Transformers Earthspark Spin Changers and Tacticons found in US + Video Reviews

morganprime wrote:Found these guys earlier today but unfortunately a huge pass on these. They are charging $24.99 and the quality is that of Cyberverse or 5 Below figures. They look so cheap in hand but the price is steep. All the Megatrons had that swirly look on the silver plastic and he is TINY. Not a good look for this line at that price point I say hold off for inevitable clearance on these.

Everything you write makes sense, these arent targetted towards you (or us) in general. A small megatron won't speak to anyone who cares about scale, but to a parent, getting the main bad guy for $25 instead of $35 for a voyager, that speaks to them and their wallets. I did get all the deluxes, to do reviews, and while I don't recommend the megatron to anyone, I feel I get as much for my money with Twitch and Bumblebee as I do with Legacy Skids or Skullgrin. It's a different look and feel for sure, but those two had an enjoyable and novel transformation. I expected Bumblebee to be a bore, but that figure surprised me and the alt mode won me over. It felt like an improved version of the original deluxe generations/IDW design.

As for clearance, that could be inevitable in the US since these toys missed the 2022 holiday window but in Canada the deluxes are almost completely sold out at the Walmarts I go. They sold well for the holidays.

Also, as far as money goes, these are cheaper in Canada, so there's that too affecting my thoughts on value. They are $30CAD/$22 USD here. It's not a huge difference from $25, but that slightly lower price point makes them feel like they are in a seperate class from the Legacy toys.

Emerje wrote:Wasn't the MSRP listed at $20 for Deluxes like Cyberverse? What happened there?

Emerje

Hasbro confirmed that was a mistake

Apologies, yes, the correct price for the figures would be $24.99. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Just a thought, Since Earthspark is on Paramount+, one of the lesser subscribed streaming services, could it be possible that not a lot of people are watching it, and thus, there's no interest in the toy line?

Well, ostensibly, not a lot of people watched Cyberverse on TV, either (the Sunday morning 6am time slot sure did it no favors), yet that show had a huge toyline whose presence continues to linger on the shelves and pegs to this day.

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Wasn't the MSRP listed at $20 for Deluxes like Cyberverse? What happened there?

Emerje

Hasbro confirmed that was a mistake

Apologies, yes, the correct price for the figures would be $24.99. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Ironically, Pulse just yesterday listed the deluxes as back in stock, and they were $19.99 instead of the preorder $24.99. I ordered all 3, saved $15 from any preorder I would have made

So I scooped up the deluxes from Pulse at $19.99, and they arrived yesterday. I am loving them so far.

Megatron is definitely my favorite, as I was sort of expecting based on how much I love his character. i think he is a real fun toy. He is small, and definitely deserves a much bigger toy. But he is pretty awesome, and captures the look the Earthspark design pretty well. I love the shape of the cannon, and I love the shoulder design too. Legs are pretty nice, and I like swooshing his tiltrotor mode around. He is fun.

Bee is my 2nd favorite, I like him, he is pretty nice, and I promise the yellow in the pictures is far exaggerated compared to in-hand in terms of shading differences. I like the head sculpt a lot, and he has some nice presence. I kinda wish his legs had some more shape to them, but he's still good. The alt mode rocks too. "mid-life crisis" alt mode is right!

Twitch is my 3rd favorite. This isn't a slight on her, they are all 3 pretty close to me, it's just the other 2 are a bit more fun while Twitch is a little too fluid in a couple spots for my liking. I adore her head sculpt, and the shoulder rotors are awesome. I wish her legs were a little tighter in terms of joints, but she's still good.

I got 1 step Wheeljack tonight. He is amazingly addictive.

See here for a video: https://twitter.com/D_Maximus_Prime/sta ... 73/video/2

I really wish Bee had a waist swivel, and that his door were back mounted instead of shoulder mounted. I love his alt mode and his colors, but I think Cyberverse is still the better "evergreen" deluxe Bee

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Has anyone found the finger banger one-step changers at retail? They're not even listed on Amazon yet.

Yeah, I too, am looking forward to fingering some transformers...

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I'll see myself out.

Honestly, if this Elita's head would have rotated, I would have thought her perfect for her size class. Even so, she is a lot of fun, and I love this design for Elita.

In case anyone wanted to see how Cybertron Hardtop looked with the rest of the crew