This makes the first wave of 2022 Studio Series toys now fully found in the US.
New Studio Series Deluxe Toys Found at Target in US
Posted by william-james88
Feb 27, 2022 at 1:58pm CST
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This makes the first wave of 2022 Studio Series toys now fully found in the US.
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Comment by Flashwave
Feb 27, 2022
Just a guess, but coronation Scream first surfaced at Greenwood, IN Target and that qualifies as S of Indy. Or it could be Southport. I wonder if this is coming through that FedEx facility in Greenwood?
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Comment by griftimus prime
Feb 27, 2022
this line looks really good.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Feb 27, 2022
Time to start watching walmarts when I get groceries then
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Comment by Rodimus Prime
Feb 27, 2022
I guess it's time to swing by Target today. Ratchet, Wheeljack and Brawn are on my list to get.
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But this is at Target.
Comment by william-james88
Feb 27, 2022
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Time to start watching walmarts when I get groceries then
But this is at Target.
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Literally does not matter. I almost always see things at walmart first. showing up first at one retailer doesn't make a difference for where I commonly find things
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Feb 27, 2022
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Time to start watching walmarts when I get groceries then
But this is at Target.
Literally does not matter. I almost always see things at walmart first. showing up first at one retailer doesn't make a difference for where I commonly find things
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You hit the nail on the head with Arcee, I could never quite put my finger on it.
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Feb 27, 2022
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Arcee's face looks a bit weird in hand, it looks like a ventriloquist dummy. That's the one thing I don't like about the Bee movie Autobots: cliff, ironhide, ratchet, and Arcee have faces that look pretty weird and I'm not a big fan
You hit the nail on the head with Arcee, I could never quite put my finger on it.
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But you like the drooling Shrapnel Geiger faces from the Bayverse right?
Comment by SkyFire Prime
Feb 28, 2022
chuckdawg1999 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Arcee's face looks a bit weird in hand, it looks like a ventriloquist dummy. That's the one thing I don't like about the Bee movie Autobots: cliff, ironhide, ratchet, and Arcee have faces that look pretty weird and I'm not a big fan
You hit the nail on the head with Arcee, I could never quite put my finger on it.
But you like the drooling Shrapnel Geiger faces from the Bayverse right?
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Comment by M. Spector
Feb 28, 2022
The ethestics of G1 faces versus Bay/Knight faces comes to just being different eras of design and thought about science fiction. G1 stuff comes from a visual school (and a time period) where that smooth, almost masquerade mask look was what made sense and Bay/Knight is ok what if we took that but thought about what humanoid alien robots look like and err towards something "stranger"
They both have their place, one isn't wrong or right for liking either
Back on topic, I'm eagerly keeping an eye out for Brawn and Wheeljack, going to pass on Ratchet until Ironhide hits the scene. So far the Cores have shown up around here so the rest can't be far behind
They both have their place, one isn't wrong or right for liking either
Back on topic, I'm eagerly keeping an eye out for Brawn and Wheeljack, going to pass on Ratchet until Ironhide hits the scene. So far the Cores have shown up around here so the rest can't be far behind
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The "drooling shrapnel Geiger faces" works because they are pure alien. The "human" like faces of the Bee Movie bots strike that uncanny valley feeling.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Feb 28, 2022
SkyFire Prime wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Arcee's face looks a bit weird in hand, it looks like a ventriloquist dummy. That's the one thing I don't like about the Bee movie Autobots: cliff, ironhide, ratchet, and Arcee have faces that look pretty weird and I'm not a big fan
You hit the nail on the head with Arcee, I could never quite put my finger on it.
But you like the drooling Shrapnel Geiger faces from the Bayverse right?
The "drooling shrapnel Geiger faces" works because they are pure alien. The "human" like faces of the Bee Movie bots strike that uncanny valley feeling.
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Absolutely not. There's very few if any Bayverse bots that I like the look of.
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Feb 28, 2022
SkyFire Prime wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Arcee's face looks a bit weird in hand, it looks like a ventriloquist dummy. That's the one thing I don't like about the Bee movie Autobots: cliff, ironhide, ratchet, and Arcee have faces that look pretty weird and I'm not a big fan
You hit the nail on the head with Arcee, I could never quite put my finger on it.
But you like the drooling Shrapnel Geiger faces from the Bayverse right?
Absolutely not. There's very few if any Bayverse bots that I like the look of.
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Comment by chuckdawg1999
Feb 28, 2022
I got charged by Amazon for the Bumblebee Movie deluxe figures. Should be here on March 3rd while Perceptor should be here on Sunday.
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Same for the BB movie figures including Soundwave. Order still says arriving April 5 even though the product pages say shipping March 1.
Was also hoping the price would come down at least temporarily since I ordered it in December for a good price match, but none of them did.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
Feb 28, 2022
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I got charged by Amazon for the Bumblebee Movie deluxe figures. Should be here on March 3rd while Perceptor should be here on Sunday.
Same for the BB movie figures including Soundwave. Order still says arriving April 5 even though the product pages say shipping March 1.

Emerje
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I wasn’t as much of a fan of the AOE/TLK face designs that are more humanoid, but the designs from the first 3 movies are what I’d consider perfection.
But hey, Studio Series covers the Bay movies and BB (and G1), so everyone’s happy!
With wave 1 at retail and wave 2 revealed, I can’t wait for wave 3 reveals, likely in a couple months!
. . . If they reveal them at all, I guess xD
Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee
Mar 1, 2022
SkyFire Prime wrote:
But you like the drooling Shrapnel Geiger faces from the Bayverse right?
I wasn’t as much of a fan of the AOE/TLK face designs that are more humanoid, but the designs from the first 3 movies are what I’d consider perfection.
But hey, Studio Series covers the Bay movies and BB (and G1), so everyone’s happy!
With wave 1 at retail and wave 2 revealed, I can’t wait for wave 3 reveals, likely in a couple months!
. . . If they reveal them at all, I guess xD
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Ratchet at least may still price match. He was down to $19.99 while Brawn and Wheeljack were still regular price. Amazon typically doesn't lower the price until they actually charge and ship, so we may still get a slight savings when they ship.
Edit: Damn, he's back to full price, so nevermind.
Edit to the Edit: I just checked my order and Amazon did give me Ratchet at $19.99. Who-hoo!
Comment by TF-fan kev777
Mar 1, 2022
Emerje wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:I got charged by Amazon for the Bumblebee Movie deluxe figures. Should be here on March 3rd while Perceptor should be here on Sunday.
Same for the BB movie figures including Soundwave. Order still says arriving April 5 even though the product pages say shipping March 1.Was also hoping the price would come down at least temporarily since I ordered it in December for a good price match, but none of them did.
Emerje
Ratchet at least may still price match. He was down to $19.99 while Brawn and Wheeljack were still regular price. Amazon typically doesn't lower the price until they actually charge and ship, so we may still get a slight savings when they ship.
Edit: Damn, he's back to full price, so nevermind.
Edit to the Edit: I just checked my order and Amazon did give me Ratchet at $19.99. Who-hoo!
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Comment by Asepticon
Mar 1, 2022
I don't see how they're making an entire toy line based on a 5 minute scene in a movie.
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Simple, it is the closest the live action movies have come to G1 character representations, so the current design team was naturally drawn to it.
Comment by TF-fan kev777
Mar 1, 2022
Asepticon wrote:I don't see how they're making an entire toy line based on a 5 minute scene in a movie.
Simple, it is the closest the live action movies have come to G1 character representations, so the current design team was naturally drawn to it.
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My Ratchet too. I don't understand why one figure was lowered and the other two from the SAME wave and SAME case aren't. Amazon has been like this for a few years now and I hate that I still give them my business.
It's not an entire line just part of a subline. Toy companies have been making much from little for years. Look at all the Batman figures that get made for a movie line.
Comment by chuckdawg1999
Mar 1, 2022
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Emerje wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:I got charged by Amazon for the Bumblebee Movie deluxe figures. Should be here on March 3rd while Perceptor should be here on Sunday.
Same for the BB movie figures including Soundwave. Order still says arriving April 5 even though the product pages say shipping March 1.Was also hoping the price would come down at least temporarily since I ordered it in December for a good price match, but none of them did.
Emerje
Ratchet at least may still price match. He was down to $19.99 while Brawn and Wheeljack were still regular price. Amazon typically doesn't lower the price until they actually charge and ship, so we may still get a slight savings when they ship.
Edit: Damn, he's back to full price, so nevermind.
Edit to the Edit: I just checked my order and Amazon did give me Ratchet at $19.99. Who-hoo!
My Ratchet too. I don't understand why one figure was lowered and the other two from the SAME wave and SAME case aren't. Amazon has been like this for a few years now and I hate that I still give them my business.
Asepticon wrote:I don't see how they're making an entire toy line based on a 5 minute scene in a movie.
It's not an entire line just part of a subline. Toy companies have been making much from little for years. Look at all the Batman figures that get made for a movie line.
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Comment by TF-fan kev777
Mar 1, 2022
So with Bee Movie Arcee getting SS 85, what are they going to do for wave 3 this year? Will either DOTM Bee or Sideways be regular SS 86, or will they skip to SS 87? Will they stop numbering altogether?
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Yep, my Ratchet also came down to $19.99 and my three Deluxes are due to arrive Thursday so that's good news. Soundwave is still showing April, I suspect Amazon will be giving me a refund on him if he doesn't ship soon until he's finally ready to go.
My SS86 Perceptor is also ready to ship for next week!
Amazon is pretty quick to reduce the prices on figures that aren't selling as well as they'd like until the sales catch back up with the rest of the wave. Walmart and Target occasionally do the same thing with other figures, though Walmart will also crank up the prices of their own exclusives that are selling well. What I'm trying to say is all the big companies do weird things with prices to maximize sales.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
Mar 1, 2022
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Edit to the Edit: I just checked my order and Amazon did give me Ratchet at $19.99. Who-hoo!
Yep, my Ratchet also came down to $19.99 and my three Deluxes are due to arrive Thursday so that's good news. Soundwave is still showing April, I suspect Amazon will be giving me a refund on him if he doesn't ship soon until he's finally ready to go.
My SS86 Perceptor is also ready to ship for next week!
chuckdawg1999 wrote:My Ratchet too. I don't understand why one figure was lowered and the other two from the SAME wave and SAME case aren't. Amazon has been like this for a few years now and I hate that I still give them my business.
Amazon is pretty quick to reduce the prices on figures that aren't selling as well as they'd like until the sales catch back up with the rest of the wave. Walmart and Target occasionally do the same thing with other figures, though Walmart will also crank up the prices of their own exclusives that are selling well. What I'm trying to say is all the big companies do weird things with prices to maximize sales.
Emerje