Entire Walmart Exclusive Star Raider Line Found in Canada + Reviews
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The entire Star Raiders line has been found at Walmarts across Canada. We've had sightings for different classes in different provinces for the past couple of weeks but now it seems they have reached saturation for all classes. That includes the Leader Thundertron multipack set, voyager Ferak and Deluxes Lockdown, Road Pig, Filch and Cannonball. You can check all the review.

You'll notice in the image that SS Springer is also there, here is a review for him as well, comparing him to the previous Springer toy.
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Posted by YoungPrime on August 9th, 2024 @ 5:53pm CDT
I just got Ferak not too long ago so all I really want now is Filch but Cannonball is starting to grow on me.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on August 9th, 2024 @ 6:56pm CDT
YoungPrime wrote:Hopefully this means that they will start showing up at the US Walmart's in a week or two.
I just got Ferak not too long ago so all I really want now is Filch but Cannonball is starting to grow on me.
I hope they show up to... because Walmart cancelled all my preorders except for lockdown and thundertron. sadly my Walmart is still massively overstocked on the g2 stuff.
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2024 @ 7:19pm CDT
A yo ho ho my bot family, allow me to present to you a very cool Walmart exclusive 3 pk, Thundertron, Calcitron, and Nightstrike! A fearsome cru that will take you on a trip to Sharkticon Jones’s locker, arrrr!
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Lemme break it down d-generation x style. Thunder Thunder Thundertron here is rocking his new og head design, he lost some finger digits so he is sporting a white pearled hook hand (5mm compatible of course), and a pumped up energon united color scheme. See the concept here was that Ol Thunder Sword here was lurking on a distant planet with his lil terror packed parrot bat Nightstrike (RID baby!) They come across some energon that apparently was alive, a being known as Calcitron (energon that fused together with a living unknown essence and merged into one fugly bad ass calcite eating mutterer) It would seem that Thundertron overpowered the creation and infused some of his energon to give him the ability to be empowered by armorizer might!!
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I found a concept board that I sometimes throw together to get on my story soap box during meetings. I’d assume that most are sick of me rambling about lores and stories but having the opportunity to create tales of astonishment and to rocknite excitement into the coworker crowd is somthing I’ll never stop doing.
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I’m really gitty over having a rocklord army, the armorizer build towards the end just shares the capabilities of creating your own rocknited characters. Oh also, yes that was a Ratbat mention who was going to be a dark blue redeco but I had a magic moment of remembering the alt head that was in that mold, I believe it was only released as a gen selects item. Any chance I can fit in a obscure character that doesn’t have a toy representation, Ima take it!!
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2024 @ 7:58pm CDT
The rock dudes go so nicely with the Junkions, they would for sure be friends

I got Cannonball and Lockdown, leaving only Road Pig and Thundertron for me. Both are super nice. Lockdown certainly looks the part, and i intend to send him to the Cyberverse shelf to be with Clobber. Cannonball is a cool retool, they keep on making this Skids mold super interesting. And i love the hammer and claw





Also got the chance to have some fun with Tarn. I am so glad they made this version. And so glad his elbow is on a mushroom




I also got Vector Prime for $17, and got the SDCC set. Sorry Scotty, but even owning the OG Vector Prime, I have a pretty good appreciation for this retool. It is not perfect, but what they did made a pretty good Vector Prime. I actually really like him. It feels good to have bicep swivels and the backpack compressed. I still love the OG, but this is a case where it lives up to the OG by being different enough while still being fun.
As for Prime and Megs, I love the new Megs weapons, and Pax is really nice, great headsculpt. So glad i got this, this is the Pax I really wanted

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2024 @ 8:07pm CDT

Now, where's a Fulcrum?
Posted by william-james88 on August 10th, 2024 @ 8:38pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Oh, I also forgot: Wanna make something of it?
Now, where's a Fulcrum?
I'm holding out in case we get a crankcase retool with an IDW head, like they did with Blurr.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2024 @ 8:44pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Oh, I also forgot: Wanna make something of it?
Now, where's a Fulcrum?
I'm holding out in case we get a crankcase retool with an IDW head, like they did with Blurr.
That would certainly be awesome
Posted by william-james88 on August 11th, 2024 @ 10:25am CDT

Posted by Sowndwave76 on August 11th, 2024 @ 4:28pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 11th, 2024 @ 4:35pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:PvP has released his review of the upcoming Leader Class Soundwave.
TlDr, not worth it if you already have the Netflix, and they could have made some efforts in remolding the defects like the Siege leftover parts.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on August 11th, 2024 @ 4:50pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:PvP has released his review of the upcoming Leader Class Soundwave.
TlDr, not worth it if you already have the Netflix, and they could have made some efforts in remolding the defects like the Siege leftover parts.
And being reminded that this figure is going on 4 years old...
I really will be surprised and almost shocked if Hastak doesn't make a SS86 version, even if it's not until 2026.
Plus he needs to be bigger and better overall.
I would like to have Buzzsaw, so this is still on preorder... But we'll see.
Posted by william-james88 on August 11th, 2024 @ 4:52pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:PvP has released his review of the upcoming Leader Class Soundwave.
TlDr, not worth it if you already have the Netflix, and they could have made some efforts in remolding the defects like the Siege leftover parts.
The siege leftover bits are a real bummer
Posted by Emerje on August 11th, 2024 @ 8:09pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on August 11th, 2024 @ 8:16pm CDT
Not at this time, no.Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 11th, 2024 @ 8:18pm CDT
Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
So far, we have 3 cars, one copter, and two bikes. The bikes could serves as parts of the arms, or just be the arms like sword-hands. For the torso, a combo of the copter and the black car could do the job, finishing with the blue and white cars as the legs. That is, for a humanoid bot.
I'm sure we could also witch things around to make a beast.
For example, we can turn the copter into some sort of beetle.
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2024 @ 4:04am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
No doubt, but I haven't seen anything yet that looks like a combiner head like the other two had (Fosilizers had a few options).
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 12th, 2024 @ 4:34am CDT
Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
No doubt, but I haven't seen anything yet that looks like a combiner head like the other two had (Fosilizers had a few options).
Emerje
Well, we could always go the Super Gobots route...

Posted by o.supreme on August 12th, 2024 @ 10:27am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Mark Maher, a lead designer at Hasbro, had posted an image showcasing the kind of combiner you could do with the Legacy Evolution Junkions called Junkasaurus. It was missing a figure for one of its arms though but now that Road Pig has come out, we can finally complete Junkasaurus. Below you’ll find a take on how to accomplish this combiner using five different Junkion mold releases.
Unfortunatley, if you are particular like I am, and like to have your combiners faction aligned, there's still a problem.
What we have now is STILL a heroic Junkasuarus with a missing arm (Scraphook, Crashbar, Trashmaster and Tow-Line). But on a more positive note, we are 3/5 of the way to a Evil Junkasauraus if you have Axelgrease in addition to the Star Raider Lockdown & Road Pig. Just need an evil Trashmaster repaint/retool, and another evil Crashbar or Road Pig repaint/retool.
*Also get us a Predacon Wingfinger while your at it Hasbro...Common cant let that tooling only have one use

Posted by ScottyP on August 12th, 2024 @ 12:13pm CDT
A gravel pitEmerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
Posted by o.supreme on August 12th, 2024 @ 1:16pm CDT
Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
No doubt, but I haven't seen anything yet that looks like a combiner head like the other two had (Fossilizers had a few options).
Emerje
I was hoping initially. It seemed like the first Armorizer was a heavy retool of the Scraphook mold. But upon actually having them in hand, other than the hood piece, they are completely different. Not sure if a combiner could be made, but it would be cool if they did. Ive only been getting the deluxes because thats all that was used in previous combinations (or bigger)
I still contest that Vertebreak and Dracodon weren't really fossilizers because they didn't have the pull-apart gimmick. At least the Core Rock creatures can be made into weapons. But I've refrained from getting them, unless at some point a practical use for them in a combined mode is revealed.
Posted by Rtron on August 12th, 2024 @ 1:27pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:Mark Maher, a lead designer at Hasbro, had posted an image showcasing the kind of combiner you could do with the Legacy Evolution Junkions called Junkasaurus. It was missing a figure for one of its arms though but now that Road Pig has come out, we can finally complete Junkasaurus. Below you’ll find a take on how to accomplish this combiner using five different Junkion mold releases.
Unfortunatley, if you are particular like I am, and like to have your combiners faction aligned, there's still a problem.
What we have now is STILL a heroic Junkasuarus with a missing arm (Scraphook, Crashbar, Trashmaster and Tow-Line). But on a more positive note, we are 3/5 of the way to a Evil Junkasauraus if you have Axelgrease in addition to the Star Raider Lockdown & Road Pig. Just need an evil Trashmaster repaint/retool, and another evil Crashbar or Road Pig repaint/retool.
*Also get us a Predacon Wingfinger while your at it Hasbro...Common cant let that tooling only have one use
Translucent red /reddish violet Wingfinger please
Posted by Razorbeast88 on August 13th, 2024 @ 1:51pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Oh, I also forgot: Wanna make something of it?
Now, where's a Fulcrum?
I'm holding out in case we get a crankcase retool with an IDW head, like they did with Blurr.
Same here!
Posted by ScottyP on August 15th, 2024 @ 8:58am CDT

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 15th, 2024 @ 9:05am CDT
ScottyP wrote:Grab a power drill, some paint, and boom, IDW Crankcase
Actually, all you really need is an electric sander
Posted by Gearslide on August 17th, 2024 @ 9:31pm CDT
Checked my doorbell cam, and sure enough, almost 7 AM on the dot, someone from Walmart dropped it off. Didn't know they do that. Didn't even get an "Out for delivery" notification or email.
I'm so used to USPS or even UPS/Fed-Ex telling me something was delivered and not actually receiving it for another day.
Btw, for those storing the Hammer head and claw in Cannonball's legs as per the instructions, be careful with the hammer. If you put it in too far, it becomes REALLY hard to get back out.
Having him in hand now, I'm excited to see the Red Alert paint on him. It's a really solid mold. I like it WAY more than the Burn Out figure I have.
The ONLY complaint I could possibly have about him is that I wish his Cyber Key had been cast in or painted the purple plastic his windshield uses, instead of just solid black. Or better yet, in transparent Purple Plastic! It would have looked so much better.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 17th, 2024 @ 9:59pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 18th, 2024 @ 8:49pm CDT
Gearslide wrote:Having him in hand now, I'm excited to see the Red Alert paint on him. It's a really solid mold. I like it WAY more than the Burn Out figure I have.
Unless they do a Cybertron version that's probably not going to happen, we have an Armada Voyager Red Alert coming next year.
Emerje
Posted by Gearslide on August 19th, 2024 @ 8:46pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Gearslide wrote:Having him in hand now, I'm excited to see the Red Alert paint on him. It's a really solid mold. I like it WAY more than the Burn Out figure I have.
Unless they do a Cybertron version that's probably not going to happen, we have an Armada Voyager Red Alert coming next year.
Emerje
Is it really possible that they'd do such an extenstive retool and not paint it in the colors of the character it was originally used for? There's no way!
It has to be a SG Sideswipe -> Aramada Wheeljack situation!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 20th, 2024 @ 6:10am CDT
Gearslide wrote:Emerje wrote:Gearslide wrote:Having him in hand now, I'm excited to see the Red Alert paint on him. It's a really solid mold. I like it WAY more than the Burn Out figure I have.
Unless they do a Cybertron version that's probably not going to happen, we have an Armada Voyager Red Alert coming next year.
Emerje
Is it really possible that they'd do such an extenstive retool and not paint it in the colors of the character it was originally used for? There's no way!
It has to be a SG Sideswipe -> Aramada Wheeljack situation!
Considering the last 15 months we have gotten both Energon and Armada Megatrons and Galvatrons, I don't think it is out of the question that a Cybertron and Armada Red Alert can happen next year
Posted by Emerje on August 20th, 2024 @ 11:23am CDT
No Kingdom Fractyl and Packrat
Still no second use of the Wingfinger mold
A hundred Seekers and no Sunstorm (and Nacelle in the wrong mold)
Did a retail Twincast but still not a retail Soundblaster
Still no hint of a G1 Skyquake, MW Starscream or Universe King Atlas from Legacy Skyquake
For that matter Needlenose hasn't been retooled to one of the Predator jets to go with a G1 Skyquake
No Animated Fisitron despite having the right(ish) body and head for it (from the Troop Builder 4 pack)
Some Armada Starscream repaints and retools (well, except for one that's going to be nearly impossible to get for most)
The list can go on and on. Hasbro does a lot of things that should be easy and make sense to all of us, but just never happens.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on August 20th, 2024 @ 11:37am CDT
Even despite those two having had leaked listings for Selects that were revealed in the same batch of leaks that first leaked the listing for Antagony.Emerje wrote:No Kingdom Fractyl and Packrat
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 20th, 2024 @ 4:07pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on August 20th, 2024 @ 6:08pm CDT
Also, anyone know why the panel won't tab in to the back of his head?
Seems to pop out at the slightest touch.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 23rd, 2024 @ 3:03pm CDT
Posted by DISCHARGE on August 23rd, 2024 @ 3:11pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:With the Fossilizers and Junkions having semi-official and official combiner modes is there any indication of the rocks having a combined mode of some sort?
Emerje
I'm sure someone will come up with something.
No doubt, but I haven't seen anything yet that looks like a combiner head like the other two had (Fosilizers had a few options).
Emerje
Well, we could always go the Super Gobots route...
Damn that was inspiring
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2024 @ 5:11pm CDT

That was freaking awesome!

Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 27th, 2024 @ 3:39pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 28th, 2024 @ 3:04pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:There's much more efforts put into Ferak than I expected. Not only does the bot have a new face, but he get new guns and several places are remolded. He looks great beside his moldmates.
hmmmm, I didn't pick him up because I don't know nor care much for the cahracter and my space is ultra limited. But I do love the mold and now you've got me curious
Posted by william-james88 on August 28th, 2024 @ 3:12pm CDT
Transformers Legacy United Star Raider Thundertron https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/tra ... /G02365L00
Transformers Legacy United Voyager Class Star Raider Ferak https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/tra ... /G02355L00
Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class Star Raider Road Pig https://www.hasbropulse.com/product/tra ... /G02325X00
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 28th, 2024 @ 3:19pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:There's much more efforts put into Ferak than I expected. Not only does the bot have a new face, but he get new guns and several places are remolded. He looks great beside his moldmates.
hmmmm, I didn't pick him up because I don't know nor care much for the cahracter and my space is ultra limited. But I do love the mold and now you've got me curious
He's really worth it. Especially if you already have Cyclonus and Metalhawk. He rounds up the family well. I'm looking forward to see what the Reprolabels for him will look like.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 28th, 2024 @ 5:42pm CDT
Posted by Dino-Snarl on August 28th, 2024 @ 8:27pm CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on August 28th, 2024 @ 8:49pm CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on August 29th, 2024 @ 2:05am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:And Filch has completely disappeared from the site. Who knew she'd be the hardest to get?
I'm not. She's sold out on walmart.ca on Day 1 of preorder up here in Canada. She's the only one I really wanted.
Posted by william-james88 on August 29th, 2024 @ 12:57pm CDT
cloudballoon wrote:Bounti76 wrote:And Filch has completely disappeared from the site. Who knew she'd be the hardest to get?
I'm not. She's sold out on walmart.ca on Day 1 of preorder up here in Canada. She's the only one I really wanted.
I was able to get that preorder.
I have found her several rimes in stores since. The line is selling well though, with the stock dwindling at a good rate locally. There might be none left as of me writing this, havent checked in a couple days.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 29th, 2024 @ 1:32pm CDT
Thundertron is horrendous. The bot is great, sure, but the transformation is not fun for a wolf mode that is ugly all over. I'll either sell or trade him.
I really wanted the set for the rock lord. At least he have a new head and his colors are magnificent. Plus that beautifully painted extra cassette could be a nice Blaster minion.
Posted by Sabrblade on August 29th, 2024 @ 3:09pm CDT
He's a lion.-Kanrabat- wrote:I opened the "leader" 3 pack.
Thundertron is horrendous. The bot is great, sure, but the transformation is not fun for a wolf mode that is ugly all over.
Hence why his original toy was redecoed (with no retooling) into Leo Prime.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 29th, 2024 @ 3:17pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He's a lion.-Kanrabat- wrote:I opened the "leader" 3 pack.
Thundertron is horrendous. The bot is great, sure, but the transformation is not fun for a wolf mode that is ugly all over.
Hence why his original toy was redecoed (with no retooling) into Leo Prime.
Thank you for proving my point in how horrendous that beast mode is.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 3rd, 2024 @ 7:16am CDT
I still need to get the leader. I missed the Pulse sale, so I will need to wait on walmart
Posted by DISCHARGE on September 3rd, 2024 @ 9:51pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Discharge, hats off to you!
That was freaking awesome!
Thank you for that
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The GoBots style power suit..
Open with a hinge
..a jet pack
Closes up nice and neat
I also can't wait to find the 3 pack mostly for the Inferniac
And cassette
I hope we get at least one clear one to honor the jewel lords