Reviews and Sighitngs for Latest Transformers Rise of the Beasts Toys
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Comment by AcademyofDrX
Aug 7, 2023
I finally found the Scorponok and Sandspear two-pack at Target. Sandspear is disappointing as a weapon, but he's still a fun little scorpion guy. Hopefully the Primal and Airazor battle masters hit retail soon.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 7, 2023
BBTS let me know that the Takara Primal is about to come in stock.
I really hope I find beast combiner Scourge. I want to finish the line. I also hope this means battle master airazor, battle changer Scourge, beast weaponizer Arcee, Beast combiner Optimus, and the Autobots unite show up very soon.
I really hope I find beast combiner Scourge. I want to finish the line. I also hope this means battle master airazor, battle changer Scourge, beast weaponizer Arcee, Beast combiner Optimus, and the Autobots unite show up very soon.
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Do we know why or is it just one of those mysteries of collecting?
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Aug 7, 2023
william-james88 wrote:Ig89ninja wrote:So, has anyone seen the Mainline Deluxes for individual sale in the US, or are they exclusive to the 3-packs here?
No, they have not been released individually in the US. They did land in ports and were sent to Target, but Target never stocked them in stores.
Do we know why or is it just one of those mysteries of collecting?
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mystery right now
Comment by william-james88
Aug 7, 2023
chuckdawg1999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Ig89ninja wrote:So, has anyone seen the Mainline Deluxes for individual sale in the US, or are they exclusive to the 3-packs here?
No, they have not been released individually in the US. They did land in ports and were sent to Target, but Target never stocked them in stores.
Do we know why or is it just one of those mysteries of collecting?
mystery right now
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 9, 2023
I finally got the RotB 3-pack part 2, and I at long last have a deluxe Mirage! I have been dying to own him, and I am glad I finally do.
quick thoughts:
Mirage is a good toy, and I really like how they made him work, Much cleaner than the SS one looks. I really wish he had the right head though.
Bee is interesting, glad they tried something different, but it is clunkier than the SS one for sure, but still decent.
Airazor is cool, I think she is a much more interesting toy that the SS one. I have in mind for my Beasts to display one in beast mode and one in robot mode on the main movie shelf. SS Airazor is much more posable in beast mode, and is bigger in that mode, so she will be the bird while the mainline one is the robot.
To go with that the mainline Rhinox will be the beast mode, and the SS one will be the robot mode. Cheetor will be mainline in beast mode and SS in robot mode. I am not sure on Primal yet, but leaning mainline beast and SS robot.
quick thoughts:
Mirage is a good toy, and I really like how they made him work, Much cleaner than the SS one looks. I really wish he had the right head though.
Bee is interesting, glad they tried something different, but it is clunkier than the SS one for sure, but still decent.
Airazor is cool, I think she is a much more interesting toy that the SS one. I have in mind for my Beasts to display one in beast mode and one in robot mode on the main movie shelf. SS Airazor is much more posable in beast mode, and is bigger in that mode, so she will be the bird while the mainline one is the robot.
To go with that the mainline Rhinox will be the beast mode, and the SS one will be the robot mode. Cheetor will be mainline in beast mode and SS in robot mode. I am not sure on Primal yet, but leaning mainline beast and SS robot.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 10, 2023
Ya know, the irony isn't lost on me that my 2nd 3-pack arrived when I still had Scourge out after adding his upgrades
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…oh, Primus it just clicked.
Comment by Ig89ninja
Aug 10, 2023
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Ya know, the irony isn't lost on me that my 2nd 3-pack arrived when I still had Scourge out after adding his upgrades
…oh, Primus it just clicked.
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Comment by william-james88
Aug 15, 2023
The Rise of the Beasts toyline isn't done yet. While all mainline toys have been made, distribution is all over the place and just now are Americans finding the big simple Scourge toy from the Titan Changer line at Walmart. While obviously not a toy aimed at collectors, there are Scourge completionists out there and of course this gives parents a big and affordable Scourge toy to buy for their kids. We have some video reviews for you below if you are curious, and where you can check out that very detailed front grill.
This toy is part of the second wave of Titan Changers where he is the only new figure.
This toy is part of the second wave of Titan Changers where he is the only new figure.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 15, 2023
Mine should be coming from Amazon later this week. Still short about 7 figures from the line
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Comment by Brokebot
Aug 15, 2023
TITAN Changer Scourge.
A character voiced by Peter Dinklage.
Ironic.
A character voiced by Peter Dinklage.
Ironic.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Aug 15, 2023
Relax, I'm Mirage, remember?
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Comment by CobraKai
Aug 16, 2023
I’ve seen very little ROTB main line and SS figures at my local Target, and Walmart seems to be filled with the shelf warmers like transforming masks and nerf guns.
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He's a TITAN of an actor in everything he does.
Fitting.
Comment by cloudballoon
Aug 16, 2023
Brokebot wrote:TITAN Changer Scourge.
A character voiced by Peter Dinklage.
Ironic.
He's a TITAN of an actor in everything he does.
Fitting.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Aug 16, 2023
It's funny how Transformers has had Game of Thrones actors both on the big and small screens this year.cloudballoon wrote:Brokebot wrote:TITAN Changer Scourge.
A character voiced by Peter Dinklage.
Ironic.
He's a TITAN of an actor in everything he does.
Fitting.
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Comment by Till-all-R1
Aug 16, 2023
All I've seen is the "kiddie" stuff, which I guess is all that matters when it comes to tie-in merch being available while it's actually in theaters to capture FOMO.
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Comment by cloudballoon
Aug 16, 2023
Isn't it strange that the lack of movie toys for ROTB happened at all? The movie was delayed while the toys were supposed to be all ready and sitting at warehouses for a year. But when the movie's actually release and people don't see the toys....
I just don't even bother to go to the stores for toy hunts anymore. Hardly ever any sales since 2019. What they have are all kiddie lines. New CHUG/SS are rarely seen unless they're the few shelfwarmers.
The ROTB Beast Alliance line (the ones with the weapons, not the ones wear the bot wears the beast) got some pretty cool figures though. I wouldn't mind getting a few of those if I have more shelf space.
I just don't even bother to go to the stores for toy hunts anymore. Hardly ever any sales since 2019. What they have are all kiddie lines. New CHUG/SS are rarely seen unless they're the few shelfwarmers.
The ROTB Beast Alliance line (the ones with the weapons, not the ones wear the bot wears the beast) got some pretty cool figures though. I wouldn't mind getting a few of those if I have more shelf space.
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Aug 16, 2023
FYI, according to Hasbro toy sales went up and the ROTB line sold well so as far as their concerned the movie did well.
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Yes, but that's a comparison to the dismal 2022 year. On the retail floors, ROTB (and BBM) got far less presence than the Bay movies. Those glorious days of TF toys steamrolling over everything else (even Star Wars, DC & Marvel shelves) are long gone. Still if Hasbro's doing well, it's all good for us fans.
With bombs after bombs (some undeserved, some earned), Paramount might go down before TF:1 (hopefully AFTER MI:DR Pt. 2 so Cruise's fans have some closure), which might be a GOOD thing as it forces Hasbro to shop for another studios for the TF IP, and negotiate better terms for creative controls on the bots & story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_P ... %80%932029)
I loved BBM & like ROTB enough. But I'm ready to give up on caring for any more live-action TF. Paramount's hesistance on bebooting the franchise and not caring about continuity between movies is making the movies very 'meh.' They're not nothing more than toy commercials now.... and not even GOOD toy commericals because most of the toys doesn't even look close to the on-screen designs (I went with Yolopark).
TF:1 sounds good on paper. And putting TF movies back in animation & on Cybertron is the right thing to do, at the very least to keep costs down and make them profitable for long-term viability.
The crazy things animation can do nowadays, like what we saw in Spiderverse, TMNT, Puss in Boots, etc. is wild.
Comment by cloudballoon
Aug 16, 2023
chuckdawg1999 wrote:FYI, according to Hasbro toy sales went up and the ROTB line sold well so as far as their concerned the movie did well.
Yes, but that's a comparison to the dismal 2022 year. On the retail floors, ROTB (and BBM) got far less presence than the Bay movies. Those glorious days of TF toys steamrolling over everything else (even Star Wars, DC & Marvel shelves) are long gone. Still if Hasbro's doing well, it's all good for us fans.
With bombs after bombs (some undeserved, some earned), Paramount might go down before TF:1 (hopefully AFTER MI:DR Pt. 2 so Cruise's fans have some closure), which might be a GOOD thing as it forces Hasbro to shop for another studios for the TF IP, and negotiate better terms for creative controls on the bots & story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_P ... %80%932029)
I loved BBM & like ROTB enough. But I'm ready to give up on caring for any more live-action TF. Paramount's hesistance on bebooting the franchise and not caring about continuity between movies is making the movies very 'meh.' They're not nothing more than toy commercials now.... and not even GOOD toy commericals because most of the toys doesn't even look close to the on-screen designs (I went with Yolopark).
TF:1 sounds good on paper. And putting TF movies back in animation & on Cybertron is the right thing to do, at the very least to keep costs down and make them profitable for long-term viability.
The crazy things animation can do nowadays, like what we saw in Spiderverse, TMNT, Puss in Boots, etc. is wild.
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Ya know, I really thought ROTB would pull a Puss in Boots, I was wrong.
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Aug 16, 2023
cloudballoon wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:FYI, according to Hasbro toy sales went up and the ROTB line sold well so as far as their concerned the movie did well.
Yes, but that's a comparison to the dismal 2022 year. On the retail floors, ROTB (and BBM) got far less presence than the Bay movies. Those glorious days of TF toys steamrolling over everything else (even Star Wars, DC & Marvel shelves) are long gone. Still if Hasbro's doing well, it's all good for us fans.
With bombs after bombs (some undeserved, some earned), Paramount might go down before TF:1 (hopefully AFTER MI:DR Pt. 2 so Cruise's fans have some closure), which might be a GOOD thing as it forces Hasbro to shop for another studios for the TF IP, and negotiate better terms for creative controls on the bots & story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_P ... %80%932029)
I loved BBM & like ROTB enough. But I'm ready to give up on caring for any more live-action TF. Paramount's hesistance on bebooting the franchise and not caring about continuity between movies is making the movies very 'meh.' They're not nothing more than toy commercials now.... and not even GOOD toy commericals because most of the toys doesn't even look close to the on-screen designs (I went with Yolopark).
TF:1 sounds good on paper. And putting TF movies back in animation & on Cybertron is the right thing to do, at the very least to keep costs down and make them profitable for long-term viability.
The crazy things animation can do nowadays, like what we saw in Spiderverse, TMNT, Puss in Boots, etc. is wild.
Ya know, I really thought ROTB would pull a Puss in Boots, I was wrong.
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Well, we do have TF:1 to look forward to. Hope the animation doesn't disappoint. Netflix's WFC or Paramount's Earthspark animation weren't bad for streaming, but for movies, Paramount really, REALLY need to kick it up a notch or two. Need to be a bit more visually imaginative, and the designs can translate well into toys.
Comment by cloudballoon
Aug 16, 2023
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Ya know, I really thought ROTB would pull a Puss in Boots, I was wrong.
Well, we do have TF:1 to look forward to. Hope the animation doesn't disappoint. Netflix's WFC or Paramount's Earthspark animation weren't bad for streaming, but for movies, Paramount really, REALLY need to kick it up a notch or two. Need to be a bit more visually imaginative, and the designs can translate well into toys.
