Amazon Prime Day Transformers Sales: The Covenant of Primus and TFP Voyager Predaking

I didn't want TF Prime Predaking a year ago, and I don't want him now. Why bother putting him on sale? Everyone who wanted him picked him up already...

Shockwave7 wrote:I didn't want TF Prime Predaking a year ago, and I don't want him now. Why bother putting him on sale? Everyone who wanted him picked him up already...

To clear out their stock of leftovers.

Shockwave7 wrote:I didn't want TF Prime Predaking a year ago, and I don't want him now. Why bother putting him on sale? Everyone who wanted him picked him up already...

I get you, but I feel every toy has a demand at a certain price. I was not going to buy those Go predacons. But the prices kept dropping and dropping to the point where I felt compelled to buy them. They were cheaper shipped than me buying the Hasbro version at a store. So I bit and I didnt regret it.

Ha, I picked up a couple go pedacons for the same reason. I didn't own any of the molds and the price point was just too good to pass up. Still waiting on Bakudora to hit that magical impulse price point. I just have them hanging around randomly looking menacing.

carytheone wrote:Ha, I picked up a couple go pedacons for the same reason. I didn't own any of the molds and the price point was just too good to pass up. Still waiting on Bakudora to hit that magical impulse price point. I just have them hanging around randomly looking menacing.

Haha! yeah thats the only one which doesnt sell for as cheap. And its interesting since the Hasbro version sold out far more quickly than the others. I dont know if it was limited. This is the superior mold of the bunch and I much preffer that Takara headsculpt over what Hasbro gave us.

Bakudora is the best looking one, but ended up being my least favorite. It has loose joints and is a good bit more fiddly than the others.

Still, I'm with you guys on the GO! beasts. They're awesome, and I really prefer the face sculpts to the Hasbro ones. A great, cost efficient way to get these molds on peoples' shelves.



Also, I hated, hated the Covenant of Primus. The actual fiction/content was just so poorly conceived and executed, in my opinion (the overall package, however, is great). But for $30, how could I say no?

megatronus wrote:Also, I hated, hated the Covenant of Primus. The actual fiction/content was just so poorly conceived and executed, in my opinion (the overall package, however, is great). But for $30, how could I say no?

Pretty much agree here. It's not exactly badly written (look for Exodus for that kind of thing), but it's ..just.. not a good story. Shame, because the art, design and feel of the book are great.

Completely unrelated to Prime Day but I got a notification from Camel Tracker that Legends Skywarp came in stock. By the time I got to Amazon it was gone but keep your eyes peeled.

By all accounts, the Amazon Prime 'sale' was a bit of a joke.

Shockwave7 wrote:By all accounts, the Amazon Prime 'sale' was a bit of a joke.

tALK ABOUT A STUPID CONCEPT. tHE THINGS ON SALE SHOULD HAVE REMAINED ON SALE FOR 24h AND THAT'S THAT.

Sigh, capslock was on. Not changing it.

Platinum Edition Astrotrain & Blitzwing were on sale for $46 for a bit there. Glad I snagged it, and the Covenant. So all told, I could have made out worse.

Pfft! I thought they meant the real Predaking....

PASS!

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BFR10000&mode=retail

One day sale on this thing.

DB-01 Air Strike, Bullsfire Mp swoop

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BFR10000&mode=retail

One day sale on this thing.

DB-01 Air Strike, Bullsfire Mp swoop

Cobotron wrote::shock:

And I thought TrU's 89.99$CAN was expensive...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

And I thought TrU's 89.99$CAN was expensive...

My was because I already paid full price for this guy.

Cobotron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

And I thought TrU's 89.99$CAN was expensive...

My was because I already paid full price for this guy.

You didn't pay full price. You paid EXTRA full price. Overflowing, even.

MP Bluestreak is not rare at all and my local TrU shelves are full with it. I can't beleive I came to see the day to see my TrU full of MPs, in QUEBEC, and not caring.

Oh, he will be on sale. A real sale that is. It's just a matter of waiting.

Howdy ladies and gents. Looking to pick up any missing AoE figures on the cheap? Of course, aren't we all? I spotted both deluxe and voyager class AoE figures at Ross Dress for Less discount store today on my lunch crawl.

They had voyager figures marked for $9.99 and deluxe figures marked for $5.99.


They also had various Hero Mashers and Construct-Bots available as well.

Of course,YMMV.

At that price, I recomend all Dinobot molds. Dinosaur Transformers dont come often enough.

More BBTS one day sales.


Generations Deluxe One Day Sale
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=19200

HLJ is having a huge sale right now, and a handful of Takara AoE lines (AD, LA, etc.) are on the block:

http://hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?utm_source=seibertron.com&SaleGroup=SALE150702&DisplayMode=images&Dis=2&Sort=std&qid=221T7OUMG&set=1&GenreCode2=sci&z=GenreCode2&x=0&y=0&KeyWord=transformers&c=c&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

I see deluxe Dinobots for $11, Protoform Optimus, Dispensor, Ratchet, Jolt for $13... a bunch of great deals here.

megatronus wrote:HLJ is having a huge sale right now, and a handful of Takara AoE lines (AD, LA, etc.) are on the block:

http://hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?utm_source=seibertron.com&SaleGroup=SALE150702&DisplayMode=images&Dis=2&Sort=std&qid=221T7OUMG&set=1&GenreCode2=sci&z=GenreCode2&x=0&y=0&KeyWord=transformers&c=c&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

I see deluxe Dinobots for $11, Protoform Optimus, Dispensor, Ratchet, Jolt for $13... a bunch of great deals here.

Thanks to you, I will be able to get a pair of Power Battlers Nemesis Primes for around 32$CAN shipped! One will be to open and play with, the other for my MOSC collection.

megatronus wrote:HLJ is having a huge sale right now, and a handful of Takara AoE lines (AD, LA, etc.) are on the block:

http://hlj.com/scripts/hljlist?utm_source=seibertron.com&SaleGroup=SALE150702&DisplayMode=images&Dis=2&Sort=std&qid=221T7OUMG&set=1&GenreCode2=sci&z=GenreCode2&x=0&y=0&KeyWord=transformers&c=c&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

I see deluxe Dinobots for $11, Protoform Optimus, Dispensor, Ratchet, Jolt for $13... a bunch of great deals here.

Appreciate the heads up, snagged AD Slug, Slash, and Snarl. I didn't need them, but now I'll have them, so whatever. Also got a HG Build Fighters kit of some thing I don't even remember from the show for like, $1.50. I can only image how terribly it must have sold.

Fellow Seibertronian and podcaster megatronus has been keeping an eye on HobbyLinkJapan news, and has shared a fairly heft sale that the site sponsor is currently having on Age of Extinction figures - or rather, Takara Tomy Movie Advance, Lost Age and the such. If you're still missing a dinobot or three, you can head over here now and see what you might find before July 31st!

ScottyP wrote:snagged AD Slug, Slash, and Snarl. I didn't need them, but now I'll have them, so whatever.

This is basically my attitude... I picked up a large volume of deluxes just because. I haven't been able to get Takara product for these prices since GO!, so.

BBTS is having a weekend sale on the Platinum Edition Insecticons, down from $89.99 to $59.99.

megatronus wrote:

ScottyP wrote:snagged AD Slug, Slash, and Snarl. I didn't need them, but now I'll have them, so whatever.

This is basically my attitude... I picked up a large volume of deluxes just because. I haven't been able to get Takara product for these prices since GO!, so.

Is the deco that much better on the dinobots?

Also what is a HG Build Fighters?

william-james88 wrote:Also what is a HG Build Fighters?

A Gundam model kit line.

william-james88 wrote:Is the deco that much better on the dinobots?

Takara's are metallic rather than matte colors, so it really just depends on your preference.

megatronus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Is the deco that much better on the dinobots?

Takara's are metallic rather than matte colors, so it really just depends on your preference.

Is it metalic plastic or all paint apps?

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Is the deco that much better on the dinobots?

Takara's are metallic rather than matte colors, so it really just depends on your preference.

Is it metalic plastic or all paint apps?

No idea... I'll let you know once I've got em in hand!!!

Thanks Megsy! I nabbed me a Mountain Dewtron

shajaki wrote:Thanks Megsy! I nabbed me a Mountain Dewtron

Welcome!

HasbroToyShop.com is having a Summer Clearance sale. There is even a few items from out favorite hobby available.



Transformers Age of Extinction Autobots United Pack Platinum Edition $90.99

Transformers Age of Extinction Flip and Change Bumblebee Figure $16.99

Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Beam Box Heatwave the Fire-Bot Game Pack $4.99

Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Beam Box Bumblebee Game Pack $4.99

If only buying from HTS would be worth it for Canadians...

william-james88 wrote:

megatronus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Is the deco that much better on the dinobots?

Takara's are metallic rather than matte colors, so it really just depends on your preference.

Is it metalic plastic or all paint apps?

Slug is the most dramatically different, with Slash not far behind. Those primarily give that metallic plastic/paint vibe that one typically got from United toys. Snarl has a bit darker green and some parts molded in black/grey that aren't that way on the Hasbro one (might be wrong on that, don't have in hand yet).

Grimlock is basically the same figure, but with red dinosaur eyes. Strafe is also very close, mostly the same but with some added paint to the Dino heads. Slog adds some metallic silver paint apps.

Scorn is a slightly darker red overall, with some different paint colors/apps here and there. Subtle, but huge improvement and probably the one I'd recommend the most.

william-james88 wrote:Also what is a HG Build Fighters?

The HLJ sale has this model kit for super cheap: http://hlj.com/product/BAN994860/Gun?utm_source=seibertron.com&=&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=news%20post

Gundam Build Fighters is a series released on Youtube, for free, internationally by Bandai. Its purpose is to sell model kits. It worked really well, so they made a follow up season and distributed it the same way, hoping to sell more model kits. It worked again, so it's speculated that an OVA or yet another season will be happening at some point soon.

Enjoyment of it kind of requires either a) being 6-11 years old or b) a fondness of Gundam series or model kits from the past 36 years. It's over the top, aware of its cheesiness, and is totally hype. I can't say I recommend it to someone not already in love with Gundam, but if you don't take yourself or the show too seriously, it can be very fun and worth the watch

Sorry for the off-topic-ness, I'll check my staff privilege out now and if anyone wants to chat about this more let's head on over to the appropriate sub-forum.

Thanks Scotty P!!!! That was very informative. On both the Gundam and the Dinobots.

BBTS is having a one day sale on Leader Class Optimus Prime With Trailer & Sideswipe Two Pack Platinum Edition for $99.99.

Dang, been waitin' for something like that on that set but can't do it on SDCC stuff day.

Too bad the only good part about that set is he MP trailer...

megatronus wrote:Too bad the only good part about that set is he MP trailer...

That Sideswipe is so pretty though! Dat classy dark red. Mmmm.

ScottyP wrote:

megatronus wrote:Too bad the only good part about that set is he MP trailer...

That Sideswipe is so pretty though! Dat classy dark red. Mmmm.

They do look good in vehicle mode together.

Fellow Canadian, did you miss out of the TF Prime Beast Hunters SUPREME CLASS Optimus Prime? Now's your chance at only 20$ on Walmart.ca!

http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transformer ... ure/175373

-Kanrabat- wrote:Fellow Canadian, did you miss out of the TF Prime Beast Hunters SUPREME CLASS Optimus Prime? Now's your chance at only 20$ on Walmart.ca!

http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transformer ... ure/175373

Hey thanks! But I forget, is this the upscaled legion or a completely new mold?

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Fellow Canadian, did you miss out of the TF Prime Beast Hunters SUPREME CLASS Optimus Prime? Now's your chance at only 20$ on Walmart.ca!

http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transformer ... ure/175373

Hey thanks! But I forget, is this the upscaled legion or a completely new mold?

Original mold, with insane "mandala" missiles gimmick. The big one on the left.



Originally, it was 70$. Now, it's yours for the price of a deluxe!

Interesting how money in this case is not the scarcer resource when considering this purchase

william-james88 wrote:Interesting how money in this case is not the scarcer resource when considering this purchase

I bought it way back when it was on sale at 35$. At that price, it's well worth it. At 20$, it's a ridiculous steal.

The gimmick is weird and ugly. So, it's just a pin away from perfection! I removed the wheel and now I have a big-ass Optimus on display at work. I also repainted the grill and rims.

You could buy it for your neice/cousin. I bet she'll love it.