In Hand Images of Kingdom Blaster and Eject with Size Comparisons

Well, that kinda dampens my excitement for Blaster a bit. I was expecting him to be the same size as Soundwave, not Optimus. Still a great looking figure.

As for the waves, in my area there's no voyagers to be found. My Target is swimming in Galvatrons and Ultra Magni, and my Wal-Mart is drowning in Grindors and Slags, as well as the reissues of the original BW toys.

o.supreme wrote:
Possibly... unless there were any Rhinox sightings (Tigatron wave 4's wavemate).

We can't use that for any added certainty or evidence since lots of places are seeing restocks of wave 3 which also has Rhinox. The person did say they saw Rhinox and Tigatron on the shelf too, but there's no telling which wave that Rhinox is from. It could simply be wave 3 and 5 on the shelf with Cyclonus sold. Or it could be that everything that was held up is going to shelves now including restock of wave 3, and wave 4 and 5. No way of knowing right now.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:and since Blaster has a bigger demand

Does he? Is Blaster more popular than Tigatron? Or is it just that Tigatron was available online earlier, and most people got him already through preorders?

Yes to both. Tigatron does have preorders so the fans who wanted him no matter the cost and whatnot have their preorder. And he's shipping from retailers now. Blaster is not shipping now and there are no preorders on Pulse or Amazon so odds are if a fan is hunting for a voyager right now, it's for Blaster.

But also, I do believe that Blaster is more popular simply because he is RIDICULOUSLY popular all on his own. I have no explanation, just the fact. After his G1 toy was rereleased a few times, he still won that reissue contest. I remember I was shocked. Not only was he reissued but even his original G1 figure is rather easy to find. And since he doesn't come with a cassette, and his gun is very large, a complete G1 blaster is not hard not find and not as expensive as other complete G1 figures.
By all this, I just meant that there is lots of G1 Blaster figures out there and yet there was still demand for more of him, enough to outbeat Skywarp.

Also, and this is just a cute story, Blaster is ridiculously popular in my household too. My son was 3 and when he wanted to watch the 86 Transformers movie he would ask to watch "the movie with blaster".

Pretty easy to guess why Blaster is so well-liked. Everyone already thinks Soundwave is awesome, and Blaster is an Autobot Soundwave with a fun personality. What's not to like?

I'm extremely happy with the look of Blaster.
Even if old character models show that he and Soundwave should be the same height, I always thought of Blaster being a really tall robot... Almost as tall as Prime.
So for me, I think this version is pretty close to perfect.
Can't wait to get him, even if it's in Legacy packaging.

william-james88 wrote:We do not know how this toy will be released or if it's even coming out, it was not part of any rumoured exclusive list for 2022.

Technically incorrect, the individual who gave us all the Selects listings we currently have said that this would be a Selects figure but they just haven't found a listing for it yet.

Blaster looks really good. I'm probably gonna pick him up, but I'd rather focus on getting Tigatron because Blaster's gonna be rereleased in Legacy. I'm hoping that the rumors of Twincast with Rewind are true, but I'm not gonna hold my breath over it

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Blaster looks really good. I'm probably gonna pick him up, but I'd rather focus on getting Tigatron because Blaster's gonna be rereleased in Legacy. I'm hoping that the rumors of Twincast with Rewind are true, but I'm not gonna hold my breath over it

There are rumours of Twincast?

Apparently there was another exclusive "fan videoconference", where Pipes & Slammer were shown off (also the new SS BB toys including Arcee, but that is for another thread)



THIS however was what I wanted to see. Sure it may be nothing special to some, but It's what I was waiting for with Slammer.

(Hi Rodimus Primal

cambot wrote:Hey guys, I'm new to collecting again and I have a question.

Is it worth tracking down the Walgreens exclusive Red Alert or just get the one from the Seige line?

Welcome to Siebertron!

In my humble opinion, it's worth tracking BOTH. They look awesome together and are each pretty much perfect toys.

cambot wrote:Hey guys, I'm new to collecting again and I have a question.

Is it worth tracking down the Walgreens exclusive Red Alert or just get the one from the Seige line?

TBH I think it depends on the version you want, Earth Mode or Cybertron. As G1 fan I prefer the Earth Mode to having Cyberton writing on him. So I passed on Seige version. Of course limited space and saving Money also played a role in this decision.