More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive

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As a continuation of a previous post showing off the packaging art for Transformers Combiner Wars figures, we have a couple more from Ken Christiansen - who already shared Voyagers Optimus Prime and Silverbolt here - featuring two more Aerialbots: Sky Dive and newcomer to the team, but not to our hearts, Alpha Bravo!

This is the official pencil art that was used for the packaging, meaning that there are several more layers to the image applied by the studio that creates the final artwork - but it's always fascinating to get a look at the process involved in the creation of any type of artwork for the franchise, nonetheless. Take a look at the two deluxes from the very first wave of Combiner Wars below.

Credit(s): Ken Christiansen

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Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1927165)
Posted by Randomhero on December 18th, 2017 @ 8:05am CST

Oh Alpha Bravo...he certainly sits in the shelf with everyone else. Luckily with Elita and Inferno coming out he’ll finally become part of a Combiner team. Rook too.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1927176)
Posted by gothsaurus on December 18th, 2017 @ 9:30am CST

Agreed. I think Alpha Bravo (and Rook, etc.) got a bad rap when they got subbed for characters we loved and expected. In hindsight — after we've gotten those missing characters — I LOVE that Hasbro managed to squeeze in some new blood. We haven't gotten a lot of new characters in past years.

And now that we have finally found homes for those limbs — and some combiner names and stories from Hasbro, Botcon and TFCC — I'm a lot more excited to have those guys attached to Modulus, Galvatronus, or Wreckage.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929270)
Posted by william-james88 on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:32pm CST

As a continuation to our previous posts showing the original line art for the packaging of Transformers Combiner Wars figures, we now have images of the entire Stunticon team from Ken Christiansen, a friend to the site. Below you will see Motormaster, Breakdown, Offroad, Dead End and Dragstrip.

This is the official pencil art that was used for the packaging, meaning that there are several more layers to the image applied by the studio that creates the final artwork, which Ken also added after each of the pencil drawings. It is really cool to see that Ken used only elements found within the toys and while the packaging artwork cropped a lot of the images, we can now see his full pencils.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929274)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:38pm CST

I'd really love to see a book put together of all this art. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929276)
Posted by o.supreme on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:42pm CST

Nice Artwork. Oh and I enjoy the extra bots as I've stated many times. Alpha Bravo, Rook, & Smokescreen (or the Hasbro exclusives as I refer to them since they were not released by TT), make up my Optimus Maximus along with Power Core Optimus and SG Starscream.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929281)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 2:51pm CST

Nice pairing up white SG Screamer with PC Optimus. Nice idea O.Supreme.

I'd love to see a thread devoted to everyone's fan gestalt. Curious to see how people have paired them up... and how the colors and characters match together. Could have some ground rules that a name and short bio have to be provided with photos (?)

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929283)
Posted by o.supreme on January 2nd, 2018 @ 3:00pm CST

Thank you. ;)^

I wish I could say I was being creative, but it was just fortunate that 4 of the 5 leftover components had a dominant white color. If I wanted I could swap out Smokescreen for UW Ratchet on him, then the White would be perfectly united, but I like keeping my UW teams as released.

My Decepticon combiner unfortunately is not so palatable to the eyes but... Grand Scourge has CW Blastoff and Vortex as his arms, and for the legs -Off Road & BC 2016 Terrorsaur.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929288)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 2nd, 2018 @ 3:15pm CST

Sounds like we're in the same boat. Been wondering where to put ole Terrasaur myself.

Maybe with the upcoming odd-man-out bots like Jazz, Darkwing, Dreadwind, Wreck Gar and (mystery color) Blast Off... maybe we will have some more options for our fan combiners. Of course with Inferno, we have another puzzle altogether. (ha)

Still planning my own customs to finish out Magnaboss. The sticker set was a nice idea, but didn't quite scratch the proverbial itch.

That all reminds me, still waiting on that G2 Protectobot set, Hasbro! ;-)

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929363)
Posted by Rainmaker on January 3rd, 2018 @ 5:24am CST

This art looks amazing. Too bad all of Titans Returns artwork looks the same besides the Legends.

:MAXIMAL:

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929393)
Posted by Deathsanras on January 3rd, 2018 @ 9:31am CST

See? It is possible to do non-Dreamwave-hand-grabby-reachy character art.
By simply doing anything else.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929578)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 3rd, 2018 @ 7:25pm CST

gothsaurus wrote:I'd really love to see a book put together of all this art. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

like the genesis art of transformers book that came out years ago which we were supposed to get a volume 2
but never happened

51GUKVta2yL._SX394_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

maybe somebody will make another book with more current stuff ;)^

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929694)
Posted by o.supreme on January 4th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST

The Genesis book is amazing. I'm so glad I have it ;)^

. If a *said* book would include all the art used on the UW Box Sets (clean art on glassy pages), I'd love it. I always thought those would make amazing posters.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1929701)
Posted by gothsaurus on January 4th, 2018 @ 9:28am CST

seeing how tightly they cropped those paintings... like Motormaster being just a close up of his HEAD... I think a LOT of us would really enjoy seeing the full images. Hope someone is listening up there and will put together an amazing book.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1930463)
Posted by Tyrannacon on January 8th, 2018 @ 12:53pm CST

Have you been checking out Ken Christiansen's Facebook page for his art? You should be if you haven't because there's some truly nice pencil sketches as well finished pieces involving packaging art of some of the latest Transformers from Combiner Wars to Titans Return. Christiansen is adding more of his work for the Generations series of toys at a steady pace.

Be sure to check out more of it by clicking the pencil drawing of Combiner Wars Streetwise above. There's also a lot of other Transformers art on hand there too that are not packaging art that are genuinely awesome as well.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1930508)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 8th, 2018 @ 5:17pm CST

Anyone else notice he has a 5mm port for the HFG on each leg? Whoops! accidential symmetry.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1930514)
Posted by RodimusRex on January 8th, 2018 @ 6:27pm CST

Seibertron wrote:Marcelo has done thousands of amazing pieces of Transformers artwork over the past 15 years.

While I agree the hand reaching out or finger pointing pose is way over done, what is the alternative? The fist clenched pose that has been way overused in comics and action figure artwork for decades?

Reading a book and drinking a latte?

Sorry.

Cyber-latte?

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1930524)
Posted by Emerje on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:20pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Anyone else notice he has a 5mm port for the HFG on each leg? Whoops! accidential symmetry.

That was the first thing I noticed. Just double checked and they didn't correct it when the line art was colored, the comic cover has both as well. Oops.

Emerje

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931094)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:17am CST

So I was walking around a mall in Malaysia today after work (business trip) and spotted CW Onslaught and CW Cyclonus at an Aeon store (kind like Walmart). :shock:

Edit: The weirdest part, they were with wave 1 PotP prime masters, deluxes and voyagers.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931278)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 13th, 2018 @ 4:01am CST

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Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931300)
Posted by Mindmaster on January 13th, 2018 @ 10:17am CST

And I just dropped $70 on some Armada/Energon nostalgia yesterday. :BANG_HEAD:

Hopefully it’ll still be there when I get paid again at the end of the month.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931345)
Posted by Rated X on January 13th, 2018 @ 1:08pm CST

This is a great set and thats a great price. Wish I had waited. But I dont play the waiting game with my collection to save money. You only live once and Im not getting younger. But this is good for those new collectors who missed out.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931409)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 13th, 2018 @ 9:22pm CST

Much thanks for the heads up. At that price, I'm interested. I really liked the idea of a strong, be female team of TFs, but the colour scheme/mapping want always off, IMO. With some Repros and that price though, I'm all up for it.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931433)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:44am CST

I still can't figure out that colour scheme at all. It's just such an eyesore.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931434)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:46am CST

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I still can't figure out that colour scheme at all. It's just such an eyesore.

I agree. I hope that I can use some reprolabels and some custom paint to fix it to my liking.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931795)
Posted by Va'al on January 16th, 2018 @ 3:13am CST

As has become a regular occurrence, artist Ken Christiansen has been uploading more lineart he provided for Hasbro to use on Transformers packaging - with colours done by Volta, the company headed by Sara Pitre Durocher - and we get to see a few more characters from Combiner Wars, including newcomer Rook and the Combaticons Onslaught, Brawl, and Blast Off!

Additionally, fellow artist Marcelo Matere has also uploaded his take on packaging art for the combined form of the Protectobots: Defensor, and the Combiner Wars bizarre creation (in both the toyline and the comics event) Galvatronus. Check it all out below!

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931817)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 8:29am CST

That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931856)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CST

MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?! :-(

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931863)
Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:42pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?!

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931869)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:13pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?!

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?

OK, first, shared with Votrex, of three. :oops:

In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931874)
Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:55pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

Its been 3 years, lets not start that again

:lol:

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931894)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 4:47pm CST

I guess I just know that a lot of people would’ve preferred the Firefly head. The perfect one for Blast Off would’ve been Slingshot’s with a faceplate.

And let’s be honest, Alpha Bravo was a Vortex redeco.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931900)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 5:38pm CST

By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931903)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 16th, 2018 @ 6:17pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

Preliminary name, perhaps?

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931936)
Posted by MaverickPrime on January 16th, 2018 @ 10:30pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

Its been 3 years, lets not start that again

ALPHA BRAVO HAS BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS?!?! :shock:

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1931993)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 17th, 2018 @ 10:40am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

It's a cool ass name though, better than Galvatronus

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932052)
Posted by Sjeng on January 17th, 2018 @ 2:39pm CST

Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932057)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:02pm CST

Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!

In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932059)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:07pm CST

From l to r: CW, CW Box Set, UW

From l to r: CW, UW, CW Box Set

The UW one features the toy-accurate retooling, while both CW ones keep the Silverbolt detailing.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932063)
Posted by o.supreme on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:26pm CST

I have both :TAKARATOMY:

UW-08 and the :HASBRO:

CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932072)
Posted by william-james88 on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:49pm CST

o.supreme wrote:I have both UW-08 and the CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

You have both a Medix and a Ratchet?!!!

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932076)
Posted by o.supreme on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:59pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:I have both UW-08 and the CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

You have both a Medix and a Ratchet?!!!

Uh...no... (Pssst...look at my wish list), a guy can dream though right?

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932086)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2018 @ 5:12pm CST

O yeah, UW Scattershot comes with newly tooled weapons as well, instead of Silverbolt's gun.

I hope Hasbro sees fit to release the new toolings....

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932152)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:02am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!
In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

I should have been more clear. I saw all those images, but strangely enough, NONE of them show all three in Torso mode... I want to see the differences in torso mode.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932184)
Posted by Agamemnon on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:26am CST

Sjeng wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!
In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

I should have been more clear. I saw all those images, but strangely enough, NONE of them show all three in Torso mode... I want to see the differences in torso mode.

Does this help? The one on the right is wearing the Perfect Effect add-on kit, which replaced the head and chest pieces, but should otherwise be a good comparison. First image shows PE Kit without faceplate, second with. The original head is on the ground in front of him.

Scattershot Cubed1.JPG

Scattershot Cubed2.JPG

Now, if you want me to tell you which is which...I'm not sure.... :-s

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932185)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:36am CST

I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

Left is the Takara UW one, middle is the seperately sold C.W. Scattershot, right must be the Hasbro Computron boxed set Scattershot.

This does make me happy I got the UW set. I saw the middle one for sale for €10,- locally, and wondered if he was different enough to grab. He seems to have the Superion head, and is sometimes used to form Betatron. Meh. Not sure. He may be nice to combine with random deluxes, such as Jazz. We'll see what PotP further brings us.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932186)
Posted by william-james88 on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:45am CST

Sjeng wrote:I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

Here`s another then

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932188)
Posted by Agamemnon on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:48am CST

Sjeng wrote:I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

That was me... :oops:

I had posted that a long time ago in the 3P thread to show off the kit. It was the only pic I had from back then. (Dern Photobucket... :evil:

)

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932190)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 8:00am CST

Thanks guys! That helps. imo the seperate C.W. Scattershot is the least interesting one. He resembles Superion too much. At least the boxed set one has nice stickers on the shield and a coloured head, even though it's still the Superion sculpt.

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932192)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 8:19am CST

Yeah, until Fun Pub came up with Modulus, I had no interest in the Hasbro retail CW Scattershot because of how "wrong" he looked compared to the other two versions.

But since Modulus would be considered an all new combiner with his own look, the retail one now has that appeal to me.

Though, since I don't own a Medix, whenever I get around to making my own Modulus, I'm gonna replace the absent Medix with a second stickered version of TFSS Bluestreak (my first, non-stickered one will stay with Wreckage).

Re: More Transformers Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Alpha Bravo, Sky Dive (1932245)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:21pm CST

Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide. :shock:

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

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