New Transformers Generations Cyber Series Optimus Prime Redeco
Sunday, March 26th, 2017 11:56PM CDT
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We will have a more accurate idea of what this figure looks like when it is out of the packaging for a review so stay tuned!
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 26th, 2017 @ 11:58pm CDT
Posted by kurthy on March 27th, 2017 @ 12:09am CDT
Posted by Emerje on March 27th, 2017 @ 12:35am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I think this is slightly movie-inspired, with the flame pattern on the side and the grey/silver arms.
Exactly. Truck flames plus added silver on the head, arms, body, and feet all point at an attempted movie likeness.
Emerje
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 27th, 2017 @ 12:53am CDT
kurthy wrote:Where do they get these wonderful toys?
In South America and parts of South-East Asia I believe. The Cyber series has never seen US release.
And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.
Posted by Emerje on March 27th, 2017 @ 1:02am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:kurthy wrote:Where do they get these wonderful toys?
In South America and parts of South-East Asia I believe. The Cyber series has never seen US release.
And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.
Yeah, we get over sized, barely painted, non-transforming soap bottles for about the same price. I don't know what the story is with Hasbro, even Mattel's equivalent to that garbage has decent articulation.
Emerje
Posted by RAR on March 27th, 2017 @ 4:17am CDT
So I've been reluctant to buy them until I knew what I was actually buying as £20 is fair for the originals but expensive if they are non-metal bootlegs as those ones are much cheaper on aliexpress than they are on eBay.
I would rather like the IDW inspired Optimus and the Megatron - but I'd certainly not want to be paying close to south America Prices for a KO.
But I found these two on eBay :
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%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F322393460879%3F
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%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F222379630763%3F
Posted by Optimum Supreme on March 27th, 2017 @ 6:11pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.
Great for kids, voyager sized at deluxe price.
Posted by Kurona on March 29th, 2017 @ 4:34pm CDT
Posted by ToaLeePrime on March 30th, 2017 @ 2:58am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 30th, 2017 @ 6:42pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Jetfire is a repaint and retool of the previously released Starscream Batallion figure. With the history between the two characters, the irony isn't lost on me. The white paint with red trim is sharp, something lacking on most retail figures. While I would've liked new weapons, I understand that might have pushed the budget. While not as fun as Prowl, it's a solid figure.
Posted by SirToys on March 31st, 2017 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by RAR on March 31st, 2017 @ 10:21am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 31st, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT
According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 31st, 2017 @ 10:35am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?
When I was there in January they had Prime and Bee of that size still
Posted by Sabrblade on March 31st, 2017 @ 10:51am CDT
When I last went to CityWalk at Universal Orlando, the main Universal Store had only the Deluxes in the newer packaging. But I bring this up because I was surprised to see any Transformers for sale in another store of the park (let alone a store located outside of the Universal Studios part of the park) that wasn't the Transformers: The Ride gift shop.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?
When I was there in January they had Prime and Bee of that size still
In a way, the store in CityWalk selling the Universal-exclusive TFs is good news for me since it means that A) I don't have to go to the more expensive Universal Studios part of the park to access a store that sells the TFs, and B) as a Florida resident, I can get free parking for CityWalk after 6pm if I show my ID ('course, it's only after 6pm, when most of the park's more family-oriented attractions are closing down for the evening).
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2017 @ 2:01pm CDT
SirToys wrote:Found them.
Will they be sold on sirtoys.com? Love that store by the way.
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2017 @ 10:43pm CDT
Over at Sir Toys, they are selling Cyber Battalion Jetfire for $29.99 USD before shipping. They had Prowl too, but he is since sold out. While this store is known for its KO products, the store owner has claimed that these are legitimate. He has found them in Taiwan and is reselling them through his site.
Posted by SirToys on April 2nd, 2017 @ 11:24am CDT
RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?
I can get them here. (I took this pic).
I might still be able to get Starscream at another location. There's also KOs of the 1st wave so be careful, but I think the colours are different.
I've put the word in for more so hit the want-list system. Since they're real they're more expensive here for some reason so higher upfront cost means I can't stock too many. I just pick them up as people request and as they remain available.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 2nd, 2017 @ 3:59pm CDT
SirToys wrote:RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?
I can get them here. (I took this pic).
I might still be able to get Starscream at another location. There's also KOs of the 1st wave so be careful, but I think the colours are different.
I've put the word in for more so hit the want-list system. Since they're real they're more expensive here for some reason so higher upfront cost means I can't stock too many. I just pick them up as people request and as they remain available.
That Cyber Commander Optimus Prime is the Wave 2 redeco, not the Wave 1 original. You can tell by the silver arms and grill, while the original has them red and blue respectively.
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2017 @ 9:43pm CDT
Let us know if this helps!
Posted by EmirateXaaron on April 6th, 2017 @ 9:58pm CDT
Posted by Sigmus Prime on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:20pm CDT
Prowl actually looks pretty cool, to be honest. The blue's an interesting choice of color. And I like how similar Jetfire is to the G1 toy.
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:25pm CDT
Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.
Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.
Posted by Emerje on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:45pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.
Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.
Prowl works for me, but Jetfire's link just takes me to a store page with no items. Looks like Jetfire is sold out.
I kinda want Prowl, but I really don't need him for $35.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on April 6th, 2017 @ 10:47pm CDT
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.
Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.
Prowl works for me, but Jetfire's link just takes me to a store page with no items. Looks like Jetfire is sold out.
I kinda want Prowl, but I really don't need him for $35.
Emerje
Yup, sold out now
Posted by griftimus prime on April 7th, 2017 @ 6:22am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on April 7th, 2017 @ 9:17am CDT
Posted by SirToys on April 8th, 2017 @ 3:46am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 8th, 2017 @ 11:14am CDT
SirToys wrote:Group pic.
Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?
Posted by SirToys on April 9th, 2017 @ 6:12am CDT
In a few days I'll pic one up. (The store is on the other side of town).D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?
Posted by Zeedust on April 10th, 2017 @ 12:01am CDT
SirToys wrote:In a few days I'll pic one up. (The store is on the other side of town).D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?
What about Megatron and/or Starscream?
Posted by ScottyP on April 10th, 2017 @ 8:46pm CDT
This pleases me. It might not take much effort to retool this into a Prowlastator torso.
Posted by Kurona on April 11th, 2017 @ 7:39am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on April 11th, 2017 @ 8:00am CDT
Nah. One extra pin/pivot in the waist area to open up for a Devastator head needed, which could fit in the big empty cavity in the middle of him. Add some inner leg panels like Hook's and a couple more tabs and it'd be real close.Kurona wrote:It looks to me like it'd need so much retooling you'd end up just starting from scratch... but he looks good in group photos
Posted by SirToys on April 13th, 2017 @ 9:25am CDT
Posted by RAR on April 13th, 2017 @ 9:57am CDT
Big Optimus looks nice in both deco's I can't pick between them really which I like more.
Posted by william-james88 on April 13th, 2017 @ 10:09am CDT
RAR wrote:Big Optimus looks nice in both deco's I can't pick between them really which I like more.
Thats because he isnt a new release, this distributor just got more of that older one since people wanted it.
Posted by RAR on April 14th, 2017 @ 3:39pm CDT
But that does beg the question if Sirtoys simply got more of the old one and it's not a repaint (like Optimus) is there going to be a Bee repaint too ? I'm sure there was some rumour of a Battalion Skywarp I read somewhere or other sometime... I think having all 3 Seekers in the same mould would be a an encouragement for more people to get them all.
I won't hold my breath but that Grimlock would look decent in G1 or RID colours too.
Posted by william-james88 on April 17th, 2017 @ 1:12pm CDT
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 17th, 2017 @ 2:25pm CDT
RAR wrote:I assume you intended to quote the part about Bee and scrub the part about Optimus rather than the opposite ?
But that does beg the question if Sirtoys simply got more of the old one and it's not a repaint (like Optimus) is there going to be a Bee repaint too ? I'm sure there was some rumour of a Battalion Skywarp I read somewhere or other sometime... I think having all 3 Seekers in the same mould would be a an encouragement for more people to get them all.
I won't hold my breath but that Grimlock would look decent in G1 or RID colours too.
I don't think Commander Bumblebee is getting a redeco, as the new wave is half the size of the first, for both size classes it seems. Although... It's entirely possible that the first Battalion wave was supposed to be split in two, like so:
1299 Optimus Prime
1300 Bumblebee
1301 Megatron
1793 Grimlock
1794 Starscream
Instead they all got released at the same time.
Posted by Rysquad on August 30th, 2017 @ 3:38am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:28am CDT
Posted by kurthy on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:40am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:41am CDT
There's no "Universal Studios Exclusive" sticker on the box, which all TF toys sold at Universal Studios have.kurthy wrote:How do we know it's not a return to Walgreens of an item bought at Universal Studios?
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:42am CDT
kurthy wrote:How do we know it's not a return to Walgreens of an item bought at Universal Studios?
Because if that was the case, it would be in their system. Plus its a different price from universal studios, where its doulbe the price there, so the listing is wallgreens specific.
Posted by Cobotron on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:46am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on August 30th, 2017 @ 9:56am CDT
Cobotron wrote:This is cool news! It's interesting though because it's a rather large toy for Walgreens to stock. They usually don't stock anything larger than Deluxe in Transformers.
Except they do sell larger toys as well as the wingspan and cloudraker 2 pack wich is slightly smaller than a voyager box
Posted by Kurona on August 30th, 2017 @ 10:39am CDT
Posted by Cobotron on August 30th, 2017 @ 10:53am CDT
And it's a WAY bigger toy.
Posted by Rysquad on August 30th, 2017 @ 11:17am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Rysquad has som pretty awesome news for us. Remember those Cyber Battalion figures, like the new Jetfire and Prowl that we were not going to get at retail in the US? Well, they have just been spotted at Wallgreens. And at a great price no less, the voyager sized Jetfire was obtained for $16.99 USD. A fan reported to Ben Yee from BWTF.com that he had found it in Rancho Cordova, California. As a refresher, images of these toys can be found below the sighting evidence. Happy hunting!
I find it awesome that Walgreens is now part of my rotation when looking for toys now.