As we learn yesterday, while Hasbro can advise Walmart on case distribution, Walmart has the final say. Which in turn just makes it odd that they promote a toy that they themselves shortpacked. It could of course just be a coincidence since Walmart is huge and the person making the catalogue probably has 0 knowledge of the case assortment or the distribution issues.
Walmart Canada Proudly Displays Cosmos in their Christmas Toy Catalogue
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Oct 21, 2022 at 1:45pm CDT
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As we learn yesterday, while Hasbro can advise Walmart on case distribution, Walmart has the final say. Which in turn just makes it odd that they promote a toy that they themselves shortpacked. It could of course just be a coincidence since Walmart is huge and the person making the catalogue probably has 0 knowledge of the case assortment or the distribution issues.
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Comment by Cyber Bishop
Oct 21, 2022
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Comment by sol magnus
Oct 21, 2022
And the prices are nonsense, too!
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Comment by Overcracker
Oct 21, 2022
What did they do to Override? My god... can nobody rotate her shoulders up?
And Road rocket? Have they never seen a motorcycle before?
Talk about absurdity....
And Road rocket? Have they never seen a motorcycle before?
Talk about absurdity....
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Cosmos still sold out in stores and online at those prices.
Comment by william-james88
Oct 21, 2022
sol magnus wrote:And the prices are nonsense, too!
Cosmos still sold out in stores and online at those prices.
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Cosmos looks like he's running off to find RTS Windcharger in that 5 below ad a decade ago.
Comment by Bumblevivisector
Oct 21, 2022
It's like he's popping a wheelie away from his wheels.Overcracker wrote:What did they do to Override? My god... can nobody rotate her shoulders up?
And Road rocket? Have they never seen a motorcycle before?
Talk about absurdity....
Cosmos looks like he's running off to find RTS Windcharger in that 5 below ad a decade ago.
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Comment by Decepticon Stryker
Oct 21, 2022
Hauler’s face suddenly makes a lot more sense. He’s horrified at what’s happened to his friends.
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Yup. Its so strange. Why would anybody do that?
Comment by Overcracker
Oct 21, 2022
Bumblevivisector wrote:It's like he's popping a wheelie away from his wheels.Overcracker wrote:What did they do to Override? My god... can nobody rotate her shoulders up?
And Road rocket? Have they never seen a motorcycle before?
Talk about absurdity....
Cosmos looks like he's running off to find RTS Windcharger in that 5 below ad a decade ago.
Yup. Its so strange. Why would anybody do that?
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I share his horror
Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
Oct 21, 2022
Decepticon Stryker wrote:Hauler’s face suddenly makes a lot more sense. He’s horrified at what’s happened to his friends.
I share his horror
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Oh, I get it. But Canadian prices are the worst...sold out or no.
Comment by sol magnus
Oct 21, 2022
william-james88 wrote:sol magnus wrote:And the prices are nonsense, too!
Cosmos still sold out in stores and online at those prices.
Oh, I get it. But Canadian prices are the worst...sold out or no.
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Comment by First-Aid
Oct 21, 2022
So...are there any qualifications for being a toy photographer like this? Obviously, familiarity with the subject isn't one of them...
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Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 21, 2022
I never, ever saw Override in stores, nor Scourge. Same thing on Walmart.ca. Both were instantly sold out before I ever had the chance to preorder.
At least I got Cosmos. The pinned shoulders was a very bad design choice.
At least I got Cosmos. The pinned shoulders was a very bad design choice.
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Comment by SpaceEagle
Oct 21, 2022
I like how, aside from the glaring mistransformations, they also seemed to refuse to have them hold their guns like normal guns. For Road Rocket they just left the blades off to the side instead of even trying to figure out where it goes! 

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Comment by Mkall
Oct 21, 2022
I wonder why they didn't use the promo material that we've seen before? Likely left to an intern with time constraints and way too many pictures to take.
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Comment by Mkall
Oct 21, 2022
whoops, posted in eror.
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I see lots of Scourge and Override in my stores, if you want me to pick it up for you, let me know
Comment by william-james88
Oct 21, 2022
-Kanrabat- wrote:I never, ever saw Override in stores, nor Scourge. Same thing on Walmart.ca. Both were instantly sold out before I ever had the chance to preorder.
At least I got Cosmos. The pinned shoulders was a very bad design choice.
I see lots of Scourge and Override in my stores, if you want me to pick it up for you, let me know
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Thanks!
Sending a PM.
No having to suffer through any shipping fees is a boon.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 21, 2022
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:I never, ever saw Override in stores, nor Scourge. Same thing on Walmart.ca. Both were instantly sold out before I ever had the chance to preorder.
At least I got Cosmos. The pinned shoulders was a very bad design choice.
I see lots of Scourge and Override in my stores, if you want me to pick it up for you, let me know
Thanks!
Sending a PM.
No having to suffer through any shipping fees is a boon.

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Comment by just_aCloud
Oct 21, 2022
Amazing how they pretty much made all the transformers look bad in this image.
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Comment by Emerje
Oct 22, 2022
I'm actually surprised they figured out what to do with Hauler's gun hand and then somehow stuck his regular gun to the side of his arm.
Emerje
Emerje
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Look at the Disc Weapon from Road Rocket, I *think* they were trying to make it look like he launched it like a catapult, whixh wouldn't make much sense for a Disc weapon except thats how the Rotor Force weapons were launched in G2. It just looks bad without and contextualizing.
Override is just melting it looks like.
Comment by Flashwave
Oct 22, 2022
Bumblevivisector wrote:It's like he's popping a wheelie away from his wheels.Overcracker wrote:What did they do to Override? My god... can nobody rotate her shoulders up?
And Road rocket? Have they never seen a motorcycle before?
Talk about absurdity....
Cosmos looks like he's running off to find RTS Windcharger in that 5 below ad a decade ago.
Look at the Disc Weapon from Road Rocket, I *think* they were trying to make it look like he launched it like a catapult, whixh wouldn't make much sense for a Disc weapon except thats how the Rotor Force weapons were launched in G2. It just looks bad without and contextualizing.
Override is just melting it looks like.
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I do the same. It looks nice and it's a way to have an "overkill" bot.
Wait... Now that I've properly seen the picture, WTF am I looking at?
What I do is both hands tuck away, claw on the right, nozzle on the left, and the gun use the side-peg and plug on the left forearm along the nozzle.
What the photographer did here is a mess.
Also, poor Override, not even bothering finishing transforming him.
Comment by -Kanrabat-
Oct 22, 2022
Emerje wrote:I'm actually surprised they figured out what to do with Hauler's gun hand and then somehow stuck his regular gun to the side of his arm.
Emerje
I do the same. It looks nice and it's a way to have an "overkill" bot.

Wait... Now that I've properly seen the picture, WTF am I looking at?
What I do is both hands tuck away, claw on the right, nozzle on the left, and the gun use the side-peg and plug on the left forearm along the nozzle.
What the photographer did here is a mess.
Also, poor Override, not even bothering finishing transforming him.
