Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com

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Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian nycprime, we have word that Walgreens.com now has Wreck Gar listed, and he is in stock! Wreck Gar is currently listed as $17.99 online, and you can get free shipping from Walgreens with orders over $35.

Wreck Gar is a slight retool and repaint of the Combiner Wars deluxe Groove mold, complete with a new Junkion color and slightly shrunken down Wreck Gar head. The figure comes with the axe weapon his Generations counterpart had years ago, and he also comes with the Prime Armor AKA the hand weapon. He also will come with one of the Power of the Primes cards, so any collectors looking for all 12 versions of the Wreck Gar card will be looking for your cards!

This figure is most likely designed to combine with Jazz, Moonracer, and Novastar as the limbs to either Elita Inf1nite or the Inferno combiner, though the art work on the packages for those voyagers appear to indicate Elita as the more likely recipient of this Junkion limb. Hopefully she doesn't start speaking in commercials and TV phrases.

So head on over to Walgreens.com and get your Wreck Gar today, and once you do get him, let us know what you think of him in the comments section below!

Credit(s): Walgreens.com

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991833)
Posted by Randomhero on October 30th, 2018 @ 10:26pm CDT

Used the store locator and found one down the street from my house. Surprisingly had the clones two pack which I’ve never seen in stores. Now PotP is officially complete for me.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991840)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:08am CDT

Whoa - https://imgur.com/gallery/YwLyvYf

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991841)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:26am CDT

Proof that Transformers and Machine Robo Mugenbine should never mix :lol:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991843)
Posted by no-one on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:57am CDT

Wow, that is equal parts amazing and frightening. I can't even begin to imagine how unstable that is. Just wow, I'm impressed :APPLAUSE:

Who wants to play "eye spy" or "where's Waldotron"? :lol:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991845)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on October 31st, 2018 @ 3:10am CDT

So someone's working on a custom D-Void/Deceptigod, eh?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991866)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 31st, 2018 @ 10:26am CDT

carytheone wrote:Wow, that is equal parts amazing and frightening. I can't even begin to imagine how unstable that is. Just wow, I'm impressed

I forgot to post the commentary that came with each pic. :oops:

Less bots than last time, but no mess on the back. Pretty stable, but hips can’t handle weight

Side view

Almost as tall as Fort Max, so it’s definitely my tallest one so far

Deluxe for scale

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991877)
Posted by Cobotron on October 31st, 2018 @ 12:36pm CDT

Sabrblade! Was it you who mentioned that Wreck-Gar's elbows are swapped from the factory?

Mine were. A minor repair, but not necessarily an easy one. Just took some slightly scary pushing and twisting to get those mushroom pegs to slide out. Not to mention correcting the position of the front fork was a bit freaky. It's turned 180 so it fits in the blister. The plastic is soft and should be handled delicately.

I bought 2 more Wreck-Gars for my brother and another friend, and their elbows are on the wrong side too. I'm guessing this is a widespread mis-assembly.

What's with all the factory errors/mis-assemblies lately? :???:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991882)
Posted by o.supreme on October 31st, 2018 @ 12:57pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:What's with all the factory errors/mis-assemblies lately?

Initially I would blame it on the switch of operation form Hong Kong to Vietnam (cheaper labor, less QC), but I'm sure there;s more to it than that. Also I heard a rumor a while back that operations could change again to India in the next couple years. Not sure if that was just an unfounded rumor though.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991884)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:06pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Sabrblade! Was it you who mentioned that Wreck-Gar's elbows are swapped from the factory?

Not I, no. Didn't know that.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991885)
Posted by william-james88 on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:08pm CDT

How do we know if the elbows are missassembled and what is the downside to it?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991887)
Posted by Cobotron on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:11pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:How do we know if the elbows are missassembled and what is the downside to it?

When compared to Groove. They face the wrong way when forming the engine parts in motorcycle mode.

Purely esthetic, really.
Although his elbow joints were dislocating very easily, and I after I swapped them, his forearms stayed in place better and the soft ratchet was tighter.

EDIT: Also, I don't have it in front of me, but I think the picture on the back of the card show these pieces assembled correctly.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991890)
Posted by o.supreme on October 31st, 2018 @ 1:26pm CDT

carytheone wrote:Hey everybotty, show us your Wreck-Gar cards! It's nice to have the card, I didn't realize how much that I missed them with the other exclusives.

I got Alpha Trion, says something about -Binges every moment of Earth TV ever... :lol:

(I would think that would be more of a Vector Prime thing...but hey I didn't write these)

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991946)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 31st, 2018 @ 6:09pm CDT

Damn, Sabrblade! If not for the articulation, I'd say that looks like something Bandai would come up with!

o.supreme wrote:
carytheone wrote:Hey everybotty, show us your Wreck-Gar cards! It's nice to have the card, I didn't realize how much that I missed them with the other exclusives.

I got Alpha Trion, says something about -Binges every moment of Earth TV ever... (I would think that would be more of a Vector Prime thing...but hey I didn't write these)

It's Alpha Trion because the Alpha Trion cards are mostly based on his role as a historian (There are a couple exceptions; Elita's for example draws instead on his rebuilding her and Optimus' former selves into mighty warriors). And binging through the entirety of any sort of archive plays into that. The Vector Prime cards generally have more to do with Veccy's time powers.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991948)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on October 31st, 2018 @ 6:26pm CDT

carytheone wrote:Hey everybotty, show us your Wreck-Gar cards!

Amalgamous Wreck-Gar: A constantly evolving mass of parts and scrap.

Cobotron wrote:Sabrblade! Was it you who mentioned that Wreck-Gar's elbows are swapped from the factory?

I put a long thing showing that my Wreck-Gar has two right shoulders and two left elbows, but I don't know if you're incorrectly remembering that or talking about a different incident.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991967)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 31st, 2018 @ 10:40pm CDT

carytheone wrote:Hey everybotty, show us your Wreck-Gar cards!

All of the Wreck-Gar card powers can be found at the bottom of this list.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1991981)
Posted by Emerje on November 1st, 2018 @ 5:05am CDT

So, speaking of combinations, has anyone figured out a fourth limb for the all-Starscream combiner? If only Fun Pub had been able to stick around long enough to use the Starscream mold again or even came up with a CW Waspinator in place of (or along side) Terrorsaur. I suppose we'll never truly be able to finish him without some expensive customizing.

Common, Hasbro, just use the damn Deluxe Starscream mold already!

Emerje

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992008)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 1st, 2018 @ 7:49am CDT

Emerje wrote:So, speaking of combinations, has anyone figured out a fourth limb for the all-Starscream combiner? If only Fun Pub had been able to stick around long enough to use the Starscream mold again or even came up with a CW Waspinator in place of (or along side) Terrorsaur. I suppose we'll never truly be able to finish him without some expensive customizing.

Common, Hasbro, just use the damn Deluxe Starscream mold already!

Emerje

Not my pic, but:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992023)
Posted by o.supreme on November 1st, 2018 @ 10:21am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:So, speaking of combinations, has anyone figured out a fourth limb for the all-Starscream combiner? If only Fun Pub had been able to stick around long enough to use the Starscream mold again or even came up with a CW Waspinator in place of (or along side) Terrorsaur. I suppose we'll never truly be able to finish him without some expensive customizing.

Common, Hasbro, just use the damn Deluxe Starscream mold already!

Emerje
Not my pic, but:

Nice!, Bur yeah, my King Starscream will consist of Blackwing, Dreadwind, BC16 Terrorsaur and "Sunstorm" (aka Golden Lagoon Starscream).

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992024)
Posted by o.supreme on November 1st, 2018 @ 10:26am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Damn, Sabrblade! If not for the articulation, I'd say that looks like something Bandai would come up with!

o.supreme wrote:
carytheone wrote:Hey everybotty, show us your Wreck-Gar cards! It's nice to have the card, I didn't realize how much that I missed them with the other exclusives.

I got Alpha Trion, says something about -Binges every moment of Earth TV ever... (I would think that would be more of a Vector Prime thing...but hey I didn't write these)

It's Alpha Trion because the Alpha Trion cards are mostly based on his role as a historian (There are a couple exceptions; Elita's for example draws instead on his rebuilding her and Optimus' former selves into mighty warriors). And binging through the entirety of any sort of archive plays into that. The Vector Prime cards generally have more to do with Veccy's time powers.

That's exactly my point. One would think, in order to Binge all of TV, there would have to be some sort of time travel element involved...because obviously much of past TV was lost to time, since many things were recorded over on a daily basis in order to conserve use of magnetic tape in a pre digital age. Dr. Who fans know this pain all too well

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992025)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 1st, 2018 @ 10:33am CDT

Actually, what about the TV signals we've been broadcasting through space?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992028)
Posted by o.supreme on November 1st, 2018 @ 10:53am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Actually, what about the TV signals we've been broadcasting through space?

I know that science fiction has played with the idea several times that *alien civilizations* living (for example), in a star system 20 LY away could be picking up TV signals from 20 years ago etc..., but I'm pretty sure TV signals have a limit, and it's all based more on fiction, than science, such as in the case of Junkions watching Earth TV in the first place. :lol:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992098)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 1st, 2018 @ 7:17pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:So, speaking of combinations, has anyone figured out a fourth limb for the all-Starscream combiner? If only Fun Pub had been able to stick around long enough to use the Starscream mold again or even came up with a CW Waspinator in place of (or along side) Terrorsaur. I suppose we'll never truly be able to finish him without some expensive customizing.

Common, Hasbro, just use the damn Deluxe Starscream mold already!

Emerje
Not my pic, but:

This picture just makes me think about how much I want a Terrorsaur and Fractyl. And by extent Impactor and Roller.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992102)
Posted by no-one on November 1st, 2018 @ 7:31pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:How do we know if the elbows are missassembled and what is the downside to it?
When compared to Groove. They face the wrong way when forming the engine parts in motorcycle mode.

Purely esthetic, really.
Although his elbow joints were dislocating very easily, and I after I swapped them, his forearms stayed in place better and the soft ratchet was tighter.

EDIT: Also, I don't have it in front of me, but I think the picture on the back of the card show these pieces assembled correctly.

Card Back

Actual toy - from the TFWiki, but a quick google search will show that all PotP Wreck-Gars have the elbow bits reversed

Groove, for good measure

I fixed mine today and found that pulling the whole arm off the ball joint makes it much easier, but still that grey plastic they used is worryingly soft. After the swap, it just seems to work a little bit better, but that's probably just in my head, looks better in alt-mode at least.

EDIT, because why the hell not?

He has some pretty nice light piping and maybe pupils?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992108)
Posted by Agamemnon on November 1st, 2018 @ 8:05pm CDT

I was going to take some pics too. However, I don't think I'll be doing the fix. This distinguishes Wreck Gar ever so slightly from Groove. Besides, it looks kind of "junky"...

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992158)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 8:33am CDT

I've been playing around with various storage options for Wreck-Gar's axe that he can't hold well. I did get most of my inspiration from other threads in other galaxies though.

Kickstand clip on

Handlebar clip on

The better option

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992164)
Posted by galvatron00 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 8:56am CDT

What needs to happen, is the wheelaxe needs to be attached to the small meat cleaver! Great shots carytheone!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992168)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 9:08am CDT

itscramtastic wrote:What needs to happen, is the wheelaxe needs to be attached to the small meat cleaver! Great shots carytheone!

Have you every really looked at the official render on the back of the card, like really really closely?

Cool trick.jpg

I've considered getting some sandpaper after it, but I don't really want to modify and exclusive.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992208)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 2nd, 2018 @ 12:38pm CDT

Went out toy hunting today and, among the many POTP figures I got, I scored both a Rodimus Unicronus and a Novastar at brick-and-mortar stores!

RU was at a Target and Novastar at a Walmart, for those curious.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992213)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 2nd, 2018 @ 12:57pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Went out toy hunting today and, among the many POTP figures I got, I scored both a Rodimus Unicronus and a Novastar at brick-and-mortar stores!

RU was at a Target and Novastar at a Walmart, for those curious.

Nice finds! I see Rodimus Unicronus every once in a while, but I've yet to see Firestar at a brick and mortar store. I got mine from Amazon several weeks ago. Still no signs of regular retail Optimal Optimus, though. Every time I spot a new Rodimus Prime on the shelf, I get hopeful, but then find it was just another Wave 1 packaged with Optimus Prime.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992214)
Posted by o.supreme on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:01pm CDT

I've seen RU several times at Target, since Walmart stopped carrying leader class anything. Also, while I too initially got Novastar form Amazon, I have seen her a few times since at walmart stores. I've seen every standard release item from PotP at B&M except for Optimal Optimus, because it simply isn't out yet, in the U.S. market that is...

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992215)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:08pm CDT

I've seen Rodicorn quite a bit here and there at both Targets and Walmart (got mine on clearance at WM) and I've been seeing a lot of Novastar lately at WMs all over the place and a few Targets (even though I got mine from Amazon as well). I'm guessing she is about to or have already hit full saturation.

I've also seen a few rando Walmarts still with Studio Series leaders and a spot for them. But that's very rare.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992216)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:09pm CDT

You know what's funny? Had Nemesis Hot Rod a mouth plate or at the very least a different headsculpt, I'd buy him despite me wanting the regular Rodimus. As it stands, I'm on the edge.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992217)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:11pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You know what's funny? Had Nemesis Hot Rod a mouth plate or at the very least a different headsculpt, I'd buy him despite me wanting the regular Rodimus. As it stands, I'm on the edge.

A mini goatee would have been nice ;)^

Does anyone else have an issue with his chin chipping when transformed?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992238)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on November 2nd, 2018 @ 3:25pm CDT

So... Wreck-Gar doesn't have a Prime Armor compatible peg, or even any notches for the thumb ridges. Kinda disappointing. But I guess he is an exclusive, and those seem to be toys that would otherwise be misfits lately.

I do hope we get a proper TFTM-based Generations Wreck-Gar soon

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992256)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 2nd, 2018 @ 4:42pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:So... Wreck-Gar doesn't have a Prime Armor compatible peg, or even any notches for the thumb ridges. Kinda disappointing. But I guess he is an exclusive, and those seem to be toys that would otherwise be misfits lately.

I do hope we get a proper TFTM-based Generations Wreck-Gar soon

Then we have Punch/Counterpunch who can make excellent use of the "Prime Armor," not just as chest armor, but also as a jetpack for Counterpunch's robot mode, but can't put it to use as an actual combiner hand since it's the only Power of the Primes Deluxe mold that doesn't turn into a combiner limb. You win some, you lose some?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992271)
Posted by william-james88 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 5:24pm CDT

These are bonuses, from my perspective its all winning.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992277)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 6:09pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:These are bonuses, from my perspective its all winning.

I kind of agree. It's figures we may not have even gotten. It would have made more sense for P/CP to come with a second gun instead of a fist.

I just toss all the HFGs into a container in the Drawer of Misfit Accessories anyway.

I mean who really wants a Charlie in a Box anyway?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992289)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on November 2nd, 2018 @ 7:50pm CDT

carytheone wrote:
william-james88 wrote:These are bonuses, from my perspective its all winning.
I kind of agree. It's figures we may not have even gotten. It would have made more sense for P/CP to come with a second gun instead of a fist.

I just toss all the HFGs into a container in the Drawer of Misfit Accessories anyway.

I mean who really wants a Charlie in a Box anyway?

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm glad we got Punch/Counterpunch. He's fantastic as is. I'm just pointing out that Wreck-Gar is far from the only anomaly in the Power of the Primes line in terms of gimmick functionality. For instance, Inferno can't utilize the enigma of combination in torso mode, and Grimlock is the only torso designed to incorporate the spare two combiner hands from his teammates to bulk up his combined mode.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992292)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 8:03pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
carytheone wrote:
william-james88 wrote:These are bonuses, from my perspective its all winning.
I kind of agree. It's figures we may not have even gotten. It would have made more sense for P/CP to come with a second gun instead of a fist.

I just toss all the HFGs into a container in the Drawer of Misfit Accessories anyway.

I mean who really wants a Charlie in a Box anyway?
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm glad we got Punch/Counterpunch. He's fantastic as is. I'm just pointing out that Wreck-Gar is far from the only anomaly in the Power of the Primes line in terms of gimmick functionality. For instance, Inferno can't utilize the enigma of combination in torso mode, and Grimlock is the only torso designed to incorporate the spare two combiner hands from his teammates to bulk up his combined mode.

Yeah, they are quite random with that stuff. Speaking of enigmas, Hun-Gurr is the only one that can completely hide it? Starscream/Elita just have a compartment, but can't close the door? I'm not a fan of how Grimlock incorporates the enigma in combined mode. Just looks bad and makes the whole thing look more like a sore thumb.

I'm really just after cool bots and fun transformations, so most accessories hit the drawer.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992294)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 2nd, 2018 @ 8:13pm CDT

carytheone wrote:Speaking of enigmas, Hun-Gurr is the only one that can completely hide it?

He can, but only his and Inferno's (redeco) as the others stick out too much.

In my headcanon, Hun-Gurrr doesn't need it for Abominus, but for other combinations like Abomenaticus and Destron Super Scramble, he does, given his status as a "later generation" Scramble Combiner. Scattershot doesn't need an enigma because of his natural ability, look at Betatron :lol:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992300)
Posted by Sparkimus Prime on November 2nd, 2018 @ 9:24pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:Sabrblade! Was it you who mentioned that Wreck-Gar's elbows are swapped from the factory?

Mine were. A minor repair, but not necessarily an easy one. Just took some slightly scary pushing and twisting to get those mushroom pegs to slide out. Not to mention correcting the position of the front fork was a bit freaky. It's turned 180 so it fits in the blister. The plastic is soft and should be handled delicately.

I bought 2 more Wreck-Gars for my brother and another friend, and their elbows are on the wrong side too. I'm guessing this is a widespread mis-assembly.

What's with all the factory errors/mis-assemblies lately?

I just wanted to thank you for the insight you gave on the fix. I am an amateur when it comes to taking apart/putting together. I had 2 Wreck-Gar to fix and 3 of the 4 mushroom pegs were fairly easy. The last peg was hell on earth, my thumbs are still stinging. Thankfully I managed to fix them with very little issues. The ratchet on one arm is a little loose but overall it's good. I used my CW Groove as a reference point. Thanks again.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992303)
Posted by Cobotron on November 2nd, 2018 @ 9:40pm CDT

Sparkimus Prime wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sabrblade! Was it you who mentioned that Wreck-Gar's elbows are swapped from the factory?

Mine were. A minor repair, but not necessarily an easy one. Just took some slightly scary pushing and twisting to get those mushroom pegs to slide out. Not to mention correcting the position of the front fork was a bit freaky. It's turned 180 so it fits in the blister. The plastic is soft and should be handled delicately.

I bought 2 more Wreck-Gars for my brother and another friend, and their elbows are on the wrong side too. I'm guessing this is a widespread mis-assembly.

What's with all the factory errors/mis-assemblies lately?

I just wanted to thank you for the insight you gave on the fix. I am an amateur when it comes to taking apart/putting together. I had 2 Wreck-Gar to fix and 3 of the 4 mushroom pegs were fairly easy. The last peg was hell on earth, my thumbs are still stinging. Thankfully I managed to fix them with very little issues. The ratchet on one arm is a little loose but overall it's good. I used my CW Groove as a reference point. Thanks again.

My pleasure.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992323)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on November 3rd, 2018 @ 12:37am CDT

carytheone wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
carytheone wrote:
william-james88 wrote:These are bonuses, from my perspective its all winning.
I kind of agree. It's figures we may not have even gotten. It would have made more sense for P/CP to come with a second gun instead of a fist.

I just toss all the HFGs into a container in the Drawer of Misfit Accessories anyway.

I mean who really wants a Charlie in a Box anyway?
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm glad we got Punch/Counterpunch. He's fantastic as is. I'm just pointing out that Wreck-Gar is far from the only anomaly in the Power of the Primes line in terms of gimmick functionality. For instance, Inferno can't utilize the enigma of combination in torso mode, and Grimlock is the only torso designed to incorporate the spare two combiner hands from his teammates to bulk up his combined mode.
Yeah, they are quite random with that stuff. Speaking of enigmas, Hun-Gurr is the only one that can completely hide it? Starscream/Elita just have a compartment, but can't close the door? I'm not a fan of how Grimlock incorporates the enigma in combined mode. Just looks bad and makes the whole thing look more like a sore thumb.

I'm really just after cool bots and fun transformations, so most accessories hit the drawer.

To be fair, A. the other torsos are more uniform in width than Grimlock is in torso mode and B. I think the positioning of those holes on Grimlock may in fact be an accident of design; I think the holes were more made for weapon mounting. I lean more towards using the extra Prime Armor hands to bulk up the heels for added support (which is the more universal design intention) anyway.

As for the Dinobot Enigma, I just leave it in one of the feet. Keeps the slot full and all. Same would go for the other Enigmas really. I think the chest display option only looks good with the Elita/Starscrem torso configuration tbh.

On the subject of a Starscream combiner, I think Hydra and Buster would make suitable limbs. Granted, right now that would require customizing.

Speaking of customizing, do people think it would be worth it to kitbash Dreadwing to transform more like the original, at least as far as where the cockpit and wings end up in robot mode?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992363)
Posted by AlexisSkrull on November 3rd, 2018 @ 2:15pm CDT

I'm sure this is old news but just in case it is not: I found Ripper Snapper, Slug, and Nova Star at Family Dollar (forget the price) and also found all 3 of the Prime Masters from Bludgeons wave (first time I saw any of them in my area so I was stoked and got Bludgeon.) The Prime Masters were $6.They were in the Christmas toys area and not the regular toys. So if your still looking for them might wanna check Family Dollar!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992384)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 3rd, 2018 @ 5:05pm CDT

AlexisSkrull wrote:I'm sure this is old news but just in case it is not: I found Ripper Snapper, Slug, and Nova Star at Family Dollar (forget the price) and also found all 3 of the Prime Masters from Bludgeons wave (first time I saw any of them in my area so I was stoked and got Bludgeon.) The Prime Masters were $6.They were in the Christmas toys area and not the regular toys. So if your still looking for them might wanna check Family Dollar!

I got a Family Dollar not too far from home! It's due for a visit... I'll have my Submarauder yet!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992701)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on November 5th, 2018 @ 7:38pm CST

Seibertron must hate PotP, at least if the gallery section is any measure

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992704)
Posted by no-one on November 5th, 2018 @ 7:49pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Seibertron must hate PotP, at least if the gallery section is any measure

Probably just busy and or back logged.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992708)
Posted by william-james88 on November 5th, 2018 @ 8:08pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Seibertron must hate PotP, at least if the gallery section is any measure

the gallery section is not a measure to rely on.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992718)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 5th, 2018 @ 9:05pm CST

Finally, PotP gave me the ability to do this. Video first for reference, and then the pictures hopefully speak for themselves:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck Gar In Stock at Walgreens.com (1992730)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on November 5th, 2018 @ 11:57pm CST

Nice one D-Max! Was wondering when someone would do that - the setup in this line is perfect for it

carytheone wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Seibertron must hate PotP, at least if the gallery section is any measure
Probably just busy and or back logged.

I'm more on about Siege Optimus and Megatron getting galleries already while ALL PotP toys are still waiting

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