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That's what I did!! When I get Arcee in the mail I'm gonna kiss her and say, come here youuu!!! Playing hard to geeeet!! ;D

And no clone 2 packs have hit shelves near me yet, so the search for the first official seibertron sighting continues.

I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

KVO Prime wrote:I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

That seems awfully extreme considering there haven't been any confirmed sightings on Seibertron yet.

Emerje

Down in my area there are hardly sightings of anything anymore... had to order sixshot and sky shadow online. Tired of the hunt and wasting gas.

Emerje wrote:

KVO Prime wrote:I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

That seems awfully extreme considering there haven't been any confirmed sightings on Seibertron yet.

Emerje

But on the other hand, if one is still missing on or both of the Clones from the Velocitron/Cybertron box-sets, then it's not so extreme to go for the readily-available LG versions instead of waiting for the not-yet-found Walgreens 2-pack and dealing with the secondary market for the others. Not sure which camp KVO falls into, but there are definitely circumstances where it'd be understandable to not want to deal with getting the Hasbro Clones.

I have fastlane that came with the quickswitch box set, but only wanted metalhawk and pounce from the other one... since I didn't get it, and don't want to wait to hunt at Walgreens and then get pounce separately, I go Takara

Fans probably feel like it has been an eternity since the announcement back in July that Walgreens will be getting an exclusive box set of the two Transformers clones left to be released in the US, Wingspan and Cloudraker. Well, we have gotten several reports that they are being found across the country. While no one has been able to provide a photo with a receipt, the various reports do confirm that these are out and we wanted to let you fans know as soon as possible, in case your Walgreens is the next to get them and in case they sell out quickly, which was the case at Canadian retail not too long ago. We have gotten reports of the clone pack appearing in California, in cities such as San Francisco and Roseville. We have also been told that they have been found in Oregon and Ohio. The particular photo below was of a set found in Washington state. However, distribution is spotty at the moment and fans have only reported seeing one or two of these sets in their Walgreens. We have been informed that these sets are ringing up at $17.99.
Let us know if you find this set in the sightings section and forum since these are very sought after for several reasons. Unlike most exclusives, these are new molds and this is the only way to complete the set of clones Hasbro is releasing, with Pounce and previously offered Fastlane/Fastclash in the Seige on Cybertron and Chaos on Velocitron Titans Return sets.

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

Same there as well. A bit of entertaining trivia to note, though: while "Grotusque" yields 67 products, the first 15 or so of which are Transformers, "Grotesque" returns much the same Transformers products, followed by those 'madballs' things... and with the second-highest result after TR Arcee now consisting of a DVD of Teen Titans Go

Weren't we supposed to get an Amazon Exclusive set with Pounce and Fastlane?

MegaX Master wrote:Weren't we supposed to get an Amazon Exclusive set with Pounce and Fastlane?

Na, that turned out to be a mistake said by a Chinese vendor who confused Walgreens for Amazon ad posted the wrong images. Sorry.

Qwan wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

Same there as well. A bit of entertaining trivia to note, though: while "Grotusque" yields 67 products, the first 15 or so of which are Transformers, "Grotesque" returns much the same Transformers products, followed by those 'madballs' things... and with the second-highest result after TR Arcee now consisting of a DVD of Teen Titans Go

More importantly, for both searches the only transformers to be listed are all Titans Return and as you said, Arcee is the number 1 result for both. TFWiki has said all along that he'd be a TRU exclusive so that seems to have been accurate.

Speaking of TRU, I got the "valued customer" email from them regarding the Arcee delay so maybe they'll be shipping out a second batch today.

Emerje

We may never see Wave5 at b&m in OR, but the Hunt provided today.

Walgreens had the clones!And Walmart got in Wave6 deluxes (Slugslinger!).
Happy hunting!

I was seeking Misfire, but I'll live.

So bodrock, did you get any of those figs?

Thank you Bodrock. That single picture alone has been more helpful than any other picture or article I've seen online. Not only do I know have a size comparison to estimate how large the box is, but now I know roughly the section it would be in. If you go to Walgreens, there is basically no rhyme or reason to their toy section, especially now with the holidays and since it has expanded to various random points throughout the store.

I had to buy all of the above, Cobo -- we've been getting a steady stream of TLK only, so I did my part for TR! And I wanted them all, honestly.

It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

Amy east coast sightings yet or are these all out to the west still? Anywhere past Ohio?

Emerje

Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

bodrock wrote:It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

but thanks all the same . I went to the same 3 Walgreens I went on Monday. 2 of the 3 did have them - yay!. I left my results in the sightings section of this site. They were on the same shelf space as TR Deluxes. One store had them in front, the other had them hiding behind the deluxes...

o.supreme wrote:

bodrock wrote:It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

but thanks all the same . I went to the same 3 Walgreens I went on Monday. 2 of the 3 did have them - yay!. I left my results in the sightings section of this site. They were on the same shelf space as TR Deluxes. One store had them in front, the other had them hiding behind the deluxes...

LOL Awesome that you scored the clones. And do you think the store clerks at Walgreens were having fun by hiding the clone sets like that?

I almost missed out on Slugslinger this morning and he was staring me in the face -- I was just so used to not seeing any new TRs I initially glossed over him.

Just curious, but did you ever see wave5 at b&m in your area?

I'm not sure the hiding of the clones at the one store was intentional. It's probably more of a "first-in first-out" mentality, usually attributed to stocking food items, or anything else with an expiration date.

But as for wave 5...I've seen the Voyagers, I just scored Overlord about 2 weeks ago, and I've seen the Legends class on shelves as well. Still no sign of Deluxes or Ramhorn.

Though, I did see the wave 5 Deluxes as listed on TRU website (though out of stock at the moment), so I think they may be coming soon. Still no sign of a Slugslinger either.

At this point I've completed my TR collection sans Ramhorn. I just want to see the others to say that I've seen the complete line in stores.

Ah, yes, I have seen all the Voyagers and Legends, but no luck with Overlord, the deluxes or Ramhorn.

I could live without Windblade (dat face tho) and Twintwist, but I'd love to get Misfire.

I consider the three TR 'Con spacecrafts (Misfire, 'Slinger & 'Happy) to be the Nü Seekers.

bodrock wrote:Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)

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His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

How are your Slugslinger's fists? Mine are hella loose, and don't really lock the same way Misfire's and Triggerhappy's do. Is it just mine, or widespread?