Transformers Subscription Service 4.0 Singles Now Available in Club Store

Roughly $370 shipped. Can anyone remind me what it was originally? I've got them all sitting in the cart....!

It hits all the right nostalgia notes for me, and I feel like a fool for missing out on it initially..

If you signed up for the subscription it was only slightly less than that. I think I ended up paying around $360 but the subscription also comes with Impactor and the bonus figure.

itscramtastic wrote:Roughly $370 shipped. Can anyone remind me what it was originally? I've got them all sitting in the cart....!

$297 before shipping.

I'd say this is great news, but, like ramjet before, I can't get any of these, screw this

Thanks for the info kids!! So not terribly more expensive then, just minus the bonus of Impactor. Maybe just Needlenose, Spinister and Bludgeon..hmmm..ponder this, I will.

itscramtastic wrote:Thanks for the info kids!! So not terribly more expensive then, just minus the bonus of Impactor. Maybe just Needlenose, Spinister and Bludgeon..hmmm..ponder this, I will.

I guess it's a matter of interpretation. I see it as "more than $50 over the entire subscription (add shipping to both, of course), and I don't even get two figures." (Remember, not just Impactor, but the mystery figure as well).

I mean, I'm glad that folks who just want one or two have the opportunity, but as someone who wanted the entire combiner, I'm VERY glad I got the subscription pricing.

Good point G.B.

And I just realized Windsweeper came with the corrupt Matrix..which I would need..dang it!

Oh well. It was a fun idea while it lasted.

That combiner mode looks terrible but Spinister and Needlenose would've been cool for the sake of adding to my IDW collection. But the $70 before shipping only reminds me why I hated Funpub in the first place!

I'll just invest hope into Hasbro doing the right thing within the next couple years and release popular IDW characters at retail more efficiently.

As for Botcon/Funpub.....GOOD RIDDANCE!

It's unfortunately just what these types of exclusives cost to make. I believe that the eHobby Convobat is about $70 retail as well. And becomes almost $90 through importers.

TF_JW wrote:It's unfortunately just what these types of exclusives cost to make. I believe that the eHobby Convobat is about $70 retail as well. And becomes almost $90 through importers.

Yup, but, they've just gotta make it past that limit of making you need it. As for these, I think the only logical thing would be to massively step up production, lower the costs, and them reap the increased profit from selling to everyone, therefore making everyone happy

TF_JW wrote:It's unfortunately just what these types of exclusives cost to make. I believe that the eHobby Convobat is about $70 retail as well. And becomes almost $90 through importers.

Convobat is $50 plus tax direct from e-Hobby. The subscription figures probably sell far lower numbers thanks to the additional cost of membership, but somehow I doubt they'd lower the price even if they were pushing the same number of figures as e-Hobby.

Emerje

A few images of Impactor:

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767096875296129024

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767097329082048513

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767097680946429952

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767098989254770688

TF_JW wrote:A few images of Impactor:

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767096875296129024

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767097329082048513

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767097680946429952

https://twitter.com/RID_NightViper/status/767098989254770688

The painted rims are exceptionally appreciated

He looks really great

Woah woah woah when is he supposed to be in? I'm moving to Florida on Wednesday and I didn't have a chance to change my shipping address because I've been so busy. I assumed there would be a reminder email.

steals_your_goats wrote:Woah woah woah when is he supposed to be in? I'm moving to Florida on Wednesday and I didn't have a chance to change my shipping address because I've been so busy. I assumed there would be a reminder email.

looks like hes just starting to arrive, meaning im gonna be checking my mailbox daily now

steals_your_goats wrote:Woah woah woah when is he supposed to be in? I'm moving to Florida on Wednesday and I didn't have a chance to change my shipping address because I've been so busy. I assumed there would be a reminder email.

The reminder emails are for the three payment installments. The third one has already come to pass for Bludgeon and Impactor. The individual figures themselves don't get emails alerting their shipping, as their arrivals are each supposed to be a surprise.

Your best bet right now is, unfortunately, to hope and pray that it comes to you before Wednesday.

Sabrblade wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:Woah woah woah when is he supposed to be in? I'm moving to Florida on Wednesday and I didn't have a chance to change my shipping address because I've been so busy. I assumed there would be a reminder email.

The reminder emails are for the three payment installments. The third one has already come to pass for Bludgeon and Impactor. The individual figures themselves don't get emails alerting their shipping, as their arrivals are each supposed to be a surprise.

Your best bet right now is, unfortunately, to hope and pray that it comes to you before Wednesday.

Or set up a forwarding address with USPS, which you should be doing anyways if you are moving.

Placed an order on behalf of a friend. Already sold out of needlenose.

Fellow Seibertronians, courtesy of the Transformers Club, we get a slew of images of the upcoming Impactor figure, a recolor of Combiner Wars Rook, but with a new Club exclusive head. Included with him, as per his characters affinity with weaponry ant tools, are Generations Arcee's four weapons, all of which are shown off below being equipped to him in many numerous and inventive ways. So check out the images and let us know what you think of him in the comments below.

Pegging rifle and claw together for vehicle storage (NOT official, may cause stress marks)

He looks great man, you guys knock him out of the park

Welp, time to scour eBay...

Not always a fan of Club results, but that is AWESOME! Looks great, and all those extra Arcee weapons are cool. I think that was a really good mold choice for the character too.

I'm thrilled to see that the final sample has the black head lines and eye liner. This flopped back and forth, and I wasn't sure it was going to happen, but hooray! it makes his face much more defined.


The mock up
(Eyes, no forehead)


The hand-painted reveal mock up
(Eyes, no forehead)


The tech spec art by Marcelo Matere
(Eyes and forehead)


The original production sample shown months ago
(Forehead, no eyes!)


The final sample
(Eyes and forehead!)


LOVE IT!

I want this guy nowwwww.

No pics of the bonus figure?

RNSrobot wrote:I want this guy nowwwww.

No pics of the bonus figure?

Not until people start receiving in their mailbox. Though the leak has kind of spoiled thing...

hopefully he and the bonus figure will be in my mailbox tomorrow. real excited now

Looks pretty nice. I hope this means he's shipping soon.

that mold could be used for strika
perhaps we could see a beastmachines inspired combiner

Ultra Markus wrote:that mold could be used for strika
perhaps we could see a beastmachines inspired combiner

Could be done, but they wouldn't be terribly accurate in either form.

Jetstorm (Silverbolt), Tankor (Brawl), Thrust (UW Groove), Strika (Rook), Obsidian (UW Vortex).

Combined form could be either Megatron with the mask or Megahead/Megabolt Megatron. Also include an Arms Micron like Zori to act as the Diagnostic Drone.

Emerje

Ultra Markus wrote:that mold could be used for strika

They just did a nice Strika a mere three years ago.

We newsed some new images of Transformers Impactor from the TFSS 4.0 yesterday and he is arriving in mailboxes today. TF fan Phil of Wichita Transformers Fans Facebook group sent us some images of this arrival. As is customary with the subscription service, the bonus figure shipped with the final figure, so you can also find TFSS 4.0 Bluestreak in the pictures next to Impactor. These are both redecos of Combiner Wars toys, with Impactor sporting a new head, and can be used as either arms or legs for a combiner. Twiter user ThatJohnD also posted some images of his new Bluestreak which you can also see below. Enjoy!

Man, I can't wait until the next prose story comes out and tells us Bluestreak's tale of how he survived Thunder Mayhem's destroying Cybertron as the planet's sole survivor. I'm hoping for an "I Am Legend" sort of tale with Bluestreak as the last bot on Cybertron.

"Laser words" that can cut an enemy in half? Isn't that more suited for Bluestreak, since he won't shut up?

soooo... unless they're punking us, which I wouldn't put past funpub, we now know which mold the last mystery fig uses too.

durroth wrote:soooo... unless they're punking us, which I wouldn't put past funpub, we now know which mold the last mystery fig uses too.

Nope, Wreckage is now complete, with Toxitron as the torso, Counterpunch and Fractyl as legs, and Impactor and Bluestreak as arms.

Wreckage having Impactor's harpoon hand and shoulder cannon is a cute touch. I guess I should try to get the entirety of both teams as I've got someone working to help me get Thunder Mayhem (hopefully), but I think I can live without Fractyl if I can ever get another Alpha Bravo and Offroad for sensible prices.

Going to say it again; while it's nice to be able to complete the Datsun trio, this was a massively missed opportunity to do Guzzle from Brawl. Would've been nice if we were to get a Rotorstorm as a component to Wreckage, too, but then I realize that that's yet another Alpha Bravo reuse, so I've made peace with it.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

durroth wrote:soooo... unless they're punking us, which I wouldn't put past funpub, we now know which mold the last mystery fig uses too.

Nope, Wreckage is now complete, with Toxitron as the torso, Counterpunch and Fractyl as legs, and Impactor and Bluestreak as arms.

oh right, for some reason I forgot about fractyl. I wonder if the last mystery fig will even *be* a combiner limb then. hope not, I don't like having spare limbs just hanging around

durroth wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

durroth wrote:soooo... unless they're punking us, which I wouldn't put past funpub, we now know which mold the last mystery fig uses too.

Nope, Wreckage is now complete, with Toxitron as the torso, Counterpunch and Fractyl as legs, and Impactor and Bluestreak as arms.

oh right, for some reason I forgot about fractyl. I wonder if the last mystery fig will even *be* a combiner limb then. hope not, I don't like having spare limbs just hanging around

How about a retool of CW Blackjack/Rodimus, to give Wreckage a power boost?

Is Impactor's actual hand supposed to be so big that none of the weapons plug in? Mine doesn't and I see the one in the pics also doesn't plug into the yellow hand. It's disappointing because now I can't do hulk hands.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

durroth wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

durroth wrote:soooo... unless they're punking us, which I wouldn't put past funpub, we now know which mold the last mystery fig uses too.

Nope, Wreckage is now complete, with Toxitron as the torso, Counterpunch and Fractyl as legs, and Impactor and Bluestreak as arms.

oh right, for some reason I forgot about fractyl. I wonder if the last mystery fig will even *be* a combiner limb then. hope not, I don't like having spare limbs just hanging around

How about a retool of CW Blackjack/Rodimus, to give Wreckage a power boost?

Somewhere the 5.0 mystery figure was said to be a CW Deluxe.

oh right, I forgot. damnit funpub, giving us a spare limb. I guess he can go on Inferion? (Scattershot singlepack torso, alpha bravo, rook, offroad, currently blastoff)

Dang, I wish I could get Impactor. Oh well, at least I'm getting Bluestreak in the mail soon.

Autobot N wrote:Dang, I wish I could get Impactor. Oh well, at least I'm getting Bluestreak in the mail soon.

Bluestreak comes with Impactor, though.

Sabrblade wrote:

Autobot N wrote:Dang, I wish I could get Impactor. Oh well, at least I'm getting Bluestreak in the mail soon.

Bluestreak comes with Impactor, though.

I know. I made a deal with the spawn of Unicron a TFW2005 member. Trading the guy a Terrorsaur for him.

kurthy wrote:Is Impactor's actual hand supposed to be so big that none of the weapons plug in? Mine doesn't and I see the one in the pics also doesn't plug into the yellow hand. It's disappointing because now I can't do hulk hands.

Mine's the same way. Kind of a sad thing since it would have been fun to dual wield the swords

other than that, this guy is awesome

Bluestreak is ok at best though

grimdragon2001 wrote:

kurthy wrote:Is Impactor's actual hand supposed to be so big that none of the weapons plug in? Mine doesn't and I see the one in the pics also doesn't plug into the yellow hand. It's disappointing because now I can't do hulk hands.

Mine's the same way. Kind of a sad thing since it would have been fun to dual wield the swords

other than that, this guy is awesome

Bluestreak is ok at best though

Arcee's weapons have non-standard pegs, but the CW accessories non-fitting is worrisome. Is mold degradation finally setting in?

grimdragon2001 wrote:

kurthy wrote:Is Impactor's actual hand supposed to be so big that none of the weapons plug in? Mine doesn't and I see the one in the pics also doesn't plug into the yellow hand. It's disappointing because now I can't do hulk hands.

Mine's the same way. Kind of a sad thing since it would have been fun to dual wield the swords

Yeah, mine has that problem too. Purple hand doesn't hold things well, orange one won't hold things at all. Damn shame, really, I was looking forward to this guy.

william-james88 wrote:

For some reason, this combined mode looks really weird and ugly to me

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

For some reason, this combined mode looks really weird and ugly to me

That's cuz it uses the ugly Optimus/Motormaster torso.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

For some reason, this combined mode looks really weird and ugly to me

Same here, but it's probably because it's not in full color. I'll reserve judgment until we get in-hand pictures.