Official Images of Transformers: Robots in Disguise One Step Soundwave

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Optimum Supreme wrote:
Having to split the Transfomers area three ways (RID, TR, TLK) certainly can't help.

We now have proof that has absolutely nothing to do with it. If stores wanted to stock the shelves, they could. It's just toy products like any other, all part of a hasbro order. If anyone has doubts, check these pics of consistently stocked shelves from various stores in my area including the latest toys for all 3 lines:

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I must still protest this. There are very few instances where this has proven to be true, and most of them come from Canada or a major city where a TFW guy takes pictures for sightings. There may be proof, but for 90%+ of us, it is no where close to being true

The question was never whether it would look like this for all of us, it was just whether it could work or not. So all you need is one example to see that it is probable and that the problem does not lie in the fact that its 3 lines occupying one brand's shelf space.

And we dont only have one example, we have an entire north american country with the same stores as the US showing its possible as well as other stores in the US in certain areas. If handling 3 lines was truly impossible, then you would have no examples, let alone all that has been shown. So that means that having to stock 3 lines is not the main factor. Let me ask you people this, were your walmarts and TRUs well stocked when there were only 2 lines? So before the movie line? was everything up to date all the time for those 2 lines? If not, then that means there was mismanagement (or lack of dedicated support) on their part all along and adding a third line does not factor into any distribution woes.

I dont remember anyone in the US saying in january that their stores were well stocked with all of TR wave 3, a time before we had the movie line and only had two lines to deal with. I instead remember heavy frustration and worry that toys might never come or waves might be skipped. So same as usual. Since this was before a third line factored into anything, then that means having 3 lines was not related and is not related. The stores that were well stocked and managed continue to be so and the ones that weren't continue to suck. I have never seen anything to suggest otherwise.

There seems to be the impression that stores in my area have trouble selling multiple subbrands at the same time.

For example they'd sell TLK legions but not the RID ones as well.

Ooh! I hope he'll be a bit better than the Warrior because I like the idea of a crazy twin-headed dragon samus ship.

bacem wrote:one step less than the warrior class. that one step is probably the part where you straighten the wings in vehicle mode. most of the step will practically the exact same. but still, this legion class actually looks neat. might pick it up if it ever show up over here.

I thought it would be the step with his toes.

One bad thing I have to say about Combiner Force is how they've been packaging the One-Step and Hyperchange figures. The open front is terrible to store and leaves the figure open to damage.

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:One bad thing I have to say about Combiner Force is how they've been packaging the One-Step and Hyperchange figures. The open front is terrible to store and leaves the figure open to damage.

Open to theft too.

Sadly that too.

They had all 3 of the newest ones in an ASDA I was in recently - the purple guys are very purple. I would have bought them if they'd been under £15.00 but I'm not paying £17.99 for them when they will be all over the online toystores sales in a few weeks (october/november at the latest).

I'm glad they are making a few more though - I'd love to get another dozen of them - the more they make the more useful they get.

I still wish the UK would get it's own tailored refresh warrior wave with all the things we missed out on or got understocked.

Really what is wrong with these people never re-issuing Jazz.

I think the Lunar Prime repaint is the case mate to these new crash combiners. Here's a thought, what if the Prime/Strongarm set is a pre-tool for a Motormaster/Heatseaker release? Even better, the Stunticon set is redone as Optimus Prime and the Autobots. How about that?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I think the Lunar Prime repaint is the case mate to these new crash combiners. Here's a thought, what if the Prime/Strongarm set is a pre-tool for a Motormaster/Heatseaker release? Even better, the Stunticon set is redone as Optimus Prime and the Autobots. How about that?

There's no new tooling to Lunar force Prime Strong, it's just different plastic and paint colours.

However it does appear that the Optimus that comes as part of PrimeLock is either a retool or new mold, consider the different combined mode; head, shoulders & waist-plate.

Cannot wait to see Dragbreak.

Course I really cannot wait for Primelock and Saberclaw. I love the simple combining gimmicks.

On that note, Ultra Bee is my favorite RiD figure of the year so far. The warriors have lacked some stuff this year, moving away from the con designs of the past year and a half, and Bee is just so much fun. and the very concept of him is really cool too.

So yes, if you get a combining figure, get Ultra Bee