugnuts and Primes.

Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:46 pm

no...what is DTF?

thanks for the heads up about Madison and Milwaukee.
i'll be in Milwaukee this weekend, maybe i can sneak away from my obligations long enough to stop somewhere and look for him.

News Credits: 349 · Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:09 pm

VonSchlitzy wrote:no...what is DTF?

thanks for the heads up about Madison and Milwaukee.
i'll be in Milwaukee this weekend, maybe i can sneak away from my obligations long enough to stop somewhere and look for him.

You're missing out my friend!

The DTF is short for The Dairyland Transformers Fans.

We are a group that works together and chats about toys, sightings, and deals, right here in Wisconsin. Most of us live in the Madison/Milwaukee area, so if that's where you hunt, you definitely want to join. We even have our own convention in Fond du Lac every year called Dairycon!

Which, I should mention, is next month on April 25th. It is a little late for registration, but if you are interested in attending, you can come as a guest. Let me know if you're interested!

Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:37 pm

i just signed up for DTF (waiting for approval)
unfortunately i didn't get to go shopping last weekend while in Milwaukee. checked one of my local Walmarts in Sheboygan and picked up Universe Inferno though. he'll tide me over while i keep hunting!
i would like to attend Dairycon but need to check my work schedule before i can commit. summer is pretty busy at work for me. thanks for all the info!!

Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:14 pm

I'll be at dairycon in a few weeks and was wondering if I could find a tfclub member to halves with me on an astrotrain or air-razor

Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:10 am

If anyone is still looking for an Animated Skywarp or Shockwave, the west side Appleton Wal Mart has a few.

Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:08 pm

I guess that there isn't very many of us in the state, but here goes. The TRU in Appleton has all of the exclusives in stock. There were four each of the Insecticons and Perceptor, as well as loads of the 3 pack (Megs, Fallen, and Soundwave) and also about ten of the Mixmaster/Hoist 2 pack.

Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:04 pm

I don't know how often this forum gets checked, but take a look at your local Wal Marts for an incredible price on their Masterpiece Skywarps.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=61348

Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:51 pm

Well, here it goes again...
The Wal Mart on the west side of Appleton has a ton of the Bumblebee/Soundwave Nest two packs mow.

News Credits: 3646 · Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:56 pm

Grahf wrote:Well, here it goes again...
The Wal Mart on the west side of Appleton has a ton of the Bumblebee/Soundwave Nest two packs mow.

Man, where are all of the Wisconsin folks? I know they're out there ...

Thanks for continuing to participate in this topic Grahf. Let's figure out a way to get more people to post in this thread. Hmm ... any ideas?

News Credits: 3646 · Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:24 pm

Any luck finding the TRU deluxe Animated Ratchet or Arcee figures recently in southeast Wisconsin? I'm in the Chicago area ... trying to find these two figures. Best of luck with your hunting!

Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:27 pm

Seibertron wrote:Any luck finding the TRU deluxe Animated Ratchet or Arcee figures recently in southeast Wisconsin? I'm in the Chicago area ... trying to find these two figures. Best of luck with your hunting!

I very rarely make it down to Madison or Milwaukee anymore, but both of the TRU Arcee and Ratchet I found at the TRU in Appleton today. It seems like the cases for them are an even split between the two figures. If they made it up here already, I wouldn't be surprised if they start showing up in the southern part of the state soon.

I'm not quite sure how to get more Wisconsinites to check this forum. I don't know if people just check the posts and don't bother posting anything in return. I know there are other collectors in my area, I even found a flyer for the Dairycon convention last year in a local Wal Mart.

I'll keep doing my part and posting what I find after a few hunts.

So far today, the Wal Mart in De Pere has the newest wave of Nest Deluxes. After the ones I bought there is still four left of each of the figures in the wave.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:21 pm

Every time I go to the Madison Toys R Us its the same 7 or 8 Oil Slicks. :KREMZEEK:

Janesville Target has Mindwipe.

Janesville Toys R Us has both Animated Soundwaves (as of this past Thursday, anyway), but no sign of Arcee or Ratchet.

Wal-Mart on the south side of Madison has a glut of legend class Devastators.

News Credits: 3646 · Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:24 am

I appreciate you guys sharing your postings. We'll get the Cheeseheads to post more! Makes me think that I really need to get up to Dairycon and try to recruit some people! You guys keep posting, I'll do my part to help promote the forums more which in turn will get more Wisconsin people here.

Funny thing about Arcee and Ratchet, I found them (of all places) at the lone Fao Schwarz store in New York City near Central Park last Sunday when I was there for Toy Fair. I missed the memo that TRU bought out the dying Fao "chain" last year so I was not expecting to find TRU exclusives at Fao.

I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:45 pm

Seibertron wrote:I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

I imagine stuff disappears faster around Chicago and other major cities. I'm fortunate enough that within a 30 mile radius of where I live, there are four Wal Marts, three Targets, and two TRU. I'm sol when it comes to Kmart though, I think that they have pretty much given up on NE Wisconsin.

News Credits: 3646 · Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:37 pm

Grahf wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

I imagine stuff disappears faster around Chicago and other major cities. I'm fortunate enough that within a 30 mile radius of where I live, there are four Wal Marts, three Targets, and two TRU. I'm sol when it comes to Kmart though, I think that they have pretty much given up on NE Wisconsin.

Except we've got a ton more stores in this area so it probably evens out. According to the store locator on Seibertron.com, http://www.seibertron.com/sightings/zips.php, in my area within 20 miles I've got ...

at least 15 Walmarts within 20 miles
at least 9 Toys R Us stores within 20 miles
at least 23 Targets within 20 miles
about 15 Kmarts within 20 miles

News Credits: 349 · Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:49 pm

Yeah, I've tried to recruit many other Cheeseheads to stop in here, to no avail. Thus I end up checking TFW's Wisconsin Sightings thread to see everyone's sightings and accidentally forget about this thread here at home. Plus, a lot of the sightings are posted on the DTF mailing list too. Then you add on the fact that one of our prominent members of the state works for Toysightings.com, and it just gets complicated, lol.

Around my area, stores are finally getting in the new scouts and voyagers. Picked up Mindwipe a couple days ago.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:11 pm

Madison West Wal-Mart is starting to get in new deluxes, Deluxe Ratchet is on the pegs. They had 1 ROTF Lockdown, until I snagged him.

Still no luck with Animated Ratchet and Arcee. Last Friday I called the Toys R Us stores in Janesville, all 3 in Milwaukee, and even the one in Rockford, IL. Only the S. 27th Street store knew what I was talking about from others calling for the same items. One of the other boards reported seeing Animated Ratchet at the S. 27th Street store earlier today, but only one with all the Arcees bought out.

BTW, I sent in some update to the store locator. Madison only has 1 Toys R Us now, the east side one converted to a Babies R Us a while back and the K-Mart listed on Odanna Road in Madison is long gone, I drive past the location every other week when making my car payment, after which I go to the Toys R Us and stare at the same 6 Oil Slicks that have been there since Christmas.

News Credits: 38 · Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:43 pm

Hudson Walmart had a HA Barricade, Skids, & Sideswipe.
Deluxe Brawn, Armorhide, Lockdown, & the repainted Sideswipe.
Legends Class Soundwave, Optimus Prime repaint, & Wheelie.

News Credits: 349 · Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:53 pm

Shitko (Shopko) of Marshfield got the first Human Alliance Barricade of the area. I call them Shitko cuz they wanted $40.00 for him.

Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:02 am

I stop buy the S.27th one, everyday to every other day, as well as brown deer and to no avail. I work mainly in the Chicagoland area and have been on a massive hunt. Yesterday I found Arcee and Ratchet but could only buy one, so I said hello Arcee. Not to be too greedy, but I still want two more for each of my girls. One of them I plan on painting into a medic or elita so they won't fight.

Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:07 am

This is a posting from the TFW2005 Boards Illinios

"I got to thank Padre today. He called me and I went on a whim to Western TRU after my shower after he called asking if I wanted a Shanghai set. Got an Arcee and Ratchet and met someone never knew from the boards. Chatted for a while. But I missed out on the clearance price of avatar stuff I wanted and waited for the price drop; I went to check the clearance of peterson and miss the two $5 amp suits that literally got snatched right in front of me when I got to the aisle. Damn. Well, if anyone sees an AMP suit from the line for $5, please nab it for me. Thanks. Also, I will keep a lookout for any extra Arcee. I don't hold much hope for the Western though; said they were discontinued. "

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:17 pm

I just came from the Janesville Toys R Us. There's only 1 Ratchet now. I got one of the 2, the other I moved from it's own peg to the peg with a Soundwave and 2 Electrostatic Soundwaves, it's at the back of that peg now. They're expecting their next truck tomorrow, I'm gonna call and see if any Arcees come in.

Madison Toys R Us is down to only 5 Oil Slicks now, and has a bunch of Shanghai Showdown packs.

Fitchburg Target has Skystalker in.

Madison South Wal-Mart has lowered prices on a bunch of Transformers, scouts are $7 (Divebomb one of the new ones in), Marvel Crossovers are down to $12 but they only had the new car and motorcycle Spidermans, there was a Captain America but I snagged that one, The Bumblebee/Soundwave 2 pack is at $15.