Transformers Legacy Evolution Wave 1 Found at Canadian Retail + Reviews

Out of curiosuty, did the bike Junkion get a name reveal yet?

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosuty, did the bike Junkion get a name reveal yet?

Not yet

A while back I did comment for a full Stunticons set to come but not like this....damnation!

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosuty, did the bike Junkion get a name reveal yet?

Not yet

In the interview Toys R Russ had a few days ago with members of the design team they mentioned a TF Fan Tuesday (or Friday?) event will be coming "soon". I imagine there will be more RotB Reveals as well as Legacy Evolution Wave 2 (Or Legacy Wave 5 if you prefer).

As far as we know, it will probably have 2 more Core Class Dinobots, & Thundercracker
Deluxe: Junkion #2, Crosscut, & Animated Prowl
Leader: Skyquake

What else? (aside from rereleases?)

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosuty, did the bike Junkion get a name reveal yet?

Not yet

In the interview Toys R Russ had a few days ago with members of the design team they mentioned a TF Fan Tuesday (or Friday?) event will be coming "soon". I imagine there will be more RotB Reveals as well as Legacy Evolution Wave 2 (Or Legacy Wave 5 if you prefer).

As far as we know, it will probably have 2 more Core Class Dinobots, & Thundercracker
Deluxe: Junkion #2, Crosscut, & Animated Prowl
Leader: Skyquake

What else? (aside from rereleases?)

Core
Grimlock
Thundercracker
Nemesis Prime

Deluxe
Shrapnel
Animated Prowl
Crosscut
Junkion 2

Voyager
Metalhawk
Twincast

Leader
Prime Skyquake

^ Cool, for some reason I thought Bombshell was the next Insecticon, coming in a later wave.

I just ordered Hot Shot, had a gift card and decided to use it, plus I needed free shipping for a new phone case.

I am waiting to see if amazon drops the core prices to grab those 3, they have done it fairly consistently.

I'll get the rest soon enough, wave 1 of 2023 should be plentiful at some point.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Out of curiosuty, did the bike Junkion get a name reveal yet?

Not yet

In the interview Toys R Russ had a few days ago with members of the design team they mentioned a TF Fan Tuesday (or Friday?) event will be coming "soon". I imagine there will be more RotB Reveals as well as Legacy Evolution Wave 2 (Or Legacy Wave 5 if you prefer).

As far as we know, it will probably have 2 more Core Class Dinobots, & Thundercracker
Deluxe: Junkion #2, Crosscut, & Animated Prowl
Leader: Skyquake

What else? (aside from rereleases?)

Core
Grimlock
Thundercracker
Nemesis Prime

Deluxe
Shrapnel
Animated Prowl
Crosscut
Junkion 2

Voyager
Metalhawk
Twincast

Leader
Prime Skyquake

They're going to trickle out the rest of the Dinobots now?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'll get the rest soon enough, wave 1 of 2023 should be plentiful at some point.

This is exactly why the only two Evolution figures I've pre-ordered/ordered day before Amazon started shipping, are the Dinobots. Would it be neat to grab Hot Shot or Lio Convoy now? Yeah, but based on the amount of Kickbacks, Drag Strips, and Bulkheads I can see running to Target, I have plenty of time. But a combiner, especially Dinobot combiner, I feel like isn't gonna last long around me, so I might as well pick them up as I see them, instead of trying to find one of them on the aftermarket. Made that mistake with SS AOE Grimlock, and almost made that mistake with both SS86 Grimlock and Slug.

Well, that and I've stopped pre-ordering TFs in general when they're months out and suddenly they've been moved forward to tomorrow. Seriously, I get that the supply chain's messed up, but it's be nice if they would stick with the original ship date, or give you a Pile of Loot system like BBTS has

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'll get the rest soon enough, wave 1 of 2023 should be plentiful at some point.

This is exactly why the only two Evolution figures I've pre-ordered/ordered day before Amazon started shipping, are the Dinobots. Would it be neat to grab Hot Shot or Lio Convoy now? Yeah, but based on the amount of Kickbacks, Drag Strips, and Bulkheads I can see running to Target, I have plenty of time. But a combiner, especially Dinobot combiner, I feel like isn't gonna last long around me, so I might as well pick them up as I see them, instead of trying to find one of them on the aftermarket. Made that mistake with SS AOE Grimlock, and almost made that mistake with both SS86 Grimlock and Slug.

Well, that and I've stopped pre-ordering TFs in general when they're months out and suddenly they've been moved forward to tomorrow. Seriously, I get that the supply chain's messed up, but it's be nice if they would stick with the original ship date, or give you a Pile of Loot system like BBTS has

I'm trying to give up preorders unless it is something that will for sure be hard to get otherwise.

Do I want them? Yes. do I really want to rush right now? Not really? I'd also like to space them out, I feel like some bots last year did not get the love they deserved because I got a bunch all at once.

Plus, they aren't in stores near here yet. So I know that I will have time. I want those Dinobots too, but I think there will be plenty to find, at least of this wave. I will get more impatient once we get to 5 and 6.

I pre ordered what I wanted from wave 4, not because I'm in a rush,but because B&M has become so unreliable there are no guarantees. I feel fortunate to have found Motormaster. So many people who want him and we're hoping to see it in stores have lost out.

The only wave 4 item I'm taking a chance on is Lio Convoy. I hope to see it at retail, but if not, so be it.

o.supreme wrote:I pre ordered what I wanted from wave 4, not because I'm in a rush,but because B&M has become so unreliable there are no guarantees. I feel fortunate to have found Motormaster. So many people who want him and we're hoping to see it in stores have lost out.

I think all of the Commander Class figures have had restocks? I don't know if it's guaranteed that it'll happen, but I don't think all of those are already out in the world.

Personally, if I want it and there's a preorder, that's what I do. If I'm on the fence and don't need it, I'll wait for a sale to decide. Pandemic shipping and retail availability were a nightmare and I'm not going back even if things never get that bad again.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'll get the rest soon enough, wave 1 of 2023 should be plentiful at some point.

This is exactly why the only two Evolution figures I've pre-ordered/ordered day before Amazon started shipping, are the Dinobots. Would it be neat to grab Hot Shot or Lio Convoy now? Yeah, but based on the amount of Kickbacks, Drag Strips, and Bulkheads I can see running to Target, I have plenty of time. But a combiner, especially Dinobot combiner, I feel like isn't gonna last long around me, so I might as well pick them up as I see them, instead of trying to find one of them on the aftermarket. Made that mistake with SS AOE Grimlock, and almost made that mistake with both SS86 Grimlock and Slug.

Well, that and I've stopped pre-ordering TFs in general when they're months out and suddenly they've been moved forward to tomorrow. Seriously, I get that the supply chain's messed up, but it's be nice if they would stick with the original ship date, or give you a Pile of Loot system like BBTS has

I'm trying to give up preorders unless it is something that will for sure be hard to get otherwise.

Do I want them? Yes. do I really want to rush right now? Not really? I'd also like to space them out, I feel like some bots last year did not get the love they deserved because I got a bunch all at once.

Plus, they aren't in stores near here yet. So I know that I will have time. I want those Dinobots too, but I think there will be plenty to find, at least of this wave. I will get more impatient once we get to 5 and 6.

Legacy Evolution is still the same line as regular Legacy, right? If so, I dread seeing Wave 1 and nothing else for months to come...

AcademyofDrX wrote:I think all of the Commander Class figures have had restocks?

Jetfire and Skylynx I think have been reissued 2 times because of their immense popularity (probably far fewer were made than Hasbro/TT anticipated interest in), however I think they anticipated the same with Kingdom Rodimus and in an attempt to course correct produced far more. Despite me never seeing it at B&M, Rodimus was on sale for up to 60% off online at some points during the holiday season. I just checked, and at the time of this writing, Rodimus is Normal CC price on Amazon some 18 months after his initial release, but even jut a couple of days ago, I saw him on sale for 15% off.

With Motor Master who can say, if enough people complain about having incomplete Menasor's they might do a reissue.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Legacy Evolution is still the same line as regular Legacy, right? If so, I dread seeing Wave 1 and nothing else for months to come...

Unfortunately there is no clear answer on that. If L:E SKU's the same as L, then yes, it's likely retailers wont carry it. But that was the whole reason Hasbro switched to packaging refresh every year starting with PotP. I mean we could argue that "Prime Wars" and "WFC" were 3 year lines (Well Prime Wars was technically 4 but...), with new packaging each year so that retailers would keep ordering.

Legacy Evolution does have new packaging art, but if it SKU's the same as Legacy, then Hasbro kind of undid what they attempted to fix back in 2018.

Got notification from Pulse that Tarn is about to ship.

o.supreme wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Legacy Evolution is still the same line as regular Legacy, right? If so, I dread seeing Wave 1 and nothing else for months to come...

Unfortunately there is no clear answer on that. If L:E SKU's the same as L, then yes, it's likely retailers wont carry it. But that was the whole reason Hasbro switched to packaging refresh every year starting with PotP. I mean we could argue that "Prime Wars" and "WFC" were 3 year lines (Well Prime Wars was technically 4 but...), with new packaging each year so that retailers would keep ordering.

Legacy Evolution does have new packaging art, but if it SKU's the same as Legacy, then Hasbro kind of undid what they attempted to fix back in 2018.

Did the fix work? If we compare it to Studio Series, for instance, which doesn't have a line refresh, did we see more yearly refreshes of Generations toys or Studio Series toys? The first wave of the various generations lines have been well stocked but beyond that, I don't know (then again, that alone might make it better stocked than SS).

Also, on a different topic, I am rather impressed at how well Motromaster sold. he is sold out practically everywhere in Canada and the US at the moment. I don't know if there is more to come.

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Legacy Evolution is still the same line as regular Legacy, right? If so, I dread seeing Wave 1 and nothing else for months to come...

Unfortunately there is no clear answer on that. If L:E SKU's the same as L, then yes, it's likely retailers wont carry it. But that was the whole reason Hasbro switched to packaging refresh every year starting with PotP. I mean we could argue that "Prime Wars" and "WFC" were 3 year lines (Well Prime Wars was technically 4 but...), with new packaging each year so that retailers would keep ordering.

Legacy Evolution does have new packaging art, but if it SKU's the same as Legacy, then Hasbro kind of undid what they attempted to fix back in 2018.

Did the fix work? If we compare it to Studio Series, for instance, which doesn't have a line refresh, did we see more yearly refreshes of Generations toys or Studio Series toys? The first wave of the various generations lines have been well stocked but beyond that, I don't know (then again, that alone might make it better stocked than SS).

Also, on a different topic, I am rather impressed at how well Motromaster sold. he is sold out practically everywhere in Canada and the US at the moment. I don't know if there is more to come.

He seems to have done well here too. I never seen a physical copy of him in stores but did however see the barcode/price sticker ON shelves where he should be, so it was likely just ships in the night. Which is a bummer bc I'd been banking on picking him up on sale similar to how I got Sky Lynk and Rowdy Roddy Prime

M. Spector wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Legacy Evolution is still the same line as regular Legacy, right? If so, I dread seeing Wave 1 and nothing else for months to come...

Unfortunately there is no clear answer on that. If L:E SKU's the same as L, then yes, it's likely retailers wont carry it. But that was the whole reason Hasbro switched to packaging refresh every year starting with PotP. I mean we could argue that "Prime Wars" and "WFC" were 3 year lines (Well Prime Wars was technically 4 but...), with new packaging each year so that retailers would keep ordering.

Legacy Evolution does have new packaging art, but if it SKU's the same as Legacy, then Hasbro kind of undid what they attempted to fix back in 2018.

Did the fix work? If we compare it to Studio Series, for instance, which doesn't have a line refresh, did we see more yearly refreshes of Generations toys or Studio Series toys? The first wave of the various generations lines have been well stocked but beyond that, I don't know (then again, that alone might make it better stocked than SS).

Also, on a different topic, I am rather impressed at how well Motromaster sold. he is sold out practically everywhere in Canada and the US at the moment. I don't know if there is more to come.

He seems to have done well here too. I never seen a physical copy of him in stores but did however see the barcode/price sticker ON shelves where he should be, so it was likely just ships in the night. Which is a bummer bc I'd been banking on picking him up on sale similar to how I got Sky Lynk and Rowdy Roddy Prime

Yeah same here, I've been able to get all commanders on sale. As of right now, I have missed out on motormaster, but we'll see. The quantities still seem really low, I think not all stock has been alloted yet, especially when the limbs outside of Dragstrip arent even common at retail yet.

william-james88 wrote:Yeah same here, I've been able to get all commanders on sale. As of right now, I have missed out on motormaster, but we'll see. The quantities still seem really low, I think not all stock has been alloted yet, especially when the limbs outside of Dragstrip arent even common at retail yet.

I'm not taking any chances with the Stunticons so I preordered and paid everything at full price. Now if only that sonovabitch Breakdown would REALLY come out already...