New Galleries: SDCC Exclusive Soundwave with Ratbat, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw & Ravage

Are they going to sell him in stores or just sdcc?

Are there any real differences between these and the originals?

First Gen wrote:With this exclusive release, Ratbat sees his first ever U.S. release!

That's not true. He was available in 1986 in a two-pack with Frenzy (the blue cassette) as a regular U.S. release.

Hasbro, if you listening please make this Soundwave available at every store possible, if not i can settle for a walmart or TRU exclusive!!

Thank you

Sabrblade wrote:Are there any real differences between these and the originals?

Ratbat's cassette deco is a little different. I think that's about it

First Gen wrote:With this exclusive release, Ratbat sees his first ever U.S. release!

That's not true. He was available in 1986 in a two-pack with Frenzy (the blue cassette) as a regular U.S. release.

Good point, I fixed that

emeraldbeacon wrote:... Also that they have to call the casseticons "deployer figures", since obviously, no one alive today could possibly recognize a minicassette...

It says tapes on the box. Look towards the bottom of the front of the box.

I'm actually gonna be at SDCC this year (my first convention actually) and I was wondering if anyone knows how they usually sell these? Do you just get in a line by the hasbro table and buy them, or do you need to get a ticket at one place and then pick it up at another? Can anyone who's been to the SDCC before or any of the other conventions help me out?

starscreamprime1010 wrote:Will this ever be sold in stores??? Plus, does anyone know if there will be anything transformers at the Chicago comic con, because thats closer to me!!!

Sold in stores? Highly doubtful. These con exclusives are only sold at the show. You might get lucky and find some on amazon, ebay or on the hasbro toy shop if any survive the inital convention.. I have a feeling that this guy is gonna be hard to find..I'm staying optimistic though, keeping my eyes peeled.. I'm not sure about the chicago comic con.. Like I said , you just have to keep your eyes peeled.especially to this site, news of of a fig like this being made available to the public is for sure gonna show up here with the quickness!

Stockade wrote:Hasbro, if you listening please make this Soundwave available at every store possible, if not i can settle for a walmart or TRU exclusive!!

Convention exclusives by their very definition are never sold in stores. Sometimes I see people who are relatively new to the world of TF collecting ask for this to happen, but it's not going to.

ZenPrime wrote:Does anyone know when this set will be lised on HTS? Since the past SDCC exclusive figures had been listed on HTS on the first day of SDCC. I've been checking ths past 2 days and have not seen it listed yet.

I thought it was the first day after SDCC, so that Hasbro knows how many leftovers they have left to sell.