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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 25, 2014
The only new-mold toy that Stinger's likely ever gonna get from Hasbro. 
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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 25, 2014
About finding them at Walmart... There have been reports of Stinger being found in Target in all places, with the "Walmart Exclusive" sticker! 
One theory is that Stinger was supposed to be general retail, but was pulled at the 11th hour for Walmart only. Them landing in other stores can be attributed to miss- or lack of communication.
Until TakaraTomy pulls a Bumblebee repaint out of its hat.
One theory is that Stinger was supposed to be general retail, but was pulled at the 11th hour for Walmart only. Them landing in other stores can be attributed to miss- or lack of communication.
Sabrblade wrote:The only new-mold toy that Stinger's likely ever gonna get from Hasbro.
Until TakaraTomy pulls a Bumblebee repaint out of its hat.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 25, 2014
...So, in other words, the only new-mold toy that Stinger's likely ever gonna get from Hasbro.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The only new-mold toy that Stinger's likely ever gonna get from Hasbro.
Until TakaraTomy pulls a Bumblebee repaint out of its hat.
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Comment by shockblast2
Sep 25, 2014
Yippee skip! 
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Selling out? My local big boxes TF sections would be mistaken for tanning salons due to all the warming they are doing here. Target is running a promotion this week that if you spend $20 on a TF purchase you get one of these one steps for free. Yesterday I saw the same figures I saw last week. No parent is spending $15+ on a TF. Meanwhile, they cannot keep TMNT toys on the shelf. Considering the $9 per figure price point, I can see why.
Comment by shockblast2
Sep 25, 2014
crimsondeception wrote:Hi, I'm new and I joined this website to stay updated on the new Age of Extinction toys as they seem to be selling out unbelievably fast... and most of the new ones I want are like some limited special edition... I just have a few questions...
Why is the Autobots United and Dinobots Unleased packs so expensive? If you buy them seperately it would cost about 87$. But robotkingdom is asking for 150$. And the shipping costs are probably going to be 30$ or more. It's a lot of money to cough up...
Is there going to be a US release with a more realistic price?
If not is there a store that will get these in stock in the USA so I don't have to pay a high price for shipping?
I really wanted the Rusty Evasion mode Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime and Nemesis Grimlock... oh and also that blue repaint of Crankcase. But these are only available in Japan and are all sold out now... will they release a version in the USA?
Selling out? My local big boxes TF sections would be mistaken for tanning salons due to all the warming they are doing here. Target is running a promotion this week that if you spend $20 on a TF purchase you get one of these one steps for free. Yesterday I saw the same figures I saw last week. No parent is spending $15+ on a TF. Meanwhile, they cannot keep TMNT toys on the shelf. Considering the $9 per figure price point, I can see why.
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Comment by crimsondeception
Sep 25, 2014
Nah I meant the limited edition ones. I joinee this to keep an eye on them because by the time I learn of their existence they are gone. I cannot find Rusty Prime or Platinum Edition figures anywhere.
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Comment by Bubbah
Sep 25, 2014
I'll admit, I had nearly given up hope of these even coming out. I was shocked when I walked past and saw him ... Especially at Wal-Mart given the previous Target sighting haha.
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That is generally the way it goes in this hobby. Either you have a bunch of peg warmers that no one wants or the scalpers buy up the limited stuff and sell it on ebay. That is why I do not like limited figures. Not too many other toy lines do what Hasbro does with this line. It is remarkable how you can have a mold like Bumblebee's and it will shelf warm. But if Hasbro took the same mold, colored it any other color, gave it an name from some obscure G1 character, and put it out in the collectors club or retail with a jacked up price the fan boys will buy it up. It could be a $100 figure that has a counterpart that retails at $15 and it will sell out.
I keep my collection VERY modest. I used to have thousands of dollars worth of figures. I unloaded them at a profit and I now only collect the legends line.
Comment by shockblast2
Sep 25, 2014
crimsondeception wrote:Nah I meant the limited edition ones. I joinee this to keep an eye on them because by the time I learn of their existence they are gone. I cannot find Rusty Prime or Platinum Edition figures anywhere.
That is generally the way it goes in this hobby. Either you have a bunch of peg warmers that no one wants or the scalpers buy up the limited stuff and sell it on ebay. That is why I do not like limited figures. Not too many other toy lines do what Hasbro does with this line. It is remarkable how you can have a mold like Bumblebee's and it will shelf warm. But if Hasbro took the same mold, colored it any other color, gave it an name from some obscure G1 character, and put it out in the collectors club or retail with a jacked up price the fan boys will buy it up. It could be a $100 figure that has a counterpart that retails at $15 and it will sell out.
I keep my collection VERY modest. I used to have thousands of dollars worth of figures. I unloaded them at a profit and I now only collect the legends line.
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That seems to be the collecting game for people on a tighter budget
Sometimes stuff has to be dropped due to the way retail works.
Not sure if this is a rumor, but these sets might show up in Canadian ToysRus. Seems plausible that at least the smaller ones will, most of them show up here at some point. They're still ungodly expensive, but at least you can get them.
Good luck though, I know how it can be tough finding stuff on a tight budget.
Also, seems like Stinger is an exclusive character to Walmart They really seem to like him
Comment by welcometothedarksyde
Sep 25, 2014
crimsondeception wrote:Nah I meant the limited edition ones. I joinee this to keep an eye on them because by the time I learn of their existence they are gone. I cannot find Rusty Prime or Platinum Edition figures anywhere.
That seems to be the collecting game for people on a tighter budget
Sometimes stuff has to be dropped due to the way retail works.Not sure if this is a rumor, but these sets might show up in Canadian ToysRus. Seems plausible that at least the smaller ones will, most of them show up here at some point. They're still ungodly expensive, but at least you can get them.
Good luck though, I know how it can be tough finding stuff on a tight budget.
Also, seems like Stinger is an exclusive character to Walmart
They really seem to like him
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Comment by shajaki
Sep 25, 2014
or until the 5th movie is out and we get a "movie advanced 2" line.Sabrblade wrote:The only new-mold toy that Stinger's likely ever gonna get from Hasbro.
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I agree! Look at the Dinobots, they probably have horrible paint jobs for probably this reason. "Let's give these all odd paint jobs that only kids will appreciate! The older fans who want a more movie accurate paint job will probably pay top dollar for this!"
http://www.robotkingdom.com/a91850000.html
http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/09 ... -dinobots/
The top link is 129$... which would cost about 99-109$ (24.99 Grimlock, 12.99 for the 3 deluxes and 34.99-50$ for Slog whose price is all over the place) ...which actually isn't too far-fetched... but it's in Hong Kong so shipping will cost like 30-50$.
I'm waiting for the 2nd link, that looks really good but I hope it won't be TOO hard to get like Nemesis Prime or Nemesis Grimlock which go for about 200$... 10x the price of the normal retail shelf warmer.
I'd rather pay for a figure in Canada than in HK, at least that won't cost me 40$ to ship to the US! If only I had a higher paying job...
Comment by crimsondeception
Sep 25, 2014
shockblast2 wrote:
That is generally the way it goes in this hobby. Either you have a bunch of peg warmers that no one wants or the scalpers buy up the limited stuff and sell it on ebay. That is why I do not like limited figures. Not too many other toy lines do what Hasbro does with this line. It is remarkable how you can have a mold like Bumblebee's and it will shelf warm. But if Hasbro took the same mold, colored it any other color, gave it an name from some obscure G1 character, and put it out in the collectors club or retail with a jacked up price the fan boys will buy it up. It could be a $100 figure that has a counterpart that retails at $15 and it will sell out.
I keep my collection VERY modest. I used to have thousands of dollars worth of figures. I unloaded them at a profit and I now only collect the legends line.
I agree! Look at the Dinobots, they probably have horrible paint jobs for probably this reason. "Let's give these all odd paint jobs that only kids will appreciate! The older fans who want a more movie accurate paint job will probably pay top dollar for this!"
http://www.robotkingdom.com/a91850000.html
http://www.allspark.com/content/2014/09 ... -dinobots/
The top link is 129$... which would cost about 99-109$ (24.99 Grimlock, 12.99 for the 3 deluxes and 34.99-50$ for Slog whose price is all over the place) ...which actually isn't too far-fetched... but it's in Hong Kong so shipping will cost like 30-50$.
I'm waiting for the 2nd link, that looks really good but I hope it won't be TOO hard to get like Nemesis Prime or Nemesis Grimlock which go for about 200$... 10x the price of the normal retail shelf warmer.
Not sure if this is a rumor, but these sets might show up in Canadian ToysRus. Seems plausible that at least the smaller ones will, most of them show up here at some point. They're still ungodly expensive, but at least you can get them.
Good luck though, I know how it can be tough finding stuff on a tight budget.
I'd rather pay for a figure in Canada than in HK, at least that won't cost me 40$ to ship to the US! If only I had a higher paying job...
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http://www.robotkingdom.com/a91850000.html
BBTS will have these, they're just not allowed to put it up for pre-order yet.
As for the Nemesis repaints. BBTS already sold out of it for $110. they retailed in Japan during the show for for 5000 yen.
Comment by mooncake623
Sep 25, 2014
crimsondeception wrote:
I'd rather pay for a figure in Canada than in HK, at least that won't cost me 40$ to ship to the US! If only I had a higher paying job...
http://www.robotkingdom.com/a91850000.html
BBTS will have these, they're just not allowed to put it up for pre-order yet.
As for the Nemesis repaints. BBTS already sold out of it for $110. they retailed in Japan during the show for for 5000 yen.
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Well that's excellent news! ...I know... I saw the website had him for 110$ and I tried to buy it only to see the dreaded sold out sign...
Comment by crimsondeception
Sep 25, 2014
mooncake623 wrote:crimsondeception wrote:
I'd rather pay for a figure in Canada than in HK, at least that won't cost me 40$ to ship to the US! If only I had a higher paying job...
http://www.robotkingdom.com/a91850000.html
BBTS will have these, they're just not allowed to put it up for pre-order yet.
As for the Nemesis repaints. BBTS already sold out of it for $110. they retailed in Japan during the show for for 5000 yen.
Well that's excellent news! ...I know... I saw the website had him for 110$ and I tried to buy it only to see the dreaded sold out sign...
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 26, 2014
well, not to split hairs but that's a repaint of one step Lockdown I think. At least when I looked at it in the store. So...not even a new mold?
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Comment by Sabrblade
Sep 26, 2014
No, it's a new mold. Just a similar transformation scheme. Some of the One Step Changer molds share transformations. The upcoming One Step Rollbar will have Drift's transformation.Optimizzy wrote:well, not to split hairs but that's a repaint of one step Lockdown I think. At least when I looked at it in the store. So...not even a new mold?
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There's a total of 5 different schemes, here's the list:
Butterfly knife
Autobot Drift
High Octane Bumblebee
Rollbar
Prowl
Mega One-Step Bumblebee
Spring Type 1
Optimus Prime
Autobot Hound
Galvatron
Spring Type 2
Lockdown
Crosshairs
Stinger
Megatron
Fold-up
Bumblebee
Autobot Drift (helicopter)
Unfolding Dino
Grimlock
Dinobot Slash
Dinobot Slug
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Sep 26, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:No, it's a new mold. Just a similar transformation scheme. Some of the One Step Changer molds share transformations. The upcoming One Step Rollbar will have Drift's transformation.Optimizzy wrote:well, not to split hairs but that's a repaint of one step Lockdown I think. At least when I looked at it in the store. So...not even a new mold?
There's a total of 5 different schemes, here's the list:
Butterfly knife
Autobot Drift
High Octane Bumblebee
Rollbar
Prowl
Mega One-Step Bumblebee
Spring Type 1
Optimus Prime
Autobot Hound
Galvatron
Spring Type 2
Lockdown
Crosshairs
Stinger
Megatron
Fold-up
Bumblebee
Autobot Drift (helicopter)
Unfolding Dino
Grimlock
Dinobot Slash
Dinobot Slug
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Comment by Optimizzy
Sep 26, 2014
Ah. Ok.
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Comment by gjcv1408
Sep 26, 2014
found it at walmart, raleigh,nc including hound and crosshair.
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Comment by LOST Cybertronian
Sep 26, 2014
Seibertron member cdavid3 dropped us a note to let us know that the Age of Extinction Platinum Edition Leader Class Optimus Prime and Grimlock 2-pack is available to order on Toysrus.com. If you are looking at add this set to your Age of Extinction collection, now is your opportunity to order it. Click the images to get to the order page.
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Comment by kaijuguy19
Sep 27, 2014
I have to admit the colours on both Optimus and Grimlock here are pretty neat. Grimlock's colours are a nice way to envoke his actual movie colours with the grey and bronze/gold flwoing into the mold. If you got rid of the blue and green on him to replace them with more shades of gray and bronze he'd look amazing.
As for Optimus his dark blue and red look sweet on him not to mention the blue on his windshields and sword look a LOT better then the yellow on the offical release. The chrome on his chest and head look crazy but other then that I'm digging this paint scheme. If I don't end up buying the Armoured Knight version of the Optimus mold and maybe the Black Knight Grimlock repaint from Takara I'll at least consider buying this set instead since I dig the colours in this set way more then the mainline paint schemes.
As for Optimus his dark blue and red look sweet on him not to mention the blue on his windshields and sword look a LOT better then the yellow on the offical release. The chrome on his chest and head look crazy but other then that I'm digging this paint scheme. If I don't end up buying the Armoured Knight version of the Optimus mold and maybe the Black Knight Grimlock repaint from Takara I'll at least consider buying this set instead since I dig the colours in this set way more then the mainline paint schemes.
