Transformers Kingdom Road Rage Now Available to Order from Target

I got my Galvatron today. The wrong detail is facing up in the package, and based on shoulder placement I think it's misassembled. How common are the correctly assembled ones in-package? Wondering if I should hold onto it to try to replace with one I find at B&M retail, or just own up to fixing it myself or living with it as-is. I recently swapped hip parts between a defective PotP Ricochet and Jazz--with an assist from my wife--so I figure I'm capable of the swap if I really want to do it.

blackeyedprime wrote:Looking forward to seeing Tricranius combos in the forums with the rest of the fosilizers, I think disassembling transmutate might be too much for me hahaha

Yes. My Transmutate should arrive on Monday, and if Pulse is any indication, items get to my door about 10 days from when they say they are getting ready to ship. So by month end I should have Tricranius and a complete Heroic Fossilizer Combiner ready to show off. Now I am just awaiting a *hopeful* announcement of a Selects release of a Predacon repaint for Wingfinger.

Do we have any idea if Road Rage is ACTUALLY a Red Card exclusive, or if she's just Red Card exclusive to start out like T-Wrecks? I'm really hoping it's that second option, the fact that her page said nothing about requiring a Red Card until today is incredibly frustrating.

sol magnus wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm probably going to bust him open, I'm not even sure I prefer the "fixed" version.

After everything I reversed Galvatron's arms and put the plugs from Larkin's Lair or JRC in.. I might even have extras if you need em.

I was fortunate that the Galvatron I purchased from Target on Monday was correct. However I've seen so many comparison pics. I've seen the ones with the misassembled shoulders and the *rough* edges on top etc... , and frankly, if not for the internet, I probably wouldn't have even known if I had purchased an incorrect one. If it doesn't effect Transformation, I'm not sure what the big deal is. I hear a lot of people say the shoulders look off "sitting so low", honestly, the difference is miniscule if at all. But if anyone feels compelled to fix a defective version, more power to them.

sol magnus wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Do we have any idea if Road Rage is ACTUALLY a Red Card exclusive, or if she's just Red Card exclusive to start out like T-Wrecks? I'm really hoping it's that second option, the fact that her page said nothing about requiring a Red Card until today is incredibly frustrating.

We do have an idea. She's definitely Red Card exclusive.

Till-all-R1 wrote:Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

I agree. I don't have a Red Card, but my wife and my best buddy do. That's why I didn't get Redwing.

o.supreme wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm probably going to bust him open, I'm not even sure I prefer the "fixed" version.

After everything I reversed Galvatron's arms and put the plugs from Larkin's Lair or JRC in.. I might even have extras if you need em.

I was fortunate that the Galvatron I purchased from Target on Monday was correct. However I've seen so many comparison pics. I've seen the ones with the misassembled shoulders and the *rough* edges on top etc... , and frankly, if not for the internet, I probably wouldn't have even known if I had purchased an incorrect one. If it doesn't effect Transformation, I'm not sure what the big deal is. I hear a lot of people say the shoulders look off "sitting so low", honestly, the difference is miniscule if at all. But if anyone feels compelled to fix a defective version, more power to them.

I've been rotating the shoulders off and on for the last couple hours and I have no strong feelings one way or the other. They sit too high the "right" way; they sit too low the other way. The pinholes don't bother me at all, and I don't mind not being able to peg the treads into the back of the arm since I think that looks too static and restrictive.

At this point I'm sure I'm not going to reassemble the arms, and I don't plan to get pin covers. I've gotten a couple unlicensed mods in the past from Nonnef, but it doesn't really appeal to me here.

Overall he's great, I'd rather be playing with him now than mess around looking for a better version at retail. The shoulders also aren't close to my biggest issue with him, either. I'm having trouble getting the alt-mode to click together tightly between the folded-down shoulder pegs and the clips on the lower chest. But that also doesn't really matter, I'm more worried about cracking the plastic from forcing it than I am having slight gaps in the bottom of the cannon.

Anyway, Kingdom + SS86 rules, TF:TM rules, toys rule.

It's a shame Road Rage isn't on Pulse like Dracula is

threeonetwo wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:Being a Target Exclusive is onw thing, requiring you to have a Credit Card to gain access to an Exclusive is quite another.

I haven' confirmed it yet but today in the morning i applied for the Target Red-card Debit card and just a while ago it was accepted. I then went to add Road Rage to cart and was able to. I then went to "cart" and it was there, shipping added plus a discount it came out to almost 23 bux. I didn't buy it cause i gots no $$$ right now.
But yeah anyone want to try and apply for the debit card version of the Red-card, seems like you'll get accepted easily.

For those unaware, the debit version just links to your existing checking account, so approval is pretty much guaranteed and should be pretty quick. Basically if your bank's and Target's systems cooperate, you'll be in.

The credit card on the other hand, you do have to wait until you get the physical card and activate it to use it online. Even if you sign up in store, get approved right away and use the card/account in store that day, you still can't use it online. I learned that the hard way last year with Redwing, thankfully he took a while to sell out.

If anyone does decide to sign up, I would recommend doing it in store and checking for promotions. Last year they gave you a $40 of a purchase of $40 or more coupon for signing up in store that came with your card. I've seen that same one more recently as well. I ended up getting Redwing and some LOL something that was $15 for my daughter and ended up paying like $2.50 after coupon and 5% for the redcard.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wait, Road Rage isn't a timed exclusive?! I thought we heard she'd be like T-Wrecks??

It still might be, just keep checking in on her.

By the by, did Japan ever release Redwing over there?

She's street dated to October 3rd.