Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 9:21PM CDT

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The Allspark is reporting that they received word from Hasbro's Transformers Team Public Relations group that the Challenge at Cybertron 3-pack is not going to be released in the US and is an Asian Market Exclusive. It was rumored that this would be a Target exclusive. See the full report here.

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Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125162)
Posted by Badassimus Prime on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:25pm CDT

Well that's disappointing to hear. I was really looking forward to this set here in the states. I honestly don't want to pay premium just to get it imported but we'll see what happens. Hopefully Hasbro gets a change of heart.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125165)
Posted by Autobot032 on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:30pm CDT

Double dammit.

The set runs $50+ and you end up with two figures you really don't need just to get one you want.

For that price, I might as well just buy a used Classics in the correct colors and be done with it.

Though, ToyArena is offering just the Rodimus for $35.00 through eBay.

I just can't understand why Hasbro is willing to fire up the molds for the Asian market but won't bring it here. Especially when G1 is heavily sought after here.

Dumb, dumb move Hasbro. Very dumb. This is one of the many reasons why 3rd parties are getting more of my money. I'm sick and tired of waiting on Hasbro to get around to it, especially when they never do. Or even try.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125166)
Posted by Megazarak on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:30pm CDT

That's really too bad, I was hoping they would come to Canada as well. Hopefully they could at least release Cyclonus in the Generations line. May be wishful thinking, but it'd be great to see it released with this colour scheme, and since I missed out the first time it was released in Universe it'd be a plus for me. Also, if any of the 3 of them were to be the biggest seller, it would definitely be Cyclonus, being that he has received by far the most positivity vs the other 2 who no one really cared about, and that he seems like an overall better figure than both of the others.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125167)
Posted by zodconvoy on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:31pm CDT

NOOOOOOOO! DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125169)
Posted by Jacob P. Galvatron on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:39pm CDT

That sucks.
Oh well then. I think I can still get Galvatron online.
Cyclonus shouldn't be a problem either.

If all else fails, I just buy a set off TFSource,or something.
Not a huge deal really.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125170)
Posted by adamassc on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:42pm CDT

didn't they say the same thing about those four black-boxed Classics that ended up being sold online?

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125171)
Posted by Naked Magnus on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:50pm CDT

I bought one from RobotKindom and overall I think it is a good set. I think this is the cyclonus paint scheme that looks the best. I already have Hasbro and Takara's version and this one definitely stands out.

I was thinking of getting another Hot Rod anyway, since Protector is coming out and I can use my Henkei Hot Rod for that.

Galvatron is a slight improvement over the Hasbro version in my opinion. I never really liked this mold and never bothered with getting one from Takara.

Overall it is a great set, although mine came with a minor defect. One of nightstick's feet is not attached. It sort of stays on with friction, but it does fall off occasionally and it is only a matter of time before I lose it.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125172)
Posted by starboykb on September 15th, 2010 @ 9:52pm CDT

Don't feel disappointing, although I do own this pack and the colors painting are great. I really feel unhappy over getting the Cyclonus with both same left hands assemble wrongly and Galvatron is so loose all over it. It seems like the factory folks skip the QC or something.

Luckily Rodimus were the only one not affected and kickass. I already contacted the Robotkingdom.com if the hand can be replace, well no single response for coming three months now. If anyone had any idea where I can find any parts replacement it would be appreciate to let me know.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125173)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:22pm CDT

Are you fraking kidding me? I really wanted this set. I cant afford an import version or to try and hunt down Classics HotRod & Cyclonus. Damn hasbro. Or is it Tarkaras fault? Well who ever is at fault here damn them to hell.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125175)
Posted by Counterpunch on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:24pm CDT

Tooooooollllllldddddja.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125178)
Posted by Autobot032 on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:26pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:Tooooooollllllldddddja.

And?

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125181)
Posted by Covenant on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:46pm CDT

Damm. Luckily I love all I have all I need from those particular figures. Kickasss.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125185)
Posted by Rodimus the Prime on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:49pm CDT

Ehhh...that's a kick in the pants. I need a Classics Cyclonus in the worst way!
Jeez...Hasbro, talk about being out of touch on this one! :-(

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125186)
Posted by LiKwid on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:54pm CDT

Got 2 of them from BBTS.. The rodimus figure is actually really cool lookin as is the cyclonus. Galvatron on the other hand is gonna be fodder for my customs. Anyone looking for the rodimus just scope ebay..Alot of people are selling the figure by itself for somewhat reasonable prices..

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125187)
Posted by Rated X on September 15th, 2010 @ 10:55pm CDT

Well we all know Hasbro has a complex about giving fans the paint schemes G1 accurate. They give crappy decos and dodge questions as they did at Botcon. I personally ordered the set for Cyclonus. This is definitally the most G1 accurate version. Getting a more G1 accurate Galvatron was an extra added bonus. The white should have been just a little darker shade of grey, but not as dark as the Hasbro version. And I dont understand why Rodimus has become so costly all of a sudden ??? I passed on his Hasbro version when it was $9.99 at Wal-mart 3 years ago. Why are so many a**holes saying it's worth $70-80 on e-bay ??? Who started this price gouge and why ???

But I gotta admit, this version of Rodimus looks BAD ASS under a blacklight !!!

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125188)
Posted by LiKwid on September 15th, 2010 @ 11:01pm CDT

Rated X wrote:Well we all know Hasbro has a complex about giving fans the paint schemes G1 accurate. They give crappy decos and dodge questions as they did at Botcon. I personally ordered the set for Cyclonus. This is definitally the most G1 accurate version. Getting a more G1 accurate Galvatron was an extra added bonus. The white should have been just a little darker shade of grey, but not as dark as the Hasbro version. And I dont understand why Rodimus has become so costly all of a sudden ??? I passed on his Hasbro version when it was $9.99 at Wal-mart 3 years ago. Why are so many a**holes saying it's worth $70-80 on e-bay ??? Who started this price gouge and why ???
But I gotta admit, this version of Rodimus looks BAD ASS under a blacklight !!!

Fansproject made Rodimus worth about $80.. As they did with Bruticus..As they did with Superion. Classics Op, classics UM, classics nemesis prime..The 3rd party market has that effect now a days...

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125189)
Posted by Mach on September 15th, 2010 @ 11:04pm CDT

A shop of my friend in Singapore still selling this set for SGD55 (USD$41).
Although his ebay page says only for Singapore, but you guys still can approach him for it.....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com.sg%2FTransformers-Cha%20...%20_781wt_911%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125194)
Posted by Solrac333 on September 15th, 2010 @ 11:54pm CDT

Wow! That is just very stupid of Hasbro.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125195)
Posted by Autobot032 on September 16th, 2010 @ 12:00am CDT

I'm considering buying the 3-pack from BBTS and selling off the other two figures. I have absolutely no use for a second Galvatron, especially that one. Cyclonus looks nice, but I don't need a second one, and I only need Rodimus for Protector.

Hmm.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125238)
Posted by chrisc4 on September 16th, 2010 @ 5:55am CDT

it's a good thing i ordered one, i missed out on hot rod 4 years ago and i was not gonna make the same mistake twice #-o

. cyclonus has a sweet paint job, and galvatron, well who cares about him. I just want to know why hasbro keeps screwing the fans over? and it's not just this set, it's also the animated line, and the seeker molds. It took four years to make thrust and dirge avalible to us. why? if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125249)
Posted by Counterpunch on September 16th, 2010 @ 6:31am CDT

Autobot032 wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Tooooooollllllldddddja.

And?

And One! That's what.

Don't be so saaaltyyy.

All the signs pointed to this not being released in the western market. People just chose to ignore those and hope really really hard that it would happen.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125251)
Posted by Hal7300 on September 16th, 2010 @ 6:46am CDT

chrisc4 wrote:...if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Spare a thought for us poor Europeans, we get royally shafted compared to you guys...

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125252)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on September 16th, 2010 @ 6:50am CDT

Autobot Drift wrote:
chrisc4 wrote:...if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Spare a thought for us poor Europeans, we get royally shafted compared to you guys...

Okay, I'm sorry, but Hasbro is not just Transformers. We don't keep Hasbro in the black. They don't depend on us to continue to stay in business. They have so many other products besides Transformers. To think that it's the Fans that keep Hasbro afloat is just arrogant and ignorant.

Does it suck that we aren't getting this set here? Yes, it does. It's a bummer. But it was not a conscious decision by Hasbro to "screw the fans!" I'm pretty sure they have people that know marketing much better than 99% of us on this board.

So, suck it up. If you want this set bad enough, you'll find a way to get it. It probably would have been at least $30 in stores. An extra $25 won't kill anybody if they skip the Friday night pizza for two weeks.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125255)
Posted by --B-- on September 16th, 2010 @ 7:00am CDT

Meh, oh well. It would have been nice, but it's not a deal breaker. Rodimus and Galvatron were going to the kids anyway, so it's no biggie.

Sorry for those who really wanted this.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125260)
Posted by fenrir72 on September 16th, 2010 @ 7:11am CDT

Just a shelf warmer in my country at TRU.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125264)
Posted by Dead Metal on September 16th, 2010 @ 7:38am CDT

Guy's if you're planning to import this do so only for the Cyclonus, I have this set and have to say that while Rodimus looks good the quality on him is pretty bad, he's about as good as a "high quality" KO and Galvatron, well lets just say that he actually feels like a KO and falls apart just from looking at him.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125267)
Posted by Counterpunch on September 16th, 2010 @ 7:47am CDT

Dead Metal wrote:Guy's if you're planning to import this do so only for the Cyclonus, I have this set and have to say that while Rodimus looks good the quality on him is pretty bad, he's about as good as a "high quality" KO and Galvatron, well lets just say that he actually feels like a KO and falls apart just from looking at him.

I don't have any issue with Rodimus. Actually, I think he looks quite good in person. No QC issues with mine, in fact, the paint aps and all are really nice.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125273)
Posted by Dead Metal on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:07am CDT

Counterpunch wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:Guy's if you're planning to import this do so only for the Cyclonus, I have this set and have to say that while Rodimus looks good the quality on him is pretty bad, he's about as good as a "high quality" KO and Galvatron, well lets just say that he actually feels like a KO and falls apart just from looking at him.

I don't have any issue with Rodimus. Actually, I think he looks quite good in person. No QC issues with mine, in fact, the paint aps and all are really nice.

Oh he looks cool nothing against that, but damn don't touch his paint apps. Mine and the one of a friend had paint chipps the first day we opened the set at Auto Assembly and the plastic just feels cheap, also his joints loosen faster than my original Classics one. He#s good as a pure display piece but if you buy him to fiddle around with him, better get an older version of the mold. But I'm happy since Cyclonus turned out so good.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125275)
Posted by HighPrime on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:09am CDT

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Autobot Drift wrote:
chrisc4 wrote:...if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Spare a thought for us poor Europeans, we get royally shafted compared to you guys...

Okay, I'm sorry, but Hasbro is not just Transformers. We don't keep Hasbro in the black. They don't depend on us to continue to stay in business. They have so many other products besides Transformers. To think that it's the Fans that keep Hasbro afloat is just arrogant and ignorant.

Does it suck that we aren't getting this set here? Yes, it does. It's a bummer. But it was not a conscious decision by Hasbro to "screw the fans!" I'm pretty sure they have people that know marketing much better than 99% of us on this board.

So, suck it up. If you want this set bad enough, you'll find a way to get it. It probably would have been at least $30 in stores. An extra $25 won't kill anybody if they skip the Friday night pizza for two weeks.

My kind of response. I tip my hat to you, sir :APPLAUSE:

In any case, picked up my set a while ago, so no sweat either way.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125281)
Posted by Hal7300 on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:24am CDT

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Autobot Drift wrote:
chrisc4 wrote:...if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Spare a thought for us poor Europeans, we get royally shafted compared to you guys...

Okay, I'm sorry, but Hasbro is not just Transformers. We don't keep Hasbro in the black. They don't depend on us to continue to stay in business. They have so many other products besides Transformers. To think that it's the Fans that keep Hasbro afloat is just arrogant and ignorant.

So, suck it up. If you want this set bad enough, you'll find a way to get it. It probably would have been at least $30 in stores. An extra $25 won't kill anybody if they skip the Friday night pizza for two weeks.

A) If not the fans/customers that keep Hasbro afloat, who does?
If no-one buys their products (i include Star Wars, G.I. Joe etc), they go belly up like any other business.

B) I should have been more precise in my original post - i'm referring to the fact that Hasbro frequently fail to distribute their products in a proper fashion in Europe.

Eg., we never saw ROTF Bludgeon, Mindwipe et al over here.

'Skip the friday night pizza for 2 weeks'?
If i added all the extra cash i've spent on importing TF's...

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125282)
Posted by Rated X on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:28am CDT

I never realized that Fans Project was contributing to this problem. I actually bought the Combaticons set for $30 when it was new before I was even aware of the Crossfire figures. I am a big fan of the Combaticons so I buy anything Bruticus. so after I got the Crossfire sets, my total was $130. However I do not believe it was Fans Project that raised the price of Rodimus. It was greedy hoarders who want to take advantage of people that gouged the price...as for the hoarders, I got 2 words for ya (Quote DX)

As for Hasbro and the so called "marketing experts"

1. Please explain how a certain shade of purple sells a toy better in the US ???

2. How black and white seekers sell in the US but a blue seeker will not ???

3. Why you can spend 1 million dollars on "Tuner Mudflaps" but cant spend $100,000 on releasing the last figures in the animated line here in the US ???

4. Are the "marketing experts" taking surveys of children around the US about what colors they like most ??? Or does Hasbro's marketing division go home and ask their own kids what shade of purple they think is the coolest ???

As far as the quality of Rodimus, I see no problems. he is fine. Im not sure why some people spend so much time analyzing a figure instead of enjoying it as a display piece. If you got a dud, by all means return it. But all these complaints about minor issues are a little annoying. (No disrespect)

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125283)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:29am CDT

Autobot Drift wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Autobot Drift wrote:
chrisc4 wrote:...if it wasnt for U.S. fans hasbro woud be nothing.

Spare a thought for us poor Europeans, we get royally shafted compared to you guys...

Okay, I'm sorry, but Hasbro is not just Transformers. We don't keep Hasbro in the black. They don't depend on us to continue to stay in business. They have so many other products besides Transformers. To think that it's the Fans that keep Hasbro afloat is just arrogant and ignorant.

So, suck it up. If you want this set bad enough, you'll find a way to get it. It probably would have been at least $30 in stores. An extra $25 won't kill anybody if they skip the Friday night pizza for two weeks.

A) If not the fans/customers that keep Hasbro afloat, who does?
If no-one buys their products (i include Star Wars, G.I. Joe etc), they go belly up like any other business.

B) I should have been more precise in my original post - i'm referring to the fact that Hasbro frequently fail to distribute their products in a proper fashion in Europe.

Eg., we never saw ROTF Bludgeon, Mindwipe et al over here.

'Skip the friday night pizza for 2 weeks'?
If i added all the extra cash i've spent on importing TF's (and Star Wars), i'd bloody starve...

From the original wording, I took it to mean that Hasbro would not be in business if there were no US Transformers FANS. I don't think he was referring to the millions of Hasbro customers who don't buy Transformers. I'm sure Hasbro would be perfectly fine if Transformers Fans stopped buying. They'd still sell to their targeted market, which is kids.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125289)
Posted by Blurrz on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:48am CDT

Rated X wrote: However I do not believe it was Fans Project that raised the price of Rodimus.

No, it was completely and utterly FansProject who did it. Hoarders exist for every figure, but in no means does it justify the huge price spike. It could be Classics Mirage, Classics Bee or any other figure if 'hoarders' increased prices. But no, this time it's FansProject completely.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125291)
Posted by Blurrz on September 16th, 2010 @ 8:51am CDT

Rated X wrote:2. How black and white seekers sell in the US but a blue seeker will not ???

3. Why you can spend 1 million dollars on "Tuner Mudflaps" but cant spend $100,000 on releasing the last figures in the animated line here in the US ???

2) If you're referring to Thundercracker, it's a touchy subject and I really think Hasbro is going to wait another couple years before a Classics Thundercracker is released.

3) Your price assumptions are WAY off. Repaints like Tuner Mudflap cost little to nothing to a company. Know that the Animated toy line was not successful, despite it's large fanbase. There were repaints already by Deluxe Wave 4, horrible quality control issues and poor distribution.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125296)
Posted by SJ21 on September 16th, 2010 @ 9:17am CDT

Does this suck? Yes. Does it surprise me? No. As soon as this came out, due to it's G1 color schemes, I figured it would not be coming here.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125297)
Posted by kirbenvost on September 16th, 2010 @ 9:21am CDT

Blurrz wrote:
Rated X wrote: However I do not believe it was Fans Project that raised the price of Rodimus.

No, it was completely and utterly FansProject who did it. Hoarders exist for every figure, but in no means does it justify the huge price spike. It could be Classics Mirage, Classics Bee or any other figure if 'hoarders' increased prices. But no, this time it's FansProject completely.

They caused the spike in prices, but in the end it's still the sellers who think they can get away with raising prices that high... and unfortunately they're right, because people still pay.

Meh, oh well. BBTS still had tons of these in stock the last time I checked, and unlike other stores they won't be raising the price as soon as they find out it's going to be less available.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125298)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on September 16th, 2010 @ 9:24am CDT

It's too bad this won't get a domestic release. But I can't say I'm too shocked.

For me this is an excersize in willpower. I have both the Henkei and classics versions of all these guys. While I do like Hot Rod and Galvatron (the characters and these molds too) I think it's a bit of a waste to buy them three times over when there's so many good TFs on the horizon. Especially since I mostly want it for Cyclonus! Gotta budget, after all.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125319)
Posted by BrooklynPrime on September 16th, 2010 @ 10:24am CDT

I said to myself a month ago in Long Island NY standing in Amok Time and seeing this set for the first time that I should grab 2 while they have it in stock :grin:

and boy am i glad i did. After reading this paying 54.00 x2 seemed a bit much, but for 108.00 out the door you could not or I could not go wrong :APPLAUSE:

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125339)
Posted by AutobotTrainer on September 16th, 2010 @ 11:19am CDT

Blurrz wrote:
3) Your price assumptions are WAY off. Repaints like Tuner Mudflap cost little to nothing to a company....

Yes...which is why this decision by Hasbro is perplexing. The confusion expressed by many of us here is not based on any kind of supply and demand economics model, but on precedent. Hasbro LOVES repaints. If the molds are in active use, why not ship them to the states and make a Target/TRU/Wal*Mart exclusive? Shelf warming cannot be that much of a deterrent (again, look at precedent).

I don't care that they aren't available here, they aren't that much of an interest to me, but seriously, who slipped the decision-makers at Hasbro a Mickey? This is not normal for them to deny a quick $ on repaints. :-?

Someone should check their temperature, they might have a fever...

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125406)
Posted by bvzxa on September 16th, 2010 @ 1:44pm CDT

LiKwid wrote:
Rated X wrote:Well we all know Hasbro has a complex about giving fans the paint schemes G1 accurate. They give crappy decos and dodge questions as they did at Botcon. I personally ordered the set for Cyclonus. This is definitally the most G1 accurate version. Getting a more G1 accurate Galvatron was an extra added bonus. The white should have been just a little darker shade of grey, but not as dark as the Hasbro version. And I dont understand why Rodimus has become so costly all of a sudden ??? I passed on his Hasbro version when it was $9.99 at Wal-mart 3 years ago. Why are so many a**holes saying it's worth $70-80 on e-bay ??? Who started this price gouge and why ???
But I gotta admit, this version of Rodimus looks BAD ASS under a blacklight !!!

Fansproject made Rodimus worth about $80.. As they did with Bruticus..As they did with Superion. Classics Op, classics UM, classics nemesis prime..The 3rd party market has that effect now a days...

I dunno, Rodiums did go up in value just not as high before FP announced an upgrade kit. ROTF Superion goes for $50 unless you have the Superlink version, that can go pretty high. I know plenty of people who paid $30 or $40 for SDCC Nemesis Prime, not bad considering how much more you'll pay for Henkei Convoy. Also for the City Commander and Shadow Commander sets they fluxuate in value due the KO's that are floating around.

I got my Classics Prime for $8 complete. It's Bruticus that's now $80 or more on the 'bay. You can even sell the leftover limbs for some change. Who knew?!?

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125411)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on September 16th, 2010 @ 1:50pm CDT

im so glad i got this set from robotkingdom. the quality on these guys is top notch, id say even better than the crytal henkei SoC set. so what if rodimus dosnt have any translucent plastic on him, he still looks awsome

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125421)
Posted by Mindmaster on September 16th, 2010 @ 2:24pm CDT

NO HASBRO DON'T DO THAT!!!!! :BOOM:

Most of us neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed this release! For me;

*Need a new Galvatron; mine's leg keeps popping off.

*Never got the chance to get Classics Hot Rod

*A G1-colored Cyclonus? In retail in the U.S? When will this ever happen again?!

Reconsider Hasbro! Reconsider!!! :PRAY:

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125427)
Posted by joevill on September 16th, 2010 @ 2:41pm CDT

I'm not surprised but I was really hoping this would be released in the US.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125450)
Posted by Autobot032 on September 16th, 2010 @ 3:31pm CDT

They say there's no plans, but that doesn't mean there weren't any. Target was mentioned by several sources as the potential US release spot.

I'm thinking they backed out of it and Hasbro decided to stick with it as is.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125451)
Posted by fenrir72 on September 16th, 2010 @ 3:31pm CDT

There's always ebay. Just take time to compare the price. Same thing happened to me with Takara TFA Arcee, no TRU release in my country(both USA and Takara version), specialty shops sold Takara ver at US$80.00. Tried ebay and ordered one from Taiwan at around US$50+ including taxes.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125470)
Posted by Julie85 on September 16th, 2010 @ 4:22pm CDT

This is disappointing. I guess I will have to import it since I don't have any of the previous versions of them. (I do have SG Cyclonus, but he's a completely different character from G1 Cyclonus.) I've been trying to get Rodimus for a long time but every time I find him he's like $100. Getting all three of them for $50 seems like a good deal to me.

Re: Challenge At Cybertron 3-Pack: No US Release (1125496)
Posted by 666-SHOT on September 16th, 2010 @ 6:47pm CDT

Oh Well. I held out on Henkei Rodimus and Cyclonus. Have had the 3 pack for 2 weeks now. Love all 3 figs. The paint update on Galvy is awesome IMO. Beats out the Henkei and the U.S. version.

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