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Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK

Posted by Va'al Oct 22, 2018 at 4:08am CDT 16,454 views
Coming from the UK side of Transformers Twitter, we have a sighting not exactly at retail - as it's in a comic book shop that imports collectables and figures, Orbital Comics - of the Walgreens exclusive (in the US) Power of the Primes Deluxe Wreck-Gar.

Priced next to Novastar at £24.99 (USD 30+ at the time of writing), the figure can be seen in the image below in its packaging, thanks to TF_PFoz. If you come across any similar or any sightings yourself, make sure to use the Sightings Database tool, right here, to help out other fellow Transformers fans and collectors!

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Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (view post)
Comment by Coptur Oct 22, 2018
It's nice that they're in the country.

...But Orbital Comics is very niche store in London so i wouldn't count this as a mass retail release.

hot damn do i want that Scarlet Spider more and more.
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Comment by ZeroWolf Oct 22, 2018
To be fair, if one independent shop got him in others might of as well.
Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Oct 22, 2018
£24.99 seems very steep for a PotP Deluxe. They're usually about £18 with the Voyagers being about £25.
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Comment by ZeldaTheSwordsman Oct 22, 2018
In my experience, prices at independent shops are a crapshoot. Sometimes they're lower, sometimes they're jacked up.

ZeroWolf wrote:Love volcanius new sword, scratch built or from the webs?

Scratchbuilt. I designed it as an amalgamation of details from the individual Dinobots' swords. How could I have gotten such a sword off the web when thanks to stupid lazy Earth Wars all the 3rd-party groups are making is scaled-up FOC Grimlock swords?
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 22, 2018
I stand by my belief that this is the best Leader mold we got in this line. Primal is so playable and so much fun and can do so much. And he looks stunning, really nice on all account. I did take the pin out of this one, but kept the Throne on as is. The pin came out really nicely, and I like that little Primal can still snap onto the rest of his back still just fine! I like to think little Primal transforms into a backpack that can powerup Optimal
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Comment by Skritz Oct 22, 2018
It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D
Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (view post)
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 22, 2018
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES
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Comment by Skritz Oct 22, 2018
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES


Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original. >:oP
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 22, 2018
Skritz wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES


Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original. >:oP

Hold on... yeah, I think he can still peg in place to do the jet mode. And yes he can!
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 22, 2018
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:It can still combine if you remove the pin? Neat. :-D

Yep! Each location where Primal is supposed to set, you can still peg him in! I'm pretty sure he can't do the jet mode anymore, but in all honesty, the jet mode is kinda there and I don't care about the lack of truck mode too much. GIANT FRIKKIN BATTLE APE BITCHES


Ah, well I might not do it then, if only because the goofy jet mode is toy and show accurate to the original. >:oP

Hold on... yeah, I think he can still peg in place to do the jet mode. And yes he can!

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Comment by ZeldaTheSwordsman Oct 23, 2018
...SOMEBODY PHOTOGRAPH THAT NEXT TO SIXSHOT'S "WINGWOLF" MODE! </sudden realization>
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Comment by RiddlerJ Oct 23, 2018
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks Seibertron! I managed to get Primal from HTS while I was at work Friday (I check the site frequently throughout the day even if I cannot be signed in and on it).

It's also kinda funny how things work out. I have only ever bought 2 figures while at work ever, and both were this year at this job and both were Optimus Primal. Kind of a cool fact about my monkeys

But most importantly: this means my Maximals are complete!!! ...well minus a Blackarachnia, but we're getting there.

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There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.
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Comment by william-james88 Oct 23, 2018
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0
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Comment by Evil Eye Oct 23, 2018
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0

FWIW Mandarake usually has her for at most 5000 yen, which isn't too bad for a Legends figure (she was going much cheaper but I guess supply is drying out a bit).
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Comment by Wolfman Jake Oct 23, 2018
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0


OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.
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Comment by ZeroWolf Oct 23, 2018
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0


OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.



What was mis-assembled about her?
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Comment by Wolfman Jake Oct 23, 2018
ZeroWolf wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0


OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.



What was mis-assembled about her?


Something about her torso is misassembled, or something else related, which creates a noticeable gap in her torso in robot mode. Others have done mods to reorient the offending pieces which closes that gap a lot better.
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Comment by ZeroWolf Oct 23, 2018
Wolfman Jake wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:
There's Legends Blackarachnia. Though she's probably expensive as all heck now.


She cant be that expensi....... OMFG

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tra?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... :rk:1:pf:0


OUCH! I'm so glad I got her when she first came out. Even though she's a flawed and misassembled figure, she's the best we have right now for an "on model" Blackaracnia.

I see :-? Thanks wolfman, I've been looking at her as well and wasn't aware she was mis-assembled.

What was mis-assembled about her?


Something about her torso is misassembled, or something else related, which creates a noticeable gap in her torso in robot mode. Others have done mods to reorient the offending pieces which closes that gap a lot better.
Re: Transformers Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar Sighted in the UK (view post)
Comment by Emerje Oct 23, 2018
Now that more people have Optimal Optimus in hand, how are the joints? Are they better or the same as Throne of the Primes OpOp? TotP version's joints are total garbage and can barely stand without his hips, knees, and ankles all giving out and his elbows can't support the scepter. I can probably fix them with some floor polish and a screwdriver, but I really don't want to have to do it twice.

Emerje
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Comment by Wolfman Jake Oct 23, 2018
Emerje wrote:Now that more people have Optimal Optimus in hand, how are the joints? Are they better or the same as Throne of the Primes OpOp? TotP version's joints are total garbage and can barely stand without his hips, knees, and ankles all giving out and his elbows can't support the scepter. I can probably fix them with some floor polish and a screwdriver, but I really don't want to have to do it twice.

Emerje


I don't have the retail version of Optimal Optimus yet, but my Throne of the Primes exclusive version has great joints. They are tight and my figure can stand just fine on his own, even wielding the Scepter of the Primes with no problem. The only issue I have is that the tabs on the shaft of the scepter don't fit into the holes inside the palms of the hands. I'm pretty sure this is a big "your mileage may vary" situation, as others have reported both good and bad joints from their copies over the past several months.
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