Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK

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Coming from the UK side of Transformers Twitter, we have a sighting not exactly at retail - as it's in a comic book shop that imports collectables and figures, Orbital Comics - of the Walgreens exclusive (in the US) Power of the Primes Deluxe Wreck-Gar.

Priced next to Novastar at £24.99 (USD 30+ at the time of writing), the figure can be seen in the image below in its packaging, thanks to TF_PFoz. If you come across any similar or any sightings yourself, make sure to use the Sightings Database tool, right here, to help out other fellow Transformers fans and collectors!

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990210)
Posted by Coptur on October 22nd, 2018 @ 4:35am CDT

It's nice that they're in the country.

...But Orbital Comics is very niche store in London so i wouldn't count this as a mass retail release.

hot damn do i want that Scarlet Spider more and more.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990212)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 22nd, 2018 @ 4:53am CDT

To be fair, if one independent shop got him in others might of as well.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990216)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:01am CDT

£24.99 seems very steep for a PotP Deluxe. They're usually about £18 with the Voyagers being about £25.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990218)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:19am CDT

In my experience, prices at independent shops are a crapshoot. Sometimes they're lower, sometimes they're jacked up.

ZeroWolf wrote:Love volcanius new sword, scratch built or from the webs?

Scratchbuilt. I designed it as an amalgamation of details from the individual Dinobots' swords. How could I have gotten such a sword off the web when thanks to stupid lazy Earth Wars all the 3rd-party groups are making is scaled-up FOC Grimlock swords?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990361)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 22nd, 2018 @ 6:43pm CDT

I stand by my belief that this is the best Leader mold we got in this line. Primal is so playable and so much fun and can do so much. And he looks stunning, really nice on all account. I did take the pin out of this one, but kept the Throne on as is. The pin came out really nicely, and I like that little Primal can still snap onto the rest of his back still just fine! I like to think little Primal transforms into a backpack that can powerup Optimal

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990366)
Posted by Skritz on October 22nd, 2018 @ 6:52pm CDT

It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990369)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 22nd, 2018 @ 6:56pm CDT

Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat.

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990370)
Posted by Skritz on October 22nd, 2018 @ 6:57pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat.

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES

Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original. >:oP

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990375)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:14pm CDT

Skritz wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat.

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES

Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original.

Hold on... yeah, I think he can still peg in place to do the jet mode. And yes he can!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990393)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:54pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat.

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES

Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original.

Hold on... yeah, I think he can still peg in place to do the jet mode. And yes he can!

Solid:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990446)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 23rd, 2018 @ 12:45am CDT

...SOMEBODY PHOTOGRAPH THAT NEXT TO SIXSHOT'S "WINGWOLF" MODE! </sudden realization>

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990524)
Posted by RiddlerJ on October 23rd, 2018 @ 11:19am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks Seibertron! I managed to get Primal from HTS while I was at work Friday (I check the site frequently throughout the day even if I cannot be signed in and on it).

It's also kinda funny how things work out. I have only ever bought 2 figures while at work ever, and both were this year at this job and both were Optimus Primal. Kind of a cool fact about my monkeys

But most importantly: this means my Maximals are complete!!! ...well minus a Blackarachnia, but we're getting there.

There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990528)
Posted by william-james88 on October 23rd, 2018 @ 11:34am CDT

RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990566)
Posted by Evil Eye on October 23rd, 2018 @ 2:27pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

FWIW Mandarake usually has her for at most 5000 yen, which isn't too bad for a Legends figure (she was going much cheaper but I guess supply is drying out a bit).

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990576)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 23rd, 2018 @ 2:36pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990578)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 23rd, 2018 @ 2:38pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.

What was mis-assembled about her?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990581)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 23rd, 2018 @ 2:48pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.

What was mis-assembled about her?

Something about her torso is misassembled, or something else related, which creates a noticeable gap in her torso in robot mode. Others have done mods to reorient the offending pieces which closes that gap a lot better.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990583)
Posted by ZeroWolf on October 23rd, 2018 @ 2:51pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fitm%2FTakara-Tomy-Tra%20...%20%3Ark%3A1%3Apf%3A0%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.

I see Thanks wolfman, I've been looking at her as well and wasn't aware she was mis-assembled.

What was mis-assembled about her?

Something about her torso is misassembled, or something else related, which creates a noticeable gap in her torso in robot mode. Others have done mods to reorient the offending pieces which closes that gap a lot better.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990586)
Posted by Emerje on October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:01pm CDT

Now that more people have Optimal Optimus in hand, how are the joints? Are they better or the same as Throne of the Primes OpOp? TotP version's joints are total garbage and can barely stand without his hips, knees, and ankles all giving out and his elbows can't support the scepter. I can probably fix them with some floor polish and a screwdriver, but I really don't want to have to do it twice.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990589)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:12pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Now that more people have Optimal Optimus in hand, how are the joints? Are they better or the same as Throne of the Primes OpOp? TotP version's joints are total garbage and can barely stand without his hips, knees, and ankles all giving out and his elbows can't support the scepter. I can probably fix them with some floor polish and a screwdriver, but I really don't want to have to do it twice.

Emerje

I don't have the retail version of Optimal Optimus yet, but my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem. The only issue I have is that the tabs on the shaft of the scepter don't fit into the holes inside the palms of the hands. I'm pretty sure this is a big "your mileage may vary" situation, as others have reported both good and bad joints from their copies over the past several months.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990604)
Posted by Autobot N on October 23rd, 2018 @ 4:32pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.

Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990619)
Posted by Skritz on October 23rd, 2018 @ 5:43pm CDT

Anyone has slightly weak feet on their retail Primal? Mine is solid enough to stand in most poses but whenever he's improperly balanced/misaligned there is a good chance he'll lean backward and fall over.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990626)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on October 23rd, 2018 @ 6:12pm CDT

Autobot N wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.
Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

I only have ToP version, but the joints are all nice on mine as well.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990627)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2018 @ 6:14pm CDT

RiddlerJ wrote:There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.

I've been watching her, but I've been thinking I may find and use Animated Blackarachnia, as she is a better price and my Beast shelf is a very mixed lot

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990641)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2018 @ 8:22pm CDT

Optimal Optimus is optimally fun!! The munky mode has some fun posability in terms of MUNKY RAGE.

Also, he looks great in the Beast Wars shelf

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990658)
Posted by Skritz on October 23rd, 2018 @ 9:13pm CDT

I assume this Superion is actually Magnaboss?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990660)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 23rd, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT

Skritz wrote:I assume this Superion is actually Magnaboss?

Yes. With some liberties taken considering I don't have Unit-3 or Tigatron. I will get the OG someday

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990689)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 24th, 2018 @ 12:16am CDT

I finally got Blackwing today.
And this lead me to discover another attack of Instruction Incompetence Syndrome.
Dreadwind's instructions do not contain his half of the Dreadwing transformation. Yet Blackwing's instructions only contain Blackwing's half. I realize Dreadwind's half is simpler but it still leaves me feeling like I'm missing some steps.

Speaking of Dreadwind, he feels like the retooling done to him for the combination was half-assed. I'm sure people have said this before I did, but still. They modified his wing mounts so that his wings could move to the back... but did nothing to make them really join to Blackwing's own wings.

My solution to the problem with the combination has been to mount both Prime Armor hands to Dreadwind, and have them basically grasp the wings on Blackwing

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990697)
Posted by Coptur on October 24th, 2018 @ 3:41am CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I finally got Blackwing today.
And this lead me to discover another attack of Instruction Incompetence Syndrome.
Dreadwind's instructions do not contain his half of the Dreadwing transformation. Yet Blackwing's instructions only contain Blackwing's half. I realize Dreadwind's half is simpler but it still leaves me feeling like I'm missing some steps.

Speaking of Dreadwind, he feels like the retooling done to him for the combination was half-assed. I'm sure people have said this before I did, but still. They modified his wing mounts so that his wings could move to the back... but did nothing to make them really join to Blackwing's own wings.

My solution to the problem with the combination has been to mount both Prime Armor hands to Dreadwind, and have them basically grasp the wings on Blackwing

it's nice to have the 'option' but the execution leaves you thinking why did they bother :lol:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990711)
Posted by Emerje on October 24th, 2018 @ 7:16am CDT

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.
Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

I only have ToP version, but the joints are all nice on mine as well.

Must be nice, mine is currently in a squatting pose because I can't get him to stand with his legs straight. I can't remember the last figure I got with joints this loose, he's practically a rag doll, I'm not exaggerating. If it was just one joint I'd say it was a fluke, but it's both hips, both knees, and both ankles (and both elbows).

Emerje

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990719)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on October 24th, 2018 @ 7:50am CDT

Emerje wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.
Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

I only have ToP version, but the joints are all nice on mine as well.

Must be nice, mine is currently in a squatting pose because I can't get him to stand with his legs straight. I can't remember the last figure I got with joints this loose, he's practically a rag doll, I'm not exaggerating. If it was just one joint I'd say it was a fluke, but it's both hips, both knees, and both ankles (and both elbows).

Emerje

Man, that sucks. It would be one thing on a regular release where you have a decent chance of exchanging it, but for an exclusive, especially one that was through HTS, major suckage.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990804)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 24th, 2018 @ 2:05pm CDT

One could say that looseness makes him fit in perfectly with used vintage Beast Wars figures :-P

And on that note, you could probably use the very same method used to tighten their joints back up.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990806)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 24th, 2018 @ 2:06pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.
Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

I only have ToP version, but the joints are all nice on mine as well.

Must be nice, mine is currently in a squatting pose because I can't get him to stand with his legs straight. I can't remember the last figure I got with joints this loose, he's practically a rag doll, I'm not exaggerating. If it was just one joint I'd say it was a fluke, but it's both hips, both knees, and both ankles (and both elbows).

Emerje

I'm going to guess...Titans Return/Legends Skullcruncher?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990825)
Posted by Emerje on October 24th, 2018 @ 3:25pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Emerje wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem.
Same here. In fact, it's even tighter than the regular retail version (at least with mine).

I only have ToP version, but the joints are all nice on mine as well.

Must be nice, mine is currently in a squatting pose because I can't get him to stand with his legs straight. I can't remember the last figure I got with joints this loose, he's practically a rag doll, I'm not exaggerating. If it was just one joint I'd say it was a fluke, but it's both hips, both knees, and both ankles (and both elbows).

Emerje

I'm going to guess...Titans Return/Legends Skullcruncher?

You might be right, it's a lot like that, but with with ankles. If I find time I might make a quick video.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990849)
Posted by Skritz on October 24th, 2018 @ 5:01pm CDT

Amusingly, I hate putting my Optimal Optimus in a more straight stance because it's a bit show-inaccurate, due to the cartoon depicting him moving slightly hunched as he swung his big arms and legs around due to the design being a bit top heavy.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990857)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 24th, 2018 @ 5:34pm CDT

Thanks to a message from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that Allspark member Nevermore has discovered that the Amazon exclusive Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime and the lone wave 4 deluxe Novastar are both available for purchase on non-US Amazon sites! This news is big for those members of the Transformers fandom that are struggling to find Novastar in the wild and who have not had a reasonably priced Nemesis Prime option to date.

You can find a list below of the various Amazon sites and countries, which include the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France. If you live in one of these countries, go get your Power of the Primes figures, and let us know what you think of those figures in our comments section below!

UK:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron075-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron075-21&

Germany:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron08-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron08-21&

Spain:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0f-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0f-21&

France:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron06-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron06-21&

Italy:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0c5-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0c5-21&

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990860)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on October 24th, 2018 @ 5:41pm CDT

Skritz wrote:Amusingly, I hate putting my Optimal Optimus in a more straight stance because it's a bit show-inaccurate, due to the cartoon depicting him moving slightly hunched as he swung his big arms and legs around due to the design being a bit top heavy.

That and he was so honking big compared to the others that it helped keep his face in-frame,

Debating whether to kitbash Dreadwind into a better Dreadwind or just turn him into Skydive (heck, his transformation is more like G1 Skydive's than the baseline CW Skydive's was). and hope they make a better one that's still compatible with Blackwing (and if they don't, somehow kitbash one out of a Cybertron Thundercracker or something... I don't know..).

Combiner Wars Skydive would probably have worked at least somewhat better as a base mold for Dreadwind if the CW Aerialbots had their plane tails end up on their backs like the G1 figures did. Because then his tail would be in the perfect position to link with Blackwing's cockpit section just like the original toys did. Setting that aside, a smaller thing they could have done that would have helped would've been a couple of tabs on Blackwing's shoulder area with matching holes in the soles of Dreadwind's feet.

Photo of my Dreadwing setup:

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990948)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 25th, 2018 @ 7:44am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a message from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that Allspark member Nevermore has discovered that the Amazon exclusive Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime and the lone wave 4 deluxe Novastar are both available for purchase on non-US Amazon sites! This news is big for those members of the Transformers fandom that are struggling to find Novastar in the wild and who have not had a reasonably priced Nemesis Prime option to date.

You can find a list below of the various Amazon sites and countries, which include the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France. If you live in one of these countries, go get your Power of the Primes figures, and let us know what you think of those figures in our comments section below!

UK:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron075-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron075-21&

Germany:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron08-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron08-21&

Spain:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0f-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0f-21&

France:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron06-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron06-21&

Italy:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0c5-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0c5-21&

One quick update to this. Amazon Australia has joined the party with having Nemesis Prime in stock too! No Novastar, though.

Australia:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07DHX3LX1?tag=seibertron0c-22&

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990971)
Posted by Jazzicus Maximus on October 25th, 2018 @ 10:07am CDT

Long-time listener, first time caller.

I've been following along with TF toys for a little bit now, mainly watching Emgo and Thew's stuff, and seeing how cool CW and TR was, but not buying much. I got some deluxe TR's for my desk at work. Anyway, my son is up to being able to transform these figures now, and so we are almost done completing most of the Power of the Primes sets he will want. I am trying to fill in some gaps with the more readily available CW stuff that can combine with the POTP guys, and I really appreciate the tips about Wreck-Gar in this thread, I guess Walgreens is good for more than filling prescriptions.

Does anyone have any tips on easily-available deluxes to grab? We've got Jazz, Novastar, the Terrorcons, and Dinobots, but he is getting some voyagers for Christmas and I would like to be able to get him as far along as he can so he can battle three or four big combiner guys.

Also, is there anything else out there like Amazon Warehouse? They sold me a Novastar for like five bucks off as "used" just because her packaging was bent - otherwise the figure is intact.

Thanks! Lots of great content here!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990993)
Posted by no-one on October 25th, 2018 @ 11:44am CDT

Jazzicus Maximus wrote:Long-time listener, first time caller.

I've been following along with TF toys for a little bit now, mainly watching Emgo and Thew's stuff, and seeing how cool CW and TR was, but not buying much. I got some deluxe TR's for my desk at work. Anyway, my son is up to being able to transform these figures now, and so we are almost done completing most of the Power of the Primes sets he will want. I am trying to fill in some gaps with the more readily available CW stuff that can combine with the POTP guys, and I really appreciate the tips about Wreck-Gar in this thread, I guess Walgreens is good for more than filling prescriptions.

Does anyone have any tips on easily-available deluxes to grab? We've got Jazz, Novastar, the Terrorcons, and Dinobots, but he is getting some voyagers for Christmas and I would like to be able to get him as far along as he can so he can battle three or four big combiner guys.

Also, is there anything else out there like Amazon Warehouse? They sold me a Novastar for like five bucks off as "used" just because her packaging was bent - otherwise the figure is intact.

Thanks! Lots of great content here!

Welcome about the good ship plastic crack. ;)^

Combiner Wars limbs/torsos are getting kinda pricey. How do you feel about KOs? If you're cool with KOs the KO threads are a good place to start to start. 1:1 Superion parts just popped up (gotta watch out for the OS stuff, unless that's what you're into).

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990994)
Posted by o.supreme on October 25th, 2018 @ 11:44am CDT

Jazzicus Maximus wrote:Long-time listener, first time caller.

I've been following along with TF toys for a little bit now, mainly watching Emgo and Thew's stuff, and seeing how cool CW and TR was, but not buying much. I got some deluxe TR's for my desk at work. Anyway, my son is up to being able to transform these figures now, and so we are almost done completing most of the Power of the Primes sets he will want. I am trying to fill in some gaps with the more readily available CW stuff that can combine with the POTP guys, and I really appreciate the tips about Wreck-Gar in this thread, I guess Walgreens is good for more than filling prescriptions.

Does anyone have any tips on easily-available deluxes to grab? We've got Jazz, Novastar, the Terrorcons, and Dinobots, but he is getting some voyagers for Christmas and I would like to be able to get him as far along as he can so he can battle three or four big combiner guys.

Also, is there anything else out there like Amazon Warehouse? They sold me a Novastar for like five bucks off as "used" just because her packaging was bent - otherwise the figure is intact.

Thanks! Lots of great content here!

Welcome to the forum

. As for PotP, it depends on where you live. In wave 1 there was also Dreadwind, and his partner Blacking was in waves 2 & 4 (should be pretty easy to get). It sounds like you pretty much got all the others. As for easy-to-obtain deluxes from CW... if you dont mind getting them loose/complete you can probably look over eBay for some good lots. Otherwise, individually some of them can be kind of pricey.

Here's what BBTS has in stock. Their one *sale* item is pretty much now just normal retail price

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?H ... Brand=1971

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1990995)
Posted by Jazzicus Maximus on October 25th, 2018 @ 11:48am CDT

Thanks! I did not know about BBTS much - mainly been shopping at Walmart, Target, and Amazon. Appreciate the link! I have heard about KOs and will click around over there as well.

I really dig Dreadwind even though his leg tabs are kind of loosey-goosey on ours, and will definitely keep an eye out for Blackpurplewing.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991017)
Posted by no-one on October 25th, 2018 @ 1:47pm CDT

Jazzicus Maximus wrote:Thanks! I did not know about BBTS much - mainly been shopping at Walmart, Target, and Amazon. Appreciate the link! I have heard about KOs and will click around over there as well.

I really dig Dreadwind even though his leg tabs are kind of loosey-goosey on ours, and will definitely keep an eye out for Blackpurplewing.

TFSource can sometimes have some good prices and used figures, transformerland has fair pricing, there's all the various Japanese import sites and when you're ready for a walk on the dark side, check AliExpress and Sir Toys.

Happy hunting!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991020)
Posted by Overcracker on October 25th, 2018 @ 2:00pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to a message from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that Allspark member Nevermore has discovered that the Amazon exclusive Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime and the lone wave 4 deluxe Novastar are both available for purchase on non-US Amazon sites! This news is big for those members of the Transformers fandom that are struggling to find Novastar in the wild and who have not had a reasonably priced Nemesis Prime option to date.

You can find a list below of the various Amazon sites and countries, which include the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France. If you live in one of these countries, go get your Power of the Primes figures, and let us know what you think of those figures in our comments section below!

UK:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron075-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron075-21&

Germany:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron08-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron08-21&

Spain:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0f-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0f-21&

France:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron06-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron06-21&

Italy:
Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079RH1D18?tag=seibertron0c5-21&
Novastar: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07CM6H3G7?tag=seibertron0c5-21&

Amazon Mexico also has Nemesis Prime, but no Novastar.

https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B07DHX3LX1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991196)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 26th, 2018 @ 12:16pm CDT

Hot diggity, I found me a Wreck-Gar!

Went to three Walgreens this morning and the second store had three of him! I got one for myself and was really tempted to grab all three to try and make an all-Junkion-limbed combiner, but I resisted the temptation and only took one, leaving the other two for other people to have a fair shot at getting.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991199)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 26th, 2018 @ 12:23pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Hot diggity, I found me a Wreck-Gar!

Went to three Walgreens this morning and the second store had three of him! I got one for myself and was really tempted to grab all three to try and make an all-Junkion-limbed combiner, but I resisted the temptation and only took one, leaving the other two for other people to have a fair shot at getting.

Congrats on your find! How do you like him so far?

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991201)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 26th, 2018 @ 12:26pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Hot diggity, I found me a Wreck-Gar!

Went to three Walgreens this morning and the second store had three of him! I got one for myself and was really tempted to grab all three to try and make an all-Junkion-limbed combiner, but I resisted the temptation and only took one, leaving the other two for other people to have a fair shot at getting.

Congrats on your find! How do you like him so far?

Haven't opened him yet. Got him when I was on my way out, so he's now sitting in the car for the next few hours until I get back in the car and head back home later this evening.

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991202)
Posted by o.supreme on October 26th, 2018 @ 12:42pm CDT

Congrats also. My son I think opened our Wreck-Gar the day we got him, though the BB Movie set with the 3 TR Soundwave minions sat around for a few days.

In other news, in contemplating and reworking my grand plan to have 100% all complete, all characters used for combiners, I've discovered it's not four heroic, and one evil deluxe I need, but in fact, it's 5 heroic deluxes I need.

Two to Complete Elita-Infin1te
Two to Complete Infernac (my head cannon name for the Inferno Combiner)
and
One to Complete Optimus Maximus, who loses a limb because...

Shattered Glass Ratchet would go to Grand Scourge (gets him on an evil team, and has leg symmetry with Offroad), and Botcon 2016 Terrorsaur can now be used to complete King Starscream!

Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (1991210)
Posted by Patrickab7 on October 26th, 2018 @ 1:09pm CDT

Look who finally showed up at Olivette, MO Walgreens...woo.